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Yosuke Itsuki is a freelance writer Kindaichi and Miyuki met for the first time in "The Legend of Lake Hiren". Somewhat of a jerk, but becomes one of Kindaichi's allies as time goes on. His real name is Shinsuke Kimura.
Appearance[]
He has a rather rough-looking face, which makes his initial appearance even colder than his later appearances would suggest, as Kindaichi and Miyuki remark on when he resolves to adopt Mizuho.
History[]
He is said to have dropped out of Meiji University and participated in the student movement (this is an early setting, but it seems anachronistic now). His age is not indicated in the main story, and was expected to be around 30 years old based on his interaction with Hazuki Mogami in " Amakusa Treasure Legend Murder Case ". Hakodate Western-style Hotel, The New Murder revealed that he was 52 years old, so he will be 32 years old at the time of the main story. One of Kindaichi 's biggest supporters.
First appeared in Broken Heart Lake Legend Murder Case. But at this time, to put it bluntly, his impression was at the worst. Even though his victims are dying one after another, he shows no sign of flinching, and continues to hate and slap his mouth unapologetically. In addition, after trying to force an interview with the victim's immediate family, he made a treacherous remark, saying, "I don't want to end up as a writer. It's a rare experience, so if you make it into a novel, it's sure to be a bestseller.
In his debut, he is open and extremely foul-mouthed, but there are many things in his words that are persuasive, to the extent that even Kindaichi, who is also the type to hate and slap his mouth, was at a loss for words to return. Seeing him like this, some people must have thought, "Oh, this guy will be killed later." However, in the story, he confidently declares that he is confident that he will survive, and despite the fact that the culprit's motive was (conditionally) indiscriminate murder, he survives splendidly. It seems that he was traumatized and in a later incident, he was frightened by the shadow of the criminal of this incident.
When he finally learned the truth about the series of incidents and the circumstances surrounding the criminal, he reconsidered that he shouldn't reveal it to the public, and stopped using the incident as material for his novels. Readers were able to see how he had the morals and conscience of a good person.
Personality[]
He'll accept any good news (and good money along with it), but he still has his journalistic code of ethics. One example is that he asked his publisher of Goryu's manuscript to remove the name of the killer in "Kindaichi the Killer" when the name appeared since the killer was forced and tricked to help a doctor committing organ trafficking for the sake of his child. He was also about to exploit the Lake Hiren tragedy but backed off when he discovered something that disturbed him.
Relationships[]
Hajime Kindaichi[]
He first met Hajime at the Hiren Lake Resort. Hajime and Itsuki at first doesn't have a good relationship as Hajime dislikes his insensitive attitude. By Murder Committed by Young Kindaichi, his attitude has changed drastically and he would often ask Hajime to solve some mysteries on behalf of his acquaintances (Akira Kamoshita, Morio Wada, Koji Takarada etc)
Hazuki Mogami[]
When they met during the Amakusa treasure hunt (Amakusa Treasure Legend Murder Case), Itsuki and Mogami seemed to hate each other. However, Itsuki stood up for Mogami when she was accused of murder. They made up after that incident. It turned out that they were in love with each other. Sadly, Mogami was murdered, leaving Itsuki devastated and furious.
Appearances[]
- Broken Heart Lake Legend Murder Case
- Murder Committed by Young Kindaichi
- Murder by Gentleman Thief
- Black Butterfly of Death Murder Case
- Reika Hayami Kidnapping Murder Case
- Amakusa Treasure Legend Murder Case
- Russian Dolls Murder Case
- Young Kindaichi's Trip of Death Preparedness
- Snow Spirit Legend Murder Case
- Antlion Trench Murder Case
- Bloodthirsty Cherry Blossom Murder Case
- Doll Island Murder Case
- Hakodate Western-style Hotel, The New Murder
- Greetings from the Gentleman Thief