Anokata

1- A morally ambiguous character:

Despite the insane number of characters in the series, only two characters could actually be considered morally ambiguous, Vermouth and Bourbon. But after that mysterious tea party, it seems that even Bourbon became Conan’s official ally, rather than the wild card he used to be. That’s why having Wakasa take over and becoming the new wild card of the series felt like such a relief. She’s unpredictable. Conan can’t trust her, but she could come through at a critical moment due to her and Conan’s interests possibly aligning at some point.

2- The potential bond between her and Shuichi:

One thing I’ve been thinking about a lot lately, is Wakasa’s comment about how “Subaru” reminds her of someone who was both quite reliable and gentle. And it turned out she was referring to Shuichi’s father, Tsutomou. I love the idea of Wakasa being the anti-Bourbon. Bourbon is an overall good guy, who tends to go bad whenever Akai Shuichi is involved. I like the idea of her being the opposite. An overall bad person, who tends to grow nicer when Akai Shuichi is involved. I can dream, Okay?!

3- Parallels between her and Shuichi:

It’s no secret how much I love Akai Shuichi, and Wakasa feels even more like a female Shuichi than Mary herself. The major reveal that she’s an excellent sniper along with the revenge for dead person (arguably lover) who sacrificed himself to protect her. Not to mention, they both lost their parental figures because of the organization. I see what you’re doing there, Aoyama-sensei. Wakasa feels like a mirror image of Akai Shuichi if he didn’t have his moral “brakes” and I find that incredibly interesting. I’m really curious about the direction her character will take, whether she will be saved by Conan, Shuichi or even better, by Tsutomou himself!

4- Driven by revenge for a lover trope:

Considering how shonen media tends to be normally, I love love LOVE how the traditional revenge for a lover plot gets a twist with Wakasa Rumi. This is a story of a man who was physically “weaker” who decided to sacrifice himself for a “stronger” woman because he had feelings for her. Kohji is basically the male Akemi and I adore him for it. And Rumi swearing to hunt down everyone who hurt her precious Kohji is giving me such strong feelings. And since I’ve mentioned parallels, Kohji also seems to parallelize with Akemi. In the sense that, Shukichi seems to think of him as an older brother figure. Of course it’s much less intense with Shukichi, than it’s with Haibara but I think it’s an interesting parallel. Also, as I wrote this line, I remembered how Haibara knew about the “Put On Mascara” mirror because Akemi had one. Coincidence? I think NOT.