I was working on the latest episode just then, and during my break, I realized something: the famous people Gosho creates for his stories are like... The most unbelievable in the world. Sure, some of them make sense in the context of the story (Gosho is a very talented writer, after all) and that's more than OK, but they don't hold up to much scrutiny.
Usually, their fame and ensuing downfall are a part of the plots of the stories, and that's great (they usually make for some pretty riveting motives, to say the least), but... When you think about it later, their amount of fame doesn't quite make much sense. I guess this is the part where we mention how famous a private eye that falls asleep all the time to solve cases is, but we can look over that for now.
I would mention Yoko Okino, too, as she is actually believable in most senses (considering how wild Japanese people go over certain idols), but there's not much to say there considering how sparse her appearances are.(Potential spoilers below if you haven't seen 238-239)
We've seen tons and tons of stars in Conan that Gosho's created, but are any of them really believable? This is anime/manga, so they don't have to be, but it's always a plus. I've been thinking back on some of the more prominent cases, and one of the few I could come up with was Ray from 238-239. Of all of the cases, he seems the most believable to me. It may be because he, even as a character, is easy to identify with due to how much his story reflects on aging sportsmen of today. You can really believe his background story and everything, simply because he comes off as a very real character.
Speaking of unrealistic, though, how about the other guys in that case? Holy...
What instances come to mind when you think of the realistic stars in all the many Conan cases?
