Takaaki Morofushi

Koumei is a Police inspector from Nagano. He is a childhood friend and rival of Inspector Yamato.

Koumei and Yamato Kansuke were both students at the same elementary school, which is where the two met. Koumei's exploits were so well known that a book about a child who solved a case in a elementary school, titled "Komei-kun from Second Second Grade Class A!" was based off of him, while another character in the book was based off of Yamato. Koumei cherishes the book, keeping it in the glove compartment of his car, as the author was a friend of his who died. He was originally a high ranking inspector in Nagano, until he abandoned his job briefly to try and find Yamato when he was left for dead in the snow during a case. After Koumei found the suspect, and helped save Yamato, he was downgraded as an inspector in a local force in Nagano. Later it is revealed that he has effectively returned to…