#On the karate moments: It does feel like they're given just to reassure

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I love Ran so much but im sad that she is taking the backseat and that has been going on for years now. What would be the best way to involve Ran more and engage her into the plot (even if she doesn't know his identity, there has to be a way right?) or do you think she will remain as a love interest until the end and won't have anything else to do? (I don't mean some random karate moments which are already absent for the longest time)

I think she could be involved in the BO plot again. We’ve had hints, like her noticing Vermouth was disguised as Azusa. ...And that’s pretty much it, but it’s reminding us that she did encounter Vermouth back in that arc, and isn’t entirely separated from the BO like Shinichi would want her to be. But it might also just stick to romance, since our current BO suspects aren’t involved with Ran in any way. Shinichi’s identity is definitely more the focus for the BO plot this time, and since Ran isn’t privy to his secret yet, it means she has to be sidelined or there are more risks to her finding out herself.

I think Gosho’s going to keep her as romance only right now, since that’s the major development with her and Shinichi. Maybe once the plot moves on, she can be allowed to get more involved.