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	==History==		==History==
	Kotobuki is first seen in {{CL\|1}}, preparing for the briefing on the death of [[Yuriko Sonoda]]. He next appears after the events at [[~~Babylong~~ Shopping Center\|Babylon]] to place Kusabi on leave, booking a hot springs retreat for him and his wife. He ordered [[Sumio Kodai]] to continue looking after [[Akira]] and to bring him along on the investigation.		Kotobuki is first seen in {{CL\|1}}, preparing for the briefing on the death of [[Yuriko Sonoda]]. He next appears after the events at [[Babylon Shopping Center\|Babylon]] to place Kusabi on leave, booking a hot springs retreat for him and his wife. He ordered [[Sumio Kodai]] to continue looking after [[Akira]] and to bring him along on the investigation.

	In {{CL\|2}}, he is approached by [[Chizuru Hachisuka]], who says she can no longer trust Morikawa. Rather than re-assign him, Kotobuki instead dismissed Chizuru from duty. Kotobuki recruited Akira to the Heinous Crimes Unit, and asked him to investigate the recent death of [[Kenichi Hiruma]] with Morikawa. He ordered Akira to keep in contact with [[Koichi Sugita]] in case he turned out to be a witness. He later congratulated Akira for completing the 100 Question Kumite, and urged him to learn the truth from Koichi.		In {{CL\|2}}, he is approached by [[Chizuru Hachisuka]], who says she can no longer trust Morikawa. Rather than re-assign him, Kotobuki instead dismissed Chizuru from duty. Kotobuki recruited Akira to the Heinous Crimes Unit, and asked him to investigate the recent death of [[Kenichi Hiruma]] with Morikawa. He ordered Akira to keep in contact with [[Koichi Sugita]] in case he turned out to be a witness. He later congratulated Akira for completing the 100 Question Kumite, and urged him to learn the truth from Koichi.

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	}}'''Shinji Kotobuki''' is a character in ''[[The Silver Case]]''. He is the Chief Director of the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]].		}}'''Shinji Kotobuki''' (寿進二, コトブキシンジ) is a character in ''[[The Silver Case]]''. He is the Chief Director of the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]].

	==Appearance and Personality==		==Appearance and Personality==

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{{Character
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}}'''Shinji Kotobuki''' is a character in ''[[The Silver Case]]''. He is the Chief Director of the [[Heinous Crimes Unit]].

==Appearance and Personality==
Kotobuki has a tough appearance, always wearing a dark suit and dark black sunglasses. He also always has a serious look on his face. Despite this, he is actually very kind and has a strong conscious. For this reason, he is very popular. He is insightful and has a lot of experience with investigation.

When he was in Regional, he reacted very negatively to the use of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shikata_ga_nai common Japanese phrase] "it can't be helped". It was his belief that detectives never use that phrase. However, near his death, he uses the phrase himself, seemingly in despair over the upcoming events of the story.

==History==
Kotobuki is first seen in {{CL|1}}, preparing for the briefing on the death of [[Yuriko Sonoda]]. He next appears after the events at [[Babylong Shopping Center|Babylon]] to place Kusabi on leave, booking a hot springs retreat for him and his wife. He ordered [[Sumio Kodai]] to continue looking after [[Akira]] and to bring him along on the investigation.

In {{CL|2}}, he is approached by [[Chizuru Hachisuka]], who says she can no longer trust Morikawa. Rather than re-assign him, Kotobuki instead dismissed Chizuru from duty. Kotobuki recruited Akira to the Heinous Crimes Unit, and asked him to investigate the recent death of [[Kenichi Hiruma]] with Morikawa. He ordered Akira to keep in contact with [[Koichi Sugita]] in case he turned out to be a witness. He later congratulated Akira for completing the 100 Question Kumite, and urged him to learn the truth from Koichi.

Kotobuki attended the meeting at HQ at the beginning of {{CL|3}}. He spoke with [[Daikichi Sakaguchi]], who mocked him and his "band of killers", and assured that he would be able to solve the [[Chairman Yukimura|Yukimura]] kidnapping on his own. Kotobuki later insisted to Sakaguchi that Akira be the one to perform the hostage exchange for the Chairman.

In {{CL|4}}, [[Morichika Nakategawa]] purchased a second password to the candid live feed of [[Sayaka Baian]] for Kotobuki. He watched along with the others, and spoke in the feed's chat, accidentally using Naka's real name, and chastising him when the video cut off. Kotobuki was ordered to not intervene with [[Method Tank]], and told the others to stay away. He watched the end of the countdown with the rest of the group.

At the beginning of {{CL|5}}, Kotobuki is promoted to Deputy Commissioner, making Nakategawa the new director of the HC Unit. Knowing that his time is limited due to his probing of the truth about the Silver Case, he meets privately with Kusabi, resigned over his helplessness in the situation. He asks Kusabi to look after [[Sakura Natsume|Natsume's daughter]], and reveals that Natsume is still in a coma. He tells Kusabi to not dig any deeper, and that they're already after Morikawa as well. Kotobuki says that "it can't be helped", signaling to Kusabi that he's accepted his fate. After this, Kusabi shoots and kills him.

==Official profiles==
{| class="article-table" style="width: auto" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
|HC Unit Boss.<br>Deeply insightful and very conscientious and sympathetic. Consequently, his popularity is amazing.<br>
Kotobuki doesn't directly go out into the field, but he provides crucial support from the sidelines. Cases are never solved by chasing them, from Kotobuki's point of view. "You have to wait patiently." He is a man who knows how to manage people. (''{{CL|1}} profile'')
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" heights=180px>
FACE KOTOBUKI.png|Portrait
S Cut11.png|Spectrum
C-12.png|Parade
c-11.png|With [[Daikichi Sakaguchi]]
K cut29 2.png|Kamuidrome
LIFE_Cut10.png|With [[Tetsugoro Kusabi]]
LIFE_Cut11.png|Kotobuki's death
shinji_pre.PNG|[[Pre-Lunatics]]
</gallery>
{{TSC Characters}}
[[Category:Characters]][[Category:Males]][[Category:Detectives]][[Category:Heinous Crimes Unit]][[Category:The Silver Case characters]]

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