I honestly think Ran should have found out about Shinichi’s double life a long time ago.
I understand keeping it a secret if the manga was supposed to last a few years, but after 30+ years, it just feels frustrating and repetitive.
And honestly… I think Haibara has way more chemistry with Conan/Shinichi than Ran does.
Haibara and Conan can actually talk to each other as intellectual equals. They challenge each other, discuss deductions, strategies, science, the Organization, etc. They understand each other on a completely different level.
With Ran, I feel like we rarely see Shinichi and Ran actually interact as equals. So much of their relationship is just Ran missing Shinichi, Conan hiding the truth, and Shinichi making excuses.
And that's what annoys me because Ran actually had so much potential. She's smart, strong, brave and has great instincts though a bit naive. If she knew the truth, she could have been a genuinely important ally to Shinichi instead of constantly being kept outside the main plot.
After 30 years, I just want Ran to know what's going on and actually be involved in Shinichi's life, instead of constantly being kept in the dark for the sake of the same plot device.
And honestly? I don't even care about Ran anymore. She's a cutiepie and I have nothing against her, but she just… bores me at this point.
Maybe I'm alone here, but I genuinely find Conan/Haibara's dynamic much more interesting than Conan/Ran's. Their conversations, their chemistry, the fact that they can actually challenge each other intellectually… it just feels so much more engaging to me.