Why Ran did not recognise Shinichi right away?


I recently started watching Detective Conan and I learned that Ran and
Shinichi are in fact childhood friends. So my question is, when Shinichi, due
to the side effects of the drug he was forced to take, end up with the
appearance of an elementary school student, why did Ran, who has known him
since childhood not see the resemblance right away?




She may well have noticed the resemblance, but seeing an elementary school
student who looks a lot like how a friend of yours _used to look_ in the past,
does not immediately lead one to the conclusion that that student _is_ in fact
your actual friend! It is never explicitly stated, but in all likelihood she
simply noted (subconsciously?) the similarity (if she were paying attention in
the first place) and moved on.




She may well have noticed the resemblance, but seeing an elementary school
student who looks a lot like how a friend of yours _used to look_ in the past,
does not immediately lead one to the conclusion that that student _is_ in fact
your actual friend! It is never explicitly stated, but in all likelihood she
simply noted (subconsciously?) the similarity (if she were paying attention in
the first place) and moved on.

