Shinohara can be described as a "father to his men" type of character. He once mentored Amon, whom also regards Shinohara as a mentor close to Mado. Cheerful and kind, he is a generally liked man among his coworkers and because of his long experience as an investigator, he hardly flinches to anything except for Suzuya's violent tendencies. His current partner is Juuzou Suzya (whom is often crazy and like science experiments, he is a young man)