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Probably. Unless Gosho turns out to be saving him for a later volume that features a, perhaps, case-long flashback to 17 years ago.

You seem to be lumping two groups of people who are rather different: There is type 1) the fans who complain about AOs because they believe they are not as good on average, and type 2) the fans who are dismissive of AOs because they don't impact the main storyline significantly. I sympathize with the type 1s some. The early AOs were pretty good, but the modern ones generally aren't as good as Gosho's mysteries. There are some exceptional standout AOs, and I generally like the mystery tours because they show interesting cultural tidbits, but otherwise I don't feel like AOs are worth my time. I am a type 2, because I hardly have time to deal with anything but the main manga canon. If you are in DC mainly for the ride, manga canonicity vs anime/movie canonicity doesn't really matter. If you are in DC because you want to play detective and uncover who the BO boss is and the mystery behind the BO's true plan, then you have to be picky. In a series like this, a fan who watches and enjoys everything, AOs included, and one that specializes in manga canon only are equally "True". As Jimmy said, canonicity matters to theories. In a mystery series, facts are important and they have repercussions. The only way to guarantee you have accurate facts is to only get them from the person who knows the true answers to everything in full detail: Gosho Aoyama. The anime has historically screwed over anyone trying to solve the arc mysteries. There were continuous mistakes and alterations: from creating plotholes that made it impossible for Conan to learn Gin and Vodka's codenames, to missing clues that made it impossible for an anime watcher to solve Akai's faked death. It really is in only the past 4-5 years that the anime has been consistently right on clues and matters of the plot. In general, only the manga and interviews and whatnot are guaranteed to be accurate without enlarging or distorting things for dramatic effect. The other issue is that it can take year+ to fully catch up in the show. DC is freaking long. The manga is nearing 1000 chapters. If you streamed the anime and movies and specials continuously, 24 hours a day, skipping all openings and endings, you would have to stay awake ~20 days straight to watch it all. If you decided to spend an hour watching DC every night to catch up, it would take you a year and four months. If you were paid $8 an hour to watch DC, then when you got current, you will have earned, ~$3800 dollars. Assuming you have school or a job, that's not an easy time commitment to make. Many people shortcut by ignoring AOs because they want to get current quickly. It's dismissive of AOs, but a reasonable and understandable move.

I also love their love story and i'd say my favorite is the case after ''The murderer is Kudo Shinichi'' when Ran wanted to confront him with her feelings! shin: ''If my deduction is correct, what we both want to say is the same thing!'' (me shouting, DAMN RIGHT it is!!!) and then when Ran got Desperate when he was about to leave(turn back)! Ran: ''No, I won't let go of you this time, I'll hold on tight no matter!'', Damn.....what a beautiful moment..............................and then haibara shoots her down to sleep and they had to cut shinichi's sleeves because they couldn't make ran let go of his hand after he turned back and everything ended awkawrdly after she woke up(shatters the the romance imagination).................................................feel bad for haibara though, because she always feels as an outcast when it comes to romance, her crush for shinichi will remain as a secret crush...

Sorry Guys!!!! Paint Hates me and that caused the delay...Instead of presenting you guys a Christmas gift, here comes the... NEW YEAR GIFT!!! So, without further ado, I present to you, the translated Chapter 5s(interview on Aoyama)(the parts that make sense and isn't about fans) of the 3 SDBs!!!! EDIT: CHEKHOV'S IMGUR MIRROR. DOWNLOAD FOR BACKUP> Special thanks to Monsi and Kaoko for editing my work...and I really appreciate Monsi for editing my work when he should be counting down to New Year and partying.Thanks a lot!!!! p.s. for those that thinks it is good, please '+1' to the reputation so that I can see how many people likes it. Thanks[/color]"]