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I'm afraid all I have for you is speculation, so take it as you will (if at all). For the Rum arc to end (relatively) soon—and by that, with this release schedule, it'll be in terms of months at least, certainly not weeks—we would need to be in a Clash of Red and Black situation right now, where even with multiple cases, the main conflict remains the same for each of them... ideally, this would end with the Kudōs, the FBI, the NPA finally unveiling and executing the plan they discussed back in File 1,012/Episode 954, and Rum's identity being revealed. It's a shame, I don't think we're going to be that fortunate in terms of getting there quick—it likely isn't going to take only 2-3 cases after this one for Rum's identity to be revealed and for the Plan/Gambit pileup to come about and then reach a climax. Gosho will likely segment things as he's typically done, taking those 2-3 cases and putting 2-3 cases inbetween them. While this can lead to focus neat details and buildup, it slows things down—those who experience the series after us can just go "binge, binge, binge" and get the full package nice and quick, but for us? That's quite the ask of your fans to wait, and if they don't care for what's being focused on or are feeling the fatigue caused by the combo of length and repetition, you're going to get some bailing out, thus leaving fans like me to give massive caveats for them so they don't waste their time and instead focus on series that don't have these stumbling blocks. If you had to ask me for a year count, I'd say... 1 year minimum, and 3 years maximum, and that's just for the Rum arc to end. If we jump right into the "Boss/Anokata" arc after that, you can have a smidge more of hope than usual. Who knows if he'll stick with this new 7 years per arc thing for it, too? Maybe it'll be shorter, a Clash of Red and Black-like arc unto itself... but in all probability, that's just wishful thinking.

My opinion on the series is nowhere near as harsh as some—after all, I'm still invested in the characters and what's going to happen, even after all this slow pacing. Well, the pacing is self-explanatory. The Bourbon arc took nearly seven years to complete, and it seems the Rum arc is going to beat even it out, in terms of length. Look at Kir—her appearance in this case is her first appearance since August 2009 (File 704). As for the narrative, it suffers due to the pacing—the longer it takes between BO cases, it decreases focus and leaves the readers languishing. What was once a more tight and compact narrative has been diffused and spread out more and more as Shinichi/Conan has found himself facing problems caused by people who should be his allies against the BO (Rei/Bourbon for the Bourbon arc, and Mary for the Rum arc). It leaves fans wondering if Shinichi/Conan and the BO are actually going to face off against each other, and even if there is going to be impact and/or resolution with even these longed-for BO cases. Well, once the series is over, at least we can start giving out series read/watch order guides so newcomers can have a better experience without the years of uncertainty and lag.

The quality, huh? The longer delays between files is better than Goshō making his health worse, but if you've got issues with the quality, I can't help you with that. I wish I could just ask Goshō questions about narrative, pacing, etc., so veteran fans (who don't approve of the direction this series has taken this past decade) could at least have an answer as to why he's executed things like this (that isn't a generic answer like, "he's lazy because success and money", because an answer like that just isn't interesting to me).

Hey, welcome back. Indeed, things haven't changed much.

Apologies for the double post. Spoilers for 1,063 are now out—here is a chapter summary, translations courtesy of Sonokovid-Naughtyteen: And here are spoiler pics... https://imgur.com/a/0xApJ0N ...And translations, courtesy of Spimer: 4 week break upcoming—we can expect 1,064 spoilers around November 20th.

1,062 spoiler pics now out: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/7007357681 Here are translations of the pics, courtesy of Spimer: With more spoiler pics come more translations, once again courtesy of Spimer: And here are a few more details about the events of the file, translation courtesy of Spimer:

RULES 1. Please use spoiler boxes until a full English translation is available. 2. NO DIRECT LINK to any Japanese scans (RAWs) or English scans (Japanese spoiler images are allowed as long as the amount and quality of which are very far away from a full scan). HOW TO USE A SPOILER BOX? Just simply type the following: [spoiler]Text you want to write[/spoiler] The first case of the triple digit volume era! in a technical sense, it was last case... but that one began in Volume 99 and ended in Volume 100, whereas this one will begin in Volume 100 Spoiler pics are now out: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/6994241163 And here are translations, courtesy of Mera and Spimer (with additional props to Mycroft and BK 201): No break next week—we can expect 1,062 spoilers at this time next week.

1,060 spoiler pics now out: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/6896887252 DC will be on break until October—we can expect spoiler pics for 1,061 in about 7 weeks. UPDATE: The last six pages of 1,060 have come out: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/6897756059 UPDATE (#2): And here are translations of those pages, courtesy of Night Baron:

And with this, we've ended the double digit volume era (which started back in 1995) and now begin the triple digit volume era. Spoiler pics of 1,059 are now available (in Chinese). Here are some translations, courtesy of Fujiwara:

Apologies for the double post. More spoiler pics have come out: https://imgur.com/a/cLhYTdD Here are the translations: And here is a summary of the chapter, courtesy of Sidier#8557:

Well, the movie isn't just him, but who knows what this'll mean for Movie 25. Since there's no precedent for this, I assume they're still working on Movie 25, but who knows? If they are working on it, does this mean Movie 25 will be ready for release by April, too?

Yeah, that was my exact thought, too. He smiles like a villain a lot.

Apologies for the double post. Break next week—we can expect 1,059 spoilers in about two weeks. And here's the full translation of the last two pages of 1,058, courtesy of Manaphy (https://imgur.com/a/cLhYTdD):

We had a DC movie every year from 1997 to 2019... I'm sure some may have wanted a break from annual releases, but for these circumstances to cause it...

RULES 1. Please use spoiler boxes until a full English translation is available. 2. NO DIRECT LINK to any Japanese scans (RAWs) or English scans (Japanese spoiler images are allowed as long as the amount and quality of which are very far away from a full scan). HOW TO USE A SPOILER BOX? Just simply type the following: [spoiler]Text you want to write[/spoiler] The final case of the double digit volume era (1995–2020/Volume 10–Volume 99), with the final file of the double digit volume era (File 1,058), and the first file of the triple digit volume era (File 1,059). Spoiler pics for 1,058 are now out: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/6852397664

Obviously, COVID-19 has delayed many films, and Movie 24 is one of them, but it is key to know just when the Movie will actually hit theaters—and in this case, that info is available. Back in June, Movie 24 was delayed to due COVID-19. It was announced on Twitter through @conan_file (a verified account), and through the official movie website—both had a message from Goshō. Then, shortly after the announcement of the delay, it was announced that Movie 24 would release in April 2021. It was announced again via @conan_file, as well as via the official movie website, both with another message from Goshō.

Apologies for the double post. 1,057 spoiler pics now out: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/6820600837?pn=1 DC will resume with Shōnen Sunday Issue #36-37 (we can expect spoiler pics roughly two weeks from now).

1,056 spoiler pics now out: https://tieba.baidu.com/p/6804418384?pn=1

RULES 1. Please use spoiler boxes until a full English translation is available. 2. NO DIRECT LINK to any Japanese scans (RAWs) or English scans (Japanese spoiler images are allowed as long as the amount and quality of which are very far away from a full scan). HOW TO USE A SPOILER BOX? Just simply type the following: [spoiler]Text you want to write[/spoiler] The entirety of 1,055 is already out (not yet translated, but the raws are out there on baidu). Here's the chapter summary, courtesy of Manaphy:

The white part of the sleeve is indeed part of Kōji's shogi attire. The black is the outer-most layer, and the white is the inner-most layer, with the gray as the middle layer—all three colors are a part of his multi-layered shogi attire. Just look at Kōji during Rumi's flashback (File 1,033, Page 11). As for Asaka, they have gray and white—no black. So it actually is Kōji's hand that was photographed. Speaking of the recollections of the body... Hyōe's recollection of Kōjis' body is the odd one out—he doesn't recall blood coming out of Kōji's mouth and pooling underneath his face. By contrast, Mary, Rumi and Rei/Tōru (and even Shinichi/Conan and Yūmi) do recall blood coming out of Kōji's mouth and pooling underneath his face.

Apologies for the double post. Here's the 1,054 spoiler summary, courtesy of Baka and nightbaron:

1,054 spoiler pics now out (still low quality, I'm afraid): https://tieba.baidu.com/p/6637762531

Oh, I'm well aware if we're going by interviews, it's case closed (pun not intended).

Ah, gotcha. That would be an interesting switch-up—rather than suspects, he'd be using messages. Certainly. I think that's a more likely outcome than CARASUMA being only wrong. Yeah, you're right—it's not "definite," but, rather, simply "likely." And until we get new info, it's going to stay that way. That's my guess, as well. Karasuma relates to crows, yet there's this talk about silver bullets, which harm/kill werewolves. Unless Gosho made a mistake in drawing Rumi's hand in File 980 (that then went uncorrected even with the volume release, which Goshō uses to revise any mistakes, making him missing it even more unlikely), then I don't think she's Asaka. Asaka's right hand doesn't match Rumi's—their index/ring finger proportions are different. Exactly. And that's why I don't think she's Rum. Kanenori is also too obvious, in my book—he has far too many similarities to Rei/Bourbon (who turned out to be it only one arc ago). If either he or Rumi turn out to be Rum, then Goshō isn't focusing on the shock of a big reveal, but, rather, on what comes next (i.e., what Team Shinichi/Conan will do in light of the revelation, and how they and Rum will face off).

Apologies for the double post. Here are 1,053 text spoilers, courtesy of Manaphy: