Antiyonder

Do you mean the entire franchise (manga included), or just the anime? At any rate I've been a regular buyer of the US Manga since Volume 4 (Got Volume 1-3 shortly beforehand). On the one hand, the manga is now being release 4 Volumes a year, rather than six. But there's an icon for the manga on Viz's easy fine menu (which is suppose to be an indicator that a particular manga does well as I've heard).

If you're a fan of Marvel & DC Comics, and their history, then you'll get my name pretty easily. But the story will be told. In 1984-1985, Marvel Comics had a 12 issue mini-series titled Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars. In that mini-series, heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe were assembled by a being known as the Beyonder to fight against one another for their desires. In 1985-1986, DC Comics had a 12 issue storyline turning their multiverse into a single coherent universe in the mini-series Crisis On Infinite Earths. The main antagonist is a being known as the Anti-Monitor. In 1996 Marvel and DC did a 4 issue crossover called simply DC VS Marvel where their respective heroes fought to determine which universe would live. Inbetween the final two issues the companies published 12 standalone comics called Amalgam Comics. The Amalgam Universe merged their characters/events in name and design. Spider-Man and Superboy for instance became Spider-Boy. Iron Man and Green Lantern became Iron Lantern. Superman and Captain America became Super Soldier. So my name is an Amalgamation of the Anti-Monitor and the Beyonder.

Incorrect. That's the number of manga chapters (manga being a comic rather than a cartoon episode). The show itself should be in the 600s during the next season though.

I tend to think the reverse actually. Perhaps Conan isn't attracting the murderer's, but it's the murderers attracting Conan (Bad karma and all).

One could insinuate that she never really disregards the idea, but decides to back down as her evidence is dismissed. Now going with the assumption that Gosho does have Ran finding out, would it likely be done before the confrontation with the Organization (thus allowing for Ran to aid Conan several times and having time to grow accustomed that her childhood friend is a child again?) or during the confrontation with the Organization?

Other posting gave the two cents that I would on Haibara, so I'll go with Conan. Presumably Conan will permanently become Shinichi. Will he be a Detective Boy? Definitely not, but I can't see him giving up his friendship with them, but rather simply hanging out with them on occasion as the older brother (even more likely should they find out). Besides, what's a modern day Sherlock Holmes without his modern day Baker Street Irregulars?

I'll list some of my favorite stories thus far (though I'll probably add more down the line. While my list is for the manga version, I'm using the title from the anime episode for clarity. Anyway: 1. Kogoro's Class Reunion Murder Case (Volume 9): Deviates from the formula, and gives some depth to Kogoro (taking a case seriously and despite some subtle hints from Conan, does decent deduction work). 2. Edogawa Conan Kidnapping Case (Volume 5-6): Even with the hindsight that The Night Baron and Fumiko are really Yasaku and Yukiko Kudo, the creepiness of their characters is still convincing. The story ending with Conan getting payback is just perfect. 3. Coffee Shop Murder Case (Volume 11): Aside from being another episode that goes outside of the usual formula, the expression on Conan's face when remembering who Eri Kasaki's face is priceless. And the ending is a good example of how continuity from a previous story can have an impact on the character. 4. Holmes Freak Murder Case (Volume 12-13): In addition to Heiji learning about Conan's secret, it's enjoyable to see a mystery dummy actually waking up and turning the tables on Conan. Plus I chuckled at Kogoro's assumption that the psychic murdered the victim by willing him to drive over the edge of the cliff, and the scene where Heiji/Conan apparently pointed at Kogoro. Of course, seeing the Holmes fans getting touchy when someone didn't get Sherlock Holmes was priceless. But face it, Ellery Queen is the best in the mystery field. (Notices evil glares) On second thought, Arthur Conan Doyle excels in the mystery stories. 5. Big Monster Gomera Murder Case (Volume 13): Overall, the highlights are "Agasa" being the one to point out the murderer and the Detective Boys getting in the way during the deduction (Shoo, Shoo, Go away). 6. The Desperate Revival (Volume 25-26): Overall a nice emotional story where it seems like Shinichi is back to normal, only to find out that the cure he took only lasted for 24 hours. Other favorite moments of the arc include Conan suggesting that Agasa builds a lifelike robot to act as his older self to throw off Ran's suspicion, Heiji trying to pose as Shinichi, Sonoko changing the play to include the kiss between the Black Knight & Princess Heart and Shinichi himself acting like Conan several times (such as his greeting towards the Detective Boys and addressing Ran as his older sister). After frequently reading and viewing of the final murder in the chapter, I tend to get a good laugh off Shinichi reanacting the murder by placing his arms around the murderer's girlfriend and Takagi's reaction to it).

I'll check out the anime from time to time, but I tend to go with the manga as: 1. It doesn't feel stretched out as a good chunk of anime episodes are anime exclusives. 2. The Manga version of The Shinkansen Bomb Case and The Strange Person Hunt Murder Case actually incorporate The Organization. Plus the anime's modification of those two stories result in a continuity glitch in Game Company Murder Case.