What have you learned from Detective Conan?

[Marianne 1]

Watching DC is really helpful, because I learned many Japanese words,

[Detective Kudo 28]

understand Japanese culture more, Deduction skills(really helpful in general),well i learned a lot :smile:

[Aeyra 260]

I've used Detective Conan to help me learn Chinese (I watch the anime and read parts of the manga in Chinese. I got them from China, okay?) and now I can read several more Chinese characters and talk a little bit. Helps now that a new student just transferred to our school from China and he doesn't understand too much English. My friend who attends Chinese school is assigned to help him, but he's in a lot of my classes, so I'm trying to talk to him. As for Japanese stuff, I learned a bunch of honorifics and how to say a couple of words. I've also learned something about rigor mortalis or whatever you call it. I've also learned several ways to take revenge on people *evil smile*...

[wiwin 0]

chemistry really helps in solving crimes

[kaRAN 10]

For most of us, reading manga and watching anime is just a past time, well that’s the same for me. It entertains us and keeps us away from the mundane and boring routines in life. While majority of the people thinks that these otaku items are plainly for leisure and probably not help us be better person, well, I used to agree.

Detective Conan is a manga by Gosho Aoyama serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday since 1994. The story focuses on the adventures of the protagonist Shinichi Kudo , whom at the age of 16 is already a child prodigy. He dreams to become a detective like his idol Sherlock Holmes. He’s a son of a famous mystery novelist and a famous actress, Yusaku and Yukiko. The story began when Shinichi encountered two men in black after solving a murder case in an amusement park. Later in the story, it was revealed that these two men were part of a large organization operating on various illegal activities. After knocking him unconscious, they forced him to take a newly developed experimental drug called APTX 4869, which has the effect of killing the person without a trace of the poison. Unknown to them, it has a very rare side effect of shrinking the person and making them 10 years younger. After being shrunk as a kid, in order to conceal his identity and to protect the ones around him, he used the name Conan Edogawa . He abandoned his house and lived with his childhood friend Ran Mouri and her dad Kogoro Mouri who owns a detective agency. But to bring back his body to normal, he has to find the elusive Organization that shrunk him. In order to do so, he has to raise Kogoro’s detective fame by secretly solving the cases for him in the hopes that one day, they would encounter a case involving the said Organization.

The series’ main selling point is how Shinichi or Conan, in this case, solves every murder case, every mystery, every puzzle and every trick using his curiosity, his wit and his advanced logic that even exceeds the analyzing power of the whole police force. But he has to do it in secret so as not to be found out that he’s really Shinichi, so he gives hint to the police inspectors and even uses Kogoro secretly in order to reveal the secret of murder cases.

After reading around a hundred chapters, somehow I noticed that I have set a different frame of mind. Although most of the time, the story is about a murder case, and the opening of the plot will be too familiar. Usually a case will open up by showing Conan with the other casts such as Kogoro, Ran, Sonoko or the Detective Boys going on some place, meeting the suspects before the crime has been executed. Most of the time, the suspects are part of a single group, they’re either colleagues or guests and most of the time one of them will act suspiciously. And usually a murder will happen in a closed chamber. Conan will therefore look for clues, analyzing the tiniest of details and would not reveal the criminal until he discovers all of the details of the crime scene, and sometimes when a trick has been used to mislead the investigators, he reenacts this by setting up and performing the trick used, demonstrating that seeing is believing. And almost all the time, when it’s time to reveal the murderer, he has to use his tranquilizer watch and shoot Kogoro to make him sleep, then uses his voice changer bow-tie to imitate his voice and explains the case in detail.

As I have said earlier, my mind automatically shifts from a different frame of mind when reading the manga. And thus after reading it too many times, it becomes second nature. And even when not reading the manga nor watching the anime, I usually have this frame of mind on. And due to this I learned a lot and here are some of them:

1. The tiny details are important. Most of the time I pay attention to the tiniest of details of the plot. As the police says, “…Everything you say or do can be used against you…” Everything the characters say and their action must be taken into account. And most of the time, the most suspicious characters are not the perpetrators, but the most unlikely suspects are. When I’m taking a stroll outside, I don’t usually pay attention to my surroundings. But now, even when staring blankly outside, I take notice even the tiny details of every passersby, the color of their dress, how big their nose is, the shape of their eyes, their skin complexion, the earrings they’re wearing, etc. I don’t why I’m subconsciously doing it, but I think it’ll be a big help if a murder scene appears instantly. I’ll be a super detective!! nyahaha~ +10 points for my ego!!
2. Not everyone is who they seem to be. In Detective Conan, the most unlikely suspects are usually the murderer. Everyone is not who they seem to be. In real life, yes it is true, not everyone is who they say they are. Very handy if you are always a victim of scams or even ponzi schemes.
3. Not everything is what they seem to be. Aside from the suspects themselves, objects are usually rearranged and plotted to mislead the investigators in solving the crime. But rest assured, the truth shall prevail! Well, I always apply this in real life. I usually remember how I keep my things, so I should know if someone has been using them without me knowing. Well, remember Yagami Light from Death Note? On how he knew that someone entered his room by inserting a piece of paper between the door? If you do, then you got the point.
4. Different people have different behaviors. This part is where the cases vary. Since every characters act differently based on such situations. Each one of us have different habits, different ways to do a single thing. It’s like taking a bath, others wash their faces first, while others, the hair. We mustn’t box other people based on our own behavior. If other people do things differently, then we can only accept it. It’s also like being a chef, if a customer orders a well done steak, we cannot force them to eat a rare steak instead just because we prefer it.
5. Treat everyday as if it were your last. In Detective Conan, most murder victims are unaware that they would be killed. In general, nobody knows when we’ll die. We also don’t know when our loved ones will die, nor know exactly how they’ll die. Because of this series, I have fully appreciated the moment I spend with my dear ones, and treat them with uttermost gladness. Gladness that I have lived another minute and shared it with them. I don’t want to regret anything, but I think neither do anyone of us.

All in all, this mystery-packed manga gains its notoriety as having a popular mind-bending, logic-twisting story. But I don’t think the author anticipated that such story can be life-changing and somehow and inspiring in a very different and odd way. I don’t know about you, but what anime or manga has a peculiar effect on your daily lives?

[tengaku squared 291]

For most of us, reading manga and watching anime is just a past time, well that’s the same for me. It entertains us and keeps us away from the mundane and boring routines in life. While majority of the people thinks that these otaku items are plainly for leisure and probably not help us be better person, well, I used to agree.

Detective Conan is a manga by Gosho Aoyama serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday since 1994. The story focuses on the adventures of the protagonist Shinichi Kudo , whom at the age of 16 is already a child prodigy. He dreams to become a detective like his idol Sherlock Holmes. He’s a son of a famous mystery novelist and a famous actress, Yusaku and Yukiko. The story began when Shinichi encountered two men in black after solving a murder case in an amusement park. Later in the story, it was revealed that these two men were part of a large organization operating on various illegal activities. After knocking him unconscious, they forced him to take a newly developed experimental drug called APTX 4869, which has the effect of killing the person without a trace of the poison. Unknown to them, it has a very rare side effect of shrinking the person and making them 10 years younger. After being shrunk as a kid, in order to conceal his identity and to protect the ones around him, he used the name Conan Edogawa . He abandoned his house and lived with his childhood friend Ran Mouri and her dad Kogoro Mouri who owns a detective agency. But to bring back his body to normal, he has to find the elusive Organization that shrunk him. In order to do so, he has to raise Kogoro’s detective fame by secretly solving the cases for him in the hopes that one day, they would encounter a case involving the said Organization.

The series’ main selling point is how Shinichi or Conan, in this case, solves every murder case, every mystery, every puzzle and every trick using his curiosity, his wit and his advanced logic that even exceeds the analyzing power of the whole police force. But he has to do it in secret so as not to be found out that he’s really Shinichi, so he gives hint to the police inspectors and even uses Kogoro secretly in order to reveal the secret of murder cases.

After reading around a hundred chapters, somehow I noticed that I have set a different frame of mind. Although most of the time, the story is about a murder case, and the opening of the plot will be too familiar. Usually a case will open up by showing Conan with the other casts such as Kogoro, Ran, Sonoko or the Detective Boys going on some place, meeting the suspects before the crime has been executed. Most of the time, the suspects are part of a single group, they’re either colleagues or guests and most of the time one of them will act suspiciously. And usually a murder will happen in a closed chamber. Conan will therefore look for clues, analyzing the tiniest of details and would not reveal the criminal until he discovers all of the details of the crime scene, and sometimes when a trick has been used to mislead the investigators, he reenacts this by setting up and performing the trick used, demonstrating that seeing is believing. And almost all the time, when it’s time to reveal the murderer, he has to use his tranquilizer watch and shoot Kogoro to make him sleep, then uses his voice changer bow-tie to imitate his voice and explains the case in detail.

As I have said earlier, my mind automatically shifts from a different frame of mind when reading the manga. And thus after reading it too many times, it becomes second nature. And even when not reading the manga nor watching the anime, I usually have this frame of mind on. And due to this I learned a lot and here are some of them:

1. The tiny details are important. Most of the time I pay attention to the tiniest of details of the plot. As the police says, “…Everything you say or do can be used against you…” Everything the characters say and their action must be taken into account. And most of the time, the most suspicious characters are not the perpetrators, but the most unlikely suspects are. When I’m taking a stroll outside, I don’t usually pay attention to my surroundings. But now, even when staring blankly outside, I take notice even the tiny details of every passersby, the color of their dress, how big their nose is, the shape of their eyes, their skin complexion, the earrings they’re wearing, etc. I don’t why I’m subconsciously doing it, but I think it’ll be a big help if a murder scene appears instantly. I’ll be a super detective!! nyahaha~ +10 points for my ego!!
2. Not everyone is who they seem to be. In Detective Conan, the most unlikely suspects are usually the murderer. Everyone is not who they seem to be. In real life, yes it is true, not everyone is who they say they are. Very handy if you are always a victim of scams or even ponzi schemes.
3. Not everything is what they seem to be. Aside from the suspects themselves, objects are usually rearranged and plotted to mislead the investigators in solving the crime. But rest assured, the truth shall prevail! Well, I always apply this in real life. I usually remember how I keep my things, so I should know if someone has been using them without me knowing. Well, remember Yagami Light from Death Note? On how he knew that someone entered his room by inserting a piece of paper between the door? If you do, then you got the point.
4. Different people have different behaviors. This part is where the cases vary. Since every characters act differently based on such situations. Each one of us have different habits, different ways to do a single thing. It’s like taking a bath, others wash their faces first, while others, the hair. We mustn’t box other people based on our own behavior. If other people do things differently, then we can only accept it. It’s also like being a chef, if a customer orders a well done steak, we cannot force them to eat a rare steak instead just because we prefer it.
5. Treat everyday as if it were your last. In Detective Conan, most murder victims are unaware that they would be killed. In general, nobody knows when we’ll die. We also don’t know when our loved ones will die, nor know exactly how they’ll die. Because of this series, I have fully appreciated the moment I spend with my dear ones, and treat them with uttermost gladness. Gladness that I have lived another minute and shared it with them. I don’t want to regret anything, but I think neither do anyone of us.

All in all, this mystery-packed manga gains its notoriety as having a popular mind-bending, logic-twisting story. But I don’t think the author anticipated that such story can be life-changing and somehow and inspiring in a very different and odd way. I don’t know about you, but what anime or manga has a peculiar effect on your daily lives?

Wow. What you said...wow.

[Scar Akai 65]

What you can possibly learn from DC are also basically what you can learn from Holms and Poirot

[Aeyra 260]

What you can possibly learn from DC are also basically what you can learn from Holms and Poirot

I learned a lot more from DC than Holmes and Poirot because Conan takes the time to explain just about everything. Holmes on the other hand......... He only gives us the method. Nothing against him, but...

Detective Conan has taught me Chinese. It has refueled my interest in many things, and it gives me something to look forward to every week. I've learned many random, interesting trivia and it has helped me draw better. (I'm learning how to draw from DC.)

[tengaku squared 291]

Not to mention Holmes is on a crack habit. I hope Conan doesn't do the same.

[Detective Kudo 28]

Not to mention Holmes is on a crack habit. I hope Conan doesn't do the same.

Hahaha! lets hope not

[Denz001 1]

well, it taught me many things

the potassium cyanide can react to coins ( if i remember it right )

that josephine was napoleon bonaparte's wife and is also known as a rose collector

that a phone ( chess piece ) can stand in its head if you but a book on top of it. ( of course you need 3 pieces )

it also taught me right english grammars. well, yes i can speak english well, but still practicing ( since english is not my 1st language and i'm only 12 )

it gave me inspiration to study more ( i mean he or shinichi or conan added my inspirations. and he's one of them )

it taught me to appreciate those who are dear to me. coz we never know when they'll die and how ..

( bec. of it i learned to love my mother even more )

[Aeyra 260]

Oh yeah, DC's made me a better writer as well. Now I have the ability to write things semi-worth reading. I write fanfictions that I update weekly on fanfiction, and I have about 30 readers that are consistent... I feel I've improved quite a bit.

[MeitanteiConan4869 2]

Shit happens.

[IdentityUnknown 216]

I learned quite a bit. First off, I learned a lot of Japanese just from reading manga and watching the anime. Just basics, like the honorifics, basic greeting, etc. etc.

I also learned a lot about deduction (which is why I'm taking a mystery/suspense literature and film course, so excited) and how to pay attention to the little details. It helps that we did a CSI unit in Science as well . Almost everything shown in DC has something to do with the murder, so I suppose it helped my memory as well. Nowadays, I notice a whole lot more than I used to, including license plates, hair color, etc. etc. I can deduce to some extent and have a relatively good sense of intuition.

DC definitely helped my writing. It gave me a whole lot more inspiration after a time when I rarely wrote stories anymore, you can see my progress at Fanfiction.net.

DC also taught me a lot about anatomy, and I will never forget that lesson from Hattori about the state of the corpse and how it can be used to determine how long the person has been dead. The lesson about luminol was interesting as well, and I now know that copper coins can reveal traces of poison.

I've also been taught to think outside of the box, to not accept everything as it appears to be. In several cases, the one most notable to me being the case where this golfer died in an explosion, the most obvious answer was incorrect. There's often a hidden meaning just below the surface and a lot can be discovered if you don't focus on one tiny aspect of it.

There's a pattern in DC too...usually the one who you think looks the least suspicious is the murderer. When I was younger I jokingly deduced that way: "That lady seems really nice and sweet, not to mention innocent looking...she's the murderer." Guess what? I was right.

After the first 100 or so cases, my mind began to take in the details and deduce the mystery for myself. I took great relish in it, notably when I guessed exactly what KID was doing before Conan did in the "teleportation trick".

Of course, there's a lot more that I could add to this, but these are the main points.

[Misaki-chan 164]

Don't kill anyone. No matter HOW ingenious the trick is, some super smart person can figure it out.

[Metantei Kiddo 147]

I learned that there is only one truth - Shinichi and Nothing is impossible - Kaitou Kid

[justwantanaccount 125]

I loved that one line about how you don't need a reason to save people.

[Moonlight Magician 98]

mine will be i learned many tricks how to do a crime so that a murder case will turned into a suicide case hahaha :grin:

Just Joking!!!

[Rum 6]

I learned many things about physics, chemistry, geometry or maybe even calculus O.O

[detective-db 16]

I learned a LOT WHEN i'm watching DC...

I even took notes...

- about how to find the direction using only your watch and the sun...

- different kinds of poison and stuff...

- how to commit suicide XP

- to investigate in a crime scene

- how to have a solid alibi..

There are still a lot...

[Scar Akai 65]

I learnt how to travel around london. lol

[nis-aihara 15]

some detective stuff, magic, nothing's impossible... and... em... :|

never trust anything with black if you don't want to be small again! :mrgreen:

since i watch DC, i'm good at finding games.

[AJ M. 204]

I learned that

...there are several complex ways to murder someone other than simply stabbing or shooting a person.

...an almond-scent automatically insinuates cyanide poisoning.

...the person who is most confident in his or her alibi is most likely the culprit.

...fishing lines are widely used in murder tricks.

...males in Japan have trouble expressing their feelings.

There are more, but the ones mentioned above stood out to me for some reason.

[IHKF 23]

I learned to never ever run after a man in black that is suspiciously running into a dark alley all by myself, leaving my friend behind who was crying her eyes out.

[ShiroKuro 2]

I learnt that potassium cyanide (that how you spell it?!) give of a smell of almonds

and a whole lot more but yeah.....

ja ne~