Follow Them! Detective Taxi

Episode 976 (Int. Episode 1033)
Information
Title:	Follow Them! Detective Taxi
Japanese title:	追跡!探偵タクシー (Tsuiseki! Tantei Takushī)
Original airdate:	July 18, 2020
Broadcast rating:	6.9%
Filler case:	#330
Season:	30
Manga source:	TV Original
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
Next Conan's Hint:	Coin parking
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto Nobuharu Kamanaka
Screenplay:	Yoshio Urasawa
Storyboard:	Masaharu Okuwaki
Episode director:	Minoru Tozawa
Animation director:	Seiji Muta (supervisor) Keiko Sasaki
Character Design:	Masatomo Sudo Rei Masunaga (sub-character) Hiroshi Ogawa (design works)
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Rikiya Koyama as Kogoro Mouri Taiki Matsuno as Taxi driver Mami Kingetsu as Ginza barmaid Naomi Kusumi as Sunglasses brother A Tomoaki Maeno as Sunglasses brother B Dai Matsumoto as Tuna wholesaler A Tomohiko Nakashima as Tuna wholesaler B Takumu Miyazono as Tuna wholesaler C Yusuke Shirooka as Tuna wholesaler D
Music
Opening song:	Makka na Lip
Closing song:	Sukoshi Zutsu Sukoshi Zutsu
Chronology
Prev episode:	« The Secret of the Search for his Wife
Next episode:	The Broken Fishbowl »
List of episodes

Follow Them! Detective Taxi (追跡!探偵タクシー ,Tsuiseki! Tantei Takushī) is the 976th episode of the Detective Conan anime.

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi

Gadgets

Gadgets
Turbo Engine Skateboard

Case

Situation

Missing Pet
	Location: Ginza bar Victim: Ginza barmaid's Armadillo Age: Unknown Time: A day ago Suspects: Tuna wholesalers A barmaid in Ginza asked Kogoro to investigate a missing armadillo belonging to a barmaid. He went to Birinmon fish market to ask the wholesalers if they saw Armadillo.

Mysterious People / Robbery ?
	Location: Beika Suspects: Two singing brothers wearing sunglasses While talking to the extremely talkative taxi driver that was to bring them back home, he told them about two mysterious brothers wanting to go somewhere. It is hinted they are going to go rob and armored vehicle two times, but how?

People

Woman A
	33 years old Ginza barmaid living in Beika Kogoro's client

Armadillo
	Victim (missing) Ginza barmaid's pet armadillo

Man A
	25 years old Taxi driver Kogoro's big fan

Man B
	Mysterious man with sunglasses

Man C
	Mysterious man with sunglasses

Man D
	40 years old Birinmon Fish Market tuna wholesaler

Man E
	Birinmon Fish Market tuna wholesaler

Man F
	Birinmon Fish Market tuna wholesaler

Man G
	Birinmon Fish Market tuna wholesaler

Resolution

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The brothers committed the robbery by disguising as the vehicle drivers in advance.

Mysterious People
290px	Location: Beika Culprits: Two singing brothers wearing sunglasses disguied in the securities Kogoro asked the singing brothers to the armadillo but Conan founded the armadillo robbers they Flee with the armored vehicle.

They were also the ones who stole the armadillo and used it to bait the real armored vehicle drivers. Their plan was foiled when they went inside Birinmon fish market and had water thrown on them from the wholesalers, which caused them to lose control of the vehicle and dive head first in the river. The armadillo was retreaved and it was revealed that the barmaid wanted to use it as a sideshow animal, causing Kogoro, Conan and the armadillo to freak out and escape her.

Trivia

• None of the one-shot characters introduced had their actual names shown in their introduction boxes.
• The ground convoyers in this episode are Kanto Kikai Center Mighty Car BN-Series.
• The armored vehicle in this episode is a purplish metallic grey Nissan Elgrand Armored Van (2002: E51 and 2004: E51 Facelift).
• The two singing brothers wearing sunglasses vehicle is 2006 Black Toyota Prius II [NHW20].
• The two singing brothers wearing sunglasses are based on Blue Brothers movies.
• The hatchback next to the armored vehicle is a crystal black pearl Honda Jazz/Fit (GE).
• The TK taxi is a black Toyota Crown. Its license plate is 新宿 500, こ 58・84 (Shinjuku 500, Ko 58・84).

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
French (Subbed)	Enquête et poursuite en taxi !	Investigation and pursuit in taxi!
Thai	แท็กซี่นักสืบสะกดรอย!	Follow them, Detective taxi!
Vietnamese	Đuổi theo! Thám tử Taxi

See also

• Season 30