Super Digest Books/Questions and Messages
Super Digest Book 10+
SDB 10+ Questions
(Translated by ALAKTORN)
Q1: When will Conan be able to go back to being Shinichi?
A: Who knows… (laugh)
Q2: Will Conan be able to go back to being Shinichi?
A: I wonder?
Q3: When will Conan’s real identity be exposed?
A: Isn’t that the same question! (laugh)
Q4: What will happen to Conan’s friends if he goes back to being Shinichi?
A: I wonder?
Q5: Have you already decided what will happen at the end?
A: I have!
Q6: What will happen at the end?
A: Hehehe…
Q7: Will the manga continue even if Conan goes back to being Shinichi?
A: I wonder…
Q8: How many volumes of Conan will come out total?
A: Hmm… I don’t know.
Q9: Will it end when Conan goes back to being Shinichi?
A: I wonder. (laugh)
Q10: Will Kaito & Co. appear in the final showdown?
A: That might not be.
Q11: Will Hakuba-kun not appear anymore?
A: Do you want him to appear?
Q12: Will Kaitō Kid not appear anymore? — 怪盗キッドはもう出ないの？
A: Let me out~!! (laugh) — 出してぇ～～！！（笑）。 — I think this is a play on words, Aoyama jokingly speaking from Kid’s perspective. “Appear” and “let out” are the same word in Japanese.
Q13: Will Ai-chan go back to normal as well when Conan does?
A: Look forward to it. — TN: I think this implies “yes” but I’m not sure.
Q14: Will new characters not appear anymore?
A: Won’t they?
Q15: Will more rival detectives appear?
A: Well, there are still the South and the North…
Q16: Is Mitsuhiko two-timing? — 光彦はふたまたですか？
A: It’s complicated… (laugh) — びみょ～・・・（笑）。 — Not sure about this
Q17: Will Haibara-san find happiness?
A: Well, her name is “哀” (Ai, meaning sorrow) so… (laugh)
Q18: Does Haibara-san like Conan-kun?
A: Ah, does it look that way?
Q19: How does Conan-kun feel about Haibara-san?
A: How does it look like?
Q20: What will the relationship between Ayumi-chan and Conan-kun become?
A: That's true, what is it going to become? How will it turn out?
Q21: Will Satō-san and Takagi-kun marry?
A: Sure they will! (laugh)
Q22: What will happen to Shinichi and Ran’s love?
A: Look forward to it.
Q23: How is the anesthetic needle retrieved?
A: It’s not retrieved. Zenigata Heiji doesn’t pick up his zeni, you know (laugh). It’s made of materials that are nice for the environment, so it doesn’t become trash.
Q24: Can you give a new weapon to Conan?
A: I’ve recently made one. The “Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt”.
Q25: Why don’t the characters age?
A: It’s the same as “Sazae-san”.
Q26: Why is Conan so smart? Did he do something when he was little?
A: Please read the first volume!
Q27: Is Conan’s eyesight really bad?
A: Please read the first volume. (laugh)
Q28: Is there a food you dislike?
A: I can’t eat raisin and nattō. I wonder about Conan?
Q29: Are Conan’s socks “loose socks”?
A: It was made before those became a trend so no.
Q30: Do Conan and Kaitō Kid have a relation to Holmes and Arsene Lupin?
A: Hmm… it’s complicated. (laugh)
Q31: Why does Conan-kun recently were normal clothes?
A: I thought he’d be cold in shorts during Winter. (laugh)
Q32: Is Kaitō Kid’s real identity the Kaito of “Magic Kaito”?
A: You’re a great detective! How did you figure it out?! (laugh)
Q33: How did Conan’s parents meet?
A: Yūsaku’s novel was made into a drama, and the heroine was Yukiko.
Q34: What are those things standing on the back of Conan’s head?
A: I wonder if it’s bed hair. (laugh)
Q35: How does Kid know Conan’s real identity?
A: He must’ve investigated it.
Q36: Where does the money for Agasa’s living expenses come from?
A: It seems that he sells inventions.
Q37: Why does Kogorō not call Conan “Conan”?
A: I don't know why. Maybe he doesn't like calling him like that. He does call him that from time to time in the anime.
Q38: Is Kogorō making a profit?
A: He’s doing average, I guess.
Q39: Why is Mitsuhiko so smart even though he’s just a first year in elementary school?
A: That’s true isn’t it. (laugh)
Q40: Is Akai Shūichi’s true identity Gin?
A: *heart pounding*!? (laugh)
Q41: Akai Shūichi is Char Aznable, right? (The voice is also the same.)
A: Yes!
Q42: What was Ai-chan’s age when she was an adult?
A: She’s 18 years old, but it’s a personal secret.
Q43: Why is only Haibara Ai called by her last name by everyone?
A: Please read volume 39.
Q44: Why did Ran start doing karate?
A: Because she admired Maeda Satoru. (8th volume.)
Q45: What’s Heiji’s monthly allowance?
A: I don’t think he’s getting very much.
Q46: Is Sonoko in any club?
A: Actually she’s in the tennis club.
Q47: What kind of person is Tōyama Kazuha-chan’s mother?
A: I wonder… (laugh)
Q48: Why is everyone in the Black Organization called by an alcoholic drink’s name?
A: Because it’s cool.
Q49: Where do Gin and Vodka live?
A: I don’t know!! (laugh)
Q50: How do you come up with a case’s trick?
A: Difficult question… in some way. From things that happen in my daily life.
Q51: For the trick, do you use anything as reference?
A: Sometimes movies.
Q52: How do you think up characters’ names?
A: Think of a theme and go with that. If it’s a bird, a bird’s name, if it’s alcohol then alcohol… Gin, Vodka, Sherry etc. are like that.
Q53: Sensei, do you think of the tricks all on your own?
A: Mostly by myself. At times the editorial department helps out, but I still work on the minute details myself.
Q54: Is there a model for your characters?
A: Hmm, there isn’t. From Gin to Ayumi, it’s a reflection of my personality. (…Is something Conan Doyle said, so I’m just copying him.)
Q55: Do you still have a lot of ideas?
A: Hmm… I might.
Q56: What do you do when you can’t think up a case and a trick?
A: I watch a movie, go for a walk, or sleep. (laugh)
Q57: How long does it take you to think up the deduction scene?
A: At times, a few seconds, other times, a whole day.
Q58: Please tell me your profile.
A: Look at page 194 of this book. (There is a brief 4 sentence profile on that page)
Q59: How old are you?
A: 39 years old.
Q60: Are you married?
A: I’m not.
Q61: What food do you like?
A: Curry.
Q62: Which is your strong hand?
A: My right hand.
Q63: What made you start drawing Detective Conan?
A: I wonder… because I like detectives.
Q64: Why did you think of drawing a mystery series?
A: This too because I like detectives. (laugh)
Q65: When did you come up with Detective Conan’s concept?
A: One week after I drew the last chapter for Yaiba.
Q66: Who’s your favorite character in Detective Conan?
A: Uhm… Let’s just say Conan. (laugh)
Q67: What’s your favorite case?
A: The bombing case with Takagi and Satō. I wonder if it came out well? (Volume 36–37)
Q68: Who of the characters do you think resembles you?
A: Everyone.
Q69: What was the trick that gave you the most trouble?
A: The case of the Sun’s and Moon’s code or something (volume 12). The editor fell asleep before looking it over. (laugh) ( Btw he means episode 163-164.)
Q70: How can I make my drawings better?
A: Draw a lot.
Q71: Please tell me how you felt when Detective Conan was made into an anime.
A: It felt good, and I profited from it! (laugh)
Q72: What was the hardest part to become a mangaka? — Very liberal translation.
A: I guess coming up with the story.
Q73: What is Conan-kun to you?
A: An impertinent brat. (laugh)
Q74: Will you make something else after Detective Conan ends?
A: I wonder?
Q75: Will you ever appear in the manga, like in Yaiba?
A: Oh, that’s true, I did appear in that… I don’t think I’ll appear in Detective Conan.
Q76: How many hours a day do you sleep?
A: Well, during work, about 3 hours a day I guess. After I’m done I sleep a lot, though.
Q77: What manga did you like when you were a kid?
A: Lupin III and Ore wa Teppei.
Q78: Do you not write novels?
A: I don’t.
Q79: Can you perpetrate the perfect crime?
A: I might be able to. (laugh)
Q80: At what age did you start drawing manga?
A: As far as scribbles go, I have always been drawing. – Liberal translation. He mentions drawing the character Nyarome when he was really young, I wasn’t sure how to fit that into the translation.
Q81: Do you often play video games?
A: Lately I haven’t been able to…
Q82: When did you think up your first trick?
A: In elementary school, I often thought them up in my mind for fun.
Q83: Are there people you respect?
A: Kurosawa Akira, Chiba Tetsuya, Nagashima Shigeo. They’re my 3 great heroes.
Q84: Did you do detective-like things as a kid?
A: I did. (laugh)
Q85: What mystery novel do you recommend?
A: Sherlock Holmes.
Q86: Who’s your favorite detective assistant?
A: Watson.
Q87: What do you like other than manga?
A: The Giants! — I think he’s referring to the Yomiuri Giants: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants
Q88: Are you happy?
A: It’s complicated… (laugh)
Q89: Have you ever figured out the culprit of a real crime?
A: Takayama Minami has said it’s happened to her. (laugh)
Q90: Do you not get scared when you draw murder scenes?
A: I don’t exactly because it’s drawn by me.
Q91: When did you start to like mysteries?
A: At about my second year in elementary school.
Q92: What do you do when you have a day off?
A: Watch baseball, sleep, or watch a movie.
Q93: What sports do you like?
A: Baseball, soccer.
Q94: What soccer player from what team do you like?
A: Brescia’s Baggio. — Italian player! (I’m Italian.)
Q95: Are you a fan of soccer or a fan of baseball?
A: Both of them.
Q96: How many mystery novels have you read?
A: As many as there are stars.
Q97: Why did you become a mangaka instead of a detective?
A: Because you need stamina to be a detective. (laugh)
Q98: Are you as good as Conan at soccer?
A: I’m not good.
Q99: Fan books, illustration compilations, novels and such– I’d like you to make them.
A: Understandable! (This book is one such thing!)
Q100: Can you make a lot of Detective Conan special broadcasts? — I think he means the stuff that’s like 2 hours long and with important cases.
A: I hope so! — I think his Japanese answer means that it’s not up to him to decide it but he hopes so.
Q101: Can I get your sign?
A: Getting a present from entering the raffle
Q102: Will you broadcast Detective Conan in Brazil?
A: I don’t know.
Editorial department: If a Brazilian TV station comes to us to buy it, it might happen.
Q103: Will the Detective Conan calendar not come out anymore?
A: The 2003 version is currently on sale. Have you bought it?
Editorial department: It might be already out of stock…
Q104: It would be nice if Detective Conan had gashapon!
A: That’s true~!
Q105: Who takes the photos for the front cover of the comics?
A: Those are borrowed.
Editorial department: The photos are borrowed from a photo studio.
Q106: Why do you depict yourself as dying on the cover?
A: I started thinking it was funny, but lately I’m running out of material for ways to die. (laugh)
Q107: Any plans for a new series?
A: None.
Q108: When will you draw the continuation of Magic Kaito?
A: I drew it just a while ago! (Shonen Sunday 2002, number 34–35)
Q109: Will you not make a new Yaiba serialization?
A: There are things I’d like to draw, but I think it’s fine to leave it as it is.
Q110: Are Detective Conan and Magic Kaito connected?
A: It’s complicated… (laugh)
Q111: Is it true that Heiji-kun will play an important part in the next movie?
A: It’s true.
Q112: What’s the plot of the next movie?
SDB 10+ Message
Translated by: Manvel
Hello, Aoyama here.
Detective Conan 10+ is finally complete!
Wow… looking back at these early works really brings back memories~~~!
Conan’s height was a bit strange… Ran’s hair wasn’t pointy yet… Megure’s nose was round… Everything still felt like a newborn baby wobbling around (Laugh).
Well then, please enjoy watching how Conan and the others gradually “grow up”♪
(Meanwhile, my own drawing style seems to be getting more and more childlike… (Laugh))
— Gosho AoyamaSuper Digest Book 20+
- SDB 20+ did not have a Q&A section.
SDB 20+ Message
Translated by: Manvel
Hello, Aoyama here!
So we finally made it to 20+ (Laugh).
This period was just an all-out parade of dream matchups I had always wanted to draw!
A showdown with Kaito Kid (who smashes things up, Laugh)!
The long-awaited first appearance of Heiji, who I had been planning since Volume 2!
The Osaka arc, where Heiji and Kazuha go wild in their debut!
And of course—something I can never forget-
around the time the anime adaptation was decided,
there was that much-talked-about “miracle collaboration” with Two-Mix! (Laugh)
Minami Takayama, who pulled off the dual role perfectly,
and Shiina Nagano, who wrote such mysterious lyrics for us—
thank yoooou~~~!!
Well then, please enjoy these many dream showdowns
Take a good, close look~~♪
Super Digest Book 30+
SDB 30+ Questions
(Translated by wrd, Startold, ALAKTORN)
Q1:What is Conan and Ran blood type ?
A: I will leave it to your imagination.
Q2: Is Conan-kun completely fluent in his mother tongue?
A: Entirely.
Q3: Conan and Ai-chan, given their shrunken state, I wonder if their growth will extend from year to year ?
A:...Who knows? Let's ask my brother the doctor (laughs).
Q4 correction: Why does Conan’s hair stand out in the back? Why did you make it like that?
A: It’s inspired by “Sally the Witch”. You wouldn’t know, would you… — (It’s a really old show.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_the_Witch
Q5: Conan's hair is always short. Does he get his hair cut?
A: I think he does.
Q6: What is Conan's height? And Shinichi's?
A: Conan's height has changed [over the course of the series]. Shinichi is 174 cm tall (the same as me).
Q7:Conan friends knew about the name "Shinichi" in the movie, do they know about "Shinichi" existence in the original work?
A: They may not know!
Q8: Haven't Conan's child raising expenses increased?
A: There's still the ten million yens that Conan's mother gave, right?
Q9: Why does Conan always keep his hands in his pocket?
A: Because it's cool. (laugh)
Q10: Why does Conan say Barou instead of Baka yarou?
A: Because it's my favorite word.
Q11: Why do Shinichi and Kid look alike?
A: I... I can't say it (laugh)
Q12: Doesn't Shinichi have friends? (apart from Heiji)
A: Doesn't he?
Q13: Is Shinichi going to appear in the movies?
A: Looks like it! (laugh) In Crossroad in the Ancient Capital
Q14: Shinichi and Ran's grandparents have never appeared?
A: I don't want to think about it...
Q15: Do you think Ran is cute?
A: Well, yes.
Q16: At what age did Ran began studying karate?
A : I don't know. (when she was in primary school, I think)
Q17: Who's the strongest, Ran or Kyogoku-san?
A: It's Kyogoku-san.
Q18: Since when are Ran and Sonoko best friends?
A: Since Primary School, I think.
Q19: Why do Ran's head spike look like a horn?
A: Who knows? That way, you can easily spot her from afar.
Q20: Ran has already got a love rival, but will Shinichi have one?
A: I'll do it one day!
Q21: Is Ran little?
A: Who knows.
Q22: Who is Shuichi Akai?
A: Who knows?
Q23: What is Shuichi Akai's codename?
A: The Red Comet! (laugh) Or Char! (laugh)
Q24: The young novelist who misread 1412 as Kid... could it be Yusaku-san?
A: What? How do you know that? (laugh)
Q25: How old is Kaito Kid?
A: Read Magic Kaito.
Q26: When is Kyogoku-san going to come back?
A: Who knows ? Do you want me to make him appear again?
Q27: Do you think it's good to make Genta eat that much food?
A: Isn't it?
Q28: Why have Genta and Takagi got the same voice actor?
A: Because Takagi-san (the voice actor) likes to work. (laugh)
Q29: Why is Genta a bit bald?
A: Ahahahah! Why? (laugh)
Q30: Is there going to be a new story with Kogoro and Eri?
A: I'm going to write one!
Q31: Could it be that the model for the Detective Boys is from Doraemon?
A: … maybe.
Q32: Who are Jodie-sensei and Shuichi Akai? Allies?
A: S-- stay tuned...
Q33: Jodie-sensei, Chris Vineyard and Vermouth are actually the same person, am I right?
A: Huh ? Really? (laugh)
Q34: Is Jodie-sensei a good person?
A: Does she look like one?
Q35: When will Takagi and Sato going to get married?
A: Stay tuned!
Q36: How old is Takagi?
A: He's in his twenties, probably.
Q37: In which school club is Kazuha-san?
A: The aikido club.
Q38: When did Ai Haibara-chan get her high-school diploma? Did she find a job?
A: ... It's a mystery.
Q39: Don't you suffer even a bit when you draw Haibara's way haircut?
A: I think you may be right...?
Q40: Could the given name of Ai Haibara, the detective assistant, come from the given name of the only women detective's assistant, Irene?
A: I see! (laugh)
Q41: What is the brand of the cap Heiji always wears?
A: It's the cap of the White Sox.
Q42: Could it be that Heiji is the second child, and that his brother could appear?
A: Isn't he an only child?
Q44: Are Heiji and Kazuha a thing? ('kuttsuku no')
A: You want me to glue them? ('kuttsuite no')
Q44: How comes Heiji speaks English?
A: He studied it!
Q45: Where does the name 'Shiho Miyano' come from?
A: It's the name of a friend I speak with on the Internet. (laugh)
Q46: How many different uniforms does inspector Megure have?
A: Many.
Q47: How old is Kogoro Mouri?
A: 38 years old.
Q48: Are Kogoro-occhan and Eri going to be in conflict again?
A: Se~cret! Do you want them to?
Q49: Is Yusaku-san tone deaf?
A: It looks like it!
Q50: Is the Black Organization everywhere on the planet?
A: It is.
Q51: Are new Black Org members going to appear?
A: I'll probably make new members appear.
Q52: Do Gin and Vodka live together?
A: Wouldn't it be bad...?
Q53: Could Ano Kata from the Men in Black be A**** ****shi (阿〇〇士)?
A: Huh? Why? (laugh)
Q54: I would like to have the same glasses as Vodka.
A: No, show your cute eyes!
Q55: How many members does the Black Organization count?
A: Ask Gin.
Q56: Who is the boss of the Black Organization?
A: Ask Gin!
Q57: What is the Black Organization's goal?
A: Ask Gin, I said!
Q58: Were Gin and Haibara-san a thing before?
A: Hm?
Q59: Is Gin older than 30 years?
A: You have to ask him!
Q60: Will you draw the "Sunset Mansion" case again, under Kid's perspective?
A: Hm... It could be interesting, if I had the time!
Q61: Has Hiroshi Agasa finished the APTX4869?
A: If he had finished it, there wouldn't be a story anymore!
Q62: Please draw a story where Kaito Kid fights against Conan and Heiji! I want to watch these three characters fight, it's urgent!
A: I want to see that too. (laugh)
Q63: Please draw the first meeting between Shinichi and Ran.
A: I would like to do it.
Q64: In the Mermaid Case, how did Heiji and Kazuha do to climb the cliff?
A: Courage, courage!
Q65: You started drawing the manga nine years ago, and the anime started seven years ago. But how many days have passed in Conan?
A: Have days passed? (laugh)
Q66: Are the power-enhancing shoes machine-washable?
A: It would destroy them. (laugh)
Q67: Does Paikaru really exist?
A: It exists!
Q68: He rarely used them before, but doesn't Conan use his suspenders anymore?
A: I had forgotten about them... (laugh)
Q69: Where can I buy a voice-changing bow tie?
A: You can't!
Q70: Why isn't the bento fax used anymore?
A: Because it's inconvenient...
Q71: When you started drawing Conan, how many years did you think it would last?
A: Six months. (laugh)
Q72: What was the biggest difficulty when you started drawing Conan?
A: I often forgot to draw the glasses. The first time, I had entirely forgotten about them. Sometimes, I drew them on Ayumi-chan. (laugh)
Q73: Is Aoyama-sensei good in music?
A: I'm tone-deaf, just like Conan.
Q74: If you shrank like Conan, what would you do, Aoyama-sensei?
A: I would go to the baths with Ran. (laugh)
Q75: When you draw the cases, where do you take inspiration from?
A: While in holidays, I draw a sketch of damaged cars, as homework! Then, the police tells me if it could be an accident or not. (laugh)
Q76: Aoyama-sensei, do you watch Conan?
A: Of course! (I record the episode each week)
Q77: Do you drink oolon tea from Suntory?
A: Of course! (laugh)
Q78: Aoyama-sensei, are you a sherlockian?
A: Of course! ♥
Q79: Aoyama-sensei, you're a man, so how do you manage to understand the feelings of a woman?
A: No, I don't manage to do it... although a little bit, recently... (laugh)
Q80: How did you meet your assistants?
A: We were friends or kohai during college.
Q81: What do you want to do the most recently?
A: Some sleep!
Q82: I would like to see Sensei's face somewhere else than on drawings!
A: ... I'm not that an important person (laugh) (go read page 142 of this book!)
Q83: Are the English sentences in the scenes where characters talk in English correct?
A: I ask someone who's skilled in English to correct the dialogues, so I think they are correct.
Q84: Why are many childhood friends in love?
A: Because it's easy to set up.
Q85: Do you have a music in mind when you draw a story?
A: I've got the melody from "Ninzaburo Furuhata" in my head (laugh)
Q86: Do you like Gundam?
A: I love it!
Q87: I want to see another confrontation between Kid and Conan!
A: I want to see that too!
Q88: Do you intend to get married?
A: Who knows... (laugh)
Q89: How long does it take you to do a script?
A: The underdrawings taked two hours, the pen one hour, and it takes me one hour to do the finishing touches. It's very organized!
Q90: Where does the name "Gosho" come from?
A: My parents gave me this name, they wanted me to be proud! (it's my real name)
Q91: How do you manage to color Conan?
A: You'll understand by buying the album! (laugh)
Edit : You'll have to ask so it can be published!
Q92: Are there still many things you want to do in Conan?
A: Lots of things!
Q93: There are many reasons why characters fall in love with each other... Are these reasons taken from real-life experiences you had in your life, Aoyama-sensei?
A: No (laugh)
Q94: Is there a rule you decided in Conan?
A: Conan will never cry. (see page 143)
Q95: How many months does it take you to publish one volume?
A: About three months.
Q96: Why is your self-portrait based on an eggplant?
A: Leave me alone.
Q97: Why does it look like there is an orange on your head on your self-portraits?
A: Leave me alone, I said.
Q98: Who is the guy with a pineapple-shaped head on all the volumes?
A: It's me! (laugh)
Q99: I'm always happy when there is a colored page! And you?
A: Me too!
Q100: Isn't it hard, to follow the schedule of publishing?
A: It's hard, but funny!
Q101: Are you friends with manga artists of the Shonen Sunday?
A: Mitsuru Adachi-sensei, Kazuhiro Fujita-sensei, Hiroyuki Nishimori-sensei and Rumiko Takahashi-sensei. I met them at parties.
Q102: What do you talk about with your colleagues?
A: The Giants and soccer.
Q103: I want to make a living by drawing mangas! What do you think?
A: What do you mean?
Q104: I want you to draw a story about Shinichi's birthday, and on Ran and Heiji's birthday too!
A: Fufufu, stay tuned.
Q105 : What is your type of music? Of musician?
A: Tatsuro Yamashita, Eiichi Otaka, Collector.
Q106: Have you done a world tour?
A: How could I have done that?
Q107: Please, do a movie only with only Sango Yokomizo!
A: Hm...
Q108: What is the most important thing in your eyes?
A: My sleep time!
Q109: Sensei's favorite color is red, right?
A: It's blue/violet, actually.
Q110: Have you read mangas by other manga artists?
A: I'm a fan of "Vagabond".
Q111: If you could have the bat of either Nagashima Shigeo or Babe Ruth, which would you choose?
A: Mister! (Nagashima’s.)
TN: “Mister” was one of Nagashima’s nicknames.
Q112: To which address can I send a fanletter?
A: To the address of the Shonen Sunday!
Q113: How many fanletters do you get? Do you read all of them?
A: The number varies. I read all of them!
Q114: What do you do after reading a fanletter?
A: I put it in a drawer.
Q115: What is My Boom?
A: Yankees' Matsui!
Q116: Do you like Fujiko Mine?
A: I love her <3
Q117: Have you ever been to London?
A: I would like to!
Q118: What is your motto?
SDB 30+ Message
Translated by: Manvel
Hello, Aoyama here!
They keep coming one after another—now we’re already at 30+ (Laugh).
This 30+ volume set is where all those suspicious and mysterious characters begin to appear one after another!
Vermouth, Jodie-sensei, Akai Shuichi… and finally Hakuba (Laugh).
Come to think of it, this is also around the time I started the whole Metropolitan Police Love Story (?).
Speaking of love stories, this was also when I brought in the “older sister story,” the Mermaid Legend case, the school festival, Kyogoku, and Midori-san.
It was packed full of romantic comedy♡(Laugh)
But personally, the one I like the most is Shinichi’s very first case with Ran.
(Which… yeah, is also a romantic comedy! (Laugh))
Well then, please take a good, thorough look at all the lovey-dovey Rom-Com moments~~~♪
— Gosho AoyamaSuper Digest Book 40+
SDB 40+ Questions
(Translated by wrd, Startold, ALATORN)
Q1: Does Haibara like Conan?
A: Why ask such a question so suddenly!?
Q2: Shuichi Akai and Akemi Miyano were lovers, right?
A: Heart thump. (laugh)
Q3: Will Fusae Campbell Kinoshita re-appear!?
A: I want to, she has Fujiko-chan voice (laughs). (Eiko Masuyama has voiced both Fusae Campbell and Fujiko Mine from Lupin III)
Q4: When will Fusae-san and Dr. Agasa get married?
A: I see, you want them to get married !!
Q5: Vodka, is he stupid?
A: Maybe (laughs).
Q6: Why Kid is Conan rival?
A: He is a thief, it's easy (laughs).
Q7: Kid and Shinichi are they relatives? キッドと新一って親戚なんじゃないですか？
A: Heart thump. (laughs) ドキッ（笑）.
Q8: To which karate dojo do Ran and Kyogoku-san go?
A: Maybe Kyokushin...
Q9: What are Akemi and Numabuchi codenames?
A: I wonder if they had codenames?
Q10: Will we see Conan tears by the end?
A: Heart thump (laughs) .
Q11: Conan walk with his hands crossed behind his head, is that Aoyama sensei's habit?
A: No...I saw it in anime, I thought it was nice ~
Q12: What is Conan's IQ?
A: Who knows... I guess it must be high? And isn't the IQ something very strange and universal?
Q13: Between Shiratori and Sato, who is older?
A: They are at the same age maybe?
Q14: Since Shiratori is the son of a wealthy family, does he not have a fiancee?
A: Would it make you laugh if he did?
Q15: Why do Gin and Vodka only appear during winter?
A: Because they would look ridiculous in shorts during summer (laugh)
Q16: What is the brand of the cigarettes Gin smokes?
A: Look below. (Picture: Gauloises Caporal cigarettes.)
Q17: Will Gin be captured?
A: I don't want to see him captured... What will I do? The answer is complicated~
Q18: Gin is poor, actually...
A: What?
Q19: Actually, Gin feels very alone, doesn't he?
A: Huh? Why?
Q20: Where does the name 'Shinichi' come from?
A: I’ve heard that fans say that it comes from Edgar Allan Poe– the “Alla” is “Shin” (新, can be read as “ala”), while the “e” in “Poe” (ー) is “ichi” (一).
Q21: Does Shinichi have a good childhood friend, since Ran has Sonoko?
A: Yes, but since Shinichi doesn't show up very often, his friends can't appear either.
Q22: You are married, but when will Takagi and Sato get married?
A: Wait a little!
Q23: When Sato will be married, will she retire from the police force? Or will she get transferred to another police division?
A: But she likes to be a policewoman...
Q24: Doesn't Takagi have any fan at the Police HQ?
A: Would you like him to have one?
Q25: Did Takagi fell in love at first sight with Sato?
A: Maybe!
Q26: Please let Takagi's role-model appear!
A: I told you 'maybe'!
Q27: Please tell me Chiba's given name!
A: His voice actor is named Isshin, so maybe...
Q28: I would like to read a childhood story with Heiji.
A: Me too.
Q29: Could Heiji's rival in his kendo fight be Soshi Okita from 'Yaiba'?
A: Yes, he is. I wanted to make him appear more, but since his haircut is the same as Heiji's, it's hard to distinguish them.
Q30: I would like to write a love letter to Vermouth. To which address can I send it?
A: To the Editor Department of the Shonen Sunday? (laugh)
Q31: Could Eisuke Hondo be the brother of Rena Mizunashi?
A: [Heart thump] (laugh)
Q32: Is Eisuke Hondo an ally? Or an enemy?!
A: Fufufu...
Q33: Could Eisuke actually be a girl?
A: Ah, I knew it! (laugh)
Q34: Does Ran apply makeup?
A: I don't think so. Do high-school girls apply makeup nowadays?
Q35: Every time Conan has said “she’s really beautiful” it was towards women in their thirties. Does he like older women?
A: Maybe. (laugh)
Q36: So, how is your husband-and-wife life going?
A: It's fun!
Q37: Tell us how you proposed to her!!
A: She was the one who proposed.
Q38: By marrying Minami-san, you immersed yourself in Detective Conan for all your life, right?
A: I know, right? (laugh)
Q39: How are you going to call your children?
A: I'll think about it when I'll have children.
Q40: What element of your life has changed since you're married?
A: I've got a pet now.
Q41: Does Minami-san have Conan's voice even when you get into a fight?
A: Yes. (laugh)
Q42: Do you have a cute nickname for eachother?
A: I sometimes call her 'Takayama-san' (laugh)
Q43: What do you plan on doing for your honeymoon trip?
A: A trip, you say... hm... mister the editor in chief?
Q44: How did you win Minami-san heart?
A: Who knows... (laugh)
Q45: Does Minami-san cook for you? What are your impressions?
A: Her hamburgers are fabulous!
Q46: To which level are you happy?
A: A normal level, I think... Well, I don't know (laugh)
Q47: When will the fourth volume of Magic Kaito be released?
A: It's out!
Q48: Are the elements introduced in the movies (like Eri being a bad cook, Kogoro having a precise aim and being acrophobic...) also true in the manga?
A: I don't know for the acrophobia thing... But for the rest, yes.
Q49: How do you choose the alcohol-related codenames?
A: I have a book which contains a list of alcohols... But there aren't many names left.
Q50: Is there a female detective?
A: No female detective has appeared yet, but...
Q51: When will you a draw new chapters of Magic Kaito?
A: Editor in chief...!!
Q52: The magician who taught Yukiko how to disguise herself was Toichi, right?
A: [heart thump] (laugh)
Q53: I’d like you to turn Conan back because I feel sorry for Ran, but if that happens the series would end… Aoyama-sensei, figure something out!!
A: What?!
Q54: Could Eri's cat, Goro, be inspired by your own cat, Kaito-kun?
A: [heart thump] (laugh)
Q55: When will the final confrontation against the Organization take place? Conan will win, right!?
A: Keep reading the manga!
Q56: Will Shinichi have a rival that will be in love with Ran-chan?
A: Well, Eisuke Hondo... little by little.
Q57: You still haven't drawn a childhood story with Shinichi and Ran?
A: It has already been done in the movies... but I would like to do it.
Q58: Would I become taller, if I drank Paikaru?
A: No!!
Q59: Actually, you're the Organization's boss, right, Sensei?
A: [heart thump] (laugh)
Q60: Who is the chief of the First Division of the police?
A: Isn't the Superintendant Matsumoto the chief?
Q61: Cases keep happening around Conan, what does he think about it?
A: I'm sure he'll start to feel awkward. (laugh)
Q62: Please do a case in Kyoto in the manga.
A: Ah, I would have to go there to collect informations, then.
Q63: Is finding names for the characters hard?
A: It's interesting~
Q64: When will you draw the London Arc?
A: [heart thump] (laugh)
Q65: Between meeting Gin in the streets and meeting an angry Ran, who would you prefer to meet?
A: Ran!!
Q66: Are you happy?
A: [heart thump] (laugh)
Q67: Which characters are the most difficult to draw?
A: Eri and Yukiko, because of their hair.
Q68: Sensei, who are your favorite characters?
A: Yukiko and Eri. (laugh)
Q69: Wouldn't you like Night Baron books to be published?
A: Right! Please do!
Q70: Do you have a shared passion with your wife?
A: Doing deductions. We both like it!
Q71: What are your favorite words?
A: Kaitōranma (meaning solving a problem swiftly and skillfully) and shinshutsukibotsu (meaning appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments).
Q72: In Conan, who is the best lover?
A: I would say Yukiko.
Q73: What is your favorite scene in Conan?
A: When Conan says to Haibara 'Don't run from your fate', in the car jacking case.
Q74: What is your favorite gadget?
A: The power-enhancing shoes. I like to draw them.
Q75: If you could be a Detective Conan character for one day, who would you be?
A: Kogoro Mori, I would sleep.
Q76: When do you have time to read mystery novels? (TN: not sure)
A: I read after the manuscript is finished, before going to sleep.
Q77: For how many years will you still continue?
A: How many years would be the ideal?
Q78: You went to Osaka for an interview, what's your impression of Osaka?
A: The food is good, it’s a nice city!! 食い物が美味い、いい街！！
Q79: What do you do when you are boiled down and have no more ideas?
A: I sleep.
Q80: Is Kaito-kun with you when you work?
A: He usually stays home, but sometimes, he comes with me and plays with my wife.
Q81: What is the most extravagant thing you've done to this date?
A: I do nothing extravagant.
Q82: Do you think the Giants will win this time?
A: Hm...
Q83: If you could revive a celebrity, who would it be?
A: Yusaku Matsuda!
Q84: If you had a movie theater all for yourself, what movie would you watch?
A: Tsubaki Sanjūrō!! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjuro)
Q85: What do you do on holidays recently?
A: I play with Kaito, or I play video games or watch movies.
Q86: Have you already thought of finishing Conan?
A: [heart thump] (laugh)
Q87: Who are you going to vote for, for the vote of the 50th Shonen Sunday?
A: Since my wife scares me, I'll probably vote for Conan (laugh)
Q88: Please tell me what is your ideal type of women!
SDB 40+ Message
Translated by: Manvel
Hello, Aoyama here!
And here it is again, 40+ (Laugh)!
If you talk about the highlight of the 40s, it’s gotta be “Metropolitan Police Love Story: The Bomb Case,” right? (Laugh)
The nihilistic, wild, cool detective with a shady past, Jinpē Matsuda!!
The name “Matsuda” is actually my all-time favorite name, so I’d been saving it just for this detective.
Come to think of it, the “arranged-meeting case” where Sato and Takagi start hitting it off is also in this 40+!
So, if you’re a fan of that detective “couple” (Laugh),
please read every last corner of this volume all the way through!
Ah, but don’t read it too closely and start finding mistakes in the deductions…
That would be bad, you know… (Laugh)
Super Digest Book 50+
SDB 50+ Questions
(Translated by Zenthisoror, c61515555, [red] and ALAKTORN)
Q1: Will Detective Conan reach 100 volumes?
A: Maybe yes, maybe no.
Q2: What are the most difficult and happiest moments of being a mangaka?
A: It's horrible when you can't get enough sleep. It's great when you're at a gathering and are acknowledged. (laughs)
Q3: Was there ever a time where Aoyama-sensei has to avoid the editors because you've got artist's block? How did you overcome it?
A: What's the use of avoiding them? (laughs) When you can't draw, just sleep (highly recommended)!!
Q4: When you're drawing Conan, which panel (or scene) makes you feel great?
A: Probably "My name is Edogawa Conan, a detective!".
Q5: Recently, which animanga have you been inspired/influenced by?
A: Chihayafuru and Kimi ni Todoke.
[T/N: lol shoujo manga. Inspiration for his romance subplots, probably.]
Q6: Which does Aoyama-sensei like best: Super Sentai, Kamen Rider or Ultraman?
A: I watched Kamen Rider W for a bit. I watched Kamen Rider Ichigo and Nigo while it was airing. I watched Ultraman Seven, too. I roleplayed the Blue Ranger from Himitsu Sentai Gorenger, because I'm Aoyama. (laughs)
[T/N: 青ao = blue = same kanji in Aoyama.]
Q7: What do you want to do during your free time?
A: Play Kancolle. I like Akagi. Yamato won't appear though.
[T/N: He's trying to collect them all and still is even in 80+, jeez ...]
Q8: Please tell me how you spend your free time.
A: KANCOLLE.
Q9: How much time do you spend drawing manga?
A: Around twenty hours ... actually, 19 hours and 30 minutes. (laughs)
Q10: Which character does Aoyama-sensei draw while thinking that he's the coolest?
A: Probably Akai ... I have to make sure he looks cool.
Q11: Is there going to be any sort of twist or revelation that not a single reader has predicted?
A: Oh yes!
Q12: Please draw Conan-kun getting into a pinch when he's ill or between life and death.
A: I used to draw him having colds. Maybe something will happen soon.
Q13: What is Edogawa Conan to Aoyama-sensei?
A: My spokesperson!!
[T/N: Alternatively, the author's voice ... take it however you want.]
Q14: Which character do you want to have as a girlfriend?
A: All the female characters.
Q15: Why are all the females around Conan (with the exception of Sonoko) so strong?
A: Girls have always been strong. (laughs)
Q16: What is Ran's type of guy?
A: The type she likes, of course. What else? (laughs)
Q17: How heavy is Kojima Genta?
A: I don't know ... Ikenaka Genta is 80kg.
[T/N: Reference to a drama series called Ikenaka Genta 80kg starring Nishida Toshiyuki.]
Q18: Are there any characters who will have it really tough if they were real?
A: Gin. He's going to be very conflicted. Vodka will adapt well, though.
Q19: Is there such a character that's like, "If this guy was shrunk, it'd be terrible"? And the reason is?
A: Probably Gin. He'd be absolutely terrifying.
Q20: How do you come up with all those murder methods?
A: It's not easy at all!
Q21: How do you come up with cases?
A: I already told you it's not easy!!
Q22: What about those murder methods that make the reader go "Ah!"? How do you think of those?
A: I. Already. Said. It's. Not. Easy!!!
Q23: But no matter what, you always have to come up with the details of the case, the murderer's motive, and other related things, right?
A: I talk to my editor while thinking about those. (laughs) First I'll come up with the method, and lastly, the motive ... and so on.
Q24: Have you ever read story predictions online? If you do, what are your thoughts on them?
A: I occasionally read them. If they're correct, I'll think, "Wow, they're great." Even if they get it correct, I won't feel obliged to change the storyline.
Q25: What's your total playtime in Animal Crossing: New Leaf?
A: A considerable amount. (laugh) Come visit Masakazu Ta village.
Q26: I really want Aoyama-sensei's autograph and illustrations. What can I do?
A: Go to the WHF and hope you win a prize!
Q27: Is there any anime original story, out of the one's that have already been broadcast, that you especially like?
A: This year's Autumn special! Although I haven't seen it...
Q28: What should I do to become a mangaka?
A: You'd have to be a person who reads a lot of books, watches a lot of movies and dramas, and is able to think up interesting dialogue.
Q29: The estimated release date for the second best of compilation is ... ?
A: It's very thin right now, but because it's good, I want to release it as soon as possible!
Q30: What are the principles and things that you need to pay extra attention to when drawing manga?
A: The guys need to look cool, the girls have to be cute, and Conan must not cry.
Q31: Which character does Aoyama-sensei think he resembles the most?
A: Kogoro, probably. But he's clumsier than I am ...
Q32: Where have you read up to in the Gamera series?
A: Around the Gojira series.
Q33: Which character do you like best?
A: Conan! Also all the other characters!
Q34: What kind of liquor does Aoyama-sensei like?
A: I don't drink! (laughs) I'll only drink during New Years' and year-end gatherings.
Q35: Aoyama-sensei, are you a fan of the 'first Gundam'?
A: Oh yes.
Q36: Conan's anime series and movies always uses theme songs by ZARD. Is Aoyama-sensei a fan?
A: I really like her! My favorite song is Unmei no Roulette Mawashite!
Q37: Do you like Kuraki Mai?
A: I do. She's cute.
Q38: By any chance, does Aoyama-sensei like planes?
A: I like battleships. (laughs) Oh, right!! I like the Reisen (zero fighter)!!
[T/N: The Reisen is actually the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, designated as the Navy Type 0 Carrier Fighter. It's a naval aircraft ... so I guess it's related to battleships, somehow.]
Q39: I always thought that Eri had something to do with the Black Organization. What do you think?
A: Nooo, I don't think so.
Q40: In the future, will a character that can threaten Takagi in terms of pursuing Sato appear?
A: Good idea! (laughs)
Q41: What will you do if Fujiko existed in real life?
A: I want to have a conversation with her.
[T/N: The question refers to Mine Fujiko, from Lupin III.]
Q42: What are your honest opinions about Japan hosting the Olympics?
A: I'm looking forward to it.
Q43: What kind of sushi ingredient/topping do you like? By the way, my favorite is maguro.
A: Chūtoro.
Q44: I want to go to the Aoyama Gosho Manga Factory. I finally have an opportunity to visit Tottori, so what else do you recommend?
A: Watermelons in summer, tasty crabs in winter!
Q45: I'm an aspiring artist. How can I draw like Aoyama-sensei?
A: Draw a lot. Draw lots and lots of pictures.
Q46: Which story did you like most from the Gundam series?
A: First Gundam, movie 'Meguriai Uchū'.
Q47: Has Aoyama-sensei ever thought "I've grown older" when thinking about Detective Conan?
A: Sometimes, I receive fan letters that say, "I've been a fan of Detective Conan since I was in year one of elementary school, and now I'm a mother of one."
Q48: When you can't think of dialogue, when do you?
A: I pace about in my room. (laughs)
Q49: What kind of curry do you like?
A: Chicken Bon Curry. I like it very much! It's the best in the world. (laughs)
[T/N: He's probably talking about Otsuka Food's Bon Curry series, which are pouch instant curries.]
Q50: What does Aoyama-sensei think of Detective Conan AU fanfiction?
A: If it makes people happy, why not?
Q51: What's the greatest thing that has happened since you created Detective Conan?
A: Being thought of as an intelligent author (even though that's not really the case). (laughs)
Q52: Aoyama-sensei, do you think that supernatural stuff like ghosts and UFOs really exists?
A: I don't believe in ghosts, but UFOs might be interesting.
Q53: I'm also a fan of the Giants. Which of their current players do you like best?
A: Sakamoto Hayato.
[T/N: Japanese baseball league.]
Q54: When will the fifth volume of Magic Kaito be released?
A: Maybe there'll be something new this year! Please look forward to it (laughs)
Q55: Are there any upcoming activities related to Detective Conan?
A: There's going to be a Detective Conan exhibition at the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse in April, I think!
Q56: Are we ever going to see Shinichi's room (in his house) in the manga?
A: Hmm...I can't say that the chance is zero...
Q57: I want to work at Shogakukan in the future, what should I do?
A: The only way is to take the company entrance test ...
Q58: Does Okiya Subaru do some kind of martial art? Please tell us!
A: I don't really know, but he's about three times stronger than the average guy.
Q59: I want to read Jodie and Akai's past love story!!
A: Th-This one ...
Q60: Can you make Ran into a character who can make deductions? Also, can you get her involved with the Black Organization mystery? It's a bit sad she's
always on the case sidelines...
A: Well, the BO's dangerous, isn't it? But she's always with Conan, so she might get involved, you never know.
Q61: Please write more about Chiba and Miike Naeko's Metropolitan Police Love Story! (Zen says, please no!)
A: There might be a pretty big love story ...
Q62: Is Akai alive?
A: Go see the movie that comes out on 19th April. (Haha)
Q63: Is 'That Person' a character who's spoken with Conan?
A: I...I can't say...
Q64: Does Yamamura Misao not have a lover?
A: If there is, there's going to be a case. (laughs)
Q65: Gin sometimes says, 'It's a direct order from That Person', but is there anybody in the organization aside from That Person who can give direct orders to Gin?
A: There might be!(?)
Q66: You will reveal to us all of Haibara's past, won't you?
A: Whaaaat? Up to what point?
Q67: Hi, Aoyama-sensei! Even though I can't exactly say "Please tell me who the Boss of the Black Organization is!", please at least tell me their gender!
A: Ehh~~ (laughs)
Q68: After Sonoko removes her hairband, her hair's going to stick up, isn't it?
A: It's not going to. (laughs)
Q69: Who's older, Megure or Agasa?
A: I think it's Agasa.
Q70: Will you write for us a case based around Ran's birthday sometime soon?
A: I'd like to.
Q71: How can I become like Miwako?
A: The only way is to put in effort!!
Q72: Does Conan like Haibara?
A: I'll leave it to your imagination.
Q73: Please let Kinukawa Kazuki appear again!
A: A child talent/actor like him is very busy. (laughs)
[T/N: He's from File 401, the kid who wants to find his mom.]
Q74: Is Miyamoto Yumi as good as Sato at fights?
A: No.
Q75: Why does Yumi let everyone call her Yumi-san?
A: Come to think of it, you're right.
[T/N: Technically, Japanese hierarchy or something would result in her being addressed as Miyamoto-san.]
Q76: Does Miyano Elena's name come from the German reading of Irene?
A: That's right, it does.
Q77: I want to see Kogoro and Eri get back together. (laughs) Is that possible?
A: Ah, yeah. I want them to get back together too. (laughs)
Q78: Why does Akai always wear a hat?
A: Because that's his trademark.
Q79: If Sato sleeps on a bed, does this mean that she has a western-style room?
A: It's a western-style room indeed.
Q80: In the first file, did Gin and Vodka pay their entrance fees to Tropical Land?
A: I think Vodka likely told the cashier, "Two adult tickets." and paid for them.
Q81: What is the secret to Vermouth's agelessness?
A: Please solve this mystery.
Q82: Who buys clothing for Conan, and where?
A: Probably Ran?
Q83: Will Kyogoku Makoto ever appear in a movie?
A: Oh, I forgot about him. I'd like him to appear (haha).
Q84: Have you ever wanted to write the script for a Detective Conan movie?
A: Very much so. (laughs)
Q85: Have you got any movie character you particularly like?
A: I liked Moriya Teiji from the first movie. He was modeled off Moriarty, so only using him in the movie was a bit of waste.
Q86: Will Conan do a collaboration anime with any other character other than Lupin?
A: Perhaps in this Autumn's special episode? Perhaps not? (haha)
Q87: When will you come to Osaka?
A: I'm looking forward to it! (When I do, I must remember to visit Ebisu Bridge ...)
Q88: What kind of manga do you want to draw after the conclusion of Detective Conan?
A: An adventure story like Journey to the West. Science fiction isn't bad either.
Q89: At the beginning, Ran's hairstyle didn't have its 'horn', but gradually grew to have one. Is it something you eventually decided on while drawing her?
A: Yes.
Q90: Why do we never see Miyano Atsushi's face?
A: You might get to see it eventually.
Q91: When will Ran find out about Conan's identity? Is there a chance that the whole thing will end without her ever knowing?
A: Hmm... don't we all wonder.
Q92: What does Vermouth actually want?
A: Only Vermouth knows (haha)
Q93: I think that if Conan's glasses had the ability to take photos, it'd be so much more convenient!
A: This is a great idea! (laughs)
Q94: What's Conan's height?
A: He's around 18kg.
(The question really does ask Height, but Gosho switched to weight)
Q95: Hondou Eisuke's going to reappear one day, isn't he?
A: Probably?
Q96: Is Detective Matsuda going to reappear?
A: My editor wants him to appear.
Q97: Is there a pairing that Aoyama-sensei has to draw no matter what?
A: Probably Chiba. Once, all my assistants were adamant about me being unfair to him. (laughs)
Q98: I want to read a showdown between Kuroba Kaito and Conan-kun!
A: If there is one, it'll be pretty interesting.
Q99: What's going to happen to Gin?
A: Yes, what is going to happen to Gin?
Q100: Is Haibara going to get together with Mitsuhiko?
A: Who knows?
Q101: Which of Professor Agasa’s inventions would you like to have? And how would you use it?
A: The stun-gun wristwatch. I would put to sleep by boss. (laugh)
Q102: Aoyama-sensei, you should have your hometown be the setting for a case!
A: In Tottori? It's very peaceful there, so it's unlikely to ever have a locked room mystery.
Q103: If Aoyama-sensei could choose a codename for himself, what would you choose?
A: Doburoku, or something.
(濁酒(ドブロク) is unrefined sake)
Q104: There are a lot of couples in this, but at the end of the day, is it all going to be happy endings?
A: It will be, mostly.
Q105: It's about time you changed Ran's cellphone to a smartphone! Of course, it should be a present from Shinichi ...
A: Yeah, I will.
Q106: In Volume 11, File 8, page 136, the sound effects for Conan-kun's footsteps is 'トコトラ(tokotora).' What does that mean?
A: It's a typographical error. (laughs)
Q107: Can't you make Hokkaido the setting for another case?
A: If I have the opportunity to gather information ...
Q108: Before Detective Conan ends, can you somehow allow Chiba and Miike Naeko enter a relationship?
A: Please look forward to it!
Q109: Nowadays, are you the only one working on the storyline for Detective Conan, or is there a team behind it?
A: I can't talk too much about this. (laughs)
Q110: Were Conan's elementary school registration papers faked?
A: Probably, Professor Agasa ... (mystery)
Q111: Any dramas you're into recently?
A: I've been watching Shitsuren Chocolatier recently as a reference for romance stories. (laughs)
[T/N: The drama is about this guy who looks up to his senior in school, and has a one-sided love for her. He's a chocolatier, so he dreams of making the perfect chocolate for her. Along the way he gets toyed with by his senior, and in the end, he moves on and doesn't end up with anyone, even though there's someone he clearly likes/likes him back.]
Q112: Which Conan movie do you like best?
A: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper, and Countdown to Heaven. The recent ones are pretty good, too.
Q113: Are you going to write a little bit of story after they work out who's the leader of the BO? As a fan, I'd like to see a bit of what comes after!
A: I might draw a little bit about what comes after the leader's been found out.
Q114: I'm born in 1994, which is the same year the series started! Instead of a question ... I'll just wish it good luck! Detective Conan, please don't ever end. (laughs)
SDB 50+ Message
Translated by: Manvel
Hello, Aoyama here!
And finally, 50+ has come out! After 8 years?
I really thought it might never get released (Laugh).
What leaves the deepest impression in the 50+ is, yeah, the showdown with the Black Organization, right?
I even did it twice (Laugh).
My recommended scene from the first one is:
“Ho— so that guy is called Calvados…
A rifle, a shotgun, and three handguns… I thought he was some kind of arms dealer.”
For the second one:
“So we finally meet… my dear, dear nemesis?”
—Hey, aren’t both of those Akai’s lines!! (Laugh)
Also, we collaborated with “3rd Base Fourth,”
brought in Suzuki Jirokichi—Conan world’s top-level rich guy—for battling Kid,
had Ran suspect Conan and imagine a ‘Black Shinichi’ (Laugh),
and this is also where the boss’s email address was revealed to be “Nanatsu no Ko.” (Seven Children) all happened in this 50+!
Speaking of which, at the shipboard party that served as the stage for the first showdown with the Organization,
Oni-maru-sama from Yaiba is secretly participating…
Did you manage to find him? (Laugh)
Super Digest Book 60+
SDB 60+ Question
(Translated by The Black Demon)
Q1: I want to see Yukiko sing "いないいないばあ" to Conan! [TL note: 『いないいないばあっ!』is a famous NHK program]
A: You do? (laugh)
Q2: Why does Akai always wear cap?
A: Because it's his trademark.
Q3: We haven't learned about Takagi's private life and past yet! Please tell me something.
A: I'll draw that after some times.
Q4: From which volume does the scene showing Kazuha practicing at the Aikido Club come from?
A: In that file with the charm (please see Vol. 66).
Q5: Are Chianti and Korn dating?
A: No.
Q6: Is it problematic that Conan can usually hear private information and the like while wearing eavesdropping devices?
A: Very problematic! (laugh)
Q7: Does Jodie pretend that she enjoys Japanese games?
A: You can tell from her looks that she truly enjoy them.
Q8: Why did Chiba never tie a tie?
A: Because he can't tie? (laugh)
Q9: When is Ran's birthday? When will you write about it?
A: I really want to write it.
Q10: Please tell me Sonoko's birthday.
A: I'll probably write about that in the future.
Q11: The characters use different first person pronouns like "オレ" (ore - katakana), "俺" (ore - kanji), "わたし" (watashi - hiragana), "私" (watashi - kanji). Is there any special meaning behind this?
A: Because the hiragana usage of "watashi" is really cute. I learned to make high school students use "ore" from Adachi-sensei [TL note: Adachi Mitsuru]
Q12: Will there be any more shrunken victim of APTX4869?
A: Ha ha ha... (laugh)
Q13: Why must APTX4869 be in the form of capsules, but not tablets or powder?
A: Because "AKIRA" feels cool. [TL note: I don't know what he's talking about] [BD note: I don't get it either]
Q14: Does Kudo Shinichi's "Shinichi" come from the science fiction writer Hoshi Shinichi?
A: (It actually does) Surprise?! (laugh) [BD note: Not sure about this one]
Q15: Why has the shop owner of Poirot never appeared before?
A: How to say this... (laugh)
Q16: Will anyone on Conan's side die in the end?
A: Maybe. Maybe not. Please wait in joy! That wouldn't be joyful, would it? (laugh)
Q17: How did Shinichi come across the Holmes novels? How old was he?
A: He read them when he was still a child.
Q18: I want to see Shiho riding a Harley. Are you planning to draw something like that?
A: I really want to.
Q19: I want to see Ran wearing uniform swimsuit. [BD note: Is that the term?]
A: I want to see it too. (laugh)
Q20: Are Agasa's inventions increasing in number?
A: They are, I'll introduce them in the manga when necessary.
Q21: Will there be any development with Prof. Agasa's love story?
A: That would be quite interesting.
Q22: If Sonoko marries Makoto, will he become a live-in son-in-law of the Suzuki family?
A: How to say this... (laugh)
Q23: Is Okiya even going to the academy? Why does he always seem to have so much leisure at home?
A: Ahahaha... (laugh)
Q24: If Haibara's mother is still alive, would she have accepted the FBI's WPP and went somewhere else to research APTX?
A: Oh you're good (laugh). (No, [she] wouldn't)
Q25: I really like Haibara! Please tell me her bust size when she was Shiho!
A: I'd like to know too. (laugh)
Q26: It is said that those with bad visual acuity will also have bad dynamic visual acuity. [BD note: Not sure about the terms] So Makoto, who could dodge bullets, has bad vision? Or is he wearing fake glasses?
A: No. He's just that good.
Q27: Is Makoto's younger sister gonna appear?
A: I want to introduce her... How should it be...?
Q28: I want to know the story when the Kudo couple began to fall in love with one another. When can I read it?
A: There will be probably.
Q29: Doesn't Takagi have any childhood story?A: I'll probably draw that.
Q30: What are Heiji and Sonoko's grades at their club activies?
A: Heiji is good, but Sonoko isn't! (laugh)
Q31: Will Yumi and Shukichi reunite?
A: I'm planning to draw about it in the near future. (File 899-902)
Q32: I extremely like Ran. I want to become someone like her, how can I do it?
A: First make your hair look like a pointy horn... That's impossible right? (laugh)
Q33: How did Ran and Sonoko become close friends?
A: I definitely want to write that story.
Q34: Will there be a story involving the police academy?
A: I'll probably write it in the future.
Q35: The DB won't have any new member? I want new member(s).
A: If there was it would be quite troublesome to draw. (laugh)
Q36: In the mermaid case, the name "Shiho Miyano" was shown among the guest list, then Conan thought to himself "She doesn't look like the type to pursue eternal life and youth." Was that some kind of foreshadowing?
A: It was.
Q37: Was Date's accident related to the BO?
A: No.
Q38: Is there a connection between BO and Tottori Prefecture?
A: No. (big laugh)
Q39: Since when has the BO existed?
A: Wasn't it a pretty long time ago?
Q40: When the showdown with the BO comes, just in case, will Sato die in the line of duty?
A: Can't say.
Q41: When will we know the truth about Itakura's program?
A: Had you understood it after reading, you'd already have figured it out a long time ago.
Q42: If you could become a Conan character in one day, who would you want to be, what would you do?
A: I want to be Ran and go have a bath ♥
Q43: Let me ask this straight, have you already come up with the ending for Conan?
A: Of course!!
Q44: What's your opinion about Sato?
A: I want to meet her in person.
Q45: Who is the Boss?
A: It's... that one... That one!!
Q46: Do you sometimes wish to see yourself in the manga?
A: I appeared in every volume's cover. Although I have to face some major crises every time. (sweating)
Q47: Which code was the hardest to create?
A: The one with the Sun, the Moon, and the stars (Vol. 12).
Q48: Do you watch every TV episode of Conan?
A: Of course!!
Q49: Have Ran found out about Conan's identity or not?
A: How to say this... She will gradually.
Q50: Which is your most favorite character of Conan Doyle's?
A: Holmes.
Q51: Should we call Yukiko-oneesan or obasan?
A: If it was me I would call "oneesan". (uses shivering voice)
Q52: What would you do if you had a long time to rest?
A: Travel! Also watch WC in Brazil!!
Q53: You come up with new materials when recover your mental strength, right? Also, when do you recover your mental strength?
A: When I sleep! Also when I wake up from sleep after working, or have a doze after returning from the toilet. (laugh)
Q54: In which order do you come up with a character's appearance and personality?
A: Personality then appearance.
Q55: Do you come up with the characters' clothes alone?
A: I also took a look at my friends' clothes.
Q56: There are Conan side images at the back of the manga volumes. Is that a full series?
A: Yes, it's a short story in about every 10 volumes.
Q57: What're your most favorite manga cover, side image, background portrait...?
A: Vol 37 (Conan cosplaying Matsuda).
Q58: Why do you draw yourself like a pineapple in the manga?
A: I was influenced by the portraiture of the artists before me. They used to use the eggplant's image.
Q59: How do you come up with the suspects' names?
A: I think about it with my assistants after having decided on the theme.
Q60: Which character do you like to hit?
A: That arrogant brat with glasses. (laugh)
Q61: How do you improve your concentration during work?
A: I'l go to bed first. (laugh)
Q62: How do you relax? What do you do during days off?
A: Watch sports, TV dramas. And then "KanColle".
Q63: How many novels do you read in one year?
A: [The number] is increasing by year.
Q64: When drawing a character, which part of the body is drawn first?
A: The eyes.
Q65: Will you cheer for the Gainare Tottori?
A: I'll do that in my heart! I wish they could play in the J. League Division 1.
Q66: When you draw the manga, what is your expression when you think of something new.
A: It'd probably look like the character's expression.
Q67: How old was you when you resolved to become a mangaka?
A: Around the third year in college.
Q68: Do you have any idol?
A: Toda Erika, Hashimoto Ai.
Q69: When the series first started, have you ever expected that it would turn out this big (with the BO and FBI etc.)?
A: No, not at all. (laugh)
Q70: If DC characters were real, who do you want to become good friends with?
A: Ran. In the bathroom... again. (laugh)
Q71: What's your future dream?
SDB 60+ Message
Translated by: Manvel
Hello, Aoyama here!
Plus—when it comes out, it really comes out, huh? 60+!! (Laugh)
The 60+ is just packed full of recommended stories!
“The first appearance of Goro,”
“Kyogoku’s Christmas Eve Eve story,”
“Detective Koshien,”
“Shinichi and Ran in first grade decoding a cipher,”
“The assault operation on Haido Central Hospital,”
“The Akai assassination order at Raiha Pass,”
“The Furin Kazan Murder Case”………
There are so many that I don’t even know where to start talking about them… (Laugh)
Among all that, the absolute top recommendation is the ‘Yuki-onna Legend Murder Case,’ which ends up spanning both 50+ and 60+!!
It’s the story where Shinichi and Heiji actually had a near miss with each other back when they were in junior high.
The final scene—
“Well, even if we don’t meet now… since we’re detectives…”
“Someday again… on some mysterious stage…”
—was something I had been warming up and saving for about two years before drawing this story.
It’s a shame I couldn’t draw it in a big panel (Laugh).
Ah, and visually speaking, the top recommendation is of course that one page in the ‘Haido Central Hospital Assault Operation’ where Akai tells Camel:
“Good work… you did well.” ♪
For this story, I actually started drawing from that page first (Laugh). I really put my spirit into it…
Speaking of which, Casval—I mean, Okiya Subaru—
also made his appearance in this 60+…
There’s just no way I can talk about everything…
Super Digest Book 70+
SDB 70+ Questions
(Translated by Startold, Norman4869, Chris, ALAKTORN, [red])
Q1: What's the greatest change in your life since serialization started?
A: I grew older. (laughs)
Q2: Where in Beika City would Aoyama-sensei like to visit?
A: Shinichi's house, maybe.
Q3: For the Meitantei Zukan (the Detective Picture Book at the end of the volumes), your assistants are the one who choose them, right?
A: In general, the assistants are the ones who choose. By the way, all the Japanese authors who really exist have had permission obtained from them before they are featured. Likewise, we also seek permission from the Japanese actors who appear.
Q4: Who's your favorite character in Sangokushi (Records of the Three Kingdoms)?
A: Probably Guan Yu. He's a good businessman, and is a strong fighter.
Q5: What is the secret to surviving as a manga artist?
A: Don't allow yourself to draw whatever you think of, and you need to incorporate clichés that everyone expects to see. In other words, 'balance.'
Q6: Any place you recommend visiting in London?
A: The Holmes Museum. The people attending left drawings of Conan-kun (TN: in some place where you can leave drawings, presumably). Edogawa Conan enters the scene! (laughs)
Q7: What do you consider when creating a character?
A: Their personality is usually inspired by a character in dramas/movies, the people around me, aspects of myself, and so on.
Q8: Be straight about it, who is Aoyama-sensei's favorite female character in Detective Conan?
A: You don't mean an ideal marriage partner, right? In that case, Ran. If you mean a life partner, Yukiko ... (laughs)
Q9: Please tell me your top five characters and top five stories.
A: My favorite character is Conan (same goes for the other four). I liked the story with the bomb that featured Matsuda in Volume 36.
Q10: What do you like about Conan-kun?
A: He makes me money ... if I said that, he'll get mad at me. (laughs)
Q11: Please don't let Detective Conan end this year. I'm on an exchange program overseas for a year, and not in Japan.
A: It's still a long way from the end!
Q12: What are your sources of inspiration while drawing Conan?
A: Movies, dramas, plays.
Q13: For the 20th anniverary’s movie, I’d like you to make Kudō Shin’ichi the main focus, since he never has been before. For the first 1-hour half, you would have a story about Shin’ichi’s past (Shin’ichi×Ran), for the latter half you would have a story in the present, where Shin’ichi’s future is connected to Ran. What do you think about this idea?
A: That’s pretty good. I’d like to see it. Draw it! (laughs)
Q14: I would like to see more episodes with Shinichi.
A: Me too. (laugh)
Q15: Do you feel stressed about drawing Conan, since the series's being more and more popular?
A: Not at all.
Q16: Have you already thought of ending quickly Conan so you could have more time for yourself?
A: A little. I would like to have more time to play Kantai Collection.
(Note : Aoyama says "Kan Kore", so I assume he's talking about "KanColle", so "Kantai Collection", a card game popular in Japan).
Q17: Is there a trick to continue writing an already long story?
A: There maybe is one, but I don't know it.
Q18: What feeling have you got when you draw the scenes where the murderer kills someone?
A: The feeling of being a murderer. (laugh). I think I must have strange faces at these moments.
Q19: How do you think up snobbish expressions/dialogue?
A: I think of situations that make people unhappy/uncomfortable, and naturally, those expressions will come.
Q20: What do you want from Japan in the future?
A: Stop the Olympic Games!
Q21: What's your favorite Mai Kuraki song?
A: "Secret of my Heart".
Q22: I’d like you to have an arc in Kyōto in the manga, not just in a movie. Since the movie had Kyōto in the spring and Ushiwakamaru as its theme, for the manga I’d like you to make it Kyōto in autumn with Sakamoto Ryōma as its theme.
A: Kyōto is nice, isn’t it? It would be nice if I could go there to gather material. Kyōto’s cuisine is also nice, isn’t it?
Q23: Do you know how to play soccer?
A: Not at all.
Q24: I would like to be a seiyu in "Conan" in the future. How can I be one?
A: Do your best!
Q25: Please make Conan appear in Tōhoku.
A: Then I should travel to Tōhoku to gather data. (laughs)。
Q26: What stories are the longest to prepare?
A: In drawing, it must be the Men in Black stories.
Q27: On volume 79's cover, we can see Conan picking up his glasses, but he has already got them on his nose. Is it an error?
A: Really?! It's an error.
Q28: Is there a character that appeared in only one case, but gained unexpected popularity?
A: The liar from Detective Koshien, Koshimizu Natsuki.
Q29: Do you have time to think of something else than "Detective Conan"?
A: Yes. When I play Kan Colle.
Q30: Please have a Kansai Detective Conan exhibition and a fanmeeting where we can meet Aoyama-sensei.
A: If it happens, certainly.
Q31: Do you like eggplants?
A: Yes I do.
Q32: Aoyama-sensei, please do your best in the future for Conan.
A: I'll do my best!
Q33: Were you successful on your diet?”
A: “I wasn’t. I caught a cold. When you catch a cold it makes you think that you should eat, doesn’t it?!
Q34: Which artists have influenced your drawing style?
A: Monkey-punch-sensei, Chiba Tetsuya-sensei and Adachi Mitsuru-sensei. And Akemi Matsunae-sensei too Mix those four artists, and you'll get my drawings.
Q35: How do your ideas for the stories come up?
A: I think of it before sleeping. Like, "Oh, it would be funny if I did it like that"...
Q36: I think fans send you lots of mail. Do you manage to read them all?
A: I manage. Thank you very much. Fans ask from time to time autographs/signatures, but if I do an autograph for one fan, I should do it for all the others, so please understand me. Sorry.
Q38: Do you watch girl's anime for your manga?
A: No, not really... But I've watched Gyopi-chan ("Goldfish Warning!") in the past.
Q39: In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, your favorite character is still Yuki the goat, right?
A: Wrong, it's actually a rabbit named Luna. I'm trying to keep Luna from moving out of my village now.
Q40: When you draw manga, do you watch a movie or listen to music?
A: Yes, of course. I also use my phone to go on the Internet.
Q41: What's the most entertaining movie you've watch recently?
A: "Pacific Rim". And "Django Unchained" was awesome too!
Q42: Why do you draw fingernails for you characters? Since volume 60, we can see their fingernails.
A: Without the fingernails, I thought we couldn't see if they had gloves on them or not. That's why I began drawing the fingernails.
Q43: What do you take inspiration on when drawing action scenes?
A: Action movies that I’ve seen.
Q44: Have you ever joined the Health Marathon of the Watermelon and Yam?
A: No. I'm not good with marathons.
Q45: Do you enjoy your life?
A: Yes, I do!
Q46: Sensei, of all the Conan movies that have been released, is there one movie you like more than others?
A: In movie 2, "The Fourteenth Target", when Conan's about to shoot at Ran, the camera rotates around Conan, and I've drawn the last drawing of this scene. And I really like that drawing.
Q47: Is thre going to be released an artbook with all your color illustrations of other works than "Conan"?
A: I don't know. But I wouldn't say no.
Q48: What's the best thing that has happened in the last 20 years?
A: The movies, I think. I wasn't aware they would released Conan movies.
Q49: What do I have to do to become someone as intelligent as Conan?
A: Please be diligent in your studies.
Q50: Is it tough being a mangaka?
A: It's very tough.
Q51: Which do you dislike more, going to karaoke with Conan, or going for a drive with Gin?
A: In this case ... going on a drive with Gin, because it's very dangerous.
Q52: Does Aoyama-sensei like to eat rakkyou?
A: Yes. I eat them with curry. But compared to rakkyou, I like fukujindzuke more.
Q53: Please tell me good mystery novels to read!
A: The Holmes series, espcially "The Dancing Men", "A Study in Scarlet" and "The Sign of Four". And more recently, I've read "Suspect X's Implication", wich was really interesting.
Q54: What do you to relax yourself when you don't have work?
A: I play "Kan Colle".
Q56: What's the theme of next year's movie?
A: It's not decided yet!
Q55: Will there be Kid in next year's movie?
A: Are you a seer or what?!
Q57: Won't Aoyama-sensei be the executive director of the 20th anniversary movie?
A: I won't be, even though I want to. I can't stop the serialization.
Q58: Are we not getting any more new FBI and CIA members?
A: Um ... how should I put it.
Q59: Whose hairstyle does Aoyama-sensei like?”
A: “Maybe Yukiko-san. It’s a lot of trouble, though. (laughs)
Q60: Will there be a new Kaito Kid vs Kyogoku-san battle?
A: No, it was a special event.
Q61: Will Kaito Kid become a key player in the final arc?
A: Um ... what should I say. (laughs)
Q62: Do you plan on showing Shinichi's and Ran's grand-parents?
A: Should I do it? (laugh)
Q63: When will you let Heiji properly confess to Kazuha?
A: Ahh. (laughs)
Q64: Tell me honestly, is Amuro a part of the Secret Police?
A: I'm surprised. Do you have ESP?!
Q65: Do you plan on drawing how Shinichi's parents fell in love with each other?
A: Yes, I would like to draw it.
Q66: Who is the best in deduction between Yusaku and Heizo?
A: I think it's risky to say.
Q67: Are Yukiko and Sera's mother sisters?
A: Yukiko is not the sister...
Q68: Will Akai and Jodie get together again?
A: Should I do it?
Q69: What is Conan's height?
A: I wonder… He’s on the shorter side of a first year elementary schooler.
Q70: What is Kuroba Kaito’s club activity?
A: Isn’t it the “go home club”?
Q71: Have you decided the blood group of each character?
A: No I didn't.
Q72: How come Subaru-san always ends up cooking too much?
A: It’s because he’s not used to cooking…
A73: Have you estabilished detective Chiba’s first name?
A: His voice actor’s is Isshin… It might just become Isshin. But everyone with “一” in their name is a cool guy… I don’t know what to do. (laughs)
Q74: Does Azusa-chan have a boyfriend?
A: No, but she lives with the cat Taii.
Q75: Will Mitsuhiko confess to Ai in the end?
A: I wonder…
Q76: If you could have Heiji-chan participate in the final showdown against the BO, as a Heiji fan, I’d be happy.
A: That’s true. I would like to have him…
Q77: Does Ayumi still have a good feeling for Conan?
A: Yes！
Q78: Is Amuro-san an ally? Please make him an ally (laugh)
A: Amuro-san's an enemy. Of the bad guys.
Q79: Is Amuro's face real, or is it a mask?
A: It's real.
Q80: Does Hattori Heiji-kun not appear in BO stories?
A: In the Halloween party story, he appears in front of Vodka. He’s a risky guy.
Q81: Why does Okiya Subaru not expose his neck?
A: Please read Shounen Sunday or the tankoubons.
Q82: How old is Akai-san?
A: How old does he look? I don't know either.
Q83: Could you let Kogoro buy a car?
A: No, he rents his car.
Q84: This is about Okiya. His glasses, and the way his eyes crinkle has changed many times over the course of the manga. Are there two or three people playing the role of Okiya?
A: No. Those change based on how I feel at the moment.
Q85: Please reveal more about Professor Agasa's house. If possible, Ai's room as well. Please tell us more about Ai's private life.
A: Eh, eh? Pervs. (laughs)
Q86: What job will Shinichi have in the future?
A: Detective, no?
Q87: I wanna see Kyogoku vs Black Organization.
A: I want to read that, too. Kyogoku is pretty strong. In fact, his strength is ridiculous.
Q88: Why is Heiji dark-skinned?
A: Because at that time, there were no black-skinned characters.
Q89: Were Heiji and Kazuha childhood friends because they lived near to each other?
A: They probably lived extremely near to each other.
Q90: Is Haneda Shukichi the same person Yumi-san was talking about in volume 49?
A: Yes.
Q91: At what age did Okino Yoko debut?
A: I think it was when she was young.
Q92: Will you draw more cases involving Hagiwara, Matsuda's colleague who was also killed in action?
A: I really want to. (laughs)
Q93: Don't you want to draw a confrontation between Kid and Heiji?
A: I would like to draw one. (laugh)
Q94: Is there any relationship between Rei Furuya and Date Wataru?
A: Yes, there is.
Q95: Why does Makoto always have a plaster on his face?
A: Because it's cool (laugh). The wound there won't heal.
Q96: Does Conan know Kid's real identity?
A: Wouldn't it be bad if he discovered it? (laugh)
Q97: Conan is not good at cooking, how did he do his meals before he was shrunken?
A: Instant noodles and takeaway food. In addition, Ran occasionally cooked for him.
Q98: How many members does the Organization have?
A: I wonder.
Q99: What is the real objective of the Black Organization?
A: Ehh? You're asking this?
Q100: Do the members of the BO have their respective homes?
A: Normally, yes.
Q101: Is it true that the Black Organization's boss has already appeared?
A: It is.
Q102: Does the black organization not have an official name?
A: It’s just that it hasn’t appeared. It exists in my mind.
Q103： How old is Gin?
A: How old does he look like?
Q104: I can't imagine a scene where anyone from the Black Organization is arrested. It would be the best if Gin and Vermouth died in the end, wouldn't it? But I hope Amuro-san doesn't die.
A: Amuro ... I have no idea. What should I do. At any rate, please keep reading. Enjoy.
Q105: Are Ammuro-san and Taii the cat linked?
A: No they are not.
Q106: Please draw a shower scene involving Gin.
A: Ehh~~ (laughs) Please don't ask me to, you pervs.
Q107: I personally would like to have a great mind that works coolly like Conan's, and also a strong presence like Gin's that will heat up the story once I appear. The age Gin was at when he knew of the organization, and the reason behind his joining are things/stories that I would like to know. Please draw them.
A: Ah, right. I want to draw those.
Q108: In the finale, I think Conan will be fatally wounded by Gin.
A: (laughs) Eh? And that's the end?
Q109: Could Ran be the Black Organization's boss?
A: No, she could not.
Q110: How many members are there?
A: A lot.
Q111: My friend told me that Conan is the Black Organization's boss.
A: Tell your friend "You're stupid!", and that it's wrong (laugh)
Q112: My mother says the Boss is Vermouth, but she can't explain why. Is she correct?
A: It's not Vermouth.
Q113: Is Shiratori Ano Kata?
A: No, it's false.
Q114: When Conan's identity is exposed, will he personally let Ran know?
A: How should I put it.
Q115: I want to read a case where Conan and Haibara are both adults.
A: There's a situation like that in the drama adaptation. Now that you mention it, I feel like drawing it too.
Q116: Who is the sister from outside the domain?
A: Keep reading the manga and stay tuned!
Q117: Did Sera-chan and Conan-kun meet in Hawaii?
A: No, why?
Q118: Is there anyone that Sera Masumi loves?
A: Yes, there is.
Q119: Who's that person?
A: Keep reading the manga!
(Note : "that person" is written "その人" (sono hito). The journalist is not talking about Ano Kata)
Q120: Who does Sera like now?
A: It should be Conan.
Q121: Has the location where Conan and Ran met Sera been drawn before? Even for one moment.
A: It has never been drawn.
Q122: Are Sera and Shinichi cousins?
A: No.
Q123: Won't it be interesting if Sera, who looks like a boy, appeared together with Eisuke, who looks like a girl?
A: I wonder what will happen.
Q124: Which do you not want to get in a fight with, Sera or Ran?
A: Both ... Well, Ran will have a panty flash moment, so it's not all bad; but if it were Sera's, it would be nothing but pain, so please give me a break.
Q125: I want to see both Haibara and Shuichi get back to their normal life.
A: Yeah.(I want, too.) Just stay tuned!
Q126: I love Ai-chan very much, is it real that Ai-chan cannot get be happy? I want to see her smile from now on.
A: I have no idea when I will draw that scene, but in the true end there may be some bright spots about her.
Q127: I want to see a raburabu moment between Conan and Ai.
A: What should I do.
Q128: Please stop trying to kill Haibara.
A: Again, what should I do ... (laughs)
Q129: Even if it's just for once, please straighten Haibara's hair.
A: Why? If I did that, you won't be able to tell her apart.
Q130: Why can Haibara sense the smell of BO from Subaru Okiya?
A: You'll get that in the manga.
Q131: Currently, what is Hondou Eisuke doing in America?
A: Isn't he working hard to get his green card so he can join the CIA?
Q132: Why don't you draw Ran's school swimsuit?
A: Just once is enough, I really want to draw it.
Q133: Please tell me a secret you'd never expect about Ran.
A: She likes Shinichi. You're not surprised, are you.
Q134: Please add more scenes with Ran in the shower/bath.
A: Perv.
Q135: Ran has gradually noticed Conan's identity, hasn't she?
A: How should I put it? Please continue reading and experiencing it.
Q136: Does the Mouri Detective Agency not allow pets? There could be a heartwarming story about Ran and a stray puppy ...
A: They already have Goro. Well, Taii is in Cafe Poirot, so maybe that's not such a good idea.
Q137: Do Shinichi and Ran had other friends than Sonoko?
A: There's that girl from the convenience store. I wonder if there are others?
Q138: Have you determined Shinichi and Ran's next meeting?
A: I definitely want to draw it in the future.
Q139: If I want to be someone as outlandishly strong as Ran, what should I do?
A: Please work hard at karate.
Q140: Can Conan find out what is Ran's favorite undergarment color?
A: He's a detective, he surely knows ♥
Q141: There is no kiss scene between Conan and Ran for the moment. Will there be one one day by any chance?
A: There has been one in a movie.
Q142: How old were Shinichi and Ran when they first met?
A: They were in primary school I think.
Q143: How is Ran's deduction skills?
A: The level of ordinary people.
Q144: Shinichi and Ran's wedding is going to be held at London's Holmes Museum, right?
A: Eh? You've already decided?
Q145: Who taught Ran how to cook? If that is the case, who did that person learn from?
A: Isn't she self-taught? Her mom is terrible at cooking.
Q146: Is there a city where you would like to have a case in?
A: Kawanakajima? I want to try drawing a murder case set there. I once thought of going there to gather relevant information.
Q147: Is the "Blue Parrot" in volume 81 the same "Blue Parrot" as in Magic Kaito volume 2?
A: It's the same.
Q148： With what feeling do you want to have to end DC?
A: In a good feeling.
Q149: Will there be a story at a karate tournament that Kyogoku-san and Ran participated in?
A: I have thought about drawing a karate tournament.
Q150: Currently, how much has DC been covered?
SDB 70+ Message
Translated by: Manvel
Hello, Aoyama here!
Once it starts coming out, it never stops—70+!! (Laugh)
What first comes to mind from the 70+ is the “Shiragami-sama Legend Murder Case”!
To tell the truth, even in the artwork, I thought I was drawing the real Shinichi to look cool,
and the imposter to look a bit shady… (that was my intention (Laugh))
but… could you tell?
Next is the “Ōfuku Family Murder Case”!
I wanted readers to think of The Inugami Clan by Yokomizo Seishi,
or Holmes’ The Hound of the Baskervilles,
but it was actually The Hakkenden! (Laugh)
There were so, so many characters, and the character designs alone took me an entire day to finish—
I remember thinking, “I’m already out of face pattern ideas~~” (Laugh).
But honestly, what was even harder was the “Red Wall Murder Case”!!!
This one also had many characters, but more than that—
Detective Koumei from the local precinct!
I thought, “Wouldn’t it be cool if I had him constantly quote sayings of famous Chinese figures?”
That part was fine, but…
finding quotations that fit each scene just right was super~~ tough!!
Well, thanks to that, he ended up feeling very Koumei-like, so all’s well that ends well♪
There are also many other recommended stories—
Kid’s teleportation, Ran’s fortune slip, Inspector Shiratori’s cherry blossom case, and so on…
But as far as setting recommendation, it has to be the open-air bath on the lake. ♥
The model for it is Hawai Onsen’s “Bokoro” in Tottori Prefecture...
it looks exactly the same, so if you like hot springs, how about going there once?
…Of course, please refrain from killing anyone in the bath… (Laugh)
—Gosho AoyamaSuper Digest Book 80+
SDB 80+ Questions
(Translated by Startold, yangti1674, forcezer, ALAKTORN, bluesun)
Q1: Don't you think it would be interesting if Conan has a brother?
A: Eh? Why a brother so suddenly? It would be interesting, but it would also be hard to draw. Sorry!
Q2: Wich horn is the hardest between a rhino horn and Ran's horn?
A: What?
Q3: Will there be a love story in the Gunma prefecture?
A: What? You want to see one?
Q4: What are the reasons for people to join the Black Organization?
A: There are many reasons.
Q5: Are Elena Miyano and Shuichi Akai's/Sera's mother sisters?
A: Eh? Why's that?
Q6: Why did Akai-san decide to join the FBI?
A: It will be explained in the future.
Q7: Have you already thought about drawing a fight between Heiji and Kaito?
A: Hm... Should I do it or not...?
Q8: Will Conan be in Shinichi Kudo's body for the final showdown?
A: Stay tuned.
Q9: Will there really be more than 100 volumes? Thinking that I'm going to wait many years to read the end of the story makes me sad...
A: I think I can do more than 100 volumes, there's still room for the story.
Q10: The drawing of Conan and Shinichi sitting on the chair for the 20th anniversary of the manga is really cool. What was your inspiration for this drawing?
A: A drawing I had already drawn before where Conan was sitting on a char, and I just added Shinichi.
Q11: In volume 42, Conan receives a message where a "Ok" with a heart is written. Don't tell me that was Heiji?!
A: It was him, sorry (laugh)
Q12: I'm really amazed by something... How do you manage to draw a manga with so many sub-plots?
A: Well... (laugh)
Q13: What do you really take care of when you create a character?
A: I don't want him to look like a character I've created in the past.
(Note: Erm. Kaito/Shinichi, Sayaka/Aoko/Ran, Yaiba/Conan...)
Q14: I want to see a kiss between Conan and Ran in the manga!
A: What?? Not Shinichi?!
Q15: Why can't Conan remember where he has seen Sera?
A: He's pretending (big laugh)
Q16: What kind of feeling Conan has for Haibara? Is it trust?
A: I think he has total trust in her.
Q17: What's your favorite thing about Conan?
A: The fact that it gives me money (laugh)
Q18: I would like to visit the studios where Conan is animated, can you give me the address?
A: Don't ask me that kind of things~
Q19: What happened to the 10 million yen given to help raise Conan?
A: They're probably spending it on lots of things, I expect... Also, Ran-chan's looking after the money.
Q20: Does Conan-kun like Fluke Fin [Engawa] Sushi?
A: What, because his name is Edogawa? (laughs)
Q21: How could someone become a friend of Conan's?
A: By reading and buying (many) mangas!
Q22: If everything goes on like this, could Conan not be able to regain his body again?
A: Stay tuned (laugh)
Q23: What would happen if Gin [Jin] fell down the stairs and twisted his ankle?
A: Huh? That would hurt, wouldn't it? The pain would probably be really 'sharp' [Jiin]! (laughs)
Q24: When did Gin and Vodka meet?
A: Huh? When could it have been...? (laughs)
Q25: Please reveal something about Gin's private life.
A: I won't tell you (laugh)
Q26: Why is Gin hair long and grey?
A: Because it's cool! (laugh)
Q27: Please give Gin more appearances. And let him pull off an assassination sometime too.
A: He killed Pisco, you know... And Irish in the movie, too!!
Q28: Do you have something to relieve stress?
A: Ka… KanColle. (laugh)
(Note: not sure of that one. Is he talking about KanColle again?)
Q29: You must have a great mind to think up so many cases!! What should I study to have a mind as great as yours?
A: Oh, my mind's not that great. (laughs)
Q30: How can someone resolve a case?
A: By buying Conan in the inside (laugh)
Q31: If Conan-kun's a primary school student and a freeloader, how come he has a nice mobile phone? Did he buy it himself?
A: It was probably bought from him out of the 10 million yen they got... Must be nice to have all that.
Q32: Lupin vs Kid!!!
A: I want to see that too (laugh)
Q33: If you had one of Agasa's inventions, what would you do with it?
A: I would get to sleep my editor with the watch so I could sleep.
Q34: Please write Amuro vs. Shukichi!
A: Eh...? As in shogi?
Q35: Is Amuro-san popular with the girls in his job at Poirot?
A: Of course he is! (laughs)
Q36: Amuro went and sacrificed his own car (the RX-7) to save Conan, but being that crash should've wrecked it. Did he buy the car he drives after that secondhand?
A: Maybe he bought it secondhand off a manga artist who hardly ever gets to drive his car, and repainted it. (laughs) Wait, that's me!
Q37: What does Amuro like?
A: Boxing.
Q38: Was Amuro blond when he was born? Is he half-blooded?
A: Maybe (laugh)
Q39: Is Amuro in couple with someone?
A: He's single!
Q40: There was a preview for 2015's movie at the end of 'The Dimensional Sniper', but I have no idea what it's going to be about from just a sunflower! What sort of film is it?! Or will I just have to wait until it's out in cinemas?
A: You'll have to do that. (laughs)
Q41: Why is the sister from outside the domain ill?
A: Why? He he he... (laugh)
Q42: Is there anything the perfect human Akai is bad at? (Q42 and Q69 are related.)
A: He's tone deaf (laughs)
Q43: Who would win in a match between Kyogoku, Subaru, and Amuro? Do you have plans for a match between them?
A: Probably not all three of them at once, but I really want to have a showdown between any two of them!
Q44: Kyogoku-san is really happy compared to how he used to be in the past. Is it because he found love?
A: Of course!
Q45: Thank you for doing so many stories in Gunma prefecture. There's more than just mountains here, so how about doing a case set at the Tomioka Silk Mill, a world heritage site.
A: Would it really be a good idea to have a case occurring there?
Q46: Is the reason that Mitsuhiko's really clever that he's really something like a third year middle school student who came across the Organization's secrets and made to swallow that pill?
A: No way! (laughs)
Q47: Please tell us how the Kudo couple met!
A: It's explained in a special!
Q48: Will you draw a story explaining why Takagi wanted to become a police officer?
A: Do you want me to draw it? (laugh)
Q49: How clued in to Conan is Detective Takagi? Also, what does he think about Conan?
A: I guess he probably thinks he's a bright young boy, but probably doesn't suspect him even the tinyest bit.
Q50: The Organization has a "very secret" plan which started half a century ago. Are the Black Organization and the Pacific War connected?
A: What~? Do you think that these two are related?
Q51: Who is the Organization's boss? You can just say a hint.
A: Hint: It's not Agasa!
Q52: Could you draw a showdown between the original Kaito Kid, Toichi Kuroba, and Yusaku Kudo?
A: I would like to draw it!
Q53: Who drives the fastest between Sato and Yukiko?
A: Sato, because she's the White Witch (laugh)
Q54: What good thing has happened to you recently?
A: Bismarck came out~!! I’m super happy!!
(It’s about KanColle.)
Q55:Please give the series a happy end, with Shuichi Akai and Jodie getting back together, and draw what happens after they do (For example, with Akai's cooking skills, he'd be an elite FBI Agent by day, but when he comes home, he's actually a family man who's better at housekeeping than Jodie, maybe?).
A: That would be interesting! (laughs)
Q56: Will there be Shinichi and Ran's wedding at the end of the manga?
A: What's going to happen? Look forward to it (laugh)
Q57: Gin's not going to really turn out to be a good guy, is he?
A: No way! (roars with laughter)
Q58: What do you think of the 'wall slam' technique that's popular in Shoujo manga lately? I'd like it if you did a 'wall slam' scene in Detective Conan.
[Note: A 'wall slam' (kabe don) is a situation 1) where a boy corners a girl by slamming his hand against a wall with his body over her, trapping her, usually in a romance scene; or 2) when someone gets so angry out of frustration that they want to punch a wall]
A: I've drawn Ran doing a 'telephone pole slam' on Shinichi before, actually...
Q59: I like black-skinned people. I really want Hattōri Heiji, Kyōgoku Makoto, and Amuro Tōru to appear together in the manga. If applying the tone is troublesome, you could just make two of them appear at the same time. Please, Aoyama-sensei!
A: Now, with computer painting, applying the tone is easy; but drawing them is bothersome, so… (laugh)
Q60: What do you think will happen to Shinichi and Ran after graduating high-school?
A: That's something you're going to have to wait and see! (laughs)
Q61: Dr. Araide hardly shows up at all, give him some appearances!
A: Oh, I forgot about him! Sorry! (laughs)
Q62: Are Sera-san and Haibara cousins?
A: Stop asking in a roundabout way, I'm not going to get tricked! (laughs)
Q63: Is Sera-san going to be a key person in the conclusion? Also, will she ever become more feminine? (laughs)
A: Her mother has huge boobs... So I think she'll have a nice body in the end! (laughs)
Q64: I want to see a collaboration between Sera-chan and Hakuba-kun!
A: You do? How come? (laughs)
Q65: Were you the one to chose Noriko Hidaka as the voice actor for Sera, or is it a member of the production company who chose her?
A: I chose her, because I like her!
Q66: Does Sera-chan never show two doubled-teeth at once?
A: Do you want her to?
Q67: Does Sera know about the Black Org?
A: She doesn't know.
Q68: Does Sera have a boyfriend?
A: No! But there is someone... (laugh)
Q69: Please tell me if there is anything surprising about Akai, Amuro, and Sera! (Q42 and Q69 are related.)
A: They're all tone deaf, or something (laughs)
[Note: Later on in the thread, someone clarifies that the original says オンチ in both cases, which in that context can mean anything from being tone deaf, or completely hopeless with directions. Gosho never used kanji to write that word, so it could mean that they're all horrible at something.]
Q70: Does Akai-san have a gun he really likes? He’s always using the one he stole from a Black Org member… When he shot Gin with a rifle, what kind of rifle was it?
A: I should ask my assistant Yamagishi.
Q71: Akai-san has repeated that he would "give his life to protect someone". Is it a foreshadowing for his death?
A: Stay tuned!
Q72: Before Akai came to Japan in Volume 29, did he investigate or solve any cases as an FBI agent in America? I'm curious about what happened during the two years Akai was in America after he left the BO.
A: He investigated normal cases and also cases involving the BO. As for why/how Akai became an FBI agent, I can't tell you right now. (laughs)
Q73: Does Akai-san like kids?
A: He has come to like them (laugh)
Q74: Could someone like Akai be real?
A: No, it's impossible (laugh)
Q75: Does Shuichi Akai have back pain?
A: Why? (laughs)
Q76: If you went on a date with Shuichi Akai, where do you think he'd take you?
A: He'd probably keep driving for the whole thing.
Q77: What types of girls do Shuichi Akai and Tooru Amuro like?
A: Akai likes those he can spend time with even when he isn’t saying a thing. Amuro would like someone who'd be fine with him talking on and on... I guess.
Q78: I want a real Subaru Okiya to appear, one that isn't Shuichi Akai in disguise, Yusaku Kudo in disguise, or anyone at all in disguise. Is that an impossible request?
A: I guess it is...
Q79: Is Akai Okiya?
A: Sorry, please go read the manga.
Q80: Will Chiba be married?
A: Will he? (laugh)
Q81: How much money does the BO make annually? Is it more than what you make?
A: Leave me alone!
Q82: Does Inspector Yamato have stubble [bushouhige] because he thinks it's fashionable? Or just because he thinks it's a pain to shave?
A: He has stubble because he's a commander [bushou]. (laughs)
Q83: I want you to do a story about Teitan Primary's Culture Festival! I'd like to see Conan-kun acting in a play if you did.
A: What? You want to see that?
Q84: Who decided wich character owns wich car?
A: I decided for Subaru's RX-7 and 360, but it's Yamagishi who decided for the other cars.
Q85: I want to see Heiji Hattori vs Kaito Kid!!
A : You want it~?
Q86: If you put the first kanji of Heiji's and Kazuha's name together, it makes the word "peace" (和平). Did you do it on purpose?
A: I didn't do it on purpose, but I like it!
Q87: While solving all the problems in Conan, will the mystery on Kaito's father getting killed get solved in the mean time as well?
A: They won't be solved at the same time! Moreover, he didn't get killed!
Q88: Eisuke Hondo hasn't reappeared yet?
A: Not for the moment, but he's going to be interesting!
Q89: Why are there red bricks on the covers of the volumes?
A: The design department decided it.
Q90: In Detective Conan, who is like Aoyama-sensei?
A: Kogoro Mori.
Q91: Is Ran better in karate than she was before?
A: If there was karate at the Olympics, she would get the Gold Medal (laugh)
Q92: I hope women characters are going to give kicks in the crotch of other characters!
A: Agent Sato does it very well!
Q93: What is Ran and Shinichi's bloodtype? Isn't it type B?
A: Think what you want, choose wichever you prefer.
Q94: I want to know what Ran does in her everyday life at home. When Kogoro and Conan are at home, what does Ran do?
A: Do you want to know? <3
Q95: How old will be Ran when she'll get married?
A: Do you want to know? <3 (laugh)
Q96: When will there be a development in Shinichi and Ran's relationship? Ran only got scared after the confession in London... And what about Heiji and Kazuha?
A: Please look forward to it!
Q97: Please make Ran cuter! The manga series needs more Ran!
A: I've got a lot of Ran stuff I should draw someday soon. (laughs)
Q98: I want to see Ran wearing a kimono in the manga.
A: It's really complicated to draw, except when I draw it with colors (laugh)
Q99: Tell me how I could look like Ran!
A: You would have to do a horn in your hair. So you should just drop it (laugh)
Q100: My friend told me that the Boss is Shinichi!
A: Please tell your friend: Well done, it's false.
Q101: Everyday I'm unhappy. How could I be happy?
A: Don't think that being rich means being happy (laugh)
Q102: Hello, Aoyama-sensei! My name is Ken because my father is a fan of Hokuto no Ken. I really like Detective Conan so I want to name to name my child after Conan, but Conan is written in Japanese, and my name in Chinese. I don't know what to choose.
A: Choose what you prefer (laugh)
Q103: What do you take the more care of when drawing the manga recently?
A: I want the criminal to be the less suspicious than possible.
Q104: Who are your favorite characters?
A: I like them all.
Q105: Are the lines under Akai's, Sera's, and The Sister From Outside The Domain's eyes supposed to be dark circles? Or are they just eyelashes?
A: They're dark circles. They all have threatening gazes.
Q106: I want you to draw Amuro-kun with dots as eyes!
A: Huh? Didn’t I already draw that? (laugh)
Q107: If you were involved in a case, Aoyama-sensei, would you try and deduce it?
A: Sometimes I think, 'Well, if this happened...' but if it came down to it, it'd seem too indecent...
Q108: I've heard that you wanted to draw anime when you were young. I hope you'll draw until you die!
A: Oh, leave me alone! (laugh)
Q109: I think Aoyama-sensei will probably grow some beards, will you also add beards while drawing your eggplant-like self-portraits?
A: Then it wouldn't be an eggplant anymore!
Q110: Did you like deducing stuff before? Is it because of this that you are that skilled?
A: Before, I liked going to the library to read books about Sherlock Holmes.
Q111: Have you always liked mysteries, Aoyama-sensei? If so, what was the first thing that got you interested in mysteries?
A: I've been interested in them ever since I read the Sherlock Holmes story 'The Dancing Men' in my primary school library.
Q112: I know you were born in Tottori Prefecture, Aoyama-sensei, but do you write Heiji's Osaka Accent by yourself too?
A: I have one of the editors who's from Osaka edit it afterward.
Q113: How many times do you go to Tottori each year?
A: Once, in January.
Q114: Well done Sensei, for the Tottori Conan Airport!
A: Ah, yes!
Q115: The Boss = Ano Kata = the first letter of his nickname = A, just as in "Aoyama Gosho", don't you think?
A: Interesting! But no.
Q116: Who is your favorite producer currently?
A: It was Kurosawa before, now, it's Uchida.
Q117: Who’s your favorite movie director?
A: Long ago it was Kurosawa Akira. Now it’s Uchida Kenji I guess?
Q118: Which character tires you the most to draw?
A: Kid!
Q119: When I draw, I don't manage to draw well hands... Any tip for me?
A: Look at your own hands.
Q120: Conan has been in many cities, and many times in Osaka. I live in Osaka, and I'm really happy each time I recognize some buildings! Are you interested in Osaka?
A: Yes, because it's near Tottori.
Q121: Wich character was the hardest to design?
A: It took a lot of effort to find Sera's design.
Q122: Do you have any new consoles?
A: I do.
Q123: Would you like to do mountain-climbing?
A: No.
Q124: How do you manage to be healthy?
A: Vegetable juice once a day!
Q125: What is your favorite deduction recently?
A: Recently, it's the deductions of volume 87.
Q126: What manga or book would you recommend?
A: Chihayafuru.
Q127: What is something you enjoy?
A: Ka–Ka–KanColle.
Q128: How can I do so that my question appears in the SDB 80+?
A: Congrats, it appeared in the SDB!
Q129: Where would Sensei recommnd us to go in Britain? Or in other countries?
A: Big Ben. And for the other countries, Venice's sunset is really nice, but I don't have time to go in Italy.
Q130: Why do some people think you really are an eggplant? You're human!
A: I'm human!
Q131: Would Sensei like to do voice acting in a movie?
A: I'm too shy, so it's a no.
Q132: Who do you like best in K-ON?
A: Yui, of course!
Q133: Do you practice sports when you have vacations?
A: I don't have vacations.
Q134: Was Sensei happy to go to Brazil?
A: Really happy!
Q135: In 1997, there were the "Detective Conan Puzzles" which I loved, they were really interesting. I hope there are going to be more of them.
A: They were good, weren't they? See, Mr. Editor?
Q136: Do you mix curry with rice?
A: No I don't.
Q137: No more questions, just good luck for what happens next! Love Conan!
A: Thank you, I'll do my best!
Q138: Do your best! I will do my best too for my exams!
SDB 80+ Message
Translated by: Manvel
Hello, Aoyama here!
Thanks for waiting — 80+ is finally here!! (Laugh)
What I most want to talk about from the 80+ is, of course, the huge case collected in Volumes 71–72:
“I confessed right in front of Big Ben… I really messed up, Shinichi!!”
The truth is, I came up with this episode 18 years ago, while I was watching the Wimbledon match between Steffi Graf and Kimiko Date live on TV.
Late in the second set, when Graf was getting pushed back, a fan in the stands suddenly shouted,
“Hey Steffi~~! Marry me~~~ ♥”
And Graf replied:
“How much money do you have~~?”
Naturally, the entire stadium burst out laughing!
And so I thought,
“Wow, the idea of a player talking back to the crowd in the middle of a match is hilarious!
Someday, I’m going to have Conan do the same thing — in a huge London case!!”
…That’s what went through my head (Laugh).
After that, we have the appearances of Sera-chan and Amuro,
and including the two of them, the all-star cast of the
“Bell Tree Express Murder Case”!!!
The first time I ever saw the original, Murder on the Orient Express, was on a rental video.
I rented it late at night, brought it home, and watched it all fired up, thinking,
“I’m gonna solve it before Poirot does~~~!!”
But… I couldn’t figure out the culprit at all.
Just before Poirot gathers all the passengers for the big reveal,
I stopped the tape, rewound, and spent about three hours thinking and thinking,
yet I couldn’t solve a thing…
So I gave up and played the video again —
and then:
“EVERYONE is the culprit!?!? That’s insane——!!
Poirot is sooo cool~~!!
Someday I wanna make an all-star mystery like this~~~!!”
…That was back when I had just entered university.
So this episode is something I’d been warming up for 30 years! (Laugh)
Oh, and the beloved Miike Naeko policewoman —
who made CV Chiba Isshin (voice of Detective Chiba) so happy — appears here too,
but the story of those two will be in another volume… (Laugh)
Super Digest Book 90+
SDB 90+ Questions
(Translated by Startold)
Q1: How many centimeters are Shuuichi's eyelashes?
A: I don't know (laughs)
Q2 : How tall are Shuuichi and Amuro?
A: I don't know, but Akai is a bit taller (laughs)
Q3: I want to know the birth date of Akai-san and Amuro-san!
A: I would like to know too! (laughs)
Q4: How old is Akai-san?
A: He's 31 or 32, I think.
Q5: What motivated Shuuichi to do Jeet Kune Do?
A: It's because his father practised it too.
Q6: Did Akai begin to let his hair grow long ever since he joined the FBI?
A: Maybe (laughs)
Q7: Please tell me which tobacco brand Shuuichi smokes!
A: I have not decided yet (laughs)
Q8 : Is Shuuichi Akai his real name? Isn't it a fake name like how Casval names himself Char?
A: It's his real name (laughs)
Q9: Will you draw in the near future a story about when the Akai family lived in England?
A: Eh? Do you want one? (laughs)
Q10: Akai seems to have gotten better at cooking ever since he became Subaru but did he only eat convenience store bento before
that?
A: Maybe he ate calorie mates or something like that (laughs)
Q11: Does Akai collect hats?
A: Well, he likes hats. (laughs)
Q12: Does Shuuichi remember his meeting with Ran and Shinichi at the beach?
A: He doesn't remember, does he? (laughs)
Q13: Why does Akai always wear the same clothes?
A: Because it's hard to invent other clothes for him. Sorry! (laughs)
Q14: How does it feel for Akai to play the role of Subaru? I think he looks weird when he's in disguise.
A: Do you think so? (laughs)
Q15: Where, when and how did Akai learn how to snipe?
A: He learned it in Hawaii with his father, I guess? (laughs)
Q16: Amuro makes hamu sandwiches (hamusando) because he's PSB (kouan), right?
A: Ah, I understand better now! (laughs)
[Translator's note: apparently it's a pun]
Q17: Amuro looks like the type that could do anything, but he does he have a "single weakness" like Conan with singing?
A: I guess how whenever he gets involved with Akai, he loses his cool a little.
Q18: What is Vermouth's secret that Amuro-san has on his hands?
A: Is it really OK if I tell you? (laughs)
Q19: Amuro-san said that he hurt his shoulder while doing a tennis service in a tournament, but is that some foreshadowing?
A: It was a lie. In truth he can play tennis perfectly. (laughs)
Q20: Are Amuro's skin and hair color due to a drug?
A: Which drug? (laughs)
Q21: What do Azusa and the owner of the Poirot think whenever Amuro doesn't come to work on that day?
A: Guess they think something like "AGAIN?" (laughs)
Q22: Is Amuro's first love Elena-sensei?
A: She is! <3
Q23: Isn't the hair near Amuro-san's ear curled?
A: I guess so? (laughs)
Q24: How does Amuro-san spend his holidays?
A: He doesn't have holidays (laughs)
Q25: Is there going to be a story about Amuro-san and Matsuda-keiji's past at the Police HQ?
A: I hope to draw one, yes.
Q26: Amuro-san and Matsuda-keiji were friends at the Police Academy, but did Matsuda-keiji and Scotch know each other?
A: Maybe they did.
Q27: I think that Amuro & Azusa might be a thing but do you have any vision of that happening? (laughs)
A: Well... I wonder about that? (lol)
Q28: Are you going to explain the background of the infiltration investigation of Amuro-san?
A: I guess so? (laughs)
Q29: Do you have plans to make any lady who dated Amuro appear in the main story in the future?
A: Huh? Did I say that (lol)?
Q30 : Why does Amuro know Vermouth's secret?
A: Because he's a guy who's an expert at info gathering, just like a detective (lol)
Q31: If tennis is Amuro-san's specialty, then what sport is Akai-san very good at?
A: If you let him do any sports even though he has no previous experience he might be goot at any of them (laughs)
Q32: Are Akai-san and Sera-san going to meet again?
A: Ahah, please look forward to it! (laughs)
Q33: Are you planning to draw a scene with Akai-san, Furuya-san and Scotch in which they play as a music band?
A : I wonder about that (laughs)?
Q34: Are Akai-san and Haibara-san relatives?
A: Heh, heh, please look forward to it!
Q35: Akai and Haneda Meijin (Shuukichi) are in contact with each other?
A: Heh, heh, please look forward to it!
Q36: Will Akai and Amuro get along eventually?
A: Do you think that they will? (laughs)
Q37: How attractive are Akai and Amuro to women?
A: They are very attractive (laughs)
Q38: Which type of women do Akai-san and Amuro-san like? Cute, womanly beautiful, cool, natural?
A: I think Amuro probably likes bright girls. Akai might like tranquil women.
Q39: What type of student were Akai-san and Amuro-san in college?
A: Akai-san was like in the "Sazanami" series. As for Amuro-san, it's a mystery! (laughs)
Q40: I'd like for Akai to address Conan as "Conan-kun"!
A: Huh... Is that so! (laughs)
Q41: When Akai-san and Akemi-san were dating, did she cook for him?
A: I'd bet so (laughs)
Q42: Sera said that "It'd seem that [my big bro Shuuichi] had a lot of trouble getting the green card", but did Shuuichi directly tell her about all his struggle to her, summing it up like "Man... Getting a green card is a lot of trouble, you know?" or did she hear it second-handed?
A: Didn't he tell her? (laughs)
Q43: Who exactly is Tsutomu Akai, Shuuichi's father?
A: Well, read [the magazine] and look forward to it!
Q44: Who was the model for Tsutomu Akai? I personally think that his outfit looks like the movie in which Jude Law interprets Watson. He also had a moustache as well...
A: I thought of giving him a long, thin face so I guess he's based on Clint Eastwood? (laughs)
Q45: What does Okiya Subaru do with his life apart from eavesdropping, protecting and cooking?
A: I don't think he plays KanColle (laughs)
Q46: Who was Shuuichi's model?
A: His hairstyle was inspired by Char Aznable (laughs)
Q47: Where does Subaru's name come from?
A: I guess Akai himself made it up. To appeal as cool (laughs)
Q48: Subaru's cooking, if we ignore the half-cooked parts of it... Is it actually good?
A: I guess it must be good since he was taught by Yukiko (laughs)
Q49: How does Yukiko-san call Subaru-san (and Akai-san as well)?
A: Shuu-chan, I think. (laughs)
Q50: VA Ikeda Shuuichi was called "Shuu-bou" in the past, or so he admitted, did the same happen to Akai? (laughs)
A: Well, let's say it did (laughs)
Q51: If Akemi-san called Dai Moroboshi Dai-kun, how did Dai call her?
A: "Oi", "You!", or "Hey!". (laughs)
Q52: It's about Amuro's "baby face" but... 1) is he aware of that? 2) does it worry him? 3) is he making a weapon out of it? Which would it be?
A: None of those (laughs) And, say... "Baby face"? (laughs)
Q53: Who is Amuro-san going to be in love with?
A: Do you want him to be in love? (laughs)
Q54: Does Amuro-san speak English?
A: Doesn't he? (laugh)
Q55: Did Rei Furuya, Jinpei Matsuda, Kenji Hagiwara, Wataru Date and Scotch. Were they in the same class at the police academy or do they all have the same age?
A: I think they were in the same class.
Q56: Is Kazami, of the Secret Police, going to appear in the manga?
A: Would you like him to? (laughs)
Q57: Do you think that Kazami is single?
A: Sorry, but I don't know (laughs)
Q58: Is there a possibility Miwako Satou and Rei Furuya will talk in the future? If there is, will be as Amuro Tooru? Or as Furuya Rei?
A: I thin that he'd talk to anyone who isn't PSB as Amuro
Q59: Sera will be very active in the future, won't she!
A: Obviously (laughs)
Q60: Are Amuro-san and Sera-chan going to be a couple? (If Amuro doesn't die, that is)
A: Uh? Why? (laughs)
Q61: Will Sera continue to use "boku" as personal pronoun from now on even after she becomes an adult? She doesn't use polite speech, so I'm worried about Sera's future.
A: I'm not worried at all myself, though (laughs)
Q62: Why is it that only Chuukichi was given to be adopted to the Haneda Family?
A: Maybe he wasn't given to be adopted, he became a member of the family instead (laughs)
Q63: Does Shuukichi Haneda do Jeet Kune Do?
A: Guess that he doesn't (laughs)
Q64: Conan-kun is injured on a regular basis, is he resistant to pain?
A: I think that he feels the pain like anyone would (laughs)
Q65: Can Conan make a lot of refootings?
A: Feels like he'd never stop doing those (laughs)
Q66: What's the reason for Conan not telling his identity to Akai?
A: Please look forward to it.
Q67: According to Asami-senpai, Conan's (Shinichi) favorite food is lemon pie. Is that true?
A: Maybe he likes whatever Ran cooks him. (laughs)
Q68: Ever since Shinichi became Conan he hasn't been going to the high school, right? Who contacted the school and told them he wouldn't be coming?
A: Didn't Ran do it? (laughs)
Q69: From time to time, Conan has a jumper with a "K" written on it. Is it the "K" from "Kudou"? The "K" from Superman's "Clark Kent"?
A: It's the "K" from "Karl Helmutt", actually. (laughs)
Q70: Is there going to be a scene with another man that Ran loves apart from Shinichi?
A: I've already drawn a scene in which she gets nervous with a character who looks like Shinichi. (laughs)
Q71: Before they separated, did the Mouri family live in a police accommodation office, or in their own apartment? Do you have any plans to draw an episode that would show how they moved to the Detective Agency?
A: But I've already drawn their previous apartment in "Ran GIRL" (laughs) Is it OK now? (laughs)
Q72: Please tell me Heiji Hattori's birth date!
A: I haven't decided yet, but does't he look like he'd be a Lion?
(TN: Between the 22th of July and the 23th of August)
Q73: Is Heiji's dark-skinned grandfather on his paternal side? Or his maternal side?
A: Isn't it from his paternal side, I wonder... (laughs)
Q74: Is Heiji's dark-skinned grandfather going to ever appear?
A: You want to see him, don't you? (laughs)
Q75: Is Morofushi-keibu single?
A: He is.
Q76 If you turn Wakasa Rumi into Alphabet and change the letter orders, it becomes "Akai was Rum". Does it have any relevance?
A: H,huh... Is that so (laughs)
Q77: Will Rumi Wakasa and Momiji Oooka have an important role in the future of the series?
A: It's obvious that they will!
Q78: Who is Wakasa-sensei?
A: Blunt, aren't we? (laughs)
Q79: Where was Wataru Takagi born?
A: Where would it be good? (laughs)
Q80: When did detective Takagi first fall in love?
A: Well, I dunno but feels like he got rejected a lot (laughs)
Q81: What would happen if you let Kazumi-senpai and Kyogoku-san fight? lol
A: Sorry, but I think Kyogoku-san would have a crushing victory (laughs)
Q82: Do you have plans for a new love story at the Police HQ?
A: Hehehe (laughs)
Q83: Keisuke Yamato said "your bad coofee" when talking about Yui's coffee but... Did he mean she's bad at cooking?
A: Kansuke was just being sarcastic, I think that her coffee is delicious (laughs)
Q84: Will detective Chiba and Naeko Miike's relationship develop?
A: Hehe, I wonder? (laughs)
Q85: When are detective Takagi and Miwako Satou going to get married?
A: I wonder (laughs). If they married one of them would have to leave the force, though (laughs)
Q86: Are you going to draw stories about Yusaku's high-school days?
A: Ahahahahah ! (laughs)
Q87: Where did Matsumoto of the Police HQ go? Was he demoted and Kuroda took his place?
A: No, he was promoted to a higher rank, I think. (laughs)
Q88: When will Makoto Kyogoku's sister make her appearance?
A: S-sorry, I had forgotten about her (laughs)
Q89: Will the true faces of Atsuhi and Elena ever appear in the future?
A: I wonder if they will?
Q90: What is Shiho Miyano's favorite chemical element?
A: Ag, I guess (laughs)
(T.N.: Ag is silver, "Gin" in Japanese).
Q91: Did Atsushi Miyano and Elena fall in love at the company they worked at (when they were in the BO)?
A: Maybe they'd married before that.
Q92: What are the odds that Haibara-san and Genta-kun become a nice couple in the future?
A: Do you really want that to happen? (laughs)
Q93: When did Haibara begin to call Ayumi-chan "Ayumi-chan"?
A: Do you want her to call Ayumi like that? (laughs)
Q94: Haibara-chan is likeable, so let's all like her, this is not a question, but an affirmation.
A: Please like her.
Q95: Please tell me Kazuha-chan's birthdate!
A: I still haven't decided yet, but cancer looks like it's compatible with lion, so... (laughs)
Q96: Please draw Kazuha-chan with something other than her ponytail! I'm hoping to see her with a side tail.
A: I'll try to draw her that way if I feel like it (laughs)
Q97: Please tell me which which food Kazuha-chan cooks the best!
A: Tamago pulpy mixed rice guel (ojiya), I think. (laughs)
Q98: How old is James Black?
A: How old does he look?
Q99: The BO Boss is said to be very careful, but do they properly check the backgrounds of those members who get hired to work for them?
A: I think they do (laughs)
Q100: It wouldn't be possible for Director Tsugawa to be the BO Boss, would it?
A: He's already been caught, you see (laughs)
Q101: In their two last apparitions, the Black Organization used helicopters, and Conan managed to shot them down. I think that they shouldn't use helicopters anymore!
A: Huh? That being your opinion? (laughs)
Q102: I too want to join the Black Organization. Are there interviews or exams?
A: Stop it. (laughs)
Q103: Has Korn ever experienced a Ferris wheel?
A: He hasn't so maybe he wanted to try it out? (laughs)
Q104: Why did Vodka join the BO?
A: I wonder why? (laughs)
Q105: Of all the alcohols that serve as codenames in the Organization, which one do you prefer drinking?
A: I don't drink.
Q106: When will the Gifu prefecture appear? We would like to have police officers as cool as those in Nagano!
A: Isn't "Kimi no na ha?" set in Gifu? Then everything's fine! (laughs)
Q107: Is there some good rice shop that you'd want to recommend?
A: I'm eating mutton and vegetables a lot. (laughs)
Q108: It would be too shocking for Conan to end during exam period, and feels like I'd be unable to study so please continue it another 3 years.
A: Huh? That being your wish?
Q109: Are there any episodes or cuts in the Conan manga in which you later thought "oh no" and regretted it?
A: I wrote "head patrol officer" in Takagi's police notebook when it should be "police sergeant" (laughs)
Q110: Which characters are easy to draw, and which ones are hard to draw?
A: Male characters are easy, but women on the other hand... Eri, Yukiko and Mary are bothersome princesses. (laughs)
Q111: Make characters who know kendou appear, please!
A: I just did! (laughs)
Q112: Why did Sharon (Vermouth) burn down Jodie's house?
A: She wanted to destroy evidence.
Q113: Isn't Rum in Iroha Sushi?
A: Who knows. (laughs)
Q114: Gin and Mary both have the same apothegm about "demons in darkness". Are they linked?
A: Who knows. (laughs)
Q115: In the anime, Scotch's VA is "Gundam W"'s Hikaru Midorikawa. Is this foreshadowing?
A: I've chosen this VA myself ♩
Q116: Aoyama-sensei, how do you do to stay awake when you're tired?
A: I wash my face, put some cold on my forehead along with a band, and after that, I take some Oronamin C. And I sleep 30 minutes.
Q117: Aoyama-sensei, how is your physical condition? Are you not worried about it?
SDB 90+ Message
Translated by: Manvel
Hello, Aoyama here!
Plus… it’s finally arrived. 90+!! (Laugh)
There are so—so many things I want to talk about in the 90+, I don’t even know where to start…
First would be “The Scarlet Return,” when Akai came back to life, I suppose?
Originally, I planned to reveal the trick 2–3 years after making it look like he died,
but I never expected it would end up taking 7 years…
Well, Holmes also fell at Reichenbach Falls in “The Final Problem”
and didn’t return until “The Empty House”—
which took 9 years and 10 months,
so it’s fine, right? (Laugh)
By the way, Raiha Pass, where Akai got shot,
is actually a pun on Reichenbach♪
Next is “Ran GIRL” and “Shin-BOY”!!
The truth is, while I was hospitalized, I started feeling a bit weak-hearted and thought,
“At least this story… I need to leave behind in this world,”
so I drew the name (storyboards) with a life-or-death determination (Laugh).
It turned into a real gem!
Well, now I’m super energetic, so no worries (Laugh).
And then, for the 20th anniversary of the series, I drew the Aquarium Date Case.♥
Since it was a special occasion, I wanted Shinichi, just like the original Holmes,
to deduce things about Ran one after another with pinpoint accuracy—
and I was super satisfied to draw that scene♪
After all, a detective needs to read someone so thoroughly it makes them angry… right? (Laugh)
After that, there’s the “Hattori Screwed Up on Trick Bridge Case,”
Kid vs. Kyogoku’s Airborne Showdown,
the “Kawanakajima Serial Murder Case”,
Yumi & Shuukichi’s Marriage Registration Investigation Line,
and “Did Akai and Amuro Kill Scotch!?” Case,
and so on and so on…
There’s absolutely no way I can write about everything (laugh).
Well then, let’s meet again in the 100+♪
—Gosho AoyamaBLACK PLUS Super Digest Book
BLACK PLUS SDB Questions
(Translated by Spimer)
Q1: Is the Black Organization recruiting people?
A: Dunno…
Q2: When you join the Black Organization, are there practical exams, writing exams or interviews?
A: W-who knows…?
Q3: College graduates have it easier to join the Black Organization, then?
A: I don’t know (laughs)!
Q4: Are there pretty girls in the Black Organization?
A: Haibara was there, though…?
Q5: What’s the minimum age to join the organization?
A: Is that all you’re gonna ask me (laughs)?
Q6: My mother says that if join the organization my codename will be “sweet potato distilled liquor (imojouchuu)”. Will you hire me?
A: I won’t.
Q7: I want to know the average yearly salary of the organization. I come from a “black business” so I’m curious about that.
A: I wonder (what it is) (laughs)?
Q8: About salary. If I report to the accounting person that “today I killed x people”, will they calculate it?
A: I think that’s not it, though?
Q9: Are there meetings or drinking parties in the organization?
A: I guess there aren’t?
Q10: Do you think there’s children in the Black Organization?
A: ... There might be (laughs)
Q11: The Black Organization gives off an impression of being rich. Is the source of their income the sales of drugs like the Apotoxin?
A: That’s not it! (Definitely)
Q12: What’s the members’ favorite rice ball filling?
A: I don’t know! (Definitely)
Q13: There’s a lot of NOCs, but is it alright?
A: It is.
Q14: What do Gin & co. do in their free time... Do they play smartphone games or the likes?
A: They might not have "free time"...
Q15: Is there someone in the organization that likes manga or anime?
A: I guess there aren’t?
Q16: The codenames of the Black Organization are alcohol names, but does “That Person” give them (to the members) by thinking about the impression they give off? For example, Gin. He gives off that impression to “That Person” hence why (he’s named) Gin… Something like that?
A: I wonder about that.
Q17: Tequila, Pisco, Calvados… After they died, do others inherit their codenames? Like a retired (uniform) number, is the (codename) affixed to them as something that belongs (to the owner of the codename)?
A: I can’t tell (you) that.
Q18: If children prove to have potential, they can get a codename too?
A: Haibara is a minor of age but… What of it? (laughs)
Q19: Why are the codenames the names of alcohols? Couldn’t they have been cat breed names?
A: It’s because it’s cooler.
Q20: Is there a “Cognac”?
A: There might be.
Q21: Is there someone with the codename “Beer”?
A: I haven’t thought of it.
Q22: Is Karasuma Renya’s true identity Superintendent Matsumoto?
A: I guess that’s not the case (laughs)
Q23: Does “That Person” (practice) karate?
A: What?
Q24: Straight to the point: Karasuma Renya is Kuroba Touiichi-san, right? You did say that he was still alive.
A: Hah, hah, hah… That’s not it.
Q25: I think that “That Person” has drunk APTX 4869 and become a young police officer, what do you think about this?
A: Oh?
Q26: In Itakura-san’s episode… It was said that “we are trying to revive the dead”. But when Gin killed Pisco, he said… “I just received… A direct order from “That Person”..."... But Karasuma, the organization boss, has already had a “mysterious death”. Going from this… Karasuma’s flesh has been destroyed, but his brain alone is still alive. Or maybe you can hypothesize that he’s an AI?
A: Wow. You sure thought it out. It’s not the case, though (laughs)
Q27: Karasuma Renya, Suzuki Plutocrats, Ooka Family… Which of them is richer?
A: Karasuma. Karasuma is the very best!
Q28: What’s the boss’ favorite food?
A: And why do you want to know it?
Q29: How much is the yearly salary of the Black Organization’s boss?
A: I insist: why do you want to know it?
Q30: Is the “secret project” that the organization has been carrying on since 50 years ago related to Karasuma Renya?
A: But of course it is.
Q31: Did Karasuma Renya found the Karasuma Group?
A: Obviously enough!
Q32: Is the boss still (located) in Tottori?
A: Why Tottori? (laughs)
Q33: Mr. Pisco said that he’s been serving “That Person” for a long time, but does that mean that Karasuma is still alive?
A: Huh? Is that so? (laughs)
Q34: Is Karasuma Renya a Sherlockian?
A: Huh!? Is that so!?
Q35: I want to know the relationship between the Boss and Vermouth!
A: Huh!? I-Is that so!? … Or so it feels like (laughs)
Q36: Karasuma and old Senma, they’ve never met (face to face)?
A: They haven’t.
Q37: Is Gin Russian? Is Vodka German?
A: W-why (do you think so)?
Q38: Will Gin die in the final episode? Or will he survive? Or maybe… Maybe… He’ll become amnesiac and live on?
A: Hah, hah, hah… Why (would he)?
Q39: If I meet Gin in the midst of the city, can I talk to him?
A: Feel free to, if you want to die, that is…
Q40: Is Gin really a villain?
A: (He’s) a villain, yes. (Definitely (laughs))
Q41: Has Gin (ever) been in love?A: HUH!?
Q42: Is Gin like an assistant manager within the organization?
A: I think that he’s way higher (in rank).
Q43: Just like how Vodka calls Gin “aniki (boss)”, does anyone else in the organization refers to fellow members as “oyaji (pops)” or “aneki (big sis)”?
A: The fans refer to Vermouth as “Ver-nee (Big Sis Ver)”, though (laughs)
Q44: Is Gin well liked (by women)?
A: (He) is well liked, yes.
Q45: Is Gin skilled at fighting sports (close quarters combat)? If he is, then what’s his (specialty)? (For example: karate, boxing or so)
A: I dunno what it is but he’s probably strong.
Q46: Have Gin and Vodka always been friends?
A: I think that’s not the case?
Q47: Gin did say “A job that RUM screwed… I couldn’t care less”... Does he dislike RUM?
A: Maybe.
Q48: Gin has (the habit) of forgetting the names of those he killed, but did he forget Akemi-san’s name too?
A: Hasn’t he forgotten it (too)?
Q49: The other day, I dreamt that Gin, with a bloodshed face, a knee leaning on the ground, leaning his right hand on his chest, had a bold smile, shoots at Furuya, wearing a suit, and who’s at some distance. (He was sure of (Furuya) being a spy?). Will that dream come true?
A: Wrong. That’s but a nightmare.
Q50: How much is clear about the ranks within the organization’s executives? In which position is actually Gin at, when counting from the boss (downwards)?
A: You’re going to ask that?
Q51: Gin is my type but what type of women does he prefer?
A: The so-called “good women”? (laughs)
Q52: Linking with a demon in the darkness… Does Gin have a connection with Mary?
A: There might be.
Q53: If I had a date with Gin, where would he take me to?
A: To the graveyard?
Q54: Does Gin have a lover?
A: (He) might not have one right now.
Q55: I want to marry Gin.
A: I don’t recommend it.
Q56: Is is true that Vermouth raised Gin?
A: Wrong.
Q57: Is Gin about 32 years old?
A: Does he look like (that age) to you?
Q58: Does Gin use polite speech when talking to superiors like the Boss?
A: Maybe so.
Q59: Does Gin properly greet (saying) “Good morning”?
A: Maybe (he) doesn’t.
Q60: When Gin goes to buy tobacco, does he go to the convenience store dressed like he (usually) does?
A: Doesn’t he send (someone else) to buy it?
Q61: Ever since I was a kid, I’ve wanted to know how Vodka earnt Gin’s trust to the point he’s allowed to drive Gin’s car.
A: I think that (Gin) simply dislikes driving it himself, though.
Q62: Does Vodka have a girlfriend? If he doesn’t I’d like to announce myself as candidate.
A: Feel free to.
Q63: I like Vodka a lot! Tell me one of his secrets, please!
A: Truth is… Back when serialization had begun, my assistants called (him) “Sub-chan”, see. (laughs)
(Sub as in sub-character. Gin was “noppo” (tall and thin))
Q64: I’d like to ask about why Vodka is in the organization.
A: Wouldn’t it be better not to know it?
Q65: Are Vodka’s sunglasses graduated?
A: I guess they aren’t.
Q66: I’d like to know why Gin doesn’t ditch Vodka despite his blunders.
A: Of course (you want to)!! (laughs)
Q67: How did Vodka earn a codename? Does he have some special skill that the other members can’t rival with, despite his (stupid) looks?
A: Despite his looks, he’s actually pretty capable. (laughs)
Q68: Doesn’t Vodka have a car (of his own)?
A: It appeared in Volume 37. (laughs)
T/N: Volume 37 - Itakura Case
Q69: Is Vodka’s good body build because he used to (practice) some kind of sport?
A: Guess that.
Q70: Is Vodka a slow runner?
A: He might be unexpectedly fast, though!
Q71: Why does Vodka call Gin “aniki (boss)”?
A: Why does he, indeed?
Q72: Is Vodka’s favorite dish the pudding?
A: That’s not the case, right?
Q73: Does Vodka have a model?
A: A bad guy who was in a movie named “Diva”. A guy with good body build.
Q74: Just like how there’s a Detective Sato fanclub in the MPD, is there something like a Vermouth fanclub within the Black Organization?
A: There isn’t.
Q75: What about Big Sis Vermouth!? Will she survive!? She’s (my) life! Aaaahhhh!!
A: Well, I wonder about that.
Q76: When Vermouth and Bourbon go have a dinner (together), does Vermouth treat? Or do they drop it off as Black Organization expenses?
A: It’s not expenses.
Q77: How many languages does Vermouth speak?
A: A lot. Every single language.
Q78: Did Vermouth kill Miyano Elena?
A: Huh? What are you saying?
Q79: How did Bourbon join the Black Organization?
A: I guess he did it in a skillful manner.
Q80: It’d seem that Miyano Akemi-san knew about Bourbon, but did she know it was the boy from back then?
A: I think that Akemi didn’t notice.
Q81: What is Amuro’s blood group?
A: Blood group? I pass (laughs)
Q82: How did Bourbon know the secretive Vermouth’s secret? Is that secret related to how Vermouth hasn’t changed at all during 20 years’ time?
A: He’s (a member of) Zero so I guess he skillfully investigated around.
Q83: Has Bourbon killed anyone?
A: That sounds like Kazami (laughs)
Q84: Did Bourbon know that Rye’s girlfriend was the daughter of Elena-sensei?
A: I think that he did know.
Q85: Bourbon won’t die, right?
A: Huh? Why (would he)? (laughs)
Q86: Does Scotch have an alias like Amuro Tooru or Moroboshi Dai?
A: I guess he does.
Q87: Does Scotch-san like Bonsai (cactuses and the like)?
A: Why (would he)?
Q88: Is there a possibility that Scotch is alive?
A: There isn’t.
Q89: Why did Mary shrink?
A: You’re going to ask that?
Q90: Are we going to come full circle and Kan-chan will happen to be RUM? (laughs)
A: It won’t.
Q91: How old is RUM?
A: I can’t answer that.
Q92: Is RUM certainly amongst the trio of Kuroda, Wakasa and Wakita?
A: It is, indeed!
Q93: The “screwing up” that RUM did during the Haneda Kouji case, was it a major mistake? If that was the case, why wasn’t RUM killed (as punishment)?
A: Because (they’re) No. 2.
Q94: Haneda Kouji is RUM, yes?
A: Wrong.
Q95: Why is RUM asking Amuro to provide info on Shinichi all of a sudden? Does RUM have some goal?
A: Well, they must have one.
Q96: Wakasa-sensei is so suspicious, she’s scary. Is she (one) of the men in black? Or it’s not the case?
A: I wonder about that. Please feel the fear. (laughs)
Q97: Wakasa Rumi-sensei’s name (若狭留美) always looks like “若さ wakasa (youth)”, “留める todomeru (stop)”, “美しさ utsukushisa (beauty)”. Is it related to Vermouth’s immortality?
A: You’re amazing! (laughs)
Q98: Were Wakasa Rumi and Haneda Kouji lovers?
A: Huh?
Q99: In the burning tent episode… Wakasa Rumi gripped something like a shogi piece from over her trousers. Is she related to the Haneda Kouji case? And she was looking at the list of persons administered APTX4869… So that’s why I (thought) so.
A: I see.
Q100: Is Scotch disguised as Wakita?
A: Wrong.
Q101: Why did Akai-san have long hair when he was in the organization?
A: I wonder why, indeed.
Q102: Is Yamamura Misao related to the organization?
A: (He’s) not.
Q103: Aren’t Miyano Akemi-san and Enomoto Azusa-chan too similar? Are they relatives?
A: Akemi doesn’t have drooping eyes.
Q104: Is Miyano Akemi alive? Please answer my question. (From the UAE).
A: I guess that she’s not alive.
Q105: Did Miyano Elena become a silent and gloomy woman after she joined the organization?
A: Wrong. She’d always been shy and a poor talker.
Q106: Why is the image of Elena-san different before and after joining the organization?
A: She looked like that to her husband and Amuro, but she was originally like that (shy and silent).
Q107: What is Kir doing right now? I like Kir a lot. I’m waiting for her to reappear!
A: Keep on waiting, please!
Q108: I feel sorry for how the FBI manipulated Kir. Kir won’t find happiness?
A: Poor her, yes. (laughs)
Q109: Why was Kir (working) as an announcer?
A: (She) found out she had the talent for that.
Q110: Does Chianti wear one-piece (clothes) or so?
A: If she (wants to) then she’ll wear them, no?
Q111: Is the drawing on Chianti’s left eye a tattoo?
A: It’s a tattoo, yes.
Q112: Can Chianti use formal speech?
A: Maybe (she) can’t.
Q113: Are Chianti and Korn going out (together)?
A: They aren’t.
Q114: Does Korn like Chianti?
A: Wow. Does it look like that to you?
Q115: Will Korn and Chianti marry?
A: I guess they won’t?
Q116: Does Ai-chan know the official name of the organization?
A: She must know it, yes.
Q117: I’d like to become like Ai-chan. How can I?
A: Study, please.
Q118: What’ll happen to Haibara Ai after the battles with the organization?
A: Look forward to it.
Q119: Haibara, does she know the identity of “That Person” and the organization’s name?
A: Of course she knows it!
Q120: Was Sherry going out with Gin when she was in the organization?
A: I think that (Gin) isn’t Haibara’s type, though. (laughs)
Q121: How old is Tequila?
A: Let’s make of it a mystery.
Q122: Tequila was pitiful, yes?
A: Huh? Is that so?
Q123: Is there a theory about Tequila being alive?
A: There isn’t. He was blown to smithereens.
Q124: Is the “domineering woman” that appeared in Itakura’s phone (conversation) Vermouth?
A: Correct. It was said so when the Bell Tree express (episode).
Q125: If Kyogoku-san fought the Black Organization, he could beat them, right?
A: Since he’s the strongest in the world of Conan.
Q126: The snipers of the Black Organization that have appeared in the series. (Rye, Chianti, Korn, Calvados, Scotch)... I’d like to know the rank of their skill as snipers.
A: Rye is the very best, No. 1.
Q127: Why did Superintendent Kuroda call Furuya-san “Bourbon”?
A: Why? That’s because… (laughs)
Q128: I like Curacao a lot! Is there a possibility of her appearing in the manga such as in a flashback?
A: There might not be… You want her to appear?
Q129: The PSB of the MPD (especially Kazami). How much do they know about the Black Organization?
A: All that Furuya has told them… Right?
Q130: Please tell me which Black Organization member is your favorite, Aoyama-sensei.
A: I like all of them.
Q131: Rather than a question it’s more like of a wish, but I’d personally like to see a spinoff like “Zero’s Teatime”, a “Black Teatime”. (laughs)
A: “The title (would) be “Black Cocktail Time”, yes?
Q132: I feel like (wishing) for the Black Organization to be destroyed soon and for the truth to come out. But then “Detective Conan” would end and I don’t want it to end. It’s 50/50. What can I do about it?
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Translated by: Manvel
Hello, Aoyama here!
I never thought this would actually come out — BLACK!! (Laugh)
Since this book is about the Black Organization, there are all sorts of things I want to talk about,
but there are so many things I’m not allowed to reveal that… I really can’t say much (laugh).
For now, let me talk about their names… When I decided that the code names would all be based on alcoholic drinks,
the very first character who got a name — surprisingly enough — was Vodka!! (Laugh)
While I was drawing, I muttered to myself, “This guy really feels like a Vodka…” and then Yamada-kun, the assistant standing next to me, said: “Then, why don’t we make this guy ‘Gin’?” So I replied, “Okay, let’s go with that,” and that’s how Gin got his name…
Then, some time later when the black-clad woman appeared, Tani-kun, another assistant, said: “Let’s make her code name Vermouth!’’ So again I said, “Okay, let’s go with that!” —And thus, the names were decided in a very casual, sloppy way (Laugh).
Speaking of the Black Organization… After I watched the test screening of “The Raven Chaser,”
I ended up in an elevator with a pair of fans — a mother and her young son.
Suddenly, the boy declared to his mom:
“When I grow up, I’m going to join the Black Organization!!”
I thought, “Whoa, whoa, whoa…”
So in order to show that Conan also has many strong and cool allies,
I decided to revive Shuichi Akai in a stylish way,
and to have Tōru Amuro infiltrate the Organization as a Public Security Bureau
(even though he was originally planned to be a villain (Laugh)).
So in a way, the reason these two are so active today…
might actually be thanks to that boy in the elevator (Laugh).
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LOVE PLUS SDB Questions
Translated by: Linzz, Spimer, Manaphy, Holmes, Sen, nightbaron, Ali
Q1: Ran and Shinichi are now couples, but are they contacting each other by calls and messages daily?
A: No, they don’t because they are too shy (laughs)
Q2: When will Shinichi and Ran meet again?
A: I wonder about that (laughs)
Q3: Shinichi-kun thought "Of course not... Just on the cheek" at the Kiyomizu temple, but will there be a kiss scene not on the cheek with Ran-chan after?
A: Well... Who knows? (laughs)
Q4: Sometimes Shinichi has nose bleeds when he sees Ran in some circumstances (like wearing a bikini... etc). Will he have the same problem after they are couples now?
A: I don’t think so (laughs)
Q5: Does Shinichi still have the sakura that Ran gave him when they were kids? (Chapter 924)
A: It would be good if he kept it
Q6: Before Shinichi went on his date with Ran to Tropical Island, Did he search a lot of tourist guides and print that park on his mind by reading it over and over again?
A: I think it was from his first time reading about it
Q7: Will the time come that Shinichi realizes the meaning of the letters that Ran sent him “XXX”?
A: Maybe he will realize one day
Q8: When did Shinichi give Ran an extra key to his house?
A: I guess before his parents went to LA
Q9: I wanna know what would Shinichi do for Ran’s birthday? I guess it would be something grandiose...
A: A lot of things (laughs)
Q10: Shinichi's unexpectedly romantic, isn't he~?
A: That's right.
Q11: When will Shinichi and Ran re-ignite the heat of their love?
A: Eh? More than this?
Q12: Who is Ran chan's first love?
A: Who knows
Q13: I'd like to know Vermouth's reaction to Shinichi and Ran having begun to be a couple
A: Guess it's a good reaction
Q14: what is the food that Ran makes that Shinichi likes?
A: He will like anything if it’s made by her (laughs)
Q15: Conan-kun is eating Ran-chan's homemade cooking everyday, what does he think?
A: It's really good.
Q16: Even now, does Conan-kun still go into the bath with Ran-chan from time to time?
A: Yes he does <3
Q17: I'll ask boldly! I want to know how Yusaku-san and Yukiko-san fell in love!
A: Wasn't it when she starred into Yusaku's script turned into a drama... right?
Q18: I'm curious about the words and the situation of Kudo Yusaku-san's proposal to Yukiko. Yusaku-san is a writer so it looks like he'd think of something lovely... (laughs)
A: I guess so.
Q19: What does Yusaku-san think about Yukiko-san saying that Akai-san is attractive...?
A: Surely, I wonder about that... (laughs)
Q20: Between Kogoro and Eri-san, which one became self-conscious of his love and confessed to the other first?
A: They did it at the same time, no?
Q21: How did Eri-san call Kogoro before her marriage? As expected, without honorifics?
A: Gorô-chan.
Q22: When will Heiji and Kazuha be married?
A: Ha ha ha, I won't tell you! (laughs)
Q23: When will Heiji and Kazuha get [finally] married? ❤︎
A: I told you, I'm not gonna tell you! (laughs)
Q24: When will Heiji confess to Kazuhaaaaaa?!
A: I said that I wouldn't tell you, didn't I? (laughs)
Q25: Heiji is being obsessive about his confessing spot, but I wonder if he just shouldn't outright say to Kazuha that he loves her. What do you think? Am I on the right track? I want them to stick together quickly ! I'm begging you !
A: ... T-To the next question.
Q26: Does Heiji go out with Kazuha to have fun outside the cases that they face?
A: I think so
Q27: Is a noodle shop a place where Heiji and Kazuha date? (laughs)
A: Why? (laughs)
Q28: Heiji and Kazuha go to so many trips and stay the nights outside their homes, what do their parents think of them? Especially Toyama’s family? (Laughs)
A: I think they trust them...
Q29: Heiji and Kazuha aren’t a couple yet, but does Kazuha give Heiji chocolate for valentines?
A: I think she gives him secretly...
Q30: Why did Kazuha make a lucky charm? Is she worried a lot about him because he is reckless?
A: I think so
Q31: Is Ai-chan still using Hattori's "Ore no Kazuha ni" voice sample as her ringtone?
A: As one would expect, she probably doesn't anymore.
Q32: Heiji doesn’t seem so able to express his feelings to Kazuha, but how did his parents meet, Heizo and Shizuka?
A: I don’t know
Q33: What about Momiji-chan and Iori?
A: ...What do you mean by that?
Q34: Since when Soshi Okita has feelings towards Moroha Kurogane? This has been on my mind to the point where I can’t sleep at night, so please tell us in one of the episodes.
A: If I wasn’t mistaken, he fell in her love since the first time he saw her while he was fighting Yaiba
Q35: When will Makoto-san come back from his scholarship? I want him to get back ASAP for Sonoko!!
A: He might come back when he is defeated, since he is the strongest man in the world.
Q36: Kyogoku-san gives Sonoko-chan advices about her clothing sometimes, and I really like it!! I really want him to do it every time!! Does he really think she is beautiful?
A: I think so, yeah
Q37: If Kyogoku-san decided to take Sonoko-chan on a romantic date, what is the type of date will he plan?
A: Use your imagination
Q38: Will there be an episode in the future related to the injury that Makoto-san hides under his band aid?
A: Who knows...
Q39: Sonoko-chan likes handsome men, did she ever like Shinichi, even for a little bit?
A: No!
Q40: Sonoko's rumored to be the rich girl that's been following Kyogoku-senpai around, but can this suspicion be cleared up?
A: I guess not... since in a way, it's true.
Q41: Recently, Genta seems to only have unaju in his head, but does he still love Ayumi-chan?
A: He loves her.
Q42: What will become of Mitsuhiko and Haibara's relationship?
A: What will become of it, I wonder.
Q43: Are Ai-chan's feelings towards Higo-san like "love" towards an idol?
A: Probably.
Q44: Will Haibara find true love?
A: What?
Q45: I really wanna know how did the relationship of the Miyano couple start. Who fell in love first?
A: They met in the medical college. I believe Elena fell in love first.
Q46: What is going on with Pr. Agasa's love's whereabouts! Please let him escape quickly from celibacy!!
A: You're right.
Q47: Will Agasa-san meet Fusae-chan again? I was really happy when Agasa-san remembered Fusae-chan in the scissor case after a long time (chapter 950). I want them to live happily.
A: you’re right ❤︎
Q48: Sera-chan shows Conan-kun an innocent face, but she doesn’t do it with Shinichi. Is it because she likes the boy who is from her memories?
A: Seems like it.
Q49: What is the type of boys that Sera-chan likes?
A: Conan-kun ❤︎
Q50: I want to know how Akai and Jodie met each other! Did they start dating just after entering the FBI?
A: I think so.
Q51: Akai-san is a handsome man and is proud of himself, but what did Jodie like in Akai-san?
A: What you just said exactly
Q52: When Akai-san was dating Akemi-chan, where did they usually go? Tropical Land and so on?
A: I don’t know
Q53: When Akai-san cooks, does it come to his mind the memories when Akemi-chan used to cook for him?
A: Maybe (laughs)
Q54: How does Akai-san accompany his lover on a date?
A: How does he accompany... I don’t know.
Q55: Will Akai fall in love again now? (I wanna know and I don’t wanna know at the same time)
A: I wonder about that
Q56: Does Agent Camel have a lover?
A: You want him to have one?
Q57: Does Vermouth like Gin?
A: Probably.
Q58: If Vermouth and Gin were to date, I wonder where they would go...?
A: Somewhere dark (laughs)
Q59: What happens to the women who sat in Gin's passenger seat?
A: Aren't they driving?
Q60: As I thought, I want to marry Gin... I'll follow him to the end of hell...
A (in creepy letters): Go ahead.
Q61: Will Chianti and Korn become intimate?
A: Eh? Why?
Q62: In which timing did Inspector Takagi and Inspector Satou started dating?
A: Isn't it after the kiss attempt in volume 37?
Q63: Are there times when Inspector Takagi and Inspector Satou go out on a date with just the two of them, without anyone tailing them?
A: None, I guess?
Q64: We've seen a kiss coming from Inspector Satou, but when can we see one from Inspector Takagi?
A: I know, right...
Q65: If Inspector Takagi and Inspector Satou get married, either one of them will move (places), right?
A: I think yes.
Q66: Does the Megure couple have children?
A: I don't think so
Q67: What is the type of date that Shiratori will think of to go out with Kobayashi-sensei?
A: He might reserve a table in a fancy restaurant (laughs)
Q68: Detective Chiba finally recognized her childhood friend Naeko, but did they start dating after that happened?
A: They did begin! 3>
Q69: Does Naeko-chan prepare Bento for Chiba-kun?
A: Yes ❤︎
Q70: Before Naeko-chan and Chiba-kun met for the first time in years, was she popular around the boys? If that was true, and a guy confessed to her before Chiba-kun, what would her reply be?
A: Her reply would be something like this: “I am sorry, but I like someone else”
Q71: Did Shukichi ever try to ambush Yumi in that train line to meet again with her? A : I don’t think so.
Q72: Did Yumi-chan fall in love first? (Since she loved his sleepy face)
A: Shukichi fell in love first
Q73: Who confessed his feelings towards the others first, Shukichi or Yumi-chan?
A: I told you it’s Shukichi!
Q74 : If Shukichi and Yumi-tan got married, will Yumi-tan become Sera-chan’s ....?
A : Sister-in-law.
Q75: Will the Akai family be coming to attend the wedding ceremony since Yumi's the type to hold one?
A: Yes they will
Q76: Does Shuckichi talk about his relationship with Yumi with Akai?
A: I think so, yeah
Q77: Did Yui-chan chase Kan-chan and she ended up in the same highschool and college that he studied at?
A: I don’t think she did
Q78: What did Yui-chan like about inspector Yamato?
A: His passion and kindness
Q79: What are the feelings that inspector Yamato has for inspector Uehara?
A: Who knows (laughs)
Q80: Did inspector Morofushi forget Aoi (Episodes 558-561)? Won’t he love again?
A: He doesn’t love her anymore, but he didn’t forget her
Q81: Will there be a love story for inspector Ayanokoji?
A: He might link up with a girl that likes squirrels
Q82: Amuro’s lover is this country, right?
A: Correct
Q83: What would Furuya-san do in an important anniversary?
A: He might cook some food
Q84: I wanna know when did Date-san and Natalie-chan meet for the first time!!
A: Probably in their college days
Q85: When did you decide that Hagiwara has an obsession with girls?
A: Since I first designed his character
Q86: What is Kazami’s favorite type of women?
A: He is from PSB, so it’s a secret (laughs)
Q87: What is Azusa’s favorite type of men?
A: She is not from PSB, but that’s a secret too (laughs)
Q88: Was there any progress in the grass court’s queen Minerva Glass-san's and Ares-san’s love ever since ran and the others have returned from London?
A: I think they’ve started dating.
Q89: Can I choose myself to be Kaito’s girlfriend?
A: Go for it
Q90: What does Kaito love in Aoko?
A: Everthing in her ❤︎
Q91: When will Kaito link up with Aoko?
A: You’re right
Q92: What do you think would happen if ShinRan met with Kaito and Aoko?
A: I wonder about that
Q93: Please tell me what couple makes your heart beat the hardest.
A: All of them
Q94: What is the couple that do you like as of currently?
A: All of them of course ❤︎
Q95: What couple flirt the most out of all the couples out there?
A: Chiba and Naeko, although they fight a lot (laughs)
Q96: Why a lot of the couples began their relationship from a young age?
A: Because that is easier
Q97: I'm curious about why the kiss scenes always come from the girl's side!
A: For Chikage and Toichi, Toichi was first.
Q98: When did you fall in love first?
A: When I was in the elementary school
Q99: Why is it that even though you are a man, you manage to think of stories that make us ladies' heart thrill? (laughs)
A: Thank you (laughs)
Q100: Will you do something like a "MPD Daily Life (ZTT ref)"? I want to read again a lot about the officers' love lives!
A: I'm slowly drawing that, please look forward to it
Q101: Out of ShinRan, Heiji and Kazuha, and Kyogoku and Sonoko, who will have their first kiss that’s not on the cheeks?
LOVE PLUS SDB Message
Translated by: Manvel
Hello, Aoyama here!
So it really came out after all — LOVE+ ♥
There are mountains of things I’d like to talk about when it comes to romantic-comedy stories,
but the episodes that were actually based on real events are surprisingly few.
One of them is Heiji and Kazuha getting handcuffed together,
and ending up having to go to the bath and toilet together —
the “stinky closeness incident” ♥!
The truth is, it was inspired by something told to me by my assistant’s wife.
Her father is a high-ranking police officer, and she said:
“When I was little, my two younger sisters were playing with my dad’s handcuffs that were at home,
and they got stuck, and we had to go to the bath and toilet together — it was a huge ordeal.”
Using that story as a hint, I created the episode!
Later, the two sisters found out they had been used as manga material,
and according to my assistant’s wife, they got angry and said:
“We’d rather be handcuffed to a cool guy like this!!” (Laugh)
By the way, the name ‘Kazuha’ was something I borrowed from that assistant’s wife♪
Also, among the couples that appear in my manga,
the most unexpected one is probably
Okita Soshi and Moroha Kurogane (Yaiba younger sister), right…
Actually, I once thought:
“Conan’s serialization will probably end quickly anyway,
so maybe I should start planning a continuation of Yaiba.”
And one of the story ideas I had was
a Romantic Comedy between Okita and Moroha ♥
Being able to hint at that a little inside Conan
left me super satisfied~~♪
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JUSTICE PLUS SDB Questions
Translated by: Manaphy
Q1: Can you still not answer about Furuya-san’s officiial position at the moment?
A: With the scriptwriter Sakurai-san, we decided that “Inspector was good, right?” (laughs)
Q2: Did Furuya-san ever work in a police box?
A: He did, didn’t he.
Q3: Judging from a lot of people in the PSB, I feel like Furuya Rei is called “the young boss”,
but were there oppositions when he originally took up the post?
A: There were, weren’t there.
Q4: On the Mystery Train, he (Amuro) said to Miyano Shiho that “My comrades who are
tracking us have made arrangements in order to retrieve you”, but were those comrades
from PSB? If that’s the case, I’m curious about how he planned to deceive Vermouth...!
A: Those were comrades from the Black Organization, so there was no need to deceive
them.
Q5: When Furuya-san met Taka’aki-san with Hiromitsu, it somehow looked like he had a
surly face, was he nervous...? Also, I’m curious about what the three of them talked about.
A: In fact, he was nervous and excited. Therefore, I don’t think he remembers what they
talked about (laughs)
Q6: It’s about when James Black told Conan-kun “I’d almost want to scout him for the
Bureau”, Does Furuya-san also harbour such feelings towards Conan-kun, that he wants to
make him a colleague in the future?
A: He does, right?
Q7: I’d like to see a story about when Akai-san and Furuya-san entered the Black
Organization for the first time, or about their first job.
A: I’d like to see that too (laughs)
Q8: I think that Furuya-san doesn’t eat or drink what people offer him because of the nature
of his job, but did he drink the black tea that Yukiko-san served him when he infiltrated the
Kudo house after all? What did he choose between lemon and milk?
A: I think he drank it after all. Lemon, I guess. By the way, Akai, who’s a Briton, chose milk tea.
Q9: If Furuya-san were to drive that RX-7 around the street racers’ sacred places*, what kind
of nickname would he be given?
A: The Federal White Devil (laughs)
(* Designs mountain roads with few sharp curves.)
Q10: Kuroda Hyoue-san is... an enemy... right? Of the bad guys...
A: He is (laughs)
Q11: During the Nagano Snowy Mountain Case, Superintendent Kuroda used on purpose
Inspector Yamato’s smartphone as an intermediary to contact Inspector Morofushi, but why
didn’t he call him directly?
A: Because Taka’aki just happened to change his smartphone to a new model (to tell the
truth though, it’s because I wanted to show him being impatient (laughs) )
Q12: Superintendent Kuroda went camping by himself, but he had a lot of equipment, does
he have an outdoor hobby? In what way does he spend time on his days off?
A: He might unexpectedly like fishing. He looks like he likes waiting.
Q13: I really love the times when Inspector Megure lets the culprit have it, will you draw
more of that?
A: I’d like to.
Q14: Is Inspector Megure’s hat a present from Midori-san?
A: Eh? Why?
Q15: It’s about the brilliant detective Sato who has sharp instincts, won’t she get promoted to Inspector?
A: After some time, she will, I guess.
Q16: With who (where?) did Sato-san learn her driving technique?
A: Self-instruction (Actually, she’d be a good match for Amuro if they raced).
Q17: It seemed Sato-san was looking at the Police Academy photo that was in Date-san’s
locker, but if she happens to get involved with Furuya-san from now on, will this become a
clue to something...?
A: She doesn’t take a long look at other people’s pictures, right?
Q18: In Volume 68, detective Takagi said “Next time, please give me a bento as well...”, is
detective Sato good at cooking?
A: I think she is? (laughs)
Q19: Before I realized it, she (Sato) started dating Takagi-kun, but which side confessed
first?
A: Well, Takagi of course!
Q20: Inside Takagi’s notebook, Furuya-san, Akai-san, and Vermouth’s handwriting have
been left, right. Will this be related to an upcoming development?
A: It’ll surely become rare and valuable later (right)
Q21: Miike-san said that detective Takagi was popular in the Traffic Department, but don’t
you have any plans to show a policewoman from that department who’s a rival for detective
Sato?
A: Even if I showed one, she wouldn’t be able to win against Detective Sato, right?
Q22: When he (Takagi) is alone with detective Sato, she calls him “Wataru”, but I wonder
how Takagi-kun calls her?
A: He’s good at getting mocked, so he always called her Sato-san.
Q23: I’m warmly watching over detective Chiba, who’s steadily getting plumper, but what is
his favorite food?
A: Ramen, pizzas, hamburgers.
Q24: I’m curious about what kind of date detective Chiba and Naeko-chan are doing.
A: “Let’s go eat __ in __!”, along those lines?
Q25: Will the new detective with hay fever that detective Chiba mentioned in the
Policewoman serial murder case appear later?
A: You want them to? (laughs)
Q26: Did inspector Shiratori ever get scouted by the PSB?
A: Eh? Why?
Q27: I’d like to see inspector Shiratori and his colleague, inspector Ayanokouji, confront or
help each other on an investigation.
A: Ooh, indeed (laughs)
Q28: Where was Shiratori-san and Kobayashi-sensei’s first date?
A: Somewhere where Kobayashi-sensei would feel bored (laughs)
Q29: When detective Matsuda was assigned to the 1st division, he didn’t meet Date-san?
A: That’s still a secret for now.
Q30: I want to see the 7 days when detective Matsuda was part of the 1st division!
A: T-That’s also a secret for now.
Q31: During which period did detective Matsuda start smoking, and what triggered him to?
A: Surprisingly, maybe since the moment of his birthday at midnight.
Q32: Could you please tell me the cigarette brand that Matsuda is smoking, if you have fixed
it!
A: The brand I picture in my mind is Mild Seven (Mevius).
Q33: What’s Matsuda-san’s reason for wearing sunglasses?
A: He’s showing off, so.
Q34: Will you reveal later the “promise he couldn’t keep” with Hagiwara-san?
A: It was about avenging his death.
Q35: I wonder why Hiromitsu’s smartphone ended up being left in Date-san’s locker.
A: Because Date had that car accident just as he thought about sending it.
Q36: What is Date-san’s favorite among Natalie-san’s homemade foods?
A: He looks like he’d love quiches.
Q37: Are Superintendent Chaki and Superintendent Matsumoto doing well? I mean... I was
thinking that we haven’t seen them for a long time (laughs)
A: They’re doing great!
Q38: When there aren’t any advance notices from Kaito Kid, what does Inspector Nakamori
do?
A: He’s in the 2nd division, so he has a mountain of work (laughs)
Q39: I’d like to see inspector Nakamori and the first Kaito Kid’s encounter! I wonder what
was their first contact, his first impression of Kaito Kid.
A: A pompous guy that he can’t let do as he pleases.
Q40: Why did Yumi-san think about becoming a police officer?
A: Miwako said she’d become one, so she said “Me too”.
Q41: I’d like to know what event led to Miwako and Yumi to become close friends!
A: They might’ve been on bad terms like Amuro and Matsuda at first, you know?
Q42: In Yumi-san’s memories in the “Trembling Police Headquarters”, Matsuda-kun was
looking at a fuming mini patrol car. Did Matsuda-kun repair that car as expected?
A: Well, of course he did. It was a piece of cake.
Q43: Sato-san has a fanclub, but does Yumi-san also have something like that?
A: Sadly, she doesn’t.
Q44: What side of Chuukichi does Yumi-san love? ♡
A: His sleeping face ♡
Q45: Did Naeko-chan take the police officer employment examination in order to meet
detective Chiba?
A: It’s probably a coincidence.
Q46: In the anime, Yumi-san succeeded at doing the German Suplex that detective Sato
taught her, but will Naeko-chan also be able to do it later...?!
A: She won’t. That’s only Yumi.
Q47: Did she (Naeko) ever report about her dates with detective Chiba to the other
policewomen? I wonder how they reacted?
A: “He’d look handsome if he lost weight, though. Do your best”, along these lines?
Q48: It’s about the slightly unreliable-looking Kazami-san, for what reason was he chosen as
the role for contacting Furuya-san?
A: Just like that?
Q49: In the FILE 1051, concerning the fact that Kazami-san ended up calling Amuro-san by
his real name, Furuya-san, in front of the Detective Boys, did he get scolded by Furuya-san?
A: He was later, indirectly but persistently, ad nauseam (laughs)
Q50: Agent Camel and detective Kazami are in a similar position. Will the two of them ever
meet? I have the feeling that they might get along after drinking alcohol together...
A: They both think that their chief is the best, so I don’t think they’d get along.
Q51: Is Kazami-san taller than Furuya-san?
A: In the anime, he’s established as tall, but I made him normal in the manga.
Q52: I’m curious about Kazami-san’s romantic situation...! Is there someone he might have
romantic feelings for?
A: Eeeh?!
Q53: Why did Hiromitsu join the PSB? Did he himself aspire to join it?
A: He put trust in his talent.
Q54: Whether it’s Kazami, Morofushi, or the PSB, I wondered if they worked together
between senior and junior officers.
A: They might have.
Q55: 4 years ago, Hiromitsu was holding a rifle at a station’s platform, was he a sniper? I
wonder if he received a codename because his shooting skills were valued?
A: He was a sniper. Although he falls behind Akai.
Q56: Why did Hiromitsu get exposed as a PSB officer to the organization?
A: Ah, that?
Q57: I wonder what happened to Hiromitsu’s corpse...
A: Well, you see...
Q58: Please tell me one heartwarming story about the Morofushi brothers’ childhood days!
A: As Hiromitsu was dawdling rolled under the kotatsu, Taka’aki told him “do your best”
(laughs)
Q59: I want you to tell us inspector Yuminaga’s first name!
A: I took his surname from the “Zhang” character in “Zhang Fei”, so... (Like “Tobio”?
(laughs))
Q60: Do you have any reminiscent stories of the times when Kogoro was Yuminaga-san’s
subordinate? Also, don’t you have any plans to draw him in the future?
A: Kogoro was scolded countless times because he trampled down an arson scene.
Q61: I want to see a story of when Morofushi Taka’aki was sent over a jurisdiction!
A: Y-Yeah.
Q62: Taka’aki-san gives the impression that he can do anything, but is there something that he isn’t good with?
A: He has thought several times that Kuroda’s face is “a bit scary...” (laughs)
Q63: At the Police Academy, which one between Taka’aki and Kan-chan served as the representative?
A: If they served as the representative, maybe Taka’aki...?
Q64: I wonder what was Morofushi Taka’aki and Yamato Kansuke’s first showdown?
A: You mean, like a hide-and-seek when they were in grade school? (laughs)
Q65: About the case where inspector Yamato was dragged in an avalanche in the past, I’d
like to read it in the manga!
A: Eeeeh... You want to see it... (trembling voice)
Q66: He (Yamato) found out that the one controlling Sleeping Kogoro was Conan, but did he
also get an inkling of his true identity...?
A: They do think he’s an amazing kid, but they haven’t realized who he really is.
Q67: Will there be any progress from now on between inspector Yamato Kansuke and
detective Uehara Yui? I want to see the conclusion of adult romance so much that I’m
growing impatient! laughs
A: Look forward to it ♡
Q68: Is Yui-san’s rank Assistant Inspector?
A: It is, I guess.
Q69: Why is it that when even Kansuke wasn’t aware of the existence of Taka’aki’s little
brother, Yui-san was aware of it?
A: It’s not that he wasn’t aware, rather he just forgot about it.
Q70: I feel like there’s a lot of “red” in the cases related to the Nagano Prefectural Police, is
that some kind of foreshadowing?
A: ...No, just a coincidence.
Q71: Did Hattori Heizo take up the post of superintendent general because he had career
ambitions from the beginning? He possesses better deduction skills than Heiji, and
sometimes shows up at crime scenes, could it be that he actually wants to be there?
A: I guess he’s rather the type that was chosen as superintendent general, despite wanting
to be at crime scenes, I don’t know though (laughs)
Q72: Does Heizo want his son to become a police officer in the future? Or could it be that,
on the contrary, he doesn’t want his son to become one because it’s a dangerous profession?
A: There’s no mistake in saying he thinks Heiji should just do as he pleases.
Q73: In the “Tiger Scroll Case” in Volume 31, he (Heizo) was giving a ride back to Ginshiro,
could it be that the Hattori and Tooyama families both go back to long ago?
A: They do, don’t they?
Q74: Ginshiro said it along with a joke, but was he serious that if he had to give Kazuha, it’d
be to Heiji?
A: Perhaps.
Q75: I want to see a story where the Heizo and Ginshiro pair play an active part!
A: You want to see, huh.
Q76: When did inspector Otaki get this scar on his right eyebrow?
A: It’s a scar from just after he became a detective.
Q77: Won’t you draw a story where Otaki-han gets a girl?
A: You want to read one?
Q78: I wonder what kind of child was inspector Ayanokouji during his childhood. I want to
know about various things about his private life, like his first love!
A: I don’t think much has changed compared to now.
Q79: I want to know about his first encounter with his chipmunk!
A: Their eyes met in a pet shop.
Q80: What’s the name of inspector Ayanokouji’s chipmunk pet?
A: Imagine if it was Maro (laughs)
Q81: Why is it that the prefectures to which the Yokomizo brothers are affiliated differ?
A: ...Right?
Q82: I want to know how old the Yokomizo brothers are.
A: Around 35, I guess. Since he’s San-Go* (laughs)
(“Sango” = “coral” = Yokomizo’s first name, but “San-Go” = “three-five” = “3-5”).
Q83: When Sango meets Kogoro, is he always calling Juugo about that? laughs
A: Why?
Q84: Misao-chan changed from a quack detective to an inspector, but did it ever happen that
he solved a case alone?
A: Never happened! (Definitely)
Q85: Inspector Yamamura managed to climb the ladder thanks to Conan (?), despite being
such a quack detective, but don’t the people around him regard him like “how can such a
guy be...” ?
A: They think he’s a man that can do the right stuff when push comes to shove (laughs).
Q86: Could it be that inspector Yamamura found out Conan-kun’s identity~♡
A: It can’t be that he found out.
Q87: Will inspector Yamamura have interactions with Wakasa-sensei from now on?
A: You want them to interact? (laughs)
Q88: I wonder why Akai decided to enter the FBI, and not the MI6 to which his parents are
affiliated?
A: Because his father went missing in America.
Q89: What kind of professional duties or experience did Akai Shuichi pile up during the 3
years before becoming a FBI agent?
A: Accompanying at the accordion in a bar, stuff like that.
Q90: I wonder where did he (Akai) refine his shooting skills?
A: In the FBI, right?
Q91: I want to know a story about Akai-san’s rookie days! (The people around him look like
they’d also realize some surprising feats...)
A: He looks arrogant despite being a rookie, but I guess he contributed enough so people
would come to terms with that.
Q92: I can’t picture it, but since Akai-san is also a member of the organization called FBI, is
he properly doing deskwork?
A: I think he is. Although he’s arrogant.
Q93: Who’s the person inside the FBI that Akai-san can trust the most?
A: I think he trusts everyone.
Q94: Is he also called “Shuu” by some of his colleagues other than Jodie-sensei?
A: He isn’t.
Q95: When Camel slightly messes up during critical moments, what does Akai-san think
about it? (His emotions don’t really show up on his face, after all...)
A: I think that, more than the failure, he ponders on the recovery that comes later.
Q96: Even though Akai knew that Amuro Tooru = Bourbon / A member of the organization,
why didn’t he immediately tell Conan?
A: Tell him that, I mean, did they meet?
Q97: About Amuro-san’s real name, he said “It was easy to look up”, but how did he look it
up?
A: Well, I mean...
Q98: Was Akai-san cool since his childhood days?
A: That’s right.
Q99: Like with the Police Academy Arc (WPS), I’d like to learn about Akai Shuichi’s days at
the FBI Academy. If you could write a spinoff about that, I’d be very happy...
A: No, that’s a bit...
Q100: I feel like the scenes where Akai-san is smoking have decreased, is he abstaining?
Or is he perhaps taking the Detective Boys and the Kudo couple into consideration?
A: He’s taking puffs behind their backs, isn’t he?
Q101: When he listens to his brother’s boastful talk about Yumi-tan, how does Akai-san feel?
Is he listening seriously?
A: Half of him is thinking about something else (laughs)
Q102: Is James and Conan’s first encounter a coincidence?
A: It is, isn’t it?
Q103: Is he (James) carefully holding on to the Paul and Annie straps he gathered?
A: He is, right?
Q104: Does James-san have a wife and a kid?
A: Who knows?
Q105: I had a feeling that James-san knew about Sera Masumi, but does he have some
connection to the Akai family since long ago? Or is it that, before the incident at Raiha Pass,
he took up a request from Akai-san to look after his family or something?
A: Long ago, Sera-chan came to visit the FBI, that’s when he saw her.
Q106: There’s a portrayal of Jodie-san saying that shooting is her specialty, but did Akai-san,
her ex-boyfriend, teach her?
A: I mean, wasn’t she trained at the FBI?
Q107: Please tell me whether Jodie-san’s glasses are glasses for show, or if she has a
prescription!
A: For show.
Q108: I want to read the story where Jodie-sensei herself got hold of “something very warm
that gives her courage”!
A: I want to read it too (laughs)
Q109: When she and Akai decided to go out together, I wonder who confessed?
A: It’d look like Jodie would’ve, yeah.
Q110: How much Jodie-sensei, who loves games, is good at them? If it was a game, would
she win against Akai?
A: If it was a game, she’d win against anybody, right?
Q111: From who did Camel-san receive his wonderful driving technique? Or is it
self-instruction?
A: It’s self-instruction.
Q112: The fact that Camel-san let his short hair grow up, was because he admired Akai-san?
A: Possibly.
Q113: I love Agent Camel very much! Please tell me something Agent Camel isn’t good with!
A: Celery (laughs)
Q114: I wonder since when did Camel-san have a tough look? Was he cute when he was a child?
A: It always was like that. Although he himself doesn’t think that he has a tough look.
Q115: I want to know the type of girl Agent Camel likes!
A: Someone gentle who isn’t afraid of him.
Q116: I love the police officers in uniforms that you draw, Aoyama-sensei! Please draw more
and more police officers in uniforms!
A: The police officers in uniforms I drew are barely Yumi and Naeko, though (laughs) (the
rest are from my assistants)
Q117: I’d like to meet Takagi Chosuke-san one more time. Do you have any plans to make
him appear again?
A: It was too nostalgic that I forgot (laughs)
JUSTICE PLUS SDB Message
Translated by: Manvel
Hello, Aoyama here!
Of course this one was going to come out — JUSTICE!! (Laugh)
When you think of the police and the FBI, well…
it’s gotta be rom-com, right? (Laugh)
…That said, Rom-Com involving the FBI is almost nonexistent
(there is romance, but still…).
Police romance, on the other hand, is absolutely overflowing♡
Starting with Takagi & Sato, then Yumi & Shuukichi,
Shiratori & Kobayashi-sensei,
Chiba & Naeko,
Megure & Midori,
Amuro & Azusa? (Laugh), etc…
Among them, the only pair doing rom-com outside Tokyo
is Nagano Prefectural Police’s Kansuke Yamato and Yui Uehara.
But the truth is — Yui was originally supposed to be the culprit! (Laugh)
However, when I chose her name—
picking "Yui," by taking a mix of the imaginary names "Koi princess" and "Yufu princess" for Takeda Shingen's most beloved wife, "Suwa Goryōnin,"
I suddenly thought:
“Somehow… I kinda want to make this girl the heroine of the case…”
So I hurriedly rewrote her dialogue
(after the assistants had gone to sleep — it took me two hours (Laugh)).
Then, when I handed the finished manuscript of the first chapter to my editor,
I said, “Oh, by the way, I made this character not the culprit…”
And my editor went, “EHH!?”
That exchange actually happened (Laugh).
Because of that, Yui still looks suspicious all the way to the end
(well, she was originally the culprit, so of course… (Laugh)),
but personally, I think she turned out really well!
Since she became the heroine, I stuffed in lots of rom-com with Kansuke,
and when I added Koumei Morofushi, who’s also a strategist-type character,
Nagano Prefectural Police ended up becoming
a super thick and heavy police lineup… (Laugh)
Honestly, if Kuroda had stayed in the Nagano police at that time,
I feel like justice would be executed in Nagano
even without Conan… (Laugh)
RECIPE PLUS Super Digest Book
RECIPE PLUS SDB Questions
Translated by: Manaphy
Q1: Shinichi (Conan) said that he likes anything Ran cooks, but what’s the thing he likesmost?
A: Curry (laughs)
Q2: Conan-kun often has rice stuck around his mouth, does he sometimes do that on purpose because he wants Ran to remove it? (laughs)
A: The way he does things changed because he shrunk, so he does that unconsciously.
Q3: Does Teitan High offer lunch boxes for lunch? Does Shinichi-kun eat Ran’s lunch boxes made with love?
A: I wonder if he doesn’t buy stuff like yakisoba bread at the school cafeteria.
Q4: It looks like Shinichi-kun and Ran-chan frequently get home from school together, but do they happen to buy snacks and eat them on the way?
A: They do, don’t they? like corndogs.
Q5: When Shinichi-kun, who knows lots of alcohol brands, will become an adult, what kind of alcohol will he drink first, and with whom? If there is a cocktail that he might turn out to like, I’d like to know it.
A: I think he won’t drink gin and tonic (laughs)
Q6: In the case Ran fails a dish, will Shinichi-kun tell her frankly that it’s bad?
A: I think she probably won’t fail with the taste, so he’ll say it’s good, won’t he?
Q7: What do Yuusaku and Shinichi like in Yukiko-san’s home-made cooking?
A: Yukiko’s paella. Both Yuusaku and Shinichi love it (laughs)
Q8: Ran-chan’s meals always look tasty, but does she herself have a favorite menu which often pops on the Mouris’ dining table?
A: Curry, I guess (laughs)
Q9: Is there a dish from Eri-san that Ran-chan likes?
A: Fried eggs (It’s not a dish)
Q10: Which of Eri-san’s home-made dishes did Kogoro eat first? I also want to know his reaction when he did!
A: Beef stew. He threw up (LOL)
Q11: What caused Eri-san’s awful cooking? Is it because she doesn’t taste her meals or something?
A: I think she tastes them, but... I guess she’s not interested in food (laughs)
Q12: Between Ai-chan and the professor, who is in charge of meals? Or do they cook together?
A: They do cook together. Haibara holds back on the ones with lots of calories.
Q13: How did Ai-chan (Shiho-chan) become able to cook? Did she learn from her sister, or something along these lines?
A: That’s correct.
Q14: What is Ai-chan’s specialty? What kind of cuisine (Japanese, Italian etc.) does she herself like?
A: She’d probably like Japanese cuisine, the same as anyone (laughs)
Q15: Ai-chan likes school lunches, what’s her favorite menu?
A: Curry? (laughs)
Q16: Is there something Ai-chan likes among the meals that Subaru-san shares with her?
A: Curry... (Again? (laughs))
Q17: What does the professor like the most in Ai-chan’s menu?
A: Well, that’s curry, of course (laughs)
Q18: Please tell us about the encounter between Genta and broiled eels (laughs)
A: He secretly snuck a bite from the ones his dad was eating during the dog days of summer and got addicted to it.
Q19: Genta-kun’s favorite food is eel, but what food do Mitsuhiko and Ayumi like?
A: Ayumi-chan likes fruits, while Mitsuhiko likes pasta, I guess.
Q20: Ayumi-chan seems like she can cook curry, but is there anything else she can cook?
A: Stuff like cream stew.
Q21: The Detective Boys often make curry while camping, but is there anything they’re obsessed with in their recipe?
A: I think they probably add yakiniku sauce as a secret ingredient (laughs)
Q22: What is the first meal that Furuya-san managed to cook well?
A: Ham sandwiches.
Q23: Please tell us Amuro-san’s first specialty.
A: Ham sandwiches (laughs)
Q24: Did Amuro-san’s ham sandwich recipe also come from Hiromitsu?
A: Seems like it. The idea came from the scriptwriter Sakurai-san, though (laughs)
Q25: Aside from ham sandwiches, is there a special menu from Amuro-san that’s popular at
Poirot?
A: Omurice.
Q26: If Amuro and Okiya had a cooking showdown, how would things turn out?
A: Amuro would win by a landslide, but he’d probably pick a fight by saying “So you lost on purpose” (laughs)
Q27: When Furuya-san met Taka’aki-san, he looked stressed to the point his face became sour, but did he not speak much during lunch either? I also wonder what the three ate!
A: I think he was so stressed that he doesn’t remember what they ate (laughs)
Q28: Is Kazami-san poor at cooking? Or is it just that he’s so busy he cannot cook?
A: Rather than poor at it, I wonder if he just doesn’t. I think he takes frozen food, cup noodles or Uber Eats.
Q29: The five from the Police Academy gang often went out together in the spinoff, did they have a favorite shop? I’d like to know if there was a restaurant they usually went to!
A: I think all of them often went to the Japanese bar Nanamagari.
Q30: In Wild Police Story, I liked Furuya-san and the others’ pleasant eating scenes, so I’d like you to draw those in the main series too!!
A: I’ll think about it (laughs)
Q31: Could Matsuda-san handle alcohol well?
A: He could as much as anyone else, I guess?
Q32: During the time Matsuda-san belonged to the 1st division, did he happen to take meals with Miwako?
A: I guess he’d munch on stuff like anpans during stakeouts.
Q33: Since Matsuda-san and Hagiwara-san have nimble fingers, weren’t they good at cooking?
A: Both of them were decent, I guess.
Q34: By any chance, did Date-san’s lunches consist of Natalie-san’s lunch boxes made with love?
A: I think she treated him to her homemade cooking when she visited once in a while.
Q35: Date-san looks like he’d take Takagi-kun for a drink when the latter would achieve something or wouldn’t feel well... That’s what I thought, but what of it...?
A: Well, of course he did.
Q36: Did Hiromitsu also like celery?
A: I think Hiro had neither likes nor dislikes.
Q37: What was the first dish Hiromitsu cooked for Zero?
A: C-Curry... (cut this out (laughs))
Q38: Between noodles and pasta, which one does Hiromitsu-kun like?
A: He’s from Nagano, so he likes noodles, right? Taka’aki likes pasta, though... (laughs)
Q39: Do the Morofushi brothers have a common favorite food?
A: Shinshu noodles. But Taka’aki prefers pasta... (laughs)
Q40: What kind of pasta does inspector Taka’aki like?
A: Stuff like mushroom and pollack roe pasta.
Q41: Did Taka’aki ever happen to eat Hiromitsu’s homemade cooking?
A: They got separated when they were little, so probably not.
Q42: Cooking looks like Hiromitsu’s specialty, is it also true for Taka’aki?
A: He’d be the type to make super elaborate dishes... Like bouillabaisse.
Q43: Did Taka’aki also eat Inspector Yamato’s hangoroshi? In case he did, I want to know his impression!
A: I think he simply ate them and said they were tasty, all the while throwing in a proverb (laughs)
Q44: Is there something Inspector Yamato can cook aside from botamochi?
A: Probably not (laughs)
Q45: I wonder if Yui-san gifts handmade chocolate to Inspector Yamato every year during Valentine Day?
A: I think she does. She lies that it’s out of obligation as a colleague (laughs)
Q46: Does the trio from the Nagano prefectural police go eat together? If that’s the case, is there a place they often go to?
A: I think there is, just like for anyone else.
Q47: After the resolution of the Kawanakajima case, the three officers from Nagano had split opinions between pasta and noodles regarding their meal on the way home, but what did they eat in the end?
A: They forced Taka’aki to tag along for noodles (laughs)
Q48: Akai-san gives the impression of liking bitter stuff like black coffee or tobacco, is he bad with sweets?
A: I guess he is... (laughs)
Q49: Does Akai-san himself not eat much? Or could it be that he eats meat with all his might, in an American fashion?
A: He gives the impression of eating CalorieMate bars only, so I think he doesn’t eat much (laughs)
(TN: CalorieMate is a Japanese brand of supplement food)
Q50: I really want to see a scene where Akai-san learns how to cook from Yukiko-san.
A: I want to see that too (laughs)
Q51: Which of Akemi-san’s handmade meals made the strongest lasting impression on Akai-san?
A: I think her rice balls or miso soup were extremely delicious by normal standards.
Q52: Akai-san said that “Food bills come cheap”, but does he actually care about food bills and living costs?
A: Surprisingly, I think he does (laughs)
Q53: Does even Akai-san tear up when he cuts onions?
A: He’d act tough and pretend not to cry.
Q54: When James said “one of the agents good at cooking” during the “FBI vs. Black Organization” story in volume 100, was Akai-san included?
A: Sadly, he wasn’t included.
Q55: Akai Shuichi turned into Okiya Subaru and became able to cook, but if he’s finally going to do it, I’d like him to make food for his little sister Masumi. (laughs)
A: I see (laughs)
Q56: During the case “Ikkaku Rock’s Disappearing Fish”, Okiya-san said he can prepare fish, is that true?
A: Because he learnt that from Yukiko.
Q57: Can Subaru-san cook menus aside from stewed ones?
A: I think he’s currently getting a great special training under Yukiko.
Q58: When Subaru-san was absent, he entrusted Camel with Haibara-san’s protection, but did he treat her to his cooking after coming back?
A: He probably did.
Q59: It looks like Sera-chan and Mary use “Ramen Ogura” a lot, is Mary unable to cook?
A: I think she can cook? (laughs)
Q60: Sera-chan gives the impression of eating outside, but does she have any cooking skills?
A: I guess she doesn’t...
Q61: Masumi’s table manners are extremely refined, I wonder if that’s a result of Mary’s education? If so, do Shuu-nii and Kichi-nii have proper table manners as well?
A: That’s correct.
Q62: Is there a home-made dish from Mary that the three Akai siblings and Daddy Tsutomu like?
A: There isn’t. Most likely, Tsutomu was the one cooking.
Q63: Jodie-sensei requested Sherry as an alcohol she likes, but does she actually like it?
A: I think she does.
Q64: Back when Jodie-sensei was also dating Akai-san, was she cooking for him? Does she have a specialty?
A: American cuisine... I think she served him stuff like grilled steak.
Q65: Everyone in the FBI tried to celebrate camel’s birthday, but do they also celebrate Akai-san’s and the other’s birthdays?
A: They do it just like anyone, but I think Akai disappears on those days so that he won’t face anyone.
Q66: Do you think about and attribute the Black Organization codenames based on the alcohol’s traits and the characters’ personalities?
A: I think about them only based on how they sound.
Q67: What about meals in the Black Organization?
A: They only eat out, I guess.
Q68: Inside the Black Organization, who can handle alcohol the best?
A: Gin, I guess. I think nobody saw him drunk, probably.
Q69: Is there someone who possesses a Black Organization codename, but in fact cannot drink alcohol?
A: Haibara is a minor, so... (laughs)
Q70: Gin gives the impression that he can survive without eating, but I wonder if he’s got a favorite food?
A: I think he’ll last 10 days with just eggs and sake (laughs)
Q71: I think Gin has silky hair, does he keep in mind to regularly eat seaweed with his food?
A: I think he doesn’t.
Q72: Is Vodka the one cooking Gin’s meals?
A: I think he doesn’t cook.
Q73: Gin and Vodka often act together, but do they also go for lunch together?
A: At most, they go to bars and snack on stuff along with a drink.
Q74: I wonder if Vermouth cooks for herself? Also, if she does cook for herself, I’m curious about her specialty!
A: She looks like she’d eat luxurious food at each meal without cooking it by herself.
Q75: What should I eat to become like Vermouth?
A: Luxurious food (laughs)
Q76: Can Wakita really make sushi? If he can, where did he train?
A: Actually, he’s a skilled cook (laughs)
Q77: Wakasa-sensei made an omurice that would get high praise from even Genta, is cooking her specialty?
A: I think omurice is her specialty.
Q78: During the Ding-Dong Dash case, Kogoro said he ate well at dinner, but I wonder what Mizunashi Rena cooked for him?
A: Well, she made curry of course (laughs)
Q79: What was the cause of Kaito’s dislike for fish?
A: It’s because when I was a kid, a fish bone got stuck in my throat and I ended up hating fish (I love it now).
Q80: Aside from chocolate ice cream, does Kaito like any food?
A: curry, of course (laughs)
Q81: Since Kid-sama disguises as people with different body shapes, I wonder if he regularly pays attention to his own physique?
A: Well of course, since there are times when he also disguises as girls.
Q82: Given Heiji-kun loves Osaka, what’s his favorite food among Osaka’s specialties?
A: Takoyaki.
Q83: It looked like Heiji is bad at cooking (dishes where one cuts the ingredients), but are flour-based dishes his strong point?
A: He’s the type who’d say “Leave it to me” in an okonomiyaki restaurant and cause a fiasco (laughs)
Q84: Aside from Tecchiri, does Shizuka-san have an exceptional menu that Heiji-kun wants conan and the others to eat?
A: Anything from Shizuka-san’s Japanese cuisine looks tasty, so...
Q85: In volume 34, Heiji and Kazuha ended up not going to “the restaurant they heard about from Otaki-san”, I wonder if they went there together on another day?
A: I guess they did go.
Q86: How about a cooking contest between Momiji and Kazuha?
A: Except when she eats out, since Iori prepares nearly all of Momiji’s meals, she cannot cook even a little bit (laughs)
Q87: Is there a homemade dish from Kazuha that Heiji thinks is the most delicious?
A: Gyoza!
Q88: She doesn’t give off that impression, but is Sonoko a specialist at cooking? Aside from chocolate, is there a dish she treated Makoto-san to (or wants him to eat)?
A: She’s working hard at it, but it’s not her forte (laughs)
Q89: I think Sonoko-chan maybe has a discriminating palate, does the food she likes includes high-class cuisine too? I mean, she was eating potato chips, so it might be unexpectedly ordinary stuff...?
A: It is ordinary.
Q90: Kyogoku-san helps at his inn or his seaside house during summer vacations, does that mean he can cook too?
A: I guess he can cook food for men, like yakisoba (laughs)
Q91: I want to see a scene where detective Sato chews ramen! I want to see detective Sato happily filling her belly!
A: Well, that’ll happen eventually (laughs)
Q92: Detective Sato substituted her Valentine chocolate for pockies, but will she give proper chocolate to Takagi-kun from now on?
A: I think she’ll keep on with pockies again in the future.
Q93: Could it be that detective Sato doesn’t cook, and isn’t unable to cook...?
A: She can’t cook.
Q94: Will a day come when Miwako will make a lunchbox for Takagi?
A: Will it come, I wonder? (laughs)
Q95: Aside from ramen, is there something that Takagi and Sato often eat together?
A: I’m sorry, but... there’s curry (laughs)
Q96: Is there a dish that Takagi wants Sato to make for him?
A: If it’s a dish, anything will do.
Q97: When detective Takagi and detective Sato will get married, which of them will be in charge of cooking?
A: Well of course, that’ll be Takagi (laughs)
Q98: Both Chuukichi and Yumi, who are currently living together, don’t seem very good at cooking, which of them is in charge of that?
A: Both of them eat outside.
Q99: Did Yumi manage to eat at Star Donuts with Chuukichi?
A: She did♡
Q100: What is the side dish that Inspector Shiratori likes in Kobayashi-sensei’s homemade lunchboxes?
A: Octopus sausages.
Q101: It’s said that Superintendent Kuroda “is fond of black tea as a drink”, but between Japanese meals and Western meals, which does he like?
A: Both.
Q102: I was thinking that it’d be cute if the favorite food of the super tough-looking Superintendent Kuroda turned out to be something like sweets, how about it? (laughs)
A: Surprisingly, he might like sweet stuff.
Q103: Did Azusa-san have the idea of the karasumi pasta that’s popular among policemen?
A: It might’ve been Azusa’s idea.
Q104: In the future, will we have the chance to see the face of the completely mysterious master of Poirot?
A: Well, I wonder... (laughs)
Q105: Who are the characters with whom you’d like and wouldn’t like to have lunch with, Aoyama-sensei?
A: There aren’t any characters with whom I wouldn’t like it, I guess... (laughs)
Q106: Among the cases where food is involved, what is the story that you liked the most, or that gave you the strongest lasting impression?
A: The Miracle Fruit Case. Because I tested whether one could feel the acidity (laughs)
Q107: Sensei, I heard that you like curry, please tell me which characters in Conan have curry as their favorite food.
RECIPE PLUS SDB Message
Translated by: Manvel
Hello, Aoyama here!
It’s surprising that this one came out — RECIPE+!! (Laugh)
First is Ran’s lemon pie!
Using apple pie felt too ordinary, so with the simple thought of
“Since it’s a first-love-related story, let’s make it lemon,”
I decided on lemon pie…
But fans sent all sorts of reactions, like:
“Lemon pie isn’t supposed to be shaped like that, is it?”
and,
“I want to make it for my kids, so please tell me the recipe,”
and even,
“You made it a lemon pie because it originated in England, right?”
…Lots of memorable reactions like that (Laugh).
Next is Yamato Kansuke’s ‘half-killed’ botamochi!
When I was a kid, my grandma made botamochi for me a lot.
When it cooled down after some time,
she would fry both sides in a pan until lightly charred,
and eating it warm and soft like that—
I absolutely loved it♪
And last is Akai (Okiya)’s half-cooked curry!! (Laugh)
Back in university, curry was cheap and you could make tons of it,
so I cooked it often,
and when I served it to my friends, it was a huge hit♪ (Laugh)
The secret ingredient was yakiniku sauce!!
Nowadays it’s fairly common,
but back then nobody was putting it into curry,
so I might have been
the first person in Japan (or even the world!)
to put yakiniku sauce into curry… (Big Laugh).
It might not go well with very spicy curry,
but if your homemade “house curry” feels like
“Hm… something’s missing,”
try adding some yakiniku sauce —
it might give it richness and make it more delicious (Laugh).
Super Digest Book 100+
SDB 100+ Questions
Translated by: Manaphy
Q1: I’m a fan of Shinichi! Please make him appear more! (laughs)
A: He appears as Conan every chapter, though... (laughs)
Q2: Could Shinichi be smart enough to be at the top of his grade with his studies as well?
A: He is!
Q3: From Conan-kun’s point of view, what kind of people are Akai-san and Amuro-san?
A: They’re allies he can rely on... Please don’t fight (laughs)
Q4: If there was a Teitan High’s boys’ secret popularity poll, how would Shinichi rank?
A: He’d probably be first, I guess.
Q5: Was Ran-chan the first girl in the Teitan High’s girls’ secret popularity poll mentioned during the school trip arc?
A: She probably was.
Q6: What about Ran does Shinichi like the most?
A: Everything, maybe (laughs)
Q7: After Shinichi confessed to Ran, he walked her to her hotel or stayed with her for a bit, didn’t he? What kind of ambience was there?
A: I think he was earnestly silent (laughs)
Q8: I love stories about Shinichi and Ran’s past! Will a new past of them get revealed soon?
A: Come on now...
Q9: I assume people felt a loss when Yukiko retired as an actress, but did Yusaku get resented by men around the world?
A: Well, he probably did.
Q10: Will Yusaku’s friend from Interpol appear in the near future?
A: Right, they did talk about that (laughs)
Q11: Yukiko did Camel’s haircut, but does she also cut Yusaku, Shinichi or Akai’s hair for them?
A: I think she does.
Q12: Could it be that Yukiko-san merrily chooses Okiya-san’s clothes...?
A: Probably (laughs)
Q13: Will Kogoro display his shooting skills in the manga?
A: He’s a civilian nowadays, so... (laughs)
Q14: I love it when Eri-san is involved and Kogoro looks even cooler, so I’d like to see that once again ♡
A: I’ll deal with that (laughs)
Q15: I wonder what would Kogoro and Eri say if they heard that Shinichi and Ran are dating?
A: Kogoro would say “For real!?”, and Eri would say “Of course...”
Q16: In the end, did Eri-san manage to hand over the necktie she tried to give Kogoro on their wedding anniversary?
A: I think she hasn’t handed it over.
Q17: I really love Genta. Will we be able to see Genta as a high schooler one day?
A: That’s a secret (laughs)
Q18: Genta’s dad is a pure Tokyoite, I wonder if he’ll meet Wakita in person?
A: It’d be funny if he did (laughs)
Q19: By any chance, when Mitsuhiko becomes a high schooler, will he become even smarter than Shinichi at the same age...?
A: That’s true...
Q20: Does Mitsuhiko have romantic feelings for Haibara-san?
A: I wonder now (laughs)
Q21: Is Ayumi-chan popular among the other boys too?
A: I think she is.
Q22: Does Ayumi-chan think that she actually wants Ai-chan to call her by her name?
A: That’s probably the case.
Q23: In the future, is there a possibility that Conan and Haibara will solve a case while in their original bodies? I’d really like to see this!
A: I wanna see it too (laughs)
Q24: I wonder, was Ai-chan told that Amuro-san is from Public Security?
A: She might’ve not been told...
Q25: If Ai-chan is the Akai siblings’ regular cousin, with whom would she seem to get along the most?
A: Chuukichi, maybe...
Q26: I’ll always love Ai-chan. I pray that she finds happiness.
A: It’d be great if that happened.
Q27: Is Professor Agasa the manufacturer of the gadgets used by Kid...?
A: It’s a secret, but that’s true (laughs)
Q28: I really like Kid’s expression when Haibara tells him “What a considerate thief you are...”, I wonder what he thought of that?
A: He thought “What a cheeky brat” (laughs)
Q29: About the smartphone that Kid left behind during the trick box chapters, what happened to it afterwards?
A: Because he thought he shouldn’t leave stuff that would spell trouble if seen, I guess Akai just disposed of it like that.
Q30: Has Kid repaid his debt to Yusaku (Buy one of his books and read it) ?
A: He hasn’t (laughs)
Q31: Does Kaito-kun also dresses as a girl when he goes buying women’s clothes for cross-dressing?
A: Ooh... Now that you mention it...
Q32: Will Aoko appear once again in DC? I’d like to see a scene where she meets Ran in person.
A: That’s a secret (laughs)
Q33: Does Heiji not address Ran-chan as “Ran” because he’s considerate of Shinichi?
A: Aside from Kazuha and Momiji, he addresses everyone by their last name, doesn’t he?
Q34: The kick-ups Heiji did in order to cheer up Conan-kun were really bad, so is he weak at soccer?
A: He might be weak at it...
Q35: After Hattori-kun became self-aware of his feelings for Kazuha-chan, is he getting nervous every time she’s riding his motorcycle while back-hugging him?
A: Well, of course he does.
Q36: When Heiji disguised as Koumoto-kun, could it be that he was super happy on the inside about Kazuha’s “I think ya couldn’t win against Heiji, though”?
A: I think he was super happy.
Q37: Even if Kid disguised himself as Heiji, would Kazuha, who always watched him, notice immediately?
A: I guess she would notice, unlike Heiji...
Q38: I’m curious about what led Iori-san to become Momiji-chan’s butler (Oooka Family)
A: That’s something to look forward to!
Q39: I wonder if Iori-san used to do some kind of martial arts?
A: I think he used to, since he’s a former XX...
Q40: Why does Sonoko have such a good personality? I’ve got the impression that “young lady” characters without nastiness are uncommon (laughs)
A: Right?
Q41: Sonoko secretly took a picture of Ran in her swimsuit and sent it to Shinichi, but did she do that in the past too?
A: Several times.
Q42: Sonoko doesn’t really behave like a lady, does she have any lady-like special skills, like social dancing or piano?
A: She might be alright at those.
Q43: Have Kyogoku-san and Sonoko shared a kiss? ♡
A: They haven’t.
Q44: Do you plan to draw a story where Sonoko meets Kyogoku-san’s little sister?
A: I’d like to write a story about his sister someday.
Q45: Shinichi-kun addresses Sonoko without honorifics, but I wonder if that doesn’t make Kyogoku-san jealous?
A: Well, they’re childhood friends, after all (laughs)
Q46: Please tell us one secret about the surprisingly mysterious Detective Takagi!
A: He himself doesn’t realize it, but he’s rather popular.
Q47: I wonder if detective Takagi is still falling for detective Sato’s pranks?
A: He’s falling for them one after the other (laughs)
Q48: I’d like to know what led detective Takagi to fall in love with detective Sato.
A: I wanna know too! (laughs)
Q49: If Kid disguised himself as detective Sato, would Takagi notice?
A: When that scene arrives, i’ll make it interesting (laughs)
Q50: Is detective Sato not good at all with house chores aside from cleaning too?
A: I think she’s fairly good at all of them.
Q51: I’d like to know Miwako and Yumi’s first impressions of each other!
A: Both of them possess something that the other doesn’t have.
Q52: When detective Shiratori and Kobayashi-sensei are alone together, how do they address each other?
A: I think that because Shiratori addresses her as Kobayashi-sensei, she wants him to call her by her first name already.
Q53: Since he started dating Naeko-chan, has Detective Chiba’s room become clean?
A: I think it has become super clean!
Q54: Has detective Chiba realized that the true identity of “Your #1 fan in the universe” was Naeko-chan?
A: I think her identity was laying bare everywhere.
Q55: I love Kuroda Hyoue-san! Is he married?
A: That’s also a secret (laughs)
Q56: Is it true that Amuro-san won a tennis tournament back when he was a kid?
A: That might be a typical lie from a Public Security officer.
Q57: Was it Matsuda-san who taught Furuya-san how to pick locks?
A: Didn’t he learn that after entering the NPA?
Q58: Furuya-san met with Taka’aki-san in Nagano, was he also nervous at that moment?
A: I think he was just as nonchalant as usual.
Q59: Was Wakita tagging along to the Snowy Mountain villa something Amuro expected?
A: I think it was unexpected.
Q60: Did Furuya-san carve the “H” on Hiromitsu’s smartphone?
A: It was Hiro himself.
Q61: The event that made Furuya-san think of Akai as “a man of your caliber”, I wonder if it happened back in the days he was in the organization?
A: It probably did.
Q62: Would Amuro-san get along with Akai-san were it not for their different standpoints and fates?
A: I wonder now... (laughs)
Q63: Kazami-san is skilled enough to be Furuya-san’s subordinate, did he graduate from the Police Academy at the top of his class?
A: I think he’d be in Zero if he was at the top.
Q64: Matsuda knew that the Ferris Wheel of Haido City’s shopping mall had 72 seats, I wonder if he rode it with someone?
A: It’d be fun if he did.
Q65: Did Matsuda-kun and Yumi-san on good terms? It looks like they’d get along!
A: I think they got along.
Q66: When Matsuda and Hagiwara were kids, were they fighting with each other?
A: I think they were! One does say that the better you get along, the more you fight, after all.
Q67: Please tell me what kind of women Matsuda-san and Hagiwara-san like! ♡
A: Matsuda likes Chihaya, Hagiwara likes so many kinds of women that I can’t write them all down (laughs)
Q68: Is Hagiwara’s favorite car also a RX-7?
A: He might prefer the FCs.
(TN: FC is another brand of Mazda cars).
Q69: I wonder if Date-san ended up hearing about love stories from Takagi-kun, and gave him some advice?
A: I think he didn’t discuss that with him.
Q70: Please tell me one lovey-dovey anecdote about Date-san and Natalie-san!
A: He told her to leave a bat beside her pillow as a measure against ruffians. (Is that lovey-dovey...?)
Q71: Has Hiromitsu never met Elena or Akemi?
A: He probably hasn’t.
Q72: What means of transmission did Hiromitsu use for his last words directed to Furuya? Was it a phone call? A mail?
A: A mail, I guess...
Q73: What’s the reason why Taka’aki started growing his mustache?
A: As Kansuke always calls him “Koumei, Koumei”, he thought “then so be it” and started wearing it (laughs)
Q74: Did Taka’aki-san ever go to a drinking party or a joint party? (because his drunk acting was excellent (laughs))
A: I think he did, but he never got drunk.
Q75: What was Akai-san’s state of mind when he played the role of Conan-kun’s daddy? I wonder if that unexpectedly made him happy?
A: He was thinking “Good job figuring out that setting instantly, boy...”
Q76: Is Akai-san constantly carrying a gun on himself? Isn’t that risky if he undergoes police questioning?
A: He conducts himself well in order not to get questioned.
Q77: Will a day come when we’ll get to see Akai’s carefree smile, just like how Yumi imagined it?
A: It won’t (definitely) (laughs)
Q78: Subaru-san is established as a Sherlockian, but is it because Akai-san likes Holmes?
A: Probably, yes.
Q79: What sides of Tsutomu-san does Akai-san respect?
A: Maybe all of them.
Q80: Have Shuichi-san and Shukichi-san ever fought?
A: I think he wouldn’t pick a fight with a big brother like that ever since he was a kid.
Q81: Is Chukichi’s first love Yumi-tan? ♡
A: It’s Yumi-tan ♡
Q82: Between Chukichi and Yumi, who suggested living together?
A: Yumi just barged in without asking.
Q83: If Chukichi and Yumi get married, how will Sera-chan call her? Yumi-tan? (laughs)
A: Is there a problem with Yumi-tan?
Q84: Since Sera-chan is cool, is her feminine popularity at school high as well?
A: It is! I think she also receives love letters.
Q85: Did Mary hide herself in Sera-chan’s luggage and immigrated illegally? (laughs)
A: She had her MI6 colleagues create a fake passport for her.
Q86: Has Mary ever cooked after Tsutomu went missing?
A: She looks the type to eat CalorieMates.
Q87: I want to see a lovey-dovey story about Mary-san and Tsutomu-san ♡
A: I would like to try drawing a scene of Tsutomu treating Mary to his cooking (laughs)
Q88: What is Tsutomu’s special dish?
A: A kind of sandwich, I guess.
Q89: Does Tsutomu smoke tobacco?
A: He looks like he’d be a heavy smoker.
Q90: What were Akai-san and Jodie-sensei’s first impressions of each other?
A: Jodie’s was “What an arrogant man...”, Akai’s was “What a nagging woman”.
Q91: I think Jodie is really beautiful, is she popular among the male investigators in the FBI?
A: She is popular.
Q92: Will there be any premonition of love for Camel?
A: Like Juugo, something might happen abruptly (laughs)
Q93: About the Black Organization’s codenames, I wonder if you could showcase what I’d want myself?
A: Unfortunately, I can’t.
Q94: With one strand of hair, Gin declared that it was Sherry’s, but would he also know for other people?
A: He might actually know.
Q95: When summer comes, do Gin and Vodka also wear short sleeves?
A: They don’t, do they?
Q96: Vodka and Korn’s eyes are hidden, but could it be that they’re actually big and round and cute?
A: That’s a secret.
Q97: Does Vermouth cut out newspaper articles about Shinichi and Conan and store them away?
A: Because of various circumstances, I think she’s making files in secret.
Q98: I love Bourbon and Vermouth’s pair! Will we get to see them again from now on?
A: I think we will.
Q99: In the story, “Rum” is written both in Romaji and in Katakana, is there some kind of intention behind that?
A: There isn’t.
Q100: Is Rum really Wakita?
A: Eh, is that wrong?
Q101: About Uncle’s winning ticket in Wakita’s first appearance, could it be that it was actually planted?
A: That’s right.
Q102: It was shocking to see Wakasa-sensei bring Amuro down. Would she also win in a bright place?
A: That’s a secret. (What a convenient word) (laughs)
Q103: Wakasa-sensei and Yukiko are the same age, is there a connection behind that?
A: I think there isn’t (laughs)
Q104: Has Azusa-san ever been confessed to by police officers or customers?
A: She’s liked by all of them, but no confession... I think.
Q105: I am waiting in anticipation for Hakuba-kun’s appearance!
A: I-If I get the chance...
Q106: Will Araide-sensei not appear anymore...?
A: How nostalgic!
Q107: Is Hondou Eisuke-kun doing alright? Is he messing up and hurting himself?
A: He probably is.
Q108: I’m glad I met Gin! Thank you very much, Sensei!
A: You’re welcome.
Q109: I wonder what became of the Sunset Mansion afterwards...?
A: I wonder now...
Q110: Are there actually tone-deaf people aside from Conan and Matsuda?
A: Isn’t that fine if there are two?
Q111: Does it happen that the characters appear in your dreams?
A: Well, of course it does (laughs)
Q112: In SDB 10+, you quoted “The Trembling Police Headquarters” as your favorite case, but what’s your favorite now?
A: It’s still my favorite as of now, I guess.
Q113: Among all the volumes up to 100, what’s the line you like the most?
A: “Courage...A word of justice... That cheers up your own self...”. Of course, that’s because it’s an original of mine♪
Q114: Among the volume covers, which volume’s do you like the most?
A: Volume 95’s!
Q115: What’s the character design that took you the most time, and the one who took you the least time?
A: The characters who didn’t take time were Gin and Vodka (30 seconds)! The character who took time was Kid as expected, I guess.
Q116: Were there any prospect titles aside from “Detective Conan”?
A: Maybe I pushed through with “Detective Conan”.
Q117: Are there still any storyline elements that haven’t been identified by the readers?
A: Well, of course there are (laughs)
Q118: In SDB 10+, to the question “What is Conan-kun to you, Sensei?”, you answered “A cocky brat (laughs)”, but what about it as of now...?
SDB 100+ Message
Translated by: Manvel
Hello, Aoyama here!
Plus—at long last, we’ve reached 100+!!! (Laugh)
When you think of 100+, you think of:
Heiji vs. Okita in the kendo showdown!
Kid vs. Okiya, and Kid vs. Koumei + Heiji (Laugh) in the “see-through-the-disguise” battles!
Heiji vs. Shinichi (Conan) in the deduction showdown where Heiji gets swept up by Momiji’s sweet talk!
Vermouth vs. Mary in the London confrontation!
Amuro vs. Wakasa-sensei in the pitch-dark battle!
Wakasa-sensei vs. Inspector Yamamura in the “Urusei Yatsura showdown”? (Laugh)
…Basically, it’s packed full of showdowns!!
Among them, the ones that stand out most are the long arcs:
the School Trip Arc and the Sea Monkey Island Arc!
Back when I was in high school, we didn’t have a school trip,
so I never drew one—
but thanks to that, I was able to use it as the perfect stage
for a big romantic-comedy episode for Shinichi and Ran.
In a way, maybe not drawing it until now was destiny… (Laugh)
To draw this arc, I binge-watched all kinds of school-trip scenes
from dramas and anime,
so by the time I finished drawing it,
I felt like I had gone on a school trip too… (Laugh)
By the way, the kiss scene where Shinichi pulls Ran by the necktie—
voice actress Wakana Yamazaki praised it, saying,
“It felt like something out of a foreign movie♡,”
and I was all warm and fuzzy for a while, thinking,
“Thanks~~♪” (Laugh)
And then there’s Sea Monkey Island!
I went there to do research, in the rain—
to Sarushima, the real-life model for the island!!
Looking out at the dark, gloomy sea…
Walking through the muddy, rain-soaked ground…
Leaning on the cold, rain-dripping handrail of the pier…
What came to mind was:
“Camel… after swimming through this rough sea to finally reach this island,
he gets forced underground,
and then gets shot off this very pier, falling back into the ocean…
That’s insanely cool♪”
(Laugh)
And finally, the “Sazanami Series (Ripples Series),” where Akai’s “naked festival” happened!
When it became an anime,
Takayama-san, Yamazaki-san, and Hidaka-san
all performed with such cute voices
that I was super satisfied♪
Maybe all three of them have secretly taken APTX4869…? (Laugh)