The Case On the Opposite Shore

Episode 978
Information
Title:	The Case On the Opposite Shore
Japanese title:	対岸の事件 (Taigan no Jiken)
Original airdate:	August 15, 2020
Broadcast rating:	7.6%
Filler case:	#332
Season:	29
Manga source:	TV Original
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ai Haibara Detective Boys Wataru Takagi Kazunobu Chiba Detective Hirota Detective Sogawa Kogoro Mouri
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
Next Conan's Hint:	People watching
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto Nobuharu Kamanaka
Screenplay:	Akatsuki Yamatoya
Storyboard:	Atsuko Kase
Episode director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto and Yorifusa Yamaguchi
Animation director:	Seiji Muta (supervisor) Akio Kawamura
Character Design:	Hiroshi Ogawa (design works) Rei Masunaga and Masanori Hashimoto
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Megumi Hayashibara as Ai Haibara Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida Wataru Takagi as Genta Kojima, Wataru Takagi Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Isshin Chiba as Kazunobu Chiba Haruo Sato as Mr. Shibata Jun Endo as Tanaka Shuntaro Karato as Drowning man Daisuke Nakamura as Running man
Music
Opening song:	Makka na Lip
Closing song:	Hoshiai
Chronology
Prev episode:	« The Broken Fishbowl
Next episode:	Leading a Detective Around By the Nose »
List of episodes

The Case On the Opposite Shore (対岸の事件 ,Taigan no Jiken) is the 978th episode of the Detective Conan anime.

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ayumi Yoshida Genta Kojima Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Ai Haibara Wataru Takagi Kazunobu Chiba Kogoro Mouri Detective Hirota Detective Sogawa Unnamed officer

Gadgets

Gadgets
Wristwatch Flashlight

Case

Situation

Conan, Haibara, and the Detective Boys are watching birds, but Conan proposes another game to them called "human watching". While teaching the Detective Boys how the game works, trying to determine people's jobs and occupations by watching them, they stumble upon detectives Takagi and Chiba apparently on a stakeout.

Kidnapping
	Location: Shibata house Victim: Mika Shibata Age: 5 years old Time: A day ago Suspects: People at the park The police officers are on a stakeout to watch Mr. Shibata carrying the ransom. They are waiting to see who will approach him and arrest that person, since it is likely to be the kidnapper.

People

Mr. Shibata
	Mika's father

Mika Shibata
	Victim (kidnapped) 5 years old Toddler

Tanaka
	Fraudster that tried to scam Mr. Shibata

Sayuri Iwabe
	Elderly woman whose account is registered at Beika Bank

Man A
	Suspicious sleeping man Office worker ?

Man B
	Suspicious man in yukata picking clovers

Man C
	Suspicious man exercising Boat captain ?

Man D
	Suspicious reading man

Man E
	Drowning man Hired by the culprit

Man F
	Running man Hired by the culprit

Woman A
	Woman in blue with a bag Ballerina

Man G
	Man near slide Doctor

Woman B
	Woman with husband and baby Police detective in disguise

Resolution

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The kidnapper is revealed to be the reading man. He tried to escape by reversing the jacket, so Chiba wouldn't be able to recognize him as per Conan instructions, but Conan remembered the branded shoes. Using that hint, Chiba caught the culprit.

Aftermath

In the end, the Detective Boys are watching people on top of the Mouri Detective Agency. Conan comments that the old man should do his job, as he sees Kogoro sleeping.

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
0:00 - 0:49
2:53 - 3:03
3:24 - 3:43
3:53 - 4:45	ビートルジュース	Biitorujūsu	Betelgeuse	Detective Conan "The Raven Chaser" Original Soundtrack
4:50 - 5:17
5:39 - 6:36	少年探偵団のテーマ （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Shōnen Tanteidan no Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon)	The Detective Boys' Theme (Skyscraper ver.)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
6:41 - 7:04
7:28 - 7:37
7:38 - 8:43
9:11 - 9:36
9:38 - 10:02
10:04 - 10:23
10:27 - 10:57	ラルゴ サスペンス	Rarugo Sasupensu	Largo Suspense	Detective Conan "Full Score of Fear" Original Soundtrack
11:11 - 11:46	コナンのテーマ （バラード・ヴァージョン)	Konan no Tēma (Barādo・Vājon)	Conan's Theme (Ballad Version)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
11:50 - 11:58	胡散臭い男	Usankusai Otoko	Suspicious Man	Detective Conan "Dimensional Sniper" Original Soundtrack
12:09 - 12:52	サスキーロ	Sasu Kiiro	Yellow Suspense	Detective Conan "The Lost Ship in the Sky" Original Soundtrack
13:24 - 13:49	クラウディ	Kuraudi	Cloudy	Detective Conan "The Lost Ship in the Sky" Original Soundtrack
14:04 - 14:34
14:34 - 15:29	次の標的	Tsugi no Hyōteki	The Next Target	Detective Conan "Dimensional Sniper" Original Soundtrack
15:32 - 15:58	使徒	Shito	Apostle	Detective Conan "Sunflowers of Inferno" Original Soundtrack
15:59 - 16:21	サスペンス～危機感	Sasupensu ~ Kikikan	Suspense ~ Impending Crisis	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
16:23 - 16:54	アッチェレランドＢ	Acchererando B	Accelerando B	Detective Conan "Full Score of Fear" Original Soundtrack
17:06 - 17:18	ミニサス6	Minisasu 6	Mini Suspense 6	Detective Conan "Quarter of Silence" Original Soundtrack
17:19 - 18:01
18:21 - 20:00	どこだどこだ!!	Doko da Doko da!!	Where Is It Where Is It!!	Detective Conan "Magician of the Silver Sky" Original Soundtrack
20:18 - 20:39	船上サスペンスG	Senjō Sasupensu G	Shipboard Suspense G	Detective Conan "Private Eye in the Distant Sea" Original Soundtrack
21:06 - 21:45	対決のテーマ'07	Taiketsu no Tēma '07	Showdown Theme '07	Detective Conan TV Original Soundtrack Selection Best
23:06 - 23:44

Trivia

• The birds observed by the Detective Boys are in order, a heron, a sandpiper, mallard ducks and a kingfisher.
• In the culprit's house, there are fake Adidas sports shoes and fake Nike soccer shoes.
• The fraudster's shirt has the word "scam" written on it, making an obvious hint to what he's doing.

See also

• Season 29