The Truth Behind the Urban Legend

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Episode 530-531
(Int. Episode 581-582)

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Information
Title: The Truth Behind the Urban Legend
Japanese title: 都市伝説の正体
(Toshi-Densetsu no Shōtai)
Original airdate: April 18, 2009 (Part 1)
April 25, 2009 (Part 2)
Broadcast rating: 5,80%
9,10%
Manga case: #181
Season: 18
Manga source: Volume 60: Files 6-8 (625-627)
Case
Cast: Conan Edogawa
Wataru Takagi
Miwako Sato
Kazunobu Chiba
Juzo Megure
Sonoko Suzuki
Ninzaburo Shiratori
Ran Mouri
Kiyonaga Matsumoto
Officer Tome
Female forensics member
Detective Okumura
Detective Fukui
Detective Horita
Detective Sogawa
Makoto Kyogoku
Case solved by: Sonoko Suzuki (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint: Hammer man (Part 1)
Shift pad (Part 2)
Staff
Director: Koujin Ochi
Organizer: Shigenori Kageyama
Storyboard: Shigenori Kageyama
Episode director: 530 Nobuharu Kamanaka
531 Minoru Tozawa
Animation Director: 530 Nobuyuki Iwai, Rie Ogasawara
531 Rei Masunaga
Character Design: Masatomo Sudo
Junko Yamanaka
Kumiko Shishido, Keiko Sasaki, and Rei Masunaga (design works)
Music
Opening song: Everlasting Luv
Closing song: Doing all right
Chronology
Prev episode: « Might Over Mystery
Next episode: The Scar that Evokes the Past »
List of episodes

The Truth Behind the Urban Legend (都市伝説の正体 Toshi-Densetsu no Shōtai?) is the 530th and 531st episode of Detective Conan anime.

Cast

Gadgets

Case

Situation

Part 1

A person who murders people with a hammer, dubbed "Hammer Man", has been seen escaping to an apartment after assaulting a woman.

Attempted Murder

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Location: Park
Victim: Woman
Injury: Blunt force trauma
Suspects: Hammer Man
Triple Attempted Murders (Past)

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Location: Street
Victim: Woman 4, Woman 5, and Woman 6
Injury: Blunt force trauma
Suspects: Hammer Man
Along with present victim, the "Hammer Man" attempted three murders in the past, making the total number of victims to four.

Sato and Takagi stalk out the apartment and are later accompanied by Conan, Ran and Sonoko. They explained that the owner of the apartment were out of the country, but his parents revealed that a male friend of his is borrowing the place, but the parents don't know that friend's name. The neighbors has told the police that the man lived there for a while with his girlfriend. But it seemed that she has left him, and the man stays indoor all day and only comes out at night. A home delivery courier, a bike delivery woman, and a pizza deliverer were seen to leave that apartment and were then interrogated. The three reveal they did not meet their client and instead followed notes specified for them. The courier was instructed to leave the package outside the door, the woman was told to pick up the package, and the pizza man was told to leave the pizza on the table and take the money from an envelope. They then realize that while interrogating the three, no one was watching the apartment. They enter the apartment to find a masked man unconscious. Conan removes the mask and notices that the man was knocked unconscious by a hammer and deduces hammer man has impersonated one of three deliverers from before.

Attempted Murder

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Location: Apartment
Victim: Man
Injury: Blunt force trauma
Suspects: Hammer Man

Part 2

Conan investigates the apartment and finds the bathroom to be too clean and that there is no underwear in the dryer.

People

  • Resolution

    Trivia

    Pizza-Ya logo
    Pizza-La logo
    Pizza-La truck
    • This is the first episode to be aired on Saturday 6 p.m. JST.
    • Conan's statement, that 'The Hammer man' never existed, is similar to a statement made by his hero Sherlock Holmes in 'The adventure of the noble bachelor'. Holmes who are searching for a missing woman, who had just married Lord St. Simon, tells Lestrade that Lady St. Simon is 'a myth', because he had figured out that the woman was already married to a man she left to meet, and therefor the marriage with Lord St. Simon wasn't legit. Conan says that there never existed a 'Hammer Man', because he had realized that the Hammer 'man' was in reality a woman.
    • The pizza company in the episode named "Pizza-Ya" is in fact inspired by Japan's highest grossing pizza-chain named "Pizza-La but its logo is slightly different from the Pizza-Ya logo. Pizza-La's name is inspired by a pun with Pizza and Godzilla, the eponymous dinosaur that invades Tokyo. It is headquartered in Aoyama, Tokyo. The delivery truck is the same for Pizza-Ya and Pizza-La.
    • This is the fifth hidden case in Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story (series). The fourth hidden case was A Jewel Thief Caught Red-Handed.

    Gallery

    BGM listing

    Part 1

    # Song Title Romaji Translation OST
    0:47 - 0:55 エスケープ! Esukēpu! Escape! Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
    2:58 - 3:32 古城の探索 Kojō no Tansaku Exploration of the Old Castle Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
    4:28 - 4:47 カギを探せ! Kagi o Sagase! Search for the Key! Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
    5:03 - 5:10 イースターエッグの謎 Iisutā Eggu no Nazo Mystery of the Easter Egg Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
    5:13 - 5:24 エンディング Endingu Ending Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
    5:26 - 6:17 犯人のアジト (忍び込みver.) Hannin no Ajito (Shinobikomi ver.) The Culprit's Hideout (Creeping In ver.) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
    6:32 - 7:16 悪のテーマ1 Aku no Tēma 1 Theme of Evil 1 Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
    7:40 - 8:21 推理(オリジナルver.) Suiri (Orijinaru ver.) Deduction(Original ver.) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
    8:48 - 9:07 古城のテーマ Kojō no Tēma The Old Castle's Theme Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
    9:41 - 10:54 犯人のアジト (忍び込みver.) Hannin no Ajito (Shinobikomi ver.) The Culprit's Hideout (Creeping In ver.) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
    11:24 - 11:50 追跡スリリング Tsuiseki Suriringu Thrilling Pursuit Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
    12:37 - 13:10 シャーク フィアー Shāku Fiā Fear Shark Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
    13:37 - 13:53 何かが起きる… Nanika ga Okiru... Something Happened... Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
    14:03 - 14:26 古城のテーマ Kojō no Tēma The Old Castle's Theme Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
    14:33 - 15:12 犯人のアジト (忍び込みver.) Hannin no Ajito (Shinobikomi ver.) The Culprit's Hideout (Creeping In ver.) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
    15:30 - 16:11 小さな巨人 Chiisa na Kyojin A Small Great Person Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
    16:18 - 16:54 忍び寄る影 Shinobiyoru Kage Creeping Shadow Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
    17:41 - 19:08 迷路 Meiro Labyrinth Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
    19:19 - 19:53 緊迫 Kinpaku Tension Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
    20:03 - 21:23 漆黒の殺意 Shikkoku no Satsui Jet Black Murderous Intent Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
    21:31 - 21:34 THE END(あれまぁ~) THE END (Aremā~) THE END ("Good Heavens!") Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
    21:50 - 22:08 フェルマータ Ferumāta Fermata Detective Conan "Full Score of Fear" Original Soundtrack
    22:10 - 22:38 忍び寄る危機 Shinobiyoru Kiki Incoming Crisis Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack

    Part 2

    # Song Title Romaji Translation OST
    0:01 - 0:10 エグザミネ Eguzamine Examine Detective Conan "Full Score of Fear" Original Soundtrack
    0:11 - 1:04 現金輸送車(回想) Genkin Yusōsha (Kaisō) Bank Transport Vehicle (Flashback) Detective Conan "The Private Eyes' Requiem" Original Soundtrack
    1:05 - 1:58 コナンズ アイ Konanzu Ai Conan's Eye Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
    4:01 - 5:02 インターナショナル ケース(インシデント) Intānashonaru Kēsu (Inshidento) International Case (Incident) Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
    5:06 - 5:09 THE END(あれまぁ~) THE END (Aremā~) THE END ("Good Heavens!") Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
    6:40 - 7:31 古城の探索 Kojō no Tansaku Exploration of the Old Castle Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
    7:48 - 8:31 コナンの直感 Konan no Chokkan Conan's Intuition Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
    9:02 - 9:24 アレステッド Aresuteddo Arrested Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
    9:46 - 11:35 ワッツ ハプニング Wattsu Hapuningu What's Happening Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
    11:45 - 13:25 インターナショナル ケース(インシデント) Intānashonaru Kēsu (Inshidento) International Case (Incident) Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
    13:33 - 15:20 殺意 Satsui Murderous Intent Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
    15:34 - 16:06 暗殺者のテーマ─忍び寄る魔手 Ansatsusha no Tēma - Shinobiyoru Mashu Assassin's Theme - The Devil's Hand Approaches Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
    16:07 - 16:40 運命の瞬間'07 Unmei no Shunkan '07 Destined Moment '07 Detective Conan TV Original Soundtrack Selection Best
    17:22 - 17:30 ドラム アタック Doramu Atakku Drum Attack Detective Conan "Full Score of Fear" Original Soundtrack
    17:31 - 19:09 汐留 Shiodome Shiodome Detective Conan "Magician of the Silver Sky" Original Soundtrack
    19:36 - 19:56 ビッグ トレジャー Biggu Torejā Big Treasure Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
    20:03 - 20:43 クレシェンド Kureshendo Crescendo Detective Conan "Full Score of Fear" Original Soundtrack
    20:59 - 21:02 THE END(あれまぁ~) THE END (Aremā~) THE END ("Good Heavens!") Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
    23:12 - 23:14 シャーク フィアー Shāku Fiā Fear Shark Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
    23:14 - 23:20 アタック シャーク Atakku Shāku Shark Attack Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
    23:30 - 23:58 エントランス Entoransu Entrance Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack

    In other languages

    Language Title Translation
    Flag of Catalonia Catalan (Catalan dub) La veritat sobre la llegenda urbana The truth about the urban legend
    Flag of Indonesia Indonesian (subbed) Kebenaran Mitos The Truth of the Urban Legend
    Flag of Italy Italian La leggenda metropolitana The urban legend
    Flag of Thailand Thai ตัวจริงของตำนานเมือง The Truth of the Urban Legend
    Flag of Vietnam Vietnamese Chân tướng của truyền thuyết đô thị The Truth of the Urban Legend

    See also

    Episodes of Season 18
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