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Monday Night 7:30 p.m. Murder Case

2026-09-02T18:12:30Z

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{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 36
| int-episode = 37
| image = TV Episode 36.jpg
| title = Monday Night 7:30 p.m. Murder Case
| english-title = {{Inline icons|Funimation}} Wrong Place at the Wrong Time
| japanese-title = 月曜夜7時30分殺人事件 (Getsuyō Yoru Shichiji Sanjuppun Satsujin Jiken)
| rating = 17.0%
| Filler case number = #12
| season = [[Season 1|1]]
| manga = '''TV Original'''
| airdate = November 4, 1996
| dubbed-episode = Episode 37
| english-airdate = {{Inline icons|Funimation}} July 26, 2004
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Detective Boys]] [[Juzo Megure]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Kamen Yaiba]]
| suspects = Yoko Sawaki
| solved-by = [[Conan Edogawa]]
| next-conan-hint = Curtain
| voice-cast = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ikue Otani]] as [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] [[Yukiko Iwai]] as [[Ayumi Yoshida]] [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] as [[Genta Kojima]] (Uncredited: [[Kamen Yaiba]], Next Conan's Hint) [[Chafurin]] as [[Juzo Megure]] [[Akira Kamiya]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] [[Rie Ishizuka]] as Yoko Sawaki [[Nobuaki Sekine]] as Katsuhiko Nakamoto
| director = [[Kenji Kodama]]
| screenplay = [[Kazunari Kouchi]]
| storyboard = [[Johei Matsuura]]
| producer = [[Johei Matsuura]]
| animation-director = [[Atsushi Aono]]
| character-design = [[Masatomo Sudo]] [[Yasuhiro Moriki]] (design works)
| opening-song = Feel Your Heart
| closing-song = Meikyū no Lovers
| prev-episode = Mountain Villa Bandaged Man Murder Case
| next-episode = Cactus's Flower Murder Case
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''|月曜夜7時30分殺人事件|Getsuyō Yoru Shichiji Sanjuppun Satsujin Jiken}} know in English as '''Wrong Place at the Wrong time''', is the 36th episode of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]].

It’s the 12th [[List of anime-original cases|anime-original episode]], written by [[Kazunari Kouchi]]. It was first aired November 4, 1996

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{char|Genta Kojima}}
{{char|Juzo Megure}}
{{char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{char|Ran Mouri}}
{{char|Kamen Yaiba|display=Kamen Yaiba (TV)}}
}}

== Case ==
=== Situation ===
When Katsuhiko Nakamoto, a seedy real estate agent, is murdered in his condominium, the police suspect Yoko Sawaki, a well-known dentist in town. They believe that she was getting back at Nakamoto for a crime that he committed twenty-six years ago in a village of East Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture. Will Conan's investigation vindicate the beautiful dentist or debunk her perfect alibi?

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Murder
| image = EP36 Case.png
| location = Nakamoto household
| victim = Katsuhiko Nakamoto
| age = 57 years old
| cause-death = Stab wound
| suspects = Yoko Sawaki
| description =
}}

=== People ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Yoko Sawaki|Yoko Sawaki.jpg|
* 33 years old
* Sawaki Dental Clinic owner}}
{{People|Katsuhiko Nakamoto|Katsuhiko Nakamoto.jpg|
* Victim (stabbed)
* 57 years old
* Real estate property boss}}
{{People|Atsushi Yokoyama|EP36-Yokoyama.jpg|
* Haido security guard}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>
==== Evidence ====
* There are curtains in Yoko's apartment
==== Conclusion ====
After giving Ayumi an anesthetic for her dental removal, Yoko transported the unconscious girl from her waiting room to her apartment room. The designs of both rooms are almost identical, and the differences are unlikely to be noticed by the sleepy witness.

To further keep Ayumi occupied as a witness, she woke her up in time to see Kamen Yaiba live. However, she promptly gave the sleepy child some sleeping pills instead of pain killers. After Ayumi fell asleep again, she picked her up, and drove her back to her office, and laid her down again.

She woke Ayumi up in time to see the preview for next week's episode of Kamen Yaiba. There was no altering of time, since even Ayumi's family can vouch that she was back at 8:05 PM, and they left right after the previews. She let her watch the episode live at her house, but the preview at her office.

The evidence that gave her trick away was the deck of the Kamen Yaiba cards in her apartment room. Before she got her tooth pulled, Ayumi took an Ace of Hearts from the deck for good luck. After her tooth was pulled, she put the card back in the deck. She took the card from the deck at the clinic, and 'returned' it into the deck at Yoko's apartment. There should be an extra Ace of Hearts in that deck with Ayumi's fingerprints, proving that she was there.
==== Motive ====
{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Murder
| image = EP36 Case2.jpg
| location = Kosai, Yamanashi Prefecture
| victim = Yoko's older brother
| age = 9 years old
| time = 26 years ago
| cause-death = Unknown
| suspects = Katsuhiko Nakamoto
| suspects-label = Culprit
| description =
}}
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Sawaki|Yoko brother.jpg|
* Deceased (kidnapped and murdered)
* 9 years old (26 years ago)
* Yoko's older brother}}
{{EndBox}}
'''Yoko Sawaki''' killed Nakamoto because twenty-six years ago he kidnapped and killed her older brother. Due to lack of evidence, the police was forced to release Nakamoto as the only witness was her, who was only 7 years old at that time. She confessed to Conan that she wished there was a person like him in the police so that her brother wouldn't have died in vain. Yoko then turned herself in with Conan speculating that the reason she used Ayumi as a witness is because she wanted either Kogoro or Conan to find out the truth, which is what she wanted twenty-six years ago.</spoiler>

== Translation changes ==
=== Anime ===
* The names of the characters in the [[Funimation]] Dub are:
:* Yoko Sawaki - Dr. Karen Keeler
:* Katsuhiko Nakamoto - Burt Barnes

== BGM listing ==
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|00:00|Feel Your Heart|Feel Your Heart|Feel Your Heart|[[Feel Your Heart]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|01:45|名探偵コナン・メインテーマ (タイトルver.)|Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma (Taitoru ver.)|Detective Conan Main Theme (Title ver.)|Unreleased}}
{{BGMListingItem|01:52|蘭のテーマ|Ran no Tēma|Ran's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|03:11|昼下がりの天使たち|Hirusagari no Tenshitachi|Early Afternoon Angels|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|05:51|少年探偵団のテーマ|Shōnen Tanteidan no Tēma|The Detective Boys' Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|07:16|事件現場２|Jiken Genba 2|Scene of the Case 2|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|07:56|新一のテーマ|Shin'ichi no Tēma|Shinichi's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|08:59|新一のテーマ|Shin'ichi no Tēma|Shinichi's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|10:31|事件現場（謎ver.）|Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)|Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|11:20|西の名探偵|Nishi no Meitantei|The Great Detective of the West|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|13:28|事件現場２|Jiken Genba 2|Scene of the Case 2|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|14:41|コナンの危機|Konan no Kiki|Conan's Crisis|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack Super Best]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|15:25|陰謀|Inbō|Conspiracy|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|18:10|怪人包帯男１|Kaijin Hōtai Otoko 1|The Mysterious Bandaged Man 1|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|21:07|悲劇のヒロイン|Higeki no Hiroin|Tragic Heroine|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|21:47|迷宮のラヴァーズ|Meikyū no Lovers|Lovers' Labyrinth|[[Meikyū no Lovers]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|23:20|希望|Kibō|Hope|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable EpLang}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|موعد مع الجريمة|An Appointment With the Crime}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Basque Country|Basque|Asteleheneko 7 terdietako hilketaren kasua|Murder on Monday at 7:30 p.m. case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Balearic Islands|Catalan (Balearic dub)|S'assassinat de dilluns a les set i mitja|Murder on Monday at 7:30 p.m.}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalonia dub)|El cas de l'assassinat de dilluns a dos quarts de vuit del vespre|The Case of the Murder of Monday at 7:30 p.m.}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Valencia|Catalan (Valencian dub)|El cas de l'assassinat del dilluns a les set i mitja|Murder on Monday at 7:30 p.m. case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=France|French|Lundi 19h30|Monday, 7:30 p.m.}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Galicia|Galician|O asasinato no luns ás sete e media do serán|Monday Sunset 7:30 p.m. Murder}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Ein As im Ärmel|An Ace up the Sleeve}}
{{EpLangltem|flag=Italy|Italian|Chi ha paura del dentista?|Who's Afraid of the Dentist?}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|월요일 오후 7시 30분 살인 사건(Sub) 월요일 저녁 7시 30분 살인 사건(Dub)|Monday 7:30 PM Murder Case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Poland|Polish|Morderstwo w poniedziałek o 19.30|Murder on a Monday at 7:30 p.m.}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=US|Spanish (American dub)|Asesinato a las siete y media de la tarde|Murder at 7:30 p.m.}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Castilian dub)|Asesinato del lunes a las siete y media|Murder on Monday at 7:30 p.m.}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|คดีฆาตกรรมทุ่มครึ่งวันจันทร์|7:30 p.m. on Monday murder case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Án mạng 7h 30 đêm thứ hai|Murder at 7:30 PM on Monday}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Season 1]]

{{Season 1}}

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Anime Exclusive]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Atsushi Aono]]

[[de:Episode 37]]
[[zh:TV36]]

Monday Night 7:30 p.m. Murder Case

2026-09-02T18:08:09Z

Shinobi: /* Resolution */

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 36
| int-episode = 37
| image = TV Episode 36.jpg
| title = Monday Night 7:30 p.m. Murder Case
| english-title = {{Inline icons|Funimation}} Wrong Place at the Wrong Time
| japanese-title = 月曜夜7時30分殺人事件 (Getsuyō Yoru Shichiji Sanjuppun Satsujin Jiken)
| rating = 17.0%
| Filler case number = #12
| season = [[Season 1|1]]
| manga = '''TV Original'''
| airdate = November 4, 1996
| dubbed-episode = Episode 37
| english-airdate = {{Inline icons|Funimation}} July 26, 2004
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Detective Boys]] [[Juzo Megure]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Kamen Yaiba]]
| suspects = Yoko Sawaki
| solved-by = [[Conan Edogawa]]
| next-conan-hint = Curtain
| voice-cast = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ikue Otani]] as [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] [[Yukiko Iwai]] as [[Ayumi Yoshida]] [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] as [[Genta Kojima]] (Uncredited: [[Kamen Yaiba]], Next Conan's Hint) [[Chafurin]] as [[Juzo Megure]] [[Akira Kamiya]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] [[Rie Ishizuka]] as Yoko Sawaki [[Nobuaki Sekine]] as Katsuhiko Nakamoto
| director = [[Kenji Kodama]]
| screenplay = [[Kazunari Kouchi]]
| storyboard = [[Johei Matsuura]]
| producer = [[Johei Matsuura]]
| animation-director = [[Atsushi Aono]]
| character-design = [[Masatomo Sudo]] [[Yasuhiro Moriki]] (design works)
| opening-song = Feel Your Heart
| closing-song = Meikyū no Lovers
| prev-episode = Mountain Villa Bandaged Man Murder Case
| next-episode = Cactus's Flower Murder Case
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''|月曜夜7時30分殺人事件|Getsuyō Yoru Shichiji Sanjuppun Satsujin Jiken}} know in English as '''Wrong Place at the Wrong time''', is the 36th episode of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]].

It’s the 12th [[List of anime-original cases|anime-original episode]], written by [[Kazunari Kouchi]]. It was first aired November 4, 1996

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{char|Genta Kojima}}
{{char|Juzo Megure}}
{{char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{char|Ran Mouri}}
{{char|Kamen Yaiba|display=Kamen Yaiba (TV)}}
}}

== Case ==
=== Situation ===
When Katsuhiko Nakamoto, a seedy real estate agent, is murdered in his condominium, the police suspect Yoko Sawaki, a well-known dentist in town. They believe that she was getting back at Nakamoto for a crime that he committed twenty-six years ago in a village of East Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture. Will Conan's investigation vindicate the beautiful dentist or debunk her perfect alibi?

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Murder
| image = EP36 Case.png
| location = Nakamoto household
| victim = Katsuhiko Nakamoto
| age = 57 years old
| cause-death = Stab wound
| suspects = Yoko Sawaki
| description =
}}

=== People ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Yoko Sawaki|Yoko Sawaki.jpg|
* 33 years old
* Sawaki Dental Clinic owner}}
{{People|Katsuhiko Nakamoto|Katsuhiko Nakamoto.jpg|
* Victim (stabbed)
* 57 years old
* Real estate property boss}}
{{People|Atsushi Yokoyama|EP36-Yokoyama.jpg|
* Haido security guard}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>
==== Evidence ====
* There are curtains in Yoko's apartment
==== Conclusion ====
==== Motive ====
After giving Ayumi an anesthetic for her dental removal, Yoko transported the unconscious girl from her waiting room to her apartment room. The designs of both rooms are almost identical, and the differences are unlikely to be noticed by the sleepy witness.

To further keep Ayumi occupied as a witness, she woke her up in time to see Kamen Yaiba live. However, she promptly gave the sleepy child some sleeping pills instead of pain killers. After Ayumi fell asleep again, she picked her up, and drove her back to her office, and laid her down again.

She woke Ayumi up in time to see the preview for next week's episode of Kamen Yaiba. There was no altering of time, since even Ayumi's family can vouch that she was back at 8:05 PM, and they left right after the previews. She let her watch the episode live at her house, but the preview at her office.

The evidence that gave her trick away was the deck of the Kamen Yaiba cards in her apartment room. Before she got her tooth pulled, Ayumi took an Ace of Hearts from the deck for good luck. After her tooth was pulled, she put the card back in the deck. She took the card from the deck at the clinic, and 'returned' it into the deck at Yoko's apartment. There should be an extra Ace of Hearts in that deck with Ayumi's fingerprints, proving that she was there.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Murder
| image = EP36 Case2.jpg
| location = Kosai, Yamanashi Prefecture
| victim = Yoko's older brother
| age = 9 years old
| time = 26 years ago
| cause-death = Unknown
| suspects = Katsuhiko Nakamoto
| suspects-label = Culprit
| description =
}}
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Sawaki|Yoko brother.jpg|
* Deceased (kidnapped and murdered)
* 9 years old (26 years ago)
* Yoko's older brother}}
{{EndBox}}

'''Yoko Sawaki''' killed Nakamoto because twenty-six years ago he kidnapped and killed her older brother. Due to lack of evidence, the police was forced to release Nakamoto as the only witness was her, who was only 7 years old at that time. She confessed to Conan that she wished there was a person like him in the police so that her brother wouldn't have died in vain. Yoko then turned herself in with Conan speculating that the reason she used Ayumi as a witness is because she wanted either Kogoro or Conan to find out the truth, which is what she wanted twenty-six years ago.</spoiler>

== Translation changes ==
=== Anime ===
* The names of the characters in the [[Funimation]] Dub are:
:* Yoko Sawaki - Dr. Karen Keeler
:* Katsuhiko Nakamoto - Burt Barnes

== BGM listing ==
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|00:00|Feel Your Heart|Feel Your Heart|Feel Your Heart|[[Feel Your Heart]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|01:45|名探偵コナン・メインテーマ (タイトルver.)|Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma (Taitoru ver.)|Detective Conan Main Theme (Title ver.)|Unreleased}}
{{BGMListingItem|01:52|蘭のテーマ|Ran no Tēma|Ran's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|03:11|昼下がりの天使たち|Hirusagari no Tenshitachi|Early Afternoon Angels|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|05:51|少年探偵団のテーマ|Shōnen Tanteidan no Tēma|The Detective Boys' Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|07:16|事件現場２|Jiken Genba 2|Scene of the Case 2|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|07:56|新一のテーマ|Shin'ichi no Tēma|Shinichi's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|08:59|新一のテーマ|Shin'ichi no Tēma|Shinichi's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|10:31|事件現場（謎ver.）|Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)|Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|11:20|西の名探偵|Nishi no Meitantei|The Great Detective of the West|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|13:28|事件現場２|Jiken Genba 2|Scene of the Case 2|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|14:41|コナンの危機|Konan no Kiki|Conan's Crisis|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack Super Best]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|15:25|陰謀|Inbō|Conspiracy|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|18:10|怪人包帯男１|Kaijin Hōtai Otoko 1|The Mysterious Bandaged Man 1|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|21:07|悲劇のヒロイン|Higeki no Hiroin|Tragic Heroine|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|21:47|迷宮のラヴァーズ|Meikyū no Lovers|Lovers' Labyrinth|[[Meikyū no Lovers]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|23:20|希望|Kibō|Hope|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable EpLang}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|موعد مع الجريمة|An Appointment With the Crime}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Basque Country|Basque|Asteleheneko 7 terdietako hilketaren kasua|Murder on Monday at 7:30 p.m. case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Balearic Islands|Catalan (Balearic dub)|S'assassinat de dilluns a les set i mitja|Murder on Monday at 7:30 p.m.}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalonia dub)|El cas de l'assassinat de dilluns a dos quarts de vuit del vespre|The Case of the Murder of Monday at 7:30 p.m.}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Valencia|Catalan (Valencian dub)|El cas de l'assassinat del dilluns a les set i mitja|Murder on Monday at 7:30 p.m. case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=France|French|Lundi 19h30|Monday, 7:30 p.m.}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Galicia|Galician|O asasinato no luns ás sete e media do serán|Monday Sunset 7:30 p.m. Murder}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Ein As im Ärmel|An Ace up the Sleeve}}
{{EpLangltem|flag=Italy|Italian|Chi ha paura del dentista?|Who's Afraid of the Dentist?}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|월요일 오후 7시 30분 살인 사건(Sub) 월요일 저녁 7시 30분 살인 사건(Dub)|Monday 7:30 PM Murder Case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Poland|Polish|Morderstwo w poniedziałek o 19.30|Murder on a Monday at 7:30 p.m.}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=US|Spanish (American dub)|Asesinato a las siete y media de la tarde|Murder at 7:30 p.m.}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Castilian dub)|Asesinato del lunes a las siete y media|Murder on Monday at 7:30 p.m.}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|คดีฆาตกรรมทุ่มครึ่งวันจันทร์|7:30 p.m. on Monday murder case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Án mạng 7h 30 đêm thứ hai|Murder at 7:30 PM on Monday}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Season 1]]

{{Season 1}}

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Anime Exclusive]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Atsushi Aono]]

[[de:Episode 37]]
[[zh:TV36]]

Alibi Testimony Murder Case

2026-09-02T17:57:15Z

Shinobi: /* Situation */

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 30
| int-episode = 31
| image = TV Episode 30.jpg
| title = Alibi Testimony Murder Case
| english-title = {{Inline icons|Funimation}} The Missing Melody
| japanese-title = アリバイ証言殺人事件 (Aribai Shōgen Satsujin Jiken)
| rating = 13.7%
| Filler case number = #10
| season = [[Season 1|1]]
| manga = '''TV Original'''
| airdate = August 26, 1996
| dubbed-episode = Episode 31
| english-airdate = {{Inline icons|Funimation}} July 14, 2004
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Juzo Megure]]
| suspects = Souhei Tatsumi
| solved-by = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (via [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| next-conan-hint = Cassette tape
| voice-cast = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] [[Akira Kamiya]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Chafurin]] as [[Juzo Megure]] [[Unsho Ishizuka]] as Souhei Tatsumi [[Kayoko Fujii]] as Kazumi Tatsumi [[Hideaki Tezuka]] as Shunzou Hirose [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] as Policeman, Next Conan's Hint [[Isshin Chiba]] as Worker
| director = [[Kenji Kodama]]
| screenplay = [[Junichi Miyashita]]
| storyboard = [[Masato Sato]]
| producer = [[Masato Sato]]
| animation-director = [[Kumiko Shishido]]
| character-design = [[Masatomo Sudo]] [[Yasuhiro Moriki]] (design works)
| opening-song = Mune ga Dokidoki
| closing-song = Meikyū no Lovers
| prev-episode = Computer Murder Case
| next-episode = TV Station Murder Case
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''|アリバイ証言殺人事件|Aribai Shōgen Satsujin Jiken}}, known as '''The Missing Melody''' in Funimation's English release, is the 30th episode of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]].

It's the 10th [[List of anime-original cases|anime-original episode]], written by [[Junichi Miyashita]]. It was first aired in August 26, 1996.

A lawyer's wife is found in her house, dead. [[Conan]] suspects the lawyer, but the lawyer has a solid alibi - he was with [[Kogoro Mouri]] at the time of death. The recording of a telephone call just before the murder breaks the alibi proving that the lawyer is guilty.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{char|Ran Mouri}}
{{char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{char|Juzo Megure}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Case ==
=== Situation ===
Kogoro, Ran, and Conan are meeting Souhei Tatsumi, a well-known lawyer with many large corporations as clients, who's office is in a luxury hotel. While there, Conan picks up a phone call from Souhei's wife, Kazumi Tatsumi. During the phone call, a musical melody is heard from Kazumi's side. Souhei takes over the phone call and tells his wife he will call later and asks Conan and Ran to leave so he may talk with Kogoro. Kogoro returns telling Ran and Conan he took Souhei's request to spy on Kazumi and her affair. On the way home, they spot police cars in front of a house and decide to investigate. They found out it is Souhei Tatsumi's house. Inside they learn that Kazumi was found dead in the bathtub.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Murder
| image = EP30 Case.jpg
| location = Tatsumi household
| victim = Kazumi Tatsumi
| age = 27 years old
| cause-death = Strangulation
| suspects = Souhei Tatsumi and Shunzou Hirose
| description = When a high-powered attorney's wife is murdered under the strangest of circumstances, Conan steps in to make sense of it all. A music box, a telephone call and a staple all point to a killer no one would have expected. How will Conan solve the puzzle and convince everyone of the real criminal's identity?
}}

Conan suspects Souhei to be the murderer but Kogoro confirms his alibi. Conan investigates the hotels and learns the hotel room beside Souhei's is reserved for guests and also learns the musical melody from a musical box alarm clock is custom made for that hotel. At Kazumi's funeral, a man named Shunzou Hirose reveals he was Kazumi's lover.

=== People ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Souhei Tatsumi|Tatsumi Souhei.jpg|
* 48 years old
* Lawyer}}
{{People|Kazumi Tatsumi|Kazumi Tatsumi.jpg|
* Victim (strangled)
* 27 years old
* Tatsumi's wife}}
{{People|Shunzou Hirose|Hirose Shunsou.jpg|
* 30 years old
* Architect
* Kazumi's lover}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>====Evidence====
*During the phone call there was music playing, with what sounded like a missing note.
*Souhei was spotted in the parking garage closing his car’s trunk.
*Kazumi’s body was found tied up in the bathroom.
*A staple was found near Kazumi’s body.
*The hotel laundry chute leads to the garage.
*The hotel uses staples to attach tags to the laundry bags.
*Souhei kept a regular room next to his office.
*The hotel has custom made music boxes in all of the rooms.
====Conclusion====
Kazumi was killed at the regular room Souhei has. Her body was put into a laundry bag and dumped into the laundry chute so that the murder won't draw suspicion to themselves. Then once the body was in their car, they drove to Souhei house to put her body in the bathtub.
====Motive====
The officers plan to arrest Shunzou Hirose until Conan tranquilizes Kogoro. Impersonating Kogoro's voice with his voice changing bowtie, Conan reveals '''Souhei Tatsumi''' to be the culprit. He reveals that after Tatsumi was done talking with Kogoro, he murdered his wife who was in the guest room beside his room.

Afterwards he placed his wife in a bag and pushed her down a laundry chute to the bottom floor. He then went to the bottom floor, placed her body in the trunk of his car and drove her home where he then placed her body in the bathtub. As evidence, Conan gives Megure a tape of the alarm clock in Tatsumi's guest room to compare with the recorded phone call. The alarm clock in the guest room is revealed to have a missing note and matches with the musical melody in the phone call. Souhei confesses to the murder and reveals Kazumi was blackmailing him for money in order to keep his corrupt deeds as a lawyer hidden.</spoiler>

== Translation changes ==
=== Anime ===
* The names of the characters in the [[Funimation]] Dub are:
:* Souhei Tatsumi - Samuel Taylor
:* Kazumi Tatsumi - Catherine Taylor
:* Shunzou Hirose - Steve Jacobus

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}

== BGM listing ==
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|00:00|胸がドキドキ|Mune ga Dokidoki|The Pounding of My Heart|[[Mune ga Dokidoki]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|01:45|名探偵コナン・メインテーマ (タイトルver.)|Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma (Taitoru ver.)|Detective Conan Main Theme (Title ver.)|Unreleased}}
{{BGMListingItem|01:52|蘭のテーマ|Ran no Tēma|Ran's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|07:01|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]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|09:12|悪のテーマ（パート２）|Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2) |Theme of Evil (Part 2)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|09:47|沈む夕陽１|Shizumu Yūhi 1|Depressing Sunset 1|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|12:54|事件現場（謎ver.）|Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)|Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|15:05|事件現場（オリジナルver.）|Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)|Scene of the Case (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|15:59|人のアジト（いよいよver.）|Hannin no Ajito (Iyoiyo ver.)|The Culprit's Hideout (More and More ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|18:38|推理（オリジナルver.）|Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)|Deduction (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|19:40|対決のテーマ（落ち着きver.）|Taiketsu no Tēma (Ochitsuki ver.)|Showdown Theme (Calm ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|20:19|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 ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|21:59|迷宮のラヴァーズ|Meikyū no Lovers|Lovers' Labyrinth|[[Meikyū no Lovers]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|23:42|コナンの勝利|Konan no Shōri|Conan's Victory|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{EndTable}}

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable EpLang}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|المجرم الذي ظن نفسه ذكيا|The Criminal Who Thought He Was Clever}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Basque Country|Basque|Hilketa eta koartada|Murder and alibi}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Balearic Islands|Catalan (Balearic dub)|Es cas de sa coartada falsa|The fake alibi case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalonia dub)|El cas de la falsa coartada|The fake alibi case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Valencia|Catalan (Valencian dub)|Testimonis d'una coartada|Alibi witnesses}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=France|French|Un Alibi parfait|A Perfect Alibi}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Galicia|Galician|A coartada perfecta|The Perfect Alibi}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Ein wasserdichtes Alibi|A Watertight Alibi}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Un avvocato nel mistero|A Lawyer in Mystery}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|알리바이 증언 살인 사건|Alibi Testimony Murder Case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Poland|Polish|Alibi w sprawie o morderstwo|Alibi in a Murder Case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=US|Spanish (American dub)|La coartada perfecta para un asesinato|Perfect alibi for a murder}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Castilian dub)|Testigos de una coartada|Alibi witnesses}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|คดีฆาตกรรมพยานอ้างอิง|Alibi murder Case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Vụ án nhân chứng ngoại phạm|The Alibi Testimony Case}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Season 1]]

{{Season 1}}

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Anime Exclusive]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Kumiko Shishido]]

[[de:Episode 31]]
[[zh:TV30]]

An Elevator Murder Case

2026-09-02T17:18:33Z

Shinobi: /* Resolution */

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 19
| int-episode = 20
| image = TV Episode 19.jpg
| title = An Elevator Murder Case
| japanese-title = エレベーター殺人事件 (Erebētā Satsujin Jiken)
| rating = 15.6%
| Filler case number = #4
| season = [[Season 1|1]]
| manga = '''TV Original'''
| airdate = June 10, 1996
| english-title = {{Inline icons|Funimation}} Fashion Sense
| dubbed-episode = Episode 20
| english-airdate = {{Inline icons|Funimation}} June 24, 2004
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Juzo Megure]]
| suspects = Eiko Ashiya
| solved-by = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (via [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| next-conan-hint = Bouquet
| voice-cast = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] [[Akira Kamiya]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Chafurin]] as [[Juzo Megure]] [[Rihoko Yoshida]] as Eiko Ashiya [[Rika Fukami]] as Miki Taniguchi [[Yosuke Akimoto]] as Eda [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] as Forensic officer, Next Conan's Hint
| director = [[Kenji Kodama]]
| screenplay = [[Kazunari Kouchi]]
| storyboard = [[Masato Sato]]
| producer = [[Masato Sato]]
| animation-director = [[Akio Kawamura]]
| character-design = [[Masatomo Sudo]] [[Yasuhiro Moriki]] (design works)
| opening-song = Mune ga Dokidoki
| closing-song = STEP BY STEP
| prev-episode = A June Bride Murder Case
| next-episode = A Haunted Mansion Murder Case
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''|エレベーター殺人事件|Erebētā Satsujin Jiken}}, known in English as '''Fashion Sense''', is the 19th episode of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]].

It's the 4th [[List of anime-original cases|anime-original episode]], written by [[Kazunari Kouchi]]. It was first aired in June 10, 1996.

What began as an enjoyable day for [[Conan]], [[Kogoro]] and [[Ran]], who is being interviewed for a potential job as a fashion model, soon turns toxic. A beautiful young lady has been found dead!

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{char|Ran Mouri}}
{{char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{char|Juzo Megure}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Case ==
=== Situation ===
What began as an enjoyable day for Kogoro, Conan, and Ran, who is being interviewed for a potential job as a fashion model for Eiko Ashiya, a top fashion designer in Japan, soon turns deadly as Mika Taniguchi, Eiko's secretary, is found dead. All signs point to a simple break in, but Conan knows that not all is as it seems.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Murder
| image = EP19 Case.jpg
| location = Ashiya Building, 8th floor, middle elevator
| victim = Mika Taniguchi
| cause-death = Stab wound
| suspects = Eiko Ashiya
| suspects-label = Culprit
| description = Sometime after deaparting from the lobby with the elevator, Taniguchi was found killed on the 8th floor. Near her body, several footprints are found pointed toward the emergency exit. Is this case a robbery? Or is this a carefully planned murder?
}}

=== People ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Eiko Ashiya|Eiko Ashiya.jpg|
* Top fashion designer president}}
{{People|Mika Taniguchi|Mika Taniguchi.jpg|
* Victim (stabbed)
* Eiko's secretary}}
{{People|Eda|Eda.jpg|
* Ashida security guard}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>
==== Evidence ====
* There was a wrinkle on Mika’s sleeve, suggesting she was leaning against something during the time of her death.
* The shoe prints supposedly left by the culprit were too neat, as if the killer causally strolled around before leaving.
* Mika’s body was found lying on her back facing the elevator from outside, which is strange, because this means that her killer stabbed her from inside the elevator when the evidence proves otherwise.
* Flower pollen was found on a different floor, most likely from the bouquet Ran gave to Eiko.
* Eiko still had the shoes and gloves in her purse that she used to commit the murder with.
* Eiko somehow “deduced” how Mika was killed after witnessing a robbery in progress even though Conan never had a chance to investigate what had happened.

==== Conclusion ====
Through Kogoro, Conan reveals that '''Eiko Ashiya''' called Mika to come in the 15th floor and killed her, then placed her's body in the elevator with her back leaning on the door, and then sent her to the 8th floor.

==== Motive ====
Ashiya confesses that she murdered Mika in vengeance for stealing her clothing designs and selling them to a rival company.</spoiler>

== Translation changes ==
=== Anime ===
* The names of the characters in the [[Funimation]] Dub are:
:* Eiko Ashiya - Laurel Hallerand
:* Mika Taniguchi - Megan Klaus
:* Eda - Alan

== Trivia ==
* The office building had fifteen floors.

== BGM listing ==
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|00:00|胸がドキドキ|Mune ga Dokidoki|The Pounding of My Heart|[[Mune ga Dokidoki]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|01:45|名探偵コナン・メインテーマ (タイトルver.)|Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma (Taitoru ver.)|Detective Conan Main Theme (Title ver.)|Unreleased}}
{{BGMListingItem|02:35|蘭のテーマ|Ran no Tēma|Ran's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|03:48|のんびり気分|Nonbiri Kibun|Carefree Feeling|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|08:51|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]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|12:25|犯人のアジト|Hannin no Ajito|The Culprit's Hideout|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|13:34|推理（オリジナルver.）|Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)|Deduction (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|16:10|事件現場（オリジナルver.）|Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)|Scene of the Case (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|18:03|事件現場（謎ver.）|Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)|Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|19:51|対決のテーマ（落ち着きver.）|Taiketsu no Tēma (Ochitsuki ver.)|Showdown Theme (Calm ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|20:50|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]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|21:30|STEP BY STEP|STEP BY STEP|STEP BY STEP|[[STEP BY STEP]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|23:37|蘭のテーマ|Ran no Tēma|Ran's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable EpLang}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|جريمة المصعد الغامضة|The Mysterious Elevator Crime}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Basque Country|Basque|Hilketa igogailuan|}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalan dub)|L'assassinat de l'ascensor|The Elevator's Murder}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Valencia|Catalan (Valencian dub)|L'assassinat de l'ascensor|The Elevator's Murder}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=France|French|Meurtre dans l'ascenseur|Murder in the Elevator}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Galicia|Galician|Asasinato no ascensor|Murder in the Elevator}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Verräterische Blüten|Suspicious Blossoms}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Paura in ascensore|Fear in the Elevator}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|엘리베이터 살인 사건|An Elevator Murder Case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Poland|Polish|Morderstwo w windzie|Murder in an Elevator}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Portugal|Portuguese|Assassínio no elevador|Murder in the Elevator}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=US|Spanish (American dub)|Muerte en el ascensor|Death in the Elevator}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Castilian dub)|Asesinato en el ascensor|Murder in the Elevator}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|คดีฆาตกรรมลิฟต์มรณะ|The deadly elevator murder case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Vụ án trong thang máy|An Elevator Case}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Season 1]]

{{Season 1}}

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Anime Exclusive]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Akio Kawamura]]

[[ca:L'assassinat de l'ascensor]]
[[de:Episode 20]]
[[zh:TV19]]

An Elevator Murder Case

2026-09-02T17:17:15Z

Shinobi: /* Situation */

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 19
| int-episode = 20
| image = TV Episode 19.jpg
| title = An Elevator Murder Case
| japanese-title = エレベーター殺人事件 (Erebētā Satsujin Jiken)
| rating = 15.6%
| Filler case number = #4
| season = [[Season 1|1]]
| manga = '''TV Original'''
| airdate = June 10, 1996
| english-title = {{Inline icons|Funimation}} Fashion Sense
| dubbed-episode = Episode 20
| english-airdate = {{Inline icons|Funimation}} June 24, 2004
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Juzo Megure]]
| suspects = Eiko Ashiya
| solved-by = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (via [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| next-conan-hint = Bouquet
| voice-cast = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] [[Akira Kamiya]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Chafurin]] as [[Juzo Megure]] [[Rihoko Yoshida]] as Eiko Ashiya [[Rika Fukami]] as Miki Taniguchi [[Yosuke Akimoto]] as Eda [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] as Forensic officer, Next Conan's Hint
| director = [[Kenji Kodama]]
| screenplay = [[Kazunari Kouchi]]
| storyboard = [[Masato Sato]]
| producer = [[Masato Sato]]
| animation-director = [[Akio Kawamura]]
| character-design = [[Masatomo Sudo]] [[Yasuhiro Moriki]] (design works)
| opening-song = Mune ga Dokidoki
| closing-song = STEP BY STEP
| prev-episode = A June Bride Murder Case
| next-episode = A Haunted Mansion Murder Case
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''|エレベーター殺人事件|Erebētā Satsujin Jiken}}, known in English as '''Fashion Sense''', is the 19th episode of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]].

It's the 4th [[List of anime-original cases|anime-original episode]], written by [[Kazunari Kouchi]]. It was first aired in June 10, 1996.

What began as an enjoyable day for [[Conan]], [[Kogoro]] and [[Ran]], who is being interviewed for a potential job as a fashion model, soon turns toxic. A beautiful young lady has been found dead!

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{char|Ran Mouri}}
{{char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{char|Juzo Megure}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Case ==
=== Situation ===
What began as an enjoyable day for Kogoro, Conan, and Ran, who is being interviewed for a potential job as a fashion model for Eiko Ashiya, a top fashion designer in Japan, soon turns deadly as Mika Taniguchi, Eiko's secretary, is found dead. All signs point to a simple break in, but Conan knows that not all is as it seems.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Murder
| image = EP19 Case.jpg
| location = Ashiya Building, 8th floor, middle elevator
| victim = Mika Taniguchi
| cause-death = Stab wound
| suspects = Eiko Ashiya
| suspects-label = Culprit
| description = Sometime after deaparting from the lobby with the elevator, Taniguchi was found killed on the 8th floor. Near her body, several footprints are found pointed toward the emergency exit. Is this case a robbery? Or is this a carefully planned murder?
}}

=== People ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Eiko Ashiya|Eiko Ashiya.jpg|
* Top fashion designer president}}
{{People|Mika Taniguchi|Mika Taniguchi.jpg|
* Victim (stabbed)
* Eiko's secretary}}
{{People|Eda|Eda.jpg|
* Ashida security guard}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>
==== Evidence ====
* There was a wrinkle on Mika’s sleeve, suggesting she was leaning against something during the time of her death.
* The shoe prints supposedly left by the culprit were too neat, as if the killer causally strolled around before leaving.
* Mika’s body was found lying on her back facing the elevator from outside, which is strange, because this means that her killer stabbed her from inside the elevator when the evidence proves otherwise.
* Flower pollen was found on a different floor, most likely from the bouquet Ran gave to Eiko.
* Eiko still had the shoes and gloves in her purse that she used to commit the murder with.
* Eiko somehow “deduced” how Mika was killed after witnessing a robbery in progress even though Conan never had a chance to investigate what had happened.

==== Conclusion ====
The culprit is '''Eiko Ashiya'''. Through Kogoro, Conan reveals that Ashiya called Mika to come in the 15th floor and killed her, then placed her's body in the elevator with her back leaning on the door, and then sent her to the 8th floor.

==== Motive ====
Ashiya confesses that she murdered Mika in vengeance for stealing her clothing designs and selling them to a rival company.</spoiler>

== Translation changes ==
=== Anime ===
* The names of the characters in the [[Funimation]] Dub are:
:* Eiko Ashiya - Laurel Hallerand
:* Mika Taniguchi - Megan Klaus
:* Eda - Alan

== Trivia ==
* The office building had fifteen floors.

== BGM listing ==
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|00:00|胸がドキドキ|Mune ga Dokidoki|The Pounding of My Heart|[[Mune ga Dokidoki]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|01:45|名探偵コナン・メインテーマ (タイトルver.)|Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma (Taitoru ver.)|Detective Conan Main Theme (Title ver.)|Unreleased}}
{{BGMListingItem|02:35|蘭のテーマ|Ran no Tēma|Ran's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|03:48|のんびり気分|Nonbiri Kibun|Carefree Feeling|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|08:51|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]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|12:25|犯人のアジト|Hannin no Ajito|The Culprit's Hideout|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|13:34|推理（オリジナルver.）|Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)|Deduction (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|16:10|事件現場（オリジナルver.）|Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)|Scene of the Case (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|18:03|事件現場（謎ver.）|Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)|Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|19:51|対決のテーマ（落ち着きver.）|Taiketsu no Tēma (Ochitsuki ver.)|Showdown Theme (Calm ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|20:50|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]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|21:30|STEP BY STEP|STEP BY STEP|STEP BY STEP|[[STEP BY STEP]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|23:37|蘭のテーマ|Ran no Tēma|Ran's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable EpLang}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|جريمة المصعد الغامضة|The Mysterious Elevator Crime}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Basque Country|Basque|Hilketa igogailuan|}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalan dub)|L'assassinat de l'ascensor|The Elevator's Murder}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Valencia|Catalan (Valencian dub)|L'assassinat de l'ascensor|The Elevator's Murder}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=France|French|Meurtre dans l'ascenseur|Murder in the Elevator}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Galicia|Galician|Asasinato no ascensor|Murder in the Elevator}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Verräterische Blüten|Suspicious Blossoms}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Paura in ascensore|Fear in the Elevator}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|엘리베이터 살인 사건|An Elevator Murder Case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Poland|Polish|Morderstwo w windzie|Murder in an Elevator}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Portugal|Portuguese|Assassínio no elevador|Murder in the Elevator}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=US|Spanish (American dub)|Muerte en el ascensor|Death in the Elevator}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Castilian dub)|Asesinato en el ascensor|Murder in the Elevator}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|คดีฆาตกรรมลิฟต์มรณะ|The deadly elevator murder case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Vụ án trong thang máy|An Elevator Case}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Season 1]]

{{Season 1}}

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Anime Exclusive]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Akio Kawamura]]

[[ca:L'assassinat de l'ascensor]]
[[de:Episode 20]]
[[zh:TV19]]

On Location, TV Drama Murder Case

2026-09-01T15:22:37Z

Shinobi: /* Resolution */

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 21
| int-episode = 22
| image = TV Episode 21.jpg
| title = On Location, TV Drama Murder Case
| english-title = {{Inline icons|Funimation}} Lights, Camera... Murder
| japanese-title = TVドラマロケ殺人事件 (Terebi Dorama Roke Satsujin Jiken)
| rating = 13.4%
| Remastered broadcast rating = 7.4%
| Filler case number = #5
| season = [[Season 1|1]]
| manga = '''TV Original'''
| airdate = June 24, 1996 May 23, 2015 '''(Remastered version)'''
| dubbed-episode = Episode 22
| english-airdate = {{Inline icons|Funimation}} June 29, 2004
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Yoko Okino]] [[Juzo Megure]] [[Wataru Takagi]] [[Eiichi Yamagishi (character)|Eiichi Yamagishi]]
| suspects = Shingo Nachi, Taeko Mamegaki, and Yuji Shimazaki
| solved-by = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (via [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| next-conan-hint = Fu dog Wristwatch '''(Remastered version)'''
| voice-cast = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Akira Kamiya]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] [[Yuri Amano]] as [[Yoko Okino]] [[Chafurin]] as [[Juzo Megure]] [[Takehito Koyasu]] as Shingo Nachi [[Hikaru Miyata]] as [[Taketoshi Gondo]] [[Mitsuki Yayoi]] as Taeko Mamegaki [[Etsuo Yokobori]] as Yuji Shimazaki [[Issei Futamata]] as Morio Anzai [[Eiji Maruyama]] as Kyusaku Mamegaki [[Kazuya Ichijo]] as [[Eiichi Yamagishi (character)|Eiichi Yamagishi]] [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] as Forensics officer (Uncredited: [[Wataru Takagi]], Next Conan's Hint) [[Yukiko Iwai]] as Mrs. Nakai
| director = [[Kenji Kodama]]
| screenplay = [[Koujin Ochi|Hirohito Ochi]]
| storyboard = [[Koujin Ochi|Hirohito Ochi]]
| producer = [[Koujin Ochi|Hirohito Ochi]]
| animation-director = [[Haruo Ogawara]]
| character-design = [[Masatomo Sudo]] [[Yasuhiro Moriki]] (design works)
| opening-song = Mune ga Dokidoki
| closing-song = STEP BY STEP
| prev-episode = A Haunted Mansion Murder Case
| next-episode = Luxury Liner Serial Murder Case
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''|TVドラマロケ殺人事件|Terebi Dorama Roke Satsujin Jiken}}, known in English as '''Lights, Camera... Murder''', is the 21st episode of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]].

It's the 5th [[List of anime-original cases|anime-original]] episode, written by [[Koujin Ochi|Hirohito Ochi]]. It was first aired in June 24, 1996, while the remastered version was aired in May 23, 2015.

In this episode, [[Yoko Okino]] is starring in a television drama and she invites [[Kogoro]], [[Ran]], and [[Conan]] to watch the shooting. However, a cameraman is murdered at the shrine the shooting is taking place at! The cameraman left behind a dying message in blood. Can Conan decipher it and reveal who the true killer is?

== Cast ==
=== Introduced ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Wataru Takagi]]|image = Wataru Takagi.jpg|link = Wataru Takagi|description =
* 26 years old
* Detective from Tokyo MPD}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Featured ===
{{Char Appearances|
{{char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{char|Ran Mouri}}
{{char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{char|Yoko Okino}}
{{char|Juzo Megure}}
{{char|Eiichi Yamagishi (character)|display=Eiichi Yamagishi}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Case ==
=== Situation ===
Yoko Okino is starring in "The Stalker Who Laughted at the Darkness", a Tuesday Suspense Drama written by Nichiuri TV, and she invites Kogoro, Ran, and Conan to watch the shooting at the Beika Shrine. The cameraman, Morio Anzai, is murdered, and next to his body is a dying message spelling out the word "komainu", meaning stone lion.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Murder
| image = EP21 Case.jpg
| location = Beika Shrine
| time = 10:00-10:30 p.m
| victim = Morio Anzai
| age = 25 years old
| suspects = Shingo Nachi, Taeko Mamegaki, and Yuji Shimazaki
| cause-death = Stab wound
| description = On the way back from the convenience store, Conan, Ran, and Yoko discover Anzai murdered at the shrine. Next to his body is a dying message, [[Wikipedia: Komainu|Komainu]] (Stone Lion), written with his own blood.
}}

=== People ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Shingo Nachi|Shingo Nachi.jpg|
* 23 years old
* Romance actor}}
{{People|[[Taketoshi Gondo]]|Taketoshi Gondo.jpg|
* 57 years old
* Nichiuri TV director}}
{{People|Taeko Mamegaki|Taeko Mamegaki.jpg|
* 24 years old
* Nichiuri TV scriptwriter
* Yuji's fiance}}
{{People|Yuji Shimazaki|Yuji Shimazaki.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Nichiuri TV assistant director
* Taeko's fiancée}}
{{People|Morio Anzai|Morio Anzai.jpg|
* Victim (stabbed)
* 25 years old
* Nichiuri TV stage hand}}
{{People|Kyusaku Mamegaki|Kyusaku Mamegaki.jpg|
* 75 years old
* Beika Shrine's caretaker
* Taeko's grandfather}}
{{People|Ritsuko Hagiyama|Ritsuko Hagiyama.jpg|
* Married actress
* Shingo's lover}}
{{People|Mrs. Nakai|Mrs Nakai.jpg|
* Beika Ryokan owner}}
{{People|Forensics officer|EP21 Officer.jpg|
* Tokyo MPD forensics officer}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>Conan notices that some of the words are dry while others are wet, revealing the dry message to spell "Attractive Man" (ニマイメ, Nimaime) which refers to Shingo Nachi, one of the actors. Shingo reveals he changed the message to avoid being suspected of murdering Anzai. Conan discovers the name was altered to frame Shingo and that the real name is under Shingo's. As Sleeping Kogoro, Conan reveals that the name left by Anzai is "Mame" (マメ), from "Mamegaki" (マメガキ), thus revealing '''Taeko Mamegaki''' to be the murderer. He reveals that when Taeko killed Anzai, she didn't notice his dying message. When her fiancée, Yuji Shimazaki, was searching for her, he discovered Anzai's corpse and his dying message, so he changed it to frame Shingo, since he was another victim of Anzai's blackmail, and also disguised himself as Anzai to alter the estimated time of death.

== Motive ==
Taeko confesses and reveals that she accidentally murdered Anzai in a fight because he had blackmailed her about her past. She reveals that she had once been in a bad place and had hung out with Anzai and his gang during her high school days. She also reveals that she had indirectly caused the robbery of her grandfather's shrine as Anzai and his gang were the ones responsible for committing the robbery in the first place, which in turn caused the shrine's supervisor, Sugiyama, to commit suicide. Taeko wanted to tell her grandfather the truth, but after Sugiyama committed suicide, she panicked, believing it was all her fault, leaving her with an immense amount of guilt.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Suicide (Past)
| image = EP21 Case.png
| location = Beika Shrine
| time = A few years ago
| victim = Sugiyama
| age =
| suspects = Morio Anzai's gang
| suspects-label = Culprit
| cause-death = Hanging
| description = After the robbery, Sugiyama felt culpable and hanged himself.
}}

Eventually she left Anzai's gang and straightened out her life, but she ran into Anzai again. He convinced her that she was responsible for what happened using her guilt, and from that point on, started to blackmail her. When she went to meet up with Anzai, instead of bringing the money he asked for, she brought the knife used during the filming. She had tried to threaten him into leaving her alone. Instead he lunged at her, as they struggled they both fell, which ended with Anzai landing on the knife. Yuji admits his guilt as well stating that he just wanted to protect her and did so by altering the dying message and disguised himself as Anzai taking his vest, hat, and his very noticeable watch. In the end, both of them are arrested for their crimes.
{{People|Sugiyama|EP21-Sugiyama.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Beika Shrine's supervisor}}</spoiler>

== Translation changes ==
=== Anime ===
* The names of the characters in the English dub are:
:* Shingo Nachi - Ringo Norris
:* Taketoshi Gondo - Gregor
:* Taeko Mamegaki - Tina Fontana
:* Yuji Shimazaki - Jeremiah Suarez
:* Morio Anzai - Mario Abbott
:* Kyusaku Mamegaki - Constantine Fontana
:* Sugiyama (Shrine supervisor) - Stoddard

== Trivia ==
* This is the first screenplay written by the fourth generation director, [[Koujin Ochi]], in the ''Detective Conan'' anime.
* Kogoro watches the completed TV drama in [[The Black Wings of Icarus]](ep 203-204).
* The Shrine Supervisor's name in the Funimation dub, Stoddard, is likely an homage to Mark Stoddard, the Funimation dub voice actor for Inspector Megure.

== BGM listing ==
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|00:00|胸がドキドキ|Mune ga Dokidoki|The Pounding of My Heart|[[Mune ga Dokidoki]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|01:45|名探偵コナン・メインテーマ (タイトルver.)|Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma (Taitoru ver.)|Detective Conan Main Theme (Title ver.)|Unreleased}}
{{BGMListingItem|02:26|蘭のテーマ|Ran no Tēma|Ran's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|03:33|蘭・愛のテーマ|Ran・Ai no Tēma|Ran's Love Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|05:47|事件現場（音コンテ）|Jiken Genba (Oto Konte)|Scene of the Case (Sound Storyboard)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|06:39|のんびり気分２|Nonbiri Kibun 2|Carefree Feeling 2|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|08:51|事件現場（オリジナルver.）|Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)|Scene of the Case (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|09:32|事件現場（謎ver.）|Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)|Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|11:55|推理（オリジナルver.）|Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)|Deduction (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|13:35|悪のテーマ１|Aku no Tēma 1|Theme of Evil 1|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|14:25|沈む夕陽１|Shizumu Yūhi 1|Depressing Sunset 1|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|15:26|緊迫１|Kinpaku 1|Tension 1|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|16:23|沈む夕陽３|Shizumu Yūhi 3|Depressing Sunset 3|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|18:13|対決のテーマ（落ち着きver.）|Taiketsu no Tēma (Ochitsuki ver.)|Showdown Theme (Calm ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|19:45|コナンの夢（夕暮れver.）|Konan no Yume (Yūgure ver.)|Conan's Dream (Twilight ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|21:22|「名探偵コナン」メイン・テーマ（バラードバージョン）|"Meitantei Konan" Mein・Tēma (Barādo ver.)|"Detective Conan" Main Theme (Ballad ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|22:31|STEP BY STEP|STEP BY STEP|STEP BY STEP|[[STEP BY STEP]]}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable EpLang}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|جريمة في موقع تصوير الفلم|A Crime in the Filming Location}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Basque Country|Basque|Hilketa zine izarren taldean|}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Balearic Islands|Catalan (Balearic dub)|Un assassinat de pel·lícula|A Film's Murder}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalan dub)|Un assassinat de pel·lícula|A Film's Murder}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Valencia|Catalan (Valencian dub)|Assassinat al rodatge d'una pel·lícula|Murder in the film shooting}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=France|French|Meurtre sur un plateau|Murder On Stage}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Galicia|Galician|Asasinato no escenario da rodaxe|Murder in the Recording Place}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Der geheimnisvolle Löwenhund|The Mysterious Lion Dog}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Terrore sul set|Terror on Set}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|드라마 촬영장 살인 사건(Sub) 드라마 로케이션 살인 사건(Dub)|Drama Film Set Murder Case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Poland|Polish|Morderstwo na planie filmowym|Murder on a Film Set}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Portugal|Portuguese|Crime nos bastidores|Murder on Stage}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=US|Spanish (American dub)|Asesinato en el santuario|Murder on Sanctuary}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Castilian dub)|Asesinato en el plató|Murder on Set}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|คดีโลเคชั่นอันตราย|The dangerous location case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Bahasa Melayu|Pembunuhan di Tokong Beika|Murder at Beika Shrine}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Án mạng tại phim trường|Murder case on film studio}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Season 1]]

{{Season 1}}

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Remastered episode]]
[[Category:Anime Exclusive]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Haruo Ogawara]]

[[ca:Un assassinat de pel·lícula]]
[[de:Episode 22]]
[[zh:TV21]]

The Mysterious Shooting Message Case

2026-09-01T10:42:47Z

Shinobi: /* Situation */

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 14
| int-episode = 15
| image = TV Episode 14.jpg
| title = The Mysterious Shooting Message Case
| japanese-title = 謎のメッセージ狙撃事件 (Nazo no Messēji Sogeki Jiken)
| rating = 12.5%
| Filler case number = #2
| season = [[Season 1|1]]
| manga = '''TV Original'''
| airdate = April 29, 1996
| english-title = {{Inline icons|Funimation}} The Shooter
| dubbed-episode = Episode 15
| english-airdate = {{Inline icons|Funimation}} June 16, 2004
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Detective Boys]] [[Juzo Megure]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Ran Mouri]]
| suspects =
| solved-by = [[Conan Edogawa]]
| next-conan-hint = Calculator
| voice-cast = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] [[Akira Kamiya]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Chafurin]] as [[Juzo Megure]] [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] as [[Genta Kojima]], Next Conan's Hint [[Ikue Otani]] as [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] [[Yukiko Iwai]] as [[Ayumi Yoshida]] [[Joji Nakata]] as [[Minor law enforcement#Koichi Yamane|Koichi Yamabe]] [[Keiko Onodera]] as Eri [[Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi]] as Helicopter pilot [[Keiji Fujiwara]] as Man A [[Naoki Makishima]] as Man B [[Isshin Chiba]] as Man C
| director = [[Kenji Kodama]]
| screenplay = [[Kazunari Kouchi]]
| storyboard = [[Kuchiru Kazehara]]
| producer = [[Masato Sato]]
| animation-director = [[Akio Kawamura]] [[Kumiko Shishido]]
| character-design = [[Masatomo Sudo]]
| opening-song = Mune ga Dokidoki
| closing-song = STEP BY STEP
| prev-episode = The Strange Person Hunt Murder Case
| next-episode = Missing Corpse Murder Case
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''|謎のメッセージ狙撃事件|Nazo no Messēji Sogeki Jiken}}, known in English as '''The Shooter''', is the 14th episode of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]].

It's the 2nd [[List of anime-original cases|anime-original episode]], written by [[Kazunari Kouchi]]. It was first aired in April 29, 1996.

In this episode, [[Conan]] and the [[Detective Boys]] spot suspicious men holding a sniper as hostage, planning on forcing him to commit murder. It's up to the Detective Boys to track them down.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{char|Genta Kojima}}
{{char|Juzo Megure}}
{{char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{char|Ran Mouri}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}
}}

== Case ==
=== Situation ===
While fishing, Conan and the Detective Boys spot a sniper shooting a balloon tied to a remote controlled boat on the river. This sniper is held at gunpoint by other men.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Missing People
| image = EP14 Case.jpg
| location = Abandoned building
| victim = Koichi Yamabe and Eri
| suspects = Tiger Gang
| suspects-label = Culprit
| description =
}}

The Detective Boys go to find these men but when they get to their location, the gunmen have left.

Conan finds a calculator under a small concrete block which he believes was left behind by the sniper. Kogoro, Ran, and Conan, joined by the Detective Boys, find a stretch of road that mirrors the river used for the test. They call the police and find out that the sniper, Koichi Yamabe, and his girlfriend, Eri, were recently reported missing. However, while waiting for the criminals to arrive at the supposed sniping spot, Conan realizes that the numbers on the calculator, when read upside down, spell out a different message entirely.

=== People ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|[[Minor law enforcement#Koichi Yamabe|Koichi Yamabe]]|Koichi Yamabe.jpg|
* Victim (abducted)
* Tokyo police officer
* Former olympic medalist in rifle shooting}}
{{People|Eri|Eri.jpg|
* Victim (abducted)
* Koichi's girlfriend}}
{{People|Man A|EP14 Man1.jpg|
* Tiger gang member}}
{{People|Man B|EP14 Man2.jpg|
* Tiger gang member}}
{{People|Man C|EP14 Man3.jpg|
* Tiger gang leader}}
{{People|Man D|EP14 Man4.jpg|
* Tiger gang member}}
{{People|Woman A|EP14 Woman1.jpg|
}}
{{People|Man E|EP14 Man5.jpg|
* District attorney
* Tiger gang's target}}
{{People|Woman B|EP14 Woman2.jpg|
* Man E's wife}}
{{People|Kid #1|EP14 Kid1.jpg|
* Man E's first son
* Elementary school boy}}
{{People|Kid #2|EP14 Kid2.jpg|
* Man E's second son
* Elementary school boy}}
{{People|Man F|EP14 Man6.jpg|
* Heisei Express train passenger}}
{{People|Man G|EP14 Man7.jpg|
* Heisei Express train passenger}}
{{People|Man H|EP14 Man8.jpg|
* Heisei Express train passenger}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>
==== Evidence ====
* The sniper left behind a calculator with the numbers 3,135,134,162 on the screen.
* The sniper's test was held at about one o'clock in the afternoon.
* When Ran suggested that the numbers 162 might be a road, Kogoro declared that the shape of the river might be similar to the bends of the road for the sniping site.
* When Conan saw the numbers upside down when Mitsuhiko was typing them into a calculator, the numbers could be read as "291 Heisei E".

==== Resolution ====
The sniper that Conan saw was '''Koichi Yamabe''', a police officer and former rifle marksman of Japan's Olympic team. He and his girlfriend, Eri, were abducted by the criminals while on vacation. The criminals held Eri hostage so that Koichi would work for them.

When the criminals didn't arrive at the site on Saitama Route 162, Conan and the Detective Boys tried reexamining the code. As Mitsuhiko punched in the numbers into his calculator, Conan accidentally saw that when upside down, the numbers can be read as "291 Heisei E". The decoded message points to the (April) 29th at one o'clock Heisei Express train. The shape of the river turns out to mirror a double-curve in the train tracks of the Express. The criminals want Koichi to shoot someone inside the train and the balloon was just an accuracy test.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Attempted Murder
| image = EP14 snip.jpg
| location = Abandoned building
| victim = District attorney
| victim-label = Target
| suspects = Koichi Yamabe
| description = The kidnappers forced Koichi to assassinate the district attorney to save Eri.
}}

Conan sneaks into the helicopter taking Inspector Megure to the train line. Before Koichi can assassinate the target, Inspector Megure instructs the pilot to swoop down and distract the criminals. Conan uses his [[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes]] to kick his helmet towards their leader before he can shoot Koichi. Koichi is able to take down the remaining criminals and save Eri from harm.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Attempted Murder
| image = EP14 attempt.jpg
| location = Abandoned building
| victims = Koichi Yamabe and Eri
| suspects = Tiger gang leader
| suspects-label = Culprit
| description = The leader tried to kill Koichi and Eri, but he is arrested by Megure.
}}

==== Motive ====
The criminals were former members of a {{nihongo|Tiger gang|オニトラ|Onitora}} whose leaders were caught in a sting operation last year. They wanted revenge on the district attorney who set up the operation, and planned to shoot him while he was on his way back from a vacation with his family.</spoiler>

== Trivia ==
* The Heisei Express train in real-life is the Keisei Express train named the [[Wikipedia: Keisei AE series (1972)|Keisei AE series (1972)]].
* Megure, Ran, Kogoro, and the Detective Boys delivery van is a 1986 Toyota Quick Delivery 200.
=== Translation changes ===
* While Eri is merely Koichi's girlfriend, the [[Funimation]] changes their relationship to husband and wife.
* The names of the characters and places in the Funimation Dub are:
:* Heisei Express - Soho Express
:* Route 162 - Highway 162
:* Kyoto - Ruffleton
:* Koichi Yamabe - Charles Mulligan
:* Eri - Erin Mulligan

== BGM listing ==
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|00:00|胸がドキドキ|Mune ga Dokidoki|The Pounding of My Heart|[[Mune ga Dokidoki]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|01:45|名探偵コナン・メインテーマ (タイトルver.)|Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma (Taitoru ver.)|Detective Conan Main Theme (Title ver.)|Unreleased}}
{{BGMListingItem|02:53|悪のテーマ（パート２）|Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)|Theme of Evil (Part 2)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|06:46|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]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|09:58|脅迫（パート１）|Kyōhaku (Pāto 1)|Threat (Part 1)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|12:35|事件現場（オリジナルver.）|Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)|Scene of the Case (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|14:57|犯人のアジト|Hannin no Ajito|The Culprit's Hideout|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|16:08|緊迫|Kinpaku|Tension|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|17:39|コナンのテーマ|Konan no Tēma|Conan's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|20:05|名探偵コナン・メインテーマ<hr>「名探偵コナン」メイン・テーマ（予告）|Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma<hr>"Meitantei Konan" Mein・Tēma (Yokoku)|Detective Conan Main Theme<hr>"Detective Conan" Main Theme (Preview)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]<hr>[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|20:43|蘭のテーマ|Ran no Tēma|Ran's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|21:40|STEP BY STEP|STEP BY STEP|STEP BY STEP|[[STEP BY STEP]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|23:55|事件解決（意気揚々ver.）|Jiken Kaiketsu (Ikiyōyō ver.)|Case Resolution (Triumphant ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable EpLang}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|سر الرسالة الغامضة|The secret of the mysterious message}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Basque Country|Basque|Tiroketa mezu kodetua|}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalan dub)|Un missatge molt misteriós|A Very Mysterious Message}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Valencia|Catalan (Valencian dub)|El misteriós missatge de la calculadora|Mysterious message in a calculator machine}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=France|French|Un message à déchiffrer|A Message to be Deciphered}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Galicia|Galician|O atentado da mensaxe enigmática|Mysterious Message's Attempt}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Eine mörderische Zahl|A Murderous Number}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Il messaggio misterioso|The Mysterious Message}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|의문의 메시지 저격 사건|The Mysterious Shooting Message Case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Poland|Polish|Tajemnicza wiadomość|The Mysterious Message}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Portugal|Portuguese|O código do crime|Crime code}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=US|Spanish (American dub)|El mensaje misterioso|The Mysterious Message}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Castilian dub)|Mensaje en clave para un asesinato|A coded message for a murder}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|คดีข้อความปริศนา|The Mysterious Message Case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Vụ án thông điệp bí ẩn|The Mysterious Message Case}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Season 1]]

{{Season 1}}

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Anime Exclusive]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Akio Kawamura]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Kumiko Shishido]]
[[Category:Saitama Prefecture]]

[[ca:Un missatge molt misteriós]]
[[de:Episode 15]]
[[zh:TV14]]

Computer Murder Case

2026-09-01T10:34:04Z

Shinobi: In the Italian dub they're addressed by their given names. Doesn't that happen in other dubs too?

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 29
| int-episode = 30
| image = TV Episode 29.jpg
| title = Computer Murder Case
| english-title = {{Inline icons|Funimation}} The Computer Murder
| japanese-title = コンピューター殺人事件 (Konpyūtā Satsujin Jiken)
| rating = 12.9%
| Filler case number = #9
| season = [[Season 1|1]]
| manga = '''TV Original'''
| airdate = August 19, 1996
| dubbed-episode = Episode 30
| english-airdate = {{Inline icons|Funimation}} July 13, 2004
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Hiroshi Agasa]] [[Juzo Megure]] [[Shinichi Kudo]]
| suspects =
| solved-by = [[Shinichi Kudo]] ([[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s phone call)
| next-conan-hint = Cat
| voice-cast = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] as [[Shinichi Kudo]] [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] [[Akira Kamiya]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Kenichi Ogata]] as [[Hiroshi Agasa]] [[Chafurin]] as [[Juzo Megure]] [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] as Clerk, Next Conan's Hint [[Masato Yamanouchi]] as Okida [[Kazuhiro Yamaga]] as Tokito [[Norio Murata]] as Miura
| director = [[Kenji Kodama]]
| screenplay = [[Kazunari Kouchi]]
| storyboard = [[Johei Matsuura]]
| producer = [[Johei Matsuura]]
| animation-director = [[Atsushi Aono]]
| character-design = [[Masatomo Sudo]]
| opening-song = Mune ga Dokidoki
| closing-song = Meikyū no Lovers
| prev-episode = Kogoro's Class Reunion Murder Case
| next-episode = Alibi Testimony Murder Case
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''|コンピューター殺人事件|Konpyūtā Satsujin Jiken}}, known as '''The Computer Murder''' in Funimation's English release, is the 29th episode of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]].

It's the 9th [[List of anime-original cases|anime-original episode]], written by [[Kazunari Kouchi]]. It was first aired in August 19, 1996.

In this episode, When an president of a software company is found dead, Conan suspects suspects that there is foul play but how was he killed when no one enter the house.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{char|Ran Mouri}}
{{char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{char|Juzo Megure}}
{{char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (voice)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
}}

== Case ==
While looking for diner Conan, Kogoro and Ran encounter the CEO of Bigwood software Okida and his secretary Miura, when Coana see that Okida medicine fell he tells Okida about it and gives it to him which Okida thanks him before berating his his chauffeur Tokito for not noticing that the medicine had fallen from his pocket. When Okida tried to give Conan something, Kogoro butts in and gives his card to Okida. The next day Kogoro is summoned to Okida house by inspector Megure because Okida had died in his sleep and due to him having Kogoro card Megure wants to know why Okida had it. As Kogoro begins to explain why Okida had his card, Conan examines the Okida body and notices some oddities near the body.

=== Situation ===
{{InfoBox Crime
| crime =
| image = EP29 Case.jpg
| location = Okida household
| victim = President Yasuo Okida
| suspects = Kimiaki Tokito
| cause-death = Heart attack
| description = Sometime during the night after meeting Kogoro, Ran, and Conan, President Okida of the Bigwood software company died from a heart attack.
}}

=== People ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Yasuo Okida|Okida.jpg|
* Victim (heart attack)
* Bigwood software company president}}
{{People|Toshihiko Miura|Miura.jpg|
* Okida's secretary}}
{{People|Kimiaki Tokito|Tokito.jpg|
* Okida's chauffeur
* Ex-programmer}}
{{People|Aslan|Aslan.jpg|
* Okida's daughter's female Himalayan cat}}
{{People|Man|EP29-Man.jpg|
* Okida's doctor}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>
==== Evidence ====
* Everything in the Okida household seems to be controlled by a computer, from accessing doors to the air-conditioning.
* Conan comments that Okida sweated way too much during the night considering the house is set to maintain a specific cool temperature.
* Conan's notices wilted flowers on a table and finds a receipt for the bouquet in the trash. The flowers were purchased the day before, so it doesn't make sense for the flowers to have already wilted so much. Examining the chocolates on the table Conan notes they have all melted into lumps.
* Okida's sweat, flowers, and chocolates imply that the temperature control in the house changed the night when Okida died, but Aslan, the Himalayan cat, appears to be fine. According to what Ran heard from Tokito, cats like Aslan need to be in a relatively controlled temperature environment.
* Miura explains to Conan that Tokito used to be a programmer for Okida until Tokito and a friend decided to set out and form their own company. The company however ended up being a failure and Okida "graciously" allowed Tokito to work for him again as his chauffeur.
* Tokito seems enraged remembering a "certain man" who drove his business partner into committing suicide. Conan asks if the "certain man" is Okida, but Tokito doesn't answer.
* Agasa confirms Conan's theory that someone could hack the Okida household to change the house's settings, but it would have to be done by someone really versed in programming.
* When Conan visits Tokito's apartment he steps on an unusual "flake" thing. Upon returning to Agasa's house, he realizes he stepped on something else: a cat hair.

==== Conclusion ====
Thanks to Agasa, Conan realizes that '''Kimiaki Tokito''' must've programmed Okida's computer system to heat up the house really quickly and then cause a sudden drop in temperature. This sudden change in temperature is what triggered Okida's heart attack.

The flakey object Conan stepped on in Tokito's apartment was actually a piece of cat litter. The cat hair on Conan's sock was also from Conan's visit to Tokito's apartment. To protect Aslan from being involved in his revenge scheme, Tokito took Aslan back to his apartment so she wouldn't get hurt.

==== Motive ====
Tokito's motive for killing Okida was revenge for his business partner who committed suicide.</spoiler>

== Translation changes ==
=== Anime ===
* The names of the characters in the [[Funimation]] Dub are:
:* Yasuo Okida - Claude Osgood
:* Toshihiko Miura - Todd Morris
:* Kimiaki Tokito - Ken Thomason
:* Aslan - Asia

== Trivia ==
* The day of the crime (August 19th, 1996) is the same as the original airdate. It is indicated by the receipt that Conan finds in the trash bin.
* Okida's vehicle is a 1994 Gray Pearl Metallic Mercedes-Benz E 280 [W124].

== BGM listing ==
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|00:00|胸がドキドキ|Mune ga Dokidoki|The Pounding of My Heart|[[Mune ga Dokidoki]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|01:45|名探偵コナン・メインテーマ (タイトルver.)|Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma (Taitoru ver.)|Detective Conan Main Theme (Title ver.)|Unreleased}}
{{BGMListingItem|01:52|蘭のテーマ|Ran no Tēma|Ran's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|05:01|沈む夕陽１|Shizumu Yūhi 1|Depressing Sunset 1|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|07:17|事件解明（音コンテ）|Jiken Kaimei (Oto Konte)|Case Clarification (Sound Cue)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|08:55|事件現場２|Jiken Genba 2|Scene of the Case 2|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|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]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|12:41|推理（オリジナルver.）|Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)|Deduction (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|13:14|阿笠博士のテーマ（音コンテ）|Agasa Hakase no Tēma (Oto Konte)|Professor Agasa's Theme (Sound Cue)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|14:28|事件現場（オリジナルver.）|Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)|Scene of the Case (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|14:53|犯人のアジト（いよいよver.）|Hannin no Ajito (Iyoiyo ver.)|The Culprit's Hideout (More and More ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|17:30|コナンのテーマ１|Konan no Tēma 1|Conan's Theme 1|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|18:29|沈む夕陽|Shizumu Yūhi|Depressing Sunset|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|20:18|それいけコナン（哀愁ヴァージョン）|Soreike Konan (Aishū Vājon) |Let's Go Conan (Sorrow ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|21:40|迷宮のラヴァーズ|Meikyū no Lovers|Lovers' Labyrinth|[[Meikyū no Lovers]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|23:38|それいけコナン（超早ver.）|Soreike Konan (Chōhaya ver.)|Let's Go Conan (Very Fast ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable EpLang}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|جريمة عن طريق الحاسوب|Crime via the Computer}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Basque Country|Basque|Konputagailu bidezko hilketa|Murder by computer}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Balearic Islands|Catalan (Balearic dub)|S'assassinat per ordinador|Murder by computer}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalonia dub)|El cas de l'assassinat informàtic|The Case of the IT Murder}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Valencia|Catalan (Valencian dub)|Assassinat per ordinador|Murder by computer}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=France|French|Meurtre en direct|Live Murder}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Galicia|Galician|O caso do asasinato por ordenador|Murder by Computer Case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Klimaschock|Climate Shock}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Misteri al computer|Mysteries at Computer}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|컴퓨터 살인 사건|Computer Murder Case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Poland|Polish|Skrót w scenariuszu|A Shortcut in the Script}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=US|Spanish (American dub)|El caso del asesinato computarizado|Computerized murder case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Castilian dub)|Asesinato por ordenador|Murder by Computer}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|คดีฆาตกรรมคอมพิวเตอร์|Computer murder case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Vụ án kẻ phá hoại máy tính|The Computer Wrecker Case}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Season 1]]

{{Season 1}}

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Anime Exclusive]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Atsushi Aono]]

[[ca:El cas de l'assassinat informàtic]]
[[de:Episode 30]]
[[zh:TV29]]

Computer Murder Case

2026-08-30T13:09:56Z

Shinobi:

Kiyonaga Matsumoto

2026-08-29T17:10:42Z

Shinobi: /* Girl Clubbing Case (Manga: 285-286, Anime: 217-218) */

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Kiyonaga Matsumoto
| japanese-name = 松本清長 (Matsumoto Kiyonaga)
| english-name = Kristopher McLaughlin
| image = Kiyonaga Matsumoto Profile.jpg
| age = 54
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = Mrs. Matsumoto (wife, deceased) Sayuri Matsumoto (daughter) Toshihiko Takasugi (son-in-law)
| occupation = Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Senior Superintendent
| nicknames =
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 8#Poisoned Bride Case|File 78]] Anime: [[A June Bride Murder Case|Episode 18]]
| appearances = {{:Kiyonaga Matsumoto Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 64]]
| japanese-voice = [[Seizo Kato]]
| english-voice = [[Bob Carter]]
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Kiyonaga Matsumoto'''|松本清長|Matsumoto Kiyonaga}}, known as '''Kristopher McLaughlin''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
At the beginning of the series, Matsumoto was a superintendent of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department<ref name=PoliceRanks>http://forums.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=6114.0</ref><ref>Volume 8, File 8, Page 9; File 78</ref>, and [[Juzo Megure]]'s superior, often giving him specific instructions on very dangerous cases. Sometimes, Megure puts his plan through to Matsumoto first, and then sees what he has to say about it. He has a scar over his left eye.

Matsumoto was a minor character and only made limited appearances. His main appearances were his first appearance in the [[A June Bride Murder Case|Poisoned Bride Case]] and in the [[The Scar that Evokes the Past|Scar and Ginger Case]] when the story behind his scar was explored. In Poisoned Bride Case, Matsumoto's only daughter Sayuri gets poisoned during her wedding. The culprit was the groom, who was attempting to avenge his mother's death by Matsumoto's negligence. They reconciliated and Sayuri recovered. In the Scar and Ginger Case, we learn that Matsumoto got the scar 15 years ago from a katana slash from a serial killer he was chasing. The case was finally closed when the connection between the victims was discovered and the serial killer was identified.

In storyline, he was promoted to Senior Superintendent, and replaced by [[Hyoue Kuroda]] although his last appearance was much earlier in the [[Volume 77#Overnight Deadline|Overnight Deadline]] case. Unlike Matsumoto, Kuroda has a deeper involvement with the plot with a complicated past and a connection with the [[Black Organization]].

== Personality ==
Although Matsumoto looks to be a stern, harsh, brute man, he can be a very kind and gentle person, only getting very angry when a loved one is put in danger. However, his demeanor changes to complete seriousness and professionalism while at work. When one of his people is put in danger, he gets very serious on getting them back.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations/head|Kiyonaga Matsumoto}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Managing Officer Matsumoto (''Matsumoto-kanrikan'') Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')<ref name="m13">Movie 13: ''[[The Raven Chaser]]''</ref> Superintendent (''Keishi'')<ref name="ep18">[[a June Bride Murder Case|Episode 18: A June Bride Murder Case]]</ref>|Megure}}
{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')|Takagi<ref name="m13"/> Takagi Wataru}}
{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')|Sato<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Ninzaburo Shiratori|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')<ref name="m13"/>|Shiratori}}
{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')|Chiba}}
{{appellations|Hyoue Kuroda|Senior Superintendent Matsumoto Kiyonaga (''Matsumoto Kiyonaga-keishisei'')}}
{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|-|Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Officer Tome|Superintendent (''Keishi'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Family">
{{appellations/head|Kiyonaga Matsumoto}}
{{appellations|file=Sayuri Matsumoto.jpg|Matsumoto family{{!}}Sayuri Takasugi|Dad (''Otōsan'')<ref name="ep18"/> My father (''watashi no chichi'')<ref name="ep18"/>|Sayuri<ref name="ep18"/> Daughter (''musume'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
{{appellations|file=Toshihiko Takasugi.jpg|Matsumoto family{{!}}Toshihiko Takasugi|-|That man (''ano otoko'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Protagonists">
{{appellations/head|Kiyonaga Matsumoto}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Superintendent Matsumoto (''Matsumoto-keishi'') Superintendent-san (''Keishi-san'')<ref name="ep18"/>|That kid (''sono ko'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|-|Kudo<ref name="m13"/> Kudo Shinichi-kun}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Superintendent Matsumoto (''Matsumoto-keishi'')<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Superintendent Matsumoto-dono (''Matsumoto-keishi-dono'') Superintendent-dono (''Keishi-dono'') Superintendent Matsumoto Kiyonaga (''Matsumoto Kiyonaga-keishi'')<ref name="m13"/>|Mouri<ref name="m13"/> Mouri-kun<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Superintendent Matsumoto (''Matsumoto-keishi'')<ref name="ep18"/> Superintendent (''Keishi'')<ref name="ep18"/> Gorilla (first time)<ref name="ep18"/> Father (''otōsan'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
|}
</tab>
</tabs>
|}

== Plot overview ==
=== Poisoned Bride Case (Manga: [[Volume 8|078-080]], Anime: [[A June Bride Murder Case|18]]) ===
Shortly before Sayuri's wedding, Matsumoto, accompanied by Inspector Megure, enters the family room where his daughter Ran, Sonoko, and Conan are also present. Ran and Sonoko accuse him of being a pervert, an accusation immediately refuted by Sayuri, Megure, and Matsumoto himself.

Matsumoto recognizes Ran as the daughter of former police officer Kogoro and explains that his superiors often ask him how he could have dismissed such a genius. A few seconds later, he turns to Sayuri and tries to dissuade her from the wedding, remarking that she has grown into a beautiful woman.

When his daughter is poisoned, he does not accompany her to the hospital. He insists that he is a police officer first and foremost, and that a hospital visit would not save her life. After the suspects are identified, Conan argues that Matsumoto should also be a suspect due to his presence in the victim's room, which Matsumoto admits. He was just as suspicious as anyone else.

Nevertheless, Matsumoto and Megure began their investigation, and a forensic report confirmed their suspicions. According to the analysis, the poison had entered the lemon tea 15 to 16 minutes earlier, which corresponded to the time Matsumoto had spent in the victim's room.

Shortly afterward, Conan managed to solve Sonoko's case and convict Toshihiko Takasugi. During Matsumoto's interrogation, Takasugi explained that he had wanted to inflict the same pain on Sayuri that he himself had suffered 20 years prior. Despite the poisoning, the doctors were able to save Sayuri's life.

=== Girl Clubbing Case (Manga: [[Volume 29|285-286]], Anime: [[Megure's Sealed Secret|217-218]]) ===
Matsumoto reveals a past case that explains Megure's anxiety and reluctance to use bait, as well as the origin of the scar he covers with his ever-present hat: the case Kogoro and Matsumoto were discussing. Twenty years earlier, a man attacked schoolgirls wearing long skirts after being driven mad by bullying at the hands of some sukeban, whose trademark in Japan is wearing long skirts. He began by simply trying to scare the girls, but then became increasingly violent and killed at least one by running her over with his car.

After the schoolgirls in the area stopped wearing said long skirts, the crimes stopped; but some time later, a sukeban volunteered to the police, claiming she wanted to act as bait because she was the murdered girl's best friend and wanted the culprit caught. The police didn't like the idea, but she refused to give in. She was very rebellious and determined to get what she wanted, so Matsumoto assigned the rookie Megure to be her bodyguard.

One rainy night, the culprit attempted to hit the decoy girl and Megure with his car. Both were seriously injured, especially the girl, who took the brunt of the impact despite Megure's efforts. However, she managed to identify the culprit's license plate, which was "新宿-57, と 66-12" (Shinjuku-57, To 66-12), leading to his capture.

Ran and Sonoko are in tears, convinced that the decoy girl is dead. Matsumoto laughs and says he never said she was dead... and then a dark-haired woman appears. As she and Matsumoto talk, Conan notices a rather large scar on her forehead; then they hear Megure's voice calling for help from a certain Midori, and the woman answers her call. They deduce that, after the charade, Midori married Megure, and that he not only covers his scar with his hat so others won't see it, but also to avoid being mocked for marrying a woman much younger than him and with such a rebellious past.

=== Serial Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 36|370-372]], Anime: [[The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages|304]]) ===
Following the attack on Ninzaburo Shiratori, Matsumoto joined the investigation. He radioed all police stations and instructed them to locate the two explosive devices planted by the perpetrator. He explicitly warned all officers to take the warning seriously and maintain the highest level of alert.

Five hours before the suspected explosion, Matsumoto radioed again, reiterating his instructions. All red trains were to be stopped and searched for the bombs. Initially, he spoke of a full five hours, but then corrected Megure, clarifying that it was indeed only five hours.

=== Scar and Ginger Case (Manga: [[Volume 64|667-669]], Anime: [[The Scar that Evokes the Past#The Scar of First Love|532-533]]) ===
Matsumoto has a scar under his left eye, which he got while chasing a serial killer. The latter spotted him and attacked him with a sword. Although Matsumoto managed to disarm the serial killer, the latter escaped.

=== Whistling Killer Case (Manga: [[Volume 64|670-673]], Anime: [[The Scar that Evokes the Past#The Scar and the Whistling Man|534-535]]) ===
Matsumoto leads an investigation on a serial killer case, in which the suspect gave Matsumoto a scar fifteen years ago.

=== Overnight Deadline (Manga: [[Volume 76|804-808]], Anime: [[The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love|681-683]]) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Raven Chaser (Movie: [[The Raven Chaser|13]]) ===
While the organization member [[Irish]] is impersonating Matsumoto, the chief inspector is held captive, bound and gagged, in a cabin in the woods. Desperate, he manages to tie the wings of beetles to draw attention to his plight.

The Detective Boys find the beetles with the bound wings and, with the help of Sato and Takagi, free him.

=== The Bride of Halloween (Movie: [[The Bride of Halloween|25]]) ===

== Name origin ==
His name, Kiyonaga Matsumoto ({{lang|ja|松本清長}}) comes from [[Wikipedia: Seichō Matsumoto|Seichō Matsumoto]] ({{lang|ja|松本清張}}, his real given name is Kiyoharu), a Japanese mystery writer.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kiyonaga Before.JPG|thumb|left|x160px|Episode 18]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kiyonaga Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x160px|Episode 390]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kiyonaga Matsumoto Profile.png|thumb|left|x160px|Movie 13]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kiyonaga After.png|thumb|left|x160px|Episode 683]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Being a detective is a line of work in which one is constantly resented. One never knows where the resentment come from.|File 805}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]

== References ==
<references/>

{{Characters}}
{{Police}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matsumoto Kiyonaga}}

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Police detectives]]
[[Category:Male characters]]

[[de:Kiyonaga Matsumoto]]
[[fr:Kiyonaga Matsumoto]]
[[zh:松本清长]]

Kiyonaga Matsumoto

2026-08-29T17:01:59Z

Shinobi: /* The Raven Chaser (Movie: 13) */

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Kiyonaga Matsumoto
| japanese-name = 松本清長 (Matsumoto Kiyonaga)
| english-name = Kristopher McLaughlin
| image = Kiyonaga Matsumoto Profile.jpg
| age = 54
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = Mrs. Matsumoto (wife, deceased) Sayuri Matsumoto (daughter) Toshihiko Takasugi (son-in-law)
| occupation = Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Senior Superintendent
| nicknames =
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 8#Poisoned Bride Case|File 78]] Anime: [[A June Bride Murder Case|Episode 18]]
| appearances = {{:Kiyonaga Matsumoto Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 64]]
| japanese-voice = [[Seizo Kato]]
| english-voice = [[Bob Carter]]
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Kiyonaga Matsumoto'''|松本清長|Matsumoto Kiyonaga}}, known as '''Kristopher McLaughlin''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
At the beginning of the series, Matsumoto was a superintendent of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department<ref name=PoliceRanks>http://forums.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=6114.0</ref><ref>Volume 8, File 8, Page 9; File 78</ref>, and [[Juzo Megure]]'s superior, often giving him specific instructions on very dangerous cases. Sometimes, Megure puts his plan through to Matsumoto first, and then sees what he has to say about it. He has a scar over his left eye.

Matsumoto was a minor character and only made limited appearances. His main appearances were his first appearance in the [[A June Bride Murder Case|Poisoned Bride Case]] and in the [[The Scar that Evokes the Past|Scar and Ginger Case]] when the story behind his scar was explored. In Poisoned Bride Case, Matsumoto's only daughter Sayuri gets poisoned during her wedding. The culprit was the groom, who was attempting to avenge his mother's death by Matsumoto's negligence. They reconciliated and Sayuri recovered. In the Scar and Ginger Case, we learn that Matsumoto got the scar 15 years ago from a katana slash from a serial killer he was chasing. The case was finally closed when the connection between the victims was discovered and the serial killer was identified.

In storyline, he was promoted to Senior Superintendent, and replaced by [[Hyoue Kuroda]] although his last appearance was much earlier in the [[Volume 77#Overnight Deadline|Overnight Deadline]] case. Unlike Matsumoto, Kuroda has a deeper involvement with the plot with a complicated past and a connection with the [[Black Organization]].

== Personality ==
Although Matsumoto looks to be a stern, harsh, brute man, he can be a very kind and gentle person, only getting very angry when a loved one is put in danger. However, his demeanor changes to complete seriousness and professionalism while at work. When one of his people is put in danger, he gets very serious on getting them back.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Managing Officer Matsumoto (''Matsumoto-kanrikan'') Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')<ref name="m13">Movie 13: ''[[The Raven Chaser]]''</ref> Superintendent (''Keishi'')<ref name="ep18">[[a June Bride Murder Case|Episode 18: A June Bride Murder Case]]</ref>|Megure}}
{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')|Takagi<ref name="m13"/> Takagi Wataru}}
{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')|Sato<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Ninzaburo Shiratori|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')<ref name="m13"/>|Shiratori}}
{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')|Chiba}}
{{appellations|Hyoue Kuroda|Senior Superintendent Matsumoto Kiyonaga (''Matsumoto Kiyonaga-keishisei'')}}
{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|-|Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Officer Tome|Superintendent (''Keishi'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Kiyonaga Matsumoto}}
{{appellations|file=Sayuri Matsumoto.jpg|Matsumoto family{{!}}Sayuri Takasugi|Dad (''Otōsan'')<ref name="ep18"/> My father (''watashi no chichi'')<ref name="ep18"/>|Sayuri<ref name="ep18"/> Daughter (''musume'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
{{appellations|file=Toshihiko Takasugi.jpg|Matsumoto family{{!}}Toshihiko Takasugi|-|That man (''ano otoko'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Kiyonaga Matsumoto}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Superintendent Matsumoto (''Matsumoto-keishi'') Superintendent-san (''Keishi-san'')<ref name="ep18"/>|That kid (''sono ko'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|-|Kudo<ref name="m13"/> Kudo Shinichi-kun}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Superintendent Matsumoto (''Matsumoto-keishi'')<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Superintendent Matsumoto-dono (''Matsumoto-keishi-dono'') Superintendent-dono (''Keishi-dono'') Superintendent Matsumoto Kiyonaga (''Matsumoto Kiyonaga-keishi'')<ref name="m13"/>|Mouri<ref name="m13"/> Mouri-kun<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Superintendent Matsumoto (''Matsumoto-keishi'')<ref name="ep18"/> Superintendent (''Keishi'')<ref name="ep18"/> Gorilla (first time)<ref name="ep18"/> Father (''otōsan'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
|}
</tab>
</tabs>
|}

== Plot overview ==
=== Poisoned Bride Case (Manga: [[Volume 8|078-080]], Anime: [[A June Bride Murder Case|18]]) ===
Shortly before Sayuri's wedding, Matsumoto, accompanied by Inspector Megure, enters the family room where his daughter Ran, Sonoko, and Conan are also present. Ran and Sonoko accuse him of being a pervert, an accusation immediately refuted by Sayuri, Megure, and Matsumoto himself.

Matsumoto recognizes Ran as the daughter of former police officer Kogoro and explains that his superiors often ask him how he could have dismissed such a genius. A few seconds later, he turns to Sayuri and tries to dissuade her from the wedding, remarking that she has grown into a beautiful woman.

When his daughter is poisoned, he does not accompany her to the hospital. He insists that he is a police officer first and foremost, and that a hospital visit would not save her life. After the suspects are identified, Conan argues that Matsumoto should also be a suspect due to his presence in the victim's room, which Matsumoto admits. He was just as suspicious as anyone else.

Nevertheless, Matsumoto and Megure began their investigation, and a forensic report confirmed their suspicions. According to the analysis, the poison had entered the lemon tea 15 to 16 minutes earlier, which corresponded to the time Matsumoto had spent in the victim's room.

Shortly afterward, Conan managed to solve Sonoko's case and convict Toshihiko Takasugi. During Matsumoto's interrogation, Takasugi explained that he had wanted to inflict the same pain on Sayuri that he himself had suffered 20 years prior. Despite the poisoning, the doctors were able to save Sayuri's life.

=== Girl Clubbing Case (Manga: [[Volume 29|285-286]], Anime: [[Megure's Sealed Secret|217-218]]) ===

=== Serial Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 36|370-372]], Anime: [[The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages|304]]) ===
Following the attack on Ninzaburo Shiratori, Matsumoto joined the investigation. He radioed all police stations and instructed them to locate the two explosive devices planted by the perpetrator. He explicitly warned all officers to take the warning seriously and maintain the highest level of alert.

Five hours before the suspected explosion, Matsumoto radioed again, reiterating his instructions. All red trains were to be stopped and searched for the bombs. Initially, he spoke of a full five hours, but then corrected Megure, clarifying that it was indeed only five hours.

=== Scar and Ginger Case (Manga: [[Volume 64|667-669]], Anime: [[The Scar that Evokes the Past#The Scar of First Love|532-533]]) ===
Matsumoto has a scar under his left eye, which he got while chasing a serial killer. The latter spotted him and attacked him with a sword. Although Matsumoto managed to disarm the serial killer, the latter escaped.

=== Whistling Killer Case (Manga: [[Volume 64|670-673]], Anime: [[The Scar that Evokes the Past#The Scar and the Whistling Man|534-535]]) ===
Matsumoto leads an investigation on a serial killer case, in which the suspect gave Matsumoto a scar fifteen years ago.

=== Overnight Deadline (Manga: [[Volume 76|804-808]], Anime: [[The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love|681-683]]) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Raven Chaser (Movie: [[The Raven Chaser|13]]) ===
While the organization member [[Irish]] is impersonating Matsumoto, the chief inspector is held captive, bound and gagged, in a cabin in the woods. Desperate, he manages to tie the wings of beetles to draw attention to his plight.

The Detective Boys find the beetles with the bound wings and, with the help of Sato and Takagi, free him.

=== The Bride of Halloween (Movie: [[The Bride of Halloween|25]]) ===

== Name origin ==
His name, Kiyonaga Matsumoto ({{lang|ja|松本清長}}) comes from [[Wikipedia: Seichō Matsumoto|Seichō Matsumoto]] ({{lang|ja|松本清張}}, his real given name is Kiyoharu), a Japanese mystery writer.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kiyonaga Before.JPG|thumb|left|x160px|Episode 18]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kiyonaga Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x160px|Episode 390]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kiyonaga Matsumoto Profile.png|thumb|left|x160px|Movie 13]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kiyonaga After.png|thumb|left|x160px|Episode 683]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Being a detective is a line of work in which one is constantly resented. One never knows where the resentment come from.|File 805}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]

== References ==
<references/>

{{Characters}}
{{Police}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matsumoto Kiyonaga}}

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Police detectives]]
[[Category:Male characters]]

[[de:Kiyonaga Matsumoto]]
[[fr:Kiyonaga Matsumoto]]
[[zh:松本清长]]

Kiyonaga Matsumoto

2026-08-29T17:00:35Z

Shinobi: /* Scar and Ginger Case (Manga: 667-669, Anime: 532-533) */

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| name = Kiyonaga Matsumoto
| japanese-name = 松本清長 (Matsumoto Kiyonaga)
| english-name = Kristopher McLaughlin
| image = Kiyonaga Matsumoto Profile.jpg
| age = 54
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = Mrs. Matsumoto (wife, deceased) Sayuri Matsumoto (daughter) Toshihiko Takasugi (son-in-law)
| occupation = Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Senior Superintendent
| nicknames =
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 8#Poisoned Bride Case|File 78]] Anime: [[A June Bride Murder Case|Episode 18]]
| appearances = {{:Kiyonaga Matsumoto Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 64]]
| japanese-voice = [[Seizo Kato]]
| english-voice = [[Bob Carter]]
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Kiyonaga Matsumoto'''|松本清長|Matsumoto Kiyonaga}}, known as '''Kristopher McLaughlin''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
At the beginning of the series, Matsumoto was a superintendent of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department<ref name=PoliceRanks>http://forums.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=6114.0</ref><ref>Volume 8, File 8, Page 9; File 78</ref>, and [[Juzo Megure]]'s superior, often giving him specific instructions on very dangerous cases. Sometimes, Megure puts his plan through to Matsumoto first, and then sees what he has to say about it. He has a scar over his left eye.

Matsumoto was a minor character and only made limited appearances. His main appearances were his first appearance in the [[A June Bride Murder Case|Poisoned Bride Case]] and in the [[The Scar that Evokes the Past|Scar and Ginger Case]] when the story behind his scar was explored. In Poisoned Bride Case, Matsumoto's only daughter Sayuri gets poisoned during her wedding. The culprit was the groom, who was attempting to avenge his mother's death by Matsumoto's negligence. They reconciliated and Sayuri recovered. In the Scar and Ginger Case, we learn that Matsumoto got the scar 15 years ago from a katana slash from a serial killer he was chasing. The case was finally closed when the connection between the victims was discovered and the serial killer was identified.

In storyline, he was promoted to Senior Superintendent, and replaced by [[Hyoue Kuroda]] although his last appearance was much earlier in the [[Volume 77#Overnight Deadline|Overnight Deadline]] case. Unlike Matsumoto, Kuroda has a deeper involvement with the plot with a complicated past and a connection with the [[Black Organization]].

== Personality ==
Although Matsumoto looks to be a stern, harsh, brute man, he can be a very kind and gentle person, only getting very angry when a loved one is put in danger. However, his demeanor changes to complete seriousness and professionalism while at work. When one of his people is put in danger, he gets very serious on getting them back.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')|Takagi<ref name="m13"/> Takagi Wataru}}
{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')|Sato<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Ninzaburo Shiratori|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')<ref name="m13"/>|Shiratori}}
{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')|Chiba}}
{{appellations|Hyoue Kuroda|Senior Superintendent Matsumoto Kiyonaga (''Matsumoto Kiyonaga-keishisei'')}}
{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|-|Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Officer Tome|Superintendent (''Keishi'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Kiyonaga Matsumoto}}
{{appellations|file=Sayuri Matsumoto.jpg|Matsumoto family{{!}}Sayuri Takasugi|Dad (''Otōsan'')<ref name="ep18"/> My father (''watashi no chichi'')<ref name="ep18"/>|Sayuri<ref name="ep18"/> Daughter (''musume'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
{{appellations|file=Toshihiko Takasugi.jpg|Matsumoto family{{!}}Toshihiko Takasugi|-|That man (''ano otoko'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Kiyonaga Matsumoto}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Superintendent Matsumoto (''Matsumoto-keishi'') Superintendent-san (''Keishi-san'')<ref name="ep18"/>|That kid (''sono ko'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|-|Kudo<ref name="m13"/> Kudo Shinichi-kun}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Superintendent Matsumoto (''Matsumoto-keishi'')<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Superintendent Matsumoto-dono (''Matsumoto-keishi-dono'') Superintendent-dono (''Keishi-dono'') Superintendent Matsumoto Kiyonaga (''Matsumoto Kiyonaga-keishi'')<ref name="m13"/>|Mouri<ref name="m13"/> Mouri-kun<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Superintendent Matsumoto (''Matsumoto-keishi'')<ref name="ep18"/> Superintendent (''Keishi'')<ref name="ep18"/> Gorilla (first time)<ref name="ep18"/> Father (''otōsan'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
|}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Poisoned Bride Case (Manga: [[Volume 8|078-080]], Anime: [[A June Bride Murder Case|18]]) ===
Shortly before Sayuri's wedding, Matsumoto, accompanied by Inspector Megure, enters the family room where his daughter Ran, Sonoko, and Conan are also present. Ran and Sonoko accuse him of being a pervert, an accusation immediately refuted by Sayuri, Megure, and Matsumoto himself.

Matsumoto recognizes Ran as the daughter of former police officer Kogoro and explains that his superiors often ask him how he could have dismissed such a genius. A few seconds later, he turns to Sayuri and tries to dissuade her from the wedding, remarking that she has grown into a beautiful woman.

When his daughter is poisoned, he does not accompany her to the hospital. He insists that he is a police officer first and foremost, and that a hospital visit would not save her life. After the suspects are identified, Conan argues that Matsumoto should also be a suspect due to his presence in the victim's room, which Matsumoto admits. He was just as suspicious as anyone else.

Nevertheless, Matsumoto and Megure began their investigation, and a forensic report confirmed their suspicions. According to the analysis, the poison had entered the lemon tea 15 to 16 minutes earlier, which corresponded to the time Matsumoto had spent in the victim's room.

Shortly afterward, Conan managed to solve Sonoko's case and convict Toshihiko Takasugi. During Matsumoto's interrogation, Takasugi explained that he had wanted to inflict the same pain on Sayuri that he himself had suffered 20 years prior. Despite the poisoning, the doctors were able to save Sayuri's life.

=== Girl Clubbing Case (Manga: [[Volume 29|285-286]], Anime: [[Megure's Sealed Secret|217-218]]) ===

=== Serial Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 36|370-372]], Anime: [[The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages|304]]) ===
Following the attack on Ninzaburo Shiratori, Matsumoto joined the investigation. He radioed all police stations and instructed them to locate the two explosive devices planted by the perpetrator. He explicitly warned all officers to take the warning seriously and maintain the highest level of alert.

Five hours before the suspected explosion, Matsumoto radioed again, reiterating his instructions. All red trains were to be stopped and searched for the bombs. Initially, he spoke of a full five hours, but then corrected Megure, clarifying that it was indeed only five hours.

=== Scar and Ginger Case (Manga: [[Volume 64|667-669]], Anime: [[The Scar that Evokes the Past#The Scar of First Love|532-533]]) ===
Matsumoto has a scar under his left eye, which he got while chasing a serial killer. The latter spotted him and attacked him with a sword. Although Matsumoto managed to disarm the serial killer, the latter escaped.

=== Whistling Killer Case (Manga: [[Volume 64|670-673]], Anime: [[The Scar that Evokes the Past#The Scar and the Whistling Man|534-535]]) ===
Matsumoto leads an investigation on a serial killer case, in which the suspect gave Matsumoto a scar fifteen years ago.

=== Overnight Deadline (Manga: [[Volume 76|804-808]], Anime: [[The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love|681-683]]) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Raven Chaser (Movie: [[The Raven Chaser|13]]) ===
Matsumoto's identity was used by [[Irish]].

=== The Bride of Halloween (Movie: [[The Bride of Halloween|25]]) ===

== Name origin ==
His name, Kiyonaga Matsumoto ({{lang|ja|松本清長}}) comes from [[Wikipedia: Seichō Matsumoto|Seichō Matsumoto]] ({{lang|ja|松本清張}}, his real given name is Kiyoharu), a Japanese mystery writer.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kiyonaga Before.JPG|thumb|left|x160px|Episode 18]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kiyonaga Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x160px|Episode 390]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kiyonaga Matsumoto Profile.png|thumb|left|x160px|Movie 13]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kiyonaga After.png|thumb|left|x160px|Episode 683]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Being a detective is a line of work in which one is constantly resented. One never knows where the resentment come from.|File 805}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]

== References ==
<references/>

{{Characters}}
{{Police}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matsumoto Kiyonaga}}

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Police detectives]]
[[Category:Male characters]]

[[de:Kiyonaga Matsumoto]]
[[fr:Kiyonaga Matsumoto]]
[[zh:松本清长]]

Kiyonaga Matsumoto

2026-08-29T16:56:27Z

Shinobi: /* Serial Bomber Case (Manga: 370-372, Anime: 304) */

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Kiyonaga Matsumoto
| japanese-name = 松本清長 (Matsumoto Kiyonaga)
| english-name = Kristopher McLaughlin
| image = Kiyonaga Matsumoto Profile.jpg
| age = 54
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = Mrs. Matsumoto (wife, deceased) Sayuri Matsumoto (daughter) Toshihiko Takasugi (son-in-law)
| occupation = Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Senior Superintendent
| nicknames =
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 8#Poisoned Bride Case|File 78]] Anime: [[A June Bride Murder Case|Episode 18]]
| appearances = {{:Kiyonaga Matsumoto Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 64]]
| japanese-voice = [[Seizo Kato]]
| english-voice = [[Bob Carter]]
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Kiyonaga Matsumoto'''|松本清長|Matsumoto Kiyonaga}}, known as '''Kristopher McLaughlin''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
At the beginning of the series, Matsumoto was a superintendent of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department<ref name=PoliceRanks>http://forums.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=6114.0</ref><ref>Volume 8, File 8, Page 9; File 78</ref>, and [[Juzo Megure]]'s superior, often giving him specific instructions on very dangerous cases. Sometimes, Megure puts his plan through to Matsumoto first, and then sees what he has to say about it. He has a scar over his left eye.

Matsumoto was a minor character and only made limited appearances. His main appearances were his first appearance in the [[A June Bride Murder Case|Poisoned Bride Case]] and in the [[The Scar that Evokes the Past|Scar and Ginger Case]] when the story behind his scar was explored. In Poisoned Bride Case, Matsumoto's only daughter Sayuri gets poisoned during her wedding. The culprit was the groom, who was attempting to avenge his mother's death by Matsumoto's negligence. They reconciliated and Sayuri recovered. In the Scar and Ginger Case, we learn that Matsumoto got the scar 15 years ago from a katana slash from a serial killer he was chasing. The case was finally closed when the connection between the victims was discovered and the serial killer was identified.

In storyline, he was promoted to Senior Superintendent, and replaced by [[Hyoue Kuroda]] although his last appearance was much earlier in the [[Volume 77#Overnight Deadline|Overnight Deadline]] case. Unlike Matsumoto, Kuroda has a deeper involvement with the plot with a complicated past and a connection with the [[Black Organization]].

== Personality ==
Although Matsumoto looks to be a stern, harsh, brute man, he can be a very kind and gentle person, only getting very angry when a loved one is put in danger. However, his demeanor changes to complete seriousness and professionalism while at work. When one of his people is put in danger, he gets very serious on getting them back.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations/head|Kiyonaga Matsumoto}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Managing Officer Matsumoto (''Matsumoto-kanrikan'') Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')<ref name="m13">Movie 13: ''[[The Raven Chaser]]''</ref> Superintendent (''Keishi'')<ref name="ep18">[[a June Bride Murder Case|Episode 18: A June Bride Murder Case]]</ref>|Megure}}
{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')|Takagi<ref name="m13"/> Takagi Wataru}}
{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')|Sato<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Ninzaburo Shiratori|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')<ref name="m13"/>|Shiratori}}
{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')|Chiba}}
{{appellations|Hyoue Kuroda|Senior Superintendent Matsumoto Kiyonaga (''Matsumoto Kiyonaga-keishisei'')}}
{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|-|Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Officer Tome|Superintendent (''Keishi'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Kiyonaga Matsumoto}}
{{appellations|file=Sayuri Matsumoto.jpg|Matsumoto family{{!}}Sayuri Takasugi|Dad (''Otōsan'')<ref name="ep18"/> My father (''watashi no chichi'')<ref name="ep18"/>|Sayuri<ref name="ep18"/> Daughter (''musume'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
{{appellations|file=Toshihiko Takasugi.jpg|Matsumoto family{{!}}Toshihiko Takasugi|-|That man (''ano otoko'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
|}
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<tab title="Protagonists">
{{appellations/head|Kiyonaga Matsumoto}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Superintendent Matsumoto (''Matsumoto-keishi'') Superintendent-san (''Keishi-san'')<ref name="ep18"/>|That kid (''sono ko'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|-|Kudo<ref name="m13"/> Kudo Shinichi-kun}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Superintendent Matsumoto (''Matsumoto-keishi'')<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Superintendent Matsumoto-dono (''Matsumoto-keishi-dono'') Superintendent-dono (''Keishi-dono'') Superintendent Matsumoto Kiyonaga (''Matsumoto Kiyonaga-keishi'')<ref name="m13"/>|Mouri<ref name="m13"/> Mouri-kun<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Superintendent Matsumoto (''Matsumoto-keishi'')<ref name="ep18"/> Superintendent (''Keishi'')<ref name="ep18"/> Gorilla (first time)<ref name="ep18"/> Father (''otōsan'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
|}
</tab>
</tabs>
|}

== Plot overview ==
=== Poisoned Bride Case (Manga: [[Volume 8|078-080]], Anime: [[A June Bride Murder Case|18]]) ===
Shortly before Sayuri's wedding, Matsumoto, accompanied by Inspector Megure, enters the family room where his daughter Ran, Sonoko, and Conan are also present. Ran and Sonoko accuse him of being a pervert, an accusation immediately refuted by Sayuri, Megure, and Matsumoto himself.

Matsumoto recognizes Ran as the daughter of former police officer Kogoro and explains that his superiors often ask him how he could have dismissed such a genius. A few seconds later, he turns to Sayuri and tries to dissuade her from the wedding, remarking that she has grown into a beautiful woman.

When his daughter is poisoned, he does not accompany her to the hospital. He insists that he is a police officer first and foremost, and that a hospital visit would not save her life. After the suspects are identified, Conan argues that Matsumoto should also be a suspect due to his presence in the victim's room, which Matsumoto admits. He was just as suspicious as anyone else.

Nevertheless, Matsumoto and Megure began their investigation, and a forensic report confirmed their suspicions. According to the analysis, the poison had entered the lemon tea 15 to 16 minutes earlier, which corresponded to the time Matsumoto had spent in the victim's room.

Shortly afterward, Conan managed to solve Sonoko's case and convict Toshihiko Takasugi. During Matsumoto's interrogation, Takasugi explained that he had wanted to inflict the same pain on Sayuri that he himself had suffered 20 years prior. Despite the poisoning, the doctors were able to save Sayuri's life.

=== Girl Clubbing Case (Manga: [[Volume 29|285-286]], Anime: [[Megure's Sealed Secret|217-218]]) ===

=== Serial Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 36|370-372]], Anime: [[The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages|304]]) ===
Following the attack on Ninzaburo Shiratori, Matsumoto joined the investigation. He radioed all police stations and instructed them to locate the two explosive devices planted by the perpetrator. He explicitly warned all officers to take the warning seriously and maintain the highest level of alert.

Five hours before the suspected explosion, Matsumoto radioed again, reiterating his instructions. All red trains were to be stopped and searched for the bombs. Initially, he spoke of a full five hours, but then corrected Megure, clarifying that it was indeed only five hours.

=== Scar and Ginger Case (Manga: [[Volume 64|667-669]], Anime: [[The Scar that Evokes the Past#The Scar of First Love|532-533]]) ===

=== Whistling Killer Case (Manga: [[Volume 64|670-673]], Anime: [[The Scar that Evokes the Past#The Scar and the Whistling Man|534-535]]) ===
Matsumoto leads an investigation on a serial killer case, in which the suspect gave Matsumoto a scar fifteen years ago.

=== Overnight Deadline (Manga: [[Volume 76|804-808]], Anime: [[The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love|681-683]]) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Raven Chaser (Movie: [[The Raven Chaser|13]]) ===
Matsumoto's identity was used by [[Irish]].

=== The Bride of Halloween (Movie: [[The Bride of Halloween|25]]) ===

== Name origin ==
His name, Kiyonaga Matsumoto ({{lang|ja|松本清長}}) comes from [[Wikipedia: Seichō Matsumoto|Seichō Matsumoto]] ({{lang|ja|松本清張}}, his real given name is Kiyoharu), a Japanese mystery writer.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kiyonaga Before.JPG|thumb|left|x160px|Episode 18]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kiyonaga Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x160px|Episode 390]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kiyonaga Matsumoto Profile.png|thumb|left|x160px|Movie 13]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kiyonaga After.png|thumb|left|x160px|Episode 683]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Being a detective is a line of work in which one is constantly resented. One never knows where the resentment come from.|File 805}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]

== References ==
<references/>

{{Characters}}
{{Police}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matsumoto Kiyonaga}}

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Police detectives]]
[[Category:Male characters]]

[[de:Kiyonaga Matsumoto]]
[[fr:Kiyonaga Matsumoto]]
[[zh:松本清长]]

Kiyonaga Matsumoto

2026-08-29T16:52:46Z

Shinobi: /* Poisoned Bride Case (Manga: 078-080, Anime: 18) */

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Kiyonaga Matsumoto
| japanese-name = 松本清長 (Matsumoto Kiyonaga)
| english-name = Kristopher McLaughlin
| image = Kiyonaga Matsumoto Profile.jpg
| age = 54
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = Mrs. Matsumoto (wife, deceased) Sayuri Matsumoto (daughter) Toshihiko Takasugi (son-in-law)
| occupation = Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Senior Superintendent
| nicknames =
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 8#Poisoned Bride Case|File 78]] Anime: [[A June Bride Murder Case|Episode 18]]
| appearances = {{:Kiyonaga Matsumoto Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 64]]
| japanese-voice = [[Seizo Kato]]
| english-voice = [[Bob Carter]]
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Kiyonaga Matsumoto'''|松本清長|Matsumoto Kiyonaga}}, known as '''Kristopher McLaughlin''' in the [[Funimation]] dub, is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
At the beginning of the series, Matsumoto was a superintendent of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department<ref name=PoliceRanks>http://forums.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=6114.0</ref><ref>Volume 8, File 8, Page 9; File 78</ref>, and [[Juzo Megure]]'s superior, often giving him specific instructions on very dangerous cases. Sometimes, Megure puts his plan through to Matsumoto first, and then sees what he has to say about it. He has a scar over his left eye.

Matsumoto was a minor character and only made limited appearances. His main appearances were his first appearance in the [[A June Bride Murder Case|Poisoned Bride Case]] and in the [[The Scar that Evokes the Past|Scar and Ginger Case]] when the story behind his scar was explored. In Poisoned Bride Case, Matsumoto's only daughter Sayuri gets poisoned during her wedding. The culprit was the groom, who was attempting to avenge his mother's death by Matsumoto's negligence. They reconciliated and Sayuri recovered. In the Scar and Ginger Case, we learn that Matsumoto got the scar 15 years ago from a katana slash from a serial killer he was chasing. The case was finally closed when the connection between the victims was discovered and the serial killer was identified.

In storyline, he was promoted to Senior Superintendent, and replaced by [[Hyoue Kuroda]] although his last appearance was much earlier in the [[Volume 77#Overnight Deadline|Overnight Deadline]] case. Unlike Matsumoto, Kuroda has a deeper involvement with the plot with a complicated past and a connection with the [[Black Organization]].

== Personality ==
Although Matsumoto looks to be a stern, harsh, brute man, he can be a very kind and gentle person, only getting very angry when a loved one is put in danger. However, his demeanor changes to complete seriousness and professionalism while at work. When one of his people is put in danger, he gets very serious on getting them back.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')|Takagi<ref name="m13"/> Takagi Wataru}}
{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')|Sato<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Ninzaburo Shiratori|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')<ref name="m13"/>|Shiratori}}
{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')|Chiba}}
{{appellations|Hyoue Kuroda|Senior Superintendent Matsumoto Kiyonaga (''Matsumoto Kiyonaga-keishisei'')}}
{{appellations|Kansuke Yamato|-|Inspector Yamato (''Yamato-keibu'')<ref name="m13"/>}}
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{{appellations|file=Toshihiko Takasugi.jpg|Matsumoto family{{!}}Toshihiko Takasugi|-|That man (''ano otoko'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Superintendent Matsumoto (''Matsumoto-keishi'') Superintendent-san (''Keishi-san'')<ref name="ep18"/>|That kid (''sono ko'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|-|Kudo<ref name="m13"/> Kudo Shinichi-kun}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Superintendent Matsumoto (''Matsumoto-keishi'')<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Superintendent Matsumoto-dono (''Matsumoto-keishi-dono'') Superintendent-dono (''Keishi-dono'') Superintendent Matsumoto Kiyonaga (''Matsumoto Kiyonaga-keishi'')<ref name="m13"/>|Mouri<ref name="m13"/> Mouri-kun<ref name="m13"/>}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Superintendent Matsumoto (''Matsumoto-keishi'')<ref name="ep18"/> Superintendent (''Keishi'')<ref name="ep18"/> Gorilla (first time)<ref name="ep18"/> Father (''otōsan'')<ref name="ep18"/>}}
|}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Poisoned Bride Case (Manga: [[Volume 8|078-080]], Anime: [[A June Bride Murder Case|18]]) ===
Shortly before Sayuri's wedding, Matsumoto, accompanied by Inspector Megure, enters the family room where his daughter Ran, Sonoko, and Conan are also present. Ran and Sonoko accuse him of being a pervert, an accusation immediately refuted by Sayuri, Megure, and Matsumoto himself.

Matsumoto recognizes Ran as the daughter of former police officer Kogoro and explains that his superiors often ask him how he could have dismissed such a genius. A few seconds later, he turns to Sayuri and tries to dissuade her from the wedding, remarking that she has grown into a beautiful woman.

When his daughter is poisoned, he does not accompany her to the hospital. He insists that he is a police officer first and foremost, and that a hospital visit would not save her life. After the suspects are identified, Conan argues that Matsumoto should also be a suspect due to his presence in the victim's room, which Matsumoto admits. He was just as suspicious as anyone else.

Nevertheless, Matsumoto and Megure began their investigation, and a forensic report confirmed their suspicions. According to the analysis, the poison had entered the lemon tea 15 to 16 minutes earlier, which corresponded to the time Matsumoto had spent in the victim's room.

Shortly afterward, Conan managed to solve Sonoko's case and convict Toshihiko Takasugi. During Matsumoto's interrogation, Takasugi explained that he had wanted to inflict the same pain on Sayuri that he himself had suffered 20 years prior. Despite the poisoning, the doctors were able to save Sayuri's life.

=== Girl Clubbing Case (Manga: [[Volume 29|285-286]], Anime: [[Megure's Sealed Secret|217-218]]) ===

=== Serial Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 36|370-372]], Anime: [[The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages|304]]) ===

=== Scar and Ginger Case (Manga: [[Volume 64|667-669]], Anime: [[The Scar that Evokes the Past#The Scar of First Love|532-533]]) ===

=== Whistling Killer Case (Manga: [[Volume 64|670-673]], Anime: [[The Scar that Evokes the Past#The Scar and the Whistling Man|534-535]]) ===
Matsumoto leads an investigation on a serial killer case, in which the suspect gave Matsumoto a scar fifteen years ago.

=== Overnight Deadline (Manga: [[Volume 76|804-808]], Anime: [[The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love|681-683]]) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Raven Chaser (Movie: [[The Raven Chaser|13]]) ===
Matsumoto's identity was used by [[Irish]].

=== The Bride of Halloween (Movie: [[The Bride of Halloween|25]]) ===

== Name origin ==
His name, Kiyonaga Matsumoto ({{lang|ja|松本清長}}) comes from [[Wikipedia: Seichō Matsumoto|Seichō Matsumoto]] ({{lang|ja|松本清張}}, his real given name is Kiyoharu), a Japanese mystery writer.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kiyonaga Before.JPG|thumb|left|x160px|Episode 18]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kiyonaga Middle.JPG|thumb|left|x160px|Episode 390]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kiyonaga Matsumoto Profile.png|thumb|left|x160px|Movie 13]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Kiyonaga After.png|thumb|left|x160px|Episode 683]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Being a detective is a line of work in which one is constantly resented. One never knows where the resentment come from.|File 805}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]

== References ==
<references/>

{{Characters}}
{{Police}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matsumoto Kiyonaga}}

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Police detectives]]
[[Category:Male characters]]

[[de:Kiyonaga Matsumoto]]
[[fr:Kiyonaga Matsumoto]]
[[zh:松本清长]]

Wataru Takagi

2026-08-29T09:48:39Z

Shinobi: /* References */

{{hatnote|For other uses, see [[Wataru]] and [[Takagi]].}}
{{InfoBox Char
| name = Wataru Takagi
| japanese-name = 高木渉 (Takagi Wataru)
| english-name = Harry Wilder
| image = Wataru Takagi Profile2.png
| age = 26<ref>[[Volume 36|Volume 36, File 10, Page 6: "Red Trap"]]; Takagi says that Sato is 2 years older than him (彼女は二つ年上で先輩なんだから...) In Conan Drill page 29, Sato is assumed to be about 28.</ref>
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth = Unknown
| relatives = Unnamed nephew<ref>[[The Eleventh Striker|The Eleventh Striker]]</ref>
| occupation = Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Detective
| nicknames =
| aliases = Takao<ref>Undercover name in Ramen So Good, It's to Die For 2.</ref>
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 18#Actor.27s Apartment Case|File 171]] Anime: [[On Location, TV Drama Murder Case|Episode 21]] (prototype) / [[Night Road Murder Case|Episode 66]] (official)
| appearances = {{:Wataru Takagi Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 20]]
| japanese-voice = [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]]
| english-voice = [[Doug Burks]] (FUNimation) [[Bill Townsley]] (FUNimation, episode 50) [[Christopher Bevins]] (Bang Zoom!) [[Diego Klock-Perez]] (Macias Group) [[Aaron Campbell]] (Studio Nano)
| drama-actor = [[Yuichi Tsuchiya]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''{{nihongo|Wataru Takagi|高木渉|Takagi Wataru}}''' is a police sergeant and detective from the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Police|Tokyo Metropolitan Police District]]'s Criminal Investigation First Division and the love interest of [[Miwako Sato]].

== Background ==
Wataru Takagi is a newcomer to the Tokyo Police Criminal Investigations Division 1, having transferred after the bomber case about three years ago but by the time [[Shinichi Kudo]] first established his reputation as a detective, about two years ago.<ref>Manga Chapters 204-207: Shinichi's First Case, and Chapters 366-368: Parade Bomber Case</ref> His mentor was a senior agent called Date, who died one year before the present timeline. In his last moments Date entrusted Takagi his notebook, which had a ring for his girlfriend Natalie Kuruma hidden. He kept Date's notebook as a personal motivation to be just as good as Date. It was first a year later he realized that Date's girlfriend was Natalie, but it was too late to give her the ring, because she committed suicide soon after Date's death. He was [http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Category:Anime_to_manga_characters first introduced in an Anime original] case at an on location film set.

Ever since his joining the force, Takagi (like so many of his other colleagues) has harbored romantic feelings for [[Miwako Sato]]. While Sato appeared to have taken a liking to him as well, Takagi was easily discouraged by the way she dealt with other male colleagues, including their superior Inspector Megure (though in that case it was more a daughterly affection to a father figure, since Sato's father had died when she was very young).<ref>Manga Chapter 233: Countdown</ref><ref>Manga Chapter 269: Time's Up</ref> In time, thanks to several severe incidents, and despite the interference of the other officers in the department, chiefly [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]], their professional relationship grew more personal,<ref>Manga Chapters 267-269: Sato's Father Case</ref><ref>Manga Chapters 366-368: Parade Bomber Case</ref><ref>Manga Chapters 369-373: Serial Bomber Case</ref><ref>Manga Chapters 404-406: Missing Ring Case</ref> and finally Sato and Takagi shared their first kiss after he had been hospitalized in the course of a difficult case<ref>Manga Chapter 673: The Common Pattern</ref> and kissed the second (and third!) time in Episode 683 when he almost died in a bomb accident.<ref>Episode 683: The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love (entering the scene)</ref>

Takagi is among the investigators who receive the most near fatal experiences. That includes, among many things:
* Handcuffed to the window of a burning warehouse.
* Trapped in a tower containing a countdown bomb.
* Held hostage and shot by the criminal.
* For three days, he was tied on a plank on a roofless two story building containing a countdown bomb, while the temperature outside is -20 Celsius degree.

Although at some point, Takagi briefly develops [[Froth, Steam, and Smoke|PTSD]], he nevertheless relentlessly pursues justice, even if it endangers his life.

== Personality ==
While he is initially self-conscious and bumbling, Takagi is a dedicated member of the Tokyo Police Force and shows promise as a good officer as the series progresses. He is one of the few officers who trusts [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s judgments the most, listening to him at case scenes to find important evidence and sometimes even letting Conan take the lead in their investigation (the case with [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] handcuffed to the wrong suspect in the bathroom being a good example).<ref>Manga Chapter 232: Finding Evidence</ref>

Takagi has a strong intuition and sense of justice, and is very honorable. He has a strong drive to protect others, partially based in his profession as an officer, and partially based on a self-sacrificing trait in his personality. He is always very polite, even when alarmed, and defers to the judgment of his partner Sato not only because she is his senior, but because he truly respects her and supports her. He is a good natured and very kind individual. 

His hobbies are playing the maracas<ref>Manga Chapter 620: The Vanished Blunt Weapon</ref> and following the international wrestling scene, being a fan of wrestlers such as [[Wikipedia: Bruiser Brody|Bruiser Brody]] and [[Wikipedia: Keiji Mutoh|Keiji Mutoh]], and recognizing a move that Ran does as the "Shining Wizard," a finishing move of Mutoh's.<ref>Manga Chapter 388: Wolf's Shadow</ref> In summary, his hobbies involve a lot of martial arts and sports.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations/head|Wataru}}
{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Takagi-kun Takagi Wataru Sergeant Wataru Takagi<ref>[[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story|Episode 254]]</ref> Takao-kun<ref name="file930">[[volume 88#A Killer in Ramen Ogura|File 930 (Volume88)]]</ref>|Sato-san Lieutenant Miwako Sato<ref>[[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story|Episode 254]]</ref> Satoko-san<ref name="file930" />}}

{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Takagi-kun Takagi<ref name="ep791" />|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'') Inspector (''Keibu'')}}

{{appellations|Ninzaburo Shiratori|Takagi-kun|Shiratori-san}}

{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Takagi-san|Chiba}}

{{appellations|Yumi Miyamoto|Takagi-kun Detective-san (''Keiji-san'')|Yumi-san}}

{{appellations|Naeko Miike|Takagi-san<ref name="sdb80-113">Detective Conan Super Digest Book 80+ Page 113</ref>|Miike-san<ref>[[The Suspected Infidelity of the Triple Collab|Episode 1130]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Kiyonaga Matsumoto|Takagi Takagi Wataru|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')}}

{{appellations|Hyoue Kuroda|-|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')}}

{{appellations|Wataru Date|Takagi|Date-san}}

{{appellations|Goro Otaki|Takagi-san}}

{{appellations|Eri Kisaki|Takagi-kun}}

{{appellations|Rei Furuya|-|Amuro-san<ref name="file955">[[Volume 90#Bourbon's Mission|File 955: Whereabouts of the Betrayal (Volume 90)</ref> Amuro Tooru-san<ref name="file955" />}}

{{appellations|Subaru Okiya|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')<ref>[[Froth, Steam, and Smoke|Episode 684: Froth, Steam, and Smoke (Part 1)]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Jodie Starling|-|Jodie-san}}

{{appellations|Andre Camel|-|Andre Camel-san}}

{{Appellations|Hidemi Hondou|-|Mizunashi Rena}}

{{appellations|Jinpei Matsuda|Detective Matsuda (''Matsuda-keiji'') Matsuda-san}}

{{appellations|Yuya Kazami|Sergeant Takagi (''Takagi junsa buchō'')|Kazami-san}}

{{appellations|Hiromitsu Morofushi|-|Morofushi}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Wataru}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'') Takagi-san<ref name="m4">[[Captured in Her Eyes]]</ref>|Conan-kun}}

{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')|Ran-san}}

{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Takagi<ref name="ep791">[[Detective Takagi On the Run in Handcuffs]]</ref> Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')<ref>Episode 558: [[The Interrogation Room]]</ref>|Mouri-san}}

{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')|Kudo-kun}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Wataru}}
{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')<ref name="file475">[[Volume 46#Kaitou Kid and the Three Instruments|File 475 (Volume 46)]]</ref>|Ai-chan}}

{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')<ref name="file475" />|Agasa-san}}

{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Takagi|Genta-kun}}

{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')|Mitsuhiko-kun}}

{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'') Takagi-niisan|Ayumi-chan}}
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{{appellations/head|Wataru}}
{{Appellations|Kaitou Kid|-|Kaitou Kid Kid}}

{{appellations|Arsène Lupin III|file=Lupin III.jpg|-|Lupin Lupin III (''Lupin Sansei'')}}
|}
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{{appellations/head|Wataru}}
{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')|Hattori-kun}}

{{appellations|Kazuha Toyama|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')}}

{{appellations|Katsumasa Ogura|-|Manager Ogura (''Ogura-tencho'')<ref name="ep645">[[Ramen So Good, It's to Die For|Episode 645]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Sakurako Yonehara|-|Sakurako-san}}

{{appellations|Sayo Ohashi|-|Ohashi-san<ref name="ep645" />}}

{{appellations|Masumi Sera|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')<ref>[[Volume 86#Poolside Case|File 905 (Volume 86)]]</ref>|Sera-kun Sera-san<ref>Chapter 1023</ref>}}

{{appellations|Yoko Okino|-|Yoko-san Okino Yoko}}

{{appellations|Ryusuke Higo|-|Higo Ryusuke}}

{{appellations|Eisuke Hondou|-|Hondou Eisuke-kun}}

{{appellations|Genji Kojima|-|Genta-kun's dad (''Genta-kun no otōsan'')}}

{{appellations|Suguru Itakura|-|Itakura Suguru-san<ref>[[On the Trail of a Silent Witness|Episode 307]]</ref>}}

{{appellations|Chianti|Cute boy|-}}

{{appellations|Makoto Kyogoku|-| Kyogoku-kun<ref>File 1023</ref><ref>File 1024</ref>}}

{{appellations|Azusa Enomoto|Detective Takagi (''Takagi-keiji'')<ref>File 1079</ref>|-}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Actor's Apartment Case (Manga: [[Volume 17|170]]-[[Volume 18|172]], Anime: [[The Historical Actor Murder Case|102-103]]) ===
Takagi makes his debut in the Manga series.

=== Treadmill Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 21|208-210]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story|146-147]]) ===
This is the first case to show detective Takagi’s romantic affection for a female police officer, [[Miwako Sato]].

Initially, Takagi is tasked with the mission of recording the [[Detective Boys]]' testimonies regarding the events at the [[The Old Blue Castle Investigation Case|Blue Castle]]. Just as they're about to begin, the children notice his untidy clothing and wonder if he doesn't have a girlfriend. [[Hiroshi Agasa|Agasa]] offers to introduce to him his cousin's granddaughter, but Takagi awkwardly declines, stating that he has already had someone that he likes, right before detective [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] enters the room. Takagi keeps blushing, and his unnatural manner in front of Sato makes the Detective Boys think that she is really his girlfriend. However, both of them denies that this is true. Takagi wonders why Sato didn't go to assist [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] in the bank robbery case, and learns that the bank manager, together with his wife, will arrive at the Police Headquarter. Sato asks Takagi whether he has heard anything from her friend Yumi. He silently recalls Yumi's words, about what Sato told her when she was drunk, that the person she likes is someone from the first investigation division, who may very well be Takagi himself.

The bank manager, Keizo Masuo, comes by himself and decides to call his wife. During the phone call, Takagi and the others suddenly hear the wife's scream. He, Sato, [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and Keizo rush to Keizo's house and find his wife's dead body. The person to be in charge of this murder case is Inspector [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]], a police officer who has just been promoted recently. When Sato sarcastically suggests that Shiratori may as well consider her "a possible wedding match", Takagi misunderstands and begins to suspect that the person whom Sato said she has feelings for is none other than Shiratori. He keeps thinking of unreal scenarios with Shiratori and Sato being together, and isn't able to fully concentrate on the case.

Later, with the help from Conan, the trick and the identity of the killer are uncovered, and the case goes to an end. After turning down the invitation of Shiratori, Sato invites Takagi to go out and have ramen for dinner, to which he accepts happily. Unexpectedly, a drunken Megure comes up and asks them to go for a drink with him at the bar, and Sato immediately approves of the idea despite the invitation to Takagi earlier. Because of this, Takagi suddenly suspects that Sato's love interest is in fact Inspector Megure, and declines the offer.

The case ends with a depressed Takagi lying on the table and being unable to do anything, even though he still hasn't taken the Detective Boys' testimonies yet.

=== Innocent Suspect Case (Manga: [[Volume 23|231]]-[[Volume 24|233]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2|156-157]]) ===

=== Sato's Father Case (Manga: [[Volume 27|267-269]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3|205-206]]) ===
[[File:EP205-206b Case 1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Takagi was attacked with a blunt object while talking with Sato on the phone about the Shushiro case.]]

=== Police Escort Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 30|296-298]], Anime: [[The Shinkansen Transport Case|240-241]]) ===

=== Sato's Omiai Case (Manga: [[Volume 32|328]]-[[Volume 33|330]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4|253-254]]) ===

=== American Kidnapped Man Case (Anime: [[The Man from Chicago|258-259]]) ===
When Conan is telling the police officers present about the Panda colors of the Police Cars, and that the younger generation may not know this information about their black and white cars, Takagi asks himself, "What generation is this kid from?"

=== Parade Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 36|366-368]], Anime: [[Parade of Malice and Saint|301-302]]) ===

=== Serial Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 36|369]]-[[Volume 37|373]], Anime: [[The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages|304]]) ===
[[File:Takagi and Miwako about to kiss.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sato and Takagi about to kiss.]]

=== Missing Ring Case (Manga: [[Volume 40|404-406]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5|358-359]]) ===

=== Takagi's Last Case (Manga: [[Volume 44|450-452]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 6|390-391]]) ===

=== Jewel Robber's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume 47|484-486]], Anime: [[A Jewel Thief Caught Red-Handed|401-402]]) ===

=== Group Date Kidnapping Case (Manga: [[Volume 50|511-514]]; Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 7|431-432]]) ===

=== Fake Wedding Case (Manga: [[Volume 52|535-537]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding|449]]) ===

=== Genta's Shot (Manga: [[Volume 55|567-569]], Anime: [[Genta's Certain Kill Shot|477]]) ===
In the anime, episode 477, at 11:50, Takagi is heard speaking numbers in French. In one of the Japanese Audio/English subtitles, his words are translated as "eins, zwei, drei," which is German, but he is actually saying "un, deux, trois." The victim was German, and Agasa says that when the dying victim (who spoke German, English and Japanese) was asked who the culprit was, he answered in his native tongue. Megure then turns to Takagi, who starts counting in French. Agasa then corrects him, saying "That's French," and then proceeds to count from one to eleven in German, solving the case. This exchange does not take place in the manga. This could suggest that Takagi is bilingual in French and Japanese (or at least took French in school).

=== Sato's Ring Case (Manga: [[Volume 56|576-578]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 8: The Left Hand's Ring Finger|487]]) ===

=== Hammer Man Case (Manga: [[Volume 60|625-627]], Anime: [[The Truth Behind the Urban Legend|530-531]]) ===

=== Whistling Killer Case (Manga: [[Volume 64|670-673]], Anime: [[The Scar that Evokes the Past|534-535]]) ===

=== The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love (Manga: [[Volume 76|804]]-[[Volume 77|808]], Anime: [[The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love|681-683]]) ===
[[File:681-7.png|thumb|200px|Takagi kidnapped.]]
Takagi is kidnapped by a mystery man misunderstanding he is [[Wataru Date]] who made his daughter commit suicide. Around a year after the death of his friend and mentor Date, Takagi discovered that a suicide victim Natalie Kuruma was Date's girlfriend. Since the police investigation assumed that she killed herself due to having been dump, Takagi concluded that Natalie didn't know that Date had passed away in a traffic accident and decided to contact Natalie's next-of-kin to inform them of the truth. Since Natalie's parents had passed away, Takagi contacted the one who claimed her possessions, a colleague from English conversation school and old friend, Ryusaku Fuemoto. But due to that Natalie had never told her family her boyfriend's family name and because Date and Takagi had the same given name, Ryusaku mistook Takagi as the boyfriend who dumped Natalie, and lured him to Hokkaido. Police officers including [[Kiyonaga Matsumoto|Superintendent Matsumoto]] and [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] find their way to save Takagi with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s help. [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] saves Takagi on time before the bomb under him exploded.
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=== A Missing Item Case (Manga: [[Volume 82|869-871]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 9|748-749]]) ===
Takagi sees Sato is hesitates when thinking about that she's expecting some lost. Takagi thinks that she might be pregnant. The thing Sato was actually missing was her red badge which is given to all officers in the 1st Division. The whole pregnancy situation was a huge misunderstanding.

=== A Killer in Ramen Ogura (Manga: [[Volume 88|930]], Anime: [[Ramen So Good, It's to Die For 2|828]]) ===
Takagi and Sato put on disguise to catch the culprit at a ramen shop. It's again stated that they're sexually active, as Sato tells Takagi that she plans to work out *intensely* that night to burn out calories (implying that she wants to have sex with him) and is mad when he misses the point of her remark.

=== Wataru Date's Notebook (Manga: [[Volume 101|1079]]-[[Volume 102|1081]], Anime: [[Takagi and Date and the Notebook Promise|1109-1110]]) ===

=== Marriage Partner Searching Party Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Marriage Partner Searching Party Murder Case|1085-1087]], Anime: [[Chihaya and Jugo's Matchmaking Party|1115-1116]]) ===

=== Foiled Kidnapping Transaction Case (Manga: [[Volume 106#Foiled Kidnapping Transaction Case|1123-1125]], Anime: [[The Red-Brick Warehouse and the Vanishing Kidnapper|1184-1185]]) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Prior to manga appearances ===
Takagi was originally introduced as an [[anime]] only character to assist [[Juzo Megure|Inspector Megure]] as well as [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] with the solutions to cases. He was inserted into both Manga canon episodes as well as TV originals. He appeared in 23 episodes spanning 20 cases before the [[The Historical Actor Murder Case|anime adaptation]] of his [[Volume 18#Actor.27s Apartment Case|first official Manga appearance]] aired.

=== On Location, TV Drama Murder Case (Anime: [[On Location, TV Drama Murder Case|21]])===
Takagi's first appearance in the [[anime]] series.

=== TV Station Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 11#TV Station Murder Case|102-104]], Anime: [[TV Station Murder Case|31]])===
The first Manga canon episode to feature Takagi despite him still being an Anime Original character at the time.

=== Captured in Her Eyes ([[Captured in Her Eyes|Movie 4]]) ===

=== The Raven Chaser ([[The Raven Chaser|Movie 13]]) ===

=== The Bride of Halloween ([[The Bride of Halloween|Movie 25]]) ===

=== [[Lupin III vs. Detective Conan]] ===
When [[Lupin III]] arrived in Japan to steal a jewel called the Cherry Sapphire, [[Koichi Zenigata|Inspector Zenigata]] of the ICPO asked to use some of Inspector Megure's officers as part of a plan to prevent the theft. After seeing Sato eagerly volunteer to join Zenigata's team (as Lupin was her first love), Takagi took part in the operation as well. However, at the scene of the planned crime, it was revealed that Takagi was actually Lupin, who had replaced Takagi after stealing his clothing and identity. After the heist, [[Yumi Miyamoto]] and [[Naeko Miike]] discovered the real Takagi stripped, bound and gagged inside a parking garage.

== List of disguises used ==
<gallery perrow=6>
File:EP301 Takagi as Matsuda.jpg|Jinpei Matsuda-esque disguise<ref>[[Parade of Malice and Saint|Episode 301]]</ref>
File:EP643-14.png|''Mailman''<ref>[[Volume 72#A Wolf-Crier|Grabbing Karuta Cards in Dire Straits]]</ref>
File:Takao.jpg|''Takao''<ref>[[Volume 88#A Killer in Ramen Ogura|A Killer in Ramen Ogura]]</ref>
</gallery>

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Miwako Sato ===
[[File:Sato and Takagi kiss.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sato and Takagi.]]
{{main|Wataru Takagi and Miwako Sato}}
His affection for [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] is a driving force of his character development. While his insecurity and comical outside interference regularly gets in the way, he slowly manages to win her heart through his dedication, honesty and sincerity. Sato finally kisses Takagi after he has been severely wounded while protecting others.

=== Conan Edogawa ===
Takagi has come the closest of any of the Division One members to finding out [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s true identity. [[File: EP391 1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Conan and Takagi.]]

In The Man From Chicago, Episode 258-259, When Conan is telling the police officers present about the Panda colors of the Police Cars, and that the younger generation may not know this information about their black and white cars, Takagi asks himself, "What generation is this kid from?"

In the Tokyo Tower Bomber Case, while they waited for the elevator bomb's clock to run down to give the final clue to stop the greater crime, [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], as Conan, told Takagi that he would answer Takagi's questions about his real identity "on the other side."

Takagi has also come to acknowledge Conan's sharp mind and intellect, taking Conan's observations seriously and even allowing him to accompany him to question suspects, most notably during the New Scar and the Whistling Man Case where he has the rest of the Detective Boys remain in the car.

He also fully supports Takagi's relationship with Sato, at one point orchestrated a plan to foil Shiratori's attempt of an arranged marriage with Sato. When asked for reasons, he didn't answer, but quietly relate the experience with Ran's relationship.

=== Kazunobu Chiba ===
[[File:Chiba and Shiratori observing Takagi and Sato.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Chiba's thoughts on Takagi and Sato.]]
Takagi and [[Kazunobu Chiba]] always work together on murder cases. Chiba is also the only male officer in their department who has had no obsessive crush on Sato, and in fact supported Takagi in his romantic endeavors on several occasions. Takagi has even spent the night at Chiba's apartment multiple times and borrowed his T-shirts.<ref>[[Volume 62#Azusa.27s Brother Case|Azusa's Brother Case]]</ref> When Takagi was kidnapped, Chiba maintained the closest proximity to the tablet showing Takagi's fate.<ref>[[Volume 76#Overnight Deadline|804-808]]</ref>

=== Juzo Megure ===
[[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and Takagi usually work together on criminal cases. Takagi has a cordial relationship with Megure and treats him with respect, as he is his superior.

=== Ninzaburo Shiratori ===
[[Ninzaburo Shiratori|Shiratori]] and Takagi used to see each other as love rivals. However, after Takagi and Sato became a couple and Shiratori was in a relationship with [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Kobayashi]], Shiratori and Takagi became cordial colleagues.

=== Wataru Date ===
[[Wataru Date|Date]] was Takagi's mentor and close friend who passed away in a traffic accident. As the pronunciation of his name was the same as Wataru Takagi's, Takagi and Date were nicknamed "the Wataru brothers" (ワタル・ブラザーズ). He is very loyal to his late friend's memory, as demonstrated when he tried to clear out misunderstanding around the death of Date's girlfriend. And he feels guilty in not living up to what he believes was Date's last wish; Giving Natalie a ring hidden in the notebook. He couldn't give her the ring, because Natalie had committed suicide soon after Date's death.

=== Other ===
In the non-canon 16th movie, "The Eleventh Striker," Takagi mentions that he saw a football (soccer) game with his nephew, but does not give a name. This implies that he has at least one sibling.

== Character popularity ==
* eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Takagi placed 14th in the poll with 46 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

* In honor of the release of the 15th movie, [[Quarter of Silence]], the official Conan movie website held a popularity poll for the top 10 Detective Conan characters. Takagi placed 10th out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/camp_chara/camp15th_res.html|title=名探偵コナン「キャラクター人気投票」|date=2011|publisher=www.conan-movie.jp|accessdate=2011-08-12}}</ref>

* In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Takagi placed 10th overall with 226 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dctp.ws/index.php?topic=8024.msg651566#msg651566|title=Shonen magazine detective conan official poll results published [magazine pic]|date=2012-02-28|publisher=eva|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref>

* He ranked 9th in the SDB 80+'s poll "Characters you want to marry the most", with 446 votes.

== Name origin ==
Takagi is named after his [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|voice actor]]. In the anime he was originally a nameless character called "Detective A" who would appear in the background in some episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/1603/29/news079.html|title=声優・高木渉が「PON!」に生出演　高木刑事＆元太の声で映画「名探偵コナン」をアピール|date=2016-03-29|publisher=https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp|accessdate=2019-06-04}}</ref> However while recording for [[Night Road Murder Case|episode 66]], Megure's voice actor [[Chafurin]] adlibbed asking Detective A "What's your name?", to which Takagi's voice actor mistakenly responded with his own name and replied "It's Takagi".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://otapol.com/2016/01/post-5345.html|title=大河ドラマ『真田丸』に『コナン』の高木刑事が出陣中!?　ベテラン声優・高木渉の人気にNHKも東スポも驚く！|date=2016-01-17|publisher=https://otapol.com|accessdate=2019-06-04}}</ref> While this ad-lib was not kept in for the airing, the name stuck and is used in this episode and beyond. Gosho included the name Wataru Takagi since it is also the name of a Detective created by Kenzo Kitakata named Yoshibumi '''Taka'''gi where only the first kanji in the surname is similar (高 - Taka).

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Takagi Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 26]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Takagi Second Look.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 147]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Takagi After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 760]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|It doesn't matter whether it's a petty or a major crime, all crimes are unforgivable!}}
{{cquote|Every murderer makes at least one mistake.}}
{{cquote|I don't think you should forget him. When people die, they can only live through our memories.|[[The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages|Episode 304]]}}
{{cquote|The way I see it, no matter the situation... No one’s dream can benefit from killing another person!|[[The Mysterious Height Difference of 20cm|Episode 392]]}}
{{cquote|It’s certainly not right to lie, but you need to hold those who force others to lie accountable.|[[The Man Who Called for an Ambulance|Episode 405]]}}
{{cquote|But what you did is still a crime. No matter how unforgivable of an opponent. There’s no way to fix it with an apology!|[[A Mysterious Man - Overly Strict with Regulations|Episode 459]]}}
{{cquote|I always wake up the moment I fall off that plank. I keep telling myself..."I'm fine! I haven't fallen! I haven't fallen..."|[[Froth, Steam, and Smoke|Episode 684]]}}

== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|渉 Wataru|高木 Takagi| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|واتارو Watāru|تاكاجي Takāji| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Takagi|Wataru| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Bahasa Melayu|Takagi|Wataru| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan|Wataru|Takagi| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=China|flag2 = Hong Kong | Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) |涉 Shè|高木 Gāomù| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Harry Wataru|Wilder/Takagi<ref>In the manga</ref> Takagi| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish|Wataru|Takagi}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Latin America)|''Not given'' Wataru|Torres Takagi}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Finland|Finnish|Wataru|Takagi| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Wataru|Takagi| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Wataru|Takagi| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Wataru|Takagi|In the anime, Takagi is pronunced like "Takaji"}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|형선 Hyung Sun|신 Shin| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Russia|Russian|Ватару Vataru|Такаги Takagi| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|วาตารุ Wātā-ru|ทาคางิ Thā-khāngi| }}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Wataru|Takagi| }}
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== Trivia ==
* Despite debuting in [[On Location, TV Drama Murder Case]] it isn't until the [[Karaoke Box Murder Case]] that Takagi is credited and referred to by that name.
* Takagi's anime appearance seems to have changed. His old hairstyle included a spikier fringe compared to the current one as well as a darker skin tone. His manga appearance has always been mostly consistent as he retains his softer hair style and lighter skin tone. The current anime appearance is based on the manga.
* Takagi drives a [[Cars|Nissan Tiida Latio]] in the manga, however in the anime and movies he drives a [[Cars|Nissan Skyline ER34]].
* Sato, Takagi and Yumi are the only Police Officers to take Conan seriously, usually treating him as an equal.
* The name of the voice actor of Wataru Takagi is also named [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]].
* "Takagi" (高木) means "tall tree", his first name "Wataru" (渉) means "to cross".
* Takagi is the fifth character with the most appearances in the anime, only less than the three protagonists and Inspector Megure; he has even more appearances than the Detective Boys, Professor Agasa and Ai Haibara.
*He can recognise police moves like in File 1079, etc.

== Gallery ==
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== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Wataru Takagi and Miwako Sato]]

== References ==
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| name = Ninzaburo Shiratori
| japanese-name = 白鳥任三郎 (Shiratori Ninzaburō)
| english-name = Nicholas Santos (Funimation/Viz Media)
| image = Ninzaburo Shiratori Profile.png
| age = 28<ref>Interview with [[Gosho Aoyama|Gosho]] January 2015. Q10: 佐藤警部補と宮本警部補、白鳥警部の年齢を教えてください。
A: たぶんみんな28？オレのイメージ。由美と美和子は絶対同い年。 
Q10: Please tell us the age of [[Miwako Sato|Assistant Inspector Sato]], [[Yumi Miyamoto|Assistant Inspector Miyamoto]] and Inspector Shiratori. 
A: They're probably all 28? That's my image. Yumi and Miwako are absolutely the same age.</ref>
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = Sara Shiratori (younger sister) Kotaro Haretsuki (brother-in-law)
Uncle<ref>Chapter 210</ref>
| occupation = Tokyo Metropolitan Police Inspector
| nicknames =
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 21#Treadmill Murder Case|File 209]] Anime: [[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper|Movie 1]]
| appearances = {{:Ninzaburo Shiratori Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 23]]
| japanese-voice = [[Kaneto Shiozawa]] ([[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper|Movies 1]]~[[Captured in Her Eyes|4]], [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story|Episode 146]]~[[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2|157]]) [[Kazuhiko Inoue]] ([[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3|Episode 205]]~present) [[Takako Honda]] (child)
| english-voice = [[Eric Vale]] (FUNimation) [[Greg Chun]] (Bang Zoom!) [[Christopher Diaz]] (Macias Group) [[Phil Parsons]] (Studio Nano)
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Ninzaburo Shiratori'''|白鳥任三郎|Shiratori Ninzaburō}}, also known as '''Nicholas Santos''' in the [[Funimation]] dub and the English version of the manga, is a character on the ''[[Detective Conan]]'' franchise. He is the boyfriend of [[Sumiko Kobayashi]].

== Background ==
[[File:Shiratori Young.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Shiratori as a child.]]
Shiratori's [[Anime to Manga Characters by Appearance|debut was in the first movie]], ''[[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper]]'', acting as a member of Megure's police force.<ref name=Time>[[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper|Movie 1: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper]]</ref> At first, Shiratori appeared in two movie roles, before becoming a full-fledged inspector when he was introduced into the manga a month after his second movie appearance.<ref name=Shira>[[Volume_21#Treadmill_Murder_Case|Treadmill Murder Case: File 208-210]], [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story|Episode 146: Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story]]</ref>

As a child, Shiratori studied diligently to one day become a lawyer, and had even memorized some laws by heart. One day, he witnessed a young girl confronting two juveniles trying to steal mangas from a bookstore. When the two offenders had pushed the girl to the floor for her protests, and seemed about to hurt her, Shiratori had stepped forward to recite the provisions made in the Japanese Law to punish stealing. This somewhat unnerved the juveniles and attracted the attention of the store owner and the other customers, causing the offenders to hastily get away. To thank him for helping her out, the girl bought him a drink and made a sakura petal pattern from the straw wrapper, saying that the sakura was the symbol of courage for the Japanese police (due to the distinct form of the Japanese police badge), and Shiratori had acted with courage just like them. It was because of this incident that Shiratori decided to become a cop rather than a lawyer, and also started to consider the girl to be his childhood love.<ref name=Sakura>Manga Chapter 689: Blooming Sakura</ref>

Shiratori later joined the Tokyo Metropolian Police Department and worked alongside [[Inspector Megure]], often acting as an extra officer or pair of eyes, though he later became an inspector of his own. When [[Miwako Sato]] joined the department, Shiratori believed that he had found his childhood love again, and as a result both he and his younger colleague [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] considered each other rivals for Sato's affections. Shiratori would often try to show off in front of Takagi by asking Sato on a date, but she always rejected him, much to his dismay. However, he has since come to date [[Sumiko Kobayashi]], a teacher at Teitan Elementary School (where [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], along with the other Detective Boys, studies), whom he finally discovered to be his true love.
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== Personality ==
[[File:Inspector Shiratori's Badge.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Inspector Shiratori shows his badge.]]
Shiratori comes from a wealthy family. Because of his background, Shiratori acts much more conceited than his one-time rival for [[Miwako Sato]]'s affections, [[Wataru Takagi]]. His favorite hobbies include studying architecture, cooking, and collecting wine, including his favorite ''Romane Conti''. Shiratori tends to do well in cases when faced with topics pertinent to his upper class tastes,<ref>[[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper|Movie 1: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper]] He easily detects, once hinted by Conan, a lack of symmetry in architectural constructions related to a case.</ref> especially in cases involving wine.<ref>[[The Fourteenth Target|Movie 2: The Fourteenth Target]] Shiratori is also able to establish the rarity of wine labels.</ref> When he was introduced in the [[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper|first movie]], [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] treated him as a suspect and [[Kogoro Mouri]] accused him of being the bomber because of his knowledge of skyscrapers and buildings.

As a police officer, Shiratori is fairly average, on par with Sato or Megure. He is calmer on the case than Takagi or Sato. Shiratori, like Sato and Takagi, believes that Conan has a lot of intelligence for a boy his age, but unlike Takagi and Sato, he usually tends not to care much for Conan's opinion. He often feels that Conan gets in the way, though Conan always proves otherwise. However, unlike Kogoro, Shiratori will take notice and suspect something if Conan points something quite interesting. In his initial manga appearances, Shiratori was incredibly cocky when battling for Sato's affections, but has since become more modest with his girlfriend Sumiko at his side.

In pursuit of love, Shiratori has a one track mind and is willing to abuse his police powers to achieve his desire. He even became the leader of a secret police group which protected Miwako Sato from the affections of other police officers like Takagi. Shiratori fixated on Sato because he believed she was the childhood crush who completely changed his life at a chance meeting in a bookstore. Shiratori is crushed when Sato chooses Takagi in the end, and can't truly give up his feelings for her. He later discovers that [[Sumiko Kobayashi]] is the true girl from his childhood memories. Once the realization sets in, Shiratori's Sato complex dissolves and he develops an affection for Sumiko that soon blossoms into mutual love. Meeting Sumiko has also helped cure his arrogance to a large degree. Shiratori more than once tried to use his riches to get an edge over Takagi over Sato in the past, but now that he's with Kobayashi he does it solely to make her happy. He's noticeably more friendly towards Conan, Ai and the Detective Boys as time passes.
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== Appellations ==
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{{appellations/head|Shiratori}}
{{appellations|Kiyonaga Matsumoto|Shiratori|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'')<ref name="m13">Movie 13: ''[[The Raven Chaser]]''</ref>}}
{{appellations|Yumi Miyamoto|Shiratori-kun}}
{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Shiratori-san|Takagi-kun Takagi<ref name="m13" />}}
{{appellations|Kazunobu Chiba|Shiratori-san|Chiba-kun}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Shiratori-kun}}
{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Shiratori-kun Inspector-in-love (''koi suru keibu'', once)|Sato-san Miwako-san Sato<ref name="m13" />}}
{{appellations|Officer Tome|-|Tome-san<ref>[[Conan and Ebizo's Kabuki Jūhachiban Mystery]] (Part 1)</ref>}}
{{appellations|Hyoue Kuroda|Shiratori Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'')<ref>File 1103</ref>|Managing Officer (''Kanrikan'') Managing Officer Kuroda (''Kuroda Kanrikan'')}}
{{appellations|Jinpei Matsuda|Matsuda-san}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Protagonists">
{{appellations/head|Shiratori}}
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|-|Kudo Shinichi-kun<ref name="m1">Movie 1: ''[[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper]]''</ref>}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'') Inspector (''Keibu'')|Conan-kun}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'')|Ran-chan}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Shiratori<ref name="m13" /> Detective Shiratori (''Shiratori-keiji'')<ref name="m1" />|Mouri-san<ref name="m13" />}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Detective Boys">
{{appellations/head|Shiratori}}
{{appellations|Sumiko Kobayashi|Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'') Inspector (''Keibu'')|Kobayashi-sensei Kobayashi Sumiko-sensei}}
{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'')|Haibara-chan Haibara Ai-chan}}
{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|-|Agasa-san}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Others">
{{appellations/head|Shiratori}}
{{Appellations|Yusaku Kudo|-|Kudo-sensei<ref>Movie 6: [[The Phantom of Baker Street]]</ref>}}
{{Appellations|Yoshiaki Hara|-|Hara-san}}
{{Appellations|Rumi Wakasa|Inspector Shiratori (''Shiratori-keibu'')<ref>[[The Chaperones|Volume 103, File 6]]</ref>}}
{{Appellations|Shukichi Haneda|Mr. Bushy-head (''moja-moja-san'')<ref>[[Episode 1130]]</ref>|-}}
|}
</tab>
</tabs>
|}

== Plot overview ==
=== Treadmill Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 21#Treadmill Murder Case|209-210]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story|146-147]]) ===
Shiratori here is shown to be newly promoted to the post of Inspector. The episode also shows that Takagi is to become Shiratori's foremost rival for Sato's love, as she turned down his invitation to dinner at a French restaurant in favour of going out with Takagi for having ramen.

=== Innocent Suspect Case (Manga: [[Volume 23#Innocent Suspect Case|231]]-[[Volume 24|233]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2|156-157]]) ===

=== Sato's Father Case (Manga: [[Volume 27#Sato's Father Case|267-269]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3|205-206]]) ===

=== Bus Hijacking Case (Manga: [[Volume 29#Bus Hijacking Case|288]], Anime: [[The Mysterious Passenger|230]]) ===

=== Sato's Omiai Case (Manga: [[Volume 32#Sato's Omiai Case|328]]-[[Volume 33#Sato's Omiai Case|330]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4|253-254]]) ===
Shiratori tries to take Sato's hand in marriage. He fails, due to the combined efforts of Takagi, Dr. [[Tomoaki Araide]] and Conan.

=== Parade Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 36#Parade Bomber Case|366-368]], Anime: [[Parade of Malice and Saint|301-302]]) ===

=== Serial Bomber Case (Manga: [[Volume 36#Serial Bomber Case|369-371]], Anime: [[The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages|304]]) ===
* Shiratori is seen, first in a flashback 3 years before the date of the case, working with Megure, [[Jinpei Matsuda]] and Sato in locating and defusing a bomb. Matsuda dies in the incident and, as he's about to be blown up, Shiratori must hold Sato back from rushing to help him, and the two plus Megure can only watch as he dies.
* Shiratori and Takagi converse outside a restaurant about Sato's love for Matsuda, and the former jokes that they'll have to die on duty too to gain her affections. As Shiratori gets in his car to go back home after they meet with Sato and the [[Detective Boys]], he sees the bomber's message on a paper stuck in his car. Just as he rushes out, the bomb fitted in his car explodes, and he narrowly escapes death. Lying critically injured, he gives Sato the paper and asks her to use the message to catch the culprit and get over the horrors of the past (referring to Matsuda's death). He is then taken to the hospital.

=== Missing Ring Case (Manga: [[Volume 40#Missing Ring Case|404-406]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5|358-359]]) ===

=== Takagi's Last Case (Manga: [[Volume 44#Takagi's Last Case|450]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 6|390]]) ===

=== Jewel Robber's Suicide Case (Manga: [[Volume 47#Jewel Robber's Suicide Case|485-486]], Anime: [[A Jewel Thief Caught Red-Handed|401-402]]) ===

=== Fake Wedding Case (Manga: [[Volume 52#Fake Wedding Case|535-537]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding|449]]) ===

=== Sato's Ring Case (Manga: [[Volume 56#Sato's Ring Case|576]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 8: The Left Hand's Ring Finger|487]]) ===

=== Hammer Man Case (Manga: [[Volume 60#Hammer Man Case|627]], Anime: [[The Truth Behind the Urban Legend|531]]) ===

=== Whistling Killer Case (Manga: [[Volume 64#Whistling Killer Case|671-673]], Anime: [[The Scar that Evokes the Past|534-535]]) ===

=== Sakura Girl Case (Manga: [[Volume 66#Sakura Girl Case|687-689]], Anime: [[Inspector Shiratori, Memories of the Cherry Blossom|568-569]])===
At the police headquarters, Shiratori feels disheartened to see the friendliness and intimacy between [[Miwako Sato]] and [[Wataru Takagi]]. However, he decides to enjoy his off-day fully, and goes to watch a movie. There, he meets the [[Detective Boys]], and when the conversation shifts towards Shiratori's feelings towards Sato, he narrates an incident from his early life.
Once, when Shiratori was in primary school, he had seen a girl of roughly the same age as him accuse two teenage boys of stealing mangas from the book store they were in. When the girl was pushed to the floor by them, Shiratori had stepped in to protect her and prevent the theft, by reciting the provisions of the Japanese Law against stealing, thus unnerving them and attracting the attention of the store owner. Later, the girl had brought Shiratori a cup of cola decorated with a sakura petal design (made of straw wrappers) out of gratitude, saying that the sakura was the symbol of the Japanese Police (due to the shape of their badge) and the "flower of justice".

From that day, he considers the girl his first love and 'girl of destiny', and due to her uncanny resemblance to Sato, he believes her to be the same person.

At the cinema hall, Shiratori and the Detective Boys meet a woman named Nami Kasakura, who also makes sakura designs, and Shiratori thinks that she might actually be ''that'' girl. Later, however, Shiratori himself has to reluctantly prove that she is the murderer of her boyfriend, leaving him devastated. To lift his spirits, [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] gifts him a wrapper-made sakura bracelet, and makes the same statement as the 'girl of destiny' about the Japanese Police. As Shiratori frantically asks her who taught her that, and Ayumi says it was their teacher, [[Sumiko Kobayashi]], Sumiko appears to take the children home. Shiratori grabs Sumiko's hand romantically, and offers to give all of them a ride home, causing her to blush.

=== Haunted Warehouse Case (Manga: [[Volume 66#Haunted Warehouse Case|690]], Anime: [[Battle of the Haunted Warehouse's Treasure|571]])===

=== Purse Snatcher Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 67#Purse Snatcher Murder Case|705-708]], Anime: [[Kobayashi-sensei's Love|583-585]])===

=== White Day Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 69#White Day Murder Case|725]], Anime: [[White Day of Betrayal|608]])===

=== The VHS of Memories (Manga: [[Volume 71#The VHS of Memories|741-742]], Anime: [[A Video Letter of First Love|624]])===

=== Painmobile (Manga: [[Volume 75#Painmobile|791]], Anime: [[Co-Investigating with a First Love|660]])===

=== Overnight Deadline (Manga: [[Volume 76#Overnight Deadline|805-808]], Anime: [[The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love|681-683]])===

=== UFO Sighting Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 89#UFO Sighting Murder Case|943]], Anime: [[Chiba's Difficult UFO Case|847-848]])===

=== The Old Warehouse of Teitan Elementary School (Manga: [[Volume 91#The Old Warehouse of Teitan Elementary School|966-968]], Anime: [[The New Teacher's Skeleton Case|889-890]]) ===

=== Family Restaurant Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Family Restaurant Murder Case|1091]]-[[Volume 103#Family Restaurant Murder Case|1093]], Anime: [[The Suspected Infidelity of the Triple Collab|1130-1131]]) ===

=== Chess Tournament Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 104#Chess Tournament Murder Case|1103]], Anime: [[The 17-Year-Old Truth|1164-1167]]) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Time-Bombed Skyscraper (Movie: [[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper|1]]) ===
Shiratori's first appearance is as a suspect in a bombing epidemic. He was later brought over to the manga.

=== The Fourteenth Target (Movie: [[The Fourteenth Target|2]]) ===
Shiratori here is shown to be Inspector [[Juzo Megure]]'s close aide, as he assists him throughout the case. He knows that he too is on the murderer's hit-list. He is the one who tells [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] about the incident when her father, [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], had given her mother, [[Eri Kisaki|Eri]], a bullet graze in her thigh while she was being held hostage by the culprit (this was actually intentional, as Kogoro wanted to injure and move Eri out of more harm's way; Shiratori realised this later too). Shiratori is also shown to help an injured Megure to swim to safety, as well as resuscitate the writer accompanying them, who couldn't swim. However, his lack of marksmanship skills is also pointed at here.

=== Captured in Her Eyes (Movie: [[Captured in Her Eyes|4]]) ===
Shiratori is one of the very few officers who are allowed information on the background of the murders of police officers occurring in the area (even Kogoro is kept in the dark initially). Here, however, Shiratori does not seem to be averse to Sato and Takagi's relationship.

== List of disguises used ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ninzaburofirstdisguise.png|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 303]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:EP303 Police F.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 303]]
|}

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family and friends ===
{{main|Shiratori family}}

==== Miwako Sato ====
[[File:Honcho4-MiwakoShiratori.jpg|thumb|200px|Shiratori and Sato.]]
Shiratori used to show affection for [[Miwako Sato]], whom he believed to be his first love interest from his childhood days. He would often ask her out on dinner dates but always end up being turned down, much to his dismay.<ref name=Shira /> He also knows that Takagi also has feelings for Sato, and often will put down Takagi while in front of her, by showing off how he is wealthy and wants to take her to fancy dinner dates.<ref name=Shira /> However, Sato does not feel the same way for him, and always turns him down. In later episodes, Shiratori is the leader of a police force that is mostly hellbent on getting Takagi and Sato to break up, especially when Sato and Takagi begin to move further in their relationship. Shiratori once even tries to sabotage a date at [[Tropical Land]] that Sato and Takagi are having, have the police lie to Megure that they are working, so that they can secretly pretend to be staff members of Tropical Land, and try to ruin the date.

In another situation, Shiratori almost marries Sato, through an arranged marriage set up by Shiratori's family and Sato's mother. However, thanks to an ultimatum set up by Sato, Takagi is about to stop the marriage, with the help of Conan and [[Tomoaki Araide|Dr. Araide]], before Sato and Shiratori can kiss.

Shiratori's strong infatuation for Sato came from a childhood memory of his first love who looked remarkably like her. However, after solving a case with the [[Detective Boys]], he meets his actual true love: [[Sumiko Kobayashi]]. Since then, Shiratori has become a friend towards Sato and fully supports her relationship with [[Wataru Takagi]].

==== Sumiko Kobayashi ====
{{main|Ninzaburo Shiratori and Sumiko Kobayashi}}
After learning that [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Sumiko]] is his first love<ref name=Sakura/>, through an investigation with the Detective Boys where he himself solved the crime, Shiratori has been frequently phoning her and visiting her at the elementary school under the guise of warning her of dangerous activity in the area.<ref name=Kobayashi>Manga Chapter 690: Haunted Warehouse</ref> He has also resigned from his "position" as Chief Executive of Miwako Sato's Line of Defense, telling the other officers to let Takagi and Sato be.<ref name=Kobayashi2>Manga Chapter 705: Kobayashi-sensei's Love</ref>

During the investigation of the Loan Shark Murder Case, Sumiko is brought to the police station as a witness and learns that she resembles Sato, and that Shiratori used to be in love with her (Sato).<ref>Manga Chapter 706: Kobayashi-sensei's Misunderstanding</ref> This upsets her, thinking that Shiratori is affectionate of her only because she resembles Sato, and she behaves coldly and harshly towards Shiratori, even claiming to not remember their first meeting<ref name=Sakura/> when he tries to confess his feelings to her (she remembers the incident, but perhaps she doesn't believe that Shiratori is the same person), saying that it must have been Sato he met instead.<ref>Manga Chapter 707: The Sakura Girl is...</ref> However, after saving her from the culprit, Shiratori recites the provisions of the Japanese Law - just like he had done in the book store years ago - to quash the murderer's justification of his actions, causing Sumiko to remember him as the same person. Finally, Shiratori confesses his true feelings to Sumiko, and the two of them begin dating. Sumiko would frequently present home-made bentos to Shiratori.<ref>Manga Chapter 708: The Sakura in Full Bloom</ref>

==== Juzo Megure ====
[[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and Shiratori share a fairly close relationship, and the later is frequently seen assisting Megure in investigations. The bond between them is evident in [[Movie 2]]:[[The Fourteenth Target]], where Shiratori helps an injured Megure in swimming and escaping the flood, after the underwater restaurant they were in, is made to collapse by the murderer.

==== Wataru Takagi ====
Shiratori saw Takagi as a love rival and tried to be better than Takagi and win Sato's heart, but failed. He was the leader of a group of police officers who were against Takagi and Sato developing relationship. When he found out the Sumiko is the girl he loves, he told the officers to let them be and supports their relationship.

== Character popularity ==
eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Shiratori placed 22nd in the poll with 22 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/special/conan/vote_kekka2.asp|title=『名探偵コナン』人気投票結果|date=2011-05-12|publisher=eBookJapan|accessdate=2011-05-15}}</ref>

== Creation and conception ==
[[File:Magic Kaito Manuscript Shiratori.jpg|thumb|200px|Shiratori's original character design from a ''Magic Kaito'' manuscript.]]
Ninzaburo Shiratori was originally designed as a character for ''Magic Kaito'', when [[Gosho Aoyama]] was thinking about a plot for a potential movie. When the plot was proposed and developed into [[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper]](movie 1), he became a character for ''Detective Conan''.

He was originally created for the [[Regular movies|''Detective Conan'' movies]], but he became a permanent character in the [[Manga|manga]] after.

His background story was slightly altered when he became a regular character in the manga. In [[The Time-Bombed Skyscraper]](movie 1), he was said to be new to the force. However, in the manga, it was later said that he'd been on the force since at least three years prior, and longer than Takagi.

== Name origin ==
* His name comes from "Ninzaburo" Furuhata, a fictional police detective from a drama of the same name, and Keisuke "Shiratori", a character created by Takeru Kaido as a medical analyst who solves the cases of dead people after professionnal failures.
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== Different looks ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Ninzaburo_Before.jpg|[[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story|Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story (Part 1)]](ep 146)
File:Ninzaburo Middle.JPG|[[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding]](ep 449)
File:Ninzaburo_After.png|[[Inspector Shiratori, Memories of the Cherry Blossom|Inspector Shiratori, Memories of the Cherry Blossom (Part 2)]](ep 569)
File:Ninzaburo Shiratori Profile.jpg|[[Mystery of the Burning Tent|Mystery of the Burning Tent (Part 1)]](ep 909)
File:EP1131 Ninzaburo Shiratori.jpg|[[The Suspected Infidelity of the Triple Collab|The Suspected Infidelity of the Triple Collab (Part 2)]](ep 1131)
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== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Since long before these children were born... I have been... In love with you.|Shiratori, confessing his love for Kobayashi-sensei.}}
{{cquote|Criminal Law, Article #36. An act unavoidably performed to protect the rights of oneself or any other person against imminent and unlawful infringement is not punishable. An act exceeding the limits of self-defense may lead to the punishment being reduced or may exculpate the offender in light of circumstances. These are the provisions of self-defense. At the time of the crime, you used a bladed weapon with the intent to kill. So none of these circumstances apply. Not to mention, turning a bat which fulfills dreams into a weapon to silence people earns you no right to talk about dreams at all.|Shiratori teaching a murderer about the law and unknowingly causing Kobayashi-sensei to remember him.}}

== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Arab League|Arabic|نينزابورو Ninzābūro|شيراتوري/شيرا Shīra/Shīratōri<ref>In the Film, he was referred to as Shira</ref>}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Bahasa Indonesia|Ninzaburo|Shiratori}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|任三郎 Rènsānláng|白鸟 Báiniǎo}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=US|English|Nicholas|Santos}}
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{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|동훈 Dong Hoon|백 Baek}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|นินซาบุโร่|ชิราโทริ}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Ninzaburo|Shiratori}}
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== Trivia ==
* Unlike many of the characters, Shiratori strongly believes in destiny or fate.
* According to [[16 Suspects!?]](OVA 2), Shiratori owns a big villa in Karuizawa.
* His family background was changed for the English dubbed version of movie 2: [[The Fourteenth Target]](movie 2) in order to give him a connection to the number 3 and hence put him on 3rd position of the murderer's hit-list. In the dub, Shiratori is the youngest of three brothers, each of whom were born at a separation of three years. In the original Japanese version, those brothers do not exist and Shiratori represents number 3 because the middle kanji of his first name, Ninzaburo, is the kanji for the number three (任'''三'''郎 ).
* Shiratori, who normally appears about once every ten cases or so, once had an unusually large gap between appearances. The bounds of this gap are [[Volume 77#File 808: The Late Grave Visit|The Late Grave Visit]](ch 808) to [[Volume 89#File 942: Chiba's Difficult Case|Chiba's Difficult Case]](ch 942), with 134 files in the manga, and [[The Life-Threatening Broadcast of Love]](ep 683) to [[Conan and Ebizo's Kabuki Jūhachiban Mystery]](ep 804), with 121 episodes in the anime.
* "Shiratori" (白鳥) literally means "white bird".
* According to RECIPE PLUS Super Digest Book the side dish that Inspector Shiratori likes in Kobayashi-sensei's homemade lunchboxes are Octopus sausages.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Ninzaburo Shiratori and Sumiko Kobayashi]]

== References ==
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Takahiro Sanada

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{{hatnote|For other uses, see [[Sanada]].}}
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'''{{nihongo|Takahiro Sanada|真田貴大|Sanada Takahiro}}''' is a character in the anime and later manga franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
Takahiro Sanada is [[Culture#Soccer|Big Osaka]]'s striker bench. He usually kicks with his left foot and is the second best Osaka Big soccer player, after [[Ryusuke Higo]].

== Personality ==
Takahiro is fun-loving, goofy, and kind hearted. He keeps his promises and is trustworthy. He promised to Koh Watanabe to kick only with his right foot in the game because he injured Koh. Even [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]] remarked how Takahiro took a promise with a kid way too seriously.

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== Plot overview ==
=== Kite-Flying Competition Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 84#Kite-Flying Competition Murder Case|887]], Anime: [[Teimuzu River Kite Flying Case|766]]) ===
Takahiro makes his debut in the manga series.

=== A Secret of the Big Couple (Manga: [[volume 87#A Secret of the Big Couple|925]], Anime: [[The Suspects Are a Passionate Couple|822]]) ===
Higo mentioned Sanada when he talked to Ai Haibara for being in his team, much to joy for her.

=== Haibara's Lost Phone Strap Case (Manga: [[Volume 94#Haibara's Lost Phone Strap Case|997-999]]. Anime: [[The Heartfelt Strap|925-926]]) ===
The Detective Boys went to the metro station's lost and found to retrieve Haibara's Higo phone strap but the one the clerk gave them was in fact a phone strap with Sanada which made them sigh and continue to look back over for it.

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Eleventh Striker (Movie: [[The Eleventh Striker|16]]) ===
J. League All-Star Soccer is the bomber's target as it has the highest viewership. The letter declares in all ten simultaneous games, the strikers must use the following play hidden in the letter against the home team to stop the bomb. Conan reveals the border and the staple matches an association football pitch and the kanji written in red is written in a way so that the staple has red markings on top of it; He deduces the bomber wants the strikers to kick the ball in the center of the goal post. As per the letter, the police are only able to alert the coaches and the strikers in each game about the bombs. Without Ryusuke, Takahiro is the best striker so he accepted this task. Signals didn't appear after he kicked in the middle of the crossbar, he was able to kick to the ball in the center of the goal post under the dual pressures of missing and the threat of a bomb.

=== Promise with a J-Leaguer (Anime: [[Promise with a J-Leaguer|742]]) ===
While practicing penalty kicks, Takahiro's soccer ball accidentally hits Koh Watanabe while he's riding his bike past the park, injuring Koh's ankle. Koh is upset and makes Takahiro promise to play his next match and score a goal using his right leg. Later, it is proved that Takahiro's soccer ball hit Shingo Fukazawa not Koh in the face, knocking off his glasses. Angry, Fukazawa then picked up the ball and threw it, accidentally hitting Koh and causing the accident. After the misunderstanding was cleared, Takahiro tries to score a goal with his left foot, but misses. Fukazawa later apologizes to both Koh and Takahiro, and Takahiro in turn apologizes to Fukazawa.

=== Behind the Scenes of the J League Finals (Anime: [[Behind the Scenes of the J League Finals|1083]]) ===
Sanada met Agasa, Haibara, Conan, and the Detective Boys again during the match between Kawasaki Frontale and FC Tokyo. The group caught several anomalies at the same time in the stadium: A man not watching the football match, an empty stand behind Frontale goal, and a crowd outside arguing about the tickets bought at the seat behind Frontale goal being invalid. Through Conan’s calls to Takagi, who was watching the match with Sato and several colleagues at the station, Sato and Takagi decided to arrive at the stadium to investigate. Sanada followed Conan despite him and the others were told to keep their eyes on the man as Sanada teased the kid about trying to handle the terrorists alone. Sanada gave Conan advice and exercises to help him ease the tension when he struggled to find the target of the terrorists, which helped Haibara think outside of the box to figure out the target was never someone in the stadium, but someone else nearby the stadium.

=== The J.League Starting Whistle (Anime: [[The J.League Starting Whistle|1207]]) ===
He played minor role in this episode, as he only appeared in the first round of the opening match of the J-League. He scored a goal for his team, but it was overturned because of [[wikipedia:Video assistant referee|VAR]]'s decision.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Takahiro Sanada Phone Strap.png|thumb|left|x200px|Phone strap souvenir (episode 925).]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:HappySanada.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 822]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:GlassedSanada.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 1083]]
|}

== Trivia ==
* Sanada plays for Big Osaka and wears jersey number "19".
* Sanada seems to know a lot of Higo's secrets, like his favorite song or singer. 
* Unlike Higo, Sanada is disliked by Ai Haibara, because Sanada makes more mistakes when playing for his team.
* He is the third original character from a movie to become a character in the [[canon]].

== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[List of minor recurring manga characters]]

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Maro

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{{nihongo|'''Maro'''|マロ|Maro}}, originally unnamed, is a character in the anime and later manga franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. He is [[Fumimaro Ayanokoji]]'s pet chipmunk.

== Background ==
[[File:Chipmunk Movie 7.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ayanokoji and Maro.]]
Maro is a young and small striped rodent from the family Sciuridae. He is a [[Wikipedia: Siberian chipmunk|Siberian pet chipmunk]], that is mainly found in Asia. He is the best friend of [[Fumimaro Ayanokoji|Ayanokoji]] in Kyoto, who always carries him on his jacket pocket, even changed his phone wallpaper from a chipmunk for him.

== Personality ==
He is a fearful little animal that always stays on Ayanokoji's shoulder and doesn't like other strangers to touch him, such as [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], except children like the [[Detective Boys]].

== Appearance ==
He has a fur white on the front and brown with black stripes on the back. He also has light brown eyes.

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== Plot overview ==
=== Crimson School Trip Case (Manga: [[Volume 95#Crimson School Trip Case|1001-1002]], Anime: [[The Scarlet School Trip|927-928]]) ===
At the introduction of Ayanokoji, he sits on his shoulder and [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]] is amazed by that. [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] tells her that Ayanokoji always has his chipmunk with him. As the case progresses, the animal is not present.

=== Detective Play Director Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Detective Play Director Murder Case|1089]], Anime: [[Momiji Ooka's Sweet Trap|1135-1136]]) ===
While Ayanokoji is at the crime scene, he has to hide in his breast pocket so that [[Hyoe Kuroda|Kuroda]] doesn't notice the animal.

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (Movie: [[Crossroad in the Ancient Capital|7]]) ===
He is with Ayanokoji at a press conference given by the police on a series of murders in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. During a conversation between [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] about Ayanokoji, it is learned about the chipmunk. Ayanokoji prefers to carry him in the left breast pocket of his jacket, but later [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] adds that he stays at home when the inspector visits a crime scene. Unlike [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]], [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] is reluctant to say goodbye to the animal. She would like to take it home, but Ayanokoji tells her he can't give away his best friend.

=== The Raven Chaser (Movie: [[The Raven Chaser|13]]) ===
While Ayanokoji is on the phone with [[Ninzaburo Shiratori|Shiratori]] regarding a case, he climbs around him twice.

=== The Missing Sweets in the Old Shop (Anime: [[The Missing Sweets in the Old Shop|694]]) ===
On his day off, Ayanokoji takes him for a walk and bumps into the Kogoro, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]], [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]], and the Detective Boys. They search and puzzle together for a missing piece of chocolate.

=== Dimensional Sniper (Movie: [[Dimensional Sniper|18]]) ===
In a sniper killing spree, Ayanokoji questions a former sniper and tells him to be careful. The inspector was startled briefly, which is why he falls down and climbs back onto his shoulder.

=== The Crimson Love Letter (Movie: [[The Crimson Love Letter|21]]) ===
When Conan and Heiji arrive in Kyoto to investigate the crime scene, Ayanokoji greets them. The chipmunk chirps briefly. Heiji monitors [[Momiji Ooka|Momiji]] and stands in front of her mansion. Ayanokoji also shows up there with him. When the door opens, the attentive and shy chipmunk looks over there and hides in his jacket pocket in fear. He sits on the inspector's shoulder as spectators are admitted to the final venue.

=== Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Anime: [[Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba|965-968]]) ===
After Ayanokoji saves Ran's life, he climbs from the jacket pocket over his shoulders. While reporting to the Osaka police, Ayanokoji and the chipmunk bow down, disappointed that they couldn't find anything concrete on the case. When Ayanokoji is in a meeting with the police officers, he rests on his shoulder and gets up when Ayanokoji opens his eyes again. When pronouncing the evidence about the suspected perpetrator, the animal appears scowls on the shoulder and looks angry.

=== Pome's Wonderful Life (Hanzawa the Criminal: [[Hanzawa the Criminal Volume 8#File 048: Pome's Wonderful Life|48]], Anime: TBD) ===

== Name origin ==
The name "Maro", revealed in file 1089, is believed to derive from the word "マロン" (Maron), which was borrowed from French into Japanese and means "chestnut" or "chestnut". It could also derive from Ayanokoji's own first name "Fumimaro" (文麿).
==Different Looks==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" |[[File:Maro Different Look 2.jpeg|thumb|150px|Movie 13]]
| style="vertical-align: top" |[[File:Maro Different Look 1.jpeg|thumb|150px|Movie 18]]
| style="vertical-align: top" |
[[File:Maro Different Looks.jpeg|left|thumb|150px|Movie 21]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" |[[File:Mark Different Look.jpeg|left|thumb|150px|Episode 927]]
| style="vertical-align: top" |[[File: Maro Different Look 3.jpeg|left|thumb|150px|Episode 965]]
| style="vertical-align: top" |[[File:EP1175 Maro.jpeg|left|thumb|150px|Episode 1175]]
|}

== Trivia ==
* According to [[Gosho Aoyama]] in ''JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book'', Ayanokoji got his pet chipmunk in a pet shop when their eyes met.

== See also ==
* [[List of minor recurring anime characters]]

{{Supporting Characters}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maro}}

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male characters]]
[[Category:Animals]]
[[Category:Anime to manga characters]]

[[de:Maro]]
[[zh:小麿]]

Midori Kuriyama

2026-08-29T09:46:17Z

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{{hatnote|For other uses, see [[Midori]].}}
{{InfoBox Char
| name = Midori Kuriyama
| japanese-name = 栗山緑 (Kuriyama Midori)
| english-name = Jill<ref>[[The Fourteenth Target]]</ref>/Melanie<ref>[[Captured in Her Eyes]]</ref>
| image = Midori Kuriyama Profile.png
| age = Late 20s
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = [[Eri Kisaki]] (employer)
| nicknames =
| occupation = Paralegal
| first-appearance = Anime: [[The Fourteenth Target|Movie 2]] Manga: [[Volume 40#File 413 - Kogoro's Big Mistake|File 413]]
| appearances = {{:Midori Kuriyama Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 0
| keyhole = [[Volume 51]]
| japanese-voice = [[Asako Dodo]]
| english-voice = [[Caitlin Glass]] (FUNimation, movie 2)<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3757</ref> [[Kim Matula]] (FUNimation, movie 4)<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=72540</ref> [[Julie Ann Taylor]] (Bang Zoom!)
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Midori Kuriyama'''|栗山緑|Kuriyama Midori}} is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
Midori Kuriyama is the secretary of [[Eri Kisaki]]. She is a young paralegal from Tokyo and studied in law in an unknown university. She quickly joined the Kisaki law firm just after Kogoro separated and Eri created her own law firm. She was integrated as a secretary and works all week since the law firm is pretty busy. She usually comes a bit early at the office to tidy up and organize before Eri comes. She takes care of phone calls, visits, publicity and many other programs that Eri can't necessarily take care of.

== Personality ==
She is a pretty nice lady out of her work and even while working, she likes to joke and have chit-chats. She always keep her good mood and likes to help people and give feedbacks. She doesn't get angry after people and always keep her nice welcomings for the guests.

== Plot overview ==
=== The Similar Princesses (Manga: [[Volume 40#Eri vs. Yukiko Murder Case|Volume 40: 413-416]], Anime: [[The Similar Princesses|333-334]]) ===
Midori enters the office to remind [[Eri Kisaki]] of upcoming meetings, but is told to reschedule them as Eri's forced to go save [[Kogoro Mouri]] from accumulating millions of yen in debt. As her boss leaves, Midori comments on how Eri seems oddly excited for someone "forced" into doing something.

=== Lawyer Kisaki's SOS (Manga: [[Volume 93#Eri Kisaki Abduction Case|Volume 93: 984-986]], Anime: [[Lawyer Kisaki's SOS|901-902]]) ===
Midori is hit unconscious by Eri's kidnappers in her office. Before the incident, she is playfully teasing Eri on how she is self-conscious about her stomach rumbling in front of her husband but doesn't mind in front of a client. She brings Eri food and Eri thanks her. Later in the case, Takagi goes to the office to investigate lawyer Kisaki's disappearance and retrieve Midori who is unconscious. She is then brought to the hospital by two paramedics and quickly recovers.

===Swapped Bags Case (Manga: [[Volume 107#Swapped Bags Case|1041-1043]], Anime: TBA)===
Midori became sick with a cold and was not at work. After Ran, Conan and Eri tail Kogoro, thinking he is meeting another woman, they find out he went to find Midori for gift suggestions. She reveals how she was reluctant to meet him since she was sick, but he insisted. She also reveals that this is not the first time, and that each time Eri's birthday approaches, he asks her for advice, and that he then asks to meet her after his wife's birthday to see her reaction to his gifts.

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Fourteenth Target (Movie: [[The Fourteenth Target|2]]) ===
Eri Kisaki enters her office where Midori greets her politely and set her up. As Eri compliments her brooch which was beautiful, Midori finds the pile of letters from the mail and discovers a box of swiss chocolate among the messages and thinks it might be from a secret admirer of Eri and hands the box to her. She tastes one of the pieces and, before she could flavor its essence, Eri faints and fell on the ground. Her secretary then calls the police and yells about what happened. Luckily, it wasn't fatal and Eri was quickly brought to the hospital. It is the first case she appears and it is before she is officially made canon by [[Gosho Aoyama]].

=== Captured in Her Eyes (Movie: [[Captured in Her Eyes|4]]) ===
Midori is being called at her boss' office by Conan Edogawa who asks her where was Eri Kisaki since he was worried by what could happen to Ran Mouri who was targeted by a serial killer who wanted to kill her since she witnessed him attempting to kill Miwako Sato. Midori answers him that they were gone to Tropical Land with Kogoro and Ran so Conan, understanding the gravity of the situation hangs up and Midori too who tells him goodbye.

=== The Private Eyes' Requiem (Movie: [[The Private Eyes' Requiem|10]]) ===
Eri arrives in her office and wave hi to Midori as usual. The latter then asks her assistant to bring a cold refreshment for her. Following her rules, Midori brings her a glass of iced tea. She is then stunned by the way her employer talks on the phone by insulting people and understands she is probably talking with that person: Kogoro Mouri, her husband. She also feels the atmosphere is not really chaming for her so she leaves the room to go to the room next door.

=== Zero the Enforcer (Movie: [[Zero the Enforcer|22]]) ===

== Appellations ==
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| style="vertical-align:" |
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<tab title="Protagonists">
{{appellations/head|Midori Kuriyama}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Kuriyama-san Midori-san|Conan-kun}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|-|Your ex-husband}}
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|-|Kudo Shinichi-kun}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Friends and aquaintances">
{{appellations/head|Midori Kuriyama}}
{{appellations|Eri Kisaki|Kuriyama-san|Kisaki-sensei}}
{{appellations|Reiko Kujo|-|Prosecutor Kujo}}
{{appellations|Rei Furuya|Midori-san|Amuro-san}}
{{appellations|Azusa Enomoto|-|Azusa-chan}}
{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Kuriyama-san|-}}
{{appellations|Sayo Ohashi|Kuriyama-san|-}}
|}
</tab>
</tabs>
|}

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Eri Kisaki ===
[[Eri Kisaki]] is her boss and superior. She engaged her and taught her the job. She lives pretty close to her and usually comes earlier to the office to prepare the stuff for Eri. She likes to tease her and talk franckly with her.

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|Kisaki-sensei! I'm back! Here's your tomato juice and sandwich.|Episode 901}}

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Midori Kuriyama Before2.jpg|thumb|left|x175px|Episode 264]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Midori Kuriyama Profile.jpg|thumb|left|x175px|Episode 333]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Midori Kuriyama Middle 2.png|thumb|left|x175px|Episode 607]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Midori Kuriyama After.png|thumb|left|x175px|Episode 901]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Midori Kuriyama ZTT.jpg|thumb|left|x175px|Zero's Tea Time Episode 1]]
|}

== Trivia ==
* Mysteriously, in almost every case where she appeared before being made canon, her hair always changed color from brown to slightly redish every time. Her eyes also passed from green to grey.

== In other languages ==
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{{CharLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|ميدوري Midori|''كورياما''}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=France|French|Midori|Kuriyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Midori|Kuriyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Japan|Japanese|緑 Midori|栗山 Kuriyama}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=North Korea|flag2=South Korea|Korean|지수 Ji Soo|김 Kim}}
{{CharLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|มิโดริ|คุริยาม่า}}
{{endTable}}

== See also ==
* [[List of minor recurring manga characters]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Supporting Characters}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuriyama Midori}}

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Female characters]]
[[Category:Anime to manga characters]]

[[de:Midori Kuriyama]]
[[zh:栗山绿]]

Yuya Kazami

2026-08-29T09:45:43Z

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Yuya Kazami
| japanese-name = 風見裕也 (Kazami Yūya)
| english-name =
| image = Yuya Kazami Profile2.png
| age = 30
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives =
| occupation = Tokyo MPD Public Security Bureau Assistant Inspector
| nicknames =
| aliases = {{nihongo|'''Danroku Hida'''|飛田男六|Hida Danroku}}
| first-appearance = Anime: [[The Darkest Nightmare|Movie 20]] Manga: [[Volume 94#Haibara's Lost Phone Strap Case|File 998]]
| appearances = {{:Yuya Kazami Appearances}}
| keyhole = [[Volume 99]]
| cases-solved = unknown
| footnotes =
| japanese-voice = [[Nobuo Tobita]]
| english-voice = [[Ray Chase]]<ref>Also known as Danny Boston.</ref>
}}
{{nihongo|'''Yuya Kazami'''|風見裕也|Kazami Yūya}} is a character in the anime and later manga franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
Yuya Kazami is an agent from the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Police|Tokyo MPD]] [[Public Security Bureau]], with the rank of [[Police Organization#Assistant Police Inspector (Rank 7)|Assistant Inspector]]. He works inside the PSB building and has his own office. He is [[Rei Furuya|Rei]]'s subordinate and has at his disposition a number of officers. He has a high authority amongst officers and colleagues, and can act on his own. He has a Nissan Skyline R34, similar to [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]]'s, but sometimes uses Rei's car, although his superior is the driver. He sometimes goes to the bar, but more often goes to the restaurant to eat curry, which is his favourite dish but still is sometimes too spicy for him. He is a fan of [[Yoko Okino|Yoko]]. He graduated from the Police Academy in the same year as Muga Iori.<ref> Murder on the Shinkansen</ref>

== Appellations ==
{|
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{{appellations/head|Yuya Kazami}}
{{appellations|Rei Furuya|Kazami Hida|Furuya-san Furuya<ref>''Zero's Tea Time'' volume 2, file 11.</ref> Furuya Rei Amuro-san}}
{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|Kazami-san|Sergeant Takagi (''Takagi junsa buchō'')}}
{{appellations|Miwako Sato|-|Lieutenant Inspector Sato (Satō keibuho)}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Kazami-kun|-}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Protagonists">
{{appellations/head|Yuya Kazami}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Kazami-san Kazami-keiji Keiji-san|A kid (Ano Kodomo) The boy with glasses}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|-|Mouri Kogoro}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Others">
{{appellations/head|Yuya Kazami}}
{{appellations|Yuzuki Fukui|-|The beautiful waitress}}
{{appellations|Azusa Enomoto|Hida-san|-}}
{{appellations|Yoko Okino|-|Okino Yoko-san}}
{{appellations|Kaitou Kid|-|Kaitou Kid}}
{{appellations|Shukichi Haneda|-|Haneda Shukichi-meijin}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Black Organization">
{{appellations/head|Yuya Kazami}}
{{appellations|Curaçao|-|Curaçao}}
|}
</tab>
</tabs>
|}

== Personality ==
His personality is really unique, since he is one of the few characters who have inner speeches. He really has a strong reflexion sense but poor deduction skills, since he wasn't able to identify who was his videogame partner on his cellphone. He might seem serious and strict at first, but it is only in public affairs and while talking to superiors like [[Hyoue Kuroda|Kuroda]], who inspires him fear. He is interested in pretty ladies, but knows that he is quite old for them and covers his youthness. He stays serious and gives detailed informations while staying harsh on suspects to solve cases quicker, like [[Curaçao]], whom he threatens with a gun, and [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]]. He doesn't hesitate to threaten suspects with his gun and fabricate fake proofs to capture suspects, although he will free them once he finds decisive conclusions. Outside of his police life, he remains childish and friendly, and grants respect to Rei, to who he follows all of his advices. He hates celery and, sometimes likes to joke.

== Appearance ==
He is a tall PSB agent, always in his green suit and his red tie. He has white skin and poorly shaved hair, which is always sassy. He wears oval glasses.

== Abilities ==
He has the ability to fire a gun, but lacks of athletic abilities.

== Plot overview ==
=== Haibara's Lost Phone Strap Case (Manga: [[Volume 94#Haibara's Lost Phone Strap Case|998]], Anime: [[The Heartfelt Strap|926]]) ===
When looking for [[Ai Haibara|Haibara]]'s lost phone strap together with [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]] and the [[Detective Boys]], Rei called and asked him to check a window on a train, on which a boy had written his name. He does as Rei is told and finds out the name of him superior, allowing Rei to conclude the search. Before he can ask what kind of investigation is working on, Rei hangs up the phone.

=== Trapped at Hatoyama Farm (Manga: [[Volume 99#Trapped at Hatoyama Farm|1051-1054]], Anime: [[The Spark That Fell on the Ranch|1053-1054]]) ===
When tailing the culprit behind some stolen explosives, he was struck down by the culprit and trapped under the farm basement, with his cell phone taken away. He called Rei for help using the phone from the dead man who is next to him. Rei decides to rescue him before taking any movement. Unfortunately, Rei was also trapped with Conan, [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]], [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]], and [[Sumiko Kobayashi|Kobayashi]]. To prevent his identity expose as a PSB agent to the others along with Rei, he uses Danroku Hida as his alias and claims himself as Amuro's assistant. With the help of Haibara, [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] and [[Rumi Wakasa|Wakasa]] by using the [[Detective Boys Badge|badge]] as a transceiver, so they were rescued from the basement.

=== Kaitou Kid and the Queen's Bangs (Manga: [[Volume 101#Kaitou Kid and the Queen's Bangs|1076-1078]], Anime: [[Kid vs. Amuro: Queen's Bang|1105-1106]]) ===

=== Murder on the Shinkansen (Manga: [[Volume 105#Murder on the Shinkansen|1115]], Anime: [[The Reason He Became a Butler|1172]]) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Darkest Nightmare (Movie: [[The Darkest Nightmare|20]]) ===
Together with Rei, he confronts Curaçao during her break-in and data theft, but she can escape. Later, he shows up at the police hospital and demands the transfer of the amnesiac Curaçao to the Public Security Bureau from [[Juzo Megure|Megure]], to which inspector reluctantly agrees due to higher position of the PSB. Afterwards, he is instructed by Rei to bring Curaçao to the top of the Ferris wheel of the Tohto Aquarium. Together with a massive police escort, he brings Curaçao to the aquarium park, instructs to close one entire of the Ferris wheel and enters a gondola alone with the handcuffed Curaçao. He tells her that, once her memories return, he will torture her until she spills every detail about the NOC list and the [[Black Organization]]. But when Curaçao is overcome by her memories and appears to be in pain, he is distracted while calling for help and Curaçao manages to overwhelm him and free herself. Unconscious, he is then dragged out and saved from the gondola and the collapsing Ferris wheel by Conan. He later regains consciousness and witnesses the transport of Curaçao's corpse from the park. In the ending, with Takagi, [[Miwako Sato|Sato]], and [[Kazunobu Chiba|Chiba]] also present, Megure shaks his hand, making amends with the PSB after having help them during the attack on the Ferris wheel.

=== Zero the Enforcer (Movie: [[Zero the Enforcer|22]]) ===
He patrolled the Edge of the Ocean Smart City facility on the day before the opening, along with several police officers of the PSB. He was then injured in an explosion.

=== The Bride of Halloween (Movie: [[The Bride of Halloween|25]]) ===
Together with Rei, he confronts the serial bomber who killed Rei's colleagues, however, it fails as he is almost killed and Rei is unscathed. Later, he appears at the sence of the attempted murder aim at the detective boys and recieve the chemical samples. He is the one who found the neutralizer for the chemicals used in Plamya's bomb and is seen exhausted.

=== Black Iron Submarine (Movie: [[Black Iron Submarine|26]]) ===

=== One-eyed Flashback (Movie: [[One-eyed Flashback|28]]) ===
This time, Kazami decided to ask an undercover PSB officer named Atsunobu Hayashi to attach a tracking device to Conan when he learned that he was going to Nagano, but Conan quickly found out and teased him. However, the boy decided to keep the tracking device so that he could share information with the PSB officers in general. After the failed massacre that night, Conan asked Kazami if there was anyone named Takashi Otomo among those who owned handguns or rifles, and Kazami complained inwardly that the boy acted as if he was another boss of his besides Furuya Rei. He later helped prevent the culprit from escaping along with the others, with Kogoro taking his pistol to do so (as Kazami’s aim wasn’t good enough). The incident was reported to Rei along with the one when Taka'aki mentioned Hiromitsu's name while being loaded into an ambulance after falling into the glacier.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Rei Furuya ===
He works as [[Rei Furuya|Bourbon]]'s subordinate. He follows his orders with little to no questions asked, placing a high amount of trust in his direct superior.

=== Hiromitsu Morofushi ===
He and [[Hiromitsu Morofushi|Scotch]] knew each other and were comrades.

=== Muga Iori ===

== Name origin ==
His full name is a ''Gundam'' inspired one. It comes from [[Wikipedia: Kamille Bidan|Kamille Bidan]], the protagonist of ''[[Wikipedia: Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam|Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam]]''. His voice actor also voiced Kamille.

His last name "風見" translates as "wind vane". His first name "裕也" has the meaning "Sum of money".

== Trivia ==
* Danroku Hida, the alias he uses to dissimulate himself, is a pun with his voice actor's name, with three characters being the same.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mysteriouscolors.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-24.html|accessdate=2022-10-02|title=Mysterious Colors 青山先生のもじり方【９１巻～１００巻】}}</ref>
*Like Kogoro he is a fan of Yoko Okino which he got into idols when he investigated Kogoro Mouri which he then found Yoko Okino.<ref>Kaitou Kid and the Queen's Bangs</ref>

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yuya Kazami Profile.png|thumb|left|x190px|Movie 20]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:EP926 Kazami.png|thumb|left|x190px|Episode 926]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Yuya Kazami ZTT.jpg|thumb|left|x190px|''Zero's Tea Time'' episode 3]]
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Public Security Bureau]]

{{Japanese Intelligence Agencies}}
{{police}}
{{Characters}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kazami Yuya}}

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male characters]]
[[Category:Japanese Intelligence Agencies]]
[[Category:Anime to manga characters]]

[[ca:Yuya Kazami]]
[[de:Yuya Kazami]]
[[zh:风见裕也]]

Azusa Enomoto

2026-08-29T09:45:01Z

Shinobi: /* References */

{{hatnote|For other uses, see [[Enomoto]].}}
{{InfoBox Char
| name = Azusa Enomoto
| japanese-name = {{lang|ja|榎本梓}} (Enomoto Azusa)
| english-name =
| image = Azusa Enomoto Profile.png
| age = 23
| gender = Female
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = Sugihito Enomoto (older brother)
| occupation = Café Poirot worker
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 43#Forgotten Cellphone Case|File 438]] Anime: [[The Mysterious Old Man Disappearance Case|Episode 152]] (Prototype) / [[The Deduction That Was Too Good|Episode 207]] (Official)
| appearances = {{:Azusa Enomoto Appearances}}
| keyhole = [[Volume 43]]
| cases-solved =
| japanese-voice = [[Mikiko Enomoto]]
| english-voice = [[Janice Kawaye]] (Bang Zoom!) [[Ghia Burns]] (Macias Group)
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Azusa Enomoto'''|榎本梓|Enomoto Azusa}} is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
Azusa is a kind and young worker at the Café Poirot, the coffee shop that is directly under the Mouri Detective Agency. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] often goes there for a quick coffee break. Azusa sometimes gives Kogoro a case to solve, mostly involving missing cell phones and cell phone messages.

== Personality ==
She has a kind personality. She's devoted to people she is close with, like her brother, and is willing to defy authority for them. But she is also willing to help the police in their investigation.

== Appellations ==
{|
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{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Azusa-chan|Mouri-san}}
{{appellations|Rei Furuya|Azusa-san|Amuro-san}}
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Azusa-nēchan Azusa-san|Conan-kun}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Azusa-san}}
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</tab>
<tab title="Family and friends">
{{appellations/head|Azusa Enomoto}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|Azusa-san|Sonoko-chan<ref>File 1077</ref>}}
{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Azusa-san|-}}
{{appellations|Café Poirot Master|Azusa-chan|Master (Tenchō)}}
{{appellations|Sugihito Enomoto|file= Sugihito Enomoto.jpg|Azusa My sister|Big brother}}
{{appellations|Yuya Kazami|-|Hida-san}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Law Enforcement">
{{appellations/head|Azusa Enomoto}}
{{appellations|Wataru Takagi|-|Takagi-keiji<ref name=″A″>File 1079</ref>}}
{{appellations|Miwako Sato|-|Sato-keiji<ref name=″A″/>}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Others">
{{appellations/head|Azusa Enomoto}}
{{appellations|Kaitou Kid|-|Kaitou Kid}}
|}
</tab>
</tabs>
|}

== Plot overview ==
=== Forgotten Cell Phone Case (Manga: [[Volume 43#Forgotten Cell Phone Case|438-440]], Anime: [[The Forgotten Cell Phone|350-351]]) ===

=== Cellphone SOS Case (Manga: [[Volume 51#Cellphone SOS Case|523-524]], Anime: [[The Pursuit of the Fish E-mail|438]]) ===

=== Mysterious Job Case (Manga: [[Volume 53#Mysterious Job Case|553]], Anime: [[The Shadow of the Black Organization|462]]) ===

=== Genta's Shoot Case (Manga: [[Volume 15#Genta's Shoot Case|569]], Anime: [[Genta's Certain Kill Shot|477]]) ===

=== The Fugitive (Manga: [[Volume 57#The Fugitive|594]], Anime: [[Fugitive: Kogoro Mouri]]) ===

=== Azusa's Brother Case (Manga: [[Volume 61#Azusa's Brother Case|641-642]], Anime: [[A Present from the True Culprit|526]]) ===

=== Kaitou Kid and the Iron Tanuki (Manga: [[Volume 64#Kaitou Kid and the Iron Tanuki|674]], Anime: [[Kaitou Kid vs. the Strongest Safe|537]]) ===

=== Following Holmes (Manga: [[Volume 71#Following Holmes|743]], Anime: [[Holmes' Revelation|616]]) ===

=== Delivery Service (Manga: [[Volume 80#Delivery Service|841-843]], Anime: [[Sweet and Cold Delivery Service|722-723]]) ===

=== Taii's Owner (Manga: [[Volume 82#Taii's Owner|855-856]], Anime: [[The Case of the Lucky Calico|751]]) ===
In the beginning, the Detective Boys ask her questions about the recent interview that came with her and Taii and that it was cool she was featured in the newspaper with Taii. Azusa was pleased with the journalist's coming and was happy but didn't expect the article to be that big about them. The journal then mentionned she was beautiful but she just said that she wasn't that so as Conan said that journals do make false reports making Azusa feel awkward. She then tells she's been keeping Taii for at least a week at her home making the Detective Boys jealous. She said that the reason was because Taii was always injured after coming to Poirot because of cat fights so she decided to keep him. She nevertheless decided to put a publicity to make Taii's owner come out. In fact, three owners turned up and Conan had to figure out who was the real one.

=== Scarlet Showdown (Manga: [[Volume 85#Scarlet Showdown|897]], Anime: [[The Scarlet Return|783]]) ===

=== Girls Band Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 88#Girls Band Murder Case|936]], Anime: [[The Unfriendly Girls Band|836]]) ===

=== Bourbon's Mission (Manga: [[Volume 90#Bourbon's Mission|954-957]], Anime: [[The Traitor's Stage|866-867]]) ===
[[Vermouth]] had disguised as her.

=== Murder inside Café Poirot (Manga: [[Volume 92#Murder inside Caf.C3.A9 Poirot Case|981]]-[[Volume 93#Murder inside Caf.C3.A9 Poirot Case|983]], Anime: [[Solving Mysteries at the Poirot Café|885-886]]) ===

=== Missing Maria Higashio Case (Manga: [[Volume 95#Missing Maria Higashio Case|1008]], Anime: [[Search for Maria-chan!|942]]) ===

=== Policewomen Serial Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 96#Policewomen Serial Murder Case|1015]], Anime: [[The Target is the Metropolitan Police Traffic Department|972]]) ===

=== Kaitou Kid and the Queen's Bangs (Manga: [[Volume 101#Kaitou Kid and the Queen's Bangs|1076-1078]], Anime: [[Kid vs. Amuro: Queen's Bang|Episodes 1105-1106]]) ===

=== Kaitou Kid and the Siren's Splash (Manga: [[Volume 103#Kaitou Kid and the Siren's Splash|1100-1102]], Anime: [[Kaitou Kid and the Crown Trick|1150-1151]]) ===

=== Azusa Kidnapping Case (Manga: [[Volume 106#Azusa Kidnapping Case|1126-1128]], Anime: [[Who Kidnapped Conan and Azusa?|1204-1205]]) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== The Mysterious Old Man Disappearance Case (Anime: [[The Mysterious Old Man Disappearance Case|152]]) ===
Azusa's introduction into the anime.

=== The Deduction That Was Too Good (Anime: [[The Deduction That Was Too Good|207]]) ===
Azusa's second appearance in which she even provided assistance in helping Conan solve the case.

=== The Client Full of Lies (Part 1) (Anime: [[The Client Full of Lies|220]]) ===
Azusa was inserted into this manga canon episode despite still being an anime original character.

=== Mysterious Man Following Amuro (Anime: [[The Shadow Approaching Amuro|813]]) ===
Azusa was working in the café with Amuro but a mysterious client was there eating sandwiches instead of the ordinary breakfast and wasn't even dressed as an office worker ready to work. He also came in the evening and in the afternoon which rose up Amuro and Conan's suspicion for him. Conan asked Azusa who was the man and Azusa just replied he came a lot recently but that she didn't know his name as she was flowering the plants. Earlier, Kogoro, Ran and Conan watched the man order at Azusa but he didn't even look at the menu which made them think it was weird. Kogoro thought the man was there since he thought Azusa was beautiful which meant Kogoro really thought that too. Azusa, the Detective Boys and Conan were all astonished to see that the mysterious man was in fact a baker trying to get Amuro's secret sandwich recipe. Amuro gave him the recipe but Azusa told him he should have the Café Poirot's manager's permission before doing it as Rei received a phone call from Vermouth.

=== Zero the Enforcer (Movie: [[Zero the Enforcer|22]]) ===
Azusa accompanied Amuro shopping for products and merchandise for the cafe at Cosdoc Wholesale. Later, Amuro is seen leaving her for a few minutes to go talk secretely with [[Yuya Kazami]].

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Kogoro, Ran, and Conan ===
Azusa has been on good terms with the three. All three live in the two floors above her workplace at the cafe.

=== Sugihito Enomoto ===
Her older brother [[Sugihito Enomoto|Sugihito]], age 27, was a suspect in a murder case, however with all her thoughts she believed her brother was not the killer. Later she goes to find him at a warehouse, but is attacked and knocked out. The real killer then tells Sugihito that if he wants his sister to survive, he must write out a final confession and then hang himself. Before he is forced to do so, Detective Sato arrests the real killer and Sugihito is proven innocent.

=== Rei Furuya ===
After [[Rei Furuya]], under his alias Tooru Amuro, comes to work at the ''[[Café Poirot]]'', he and Azusa develop an simple professional friendship. Azusa has no knowledge about Amuro's actual identity or his position as a double agent in the [[Black Organization]], she also only see him as an ordinary colleague. People around them have assumed that they're dating, which always leads to both of them vehemently denying it

== Name origin ==
She and her voice actress share the same family name "Enomoto". She was also named after Kei '''Enomoto''', a character created by Yusuke Kishi, famous writer. She is a detective and a locksmith who solves locked room mysteries. It is written with the kanji for "hackberry" (榎) and "origin" (本).

The Azusa and Super Azusa are trains which run between Shinjuku and Matsumoto. The name Azusa is taken from the Azusa River in Matsumoto, Nagano. Azusa (梓) stands for "catalpa tree".

== In other languages ==
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== Different looks ==
Azusa is a character that has gone through numerous significant changes. Her first appearance look was only used once, as a throw-away character in [[The Mysterious Old Man Disappearance Case]] at the end, still working in Café Poirot, which also looked different.<ref name=Old>[[The Mysterious Old Man Disappearance Case|Episode 152: The Mysterious Old Man Disappearance Case]]</ref> However, after this appearance, the character received a big makeover, as did the Café. This version of the character was used in two different episodes, and in one she even provided assistance in helping Conan solve the case.<ref name=Other>[[The Deduction That Was Too Good|Episode 207: The Deduction That Was Too Good]]</ref> in the other appearance, she appeared in the new look Café, asking for orders from Conan, Ran, Kogoro, and [[Shizuka Hattori]].<ref name=Shizuka>[[The Client Full of Lies|Episode 220: The Client Full of Lies (Part 1)]]</ref> After these appearances, Azusa received one last final makeover, as did the Café, in a look that is still used today.<ref name=Cell>[[The Forgotten Cell Phone|Episode 350-351: The Forgotten Cell Phone (Parts 1 and 2)]]</ref><ref name=Cell2>[[The Pursuit of the Fish E-mail|Episode 438: The Pursuit of the Fish E-mail]]</ref> The voice actress, [[Mikiko Enomoto]], has not changed throughout all of her makeovers.

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== Trivia ==
* Azusa is a big fan of [[Kaito Kid]] to the point she changed her blogging name to "The Water under the Moon".

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]

== References ==
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Kazunobu Chiba

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{{hatnote|This article is about the character Kazunobu Chiba. For the voice actor, see [[Isshin Chiba]].}}
{{InfoBox Char
| name = Kazunobu Chiba
| japanese-name = 千葉和伸 (Chiba Kazunobu)
| english-name = Detective Chiba (FUNimation) Kazunobu Chiba (Bangzoom!)
| image = Kazunobu Chiba Profile.jpg
| age = 24<ref>[[Volume 71#File 742 - Love Transcending 13 Years|Volume 71, File 742: "Love Transcending 13 years"]]: Chiba was in the 6th grade 13 years ago, when he was about 11-12 years old, which would make him about 24-25 in the current timeline.</ref><ref>[[Volume 71|Volume 71, File 741]] and [[Volume 80|Volume 80, File 848, Page 11]]: Chiba was two grade below Kobayashi (who's exactly 26) and one grade above Sakurako (who's exactly 23).</ref><ref>[[Volume 95#File 1013: Even Though We're The Same Age...|Volume 95, File 1013]]: "Even Though We're The Same Age...": Naeko said she is the same age as Chiba.</ref>
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = [[Chiba family|Older brother (Yoichiro Chiba)]]{{citation needed}} on that name
| occupation = Police Detective
| nicknames =
| status = Alive
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 27#Sato.27s Father Case|File 269]] Anime: [[The Final Screening Murder Case|Episode 138]]
| appearances = {{:Kazunobu Chiba Appearances}}
| cases-solved =
| keyhole = [[Volume 33]]
| japanese-voice = [[Isshin Chiba]] [[Rikako Aikawa]] (young)
| english-voice = [[Chris Cason]] (FUNimation) [[Jason Charles Miller]] (Bang Zoom!) [[Alexander Blanco]] (Macias Group) [[Aaron Michael]] (Studio Nano)
| footnotes =
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'''{{nihongo|Kazunobu Chiba|千葉和伸|Chiba Kazunobu}}''', commonly referred to as '''{{nihongo|Detective Chiba|千葉刑事|Chiba-keiji}}''', is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. Chiba is a police detective of the [[Tokyo MPD|Metropolitan Police Department]]. He has short sassy hair and is one of the only overweight characters in the police department, which he is made a running gag of. He is introduced as a dubbing mistake in episode 138 in March 1999, after [[Chafurin]], who voices [[Juzo Megure]], says the name of his voice actor, Isshin Chiba, by mistake. He is introduced in the manga in September of the same year. Known to work alongside Megure and [[Wataru Takagi]], his appearances increased steadily, and he is frequently seen at the crime scenes of the cases. His duty is mainly to report information outside of the scene to his superiors, but he is also known to handle cases of his own. His girlfriend is [[Naeko Miike]], who works in the traffic department. He is also good friends with Wataru Takagi, and the only one to support him in his love with [[Miwako Sato]].

== Background ==
[[File:Young Chiba.PNG|thumb|left|200px|A young Chiba.]]
Initially, he was introduced with a minor cameo in the anime version of [[The Final Screening Murder Case]]. Like several other Anime Original characters, he was [http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Category:Anime_to_manga_characters later introduced in the manga] and has taken on a larger role. In many of his early appearances he is depicted as rather average build, but later depicted as overweight. Chiba currently works in the Second violent crimes investigative division, section 3.<ref>Manga Chapter 792 page 4</ref> His duties usually consist of questioning non-suspect characters outside of the crime scene, and running evidence back to the lab as well as returning with the results. A majority of his appearances happen just over half way through a case where he returns to the crime scene with a vital clue needed to solve the case. He has a strong moral compass that usually puts the law above everything. If any one were to break the law they must be punished, even himself.

Chiba has an older brother who worked as an employee at a video rental store. Because of his job, the brother had to open the heads of VHS tapes to check if they had been rewound properly. Chiba has picked up knowledge of VHS tapes as well as this habit of opening their heads to check them.

Chiba attended [[Setting#Teitan Elementary School|Teitan Elementary School]], in the 20th graduating class, 2 classes below [[Sumiko Kobayashi]]. While still in elementary school he was a part of the broadcasting committee and was put in charge of making a mini-audio drama, which was successful. As a result, he tried to put together a short Tokusatsu (live action special effects) drama based on the [[Kamen Yaiba]] show he watched. With the help of fellow classmate [[Naeko Miike]] rallying the other members, he was able to complete it. He began to suspect that she may like him so he wrote her a love letter, which she responded to by saying that there was a hidden message left in the video room with her answer. Her family then moved away and Chiba was unable to find her answer.

In the present day, he returned to the school and with the help of the [[Detective Boys]] found her response. It was something that only Chiba would have been likely to find because since childhood, he has a tendency to sweat often. Recently Naeko, who joined the police force because of Chiba, has transferred to Tokyo as a patrol woman who works with [[Yumi Miyamoto]]. However, Chiba doesn't seem to recognize her despite having several chances to do so. After realizing that Chiba doesn't recognize her, Naeko has been trying to keep it a secret until he realizes it for himself.<ref name=Naeko>Manga Chapters 741~742: The VHS of Memory Case</ref>
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== Personality ==
Chiba can be serious, but he is shown to be a mostly light-hearted officer. He loves to eat and is sometimes shown stuffing his face, usually with burgers and sodas, but usually this is merely done for comic effect. Chiba can be very supportive, and is a big help, especially for using his size to catch criminals. He, as well as [[Yumi Miyamoto]], is very supportive for [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]]'s relationship and feelings for [[Miwako Sato|Sato]], and is one of the few officers in the Tokyo district to not get involved in [[Ninzaburo Shiratori|Shiratori]]'s schemes to get the couple to break up.

A very notable trait of Chiba praised by his colleagues in Law Enforcement is that he would always follow and uphold the law no matter what the circumstances are, especially when it is he who breaks it. This is one of the main reasons why Naeko liked him in the first place; it was because he scolded her over a traffic violation, saying that doing the wrong thing will develop into a habit that's hard to get rid of. This event also inspired Naeko to join the Police Force as a traffic cop.

He has been a huge fan of ''tokusatsu'' shows like ''[[Kamen Yaiba]]'' and ''[[Gomera]]'' for a long time, and was a member of the broadcasting committee at his elementary school. For a project, he and the other club members made a tokusatsu film called ''Kamen Baiya''. Since then his enjoyment tokusatsu has grown and his apartment seems to be covered in figurines based on the characters.

Chiba seems to be very knowledgeable about Betamax tapes He has a habit of checking VHS tapes to see if they were rewound. He believes he picked this habit up from his older brother.<ref name=Naeko></ref>

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Sakurako Yonehara|Chiba-tchi<ref name="sdb80-121">Detective Conan 80 + Super Digest Book - p121</ref>|Sakurako-chan<ref name="sdb80-121"/>}}
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{{appellations|Juzo Megure|Chiba-kun Chiba|Inspector Megure (''Megure-keibu'')}}
{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Chiba-kun|Sato-san}}
{{appellations|Eri Kisaki|Chiba-kun}}
{{appellations|Jinpei Matsuda|-|Matsuda-san<ref name="movie25">[[The Bride of Halloween]]</ref>}}
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Detective Chiba (''Chiba-keiji'')|Conan-kun}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Detective Chiba (''Chiba-keiji'')|Ran-san}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Chiba-chan|Mouri-san}}
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{{appellations|Genta Kojima|Chiba}}
{{appellations|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Detective Chiba (''Chiba-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Detective Chiba (''Chiba-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Ai Haibara|Detective Chiba (''Chiba-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Hiroshi Agasa|Detective Chiba (''Chiba-keiji'')}}
{{appellations|Sumiko Kobayashi|-|Kobayashi-sensei<ref name="sdb80-113">Detective Conan 80 + Super Digest Book - p113</ref> Sato-san (first time, by mistake)}}
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{{appellations/head|Shiratori}}
{{Appellations|Yusaku Kudo|-|Kudo-sensei<ref>Movie 6: [[The Phantom of Baker Street]]</ref>}}
{{Appellations|Shukichi Haneda|-|Taiko Meijin<ref>[[Episode 1130]]</ref>}}
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== Plot overview ==
[[File:Chibas first manga appearance.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Chiba's first manga appearance.]]
=== Sato's Father Case (Manga: [[Volume 27#Sato.27s Father Case|269]], Anime [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3|205-206]]) ===
Kazunobu Chiba makes his debut in the [[manga]] series.

=== Sato's Omiai Case (Manga: [[Volume 32#Sato.27s Omiai Case|328]]-[[Volume 33#Sato.27s Omiai Case|330]], Anime [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4|253-254]]) ===
Takagi and Chiba work together to catch a robber despite conflicting witness statements. Once they finally discover the identity of the robber, he flees. After catching him, Chiba sends Takagi to stop the Omiai by saying "You're a detective right?, then like a detective... go after your target until the time actually runs out!"

=== Takagi's Last Case (Manga: [[Volume 44#Takagi.27s Last Case|450-452]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 6|390-391]]) ===
Chiba's roommate becomes the main suspect of a murder case. As a result Takagi, Sato, and the Detective Boys search the apartment for clues. The room is covered over with toys from the Kamen Yaiba and Gomera franchises. He tracks his tv programs using the newspaper listings and posts sticky notes of the times on his television.

=== Group Date Kidnapping Case (Manga: [[Volume 50#Group Date Kidnapping Case|511-514]], Anime: [[Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 7|431-432]]) ===
Chiba invites Takagi on a group date to make the numbers even. The leader of the group is Chiba's middle school friend Emoto. Emoto mentions that Chiba had wanted to be a police officer since he was a kid. Emoto's sister happened to be friends with Yumi, who also dragged Sato along. After it is realized that a kid was left alone, the group agrees to go get him, however it seems that Chiba and Yumi are too drunk and they get left in the car.

=== Hammer Man Case (Manga: [[Volume 60#Hammer Man Case|625-627]], Anime: [[The Truth Behind the Urban Legend|530-531]]) ===
Takagi is surprised when Sato tries to kiss him while on a stakeout, pretending they are a couple. When he mentions this to Chiba, he says that he has been on stakeout with Sato in the past where they also had pretended to be boyfriend and girlfriend. Chiba says that it was a warm feeling which makes Takagi jealous. Later Chiba asks Takagi how far his relationship with Sato has progressed, and reveals that in the past he and Sato had only held hands while she glared at the culprit. This makes Takagi rethink why Sato tried to kiss him.

=== VHS Tape of Memories (Manga: [[Volume 71#The VHS of Memories|741-742]], Anime: [[A Video Letter of First Love|624]]) ===
[[File:Chibas parking ticket.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Chiba says he deserves the parking ticket.]]
Chiba accompanies Shiratori to Teitan Elementary to deliver some notices about crime prevention. While in the video library room looking for a long lost tape, Chiba encounters the Detective Boys. He mentions that he was a part of the Broadcasting Committee for the school and was responsible for creating the morning announcements. As a trial run they had created a mini audio drama and later filmed a live action tokusatsu drama titled "Kamen Baiya". Chiba mentions that there was a girl who seemed really enthusiastic about helping him create the drama and even got other members to participate. Chiba had sent her a love letter and her reply mentioned a hidden message in the video room. He had never found it and had not seen her in the last 13 years. She had contacted him recently saying that she would go to a class reunion and wanted to know if he would be there and whether he had seen the tape. With the help of the Detective Boys he recovers the message and goes to meet her at the reunion. He parks illegally and rushes inside leaving his car running, however it seems she did not come. He returns to his car and encounters a police woman writing him a ticket. She tries to say that she might not finish because he is a police officer, but he tells her that he broke the law and deserves it. Chiba does not recognize her. After he leaves she reveals that she was the girl on the tape, [[Naeko Miike]], and that she was transferring to Tokyo. Naeko is partnered with Yumi.

=== Co-Investigating with a First Love Case (Manga: [[Volume 75#Painmobile|790-792]], Anime: [[Co-Investigating with a First Love|659-660]]) ===
[[File:Naekos hat flies off.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Naeko's hat flies off.]]
The Detective Boys come across Chiba's car with the message "Die" written inside. Chiba calls Yumi and Naeko to the scene. Conan and Haibara quickly realize that Naeko is the girl from Chiba's past and manage to lead the situation so that Chiba and Naeko end up investigating together. Naeko's hat is blown off by the wind and they look each other straight in the eyes, but Chiba still does not recognize her. Yumi realizes that if the two of them get together, that all of her friends may be too busy for her and tries to push them apart. Although by the end of the case, Yumi has Naeko drive Chiba back herself. Chiba says that he feels like he has met her before and recalls the time she wrote him a parking ticket. In his head he thought that surely she couldn't actually be Naeko from back then.

=== Yumi's Love Story Case (Manga: [[Volume 80#Yumi.27s Love Story|847-849]], Anime [[The Ex-Boyfriend Living Next to a Crime Scene|731-732]]) ===
[[Sakurako Yonehara]] discovers a body and calls her childhood friend Naeko, who happens to be accompanied by Yumi and the Detective Boys. As usual, halfway through the investigation Chiba arrives at the crime scene to deliver important information. Sakurako and Chiba recognize each other because they went to the same elementary school. Chiba asks her if she remembers a certain someone who was always by her side, while remembering Naeko. The case then distracts them and its not brought back up.

=== UFO Sighting Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 89#UFO Sighting Murder Case|942-944]], Anime: [[Chiba%27s Difficult UFO Case|847-848]]) ===
Chiba tries to track down information on a case that he believes involved aliens. As he was leaving headquarters, a few patrol women commented on Chiba's weight. This resulted in Naeko sending him an anonymous package filled with weight loss pamphlets. She signed it as his "number one fan in the entire universe". The package also listed Chiba's full name as "Kazunobu Chiba". He manages to loose so much weight that even Ran almost doesn't recognize him. After the case it seems that the patrol women from before, now find Chiba attractive which results in Naeko sending him enough cookies to reverse his progress.

=== Policewomen Serial Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 95#Policewomen Serial Murder Case|1013]]-[[Volume 96#Policewomen Serial Murder Case|1017]], Anime: [[The Target is the Metropolitan Police Traffic Department|971-974]]) ===
At the Police department, Chiba is trying to find a suitable partner for his stake out. When [[Yumi]] suggested Naeko, Chiba responds that it would look like an inspector partnered with a middle school girl, much to Naeko's embarassment, even though she is the same age as him.
After the murder of the second female police officer from the Traffic department, Chiba and Shiratori head out to the crime scene, where they meet up with [[Kuroda]]. The superintendant told the two inspectors that the case concerns a female police officer serial murder case.
Later, Chiba managed to rescue a kidnapped Naeko and apprehend the culprit with judo, thanks to Conan's help. However, Naeko was injured in her right leg while protecting Chiba from a bowgun arrow trap, which forced Chiba to carry her to the hospital on his back. While walking towards the hospital, Chiba came across a red light with no cars around. To prevent Naeko from bleeding too much, Chiba wanted to cross it since nobody is around, however, Naeko stopped him form breaking the rules; using the same words he told her in the past. After hearing those words, Chiba finally recognises Naeko as his childhood friend. After the light became green, the couple crossed the road while blushing at the same time.

=== Family Restaurant Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Family Restaurant Murder Case|1091]]-[[Volume 103#Family Restaurant Murder Case|1093]], Anime: [[The Suspected Infidelity of the Triple Collab|1130-1131]]) ===

=== Escape Game Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 109#Escape Game Murder Case|1160-1162]], Anime: TBA) ===

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== Non-canon plot overview ==
[[File:Chiba Original Appearance.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Chiba's original appearance in episode 138.]]
As a note, in many of Chiba's early anime and movie appearances, he is depicted as quite skinny. This is changed once his character begins to develop.
=== The Final Screening Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 23#Movie Theater Case|222-224]], Anime: [[The Final Screening Murder Case|138-139]]) ===
Chiba's first appearance in the [[Anime]]. He was inserted into a [[Manga]] canon episode.

=== The Rainy Night Menace (Anime: [[The Rainy Night Menace|666]]) ===
Chiba had been meeting with this woman at a café that he frequented about several letters that she had been receiving from a man who was being released from prison who and was supposedly going to come after her. When she left from one of the meetings, she took Chiba's umbrella so he tried to track her down to return it. He enlisted the help of Kogoro and Conan to help him look for her, which turned up nothing. Then they get called to a near by apartment complex where a woman was involved in a crime. As it turns out, it is the same woman and she has killed the man who was sending her letters. At the conclusion of the case it is determined that it was a premeditated murder rather then self defense, and Chiba makes a statement to her as she is taken away.

=== Captured in Her Eyes (Movie: [[Captured in Her Eyes|4]]) ===

=== Countdown to Heaven (Movie: [[Countdown to Heaven|5]]) ===

== Relationships analysis ==
=== [[Wataru Takagi]] ===
[[File:Chiba and Shiratori observing Takagi and Sato.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Chiba's thoughts on Takagi and Sato.]]
[[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] and Chiba are fellow officers in the 1st investigative division (Homicides) of the Metropolian Police, and very good friends and partners. In fact, Chiba was the only male officer in the department who did not harbor an obsessive crush on [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] and would even assist Takagi in his endeavors to win her heart.<ref>[[Volume 33#Sato's Omiai Case|File 330: ''Sato's Feelings'']]</ref> Takagi has even spent the night at Chiba's apartment multiple times and borrowed his T-shirts.<ref>[[Volume 62#Azusa.27s Brother Case|Azusa's Brother Case]]</ref> When Takagi was kidnapped, Chiba maintained the closest proximity to the tablet showing Takagi's fate.<ref>[[Volume 76#Overnight Deadline|804-808]]</ref>

=== [[Miwako Sato]] ===
Chiba and Sato are shown to be just friends. However in the past they have gone on stakeouts two or three times together where they pretended to be boyfriend and girlfriend by holding hands, so Sato could glare at the culprit over Chiba's shoulders.<ref>[[Volume 60#Hammer Man Case|Hammer Man Case]] </ref>

=== [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]] ===
Chiba seems to be supportive of Shiratori's relationship and makes fun of him in front of Kobayashi in a similar way to how he treats Takagi.

=== [[Naeko Miike]] ===
{{main|Kazunobu Chiba and Naeko Miike}}
Chiba and [[Naeko Miike|Naeko]] were childhood friends and attended Teitan Elementary together where they both joined the school broadcasting committee (although Naeko only joined because Chiba did). One time Naeko tried to walk over a street despite there was red light, but Chiba stopped her and lectured her about bad habit, which caused her to cry, but also impressed her with his morality. When Naeko was to move away, Chiba wrote down his feelings in a love letter. Naeko wrote her response on the side of a VHS in the committee storage room, hoping Chiba's sweating habit would cause the message "I like you, too" to show up on his hands after grabbing the tape. Unfortunately, Chiba couldn't find the right tape and never got the message.

On the day of his elementary school reunion, Chiba returned to the school and searched for the tape again. With the help of Conan and the [[Detective Boys]], he finally finds the message and heads for the reunion. Unfortunately Naeko doesn't show, and he hears from a former classmate that she said she is "now with the one she loved". Depressed, Chiba immediately leaves and finds a lady traffic cop giving him a ticket. When the officer offers to forget about the ticket since he is a fellow officer, Chiba scolds her for offering to ignore his illegal parking. Chiba leaves with the ticket, but then wonders how the girl knew he was a detective. The officer turns out to be Naeko, who has just been transferred to the police headquarters in Tokyo (working under Yumi) and looks forward to working with the one she loves.<ref name=Naeko></ref>

=== [[Sakurako Yonehara]] ===
Chiba remembers that the person who created the message on the VHS tape (Naeko) was good friends with Sakurako, and they were always together. Sakurako was in the grade level below Chiba.

=== [[Chiba family|Chiba's older brother]] ===
Chiba's older brother worked at a video store where he was required to open the heads of VHS tapes to see if the video had been rewound. Chiba has picked this habit up from him because he thought it was cool.

== Name origin ==
Chiba's name comes from his voice actor [[Isshin Chiba]]. The kanji for {{nihongo|Isshin|一伸}} can also be pronounced as "Kazunobu", which was the voice actor's original name. [[Gosho Aoyama|Gosho]] gave the character a given name with different kanji that are still pronounced as {{nihongo|"Kazunobu" |和伸}}. His original physical appearance was modeled after him as well.

SDB70+ : Q73: Have you established detective Chiba’s first name? 
A: His voice actor’s is Isshin… It might just become Isshin. But everyone with “一” (ichi) in their name is a cool guy… I don’t know what to do. (laughs)

He effectively removed the "一" (ichi) in {{nihongo|Isshin Chiba|千葉一伸}} and changed it to a "和" which can be read as "Kazu" for the original name {{nihongo|Kazunobu Chiba|千葉和伸}}.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Chiba Before.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 138]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Chiba Second.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 173]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Chiba Middle.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 363]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Chiba After.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 666]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Chiba Thin.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|After dieting (episode 848).]]
|}

== Quotes ==
{{cquote|If you break the rules and let yourself off the hook even once, it'll become a habit! You might think you can break a habit, but you can't!|Kazunobu Chiba to [[Naeko Miike]]<ref>[[Volume 71]], File 742</ref>}}

== Trivia ==
* His given name was revealed more than 500 chapters after his first appearance.
* Chiba has a scar on his right palm from falling down in the rain as a child.<ref>File 742</ref>
* He is very able with judo.<ref>File 1017</ref>
*According to Gosho in JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book, his favourite food are Ramen, Hamburgers and Pizzas.

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]
* [[Kazunobu Chiba and Naeko Miike]]

== References ==
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{{AOTM|November 24, 2022}}

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Fumimaro Ayanokoji

2026-08-29T09:40:51Z

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{{InfoBox Char
| name = Fumimaro Ayanokoji
| japanese-name = {{lang|ja|綾小路文麿}} (Ayanokōji Fumimaro)
| english-name = Fumimaro Ayanokoji (Bangzoom)
| image = Fumimaro Ayanokoji Profile.jpg
| age = 28
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth =
| relatives = [[Maro]] (pet chipmunk) Chikasuzu (love interest)
| occupation = Police Inspector
| status = Alive
| nicknames = Inspector Ojaru
| first-appearance = Anime: [[Crossroad in the Ancient Capital|Movie 7]] Manga: [[Volume 94#File 1001 - The Crimson Demon|File 1001]]
| appearances = {{:Fumimaro Ayanokoji Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 0
| keyhole = [[Volume 95]]
| japanese-voice = [[Ryotaro Okiayu]]
| english-voice = [[Doug Erholtz]] (Bang Zoom!) [[Clay Cartland]] (Macias Group)
| footnotes =
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{{nihongo|'''Fumimaro Ayanokoji'''|綾小路文麿|Ayanokōji Fumimaro}} is a character in the anime and later manga franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''.

== Background ==
[[File:Suzu Chika movie.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Ayanokoji, Maro, and Chikasuzu.]]
Fumimaro Ayanokoji is the head inspector from Kyoto Prefectural Police. He is known to be polite and snarky, as well as of noble descent from a [[Wikipedia: Kuge|Kuge]] family, and is called {{nihongo|"Inspector Ojaru"|おじゃる警部|Ojaru-keibu}}.<ref>"Ojaru" is a manner of speech used by wealthy people.</ref> He has no close friends, with the sole exception is [[Maro]], the cute little chipmunk who carries everywhere in his jacket pocket and even changed his phone wallpaper from a chipmunk for him. He was supposedly a school mate and rival of [[Ninzaburo Shiratori|Shiratori]], but the latter doesn't approve of that. He lives in the ancient district of Higashiyama.<ref>The license plate of his car, a Bianco Ghiaccio 2006 Alfa Romeo Brera 1750 TBi, in the anime version is "東山 302, よ 11-17" (Higashiyama 302, Yo 11-17).</ref> He speaks the Kyoto dialect and usually uses sophisticated language. He is said to be a rather competent and intelligent inspector, which is the reason why he has been promoted so quickly two years before. He disposes of a wide range of staff for investigating and stays punctual. He is clearly infatuated with Chikasuzu, a 19-year-old maiko, but it's unknown if reciprocated.

== Personality ==
He is a rather materialistic inspector, as well as snobbish, always determining the truth on cases and not just basing himself on circumstancial evidence. He reflects everything that is odd to him, like the fact that [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] hasn't met him despite knowing him. He stays truely attached to his pet chipmunk, which is his only best friend, and they are undetachable, although people judge it weird. In general, he stays serious, always remains friendly and expresses himself politely, but occasionally also shows a sarcastic streak, doesn't liking when people interfere with his stuff, like when [[Heiji Hattori|Heiji]] tried to investigate on his love interest, which made him nervous. Furthermore, just like [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]] and Shiratori, discovering that Enkai, an old chief priest, is her natural father, he became furious and defined him: "That dirty priest!" He is afraid by Tengu's stories and doesn't like archery. He is impressed by [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s high intelligence and appreciates his help, knowing that he can be crucial help just like Heiji, often allowing him to investigate and tamper by himself, not like other regular policemen. Conversely, Conan also feels him to be an intelligent inspector and being able to handle cases by himself. Although being not on duty, he still investigates, proving his devotion to the police. Even in stressful situations, he always keeps a cool head.

== Appearance ==
He has light brown, short hair that always wears slicked back. However, two strands are sticking out. His eyes are very small and narrow like a fox, the eyebrows are short and dark brown. In the manga, his hair and eyebrows are significantly lighter and tend towards golden brown in color. He always wears a gray suit.

== Appellations ==
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{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|Inspector Ayanokoji (''Ayanokoji-keibu'')|The little detective-san (''Chiisai-tantei-san'') Conan-kun}}
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Inspector Ayanokoji (''Ayanokoji-keibu'')|Kudo Shinichi-kun Kudo-kun}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|Ayanokoji-san Inspector Ayanokoji (''Ayanokoji-keibu'')|-}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Inspector Ojaru (''Ojaru-keibu'') Inspector (''Keibu'') Keibu-san Inspector Ayanokoji (''Ayanokoji-keibu'')|Mouri-han}}
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{{appellations|Miwako Sato|Inspector Ojaru (''Ojaru-keibu'')|-}}
{{appellations|Hyoue Kuroda||Kuroda Hyoue-keishi}}
{{appellations|Heizo Hattori|Inspector Ayanokoji (''Ayanokoji-keibu'')|The Osaka Prefectural Police Superintendent}}
{{appellations|Goro Otaki|Inspector Ayanokoji (''Ayanokoji-keibu'')|Otaki-san}}
{{appellations|Detective Kurumazaki|Inspector Ayanokoji (''Ayanokoji-keibu'')|Detective Kurumazaki (''Kurumazaki-keiji'') Kurumazaki-han Kurumazaki|file=Detective Kurumazaki.jpg}}
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{{appellations/head|Fumimaro Ayanokoji}}
{{appellations|Ayumi Yoshida|Keibu-san|-}}
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{{appellations|Heiji Hattori|Keibu-san ''Ojaru-keibu'' Inspector Ayanokoji (''Ayanokoji-keibu'') Inspector (''Keibu'')|Hattori Heiji-kun}}
{{appellations|Masumi Sera|Inspector Ayanokoji (''Ayanokoji-keibu'')|-}}
{{appellations|Muga Iori|Inspector Ayanokoji (''Ayanokoji-keibu'')|-|file=Muga Iori.jpg}}
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== Plot overview ==
=== Crimson School Trip Case (Manga: [[Volume 94|1001]]-[[Volume 95|1004]], Anime: [[The Scarlet School Trip|927-928]]) ===
A mysterious murder occurs during Ran and Shinichi's class trip to Kyoto. When Ayanokoji arrives, he first looks at the crime scene and discovers. [[Masumi Sera|Masumi]] immediately notices his chipmunk, which has now become his trademark. He is happy to meet Shinichi and Heiji for the first time, agreeing to cooperate with them and Masumi. Since it's a prominent victim and the witnesses are well-known, he doesn't want to reveal the murder to the public so quickly. Later, he himself witnesses how a person is supposedly attacked by a Tengu in his hotel room. After this event, he and Heiji interrogate the witnesses at a restaurant in town, but are disturbed by commotion on the streets of Kyoto. While they are taking care of it, there is another murder. Now he is questioning the witnesses again, hoping to finally get some useful information. This gives investigators clues about the past of the suspects and the victims. Shinichi sees through the case. On his orders, he sends the suspects to their hotel rooms and allows one of them to sneak out of the hotel and drive to the Kiyomizu-dera Temple. There, the culprit pushes him off the temple's terrace, but he, following Shinichi's instructions, had an air cushion placed under the terrace, which saved his life. In addition to Shinichi, Masumi, and Heiji, the Kyoto police were also present at the temple. With their old school uniforms, he and his colleagues disguised themselves as students on a school trip to lull the perpetrator into security. He arrests the perpetrator and takes him away.

=== Search for Maria-chan! (Anime: [[Search for Maria-chan!|941-942]]) ===

=== Detective Play Director Murder Case (Manga: [[Volume 102#Detective Play Director Murder Case|1089-1090]], Anime: [[Momiji Ooka's Sweet Trap|1135-1136]]) ===

== Non-canon plot overview ==
=== Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (Movie: [[Crossroad in the Ancient Capital|7]]) ===
He is with his chipmunk at a press conference held by the police on a series of murders in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. [[Miwako Sato|Sato]] and [[Wataru Takagi|Takagi]] talk about him in the background. His first encounter with Heiji and Conan is accidental. He recognizes Heiji and makes it clear to him that amateurs in Kyoto have to stay out of the police investigation, sending him away. As the investigation progresses, the relationship between Heiji, Conan, and Kogoro becomes strained, leading to Kogoro suspecting him of being an accomplice of the killer. Kogoro wants to prove that Ayanokoji and Suzu worked together. At the end of the fall, however, peace is restored and the two detectives gain his trust by working together. [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] is reluctant to say goodbye to the chipmunk. When he then says he can't give up his best friend, Ayumi asks the stunned one if he doesn't have any human friends.

=== The Raven Chaser (Movie: [[The Raven Chaser|13]]) ===
During a police conference about the recent murders, he calls Shiratori to relay his findings. He has decoded the last message from one of the victims and also says that Heiji is already dealing with this case two hours before. Through his investigation, it turns out that all of the victims were in the same hotel where a fire raged two years ago. He also knows about the suspect, who is investigating the fire.

=== The Missing Sweets in the Old Shop (Anime: [[The Missing Sweets in the Old Shop|694]]) ===
Kogoro, [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], Conan, [[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]], and the [[Detective Boys]] are in Kyoto. While everyone is dealing with a new case involving missing chocolate, he happens to show up. Since he has today off, he wanted to go for a walk with his chipmunk. However, Kogoro thinks it more appropriate for the police to be involved in the robbery. Being an inveterate drunkard, Kogoro doesn't remember him and Conan must re-introduce him. During a phone call with his police assistant [[Detective Kurumazaki|Kurumazaki]], he learns that a witness saw a pink car in front of the store, but the car's license plate couldn't be captured. Conan suggests asking other stores if anyone remembers the license plate. He, on the other hand, tries to rein in the group, since he can help, but it's not his area of responsibility. While the others split up, he is left alone with Conan. Together they question the employees in the store. Conan is later able to solve the case and he continues to be impressed by the skills of master detective Sleeping Kogoro.

=== Private Eye in the Distant Sea (Movie: [[Private Eye in the Distant Sea|17]]) ===
In order to find the spy on a warship, he and Kurumazaki are brought aboard by helicopter. He wasn't idle even before his arrival and brought the results of his investigation with him. He followed the trail of a Self-Defense Force member, until he was murdered in Maizuru Bay. When the culprit is convicted by Conan as Sleeping Kogoro, he takes him into custody.

=== Dimensional Sniper (Movie: [[Dimensional Sniper|18]]) ===
He meets a former US Army Captain in a Kyoto hotel along with his family, asking if he can explain the meaning of the murders. However, the victim blocks and demands that he finally find the suspect. As the victim is just finishing his call, he comes over and reports that the suspect was captured by a video camera at the Osaka train station and asks him not to fly home.

=== The Crimson Love Letter (Movie: [[The Crimson Love Letter|21]]) ===
At the murder scene, he meets Conan and Heiji and tells them everything he has found out so far. He allows the two to take a closer look at the entire crime scene if they give him their findings in return. Later, when the police deal with a suspect, he is also present and asks him to answer a few questions. Later, he meets Heiji at [[Momiji Ooka|Momiji]]'s manor: both had the same thought to ensure her protection. Her [[Muga Iori|butler]] comes out with a tray of tea and thanks them for their work. During the karuta tournament, he has been keeping the players safe and talks to Kogoro about it. While Kogoro and [[Goro Otaki|Otaki]] go to the hospital to see the awakened suspect, he stay with Heiji and Conan at the tournament. Shortly thereafter there is an explosion and they learn that there is a victim. In a nearby tree, they discover a ring that belonged to the victim. He learns from Otaki on the phone that someone has also received a karuta card by email. Heiji has a premonition and asks him to check [[Kazuha Toyama|Kazuha]]'s emails. He recognizes who the final target is. As the three make their way to the finals venue, he receives a phone call confirming Heiji's thoughts: Kazuha received a karuta card. He orders the finale to be canceled immediately. When he finally arrives at the temple venue, it's already on fire.

=== Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Anime: [[Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba|965-968]]) ===
He saves Ran from an oncoming car, which shortly thereafter goes off the road and explodes. When [[Heizo Hattori|Heizo]] finds out about the incident, he is surprised that Ayanokoji is in Osaka. He tells Heizo that there was a similar accident in Kyoto and there is a connection between the two victims. Through Conan and Heiji, Heizo suspects that there is more to the two accidents and has the case investigated more closely. When another victim is later found, they forget to notify the inspector, but he has brought new information with him: the three accidents were not accidents. The explosions were caused by bombs. Because of this, Otaki offers his cooperation, which he happily accepts. Together they question someone who knew the three victims and learn from him that another person worked with the victim. A man is suspected of this, but is found bound and gagged in his home by Otaki and Ayanokoji. When the suspect later wakes up in the hospital, he is questioned by Otaki and Ayanokoji, but they get no useful information from him. Conan finally solves the case and convicts two people as the killers. They can also prevent just in time the last murder.

=== Pome's Wonderful Life (Hanzawa the Criminal: [[Hanzawa the Criminal Volume 8#File 048: Pome's Wonderful Life|48]], Anime: TBD) ===

=== The Glassy Water's Surface (Anime: [[The Glassy Water's Surface|1174-1175]]) ===
Ayanokoji appears in the last few seconds of the first episode. Following the murder of a second person in Ine town, Ayanokoji arrives by boat promptly with his chipmunk and secures the crime scene, revealing to Kogoro that he mainly came due to the case gaining attention. To Kogoro's surprise, Ayanokoji does not stay to investigate, but directly goes into the town's luxurious "Akatsuki Ryokan" to get some sleep. He and Maro take a relaxing night bath in the hotel's ocean view Roman baths. The next day, seeing that Kogoro is asking the hotel owner questions regarding the murders, Ayanokoji joins in the conversation and gathers intel. In the meanwhile, his suspicions grow and he figures out the likely culprit is that same hotel owner. He first gets a warrant to search said hotel owner's house, and uncovers a stolen relic with a poisonous frog inside, which was used to kill the first victim. The hotel owner disproves that she stole the box nor used the poison, pointing out that she was seen on hotel security footage at the same time. Undeterred, Ayanokoji gets a search warrant for her hotel office and starts searching it. Meanwhile, from his own investigation, Conan figures out the truth and gathers everyone, under the pretense Kogoro figured out the truth. Ayanokoji later helps apprehend the culprit.

== Manga vs. anime ==
Files 33-35 are the first and only time when Kogoro goes in train to Kyoto for his best friend's wedding. Ran came along to see Kyoto for the first time, and brought Conan rather than leave him alone in Tokyo. The Kyoto police came at the end of the [[Black Organization]] bombing case solved by Conan, when the bullet train was stopped under their jurisdiction, but the anime version replaced them with inspector [[Juzo Megure|Megure]] and his men, who were too far away. In file 1001, he says to have met Conan and his associates before, but not Shinichi and Heiji. Then, he meet Kogoro, Ran, and Conan during that case, since the movies are not canon.

== Name origin ==
His last name is a pun made for movie 7, when it was supposed to only last one case about the streets of Kyoto, which were the main hint to solve the code sheet. [[wikipedia:ja:綾小路通|Ayanokoji-dori]] is actually one of the oldest streets in Kyoto, and one of the main streets in the old town.

His first name may be a allusion to Prince [[Wikipedia: Fumimaro Konoe|Fumimaro Konoe]], a former Prime Minister of Japan, referencing his royal origins.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Fumimaro Ayanokoji Movie 7.jpg|thumb|left|x140px|Movie 7]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Fumimaro Ayanokoji M7.jpg|thumb|left|x140px|Movie 13]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Fumimaro Ayanokoji EP694.jpg|thumb|left|x140px|Episode 694]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Fumimaro Ayanokoji M18.jpg|thumb|left|x140px|Movie 18]]
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Fumimaro Ayanokoji M22.jpg|thumb|left|x140px|Movie 21]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Fumimaro Ayanokoji 927.jpg|thumb|left|x140px|Episode 927]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:EP965 9.jpg|thumb|left|x140px|Episode 965]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:EP1175 Ayanokoji.jpg|thumb|left|x140px|Episode 1175]]
|}

== Trivia ==
* According to [[Gosho Aoyama]] in ''JUSTICE PLUS Super Digest Book'', he got his pet chipmunk in a pet shop when their eyes met.

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths=200px perrow=5>
File:Fumimaro Ayanokoji M17.jpg|Ayanokoji and Kurumazaki (movie 17).
File:Fumimaro Ayanokoji 927.jpg|Ayanokoji and Maro (episode 927).
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Characters]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{AOTM|April 3, 2019}}

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The Third Fingerprint Murder Case

2026-08-25T19:57:33Z

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{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 64
| int-episode = 66
| image = TV Episode 64.jpg
| title = The Third Fingerprint Murder Case
| english-title = {{Inline icons|Funimation}} The Three Fingerprints
| japanese-title = 第3の指紋殺人事件 (Daisan no Shimon Satsujin Jiken)
| rating = 18.0%
| Filler case number = #24
| season = [[Season 2|2]]
| manga = '''TV Original'''
| airdate = June 23, 1997
| dubbed-episode = Episode 66
| english-airdate = {{Inline icons|Funimation}} March 1, 2005 (DVD)
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Juzo Megure]] [[Kamen Yaiba]]
| suspects = Inspector Teraoka
| solved-by = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (via [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| next-conan-hint = Videocassette case
| voice-cast = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] [[Akira Kamiya]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Chafurin]] as [[Juzo Megure]] [[Hidekatsu Shibata]] as [[Minor law enforcement#Inspector Teraoka|Inspector Teraoka]] [[Seiko Fujiki]] as Misako Teraoka [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] as [[Kamen Yaiba]], Next Conan's Hint
| director = [[Kenji Kodama]]
| screenplay = [[Kazunari Kouchi]]
| storyboard = [[Johei Matsuura]]
| producer = [[Johei Matsuura]]
| animation-director = [[Atsushi Aono]]
| character-design = [[Masatomo Sudo]] [[Yasuhiro Moriki]] (design works)
| opening-song = Nazo
| closing-song = Hikari to Kage no Roman
| prev-episode = Big Monster Gomera Murder Case
| next-episode = A Crab and Whale Kidnapping Case
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''|第3の指紋殺人事件|Daisan no Shimon Satsujin Jiken}} is the 64th episode of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]].

== Cast ==
=== Introduced ===
{{NewChar|name = Unnamed officer|image = EP71 Forensics.jpg|description =
* Forensics officer}}
{{clearleft}}

=== Featured ===
{{Char Appearances|
{{char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{char|Ran Mouri}}
{{char|Juzo Megure}}
{{char|Kamen Yaiba|display=Kamen Yaiba (TV)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Case ==
=== Situation ===
{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Accident?
| image = EP64 Case.jpg
| location = Pier
| victim = Matsuyama
| cause-death = Gunshot wound
| suspects = Inspector Teraoka
| description = Kogoro must choose between friendship and the law when an old friend is suspected of murder. It is up to Conan to find the clues and piece together the truth that will either condemn Kogoro's mentor, or set him free.
}}

=== People ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|[[Minor law enforcement#Inspector Teraoka|Katsutoshi Teraoka]]|Teraoka.jpg|
* 40 years old
* Chief Police Inspector of Department 4
* Kogoro's former superior}}
{{People|Misako Teraoka|Misako.jpg|
* Teraoka's wife
* Housewife}}
{{People|Matsuyama|Matsuyama.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* Gang leader}}
{{People|Man|No face.jpg|
* Victim (blunt trauma)
* Gambler shot by Matsuyama}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>The third finger print on the gun was Teraoka's wife, Misako. She accidently touched the unidentified and hidden gun of '''Teraoka'''. Conan knew the gun Teraoka used was his own given how he heard an odd "clank" sound when he entered his car. It was the sound of the gun holstered underneath his pants. He killed Matsuyama because the victim threatened to reveal how Teraoka was taking bribes to reveal information about police operations unless he give him money to allow him to escape from another murder he committed and flee the country.</spoiler>

== Translation changes ==
=== Anime ===
* The names of the characters in the [[Funimation]] Dub are:
:* Teraoka - Tompson Edwards
:* Misako Teraoki - Mira Edwards
:* Matsuyama - Moreese Cortezini
* The Funimation Dub changes the cirumstances of Teraoka/Edwards' cooperation with the crook. The new version had him accepting money to pay for a badly ill daughter's medical treatments.
:* Tompson and Mira's daughter in the dub is named Bree Edwards.

== Trivia ==
* Inspector Teraoka's car is a 1990-1993 Dark Blue Porsche 911 Carrera [964]. The license plate number is 新宿 33, て 84-62 (Shinjuku 33, Te 84-62).

== BGM listing ==
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|1|謎|Nazo|Mystery|[[Nazo]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|2|昼下がりの天使たち（摩天楼ヴァージョン）|Hirusagari no Tenshitachi (Mantenrō Vājon)|Early Afternoon Angels (Skyscraper ver.)|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|3|蘭のテーマ（摩天楼ヴァージョン）|Ran no Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon)|Ran's Theme (Skyscraper ver.)|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|4|怪人包帯男２|Kaijin Hōtai Otoko 2|The Mysterious Bandaged Man 2|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|5|コナンの危機|Konan no Kiki|Conan's Crisis|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack Super Best]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|6|事件現場（謎ver.）|Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)|Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|7|事件現場（オリジナルver.）|Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)|Scene of the Case (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|8|サスペンス～危機感|Sasupensu ~ Kikikan|Suspense ~ Impending Crisis|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|9|新一のテーマ|Shin'ichi no Tēma|Shinichi's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|10|悪のテーマ（パート２）|Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2) |Theme of Evil (Part 2)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|11|犯人のアジト|Hannin no Ajito|The Culprit's Hideout|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|12|緊迫|Kinpaku|Tension|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|13|コナンの危機|Konan no Kiki|Conan's Crisis|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack Super Best]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|14|名探偵コナン・メインテーマ（ヴォーカル・ヴァージョン)|Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma (Vōkaru・Vājon)|Detective Conan Main Theme (Vocal ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|15|光と影のロマン|Hikari to Kage no Roman|Romance of Light and Shadow|[[Hikari to Kage no Roman]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|16|蘭・愛のテーマ|Ran・Ai no Tēma|Ran's Love Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|17|それいけコナン（超早ver.）|Soreike Konan (Chōhaya ver.)|Let's Go Conan (Very Fast ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}
<gallery widths=185px perrow=5>
File:EP64-0.jpg|
File:EP64-1.jpg|
File:EP64-2.jpg|
</gallery>

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable EpLang}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|البصمة الثالثة|The Third Fingerprint}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Basque Country|Basque|Hilketa eta hiru hatz-marka|The Murder and the Three Fingerprints}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalan dub)|El cas de l'assassinat de les tres empremtes|The Three prints murder case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Valencia|Catalan (Valencian dub)|El cas de les tres empremtes digitals|The Three fingerprints case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=France|French|Les Trois Empreintes|The Three Prints}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Galicia|Galician|O asasinato das tres impresións dactilares|The Three fingerprints case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Fingerabdrücke hoch Drei|Fingerprints Cubed}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Impronte digitali|Fingerprints}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|제3의 지문 살인 사건|The Third Fingerprint Murder Case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=US|Spanish (American dub)|El caso de las tres huellas digitales|The Three fingerprints case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Castilian dub)|El caso de las tres huellas dactilares|The Three fingerprints case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thailand|คดีฆาตกรรมรอยนิ้วมือที่ 3|The third fingerprint murder case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Dấu vân tay gây án|The Fingerprint That Committed the Crime}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Season 2]]

{{Season 2}}

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Anime Exclusive]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Atsushi Aono]]

[[de:Episode 66]]
[[zh:TV64]]

The Fishing Tournament Tragedy

2026-08-25T16:02:07Z

Shinobi: /* Resolution */

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 352-353
| int-episode = 382-383
| image = TV Episode 352-353.jpg
| title = The Fishing Tournament Tragedy
| english-title =
| japanese-title = フィッシング大会の悲劇 (Fisshingu Taikai no Higeki)
| rating = 13.6% 13.8%
| Filler case number = #112
| season = [[Season 9|9]]
| manga = '''TV Original'''
| airdate = February 23, 2004 (Part 1) March 1, 2004 (Part 2)
| english-airdate =
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Detective Boys]] [[Jugo Yokomizo]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Sonoko Suzuki]] [[Makoto Kyogoku]]
| suspects = Saori Ayukawa and Takuya Masubuchi
| solved-by = [[Sonoko Suzuki]] (via [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| next-conan-hint = Track (Part 1) Latest fishing rod model (Part 2)
| voice-cast = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] [[Naoko Matsui]] as [[Sonoko Suzuki]] [[Ikue Otani]] as [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] [[Yukiko Iwai]] as [[Ayumi Yoshida]] [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] as [[Genta Kojima]] [[Akio Otsuka]] as [[Jugo Yokomizo]] [[Sayuri]] as Saori Ayukawa [[Takahiro Sakurai]] as Takuya Masubuchi [[Shinya Otaki]] as Toshihiko Funaki [[Shinobu Satouchi]] as Junichi Mizui [[Kisho Taniyama]] as Kensuke Kanie [[Nobuyuki Furuta]] as Forensics officer [[Takeharu Onishi]] as Detective A [[Hiroaki Yoshida]] as Detective B [[Shinichi Namiki]] as Fisherman [[Yu Kobayashi]] as Announcer [[Akimitsu Takase]] as Security guard
| director = [[Masato Sato]]
| screenplay = [[Toyoto Kogiso]]
| storyboard = 352: [[Yasumi Mikamoto]] 353: [[Katsumi Endo]]
| producer = 352: [[Minoru Tozawa]] 353: [[Kazuyoshi Yokota]]
| animation-director = 352: [[Rei Masunaga]] 353: [[Akiko Kawashima]]
| character-design = [[Masatomo Sudo]] [[Keiko Sasaki]] (sub-character) [[Kumiko Shishido]] (design works)
| production-cooperation = 353 [[Sunshine Corporation]]
| opening-song = Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made
| closing-song = Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi o
| prev-episode = The Forgotten Cell Phone
| next-episode = A Small Client
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''|フィッシング大会の悲劇|Fisshingu Taikai no Higeki}} is the 352nd and 353rd episode of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]].

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{char|Genta Kojima}}
{{char|Jugo Yokomizo}}
{{char|Ran Mouri}}
{{char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{char|Makoto Kyogoku|display=Makoto Kyogoku (cellphone puppet)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Case ==
=== Situation ===
==== Part 1 ====
Ran and Conan were invited to a fishing tournament in Lake Okutani, Kanagawa Prefecture, that was being sponsored by Sonoko's father's company. After hearing that, Genta, Ayumi and Mitsuhiko wanted to come along as well. During the tournament, they met Ayukawa Saori and Masubuchi Takuya, both participants, and Funaki Toshihiko, a freelance writer. On the second day of the tournament, Funaki was found dead by Ran and Sonoko near the lake.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Murder
| image = EP352-353 Case.jpg
| location = Lake Okutani
| victim = Toshihiko Funaki
| age = 35 years old
| cause-death = Blunt trauma to head after falling
| suspects = Saori Ayukawa and Takuya Masubuchi
| description =
}}

Conan suspected that Ayukawa or Masubuchi is behind the said murder.

==== Part 2 ====
Conan and the Detective Boys continued their investigation. They later found out that Funaki-san was murdered in a different place. Meanwhile, Masubuchi-san was being suspected by Inspector [[Jugo Yokomizo]] for the lack of alibi.

=== People ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Junichi Mizui|Junichi Mizui.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Tournament Committee member}}
{{People|Saori Ayukawa|Saori Ayukawa.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Tournament participant}}
{{People|Toshihiko Funaki|Toshihiko Funaki.jpg|
* Victim (fell)
* 35 years old
* Freelance writer}}
{{People|Takuya Masubuchi|Takuya Masubuchi.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Tournament participant}}
{{People|Kensuke Kanie|Kensuke Kanie.jpg|
* Deceased (fell)
* Fisherman}}
{{people|Mr. Ayukawa|No face.jpg|
* Deceased
* Saori's father
* Fisherman}}
{{people|Forensics officer|EP352 Officer.jpg|
* Kanagawa Prefectural Police forensics officer}}
{{people|Police detective A|EP352 DetectiveA.jpg|
* Kanagawa Prefectural Police detective}}
{{people|Police detective B|EP352 DetectiveB.jpg|
* Kanagawa Prefectural Police detective
* Lake Okutani local detective}}
{{people|Security guard|EP353 Guard.jpg|
* Bridge security guard}}
{{people|Fisherman|EP352 Fisherman.jpg|
* Fisherman at the fishing tournament}}
{{people|Announcer|EP353 Announcer.jpg|
* Fishing tournament announcer}}
{{people|Man|EP353 Man.jpg|
* Lake Okutani mayor
* Fishing tournament sponsor}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>
'''Saori Ayukawa''' turned out to be the one who murdered Funaki. She killed him because she was being blackmailed by Funaki-san for witnessing her accidentally pushing Kanie-san that led to his death.

On the other hand, Conan was convinced that Ayukawa-san was the one who committed the well-thought out murder of Funaki-san. After acquiring evidence that will prove Ayukawa-san's crime, Conan shot Sonoko with his tranquilizer watch and presented his deduction through her.

She had positioned a wooden plank on the bridge above the train tracks and had a rock, and her handkerchief tied to it as well. While Funaki-San was busy taking pictures of the train, she used her skills as a pro fisherman and hurled her lure onto the handkerchief. Then she yanked with all her might and caused the plank and rock to fall hitting him on the head, at the same time he fell on top of the train and was carried all the way to where he was found.

The evidence of her guilt is the photos of the train that Funaki-San was taking and the stain that was found on his vest. Which turned out to be from the train when he rode on top of it, and finally the wooden plank with her handkerchief tied to it. Earlier she had used it to clean Ayumi's knees after she scrapped them while playing near the rocks, proving that the handkerchief belonged to her and no one else as Ayumi's blood is still on it.

Her motive was that she had been talking to a fellow fisherman Kensuke Kanie, he had feelings for her but was too forward. When he tried to hug her, she pushed him away, which accidentally caused him to landed on top of a passing train that carried him off to his death. Funaki-San had witnessed this and rather then tell the police, he saw this as a opportunity to blackmail her every now and again.

He did so every chance he got, eventually the amount of money he had continually asked for kept increasing. As a result Saori Ayukawa decided to kill him the same way she killed Kanie in the past.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Accident (Past)
| image = EP352-353 Case2.jpg
| location = Mountain
| victim = Kensuke Kanie
| cause-death = Blunt trauma to head after falling on train
| suspects = Saori Ayukawa
| suspects-label = Culprit
| description = Kanie gets accident fell on train pass after Saori pushed him away.
}}</spoiler>

== Trivia ==
[[File:EP352-Majima.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The poster.]]
* [[Wikipedia: Ayukawa|Ayukawa]] is a freshwater trout river's name.
* There is a poster with the garden from [[The Mystery of the Water-Flowing Stone Garden#Trivia|The Mystery of the Water-Flowing Stone Garden]].
* The list of fishing participants:
<spoiler>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Japanese family name !! Japanese given name !! Possible family name(s) !! Possible given name(s)
|-
|森脇 || 誠 || Moriwaki || Makoto Sei
|-
|沼田 || 学<ref group="†" name=matsue>The same kanji are used for two visitors of Matsue Castle in [[Sword of the Eight-Headed Serpent#Trivia|Sword of the Eight-Headen Serpent]].</ref> || Numata || Manabu Gaku
|-
|岩井 || 伸介<ref group="†" name=matsue/> || Iwai || Shinsuke Nobusuke
|-
|平野 || 千絵 || Hirano || Chie
|-
|曽根 || 直人 || Sone || Naoto Naohito
|-
|片桐 || 秀介 || Katagiri Katakiri || Shūsuke
|-
|北田 || 修一 || Kitada || Shūichi
|}
<references group="†"/></spoiler>

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}

== BGM listing ==
=== Part 1 ===
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|1|君と約束した優しいあの場所まで|Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made|Until I Get You Gently to That Promised Place|[[Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|2|のんびり気分（アナザーver.）|Nonbiri Kibun (Anazā ver.)|Carefree Feeling (Another ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|3|ほのぼの気分|Honobono Kibun|Heartwarming Feeling|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|4|蘭・愛のテーマ（ギターver.）|Ran・Ai no Tēma (Gitā ver.)|Ran's Love Theme (Guitar ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|5|恋のトランプゲーム占い|Koi no Toranpu Gēmu Uranai|Love's Fortune-Telling Card Game|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|6|カギを探せ！|Kagi o Sagase!|Search for the Key!|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|7|夜の探索|Yoru no Tansaku|Night Search|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|8|急げ！少年探偵団|Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan|Hurry! The Detective Boys|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|9|(Unreleased BGM 3)|||}}
{{BGMListingItem|10|コナンの勝利（夜空ver.）|Konan no Shōri (Yozora ver.)|Conan's Victory (Night Sky ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|11|陽気な仲間|Yōki na Nakama|Cheerful Friends|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|12|蘭のお姉さんぶり|Ran no Onēsan Buri|Ran's Elder Sister Style|[[Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|13|友情|Yūjou|Friendship|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|14|赤い光のスナイパー１|Akai Hikari no Sunaipā 1|The Sniper's Red Light 1|[[Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|15|忍び寄る影|Shinobiyoru Kage|Creeping Shadow|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|16|事件現場（謎ver.）|Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)|Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|17|犯人（スナイパー）の正体|Hannin (Sunaipā) no Shōtai|The Culprit's (Sniper's) Identity|[[Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|18|眠る君の横顔に微笑みを|Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi o|The Feeling When I See Your Smile While Sleeping|[[Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi o]]}}
{{EndTable}}

=== Part 2 ===
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|1|君と約束した優しいあの場所まで|Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made|Until I Get You Gently to That Promised Place|[[Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|2|「何だこの痕跡は？」|"Nanda Kono Konseki wa?"|"What Is This a Trace Of?"|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|3|事件現場（謎ver.）|Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)|Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|4|緊迫|Kinpaku|Tension|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|5|推理（不気味ver.）|Suiri (Bukimi ver.)|Deduction (Ominous ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|6|謎解き（その１）|Nazotoki (Sono 1)|Riddle Solution (Part 1)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|7|犯人のアジト|Hannin no Ajito|The Culprit's Hideout|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|8|推理（オリジナルver.）|Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)|Deduction (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|9|小五郎の推理|Kogorō no Suiri|Kogoro's Deduction|[[Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|10|トリック|Torikku|Trick|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|11|忍び寄る危機|Shinobiyoru Kiki|Incoming Crisis|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|12|漆黒の殺意|Shikkoku no Satsui|Jet Black Murderous Intent|[[Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|13|Need not to know.|Need not to know.|Need not to know.|[[Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|14|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]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|15|眠る君の横顔に微笑みを|Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi o|The Feeling When I See Your Smile While Sleeping|[[Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi o]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|16|蘭のテーマ（摩天楼ヴァージョン）|Ran no Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon)|Ran's Theme (Skyscraper Version)|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{EndTable}}

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable EpLang}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|مسابقة صيد السمك|The Fishing Tournament}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalan dub)|La tragèdia del torneig de pesca|Fishing tournament tragedy}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Valencia|Catalan (Valencian dub)|La tragèdia del torneig de pesca|Fishing tournament tragedy}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=France|French|La tragédie du concours de pêche|The tragedy of the fishing competition}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Tragödie beim Angelwettbewerb|Tragedy in fishing tournament}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Una tragedia alla gara di pesca|A Fishing Tournament Tragedy}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Castilian dub)|Tragedia en el torneo de pesca|Tragedy in fishing tournament}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|โศกนาฏกรรมของการแข่งตกปลา|The tragedy of the fishing competition}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Thảm kịch trong cuộc thi câu cá|Tragedy in the fishing competition}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Season 9]]

{{Season 9}}

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Anime Exclusive]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Rei Masunaga]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Akiko Kawashima]]
[[Category:Kanagawa Prefecture]]

[[de:Episode 382]]
[[zh:TV352]]

Volume 5

2026-08-24T11:44:34Z

Shinobi: /* File 047 - The Mystery Hidden In The Song */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 5
| image = Volume 5.jpg
| releasedate = April 18, 1995
| chapters = 040-050
| isbn = 4-09-123375-9
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = May 5, 2005
| english-isbn = 1-59116-633-0
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Jules Maigret]]
| keyhole = [[Hiroshi Agasa]]
| prev-volume = Volume 4
| next-volume = Volume 6
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 5 was released on April 18, 1995 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
{{Char|Gin|display=Gin (background)}}
{{Char|Vodka|display=Vodka (background)}}
{{Char|Yaiba Kurogane|display=Yaiba Kurogane (television)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Bandaged Man Case ===
{{ref anime|34-35|Mountain Villa Bandaged Man Murder Case}}

==== Characters introduced ====
{{NewChar|name = [[Sonoko Suzuki]]|image = Sonoko Suzuki.jpg|description =
* 16-17 years old
* [[Ran]]'s best friend}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Ayako Suzuki]]|image = Ayako Suzuki.jpg|description =
* 24 years old
* [[Sonoko]]'s older sister}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 040 - The Mysterious... Bandaged Man ====
[[Conan Edogawa]] and [[Ran Mouri]] are lost on their way to the secluded mountain villa belonging to the family of Ran's friend and classmate, [[Sonoko Suzuki]]. When they finally stumble across the bridge that leads there, they see a man in a coat and hat with his face wrapped in bandages ahead of them, but then he disappears. Sonoko greets them at the door, meeting Conan for the first time, though she complains that his presence will make it harder for her to land a date with any of the cute guys Sonoko's sister, [[Ayako Suzuki]], invited on the trip. Ran asks if any of them had a bandaged face, which Sonoko denies before sending them up to find their room on the second floor. Without knowing which of the rooms is theirs, Ran accidentally walks in on three men in various states of undress before finding the empty room set aside for her and Conan.

The three men turn out to have been in the same film club in college as Ayako and another woman, Chikako Ikeda. Masaru Ohta was an actor, Hiroki Sumiya was cameraman and did special effects, Ryoichi Takahashi was a handyman and props technician, Ayako covered makeup and costumes, and Chikako, a now-published screenwriter, did directing and writing. As they reminisce, Ayako mentions missing a girl named Atsuko, which immediately raises tension in the room. Chikako loses her temper and snaps that they came to relax, not bring up a death from two years ago. To restore the good atmosphere, Ayako goes to cook dinner and Ryoichi goes to repair part of the roof before it rains. Still looking angry, Chikako leaves alone to take a walk.

As they wait for dinner, Sonoko admires Masaru's good looks, having dismissed Hiroki's plainer appearance and Ryoichi for being overweight. Sonoko also teases Ran for her relationship with [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]], before Masaru interrupts and invites Ran out to walk privately in the rain. Ran is too flustered by the invitation to reject it, to Sonoko and Conan's dismay. They follow at a distance, too far away to hear Ran explain to Masaru her feelings for Shinichi. Masaru tells her to find a new guy and offers to fill the role, but a sudden flash of lightning nearby spooks Ran and she runs off alone into the forest. Conan chases after, but she's out of sight — and as she tries to get her bearings alone, the bandaged man sneaks up behind her with an axe!

==== File 041 - The First Victim! ====
At the last second, Ran realizes her attacker is behind her and dodges, but the shock of seeing the bandaged man knocks her off her feet. She screams, and Conan and Sonoko arrive and scare the man off. Back at the mansion, Chikako, Hiroki, and Masaru all deny having seen the man in the forest, as well as Ryoichi and Ayako from around the house, though all five are without alibis. Ryoichi adds that he saw the bandaged man on his trip to the villa, and a few of the others saw a man in a cloak they'd wrongly assumed to be a neighbor, since the villa is the only one on its side of the mountain. Hiroki suggests calling the police to report the suspicious man and the attack, but the phone lines have been cut. Ryoichi panics and runs to the bridge, only to discover that the rope bridge has also been cut. Chikako thinks that the whole affair is a prank intended to frighten them. She tells Ayako that she plans to wait in the house until they can cross the mountain for help after sunrise, until Chikako discovers a mysterious letter slipped under the door to her room. She begs off dinner, saying she's tired and is going to sleep.

Later, in the kitchen, Ran and Sonoko help Ayako make dinner, and Conan asks Ayako about why everyone got tense when "Atsuko" was mentioned. Ayako explains that Atsuko was a film club member who hanged herself two years ago, and the club members have grown distant ever since. Hiroki and Masaru arrive for dinner, and Ryoichi is on his way in from the roof when he says that there's someone outside, near the window. Everyone looks, just in time to see the bandaged man rush by with Chikako in his arms. No one can see where he went in the dark and rain, but Conan grabs a nearby flashlight and jumps out the window to pursue. Masaru and Hiroki take Ryoichi and follow Conan into the forest, where the come upon dismembered body parts, and eventually, Chikako's severed body and head.

==== File 042 - Ran's in Trouble! ====

The men report Chikako's death and Hiroki comforts Ayako when she feels responsible for planning the gathering. With no other recourse, the group locks all the doors and windows to the house and plans to summon the police in the morning. As Ran, Sonoko and Conan check the front door, Conan notices that Chikako's house slippers aren't by the door, indicating she didn't leave the house from the front even though she left of her own accord, since the severed legs had shoes on. They find the slippers by the back door, as if she tried to sneak out unseen.

[[File:Volume 5 File 042.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Ran ruins Conan's concentration.]]
In their bedroom, Conan asks Ran why the bandaged man might have attacked Ran as well, but she denies having any enemies. After going to bed, Conan tries to figure out why the bandaged man would also have grabbed Chikako from the back of the house, only to go past the dining room window on the front of the house where he would be sure to be seen. Conan's thoughts are interrupted by Ran asking to sleep next to him, though she tries to deny that she's scared. Conan tries to go back to analysis, only to realize that Ran's close proximity completely derails his train of thought. He decides to sleep, but then the window creaks, and a shadow on the bed resolves into the bandaged man, axe raised yet again to attack Ran.

Conan kicks him Ran off the bed, which also moves him back out of the swing of the axe. Unfortunately, Ran is an incredibly deep sleeper and doesn't wake, despite the impact and movement. The man ignores Conan and goes to attack her again. Conan tackles the man, only to get thrown into the wall above the other bed and sprain his ankle when it impacts the headboard. Desperate, Conan grabs the [[Voice-Changing Bowtie]] and turns the speaker to max before yelling at Ran to wake up. Ran wakes, sees the bandaged man and screams, summoning Sonoko to investigate. The bandaged man flees out the window. Conan tries to follow, but his injured ankle prevents him. Conan wonders to himself why, with the pouring rain outside, the man didn't trail water into the room as the rest of the group decides to stay in the dining room together until morning. As they move, Conan notices Chikako's choker in Ayako's pocket; Ayako says she found it in the entranceway after they'd gone out chasing the bandaged man. However, Conan remembers that Chikako'd been wearing it when she went by the window, and they should have found the choker in the forest — not inside the house.

==== File 043 - Attack in the Dark! ====

As they ponder the bandaged man's motives, Sonoko asks why Ran didn't defend herself with karate and Ran reminds her that she's afraid of ghosts and monsters. Masaru flirtatiously comforts her until Conan grumpily interrupts him. Masaru tries to dismiss Conan, but Ran defends how Conan protected her. Conan didn't see the bandaged man's face, but by tackling him Conan learned that the man had an average waist, neither skinny or overweight. Masuru tries to dismiss him again, but Conan is distracted when he notices Hiroki's video camera, which recorded the bandaged man's flight past the window. Conan confirms that Chikako had her choker on at that point, which means one of the three men are suspicious, but appear to have alibis. Ayako asks Conan for the choker back, and he asks if Chikako had been acting oddly before. Ayako remembers that Chikako found the letter and turned pale — Conan realizes that one of the three men called her outside and then killed her.

Conan also realizes that Ran must be a suspect because she could have potentially seen something when she got the rooms mixed up when they first arrived. He asks if she saw anything suspicious; she denies having seen a cloak or bandages. She did see something odd, but now she can't recall what it was. As she thinks, lightning strikes and cuts power to the house. Ran, Conan, and Ayako go to gather candles; on the way back, they hear a noise not long before Ran senses another attack from behind. She defends herself, and they realize that it was set as a trap by someone.

In the dining room, a second floor window smashes inwards just before the power comes back; however, Conan discovers that one of the latches is undone and the murderer is still one of the three men. Out on the second floor balcony, Conan finds a pair of thin marks around the top railing, and realizes with a start who the bandaged man is, and what Ran might have seen to become a target. He plans to use the [[Stun-Gun Wristwatch]] on Ran, but accidentally misses and knocks out Sonoko instead. With no other choice, Conan hides under the table that Sonoko slumped over, and declares that he knows who the murderer is.

==== File 044 - The Identity of the Murderer! ====

As Sonoko, Conan reviews the evidence pointing to one of the film club members as the murderer:
* To leave no mud behind in Ran's room, the bandaged man must have come from inside the house, via Chikako's empty room.
* The hole in the window was made directly next to the latch, indicating foreknowledge of the latch location.
Masaru objects to the accusation, citing everyone's presence in the room when Chikako and the man passed by the dining room. Conan explains that a foldable mannequin-prop and piano wire can create the illusion of another person.
<spoiler>
The illusion was created by stringing the puppet on a wire between two sides of the L-shaped balcony, with both ends of the wire tied just above the dining room window, and then alerting everyone to look at the window before cutting one side of the wire to make the mannequin swing past. By hauling the mannequin back up to the balcony before the window could be opened, the "bandaged man" and Chikako appeared to have vanished. The only person who could perform that trick is '''Ryoichi''', who had been supposedly repairing the roof and was on the balcony. Additionally, Ryoichi was a prop technician in the film club and had the knowledge to perform such a trick.

As for carrying the body, Conan argues that Ryoichi was the only person who could have done so secretly, if he only carried the head that he used for the trick. Ryoichi vehemently argues that he wasn't carrying the body, that he had no reason to attack Ran or Chikako and... hesitates, before trailing off that he couldn't be a murderer. Conan jumps on the hesitation, explaining that Ryoichi couldn't protest that he wasn't skinny enough to be the bandaged man because Ryoichi is not, in fact, as overweight as he pretends to be. After killing and dismembering Chikako, he carried her head in place of his stomach padding to the villa and pulled the doll trick, then dropped the choker as he carried it back to the forest switched back in the padding while they were searching. Ryoichi planted the idea of the bandaged man by appearing to them at the beginning of the trip, but the whole plan was at risk when Ran accidentally walked in on him changing and caught a glimpse of his true stature.

Ryoichi confesses that he killed Chikako to avenge Atsuko's death, after realizing that the script that Chikako won a prize for in school and was just turned into a released film, was in fact a script that Atsuko originally wrote. She committed suicide because the script was stolen from her and no one believed her. Ryoichi baited Chikako with revealing the secret of her script, and killed her. Ryoichi pulls out a knife and says he's going to join Atsuko as the bringer of justice who avenged her, before Conan yells that by attacking Ran, Ryoichi became nothing more than a murderer with a grudge. Ryoichi is shocked out of his suicidal intent, and soon the morning sun rises.
</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Masaru Ohta|Masaru Ohta manga.jpg|
* 24 years old
* Foreign car broker}}
{{People|Hiroki Sumiya|Hiroki Sumiya manga.jpg|
* 25 years old
* Film magazine editor}}
{{People|Ryoichi Takahashi|Ryoichi Takahashi manga.jpg|
* 25 years old
* Food Product Corporation employee}}
{{People|Chikako Ikeda|Chikako Ikeda manga.jpg|
* Victim (decapitated)
* 24 years old
* Screenwriter}}
{{People|Atsuko Tokumoto|Atsuko manga.jpg|
* Deceased (suicide by hanging)
* Prospective screenwriter}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Lex Vocalist Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|42|Karaoke Box Murder Case}}

==== File 045 - The Karaoke Killer! ====
Ran and Sonoko discuss the aftermath of the previous case at the Suzuki family's mountain villa. Ran mentions that Sonoko solved the case, to Sonoko's surprise; Conan panics and is about to try changing the subject, but then Sonoko accepts the credit and brags about her detective expertise. Conan is nonplussed and thinks that using Sonoko as a mouthpiece was a big mistake. Sonoko brings up Shinichi's absence and tells Ran to give up on Shinichi for being so distant, but Ran still thinks Shinichi's good qualities outweigh his weaknesses. Ran switches the conversation to Sonoko's crush at the villa, but Sonoko declares she's moved on to the singer, Tatsuya Kimura. She'll get to meet him in person on Sunday through her father's connections. Ran is also a fan of Tatsuya; Sonoko invites Ran to come along to the private meeting and Ran happily accepts.

On Sunday evening, Ran, Sonoko and Conan enjoy a karaoke session with Tatsuya, his band mates Katsumi and Mieko, and their manager, Mari. While Conan is struck by how pretty Mari is, Ran and Sonoko work up the courage to ask Tatsuya if he's dating a popular actress. He glibly denies the accusation, to Ran and Sonoko's relief, but Conan notices that Mieko reacts by quietly clutching her drink with a pained, almost angry expression. Much later, Ran and Sonoko finish a duet and Tatsuya, heavily drunk, compliments them while insulting his band. Mari lectures him for drinking too much, and he shouts that she's ugly and should back off. As the next song starts, Tatsuya reveals he requested it as a dig at Katsumi's skinny appearance in his youth, but then the karaoke box manager arrives with snacks. Tatsuya mentions it's sad for the manager of their old band to be the owner of such a place. Conan wonders about the comment, but then "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" starts playing. Tatsuya requested it as well, and taunts Mari for believing in Santa and into singing the song. The manager, Sumii, looks unhappy as he leaves, and Conan angrily gets close to Tatsuya to try to figure out what he's thinking. To Conan surprise, Tatsuya's hidden expression is one of sorrow.

Later, as Meiko tearily sings a song of farewell, Tatsuya reveals to Ran and Sonoko that the band will break up at the end of their current tour, going on to insult all three of his colleagues. Before anyone can call him on his behavior, Tatsuya's signature song, "Bloody Venus", starts to play, and he delays their departure to a talk show in order to sing it. Mari calls the studio while Tatsuya tosses aside his band jacket and sings with a passion that surprises everyone. Afterwards he seems excited to tell Ran and Sonoko his plans for his debut solo album while he eats a rice ball Katsumi gave him, but then he suddenly starts coughing up blood. He collapses, dead, before an ambulance can even be summoned. Conan finds the scent of hydrocyanic acid on Tatsuya's hand and wonders who could have killed him like this without Conan noticing.

==== File 046 - Suicide or Homicide? ====
Mari returns from phoning the interview site at Ran’s summons, and Inspector Megure arrives with his officers to investigate. Based on how Tatsuya died, he was most likely poisoned by one of his companions. Megure counts off the suspects, concerned that Conan is inspecting evidence but already familiar with Conan’s quirks. An officer brings news that Gou used to be in a band with Tatsuya years ago and Megure accuses him of jealousy, poisoning the food. Conan disproves the theory by eating a rice ball himself, causing Megure to cast suspicion on Yamada for giving the one Tatsuya ate. Megure pauses in taking everyone to the station to ask what Conan is looking for; Conan can’t find Tatsuya’s cigarette lighter in Tatsuya’s jacket or anywhere else in the room. Megure dismisses the lighter as inconsequential and takes the police investigation to the station.

After taking all the witness testimonies, Megure narrows the time of poisoning to after Tatsuya started singing ‘Bloody Venus’, eliminating Mari from suspicion due to being on the phone and Ran, Sonoko, and Conan due to lack of motive. Acid was found on the karaoke mic, casting suspicion on Mieko because she sang just before Tatsuya. Megure accuses Mieko of killing Tatsuya for breaking up with her, but she cries that Tatsuya refused to date her at all because he loved someone else, and was waiting for her to return to him. She denies killing him for any reason, and Mari reminds Megure that Mieko sang at Tatsuya’s request, so couldn’t know she’d be singing before him. Conan remembers that Tatsuya wondered if someone requested ‘Bloody Venus’, but no one admits to having done so.

An officer arrives with new evidence from Tatsuya’s car: cream mixed with hydrocyanic acid. Megure concludes it was suicide. However, Conan remembers Tatsuya’s excitement for his solo debut, and how he only appeared sad in the few moments at the end of Mieko’s song. As Conan contemplates, the TV News reports on Tatsuya’s death, and Conan realizes Tatsuya always throws away his jacket for this song. Conan checks with Megure that acid was found on Tatsuya’s shirtsleeve by his left elbow, and realizes exactly how Tatsuya was poisoned by the one who requested ‘Bloody Venus’.

==== File 047 - The Mystery Hidden In The Song ====
Conan realizes that Tatsuya Kimura's death was murder. The perpetrator is wearing the same jacket as Tatsuya, meaning only members of his band are suspects. Conan believes he can catch the culprit, but he faces the problem that no one listens to a child. Instead, he wants to learn more about the murderer's motive.

To this end, he first questions Mari Terahara about the relationship between the victim and the drummer, Katsumi Yamada. Contrary to his expectations, Mari describes them as good friends, apart from the argument Tatsuya started. He then turns to Mieko Shibazaki and asks her if the manager, Mari, and Tatsuya often argued. Mieko confirms this and adds that Tatsuya always started the fights. Mieko finds Mari very nice and has never heard any bad rumors about her, but doesn't believe she could be the woman Tatsuya loves.

Sonoko and Ran interrupt the conversation and name several women with whom Tatsuya allegedly had affairs and who may have been his mistress. Conan turns to Katsumi to learn more about the relationship between Mieko and Tatsuya. However, Katsumi doesn't know anything concrete. Suddenly, Conan is interrupted by Inspector Megure and a police officer. The officer has found a suicide note from Tatsuya and some old photos in a locker.

Inspector Megure wants to immediately inform the media about Tatsuya's suicide, while Conan spots an old band photo. The owner of the karaoke bar, Go Sumi, asks Conan about the picture, which dates back to when Tatsuya played in a band with him. After the band broke up, everyone ended their careers except for Tatsuya and one other person. Go points to them, and Conan thinks he doesn't recognize the person in the photo. However, Go proves him wrong.

When Conan discovers the lyrics to Tatsuya's solo album, he can finally solve the case and now knows how the perpetrator proceeded and what their motive was. Shortly afterward, Ran wonders where Conan has gone, and Sonoko assures her that he has gone home. Just as Inspector Megure is about to hold a press conference, he receives a call from someone who has solved the case.

Inspector Megure informs the suspects that the caller is Shinichi Kudo and asks everyone to come back to the karaoke bar with him. Ran is excited to see Shinichi again but finds only an empty room where the song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is playing. Conan decides to solve the case himself using a loudspeaker and Shinichi's voice.

==== File 048 - How Lives Cross... ====

<spoiler>
The culprit is '''Mari Terahara'''.

Although she wasn't in the room when he died, she was able to commit the murder. All that she had to do was to make sure Tatsuya's song "Bloody Venus" was played. Conan, imitating Shinichi's voice, urges Mari to do what Tatsuya did and sing the song. He also instructs her to mimic Tatsuya's habit of throwing away his jacket before performing.

While Mari sings, Ran and Sonoko notice her talent. The owner of the karaoke bar, Go Sumii, tells them she used to sing in their former band. After the song, Mari is supposed to eat one of the snacks, but she fears she may have been poisoned because she touched Tatsuya after he collapsed. Conan changes the subject and asks Inspector Megure to examine her jacket. Contrary to Mari's expectations, the inspector wasn't looking for poison, but instead found the crucial piece of evidence: Tatsuya's lighter in his jacket pocket. Mari had indeed changed her jacket shortly before the murder, meaning Tatsuya was wearing Mari's poisoned jacket.

They find Mari's motive in the old band photo: Conan explains that Mari is in it, which Inspector Megure finds hard to believe. Mari confirms that she underwent facial surgery for Tatsuya. She had loved him for a long time, and after Go's band broke up, he asked her to be his new band's manager. Mari believed that Tatsuya also had feelings for her and wanted to be the best possible partner for him during his career.

However, after her surgery, Tatsuya treated Mari badly and insulted her. She's therefore convinced that Tatsuya only used her and couldn't forgive him. Conan has to explain the opposite to her. Go also knew Tatsuya's true feelings for Mari and gave her the photo, on the back of which were the lyrics to his debut solo single. It was a declaration of love to the real Mari. He hadn't been able to express his true feelings and blamed himself for the surgery she had to undergo because of him.

Mari finally bursts into tears and calls in vain for Tatsuya.
</spoiler>
After the case is solved, Ran waits for a while outside Shinichi's house. Conan watches her and is reprimanded by Professor Agasa for using Shinichi's voice to solve the case — not a good idea. She hears a noise from the house and goes inside, just as the power goes out. Conan touches Ran's hand in the darkness and announces his return. After telling her he missed her, he has to leave again. As soon as he's gone, the lights come back on, and Ran receives a gift. Although she's happy, she doesn't give up the search for Shinichi.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Mieko Shibazaki|Mieko Shibazaki manga.jpg|
* 20 years old
* Guitarist}}
{{People|Katsumi Yamada|Katsumi Yamada manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Drummer}}
{{People|Tatsuya Kimura|Tatsuya Kimura manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 21 years old
* Vocalist}}
{{People|Mari Terahara|Mari Terahara manga.jpg|
* 23 years old
* Lex manager}}
{{People|Go Sumii|Go Sumii manga.jpg|
* 28 years old
* Karaoke Box manager}}
{{People|Yumiko Koizumi|Yumiko Koizumi.jpg|
* Actress}}
{{People|Miyuki Azuma|No pic female.jpg|
* Star}}
{{People|Mai Sugawa|No pic female.jpg|
* Model}}
{{People|Rika Yamakawa|No pic female.jpg|
* Tennis player}}
{{People|Rena Suzuki|No pic female.jpg|
* Pianist
* Tatsuya's fan}}
{{EndBox}}

==== ''Major events'' ====
At the end Shinichi "shows" himself to Ran in the dark and leaves her a gift before disappearing.

=== Conan Kidnapping Case ===
{{ref anime|43|Conan Edogawa Kidnapping Case}}
==== Characters introduced ====
{{NewChar|name = [[Night Baron]]|image = Night Baron.jpg|link=Night Baron|description =
* Fictional character}}
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==== File 049 - An Unfamiliar Visitor ====
[[File:The Kudos before Shinichi.jpg|200px|thumb|Right|The woman to interrupt that his ''true'' mother is [[Yukiko Kudo]], who retired as an actress to marry [[Yusaku Kudo]] and had one son — Shinichi Kudo.]]
Ran wonders why Conan's parents haven't attempted to make contact or come back from overseas for him. Kogoro suggests trying to contact them through Agasa; Conan's immediate protests make Kogoro suspicious. As Conan tries to figure out a way to keep his identity hidden, Ran answers the door to a woman in black who claims to be Conan's mother, Fumiyo Edogawa. Conan freaks out, but Fumiyo placates Ran and Kogoro with explanations and takes Conan away. Once alone inu the car, Conan confronts her about not being his real mother, only for the woman to interrupt that his ''true'' mother is [[Yukiko Kudo]], who retired as an actress to marry [[Yusaku Kudo]] and had one son — Shinichi Kudo.

Conan panics that the woman may be in league with the men in black. She threatens him with a gun to stay quiet, but he hits the gas pedal and sends the car into the busy intersection and escapes in the confusion. Alone in the snowy streets, Conan worries that the men in black discovered that he's still alive because he used his name to solve the karaoke box murder, despite asking the police to keep things quiet. Conan decides that telling Ran would only place her in more danger, and goes instead to Agasa's house. The woman takes a phone call from a man in a black suit and top hat, and follows his advice to find Conan waiting outside for Agasa to return home. She knocks Conan out with a chloroform rag before Agasa sees them, and he regains consciousness tied up in the second floor kitchen of an abandoned house. As he investigates, Conan hears raised voices arguing about killing him now or following organization orders to keep him alive and study the drug effects. He peeps through a hole in the door and sees the woman and man, but when the man turns around to look at the room, Conan is shocked to see that his face is covered by a mask with narrow eyeholes and a sharp, stylized grin.

==== File 050 - Escape and Pursuit ====

The masked man approaches the room, but Conan pretends to still be knocked out cold. He overhears them discuss the impossibility of Conan's existence and the drug, and the man suggests testing a dose of the poison on a contact they're making a deal with the next day. If the drug does indeed shrink people, the man plans to kill both the contact and Conan to protect the organization's secrets; when the woman protests she was ordered to bring Conan in alive for study, the man threatens her with a gun to cooperate. They confirm the time of the meet to be 1:00 PM the next day.

With the pair sleeping soundly in the other room, Conan carefully breaks a wine bottle left in the room and escapes his bonds. Even with the snow, it's too dangerous to jump from the second story, so he plans to hide in the refrigerator, but notices wine dripping through the floor and discovers something hidden under some rags. In the morning, the woman discovers the empty room and declares that Conan must have escaped through the window; the man looks outside and declares Conan is still there. The man trashes some of the room, planning to kill Conan, but even the fridge turns out to be empty. The pair leave, planning to find him again after the deal, and once it's safe Conan climbs up out of a trapdoor room in the floor. Conan tries to find the drug, but they took it along. When he empties out the trash can, he discovers holes in the newspaper and then in a nearby calendar, and pieces together the missing kana and calendar dates to spell "Beika Hotel 30".

At the hotel, the "30" is neither a floor or a coat check number. He overhears a woman mention a numbered parking space, and investigates the car parked there to no avail. After the car leaves, a tall man in a mask walks through the garage and inspects the stall number briefly before returning into the hotel. Conan re-examines the numbers and realizes a small chalk mark makes it "301", a viable hotel room number. Conan discreetly follows the tall man to the hotel room, where the door is answered by the masked man. As Conan watches from around the corner, the elevator at the end of the hall open to reveal the woman — he's trapped between them, and only the corner and a hall plant currently hide him from being caught.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Fumiyo Edogawa|Fumiyo Edogawa manga.jpg|
* Conan Edogawa's mother?!}}
{{People|Night Baron|Night Baron manga.jpg|
* Masked man}}
{{People|Big man|49-51 Big Man manga.jpg|
* Night Baron's comrade}}
{{EndBox}}

== Trivia ==
* This is the first volume to contain 11 chapters.
* This volume already contains the first appearance of the sleeping "Deduction Queen Sonoko".
* The cinema from [[Ryoichi Takahashi]]'s memory seems to be based on the Sunshine Cinema in Ikebukuro of [[Toshima]].
* The "Lex Vocalist Murder Case" happens over [[Christmas]].
* The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':
:* File 040 - The Man in Bandages
:* File 042 - Rachel!
:* File 043 - Assault in the Dark!
:* File 044 - The Killer's Identity!
:* File 045 - Karaoke Murder!
:* File 046 - Murder or Suicide?
:* File 047 - Hidden Meanings
:* File 048 - A Tragic Misunderstanding
:* File 049 - A Strange Visitor

=== Locations ===
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Settings featured in this volume:

* [[Japan]]
** [[Wikipedia:Chiba Prefecture|Chiba Prefecture]] (Introduction)
*** [[Narita Airport]]
** [[Tokyo]]
*** [[Beika Ward]]
**** [[Beika Town]]
***** [[Beika Hotel]] (Introduction)
***** [[Beika Police Station]]
***** [[Hiroshi Agasa's residence]]
***** [[Karaoke Box]] (Introduction)
***** [[Kudo residence]]
***** [[Mouri Detective Agency]]
** Unknown location
*** Old shack [[Conan Edogawa]] is kept at by the "[[Night Baron]]" (Introduction)
*** [[Suzuki Mountain Villa]] (Introduction)
*[[United States]] (Mentioned several times during the "Conan Kidnapping Case")

=== Continuity ===
{{main|Continuity}}

=== In "Lex Vocalist Murder Case" ===
* To '''Bandaged Man Case''': [[Ran Mouri]] and [[Sonoko Suzuki]] are talking about the previous case again, with it being implicitely at least one week ago, since Sonoko's sister [[Ayako Suzuki|Ayako]] has been bedridden for a week after that.

=== In "Conan Kidnapping Case" ===
* To '''[[Volume 1#Roller Coaster Murder Case|Roller Coaster Murder Case]]''': [[Conan Edogawa]] briefly thinks about the moment [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]] were poisoning him in FILE.1 when getting confronted by [[Fumiyo Edogawa]].
* To '''[[Volume 1#Company President's Daughter Case|Company President's Daughter Case]]''': [[Ran Mouri]] indirectly refers to FILE.2 when she asks Conan about his parents, since it's been "a long time" since they went overseas and left him in [[Japan]], according to his backstory.
* To '''Lex Vocalist Murder Case''': Conan suspects that the [[Black Organization|organization]] may have found out about him because he appeared as [[Shinichi Kudo]] to solve this case.

=== Crossover ===
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==== ''Yaiba'' ====
[[File:File 45 Conan Ran Yaiba Karaoke.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Conan and Ran singing Yaiba's theme.]]{{main|Yaiba}}
* The cover for FILE.45 shows [[Conan Edogawa]] and [[Ran Mouri]] singing karaoke in front of a monitor depicting [[Yaiba Kurogane]], while the subtitles spell out "Yuuki ga Areba" - the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwnx46uV6fs opening song] of ''[[Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba]]''.
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume5ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume5m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume5NL.jpg|140px|thumb|left|Netherlands/Belgium (Dutch)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume5n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume5pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume5cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume5ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume0_5sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, First issue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume5sp.jpg|170px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 3sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 5-6)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume5sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume5th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 5e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume5v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume5r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></li>

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 1-10]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[ca:Volum 5]]
[[de:Band 05]]

Volume 54

2026-08-24T11:40:47Z

Shinobi: /* File 564 - Demonstration of the Locked Room */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 54
| chapters = 554-564
| image = Volume 54.jpg
| releasedate = June 16, 2006
| isbn = 4-09-120377-9
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = April 14, 2015
| english-isbn = 978-1-4215-6510-1
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:ja:館シリーズ|Kiyoshi Shimada]]
| keyhole = [[Natsuki Koshimizu]]
| prev-volume = Volume 53
| next-volume = Volume 55
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 54 was released on June 16, 2006 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Eisuke Hondou}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Hidemi Hondou|display=Kir (flashback/background)}}
{{Char|Toji Funemoto}}
{{Char|James Black|display=James Black (flashback)}}
{{Char|Jodie Starling|display=Jodie Starling (flashback/background)}}
{{Char|FBI Agent 1|display=FBI Agent 1 (flashback)}}
{{Char|Vermouth|display=Vermouth (background)}}
{{Char|Gin}}
{{Char|Vodka}}
{{Char|Ethan Hondou|display=Ethan Hondou (flashback)}}
{{Char|List of notable case characters#Barney|Barney|display=Barney (flashback)}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Misao Yamamura}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Saguru Hakuba}}
{{Char|Yoko Okino}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Mysterious Job Case ===
{{ref anime|464-465|The Shadow of the Black Organization|l1=The Shadow of the Black Organization (The Mystery of the Big Reward)|The Shadow of the Black Organization|l2=The Shadow of the Black Organization (Shining Star of Pearl)}}

==== File 554 - Menu for Dinner ====
{{main|Menu for Dinner}}

==== File 555 - A Dreaming Star ====
{{main|A Dreaming Star}}

<spoiler>

The culprit is '''Tatsuhito Funemoto'''.

</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Kaneyo Funemoto|Kaneyo Funemoto manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 39 years old
* Tatsuhito's wife}}
{{People|Takami Shigeno|Takami Shigeno manga.jpg|
* 48 years old
* Housekeeper}}
{{People|Tatsuhito Funemoto|Tatsuhito Funemoto manga.jpg|
* 43 years old
* Owner of the Funemoto Estate}}
{{People|Toji Funemoto|Touji Funemoto manga.jpg|
* 8 years old
* Tatsuhito's son}}
{{EndBox}}

==== ''Major events'' ====
* Eisuke puts his hand on the boy's pulse in the same way Rena checked if Conan was lying. Conan becomes suspicious of Eisuke's relation to her.
* Shows Gin and Vodka talking about how Mizunashi Rena got into the Organization and a mysterious foreign woman in black confronting the boy who witnessed the accident.
* Shows confirmation of Vermouth's involvement to the child. Also shows about the Black Organization and a person named Hondou.

=== Unsmashable Snowman Case ===
{{ref anime|466-467|The Unsmashable Snowman}}

==== File 556 - The Detective Boys' Snowman ====

==== File 557 - Tracks of the Fall ====

==== File 558 - Catastrophe in the Snowy Mountains ====

<spoiler>

The culprit is '''Kazuya Itabashi'''.

</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Sakuko Kokura|Sakuko Kokura manga.jpg|
* Victim (drowned)
* 22 years old
* University student}}
{{People|Tanji Kiyama|Tanji Kiyama manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* University student}}
{{People|Asaka Onoue|Asaka Onoe manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* University student}}
{{People|Kazuya Itabashi|Kazuya Itabashi manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* University student}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Phantom Corpse Case ===
{{ref anime|479|Three Days with Heiji Hattori}}

==== File 559 - The Room which Swallows People ====

==== File 560 - The Phantom Corpse ====

==== File 561 - Trick of the Bloodstain ====

<spoiler>

The culprit is '''Shakuren'''.

</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Denkyu|Denkyu manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* Student monk}}
{{People|Shakuren|Shakuren manga.jpg|
* 57 years old
* Head monk}}
{{People|Rinkyu|Rinkyu manga.jpg|
* Student monk
* Left the temple}}
{{People|Bunkyu|Bunkyu manga.jpg|
* Student monk
* Left the temple}}
{{EndBox}}

==== ''Major events'' ====
Ran and Kazuha stay on a ship, spying to see if Shinichi is on the island.

=== Detective Koshien Case ===
{{ref anime|479|Three Days with Heiji Hattori}}
==== Characters introduced ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Natsuki Koshimizu]]|image = Natsuki Koshimizu.jpg|description =
* 20 years old
* Detective of the South}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Junya Tokitsu]]|image = Junya Tokitsu.jpg|description =
* 18 years old
* Detective of the North}}
{{EndBox}}

==== File 562 - High School Detective of the East ====
The next morning, Conan wakes up believing Heiji and Kazuha have already left. However, when he goes to the bathroom, he finds Heiji there. Heiji explains that he couldn't sleep, which is why they'll be leaving later. Instead of returning to Osaka, they travel to an uninhabited island where Nichiuri TV is filming the show "Super Young Detective Competition". At breakfast, Heiji mentions that he's received an invitation to represent Western Japan. He also hopes to meet Shinichi.

At the harbor, they meet the director, Hiro Tsuchio, on the huge steamer. He explains the schedule for the next few days, and Heiji insists that Conan accompany him to the island. Kazuha, Ran, and Kogoro stay on land, and the director informs them that they will be staying in a hotel. As Heiji, the director, and Conan leave, Kazuha calls after Heiji and tries to persuade him to stay.

They travel to the island in a small boat and meet the representatives of southern and northern Japan, Natsuki Koshimizu and Junya Tokitsu, who are terribly bored. When Conan asks Heiji why he's dragging him along to the island, Heiji simply replies that it would be boring without him and that, as Conan, at least he can contribute something. When the director falls ill, Natsuki and Junya inquire about his well-being and learn that he had been drinking the previous day. When they mention this, the director seems puzzled by their facial expressions, which Heiji and Conan find quite clever.

Meanwhile, Kazuha, Ran, and Kogoro arrive at the hotel the director sent them to. However, when they discover there is no reservation, they become suspicious. Meanwhile, the boat carrying the detectives has arrived on the island, and they meet Renzo Koya, who takes care of them. When Heiji adds that Shinichi can't come along, Renzo replies that he's been on the island since morning. Heiji and Conan are confused, and it turns out that this detective is Saguru Hakuba.

==== File 563 - The Detective Koshien ====
Once everyone has arrived at the house on the island, the director asks them to introduce themselves, even though no cameras are present. Natsuki Koshimizu introduces himself first, and Saguru Hakuba last. Heiji learns that Saguru lives in England and that his father is a police commissioner. When Natsuki and Junya remark that they expected Shinichi to represent East Japan, Saguru explains that he's only there as a backup and that Conan can take over the role.

Meanwhile, Kogoro calls Yoko Okino and asks if the show "Super Junior Detective Battle" even exists. Yoko explains that no one knew about the production and that a director named Hiroo Tsuchio doesn't work for her. Kazuha and Ran, meanwhile, fear that Heiji and Conan might have been kidnapped. Heiji and Conan are in their room, and Heiji is changing his clothes. He says that Saguru's know-it-all attitude reminds him of Shinichi. There's a knock at the door, and the others come to get them for dinner. Afterward, they go downstairs to pick up Natsuki, who isn't quite ready. They wonder where the director is, knock on his door, but receive no answer.

Saguru tries to look through the window, but Heiji kicks in the door, and they find the director tied up on the floor. The room was completely locked, and Renzo Koya explains that their first task is to solve this puzzle. Natsuki replies that she thought the first round was about figuring out that Hiroo Tsuchio isn't a director. When he seems surprised, Heiji explains that Natsuki and Junya used television jargon during their conversation on the boat, which Mr. Tsuchio didn't understand, thus giving himself away. Conan also notices that the Nichiuri TV logo on his jacket isn't the original. Suddenly, Junya claims to have solved the first puzzle.

==== File 564 - Demonstration of the Locked Room ====
Junya boasts that he's already solved the riddle, prompting Renzo Koya to demand that he write down the solution and give it to him. He also emphasizes that Junya mustn't reveal the trick. Junya remarks that Heiji isn't particularly clever, and Saguru explains that he simply kicked in the door, destroying all possible evidence in the process, to get to Hiro Tsuchio. Conan agrees, while Natsuki admires Heiji's passion. Afterward, Junya retires to his room, and the rest of the group goes to dinner.

Meanwhile, on the mainland, Kazuha and Ran try to contact Conan and Heiji but have no signal. When Ran calls Shinichi, his cell phone also has no signal, leading Ran to conclude that he, too, is on the island. The detectives are eating there, and Saguru asks the principal why there's lavender everywhere in the house. Mr. Koya says it's a detective's job to find out, and Natsuki says it reminds her of the murder case in the Lavender House. While Heiji and Conan are explaining to Saguru that the homeowner in this case was murdered and the perpetrator killed himself before he could be arrested, Hiroo Tsuchio suddenly gets up and says he needs to get his cigarettes.

When he returns, Junya still hasn't arrived after more than two hours, and they're starting to get worried. Heiji, Conan, and Saguru go to his bedroom window and see him sitting there. Suddenly, they notice he's covered in blood. Saguru is about to kick down the door when Heiji swings onto the windowsill and shatters the glass. He then checks Junya's pulse and confirms that he is indeed dead.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Hiroo Tsuchio|Hiroo Tsuchio manga.jpg|
* 41 years old
* Nichiuri TV producer}}
{{People|Renzo Koya|Renzo Koya manga.jpg|
* 58 years old
* Caretaker}}
{{People|Natsuki Koshimizu|Natsuki Koshimizu manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* Detective}}
{{People|Junya Tokitsu|Junya Tokitsu manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten)
* 18 years old
* Detective}}
{{EndBox}}

== Trivia ==
* The titles for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':
:* File 554 - Dinner Menu
:* File 555 - Dreaming Star
:* File 556 - The Detective League's Snowman
:* File 557 - Trajectory of The Fall
:* File 558 - Catastrophe in the Mountains
:* File 559 - The Devouring Room
:* File 560 - The Illusory Corpse
:* File 561 - Secret of The Bloodstain
:* File 562 - The Teen Detective of the West
:* File 563 - Detective Koshien
:* File 564 - The Locked Room Solution

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_57sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 51-60]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volume 54}}
{{Volumes}}
{{Black Organization}}

[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 54]]

Volume 54

2026-08-24T11:37:45Z

Shinobi: /* File 563 - The Detective Koshien */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 54
| chapters = 554-564
| image = Volume 54.jpg
| releasedate = June 16, 2006
| isbn = 4-09-120377-9
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = April 14, 2015
| english-isbn = 978-1-4215-6510-1
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:ja:館シリーズ|Kiyoshi Shimada]]
| keyhole = [[Natsuki Koshimizu]]
| prev-volume = Volume 53
| next-volume = Volume 55
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 54 was released on June 16, 2006 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Eisuke Hondou}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Hidemi Hondou|display=Kir (flashback/background)}}
{{Char|Toji Funemoto}}
{{Char|James Black|display=James Black (flashback)}}
{{Char|Jodie Starling|display=Jodie Starling (flashback/background)}}
{{Char|FBI Agent 1|display=FBI Agent 1 (flashback)}}
{{Char|Vermouth|display=Vermouth (background)}}
{{Char|Gin}}
{{Char|Vodka}}
{{Char|Ethan Hondou|display=Ethan Hondou (flashback)}}
{{Char|List of notable case characters#Barney|Barney|display=Barney (flashback)}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Misao Yamamura}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Saguru Hakuba}}
{{Char|Yoko Okino}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Mysterious Job Case ===
{{ref anime|464-465|The Shadow of the Black Organization|l1=The Shadow of the Black Organization (The Mystery of the Big Reward)|The Shadow of the Black Organization|l2=The Shadow of the Black Organization (Shining Star of Pearl)}}

==== File 554 - Menu for Dinner ====
{{main|Menu for Dinner}}

==== File 555 - A Dreaming Star ====
{{main|A Dreaming Star}}

<spoiler>

The culprit is '''Tatsuhito Funemoto'''.

</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Kaneyo Funemoto|Kaneyo Funemoto manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 39 years old
* Tatsuhito's wife}}
{{People|Takami Shigeno|Takami Shigeno manga.jpg|
* 48 years old
* Housekeeper}}
{{People|Tatsuhito Funemoto|Tatsuhito Funemoto manga.jpg|
* 43 years old
* Owner of the Funemoto Estate}}
{{People|Toji Funemoto|Touji Funemoto manga.jpg|
* 8 years old
* Tatsuhito's son}}
{{EndBox}}

==== ''Major events'' ====
* Eisuke puts his hand on the boy's pulse in the same way Rena checked if Conan was lying. Conan becomes suspicious of Eisuke's relation to her.
* Shows Gin and Vodka talking about how Mizunashi Rena got into the Organization and a mysterious foreign woman in black confronting the boy who witnessed the accident.
* Shows confirmation of Vermouth's involvement to the child. Also shows about the Black Organization and a person named Hondou.

=== Unsmashable Snowman Case ===
{{ref anime|466-467|The Unsmashable Snowman}}

==== File 556 - The Detective Boys' Snowman ====

==== File 557 - Tracks of the Fall ====

==== File 558 - Catastrophe in the Snowy Mountains ====

<spoiler>

The culprit is '''Kazuya Itabashi'''.

</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Sakuko Kokura|Sakuko Kokura manga.jpg|
* Victim (drowned)
* 22 years old
* University student}}
{{People|Tanji Kiyama|Tanji Kiyama manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* University student}}
{{People|Asaka Onoue|Asaka Onoe manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* University student}}
{{People|Kazuya Itabashi|Kazuya Itabashi manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* University student}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Phantom Corpse Case ===
{{ref anime|479|Three Days with Heiji Hattori}}

==== File 559 - The Room which Swallows People ====

==== File 560 - The Phantom Corpse ====

==== File 561 - Trick of the Bloodstain ====

<spoiler>

The culprit is '''Shakuren'''.

</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Denkyu|Denkyu manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* Student monk}}
{{People|Shakuren|Shakuren manga.jpg|
* 57 years old
* Head monk}}
{{People|Rinkyu|Rinkyu manga.jpg|
* Student monk
* Left the temple}}
{{People|Bunkyu|Bunkyu manga.jpg|
* Student monk
* Left the temple}}
{{EndBox}}

==== ''Major events'' ====
Ran and Kazuha stay on a ship, spying to see if Shinichi is on the island.

=== Detective Koshien Case ===
{{ref anime|479|Three Days with Heiji Hattori}}
==== Characters introduced ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Natsuki Koshimizu]]|image = Natsuki Koshimizu.jpg|description =
* 20 years old
* Detective of the South}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Junya Tokitsu]]|image = Junya Tokitsu.jpg|description =
* 18 years old
* Detective of the North}}
{{EndBox}}

==== File 562 - High School Detective of the East ====
The next morning, Conan wakes up believing Heiji and Kazuha have already left. However, when he goes to the bathroom, he finds Heiji there. Heiji explains that he couldn't sleep, which is why they'll be leaving later. Instead of returning to Osaka, they travel to an uninhabited island where Nichiuri TV is filming the show "Super Young Detective Competition". At breakfast, Heiji mentions that he's received an invitation to represent Western Japan. He also hopes to meet Shinichi.

At the harbor, they meet the director, Hiro Tsuchio, on the huge steamer. He explains the schedule for the next few days, and Heiji insists that Conan accompany him to the island. Kazuha, Ran, and Kogoro stay on land, and the director informs them that they will be staying in a hotel. As Heiji, the director, and Conan leave, Kazuha calls after Heiji and tries to persuade him to stay.

They travel to the island in a small boat and meet the representatives of southern and northern Japan, Natsuki Koshimizu and Junya Tokitsu, who are terribly bored. When Conan asks Heiji why he's dragging him along to the island, Heiji simply replies that it would be boring without him and that, as Conan, at least he can contribute something. When the director falls ill, Natsuki and Junya inquire about his well-being and learn that he had been drinking the previous day. When they mention this, the director seems puzzled by their facial expressions, which Heiji and Conan find quite clever.

Meanwhile, Kazuha, Ran, and Kogoro arrive at the hotel the director sent them to. However, when they discover there is no reservation, they become suspicious. Meanwhile, the boat carrying the detectives has arrived on the island, and they meet Renzo Koya, who takes care of them. When Heiji adds that Shinichi can't come along, Renzo replies that he's been on the island since morning. Heiji and Conan are confused, and it turns out that this detective is Saguru Hakuba.

==== File 563 - The Detective Koshien ====
Once everyone has arrived at the house on the island, the director asks them to introduce themselves, even though no cameras are present. Natsuki Koshimizu introduces himself first, and Saguru Hakuba last. Heiji learns that Saguru lives in England and that his father is a police commissioner. When Natsuki and Junya remark that they expected Shinichi to represent East Japan, Saguru explains that he's only there as a backup and that Conan can take over the role.

Meanwhile, Kogoro calls Yoko Okino and asks if the show "Super Junior Detective Battle" even exists. Yoko explains that no one knew about the production and that a director named Hiroo Tsuchio doesn't work for her. Kazuha and Ran, meanwhile, fear that Heiji and Conan might have been kidnapped. Heiji and Conan are in their room, and Heiji is changing his clothes. He says that Saguru's know-it-all attitude reminds him of Shinichi. There's a knock at the door, and the others come to get them for dinner. Afterward, they go downstairs to pick up Natsuki, who isn't quite ready. They wonder where the director is, knock on his door, but receive no answer.

Saguru tries to look through the window, but Heiji kicks in the door, and they find the director tied up on the floor. The room was completely locked, and Renzo Koya explains that their first task is to solve this puzzle. Natsuki replies that she thought the first round was about figuring out that Hiroo Tsuchio isn't a director. When he seems surprised, Heiji explains that Natsuki and Junya used television jargon during their conversation on the boat, which Mr. Tsuchio didn't understand, thus giving himself away. Conan also notices that the Nichiuri TV logo on his jacket isn't the original. Suddenly, Junya claims to have solved the first puzzle.

==== File 564 - Demonstration of the Locked Room ====

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Hiroo Tsuchio|Hiroo Tsuchio manga.jpg|
* 41 years old
* Nichiuri TV producer}}
{{People|Renzo Koya|Renzo Koya manga.jpg|
* 58 years old
* Caretaker}}
{{People|Natsuki Koshimizu|Natsuki Koshimizu manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* Detective}}
{{People|Junya Tokitsu|Junya Tokitsu manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten)
* 18 years old
* Detective}}
{{EndBox}}

== Trivia ==
* The titles for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':
:* File 554 - Dinner Menu
:* File 555 - Dreaming Star
:* File 556 - The Detective League's Snowman
:* File 557 - Trajectory of The Fall
:* File 558 - Catastrophe in the Mountains
:* File 559 - The Devouring Room
:* File 560 - The Illusory Corpse
:* File 561 - Secret of The Bloodstain
:* File 562 - The Teen Detective of the West
:* File 563 - Detective Koshien
:* File 564 - The Locked Room Solution

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_57sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 51-60]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volume 54}}
{{Volumes}}
{{Black Organization}}

[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 54]]

Volume 54

2026-08-24T11:28:07Z

Shinobi: /* File 562 - High School Detective of the East */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 54
| chapters = 554-564
| image = Volume 54.jpg
| releasedate = June 16, 2006
| isbn = 4-09-120377-9
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = April 14, 2015
| english-isbn = 978-1-4215-6510-1
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:ja:館シリーズ|Kiyoshi Shimada]]
| keyhole = [[Natsuki Koshimizu]]
| prev-volume = Volume 53
| next-volume = Volume 55
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 54 was released on June 16, 2006 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Eisuke Hondou}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Hidemi Hondou|display=Kir (flashback/background)}}
{{Char|Toji Funemoto}}
{{Char|James Black|display=James Black (flashback)}}
{{Char|Jodie Starling|display=Jodie Starling (flashback/background)}}
{{Char|FBI Agent 1|display=FBI Agent 1 (flashback)}}
{{Char|Vermouth|display=Vermouth (background)}}
{{Char|Gin}}
{{Char|Vodka}}
{{Char|Ethan Hondou|display=Ethan Hondou (flashback)}}
{{Char|List of notable case characters#Barney|Barney|display=Barney (flashback)}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Misao Yamamura}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Saguru Hakuba}}
{{Char|Yoko Okino}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Mysterious Job Case ===
{{ref anime|464-465|The Shadow of the Black Organization|l1=The Shadow of the Black Organization (The Mystery of the Big Reward)|The Shadow of the Black Organization|l2=The Shadow of the Black Organization (Shining Star of Pearl)}}

==== File 554 - Menu for Dinner ====
{{main|Menu for Dinner}}

==== File 555 - A Dreaming Star ====
{{main|A Dreaming Star}}

<spoiler>

The culprit is '''Tatsuhito Funemoto'''.

</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Kaneyo Funemoto|Kaneyo Funemoto manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 39 years old
* Tatsuhito's wife}}
{{People|Takami Shigeno|Takami Shigeno manga.jpg|
* 48 years old
* Housekeeper}}
{{People|Tatsuhito Funemoto|Tatsuhito Funemoto manga.jpg|
* 43 years old
* Owner of the Funemoto Estate}}
{{People|Toji Funemoto|Touji Funemoto manga.jpg|
* 8 years old
* Tatsuhito's son}}
{{EndBox}}

==== ''Major events'' ====
* Eisuke puts his hand on the boy's pulse in the same way Rena checked if Conan was lying. Conan becomes suspicious of Eisuke's relation to her.
* Shows Gin and Vodka talking about how Mizunashi Rena got into the Organization and a mysterious foreign woman in black confronting the boy who witnessed the accident.
* Shows confirmation of Vermouth's involvement to the child. Also shows about the Black Organization and a person named Hondou.

=== Unsmashable Snowman Case ===
{{ref anime|466-467|The Unsmashable Snowman}}

==== File 556 - The Detective Boys' Snowman ====

==== File 557 - Tracks of the Fall ====

==== File 558 - Catastrophe in the Snowy Mountains ====

<spoiler>

The culprit is '''Kazuya Itabashi'''.

</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Sakuko Kokura|Sakuko Kokura manga.jpg|
* Victim (drowned)
* 22 years old
* University student}}
{{People|Tanji Kiyama|Tanji Kiyama manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* University student}}
{{People|Asaka Onoue|Asaka Onoe manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* University student}}
{{People|Kazuya Itabashi|Kazuya Itabashi manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* University student}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Phantom Corpse Case ===
{{ref anime|479|Three Days with Heiji Hattori}}

==== File 559 - The Room which Swallows People ====

==== File 560 - The Phantom Corpse ====

==== File 561 - Trick of the Bloodstain ====

<spoiler>

The culprit is '''Shakuren'''.

</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Denkyu|Denkyu manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* Student monk}}
{{People|Shakuren|Shakuren manga.jpg|
* 57 years old
* Head monk}}
{{People|Rinkyu|Rinkyu manga.jpg|
* Student monk
* Left the temple}}
{{People|Bunkyu|Bunkyu manga.jpg|
* Student monk
* Left the temple}}
{{EndBox}}

==== ''Major events'' ====
Ran and Kazuha stay on a ship, spying to see if Shinichi is on the island.

=== Detective Koshien Case ===
{{ref anime|479|Three Days with Heiji Hattori}}
==== Characters introduced ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Natsuki Koshimizu]]|image = Natsuki Koshimizu.jpg|description =
* 20 years old
* Detective of the South}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Junya Tokitsu]]|image = Junya Tokitsu.jpg|description =
* 18 years old
* Detective of the North}}
{{EndBox}}

==== File 562 - High School Detective of the East ====
The next morning, Conan wakes up believing Heiji and Kazuha have already left. However, when he goes to the bathroom, he finds Heiji there. Heiji explains that he couldn't sleep, which is why they'll be leaving later. Instead of returning to Osaka, they travel to an uninhabited island where Nichiuri TV is filming the show "Super Young Detective Competition". At breakfast, Heiji mentions that he's received an invitation to represent Western Japan. He also hopes to meet Shinichi.

At the harbor, they meet the director, Hiro Tsuchio, on the huge steamer. He explains the schedule for the next few days, and Heiji insists that Conan accompany him to the island. Kazuha, Ran, and Kogoro stay on land, and the director informs them that they will be staying in a hotel. As Heiji, the director, and Conan leave, Kazuha calls after Heiji and tries to persuade him to stay.

They travel to the island in a small boat and meet the representatives of southern and northern Japan, Natsuki Koshimizu and Junya Tokitsu, who are terribly bored. When Conan asks Heiji why he's dragging him along to the island, Heiji simply replies that it would be boring without him and that, as Conan, at least he can contribute something. When the director falls ill, Natsuki and Junya inquire about his well-being and learn that he had been drinking the previous day. When they mention this, the director seems puzzled by their facial expressions, which Heiji and Conan find quite clever.

Meanwhile, Kazuha, Ran, and Kogoro arrive at the hotel the director sent them to. However, when they discover there is no reservation, they become suspicious. Meanwhile, the boat carrying the detectives has arrived on the island, and they meet Renzo Koya, who takes care of them. When Heiji adds that Shinichi can't come along, Renzo replies that he's been on the island since morning. Heiji and Conan are confused, and it turns out that this detective is Saguru Hakuba.

==== File 563 - The Detective Koshien ====

==== File 564 - Demonstration of the Locked Room ====

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Hiroo Tsuchio|Hiroo Tsuchio manga.jpg|
* 41 years old
* Nichiuri TV producer}}
{{People|Renzo Koya|Renzo Koya manga.jpg|
* 58 years old
* Caretaker}}
{{People|Natsuki Koshimizu|Natsuki Koshimizu manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* Detective}}
{{People|Junya Tokitsu|Junya Tokitsu manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten)
* 18 years old
* Detective}}
{{EndBox}}

== Trivia ==
* The titles for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':
:* File 554 - Dinner Menu
:* File 555 - Dreaming Star
:* File 556 - The Detective League's Snowman
:* File 557 - Trajectory of The Fall
:* File 558 - Catastrophe in the Mountains
:* File 559 - The Devouring Room
:* File 560 - The Illusory Corpse
:* File 561 - Secret of The Bloodstain
:* File 562 - The Teen Detective of the West
:* File 563 - Detective Koshien
:* File 564 - The Locked Room Solution

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_57sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume54r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 51-60]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volume 54}}
{{Volumes}}
{{Black Organization}}

[[Category:Volumes]]
[[de:Band 54]]

Volume 55

2026-08-24T11:25:16Z

Shinobi: /* File 566 - The Zealous Detectives */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 55
| chapters = 565-575
| image = Volume 55.jpg
| releasedate = September 15, 2006
| isbn = 4-09-120628-X
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = July 14, 2015
| english-isbn = 978-1-4215-7783-8
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:The Continental Op|The Continental Op]]
| keyhole = [[Toichi Kuroba]]
| prev-volume = Volume 54
| next-volume = Volume 56
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 55 was released on September 15, 2006 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Saguru Hakuba}}
{{Char|Kaitou Kid|display=Kaitou Kid (background)}}
{{Char|Junya Tokitsu}}
{{Char|Natsuki Koshimizu}}
{{Char|Hideo Akagi}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Azusa Enomoto}}
{{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
{{Char|Eri Kisaki}}
{{Char|Yusaku Kudo}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo}}
{{Char|Toichi Kuroba}}
{{Char|Kaito Kuroba}}
{{Char|Midori Kuriyama}}
{{Char|Mrs. Kojima|display=Mrs. Kojima (background)}}
{{Char|The Seven Mysteries of Teitan Elementary School Case|EP472-473 Man|display=Security guard}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Detective Koshien Case ===
{{ref anime|479|Three Days with Heiji Hattori}}
==== File 565 - The Detectives' Famous Reasoning ====
Heiji discovers Junya Tokitsu's corpse and opens the door for the others. He explains that the victim was bludgeoned to death with a hard object. He suspects that a hammer on the floor is the murder weapon, apparently from the toolbox in the room. Since both the door and window were locked, it's a case of a locked-room murder.

Conan names Natsuki Koshimizu, Renzo Koya, and Hiro Tsuchio as suspects. Koshimizu initially denies this, as they were all in the dining room while Tokitsu was in his room. However, she remembers leaving the room for ten minutes to use the bathroom. Tsuchio also briefly left to get cigarettes, and Koya checked on Tokitsu after he had been in his room for an extended period.

Conan questions Tsuchio about his alibi. He claims he wanted to call 911 because he had a bad feeling. However, the radio that Tsuchio found outside the house three days earlier is destroyed. Besides Tsuchio, Koya had also arrived on the island a few days earlier to search for the young detectives. Saguru Hakuba led the suspects into the dining room and then returned alone to Conan and Heiji at the scene of the crime.

The three detectives reconstructed the suspects' disappearance. They also examined the floor plan of the house, and Heiji wondered where the electricity was coming from. Hakuba then led them to a generator in a shed, where they also found the remains of the destroyed emergency call device. When Hakuba noticed that the shed's lock had been broken, he went back to Tokitsu's room and examined the toolbox again. Meanwhile, Conan and Heiji had returned to the dining room.

A comment from Tsuchio had given Conan an idea. He ran back to Tokitsu's room and examined the window frame more closely. While Hakuba mentally identified Tsuchio as the perpetrator and accused Heiji of Koya in the dining hall, Conan believed he had found the murderer.

==== File 566 - The Zealous Detectives ====
Heiji names Renzo Koya as Junya Tokitsu's murderer. He claims to have met with Tokitsu, who had already prepared the sealed room. He says he killed Tokitsu and then simply used the trick to secure the room. Since Koshimizu and Tsuchio left the dining room shortly after Tokitsu retreated to his room, they can be ruled out as suspects. Hakuba interrupts the conversation and declares that Tsuchio is the murderer. Because he was on the island three days prior, he was able to make a small hole in the window of the sealed room. He suspected that Heiji would smash the window and thus destroy the evidence. Conan counters, however, that Tsuchio couldn't possibly have known which of the four panes of glass Heiji would break.

<spoiler>Conan then explains how the room was sealed. The culprit removed the screws from the window frame and cut them with pliers. He then coated the outside of the window frame with adhesive, making it appear as if the screws were still holding it together. As Conan is about to name the culprit, Heiji interrupts him and produces one of the severed screws. Heiji still seems to suspect Koya, but suddenly he grabs '''Natsuki Koshimizu''' by the arm and declares her the murderer. He explains that while pretending to go to the bathroom, she encountered Tokitsu in his room and killed him. Then she jumped out of the window, which was subsequently sealed with glue, and returned to the dining room. Koshimizu believed she had removed all the screws, but Heiji found one in the shed. At that moment, the screws fall from Koshimizu's hand.

Koshimizu confesses that she's not a student. She killed Tokitsu in revenge because he had mistakenly believed a suicide in a locked room to be murder some time ago. Tokitsu pressured the victim's housekeeper, a friend of Koshimizu's, until she could no longer bear it and took her own life. Since she didn't know the name of the student detective involved at the time, she researched which detectives might be responsible and then invited Heiji and the others to the island. Because no one except those present knew about the meeting on the island, Koshimizu assumed they'd all die there together. But then they discovered a ship with Kogoro, Ran, and Kazuha on board.</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Hiroo Tsuchio|Hiroo Tsuchio manga.jpg|
* 41 years old
* Nichiuri TV producer}}
{{People|Renzo Koya|Renzo Koya manga.jpg|
* 58 years old
* Caretaker}}
{{People|[[Natsuki Koshimizu]]|Natsuki Koshimizu manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* Detective}}
{{People|[[Junya Tokitsu]]|Junya Tokitsu manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten)
* 18 years old
* Detective}}
{{People|Kana Mizuguchi|Kana Mizuguchi manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Maid}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Genta's Shoot Case ===
{{ref anime|476-477|Genta's Certain Kill Shot}}
==== File 567 - Genta's Shoot ====

==== File 568 - Genta and El ====

==== File 569 - The Mischievous Boy ====
<spoiler>The culprit is '''Kanji Kojima'''.</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Kanji Kojima|Kanji Kojima manga.jpg|
* 28 years old}}
{{People|Ludger Heinen|Ludger Heinen manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten - injured)
* 42 years old}}
{{People|Hiromasa Inagaki|Hiromasa Inagaki manga.jpg|
* 35 years old}}
{{People|Tatsuzo Genda|Tatsuzo Genda manga.jpg|
* 44 years old}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Shinichi's Childhood Adventure ===
{{ref anime|472-473|Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure}}
==== File 570 - Under the Moon ====

==== File 571 - Dawn ====

==== File 572 - Broad Daylight ====

==== File 573 - Setting Sun ====
<spoiler>It is revealed that the mysterious man is '''Toichi Kuroba''', Kaito's father, the first Kid, and that he knows Yusaku Kudo. Both are rivals, Yusaku is the one who named Toichi "Kid" from "1412". The "?" means "Will you be able to catch me next time ?", and the "!" means "Of course !". Yukiko seems to know Kuroba as well, since she attended make-up and disguise classes at his's some time ago (see Vol. 34-35).</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Mysterious Man|CH570-573 Mysterious Man.jpg|
* Mysterious Man?}}
{{EndBox}}

==== ''Major events'' ====
* Conan is narrating a story of when Shinichi and Ran were at primary school. Some other characters also appear.
* Shinichi and Ran enjoy a moment together while watching the sunset.
* We see a young Kaito along with Toichi, and learn that Kaito and Shinichi's fathers were actually the generation before them.

=== Secret Eri Kisaki ===
{{ref anime|474|The Love of Lawyer Eri Kisaki}}
==== File 574 - Secret Eri Kisaki ====
When the doorbell rings at Kisaki's law office in the morning, Eri is surprised by her daughter Ran and Conan with a bouquet of flowers. Ran congratulates her on the anniversary of her first date with Kogoro. Eri, however, isn't pleased and asks Ran not to buy any more flowers, as she's worried her cat Goro might nibble on them. Ran agrees and goes to put the flowers in a vase. Just as she's about to pick up a flower from the floor, Eri stops her and points to the vase on the shelf.

While Ran confronts her mother about her tense behavior, the phone suddenly rings, and Eri frantically answers it. She says goodbye to the two of them and explains that she has another appointment and has to leave the office. Shortly after Eri leaves, Goro climbs into the unused vase on the floor and knocks it over. In doing so, Conan and Ran discover a photo of Eri and Goro with a strange man. Conan realizes that the call must have come from the man, as the phone number in the photo matches. When Ran finds Eri's wedding ring in the vase, she suspects her mother is having an affair and sets out with Conan to find her.

The two find Eri in a café, where she is already talking to the stranger. Suddenly, a girl appears with her dog, which he greets with baby talk. While he greets another woman, they notice scars on his arms. Just as Ran is about to speak to her mother, she notices that she begins to tremble and cry. Ran fears the worst, but Conan is able to identify the man and assess the situation correctly.

==== File 575 - Secret Eri Kisaki 2 ====
<spoiler>Conan manages to uncover the man's identity. But before he can tell Ran the truth, she tries to attack him. At the last moment, Conan stops her and explains that '''Tobe is actually a vet'''. That's why he spoke to the dog in baby talk, and the scars on his arms are from examinations he performs at work.

Eri clarifies that it wasn't her, but her cat Goro who was trembling; Goro was simply having a nightmare. Since she had never experienced anything like this with her previous pets, she was worried about the cat and contacted Dr. Tobe. However, because she's been very busy lately, she couldn't bring the cat in during regular office hours and had to wait for his reply.</spoiler>

With the misunderstanding cleared up, Ran still asks her mother about the wedding ring she found in the vase. Eri explains that Goro probably hid it there, since it's his toy box. Now she understands why Ran had been thinking about having an affair. Ran and Conan return to the Mori Detective Agency because Ran is going to a club in the afternoon.

She's still wondering why her mother wore such revealing clothes when they first met. Conan reminds her of the anniversary of Eri and Kogoro's first date, when Eri wore very similar clothes. She also mentions this to Dr. Tobe. She had planned to leave work early today and take Kogoro to dinner, but she's sure he's already forgotten and will abandon her plan. That evening, however, it turns out that Kogoro also remembered the anniversary, dressed as he did on their first date, and is waiting for Eri at the karaoke bar. When she doesn't come, he gets drunk and falls asleep on the sofa. Meanwhile, Eri is in bed with Kogoro, and Ran, who is away on a karate trip, is annoyed by the inconvenient timing.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Tobe|474-475 Tobe manga.jpg|
* Eri's suspected lover?}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium28bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 55-56)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_58sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]] </li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 51-60]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 55]]

Volume 55

2026-08-24T11:19:05Z

Shinobi: /* File 565 - The Detectives' Famous Reasoning */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 55
| chapters = 565-575
| image = Volume 55.jpg
| releasedate = September 15, 2006
| isbn = 4-09-120628-X
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = July 14, 2015
| english-isbn = 978-1-4215-7783-8
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:The Continental Op|The Continental Op]]
| keyhole = [[Toichi Kuroba]]
| prev-volume = Volume 54
| next-volume = Volume 56
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 55 was released on September 15, 2006 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Saguru Hakuba}}
{{Char|Kaitou Kid|display=Kaitou Kid (background)}}
{{Char|Junya Tokitsu}}
{{Char|Natsuki Koshimizu}}
{{Char|Hideo Akagi}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Azusa Enomoto}}
{{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
{{Char|Eri Kisaki}}
{{Char|Yusaku Kudo}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo}}
{{Char|Toichi Kuroba}}
{{Char|Kaito Kuroba}}
{{Char|Midori Kuriyama}}
{{Char|Mrs. Kojima|display=Mrs. Kojima (background)}}
{{Char|The Seven Mysteries of Teitan Elementary School Case|EP472-473 Man|display=Security guard}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Detective Koshien Case ===
{{ref anime|479|Three Days with Heiji Hattori}}
==== File 565 - The Detectives' Famous Reasoning ====
Heiji discovers Junya Tokitsu's corpse and opens the door for the others. He explains that the victim was bludgeoned to death with a hard object. He suspects that a hammer on the floor is the murder weapon, apparently from the toolbox in the room. Since both the door and window were locked, it's a case of a locked-room murder.

Conan names Natsuki Koshimizu, Renzo Koya, and Hiro Tsuchio as suspects. Koshimizu initially denies this, as they were all in the dining room while Tokitsu was in his room. However, she remembers leaving the room for ten minutes to use the bathroom. Tsuchio also briefly left to get cigarettes, and Koya checked on Tokitsu after he had been in his room for an extended period.

Conan questions Tsuchio about his alibi. He claims he wanted to call 911 because he had a bad feeling. However, the radio that Tsuchio found outside the house three days earlier is destroyed. Besides Tsuchio, Koya had also arrived on the island a few days earlier to search for the young detectives. Saguru Hakuba led the suspects into the dining room and then returned alone to Conan and Heiji at the scene of the crime.

The three detectives reconstructed the suspects' disappearance. They also examined the floor plan of the house, and Heiji wondered where the electricity was coming from. Hakuba then led them to a generator in a shed, where they also found the remains of the destroyed emergency call device. When Hakuba noticed that the shed's lock had been broken, he went back to Tokitsu's room and examined the toolbox again. Meanwhile, Conan and Heiji had returned to the dining room.

A comment from Tsuchio had given Conan an idea. He ran back to Tokitsu's room and examined the window frame more closely. While Hakuba mentally identified Tsuchio as the perpetrator and accused Heiji of Koya in the dining hall, Conan believed he had found the murderer.

==== File 566 - The Zealous Detectives ====
<spoiler>The culprit is '''Natsuki Koshimizu'''.</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Hiroo Tsuchio|Hiroo Tsuchio manga.jpg|
* 41 years old
* Nichiuri TV producer}}
{{People|Renzo Koya|Renzo Koya manga.jpg|
* 58 years old
* Caretaker}}
{{People|[[Natsuki Koshimizu]]|Natsuki Koshimizu manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* Detective}}
{{People|[[Junya Tokitsu]]|Junya Tokitsu manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten)
* 18 years old
* Detective}}
{{People|Kana Mizuguchi|Kana Mizuguchi manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Maid}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Genta's Shoot Case ===
{{ref anime|476-477|Genta's Certain Kill Shot}}
==== File 567 - Genta's Shoot ====

==== File 568 - Genta and El ====

==== File 569 - The Mischievous Boy ====
<spoiler>The culprit is '''Kanji Kojima'''.</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Kanji Kojima|Kanji Kojima manga.jpg|
* 28 years old}}
{{People|Ludger Heinen|Ludger Heinen manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten - injured)
* 42 years old}}
{{People|Hiromasa Inagaki|Hiromasa Inagaki manga.jpg|
* 35 years old}}
{{People|Tatsuzo Genda|Tatsuzo Genda manga.jpg|
* 44 years old}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Shinichi's Childhood Adventure ===
{{ref anime|472-473|Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure}}
==== File 570 - Under the Moon ====

==== File 571 - Dawn ====

==== File 572 - Broad Daylight ====

==== File 573 - Setting Sun ====
<spoiler>It is revealed that the mysterious man is '''Toichi Kuroba''', Kaito's father, the first Kid, and that he knows Yusaku Kudo. Both are rivals, Yusaku is the one who named Toichi "Kid" from "1412". The "?" means "Will you be able to catch me next time ?", and the "!" means "Of course !". Yukiko seems to know Kuroba as well, since she attended make-up and disguise classes at his's some time ago (see Vol. 34-35).</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Mysterious Man|CH570-573 Mysterious Man.jpg|
* Mysterious Man?}}
{{EndBox}}

==== ''Major events'' ====
* Conan is narrating a story of when Shinichi and Ran were at primary school. Some other characters also appear.
* Shinichi and Ran enjoy a moment together while watching the sunset.
* We see a young Kaito along with Toichi, and learn that Kaito and Shinichi's fathers were actually the generation before them.

=== Secret Eri Kisaki ===
{{ref anime|474|The Love of Lawyer Eri Kisaki}}
==== File 574 - Secret Eri Kisaki ====
When the doorbell rings at Kisaki's law office in the morning, Eri is surprised by her daughter Ran and Conan with a bouquet of flowers. Ran congratulates her on the anniversary of her first date with Kogoro. Eri, however, isn't pleased and asks Ran not to buy any more flowers, as she's worried her cat Goro might nibble on them. Ran agrees and goes to put the flowers in a vase. Just as she's about to pick up a flower from the floor, Eri stops her and points to the vase on the shelf.

While Ran confronts her mother about her tense behavior, the phone suddenly rings, and Eri frantically answers it. She says goodbye to the two of them and explains that she has another appointment and has to leave the office. Shortly after Eri leaves, Goro climbs into the unused vase on the floor and knocks it over. In doing so, Conan and Ran discover a photo of Eri and Goro with a strange man. Conan realizes that the call must have come from the man, as the phone number in the photo matches. When Ran finds Eri's wedding ring in the vase, she suspects her mother is having an affair and sets out with Conan to find her.

The two find Eri in a café, where she is already talking to the stranger. Suddenly, a girl appears with her dog, which he greets with baby talk. While he greets another woman, they notice scars on his arms. Just as Ran is about to speak to her mother, she notices that she begins to tremble and cry. Ran fears the worst, but Conan is able to identify the man and assess the situation correctly.

==== File 575 - Secret Eri Kisaki 2 ====
<spoiler>Conan manages to uncover the man's identity. But before he can tell Ran the truth, she tries to attack him. At the last moment, Conan stops her and explains that '''Tobe is actually a vet'''. That's why he spoke to the dog in baby talk, and the scars on his arms are from examinations he performs at work.

Eri clarifies that it wasn't her, but her cat Goro who was trembling; Goro was simply having a nightmare. Since she had never experienced anything like this with her previous pets, she was worried about the cat and contacted Dr. Tobe. However, because she's been very busy lately, she couldn't bring the cat in during regular office hours and had to wait for his reply.</spoiler>

With the misunderstanding cleared up, Ran still asks her mother about the wedding ring she found in the vase. Eri explains that Goro probably hid it there, since it's his toy box. Now she understands why Ran had been thinking about having an affair. Ran and Conan return to the Mori Detective Agency because Ran is going to a club in the afternoon.

She's still wondering why her mother wore such revealing clothes when they first met. Conan reminds her of the anniversary of Eri and Kogoro's first date, when Eri wore very similar clothes. She also mentions this to Dr. Tobe. She had planned to leave work early today and take Kogoro to dinner, but she's sure he's already forgotten and will abandon her plan. That evening, however, it turns out that Kogoro also remembered the anniversary, dressed as he did on their first date, and is waiting for Eri at the karaoke bar. When she doesn't come, he gets drunk and falls asleep on the sofa. Meanwhile, Eri is in bed with Kogoro, and Ran, who is away on a karate trip, is annoyed by the inconvenient timing.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Tobe|474-475 Tobe manga.jpg|
* Eri's suspected lover?}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium28bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 55-56)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_58sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]] </li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 51-60]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 55]]

Volume 55

2026-08-24T11:14:11Z

Shinobi: /* File 575 - Secret Eri Kisaki 2 */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 55
| chapters = 565-575
| image = Volume 55.jpg
| releasedate = September 15, 2006
| isbn = 4-09-120628-X
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = July 14, 2015
| english-isbn = 978-1-4215-7783-8
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:The Continental Op|The Continental Op]]
| keyhole = [[Toichi Kuroba]]
| prev-volume = Volume 54
| next-volume = Volume 56
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 55 was released on September 15, 2006 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Saguru Hakuba}}
{{Char|Kaitou Kid|display=Kaitou Kid (background)}}
{{Char|Junya Tokitsu}}
{{Char|Natsuki Koshimizu}}
{{Char|Hideo Akagi}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Azusa Enomoto}}
{{Char|Sumiko Kobayashi}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
{{Char|Eri Kisaki}}
{{Char|Yusaku Kudo}}
{{Char|Yukiko Kudo}}
{{Char|Toichi Kuroba}}
{{Char|Kaito Kuroba}}
{{Char|Midori Kuriyama}}
{{Char|Mrs. Kojima|display=Mrs. Kojima (background)}}
{{Char|The Seven Mysteries of Teitan Elementary School Case|EP472-473 Man|display=Security guard}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Detective Koshien Case ===
{{ref anime|479|Three Days with Heiji Hattori}}
==== File 565 - The Detectives' Famous Reasoning ====

==== File 566 - The Zealous Detectives ====
<spoiler>The culprit is '''Natsuki Koshimizu'''.</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Hiroo Tsuchio|Hiroo Tsuchio manga.jpg|
* 41 years old
* Nichiuri TV producer}}
{{People|Renzo Koya|Renzo Koya manga.jpg|
* 58 years old
* Caretaker}}
{{People|[[Natsuki Koshimizu]]|Natsuki Koshimizu manga.jpg|
* 18 years old
* Detective}}
{{People|[[Junya Tokitsu]]|Junya Tokitsu manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten)
* 18 years old
* Detective}}
{{People|Kana Mizuguchi|Kana Mizuguchi manga.jpg|
* Deceased (hanged)
* Maid}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Genta's Shoot Case ===
{{ref anime|476-477|Genta's Certain Kill Shot}}
==== File 567 - Genta's Shoot ====

==== File 568 - Genta and El ====

==== File 569 - The Mischievous Boy ====
<spoiler>The culprit is '''Kanji Kojima'''.</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Kanji Kojima|Kanji Kojima manga.jpg|
* 28 years old}}
{{People|Ludger Heinen|Ludger Heinen manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten - injured)
* 42 years old}}
{{People|Hiromasa Inagaki|Hiromasa Inagaki manga.jpg|
* 35 years old}}
{{People|Tatsuzo Genda|Tatsuzo Genda manga.jpg|
* 44 years old}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Shinichi's Childhood Adventure ===
{{ref anime|472-473|Shinichi Kudo's Childhood Adventure}}
==== File 570 - Under the Moon ====

==== File 571 - Dawn ====

==== File 572 - Broad Daylight ====

==== File 573 - Setting Sun ====
<spoiler>It is revealed that the mysterious man is '''Toichi Kuroba''', Kaito's father, the first Kid, and that he knows Yusaku Kudo. Both are rivals, Yusaku is the one who named Toichi "Kid" from "1412". The "?" means "Will you be able to catch me next time ?", and the "!" means "Of course !". Yukiko seems to know Kuroba as well, since she attended make-up and disguise classes at his's some time ago (see Vol. 34-35).</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Mysterious Man|CH570-573 Mysterious Man.jpg|
* Mysterious Man?}}
{{EndBox}}

==== ''Major events'' ====
* Conan is narrating a story of when Shinichi and Ran were at primary school. Some other characters also appear.
* Shinichi and Ran enjoy a moment together while watching the sunset.
* We see a young Kaito along with Toichi, and learn that Kaito and Shinichi's fathers were actually the generation before them.

=== Secret Eri Kisaki ===
{{ref anime|474|The Love of Lawyer Eri Kisaki}}
==== File 574 - Secret Eri Kisaki ====
When the doorbell rings at Kisaki's law office in the morning, Eri is surprised by her daughter Ran and Conan with a bouquet of flowers. Ran congratulates her on the anniversary of her first date with Kogoro. Eri, however, isn't pleased and asks Ran not to buy any more flowers, as she's worried her cat Goro might nibble on them. Ran agrees and goes to put the flowers in a vase. Just as she's about to pick up a flower from the floor, Eri stops her and points to the vase on the shelf.

While Ran confronts her mother about her tense behavior, the phone suddenly rings, and Eri frantically answers it. She says goodbye to the two of them and explains that she has another appointment and has to leave the office. Shortly after Eri leaves, Goro climbs into the unused vase on the floor and knocks it over. In doing so, Conan and Ran discover a photo of Eri and Goro with a strange man. Conan realizes that the call must have come from the man, as the phone number in the photo matches. When Ran finds Eri's wedding ring in the vase, she suspects her mother is having an affair and sets out with Conan to find her.

The two find Eri in a café, where she is already talking to the stranger. Suddenly, a girl appears with her dog, which he greets with baby talk. While he greets another woman, they notice scars on his arms. Just as Ran is about to speak to her mother, she notices that she begins to tremble and cry. Ran fears the worst, but Conan is able to identify the man and assess the situation correctly.

==== File 575 - Secret Eri Kisaki 2 ====
<spoiler>Conan manages to uncover the man's identity. But before he can tell Ran the truth, she tries to attack him. At the last moment, Conan stops her and explains that '''Tobe is actually a vet'''. That's why he spoke to the dog in baby talk, and the scars on his arms are from examinations he performs at work.

Eri clarifies that it wasn't her, but her cat Goro who was trembling; Goro was simply having a nightmare. Since she had never experienced anything like this with her previous pets, she was worried about the cat and contacted Dr. Tobe. However, because she's been very busy lately, she couldn't bring the cat in during regular office hours and had to wait for his reply.</spoiler>

With the misunderstanding cleared up, Ran still asks her mother about the wedding ring she found in the vase. Eri explains that Goro probably hid it there, since it's his toy box. Now she understands why Ran had been thinking about having an affair. Ran and Conan return to the Mori Detective Agency because Ran is going to a club in the afternoon.

She's still wondering why her mother wore such revealing clothes when they first met. Conan reminds her of the anniversary of Eri and Kogoro's first date, when Eri wore very similar clothes. She also mentions this to Dr. Tobe. She had planned to leave work early today and take Kogoro to dinner, but she's sure he's already forgotten and will abandon her plan. That evening, however, it turns out that Kogoro also remembered the anniversary, dressed as he did on their first date, and is waiting for Eri at the karaoke bar. When she doesn't come, he gets drunk and falls asleep on the sofa. Meanwhile, Eri is in bed with Kogoro, and Ran, who is away on a karate trip, is annoyed by the inconvenient timing.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Tobe|474-475 Tobe manga.jpg|
* Eri's suspected lover?}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium28bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 55-56)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_58sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]] </li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume55r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 51-60]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 55]]

Volume 55

2026-08-24T11:09:36Z

Shinobi: /* File 574 - Secret Eri Kisaki */

Takanori Sewa

2026-08-12T17:34:55Z

Shinobi: /* Mrs. Sewa */

{{InfoBox Char
| name = Takanori Sewa
| japanese-name = 瀬羽尊徳 (Sewa Takanori)
| english-name = Landlord
| image = Takanori Sewa Profile.png
| age = ~60s
| gender = Male
| date-of-birth = unknown
| relatives = Mrs. Sewa (wife, deceased ?) Sewa jr. (son)
| occupation = In custody
| aliases = Landlord (in the manga)
| nicknames =
| first-appearance = Manga: [[Volume 1#Prologue - Roller Coaster Murder Case|File 1]] Anime: [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|Episode 1]]
| appearances = {{:Takanori Sewa Appearances}}
| cases-solved = 0
| keyhole = N/A
| japanese-voice = [[Takeshi Watabe]]<ref>Episode 1</ref> [[Wikipedia: Yōsuke Akimoto|Yousuke Akimoto]]<ref>Special 6</ref>
|english-voice = [[Kyle Hebert]] (FUNimation) [[Steve Kramer]] (Bang Zoom!) [[Ari Ross]] (Studio Nano)
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''Takanori Sewa'''|瀬羽尊徳|Sewa Takanori}} is a character in the manga and anime franchise ''[[Detective Conan]]''. Although he is only called the landlord in the anime and manga (家主 ''Yanushi'') and in the '''Funimation Dub''', the [[Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small|sixth special]] gives him his current name.

== Background ==
Takanori Sewa is one of the richest men in Beika before he was arrested. He possessed a large mansion which could easily house his family: his wife, Mrs. Sewa, his son, and many other employees including maids and house-workers. He was the CEO of the Sewa Financial Group but his son inherited of the company after his arrest. His mansion is big enough to hold parties, receptions and has a large parking. It also has a meeting room where Takanori met Sonoko and Ran. He likes to buy extravagant furniture and clothes.

== Appearance ==
Being in the 60s, Sewa is practically bald except for a crown of long grey hair around his head. He isn't really tall and is pretty large. He also has an extremely large mustache which color corresponds to his hair's color. He always wear suits accompanied with a bowtie. He has a pretty athletic body since he was able to stop his wheelchair from going backwards and climb high structures like the balcony of Yamazaki's room. He pretended he was handicapped by a broken leg but it was revealed to be fake.

== Personality ==
Takanori is pretty rich and really likes living his extravagant life and earn money. His motive for murder was probably because of financial problems with Yamazaki. He isn't subtle in disguising his stuff since he freaked out when Sonoko told him Shinichi was a detective. He remains serious and has a fake familiar looking style. He is wise enough to fabricate alibis and a murder trick although it was obvious. In the special, he seems to be more pleasant and nice towards people but it might be just tricks to make people believe he is good.

== Appellations ==
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<tab title="Police">
{{appellations/head|Sewa}}
{{appellations|Juzo Megure|-|Megure-keibu}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Suzuki Family">
{{appellations/head|Sewa}}
{{appellations|Sonoko Suzuki|-|The daughter (ano musume)}}
{{appellations|Shiro Suzuki|Sewa-san|-}}
{{appellations|Tomoko Suzuki|Sewa-san|-}}
|}
</tab>
<tab title="Protagonists">
{{appellations/head|Sewa}}
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|-|Young Lady (ojo-sama)}}
{{appellations|Shinichi Kudo|Sewa Takanori-san|That high school detective}}
|}
</tab>
</tabs>

== Plot overview ==
=== Crime at the Private Mansion (Manga: [[Volume 1#Prologue - Roller Coaster Murder Case|File 1]], Anime: [[Roller Coaster Murder Case|1]], Special: [[Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small|6]]) ===
[[File:Ep1 000040.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Shinichi's deduction.]]
In this case, Sonoko and her friends went home and had visit from Sewa and his wife. A few days later, Shinichi met the landlord again, but this time in a murder case that occured in a party he organized at his mansion. Shinichi investigates the case and Sewa is literally freaking out that Shinichi will find the truth. His crime is unmasked as Shinichi elaborates the different proofs and as Sewa tries to escape, Shinichi takes him down by throwing a globe at him. He is later arrested.

== Relationships analysis ==
=== Family and friends ===
==== Suzuki family ====
Sewa is in good terms with the [[Suzuki family]] and is pretty close to them since both head of families are rich, although Sonoko brags that they are richer than him. Sonoko sometimes visit Sewa or other members of the family.

==== Mrs. Sewa ====
In the anime Sewa is in relatively good terms with his wife since they are always seen together, while in the manga, she's his murder victim and we don't know the motive.

==== Sewa jr. ====
He and his son are also in good terms and Sewa grants him much liberty. He will inherit the company when his father will be convicted.

==== Maid ====
One of the maids is seen in the special. She seems to be loyal towards him since she defended him.

=== Others ===
==== [[Juzo Megure]] ====
He is the one who questionned him and put him on custody.

==== Tetsu Yamazaki ====
Tetsu Yamazaki, age 38, is another CEO of a company and is not as rich as Sewa. They weren't in good terms and he was invited to the party in purpose to be killed, in the manga and in the special. He was killed because he had financial problems towards Sewa.

== Different looks ==
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Ep1 000068.jpg|thumb|left|x200px|Episode 1]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Takanori Sewa After.png|thumb|left|x200px|Special 6]]
|}

== Trivia ==
* In episode 1, we can clearly see Sewa as the criminal since the mysterious man who killed Yamazaki was chubby and his gray hair could be seen.
* Sewa can fire a gun easily but it is not shown how he knows.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== See also ==
* [[List of notable case characters]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sewa Takanori}}

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Male characters]]
[[Category:Murderers]]
[[Category:Culprits]]

[[de:Takanori Sewa]]

Volume 17

2026-08-05T07:54:40Z

Shinobi: /* File 162 - Killed by a Sound!? */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 17
| image = Volume 17.jpg
| releasedate = November 18, 1997
| chapters = 161-170
| isbn = 4-09-125047-5
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = May 15, 2007
| english-isbn = 1-4215-0882-6
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:Nero Wolfe|Nero Wolfe]]
| keyhole = [[Yoko Okino]]
| prev-volume = Volume 16
| next-volume = Volume 18
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 17 was released on November 18, 1997 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Eri Kisaki}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Button Speaker}}
{{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}
}}
== Chapters ==
=== Famous Potter Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|98-99|The Famous Potter Murder Case}}

==== File 161 - The Unmoving Evidence ====
Inspector Megure examines the crime scene and notices the cut on the victim's foot and the numerous shards of glass on the floor. Kikuemon believes his daughter-in-law committed suicide because her artwork was broken. Conan remarks to Kogoro and Megure that Masuko's feet are clean, even though she was barefoot, suggesting she was carried there. However, the potter and his students were in the living room at the time of the incident. The police find Masuko's cell phone, which she always used as an alarm clock, under her pillow in her room.

In the living room, Conan reflects on the suitcase and marble slab he found the previous day. As he drops them, he notices lipstick marks on a seat, runs back to the garden shed, and discovers irregular blood spatter on the floor and more on the shelf. He climbs up and finds a glass with holes in it. Conan now knows who the murderer is.

==== File 162 - Killed by a Sound!? ====
Conan knocks Kogoro unconscious with his watch and shows Inspector Megure the irregular blood spatter, which must have resulted from a fall. Masuko was lying on the shelf with a noose around her neck and fell when she awoke, injuring her foot on a nail.

<spoiler>
Conan accuses '''Ryuichi Seto''' of the murder.

The evidence: a lipstick stain on his T-shirt, caused when he carried Masuko up the ladder.

His cell phone is found in a jug.

Seto then confesses to the murder.

Masuko had sold her artwork to Kikuemon.

When he found out, she threatened to throw him out.
</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|[[Kikuemon]]|Kikuemon manga.jpg|
* 78 years old
* (Birth name: Mankichi Tsuchiya)
* Ceramic artist}}
{{People|Masuko Tsuchiya|Masuko Tsuchiya manga.jpg|fsize=0.96em|
* Victim (hanged)
* 42 years old
* Wife of Kikuemon's late son}}
{{People|Yoshihiko Arita|Yoshihiko Arita manga.jpg|
* 36 years old
* Kikuemon's apprentice}}
{{People|Ryuichi Seto|Ryuichi Seto manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Kikuemon's apprentice}}
{{People|Kaoru Ooya|Kaoru Ooya manga.jpg|
* 36 years old
* Kikuemon's apprentice}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Scuba Diving Case ===
{{ref anime|114-115|Scuba Diving Murder Case}}

==== File 163 - Three Puzzled Tricks ====

==== File 164 - The Lost Weapon ====

==== File 165 - How Could I Forget It ====

<spoiler>

The culprit is '''Harumi Matsuzaki'''.

</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Kiwako Toda|Kiwako Toda manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison - injured)
* University student}}
{{People|Harumi Matsuzaki|Harumi Matsuzaki manga.jpg|
* University student}}
{{People|Kunio Kawazu|Kunio Kawazu manga.jpg|
* University student}}
{{People|Masahiko Matsuzaki|Masahiko Matsuzaki manga.jpg|
* University student}}
{{People|Hiroshi Ito|Hiroshi Ito manga.jpg|
* University student}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Hospitalized Robber Case ===
{{ref anime|91|The Bank Robber's Hospitalization Case}}

==== File 166 - What Should We Do!? ====

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Daizaburo Sekiguchi|Mr._Sekiguchi manga.jpg|
* Patient at Beika Hospital
* Yoshio's father
* Yumiko's grandfather}}
{{People|Yoshio Sekiguchi|Yoshio Sekiguchi manga.jpg|
* Bank employee}}
{{People|Yumiko Sekiguchi|Yumiko Sekiguchi manga.jpg|
* Yoshio's daughter}}
{{People|Goemon Akabane|Akebane manga.jpg|
* Bank robber}}
{{People|Yamamoto|Yamamoto manga.jpg|
* Bank robber}}
{{People|Eiko|Eiko manga.jpg|
* Bank robber}}
{{People|Fake cop|166 Fake_Cop manga.jpg|
* Bank robber}}
{{People|Takagaki|Takagaki manga.jpg|
* Bank robber}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Mysterious Clocks Case ===
{{ref anime|104-105|The Mysterious Mansion of a Band of Thieves Case}}

==== File 167 - The Cuckoo Clock... ====

==== File 168 - The Demon Appears!? ====

==== File 169 - L·N·R ====
<spoiler>
[[File:Misao Nakamura manga.jpg|thumb|175px|right|The real Misao Nakamura was hidden inside the closet which the goblin gang kidnapped her and poses as Misao Nakamura. She is Monjiro Izubuchi's granddaughter.]]
Those two mysterious men are actually the former members of the goblin gang.
</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Man|Goblin Member 1 manga.jpg|
* Misao Nakamura's brother}}
{{People|Misao Nakamura|Goblin Member 2 manga.jpg|
* Mouri Detective Agency client}}
{{People|Monjiro Izubuchi|Monjiro Izubuchi manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Craftsman}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Actor's Apartment Case ===
{{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}

==== File 170 - The Actors Gathered ====
[[File:His crocodile tears.jpg|thumb|right|175px|Conan shocked for Hijikata crocodile tears to Isami has been dead.]]
When a famous samurai movie star, Kozaburo Hijikata, hires Kogoro for some consultations, the group is led to believe that he wants to learn about detective work for an upcoming TV series where he is to star as a detective.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|
* 51 years old
* Actor}}
{{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Actor}}
{{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|
* Victim (strangled)
* 38 years old
* Actress
* Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}
{{EndBox}}

== Trivia ==
* The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':
:* File 161 - Immovable Proof
:* File 162 - Killing With Sound?
:* File 163 - Three Schemes
:* File 164 - The Weapon That Got Away
:* File 165 - Not Forgotten
:* File 166 - What to Do?
:* File 167 - The Clock
:* File 168 - A Demon?
:* File 169 - L.N.R.
:* File 170 - The Actors

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium9bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 17-18)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_7sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_8sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 17-18)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 17e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 11-20]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 17]]

Volume 17

2026-08-05T07:51:58Z

Shinobi: /* File 161 - The Unmoving Evidence */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 17
| image = Volume 17.jpg
| releasedate = November 18, 1997
| chapters = 161-170
| isbn = 4-09-125047-5
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = May 15, 2007
| english-isbn = 1-4215-0882-6
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:Nero Wolfe|Nero Wolfe]]
| keyhole = [[Yoko Okino]]
| prev-volume = Volume 16
| next-volume = Volume 18
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 17 was released on November 18, 1997 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Eri Kisaki}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Button Speaker}}
{{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}
}}
== Chapters ==
=== Famous Potter Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|98-99|The Famous Potter Murder Case}}

==== File 161 - The Unmoving Evidence ====
Inspector Megure examines the crime scene and notices the cut on the victim's foot and the numerous shards of glass on the floor. Kikuemon believes his daughter-in-law committed suicide because her artwork was broken. Conan remarks to Kogoro and Megure that Masuko's feet are clean, even though she was barefoot, suggesting she was carried there. However, the potter and his students were in the living room at the time of the incident. The police find Masuko's cell phone, which she always used as an alarm clock, under her pillow in her room.

In the living room, Conan reflects on the suitcase and marble slab he found the previous day. As he drops them, he notices lipstick marks on a seat, runs back to the garden shed, and discovers irregular blood spatter on the floor and more on the shelf. He climbs up and finds a glass with holes in it. Conan now knows who the murderer is.

==== File 162 - Killed by a Sound!? ====

<spoiler>

The culprit is '''Ryuichi Seto'''.

</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|[[Kikuemon]]|Kikuemon manga.jpg|
* 78 years old
* (Birth name: Mankichi Tsuchiya)
* Ceramic artist}}
{{People|Masuko Tsuchiya|Masuko Tsuchiya manga.jpg|fsize=0.96em|
* Victim (hanged)
* 42 years old
* Wife of Kikuemon's late son}}
{{People|Yoshihiko Arita|Yoshihiko Arita manga.jpg|
* 36 years old
* Kikuemon's apprentice}}
{{People|Ryuichi Seto|Ryuichi Seto manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Kikuemon's apprentice}}
{{People|Kaoru Ooya|Kaoru Ooya manga.jpg|
* 36 years old
* Kikuemon's apprentice}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Scuba Diving Case ===
{{ref anime|114-115|Scuba Diving Murder Case}}

==== File 163 - Three Puzzled Tricks ====

==== File 164 - The Lost Weapon ====

==== File 165 - How Could I Forget It ====

<spoiler>

The culprit is '''Harumi Matsuzaki'''.

</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Kiwako Toda|Kiwako Toda manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison - injured)
* University student}}
{{People|Harumi Matsuzaki|Harumi Matsuzaki manga.jpg|
* University student}}
{{People|Kunio Kawazu|Kunio Kawazu manga.jpg|
* University student}}
{{People|Masahiko Matsuzaki|Masahiko Matsuzaki manga.jpg|
* University student}}
{{People|Hiroshi Ito|Hiroshi Ito manga.jpg|
* University student}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Hospitalized Robber Case ===
{{ref anime|91|The Bank Robber's Hospitalization Case}}

==== File 166 - What Should We Do!? ====

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Daizaburo Sekiguchi|Mr._Sekiguchi manga.jpg|
* Patient at Beika Hospital
* Yoshio's father
* Yumiko's grandfather}}
{{People|Yoshio Sekiguchi|Yoshio Sekiguchi manga.jpg|
* Bank employee}}
{{People|Yumiko Sekiguchi|Yumiko Sekiguchi manga.jpg|
* Yoshio's daughter}}
{{People|Goemon Akabane|Akebane manga.jpg|
* Bank robber}}
{{People|Yamamoto|Yamamoto manga.jpg|
* Bank robber}}
{{People|Eiko|Eiko manga.jpg|
* Bank robber}}
{{People|Fake cop|166 Fake_Cop manga.jpg|
* Bank robber}}
{{People|Takagaki|Takagaki manga.jpg|
* Bank robber}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Mysterious Clocks Case ===
{{ref anime|104-105|The Mysterious Mansion of a Band of Thieves Case}}

==== File 167 - The Cuckoo Clock... ====

==== File 168 - The Demon Appears!? ====

==== File 169 - L·N·R ====
<spoiler>
[[File:Misao Nakamura manga.jpg|thumb|175px|right|The real Misao Nakamura was hidden inside the closet which the goblin gang kidnapped her and poses as Misao Nakamura. She is Monjiro Izubuchi's granddaughter.]]
Those two mysterious men are actually the former members of the goblin gang.
</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Man|Goblin Member 1 manga.jpg|
* Misao Nakamura's brother}}
{{People|Misao Nakamura|Goblin Member 2 manga.jpg|
* Mouri Detective Agency client}}
{{People|Monjiro Izubuchi|Monjiro Izubuchi manga.jpg|
* Deceased
* Craftsman}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Actor's Apartment Case ===
{{ref anime|102-103|The Historical Actor Murder Case}}

==== File 170 - The Actors Gathered ====
[[File:His crocodile tears.jpg|thumb|right|175px|Conan shocked for Hijikata crocodile tears to Isami has been dead.]]
When a famous samurai movie star, Kozaburo Hijikata, hires Kogoro for some consultations, the group is led to believe that he wants to learn about detective work for an upcoming TV series where he is to star as a detective.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Kozaburo Hijikata|Kozaburo Hijikata manga.jpg|
* 51 years old
* Actor}}
{{People|Hajime Okita|Hajime Okita manga.jpg|
* 29 years old
* Actor}}
{{People|Isami Nagakura|Isami Nagakura manga.jpg|squeezed=1|
* Victim (strangled)
* 38 years old
* Actress
* Kozaburo Hijikata's wife}}
{{EndBox}}

== Trivia ==
* The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':
:* File 161 - Immovable Proof
:* File 162 - Killing With Sound?
:* File 163 - Three Schemes
:* File 164 - The Weapon That Got Away
:* File 165 - Not Forgotten
:* File 166 - What to Do?
:* File 167 - The Clock
:* File 168 - A Demon?
:* File 169 - L.N.R.
:* File 170 - The Actors

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17ca.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Catalan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_7sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_8sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 9sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 17-18)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 17e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume17r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 11-20]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 17]]

Volume 16

2026-08-05T07:50:17Z

Shinobi: /* File 160 - The Machination of the Potter */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 16
| image = Volume 16.jpg
| releasedate = August 9, 1997
| chapters = 151-160
| isbn = 4-09-125046-7
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = March 20, 2007
| english-isbn = 1-4215-0881-8
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:ja:浅見光彦|Mitsuhiko Asami]]
| keyhole = [[Kaito Kuroba]] as [[Kaitou Kid]]
| prev-volume = Volume 15
| next-volume = Volume 17
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 16 was released on August 9, 1997 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Ayako Suzuki}}
{{Char|Yuzo Tomizawa}}
{{Char|Kazumi Sanada}}
{{Char|Joji Hatamoto}}
{{Char|Takuya Mifune}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
{{Char|Yoko Okino|display=Yoko Okino (background)}}
{{Char|Touya|display=Touya (background)}}
{{Char|List of notable case characters#Seiji Asoh|Asai Narumi|display=Seiji Asoh (background)}}
{{Char|Yamada|EP116-117 Editor|display=Yamada (voice)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}
}}
== Chapters ==
=== Bond of Fire Case ===
{{ref anime|77-78|Distinguished Family's Consecutive Accidental Death Case}}
==== File 151 - White Murder ====

==== File 152 - Truth of the Telephone ====

==== File 153 - Bonds of Flame ====
<spoiler>The culprit is '''Miyuki Hyuga''', while Hideomi '''truly committed suicide'''. The motive is that Hideomi and Mitsuaki started the fire that killed Miyuki's parents. Miyuki learned the truth after finding Hideomi dead. There had been more to his suicide note which reveal his and Mitsuaki's role in the fire. Miyuki then decided to avenge her parents by killing Mitsuaki and framed Hideomi.</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Kuranosuke Take|Kuranosuke Take manga.jpg|
* 72 years old
* Butler to the Nagato family}}
{{People|Dosan Nagato|Dosan Nagato manga.jpg|
* 60 years old
* Chairman of Nagato Financial group}}
{{People|Miyuki Hyuga|Miyuki Hyoga manga.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Personal secretary to the Chairman}}
{{People|Nobuko Nagato|Nobuko Nagato manga.jpg|
* 39 years old
* Dosan's eldest daughter}}
{{People|Yasue Nagato|Yasue Nagato manga.jpg|
* 32 years old
* Dosan's second daughter}}
{{People|Hideomi Nagato|Hideomi Nagato manga.jpg|
* Victim (poison)
* 36 years old
* Dosan's eldest son
* Novelist}}
{{People|Mitsuaki Nagato|Mitsuaki Nagato manga.jpg|fsize=0.87em|squeezed=1|
* Victim (impaled)
* 36 years old
* Yasue's husband; took Nagato name
* President of Nagato Construction}}
{{EndBox}}

==== ''Major events'' ====
The reason Conan couldn't let Miyuki Hyoga commit suicide is because of what happened during the Moonlight Sonata Murder Case.

=== School Mystery Case ===
{{ref anime|112|The Seven Mysteries of Teitan Elementary School Case}}
==== Characters introduced ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Sumiko Kobayashi]]|image = Sumiko Kobayashi.jpg|description =
* 26 years old
* Conan's new teacher}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Ryujiro Uematsu]]|image = Ryujiro Uematsu.jpg|link = Ryujiro Uematsu|description =
* 59 years old
* Principal of Teitan Elementary School}}
{{NewChar|name = Man|image = EP472-473 Man.jpg|description =
* Teitan Elementary School security guard}}
{{EndBox}}

==== File 154 - The School's Mystery ====

==== File 155 - Someone's There!? ====

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Masayuki Ohata|Masayuki Ohata manga.jpg|
* 31 years old
* Teacher of Teitan Elementary Grade 1 Room A}}
{{People|Vice principal|154-155 Vice Principal manga.jpg|
* Missing man
* Vice principal of Teitan Elementary School}}
{{People|Man|Security Guard.jpg|
* Teitan Elementary School security guard}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Kaitou Kid and the Black Star ===
{{ref anime|76|Conan vs. Kaitou Kid}}
==== Characters introduced ====
{{NewChar|name = [[Kaito Kuroba]]|image = Kaito Kuroba.jpg|link = Kaito Kuroba|description =
* 17 years old
* High school student
* Secret identity of [[Kaitou Kid]]}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Shintaro Chaki]]|image = Shintaro Chaki.jpg|link = Shintaro Chaki|description =
* Superintendent of Tokyo Police (2nd Division)}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Ginzo Nakamori]]|image = Ginzo Nakamori.jpg|link = Ginzo Nakamori|description =
* Tokyo Police Inspector (2nd Division)
* Aoko's father}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Kaitou Kid]]|image = Kaitou Kid.jpg|link = Kaitou Kid|description =
* World-famous thief}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Aoko Nakamori]]|image = Aoko Nakamori.jpg|link = Aoko Nakamori|description =
* 17 years old
* High school student
* Kaito's best friend}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Shiro Suzuki]]|image = Shiro Suzuki.jpg|link = Shiro Suzuki|description =
* 51 years old
* Chairman of Suzuki Financial Group
* Sonoko's father}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Tomoko Suzuki]]|image = Tomoko Suzuki.jpg|link = Tomoko Suzuki|description =
* 43 years old
* Sonoko's mother}}
{{clearleft}}

==== Heist Info ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{KidHeist|name = Black Star|image = Black Star manga.jpg|description =
* Largest black pearl}}
{{EndBox}}

==== File 156 - Chance Meeting ====
''Revival File 01 - Published April 8, 2015''

==== File 157 - Annihilation ====
''Revival File 02 - Published April 15, 2015''

==== File 158 - Presence ====
''Revival File 03 - Published April 22, 2015''

==== File 159 - Finale ====
''Revival File 04 - Published April 29, 2015''

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{EndBox}}

==== ''Major events'' ====
First time Conan and Kid face off.

=== Famous Potter Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|98-99|The Famous Potter Murder Case}}
==== File 160 - The Machination of the Potter ====
The potter Kikuemon invites Kogoro, Ran, and Conan to his home, as he greatly admires Kogoro. He lets Kogoro choose one of his pieces as a gift. Afterward, he shows his guests the large kiln in the garden. Suddenly, they hear Kikuemon's daughter-in-law, Masuko Tsuchiya, screaming loudly in the garden shed. Kikuemon's latest artwork has slipped off a ladder and shattered on the ground. Next to the ladder, Conan finds a marble.

At dinner, Masuko gets drunk and is put to bed by Yoshihiko Arita. The next morning, she is no longer in her bed and doesn't answer her cell phone. Suddenly, those present hear something break in the garden shed and find Masuko hanged inside.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|[[Kikuemon]]|Kikuemon manga.jpg|
* 78 years old
* (Birth name: Mankichi Tsuchiya)
* Ceramic artist}}
{{People|Masuko Tsuchiya|Masuko Tsuchiya manga.jpg|fsize=0.96em|
* Victim (hanged)
* 42 years old
* Wife of Kikuemon's late son}}
{{People|Yoshihiko Arita|Yoshihiko Arita manga.jpg|
* 36 years old
* Kikuemon's apprentice}}
{{People|Ryuichi Seto|Ryuichi Seto manga.jpg|
* 35 years old
* Kikuemon's apprentice}}
{{People|Kaoru Ooya|Kaoru Ooya manga.jpg|
* 36 years old
* Kikuemon's apprentice}}
{{EndBox}}

== Trivia ==
* The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':
:* File 151 - Murderer in White
:* File 152 - The Phone Call
:* File 153 - Bonds of Fire
:* File 154 - Mystery at School
:* File 155 - Someone's There?!
:* File 156 - Chance Meeting
:* File 157 - Disappearance
:* File 158 - Party Crasher
:* File 159 - Final Act
:* File 160 - The Potter's Plot

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== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 11-20]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}
{{Kaitou Kid}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 16]]

Magic Lover's Murder Case

2026-07-15T15:07:30Z

Shinobi: He was known till the beginning

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 132-134
| int-episode = 142-144
| image = TV Episode 132-134.jpg
| title = Magic Lover's Murder Case 132 The Case 133 The Suspicion 134 The Resolution
| english-title =
| japanese-title = 奇術愛好家殺人事件 (Kijutsu Aikōka Satsujin Jiken) 132 事件篇 (Jiken-hen) 133 疑惑篇 (Giwaku-hen) 134 解決篇 (Kaiketsu-hen)
| rating = 21.9% (The Case) 21.2% (The Suspicion) 23.0% (The Resolution)
| Manga case number = #56
| season = [[Season 4|4]]
| manga = [[Volume 20#Magic Lovers Case|Volume 20: Files 2-6 (192-196)]]
| airdate = January 25, 1999 (The Case) February 1, 1999 (The Suspicion) February 8, 1999 (The Resolution)
| english-airdate =
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Sonoko Suzuki]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Juzo Megure]] [[Wataru Takagi]] [[Kaitou Kid]] [[Shinichi Kudo]] [[Kazumi Sanada]]
| suspects = Kikue Tanaka, Naoko Kuroda, Yoshinori Ara, and Katsuki Doito
| solved-by = [[Sonoko Suzuki]] (via [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| next-conan-hint = Screen name (The Case) Boat sail (The Suspicion) Bow gun (The Resolution)
| voice-cast = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]], Next Conan's Hint (Part 1/Part 2) [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]], Next Conan's Hint [[Akira Kamiya]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Chafurin]] as [[Juzo Megure]] [[Naoko Matsui]] as [[Sonoko Suzuki]], Next Conan's Hint (Part 3) [[Natsuo Tokuhiro]] as Yoshinori Ara [[Kanji Watanabe]] as Katsuki Doito [[Hiroko Fukuda]] as Kikue Tanaka [[Renshi Fukuyama]] as Toshiya Hamano [[Maki Tamura]] as Naoko Kuroda [[Kenji Hamada]] as Tsutomu Nishiyama [[Tousei Tanaka]] as Kiyohiro Sugama [[Isshin Chiba]] as Voice on radio (Episode 132) [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] as [[Kaitou Kid]]
| director = [[Yasuichiro Yamamoto]] [[Kenji Kodama]] (chief)
| organizer = [[Michiyo Sakurai]]
| storyboard = [[Michiyo Sakurai]]
| producer = 132: [[Johei Matsuura]] 133: [[Yoshio Suzuki]] 134: [[Nana Harada]]
| animation-director = 132: [[Masayuki Hiraoka]] 133: [[Hiromi Muranaka|Hirobi Muranaka]] 134: [[Izumi Shimura]]
| character-design = [[Masatomo Sudo]] [[Yasuhiro Moriki]] (design works)
| opening-song = TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~
| closing-song = Still for your love
| prev-episode = The Indiscriminate Stadium Threatening Case
| next-episode = The Disappearing Weapon Search Case
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''|奇術愛好家殺人事件|Kijutsu Aikōka Satsujin Jiken}} is the 132nd, 133rd, and 134th episodes of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]].

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Kaitou Kid}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
{{Char|Kazumi Sanada|display=Kazumi Sanada (background)}}
{{Char|Toichi Kuroba|display=Toichi Kuroba (background)}}
{{Char|The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases#People|Motoyasu Tsukumo|display=Motoyasu Tsukumo (background)}}
{{Char|The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases#People|Yoshiro Kinoshita|display=Yoshiro Kinoshita (background)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
{{Gadget|Button Speaker}}
{{Gadget|Hang Glider Cape}}
}}

== Case ==
=== Situation ===
==== The Case ====
Sonoko invites Ran, to attend a meeting full of avid magic fans she met online. After dropping her off at the snowy lodge, Conan and Kogoro return home. During the ride, they hear on the radio that one of the members, Tsutomu Nishiyama, is found dead in his home and that his dying message was the name Dark Master, one of the members of the club.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Murder
| image = EP132-134a Case.jpg
| location = Nishiyama household
| victim = Tsutomu Nishiyama
| age = 41 years old
| cause-death = Blunt force trauma
| suspects = Shadow Priest
| description =
}}

Conan rushes back to the lodge only to find out the only bridge across is on fire. Fearing for Ran's life, Conan rushes through the bridge before it collapses and arrives at the lodge, though he inhales so much smoke that he passes out once he steps on its gate so Ran and Sonoko have to take care of him. Toshiya Hamano is later found dead ten metres from the lodge.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Murder
| image = EP132-134b Case.jpg
| location = Snowfield near the lodge
| victim = Toshiya Hamano
| age = 27 years old
| cause-death = Strangulation
| suspects = Shadow Priest
| description =
}}

Conan wonders how the murder was done since no footprint was found in the snow.

==== The Suspicion ====
The members of the lodge decide to leave the Hamano's body untouched to preserve the crime scene and retreat back into the lodge. They discuss among themselves and believe that the club member with the Username Dark Master is the murderer.

Conan, Ran, Kikue Tanaka, and Katsuki Doito head upstairs to retrieve a sweater. While upstairs, an arrow breaks through the window and almost hits them. At the same time, another arrow breaks through the window on the bottom floor. The people of the lodge head outside to investigate and find a crossbow on the ground. The people begin to believe that the culprit is an outsider of the club. Conan investigates and notices that there was evidence that something was stapled to the outside of the house. Conan realizes how the murders are done.

==== The Resolution ====
Conan recreates the crossbow attack on the top floor and lures everyone outside.

=== People ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Kikue Tanaka|Kikue Tanaka.jpg|
* 28 years old
* Username: The Fake Child}}
{{People|Toshiya Hamano|Toshiya Hamano.jpg|
* Victim (strangled)
* 27 years old
* Username: The Disappearing Bunny}}
{{People|Naoko Kuroda|Naoko Kuroda.jpg|
* 25 years old
* Username: Illusion}}
{{People|Yoshinori Ara|Yoshinori Ara.jpg|
* 46 years old
* Username: The Silent Ventriloquist
* Lodge owner}}
{{People|Kiyohiro Sugama|Kiyohiro Sugama.jpg|
* 23 years old
* Part-time worker}}
{{People|Katsuki Doito|Katsuki Doito.jpg|
* 21 years old
* Username: Red Herring}}
{{People|Tsutomu Nishiyama|Tatsuo Nishiyama.jpg|
* Victim (beaten)
* 41 years old
* Username: Escape King
* Magic Lover's club leader}}
{{People|Shadow Priest|No face.jpg|
* Magic Lover's club member
* Possible culprit}}
{{People|Fuden Harui|Fuden Harui.jpg|
* Deceased (accident)
* Magician
* Kikue's grandfather
* Japan's "Escape King"}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>Using a tranquilizer, Conan knocks Sonoko out and reveals the culprit to be '''Kikue Tanaka'''. Conan reveals that the crossbow incident was simple, Kikue pulled a string with an object at the end to break the window, and fired a concealed crossbow to create the idea the attack was coming from the outside. She did the same for the bottom window but had the arrow stuck to the mirror prepared beforehand. As for Hamano's murder, Kikue strangled him, and using resilient strings, fired them from the balcony to the forest until there was enough to support Hamano's weight. She then tied a string around Hamano's body and used the positioned string to slide the body downwards. She then tied all the strings into another arrow and fired it off. As evidence, Conan reveals that the arrows were specialized to have string connected to them and that they should be found on Tanaka's body somewhere.

Once all of this is explained, Tanaka confesses to the murder and being "Dark Master" and reveals that the group members online prompted her grandfather, Huden Harui, a famous magician, to attempt a dangerous trick which resulted in his death. While she accepted that the accident was her grandfather own fault, she couldn't forgive the comments from both Nishiyama and Hamano about his failure. Conan meanwhile confronts Katsuki Doito and reveals that his name is the anagram for Kaitou Kid. Kaitou Kid reveals that he saw that someone was on the magician's account and wanted to investigate it, and escapes the lounge with the use of his hang glider.
</spoiler>

== Trivia ==
* In this episode, Kaito says to Conan, "Before the Bell announcing the century's end rings..." just as he flew off in his hang glider, which may have something to do with this case being originally aired in January to February of the year 1999 and that his next appearance is in [[The Gathering of the Detectives! Kudo Shinichi vs. Kaitou Kid]], which aired in 2001. The bell could have also been a reference to the next case Kid appears in, as it is about the [[Clock Tower (Black Star)|Clock Tower]] heist.
* When Sonoko says her favourite magician is Kaitou Kid, every other magic club member disagrees that he should deserve respect, as he is a thief, except for Doito, who aknowledges his fame, a hint towards his real identity.
* The Nagano Prefecture snow mountains painting in Ara lodge is from [[Ski Lodge Murder Case#Trivia|Ski Lodge Murder Case]]. The beginning snow scene reappears in a painting in Yokosuka Castle from from [[The Last Wizard of the Century]] and in Tenbu Station from [[The Entrance to the Maze: The Anger of the Colossus#Trivia|The Entrance to the Maze: The Anger of the Colossus]]. Open spoiler box to see images.
<spoiler>
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:EP87-Mountain.jpg|thumb|left|x170px|Episode 84]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:EP132-Snow way.jpg|thumb|left|x170px|Episode 132]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:EP132-Mountain.jpg|thumb|left|x170px|Episode 132-134]]
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:M3-Snow way.jpg|thumb|left|x170px|Movie 3]]
|}</spoiler>

== BGM listing ==
=== Case Part ===
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|1|TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~|TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~|TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~|[[TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|2|のんびり気分|Nonbiri Kibun|Carefree Feeling|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|3|小さな巨人|Chiisana Kyojin|A Small Great Person|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|4|想い出（摩天楼ヴァージョン）|Omoide (Mantenrō Vājon)|Memories (Skyscraper Version)|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|5|毛利小五郎のテーマ|Mōri Kogorō no Tēma|Kogoro Mouri's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|6|蘭・愛のテーマ|Ran・Ai no Tēma|Ran's Love Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|7|時計じかけの摩天楼|Tokei Jikake no Mantenrō|The Time-Bombed Skyscraper|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|8|犯人からの電話|Hannin Kara no Denwa|Phone Call From the Culprit|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|9|ターゲットサスペンスＨ|Tāgetto Sasupensu H|Target Suspense H|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|10|殺意|Satsui|Murderous Intent|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|11|アクアクリスタル|Akua Kurisutaru|Aqua Crystal|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|12|犯人の謎|Hannin no Nazo|The Mystery of the Culprit|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|13|一触即発|Isshokusokuhatsu|Critical Situation|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|14|Still for your love|Still for your love|Still for your love|[[Still for your love]]}}
{{EndTable}}

=== Investigation Part ===
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|1|TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~|TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~|TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~|[[TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|2|謎解き（その２）|Nazotoki (Sono 2)|Riddle Solution (Part 2)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|3|犯人からの電話|Hannin Kara no Denwa|Phone Call From the Culprit|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|4|怪人包帯男２|Kaijin Hōtai Otoko 2|The Mysterious Bandaged Man 2|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|5|犯人の謎|Hannin no Nazo|The Mystery of the Culprit|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|6|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]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|7|悪のテーマ（パート２）|Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)|Theme of Evil (Part 2)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|8|謎解き（その１）|Nazotoki (Sono 1)|Riddle Solution (Part 1)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|9|悪のテーマ（パート２）|Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)|Theme of Evil (Part 2)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|10|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]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|11|悪のテーマ（パート２）|Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)|Theme of Evil (Part 2)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|12|殺意|Satsui|Murderous Intent|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|13|一触即発|Isshokusokuhatsu|Critical Situation|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|14|Still for your love|Still for your love|Still for your love|[[Still for your love]]}}
{{EndTable}}

=== Resolution Part ===
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|1|TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~|TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~|TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~|[[TRUTH ~A Great Detective of Love~]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|2|謎解き（その２）|Nazotoki (Sono 2)|Riddle Solution (Part 2)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|3|小さな巨人|Chiisana Kyojin|A Small Great Person|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|4|謎解き（その１）|Nazotoki (Sono 1)|Riddle Solution (Part 1)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|5|悪のテーマ（パート１）|Aku no Tēma (Pāto 1)|Theme of Evil (Part 1)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|6|西の名探偵（摩天楼ヴァージョン）|Nishi no Meitantei (Mantenrō Vājon)|The Great Detective of the West (Skyscraper Version)|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|7|忍び寄る危機|Shinobiyoru Kiki|Incoming Crisis|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|8|陰謀（摩天楼ヴァージョン）|Inbō (Mantenrō Vājon)|Conspiracy (Skyscraper Version)|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|9|トリック|Torikku|Trick|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|10|一触即発|Isshokusokuhatsu|Critical Situation|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|11|挫折|Zasetsu|Frustration|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|12|怪人包帯男１|Kaijin Hōtai Otoko 1|The Mysterious Bandaged Man 1|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|13|Still for your love|Still for your love|Still for your love|[[Still for your love]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|14|蘭のテーマ|Ran no Tēma|Ran's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable EpLang}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|أصدقاء لعبة الخفة|Friends of an illusion trick}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Bahasa Melayu|Kes pembunuhan peminat magis|Murder case of magic fans}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalan dub)|El cas dels assassinats dels amics de la màgia|The friends of magic murder case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Valencia|Catalan (Valencian dub)|Assassinat entre els amants de la màgia|Murders between lovers of magic}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=China|Chinese (Simplified)|魔术爱好者杀人事件|Magic lover's murder case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=France|French|Magic Party|Magic party}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Galicia|Galician|Asasinatos entre magos afeccionados|Murders between amateur magicians}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Tödlicher Zauber|Deadly magic}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Il caso degli appassionati di magia|The magic lover's case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Chile|Spanish (American dub)|Los amantes de la magia en un caso de asesinato|Lovers of magic in a murder case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Castilian dub)|Los asesinatos en el club de magos aficionados|Murder at the amateur magicians club}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|คดีฆาตกรรมคนรักมายากล|Magic lover murder case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Vụ sát nhân tại câu lạc bộ yêu ảo thuật|Magic lover's club murder case}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Season 4]]

{{Season 4}}
{{Kaitou Kid}}

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Masayuki Hiraoka]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Hirobi Muranaka]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Izumi Shimura]]
[[Category:Impossible Crime Cases]]

[[de:Episode 142]]
[[zh:TV132]]

The Devil of the TV Station

2026-07-15T15:03:30Z

Shinobi: /* Case */

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 488
| int-episode = 532-533
| image = TV Episode 488.jpg
| title = The Devil of the TV Station
| english-title =
| japanese-title = テレビ局の悪魔 (Terebi Kyoku no Akuma)
| rating = 9.4%
| Manga case number = #172
| season = [[Season 12|12]]
| manga = [[Volume 57#Make-Up Trick Case|Volume 57: Files 5-7 (591-593)]]
| airdate = October 22, 2007 *
| english-airdate =
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ai Haibara]] [[Detective Boys]] [[Hiroshi Agasa]] [[Juzo Megure]] [[Wataru Takagi]] [[Yoko Okino]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Asami Tsuburaya]]
| solved-by = [[Hiroshi Agasa]] (via [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| next-conan-hint = Delivery
|voice-cast = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] as [[Wataru Takagi]], [[Genta Kojima]] [[Ikue Otani]] as [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] [[Yukiko Iwai]] as [[Ayumi Yoshida]] [[Chafurin]] as [[Juzo Megure]] [[Kenichi Ogata]] as [[Hiroshi Agasa]] [[Megumi Hayashibara]] as [[Ai Haibara]] [[Akira Kamiya]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] [[Miki Nagasawa]] as [[Yoko Okino]] [[Waka Inoue]] as Herself [[Azusa Yamamoto]] as Herself [[Yakkun Sakurazuka]] as Satan Onizuka [[Akio Nojima]] as Tenji Urushibara [[Kazunari Tanaka]] as Inamori [[Kozo Mito]] as Mishima [[Yasuyuki Kase]] as Staff A [[Shigeru Shibuya]] as Staff B [[Masahito Kawanago]] as Staff C [[Atsuko Toraya]] as Herself [[Shigeo Takahashi]] as Himself [[Masumi Yagi]] as Ukiki
| director = [[Masato Sato]]
| screenplay = [[Kazunari Kouchi]]
| storyboard = [[Yuzo Aoki]] [[Makoto Nagao]]
| producer = [[Masuku Taiga]] [[Makoto Nagao]]
| animation-director = [[Seiji Muta]] (chief) [[Masaki Abe]] [[Michitaka Yamamoto]] [[Rei Masunaga]]
| character-design = [[Mari Tominaga]] [[Keiko Sasaki]] (sub-character) [[Kumiko Shishido]] (design works)
| production-cooperation = [[Azeta Pictures]]
| opening-song = Glorious Mind
| closing-song = Sekai wa Mawaru to Yū Keredo
| prev-episode = Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 8: The Left Hand's Ring Finger
| next-episode = Courtroom Confrontation III: Prosecutor as Eyewitness
| footnotes = * 1 Hour Special
}}
{{nihongo|'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''|テレビ局の悪魔|Terebi Kyoku no Akuma}} is the 488th episode of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]].

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{char|Ai Haibara}}
{{char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{char|Genta Kojima}}
{{char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{char|Juzo Megure}}
{{char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{char|Yoko Okino}}
{{char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{char|Ran Mouri}}
{{char|Asami Tsuburaya|display=Asami Tsuburaya (background)}}
{{char|Kamen Yaiba|display=Kamen Yaiba (poster)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
}}

== Case ==
=== Situation ===
Yoko takes the Detective Boys and Professor Agasa to a TV studio for a tour, though they're a bit disappointed when they can't go to the Kamen Yaiba studio. When they run into Satan Onizuka, the vocalist for a visual kei rock band who's there for a TV show, they're scared at first and pass him up. However, they decide to search for his room to get his autograph anyway since Mitsuhiko recalls that his older sister Asami is a huge fangirl of Satan's band.

In his room, Satan speaks to his manager and asks him for some food from three specific restaurants and a mirror to replace the broken one in the room itself. They also talk about a huge fight between Satan and the president of his production company, Tenji Urushihara, and Satan says he'll need the mirror soon to take off his make up, since he needs to catch a nap due to his lack of sleep after the scuffle.

In the meantime, the children and Professor Agasa look for Satan's dressing room. A little later, a Satan ''without'' make-up and with a raincoat over his clothes meets with Urushihara and, after a chat, stabs him to death with a knife.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Murder
| image = EP488 Case.jpg
| location = Nichiuri TV
| victim = Tenji Urushihara
| age = 47 years old
| cause-death = Stab wound
| suspects = Satan Onizuka
| suspects-label = Culprit
| description =
| footnotes =
}}

Few later, the Detective Boys find Satan Onizuka's room and meet Satan who is somehow back in full make up, who forgives them for the impasse and gives them an autograph. Ayumi notes some origami birds on Satan's table and is delighted, with Satan even teasing the kids a little about it. Soon after, however, Urushihara's corpse is found by an employee and the police arrive at the station.

The police suspect the murderer to be Satan, due to his recent fight with the victim. Satan retorts that, with his make up and costume, it would have been impossible to leave his room without being noticed. Since there is still no mirror in Satan's dressing room, it would be impossible to put on his make up and they cannot charge him with the murder. Conan still suspects Satan as the murderer, and he decides to find out how did he pull such a difficult trick.

=== People ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|[[Wikipedia: Waka Inoue|Waka Inoue]]|Waka Inoue.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Actual Japanese actress}}
{{People|[[Wikipedia: Azusa Yamamoto|Azusa Yamamoto]]|Azusa Yamamoto.jpg|
* 26 years old
* Actual Japanese actress}}
{{People|Satan Onizuka|Onizuka Satan.jpg|
* 32 years old
* Vocalist from "The Styx Three"}}
{{People|Tenji Urushibara|Tenji Urushibara.jpg|fsize=10px|
* Victim (stabbed)
* 47 years old
* Entertainment production company president}}
{{People|Inamori|EP488 Inamori.jpg|
* Satan's manager}}
{{People|Mishima|EP488 Mishima.png|
* Nichiuri TV AD}}
{{People|Ukiki|Ukiki.jpg|
* Mascot character of Yomiuri TV from 2007 to 2018}}
{{people|Man|styxman.png|
* Styx Three band member}}
{{people|Woman|styxwoman.png|
* Styx Three band member and vocalist}}
{{people|[[wikipedia:ja:虎谷温子|Atsuko Toraya]]|Atsuko Toraya.jpg|
* 24 years old
* Quiz Program animator
* Real-life announcer}}
{{people|[[wikipedia:ja:高橋茂雄|Shigeo Takahashi]]|Shigeo Takahashi.jpg|
* 30 years old
* Quiz Program animator
* Real-life comic}}
{{people|Zoomin|EP488 Bird.png|
* Mascot character of Nippon TV's live news program "Zoom in!!SUPER"}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>The investigation leads Conan to confirm the suspicion that '''Satan Onizuka''' is the culprit, and that he covered the lack of a mirror in his dressing room via a make-shift mirror made with a transparent ruler and a black sheet of origami paper.

To prove this, Conan reveals through Professor Agasa that the origami cranes, which he supposedly made to ease his boredom, were used to camouflage the origami paper, plus he used the ruler both for the origami and for the "mirror", but the evidence suggested it was not made on that day. Additionally, the clean-faced Satan was easily able to disguise himself as a delivery boy, using a DB outfit that he brought and kept in a bag for comic sketches that he was supposed to do in the show: he also put on the raincoat right before killing Urushihara. Few people lifted an eyebrow at the sight of a man in restaurant delivery clothes in the studio. That's why he asked for food from three different places, so his manager would mention it and then inadvertedly trick people for his sake.

{{people|Girl|EP488 Girl.jpg|
* Deceased (suicide)
* Highschool student
* Satan's fangirl}}

Satan more or less admits that he's the killer and explains his motive. He reveals that three years ago he was in a very low point of both his life and career, having almost lost his voice due to a throat injury ''and'' needing to spend months in an hospital for treatment. A teenage fangirl of his comforted him through letters and gifts that always included tiny origami cranes, but at some point the letters from the girl stopped coming, and initially he didn't really think much of it since he believed she had changed interests. Satan reveals that he found out the exact reason why she stopped writing just one month ago, during a bar meeting with Urushihara: behind his back, his boss impersonated him and posted some creepy messages on the band's official website, asking his fans for a "blood sacrifice" as a publicity stunt. Urushihara added that the young fangirl's last letter, implied to not have been given to Satan himself, included a message about "giving you [Satan Onizuka] my blood", meaning that the girl had killed herself in what she thought was a sacrifice in the name of her beloved Satan Onizuka. After this meeting with Urushihara, Satan located the girl's family and spoke to her grieving mother, who confirmed that the girl had commited suicide three years ago, apparently for no reason.

The cruel discovery of the girl's death sent Satan into both an horrible depression and a massive creative slump, since even when he told jokes about death, murder and the Devil in his public persona, he would've never ''actually'' told his fans to harm themselves or commit suicide. He concludes by saying that, in the present, he wanted to retire due to his fame waning and his inspiration leaving him, so he and his band agreed to perform in one last farewell concert, but Urushihara cruelly cancelled it and threatened Satan himself with a huge lawsuit if he insisted on retirement. Then Satan officially confesses to the crime and refers to Urushihara as the real Devil.

As one last confession, when Satan Onizuka begins to cry over having let his suicidal fangirl down and not being able to create music anymore, the tears coming from his right eye are lightly tainted with blood. Conan and Ai say that this is because Satan uses contact lenses, and when he killed Urushihara, he was unknowingly stained with the victim's blood beneath one of his eyes. Conan says that Satan did not realize this until it was too late as he had already applied his make up.

Satan surrenders himself to the police quietly, and Ai and Conan comment on how when the Devil sheds tears, he loses his powers.
</spoiler>

In the epilogue, Kogoro, Ran, and Conan are shown watching Yoko Okino and the other celebrities taking part in a game show on their television. Yoko rings the buzzer seemingly knowing the answer to the question, however her seat suddenly moves down and she loses. It is revealed that she had accidentally said Kogoro Mouri, when the correct answer was Kogoro Akechi, leaving Conan and the others dumbfounded.

== Manga to anime changes ==
{{main|List of differences between the manga and anime}}
* The anime version starts at night with Satan Onizuka in his beautiful penthouse, being told by Urushihara through the phone that his performance is canceled. Satan tries to object but it told that if he insists, he'll be sued. When Urushihara hangs up, an extremely angry Onizuka unsheaths a knife (the one used in the murder itself) and then throws it to the nearest wall.
* The manga version has Satan Onizuka's real face shown during his last talk with Urushihara. The anime, on the other hand, goes through quite the lengths to not show it clearly until the very end of the episode: first, it chooses to show his eyes and back in the above mentioned opening scene, and then focuses on his torso and hands during the pre-murder talk. And when there's a close-up to Satan's face right before he kills Urushihara, only his eyes are clearly seen.
* The manga version of the story takes place within the [[Clash of Red and Black]] storyline (between ''Hades'' and ''Coma'') and has a scene with Conan and Haibara debating on the relation between [[Hidemi Hondou|Hidemi]] and [[Eisuke Hondou]]. The anime version, taking place ''before'' the storyline, replaces the scene with the Detective Boys introducing themselves to Waka Inoue and Azusa Yamamoto and interacting with them and Yoko.
* The anime includes an additional scene that has Kogoro, Ran, and Conan watching the TV show recorded by Yoko, Waka and Azusa. Hilariously, Yoko loses the game show when she incorrectly answers the last question about Ranpo Edogawa and the answer she gave which was Kogoro Mouri mistaking his name for detective Kogoro Akechi.

== Trivia ==
* The character Satan Onizuka and his stage persona is very similar to that of real life musician [[Wikipedia: Demon Kakka|Demon Kogure]], vocalist of the heavy metal band [[Wikipedia: Seikima-II|Seikima-II]].
* Satan Onizuka was voiced by the late actor, comedian and singer Yasuo Saitou, better known by his stage name [[Wikipedia: Yakkun Sakurazuka|Yakkun Sakurazuka]]. He, along with [[Wikipedia:Waka Inoue|Waka Inoue]] and [[Wikipedia:Azusa Yamamoto|Azusa Yamamoto]] (both appeared as themselves in the episode), were involved in [[Movie 11]] promotion as "Conan Cheering Squad".
* There is an animation error roughly 17-18 minutes in, where when Inamori is just starting to reach into the bag for the mirror, Satan Onizuka's body has a space between him and the frame, thus showing the background between his waist and the bottom edge.
* This case had a unique opening, which is the same song as the last case, however all of the opening animation for this case dealt exclusively with Professor Agasa, Haibara, Detective Boys, Conan, and those they will probably encounter in this case only. Like the opening animation for the song, the closing song animation is unique to this one case, with the same closing song as in the last case.
* The three different things Satan ordered for delivery are ramen from Tenpuku-tei, fried rice from Jan Jan Ken, and some gyoza from Eirinan, which appear to be three different fictional Chinese restaurants.

== BGM listing ==
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem |0:05 - 1:51|古城のテーマ|Kojō no Tēma|The Old Castle's Theme|[[Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |3:50 - 5:34|汐留|Shiodome|Shiodome|[[Detective Conan "Magician of the Silver Sky" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |6:36 - 7:47|はずむ蘭|Hazumu Ran|Bouncing Ran|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |7:51 - 8:20|ミッドナイト・ステップ|Middonaito・Suteppu|Midnight Step|[[Detective Conan "Magician of the Silver Sky" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |8:41 - 9:31|カギを探せ！|Kagi o Sagase!|Search for the Key!|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |12:47 - 13:12|トレジャーチルドレン B|Torejā Chirudoren B|Children's Treasure B|[[Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |13:26 - 15:03|古城のテーマ|Kojō no Tēma|The Old Castle's Theme|[[Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |15:11 - 15:43|トレジャーチルドレン B|Torejā Chirudoren B|Children's Treasure B|[[Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |15:56 - 16:52|ミッドナイト・ステップ|Middonaito・Suteppu|Midnight Step|[[Detective Conan "Magician of the Silver Sky" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |17:20 - 19:06|カギを探せ！|Kagi o Sagase!|Search for the Key!|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |19:19 - 19:37|現金輸送車(回想)|Genkin Yusōsha (Kaisō)|Bank Transport Vehicle (Flashback)|[[Detective Conan "The Private Eyes' Requiem" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |19:55 - 20:37|暗殺者のテーマ─事件の予感|Ansatsusha no Tēma - Jiken no Yokan|Assassin's Theme - Foreboding Case|[[Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |22:22 - 23:33|犯人のアジト（いよいよver.）|Hannin no Ajito (Iyoiyo ver.)|The Culprit's Hideout (More and More ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |24:10 - 24:33|緊迫|Kinpaku |Tension |[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |24:50 - 25:35|陰謀|Inbō|Conspiracy|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |25:58 - 27:40|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]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |28:20 - 30:30|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]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |30:40 - 31:40|推理１|Suiri 1|Deduction 1|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |31:57 - 32:17|ワッツハプニング|Wattsu Hapuningu|What's Happening|[[Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |32:27 - 33:53|事件現場３|Jiken Genba 3|Scene of the Case 3|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |34:11 - 36:15|次のターゲット！|Tsugi no Tāgetto!|The Next Target!|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |36:49 - 38:16|対決のテーマ|Taiketsu no Tēma|Showdown Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |38:25 - 39:30|コナン推理|Konan Suiri|Conan's Deduction|[[Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |39:39 - 40:19|名探偵コナン・メインテーマ|Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma|Detective Conan Main Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |41:18 - 42:50|コナン組曲－Captured In Her Eyes|Konan Kumikyoku - Captured in Her Eyes|Conan Suite - Captured in Her Eyes|[[Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |43:31 - 44:32|「名探偵コナン」メイン・テーマ（バラードver.）|"Meitantei Konan" Mein・Tēma (Barādo ver.)|"Detective Conan" Main Theme (Ballad ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |45:59 - 47:03|蘭のテーマ（摩天楼ヴァージョン）|Ran no Tēma (Matenrō Vājon)|Ran's Theme (Skyscraper Version)|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |47:06 - 47:28|陽気な仲間|Yōki na Nakama|Cheerful Friends|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~]]}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable EpLang}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalan dub)|El dimoni dels estudis de televisió|The TV studio devil}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Indonesian (subbed)|Sang Iblis di Stasiun TV|Devil at the TV Station}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Delitto agli studi televisivi|Crime at the TV studio}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ปีศาจร้ายที่สถานีโทรทัศน์ (ตอนพิเศษ 1 ชั่วโมง)|Devil at the TV Station (1 Hour Special)}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Ác quỷ ở đài truyền hình|Devil at the TV Station}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Season 12]]

{{Season 12}}

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Seiji Muta]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Masaki Abe]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Michitaka Yamamoto]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Rei Masunaga]]

[[de:Episode 488]]
[[zh:TV488]]

The Super Car's Trap

2026-06-30T10:56:39Z

Shinobi: /* People */

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 197-198
| int-episode = 212-213
| image = TV Episode 197-198.jpg
| title = The Super Car's Trap
| english-title =
| japanese-title = スーパーカーの罠 (Suupaa Kaa no Wana)
| rating = 16.3% 16.8%
| Filler case number = #72
| season = [[Season 5|5]]
| manga = '''TV Original'''
| airdate = July 3, 2000 (Part 1) July 10, 2000 (Part 2)
| english-airdate =
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Sango Yokomizo]] [[Minor law enforcement|Policeman]] [[Minor law enforcement|Policeman]] [[The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case|Doctor]]
| solved-by = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (via [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| next-conan-hint = Open window (Part 1) Coal tar (Part 2)
| voice-cast = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]], Next Conan's Hint (Part 1) [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]], Next Conan's Hint (Part 1) [[Akira Kamiya]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Akio Otsuka]] as [[Sango Yokomizo]], Next Conan's Hint (Part 2) [[Ken Shiroyama]] as Daigo Teraizumi [[Katsumi Chou]] as Zenkichi Kuroiwa [[Koji Yusa]] as Hisashi Suguro [[Yoshizou Yamaguchi]] as Kazuo Noda [[Nobuo Shimazaki]] as Ichiro Otake [[Hikaru Hanada]] as Shinsuke Sagara [[Tetsuo Kanao]] as Jouji Kameoka [[Takayuki Inoue]] as Boy (Episode 197) [[Isshin Chiba]] as [[Minor law enforcement#Unnamed officer|Doctor]] (Episode 198) [[Takashi Nagasako]] as Forensics officer (Episode 198)
| director = [[Yasuichiro Yamamoto]] [[Kenji Kodama]] (chief)
| screenplay = [[Toshiyuki Tabe]]
| storyboard = 197: [[Kazuo Nogami]] 198: [[Yasuichiro Yamamoto]]
| producer = 197: [[Kazuo Nogami]] 198: [[Mashu Ito]]
| animation-director = 197: [[Izumi Shimura]] 198: [[Atsushi Aono]]
| character-design = [[Masatomo Sudo]] [[Junko Yamanaka]] and [[Ryotaro Akao]] (design works)
| opening-song = Mysterious Eyes
| closing-song = Secret of my heart
| prev-episode = The Invisible Weapon, Ran's First Investigation
| next-episode = Kogoro Mouri, Suspect
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''|スーパーカーの罠|Suupaa Kaa no Wana}} is the 197th and 198th episode of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]].

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{char|Ran Mouri}}
{{char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{char|Sango Yokomizo}}
{{char|Minor law enforcement|EP589-590 Police Officer|display=Policeman}}
{{char|Minor law enforcement|EP185-186 Police Officer|display=Policeman}}
{{char|The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case|EP185 Doctor|display=Doctor}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Case ==
=== Situation ===
==== Part 1 ====
Kogoro, Ran, and Conan attend a car show in Izuku Oogen, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Kogoro is hired to find out who sent a threatening message. Teraizumi is later found dead in his car with full of fume.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Accident?
| image = EP197 Case.jpg
| location = Kirigamini Hotel parking lot
| victim = Daigo Teraizumi
| age = 60 years old
| cause-death = Carbon monoxide poisoning from the car's exhaust
| suspects = Hisashi Suguro, Zenkichi Kuroiwa, Ichirou Ootake, Shinsuke Sagara, and Jouji Kameoka
| description = Kogoro opens the Ferrari Dino door and sees Daigo dead after he inhaled the exhaust fumes from the car.
}}

==== Part 2 ====

=== People ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Hisashi Suguro|Hisashi Suguro.jpg|
* 28 years old
* Kirigamini Hotel front desk manager}}
{{People|Zenkichi Kuroiwa|Zenkichi Kuroiwa.jpg|
* 45 years old
* Kirigamini Hotel manager}}
{{People|Daigo Teraizumi|Daigo Teraizumi.jpg|
* Victim (asphyxiated)
* 60 years old
* Kirigamini Hotel president}}
{{People|Ichirou Ootake|Ichirou Ootake.jpg|
* 55 years old
* Travel agency manager
* Cadillac Eldorado Convertible '53 owner}}
{{People|Shinsuke Sagara|Shinsuke Sagara.jpg|
* 37 years old
* Car repair factory manager
* Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing '1953 owner}}
{{People|Jouji Kameoka|Jouji Kameoka.jpg|
* 40 years old
* Car realtor company manager
* Jaguar XK120 '1948 owner}}
{{People|Kazuo Noda|Kazuo Noda.jpg|
* 50 years old
* Guardsman}}
{{People|Forensics officer|Uoo 198.jpg|
* Shizuoka prefectural police forensics officer}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>The culprit is '''Hisashi Suguro'''. Suguro revealing that Teraizumi scammed him out of his car, which he bought with the hard-earned money he saved up.</spoiler>

== Trivia ==
* The five classic supercars in the museum are a 1967 Toyota 2000GT [MF10], a 1953 Jaguar XK 120 Roadster, a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupe 'Gullwing' [W198], a 1953 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible [6267S], and a 1966 Ferrari Dino 206 GT.
* Sango Yokomizo claimed that he never caught a cold before.

== BGM listing ==
=== Part 1 ===
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|1|Mysterious Eyes|Mysterious Eyes|Mysterious Eyes|[[Mysterious Eyes]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|2|のんびり気分|Nonbiri Kibun|Carefree Feeling|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|3|アクアクリスタル|Akua Kurisutaru|Aqua Crystal|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|4|事件現場（オリジナルver.）|Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)|Scene of the Case (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|5|新一の名推理|Shin'ichi no Meisuiri|Shinichi's Great Deduction|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|6|ワインをのんで|Wain o Nonde|Drinking Wine|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|7|恋のトランプゲーム占い|Koi no Toranpu Gēmu Uranai|Love's Fortune-Telling Card Game|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|8|ターゲットサスペンスＨ|Tāgetto Sasupensu H|Target Suspense H|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|9|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]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|10|事件現場（オリジナルver.）|Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)|Scene of the Case (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|11|悪のテーマ（パート２）|Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)|Theme of Evil (Part 2)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|12|ターゲットサスペンスＤ|Tāgetto Sasupensu D|Target Suspense D|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|13|謎解き（その１）|Nazotoki (Sono 1)|Riddle Solution (Part 1)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|14|Secret of my heart|Secret of my heart|Secret of my heart|[[Secret of my heart]]}}
{{EndTable}}

=== Part 2 ===
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|1|Mysterious Eyes|Mysterious Eyes|Mysterious Eyes|[[Mysterious Eyes]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|2|謎解き（その２）|Nazotoki (Sono 2)|Riddle Solution (Part 2)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|3|事件現場（謎ver.）|Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)|Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|4|悪のテーマ（パート２）|Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)|Theme of Evil (Part 2)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|5|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]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|6|犯人のアジト|Hannin no Ajito|The Culprit's Hideout|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|7|事件現場（オリジナルver.）|Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)|Scene of the Case (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|8|推理（オリジナルver.）|Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)|Deduction (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|9|忍び寄る危機|Shinobiyoru Kiki|Incoming Crisis|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|10|犯人からの電話|Hannin Kara no Denwa|Phone Call From the Culprit|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|11|ターゲットサスペンスＣ|Tāgetto Sasupensu C|Target Suspense C|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|12|ターゲットサスペンスＧ|Tāgetto Sasupensu G|Target Suspense G|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|13|コナンが通る|Konan ga Tōru|Conan Passes By|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|14|真相究明|Shinsō Kyūmei|Investigating the Truth|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|15|沈む夕陽|Shizumu Yūhi|Depressing Sunset|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|16|ターゲットサスペンスＤ|Tāgetto Sasupensu D|Target Suspense D|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|17|古城の探索|Kojō no Tansaku|Exploration of the Old Castle|[[Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|18|殺意|Satsui|Murderous Intent|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|19|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]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|20|Secret of my heart|Secret of my heart|Secret of my heart|[[Secret of my heart]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|21|蘭のテーマ|Ran no Tēma|Ran's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}
<gallery widths=185px perrow=5>
File:EP197-Ferrari.jpg|1966 Ferrari Dino 206 GT. The name Dino honors Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari's late son, Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari.
File:EP198-Police.jpg|
</gallery>

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable EpLang}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|أصدقاء السيارات النادرة|Friends of the Rare Cars}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Bahasa Melayu|Perangkap Kereta Mewah|The luxurious car trap}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalan dub)|El parany del cotxe|The car trap}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Valencia|Catalan (Valencian dub)|La trampa del cotxe esportiu|The sports car trap}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=France|French|Mort d'un collectionneur|Death of a collector}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Galicia|Galician|A trampa do supercoche|The supercar trap}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Die letzte Ausfahrt|The Last Exit Ramp}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Il mistero dell'auto sportiva|The Sports Car's Mystery}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Chile|Spanish (American dub)|La trampa del súper automóvil|The super car trap}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Castilian dub)|El engaño del cochazo|The luxurious car trick}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|กับดักซุปเปอร์คาร์|The super car trap}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Cạm bẫy trong chiếc siêu xe|The Trap in the Super Car}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Season 5]]

{{Season 5}}

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Anime Exclusive]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Izumi Shimura]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Atsushi Aono]]
[[Category:Shizuoka Prefecture]]

[[de:Episode 212]]
[[zh:TV197]]

Courtroom Confrontation III: Prosecutor as Eyewitness

2026-06-23T14:45:03Z

Shinobi: /* Resolution */

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 489
| int-episode = 534-535
| image = TV Episode 489.jpg
| title = Courtroom Confrontation III: Prosecutor as Eyewitness
| english-title =
| japanese-title = 法廷の対決Ⅲ 目撃者は検察官 (Hōtei no Taiketsu Surī: Mokugekisha wa Kensatsukan)
| rating = 10.1%
| Filler case number = #159
| season = [[Season 12|12]]
| manga = '''TV Original'''
| airdate = November 26, 2007 *
| english-airdate =
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Eri Kisaki]] [[Reiko Kujo]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Midori Kuriyama]] [[Miwako Sato]] [[Wataru Takagi]] [[Sasaki]]
| suspects =
| solved-by = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (via [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| next-conan-hint = Jacket
| voice-cast = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] [[Gara Takashima]] as [[Eri Kisaki]] [[Akira Kamiya]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Asako Dodo]] as [[Midori Kuriyama]] [[Rica Matsumoto]] as [[Reiko Kujo]] [[Yasuyuki Kase]] as [[Sasaki]] [[Jurota Kosugi]] as Hiroaki Takeuchi [[Sakiko Tamagawa]] as Mariko Takeuchi [[Kozo Mito]] as Tanishima [[Ken Shiroyama]] as Presiding judge [[Koji Yusa]] as Police officer [[Ryuzo Hasuike]] as Taxi driver [[Kumiko Hironaka]] as Espa's snacks mom [[Takashi Taguchi]] as Apartment manager
| director = [[Masato Sato]]
| screenplay = [[Yutaka Kaneko]]
| storyboard = [[Yasuichiro Yamamoto]]
| producer = [[Yasuichiro Yamamoto]]
| animation-director = [[Kumiko Shishido]] (chief) [[Kazumi Kobayashi]] [[Rie Ogasawara]]
| character-design = [[Mari Tominaga]] [[Keiko Sasaki]] (sub-character) [[Kumiko Shishido]] (design works)
| production-cooperation = Minamimachi Bugyosho
| opening-song = Glorious Mind
| closing-song = Sekai wa Mawaru to Yū Keredo
| prev-episode = The Devil of the TV Station
| next-episode = Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope!
| footnotes = * 1 Hour Special
}}
{{nihongo|'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''|法廷の対決Ⅲ 目撃者は検察官|Hōtei no Taiketsu Surī: Mokugekisha wa Kensatsukan}} is the 489th episode of the ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]].

== Characters introduced ==
{{BeginBox}}
{{NewChar|name = Presiding judge B|image = Presiding judge.jpg|description =
* Tokyo District Court new presiding judge}}
{{NewChar|name = Side judge C|image = EP606 Side Judge.jpg|description =
* Tokyo District Court new side judge}}
{{NewChar|name = Side judge D|image = EP606 Side Judge2.jpg|description =
* Tokyo District Court new side judge}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{char|Eri Kisaki}}
{{char|Reiko Kujo}}
{{char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{char|Ran Mouri}}
{{char|Midori Kuriyama}}
{{char|Sasaki}}
{{char|Miwako Sato|display=Miwako Sato (ending)}}
{{char|Wataru Takagi|display=Wataru Takagi (ending)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Microphone}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Case ==
=== Situation ===
Eri Kisaki is asked to defend Hiroaki Takeuchi who had been accused of hit-and-run incident. However, the evidence suggests it was his wife, Mariko Takeuchi, who has committed the crime. Hiroaki calls Reiko Kujo and tells her to meet him and he will tell her the truth. Reiko, accompanied by Mariko, visits Hiroaki and sees him fall off his balcony to his death.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Accident?
| image = EP489 Case1.jpg
| location = Street
| victim = Yasuyuki Matsukawa
| age =
| time =
| cause-death = Car crash
| suspects = Hiroaki Takeuchi
| description =
| footnotes =
}}
{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Suicide?
| image = EP489 Case.jpg
| location = Takeuchi apartment
| victim = Hiroaki Takeuchi
| time =
| cause-death = Fell from the apartment balcony
| suspects = Mariko Takeuchi
| description =
| footnotes =
}}

Believing her questioning motivated his suicide, Reiko quits her job as a prosecutor.

=== People ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Hiroaki Takeuchi|Hiroaki Takeuchi.jpg|
* Victim (fell)
* Defendant
* Married into the Takeuchi family}}
{{People|Mariko Takeuchi|Mariko Takeuchi.jpg|
* Takeuchi company president
* Hiroaki's wife}}
{{people|Tanishima|Tanishima.png|
* Takeuchi company employee}}
{{people|Yasuyuki Matsukawa|Yasuyuki Matsukawa.jpg|
* Victim (car accident)
* Biker}}
{{People|Takeshi Nezu|Takeshi Nezu.png|
* Deceased
* Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office former chief prosecutor
* Reiko's former superior}}
{{People|Kayoko Nezu|Kayoko Nezu.jpg|
* Takeshi's wife
* Reiko's old friend}}
{{People|Nezu|Mr Nezu.jpg|
* Takeshi and Kayoko's only son
* Student in Tottori}}
{{People|Policeman|EP489-Policeman.png|
* Toriya Police Department officer}}
{{People|Man #1|EP489-Man 1.png|
* Taxi driver}}
{{People|Woman|EP489-Woman.png|
* "Espa" snack's mama in Suehiro-dori}}
{{People|Man #2|EP489-Man 2.png|
* Takeuchi apartment manager}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>Reiko learns from Eri the possibility it was a murder made to look like a suicide by Mariko. Conan and Kogoro investigate and confirm that Hiroaki was murdered. During the hearing, Conan tranquilizes Kogoro and, with supporting evidence, reveals '''Mariko Takeuchi''' to be the cause of the Hit and Run and that she murdered Hiroaki.

'''Motive:'''

Hiroaki extorted 100 million yen from Mariko, threatening to reveal the truth about the incident to Prosecutor Kujo if she refused.

The court ends and charges Mariko with the hit-and-run and opens a case involving her homicide.</spoiler>

== Trivia ==
* Mariko Takeuchi drives an Aluminium Silver Peugeot 206 GRIFFE Hatchback. The license plate number is 新宿 500, め 10-56 (Shinjuku 500, Me 10-56).
* The door to Eri's office is spelled wrong: it says "Kisaki Attorney at Low", but the last word should be "Law".

== BGM listing ==
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem |4:58 - 6:27|犯人のアジト１|Hannin no Ajito 1|The Culprit's Hideout 1|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |7:03 - 8:04|推理１|Suiri 1|Deduction 1|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |8:36 - 9:26|忍び寄る影|Shinobiyoru Kage|Creeping Shadow|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |10:02 - 10:38|事件現場（謎ver.）|Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)|Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |10:50 - 11:17|トロピカルランド'07|Toropikaru Rando '07|Tropical Land '07|[[Detective Conan TV Original Soundtrack Selection Best]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |11:23 - 12:07|尋問|Jinmon|Interrogation|[[Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |12:20 - 13:15|緊迫|Kinpaku |Tension |[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |14:10 - 15:11|推理１|Suiri 1|Deduction 1|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |16:04 - 16:50|暗殺者のテーマ─事件の予感|Ansatsusha no Tēma - Jiken no Yokan|Assassin's Theme - Foreboding Case|[[Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |17:42 - 19:18|コナンの直感|Konan no Chokkan|Conan's Intuition|[[Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |20:39 - 21:53|驚愕の真実|Kyōgaku no Shinjitsu|Surprising Truth|[[Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |22:21 - 22:58|それいけコナン（哀愁ヴァージョン）|Soreike Konan (Aishū Vājon)|Let's Go Conan (Sorrow Version)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |23:51 - 24:59|迷路|Meiro|Labyrinth|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |25:52 - 27:20|古城のテーマ|Kojō no Tēma|The Old Castle's Theme|[[Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |27:26 - 28:01|オセンチな歩美|Osenchina Ayumi|Sentimental Ayumi|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |28:31 - 29:33|和葉の気持ち|Kazuha no Kimochi|Kazuha's Feelings|[[Detective Conan "Crossroad in the Ancient Capital" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |31:13 - 33:27|トリック|Torikku|Trick|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |33:49 - 34:05|ターゲットサスペンスＤ|Tāgetto Sasupensu D|Target Suspense D|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |34:10 - 34:20|ターゲットサスペンスＤ|Tāgetto Sasupensu D|Target Suspense D|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |34:49 - 35:47|カギを探せ！|Kagi o Sagase!|Search for the Key!|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |36:27 - 37:44|忍び寄る危機|Shinobiyoru Kiki|Incoming Crisis|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |38:34 - 39:34|古城のテーマ|Kojō no Tēma|The Old Castle's Theme|[[Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |39:58 - 40:56|ジンのテーマＣ|Jin no Tēma C|Gin's Theme C|[[Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |41:04 - 41:23|犯人からの電話|Hannin Kara no Denwa|Phone Call From the Culprit|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |41:36 - 42:55|事件現場３|Jiken Genba 3|Scene of the Case 3|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |43:06 - 43:56|コナン推理|Konan Suiri|Conan's Deduction|[[Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |44:05 - 44:36|対決のテーマ（摩天楼ヴァージョン）|Taiketsu no Tēma (Matenrō Vājon)|Showdown Theme (Skyscraper Version)|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |46:34 - 47:23|????}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable EpLang}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic| تداعيات جريمة الماضي | Consequences of a Past Crime}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalan dub)|Confontració al tribunal 3. Una fiscal com a testimoni|Courtroom confrontation 3. Prosecutor as a witness}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Indonesian (subbed)|Konfrontasi di Ruang Sidang III. Jaksa sebagai Saksi|Confrontation in Court III. Prosecutor is Witness}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Colpevole, innocente|Guilty, not guilty}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|법정의 대결 3 목격자는 검찰관(Sub) 법정의 대결! 목격자는 검사(Dub)|Courtroom Confrontation 3: Prosecutor as Eyewitness}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|การเผชิญหน้าในศาลภาค 3 พยานที่เห็นเหตุการณ์คือตำรวจ|Confrontation in the court - Part 3: The eyewitness is a police}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Trận chiến phòng xét xử 3: Công tố viên là nhân chứng|Courtroom Battle III: The Prosecutor is a Eyewitness}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Season 12]]
* [[List of anime-original series#Courtroom Confrontation|Courtroom Confrontation (series)]]

{{Season 12}}

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Anime Exclusive]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Kumiko Shishido]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Kazumi Kobayashi]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Rie Ogasawara]]

[[de:Episode_489_(Japan)]]
[[zh:TV489]]

Courtroom Confrontation III: Prosecutor as Eyewitness

2026-06-23T14:44:47Z

Shinobi: /* Resolution */

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 489
| int-episode = 534-535
| image = TV Episode 489.jpg
| title = Courtroom Confrontation III: Prosecutor as Eyewitness
| english-title =
| japanese-title = 法廷の対決Ⅲ 目撃者は検察官 (Hōtei no Taiketsu Surī: Mokugekisha wa Kensatsukan)
| rating = 10.1%
| Filler case number = #159
| season = [[Season 12|12]]
| manga = '''TV Original'''
| airdate = November 26, 2007 *
| english-airdate =
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Eri Kisaki]] [[Reiko Kujo]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Midori Kuriyama]] [[Miwako Sato]] [[Wataru Takagi]] [[Sasaki]]
| suspects =
| solved-by = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (via [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
| next-conan-hint = Jacket
| voice-cast = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] [[Gara Takashima]] as [[Eri Kisaki]] [[Akira Kamiya]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Asako Dodo]] as [[Midori Kuriyama]] [[Rica Matsumoto]] as [[Reiko Kujo]] [[Yasuyuki Kase]] as [[Sasaki]] [[Jurota Kosugi]] as Hiroaki Takeuchi [[Sakiko Tamagawa]] as Mariko Takeuchi [[Kozo Mito]] as Tanishima [[Ken Shiroyama]] as Presiding judge [[Koji Yusa]] as Police officer [[Ryuzo Hasuike]] as Taxi driver [[Kumiko Hironaka]] as Espa's snacks mom [[Takashi Taguchi]] as Apartment manager
| director = [[Masato Sato]]
| screenplay = [[Yutaka Kaneko]]
| storyboard = [[Yasuichiro Yamamoto]]
| producer = [[Yasuichiro Yamamoto]]
| animation-director = [[Kumiko Shishido]] (chief) [[Kazumi Kobayashi]] [[Rie Ogasawara]]
| character-design = [[Mari Tominaga]] [[Keiko Sasaki]] (sub-character) [[Kumiko Shishido]] (design works)
| production-cooperation = Minamimachi Bugyosho
| opening-song = Glorious Mind
| closing-song = Sekai wa Mawaru to Yū Keredo
| prev-episode = The Devil of the TV Station
| next-episode = Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope!
| footnotes = * 1 Hour Special
}}
{{nihongo|'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''|法廷の対決Ⅲ 目撃者は検察官|Hōtei no Taiketsu Surī: Mokugekisha wa Kensatsukan}} is the 489th episode of the ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]].

== Characters introduced ==
{{BeginBox}}
{{NewChar|name = Presiding judge B|image = Presiding judge.jpg|description =
* Tokyo District Court new presiding judge}}
{{NewChar|name = Side judge C|image = EP606 Side Judge.jpg|description =
* Tokyo District Court new side judge}}
{{NewChar|name = Side judge D|image = EP606 Side Judge2.jpg|description =
* Tokyo District Court new side judge}}
{{EndBox}}

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{char|Eri Kisaki}}
{{char|Reiko Kujo}}
{{char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{char|Ran Mouri}}
{{char|Midori Kuriyama}}
{{char|Sasaki}}
{{char|Miwako Sato|display=Miwako Sato (ending)}}
{{char|Wataru Takagi|display=Wataru Takagi (ending)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Microphone}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Case ==
=== Situation ===
Eri Kisaki is asked to defend Hiroaki Takeuchi who had been accused of hit-and-run incident. However, the evidence suggests it was his wife, Mariko Takeuchi, who has committed the crime. Hiroaki calls Reiko Kujo and tells her to meet him and he will tell her the truth. Reiko, accompanied by Mariko, visits Hiroaki and sees him fall off his balcony to his death.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Accident?
| image = EP489 Case1.jpg
| location = Street
| victim = Yasuyuki Matsukawa
| age =
| time =
| cause-death = Car crash
| suspects = Hiroaki Takeuchi
| description =
| footnotes =
}}
{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Suicide?
| image = EP489 Case.jpg
| location = Takeuchi apartment
| victim = Hiroaki Takeuchi
| time =
| cause-death = Fell from the apartment balcony
| suspects = Mariko Takeuchi
| description =
| footnotes =
}}

Believing her questioning motivated his suicide, Reiko quits her job as a prosecutor.

=== People ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Hiroaki Takeuchi|Hiroaki Takeuchi.jpg|
* Victim (fell)
* Defendant
* Married into the Takeuchi family}}
{{People|Mariko Takeuchi|Mariko Takeuchi.jpg|
* Takeuchi company president
* Hiroaki's wife}}
{{people|Tanishima|Tanishima.png|
* Takeuchi company employee}}
{{people|Yasuyuki Matsukawa|Yasuyuki Matsukawa.jpg|
* Victim (car accident)
* Biker}}
{{People|Takeshi Nezu|Takeshi Nezu.png|
* Deceased
* Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office former chief prosecutor
* Reiko's former superior}}
{{People|Kayoko Nezu|Kayoko Nezu.jpg|
* Takeshi's wife
* Reiko's old friend}}
{{People|Nezu|Mr Nezu.jpg|
* Takeshi and Kayoko's only son
* Student in Tottori}}
{{People|Policeman|EP489-Policeman.png|
* Toriya Police Department officer}}
{{People|Man #1|EP489-Man 1.png|
* Taxi driver}}
{{People|Woman|EP489-Woman.png|
* "Espa" snack's mama in Suehiro-dori}}
{{People|Man #2|EP489-Man 2.png|
* Takeuchi apartment manager}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>Reiko learns from Eri the possibility it was a murder made to look like a suicide by Mariko. Conan and Kogoro investigate and confirm that Hiroaki was murdered. During the hearing, Conan tranquilizes Kogoro and, with supporting evidence, reveals '''Mariko Takeuchi''' to be the cause of the Hit and Run and that she murdered Hiroaki.

'''Motive:'''
Hiroaki extorted 100 million yen from Mariko, threatening to reveal the truth about the incident to Prosecutor Kujo if she refused.

The court ends and charges Mariko with the hit-and-run and opens a case involving her homicide.</spoiler>

== Trivia ==
* Mariko Takeuchi drives an Aluminium Silver Peugeot 206 GRIFFE Hatchback. The license plate number is 新宿 500, め 10-56 (Shinjuku 500, Me 10-56).
* The door to Eri's office is spelled wrong: it says "Kisaki Attorney at Low", but the last word should be "Law".

== BGM listing ==
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem |4:58 - 6:27|犯人のアジト１|Hannin no Ajito 1|The Culprit's Hideout 1|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |7:03 - 8:04|推理１|Suiri 1|Deduction 1|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |8:36 - 9:26|忍び寄る影|Shinobiyoru Kage|Creeping Shadow|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |10:02 - 10:38|事件現場（謎ver.）|Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)|Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |10:50 - 11:17|トロピカルランド'07|Toropikaru Rando '07|Tropical Land '07|[[Detective Conan TV Original Soundtrack Selection Best]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |11:23 - 12:07|尋問|Jinmon|Interrogation|[[Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |12:20 - 13:15|緊迫|Kinpaku |Tension |[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |14:10 - 15:11|推理１|Suiri 1|Deduction 1|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |16:04 - 16:50|暗殺者のテーマ─事件の予感|Ansatsusha no Tēma - Jiken no Yokan|Assassin's Theme - Foreboding Case|[[Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |17:42 - 19:18|コナンの直感|Konan no Chokkan|Conan's Intuition|[[Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |20:39 - 21:53|驚愕の真実|Kyōgaku no Shinjitsu|Surprising Truth|[[Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |22:21 - 22:58|それいけコナン（哀愁ヴァージョン）|Soreike Konan (Aishū Vājon)|Let's Go Conan (Sorrow Version)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |23:51 - 24:59|迷路|Meiro|Labyrinth|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |25:52 - 27:20|古城のテーマ|Kojō no Tēma|The Old Castle's Theme|[[Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |27:26 - 28:01|オセンチな歩美|Osenchina Ayumi|Sentimental Ayumi|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |28:31 - 29:33|和葉の気持ち|Kazuha no Kimochi|Kazuha's Feelings|[[Detective Conan "Crossroad in the Ancient Capital" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |31:13 - 33:27|トリック|Torikku|Trick|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |33:49 - 34:05|ターゲットサスペンスＤ|Tāgetto Sasupensu D|Target Suspense D|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |34:10 - 34:20|ターゲットサスペンスＤ|Tāgetto Sasupensu D|Target Suspense D|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |34:49 - 35:47|カギを探せ！|Kagi o Sagase!|Search for the Key!|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |36:27 - 37:44|忍び寄る危機|Shinobiyoru Kiki|Incoming Crisis|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |38:34 - 39:34|古城のテーマ|Kojō no Tēma|The Old Castle's Theme|[[Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |39:58 - 40:56|ジンのテーマＣ|Jin no Tēma C|Gin's Theme C|[[Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |41:04 - 41:23|犯人からの電話|Hannin Kara no Denwa|Phone Call From the Culprit|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |41:36 - 42:55|事件現場３|Jiken Genba 3|Scene of the Case 3|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |43:06 - 43:56|コナン推理|Konan Suiri|Conan's Deduction|[[Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |44:05 - 44:36|対決のテーマ（摩天楼ヴァージョン）|Taiketsu no Tēma (Matenrō Vājon)|Showdown Theme (Skyscraper Version)|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem |46:34 - 47:23|????}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable EpLang}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic| تداعيات جريمة الماضي | Consequences of a Past Crime}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalan dub)|Confontració al tribunal 3. Una fiscal com a testimoni|Courtroom confrontation 3. Prosecutor as a witness}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Indonesia|Indonesian (subbed)|Konfrontasi di Ruang Sidang III. Jaksa sebagai Saksi|Confrontation in Court III. Prosecutor is Witness}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Colpevole, innocente|Guilty, not guilty}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|법정의 대결 3 목격자는 검찰관(Sub) 법정의 대결! 목격자는 검사(Dub)|Courtroom Confrontation 3: Prosecutor as Eyewitness}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|การเผชิญหน้าในศาลภาค 3 พยานที่เห็นเหตุการณ์คือตำรวจ|Confrontation in the court - Part 3: The eyewitness is a police}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Trận chiến phòng xét xử 3: Công tố viên là nhân chứng|Courtroom Battle III: The Prosecutor is a Eyewitness}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Season 12]]
* [[List of anime-original series#Courtroom Confrontation|Courtroom Confrontation (series)]]

{{Season 12}}

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Anime Exclusive]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Kumiko Shishido]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Kazumi Kobayashi]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Rie Ogasawara]]

[[de:Episode_489_(Japan)]]
[[zh:TV489]]

A Dangerous Recipe

2026-06-20T10:47:42Z

Shinobi: /* Resolution */

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 183
| int-episode = 197
| image = TV Episode 183.jpg
| title = A Dangerous Recipe
| english-title =
| japanese-title = 危険なレシピ (Kiken na Reshipi)
| rating = 19.5%
| Filler case number = #67
| season = [[Season 5|5]]
| manga = '''TV Original'''
| airdate = March 6, 2000
| english-airdate =
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Detective Boys]] [[Kaitou Kid]]
| suspects = Yasuo Murakami
| solved-by = [[Conan Edogawa]]
| next-conan-hint = Dustpan
| voice-cast = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Yukiko Iwai]] as [[Ayumi Yoshida]] [[Ikue Otani]] as [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] as [[Genta Kojima]], Next Conan's Hint [[Narumi Hidaka]] as Masako Arai [[Keiko Aizawa]] as Tomoe Mitsuhashi [[Masako Isobe]] as Nobuko Toyota [[Yoshito Ishinami]] as Osugi [[Yasuo Iwata]] as Store manager [[Mayumi Asano]] as Hiromi [[Masamichi Sato]] as Yasuo Murakami
| director = [[Yasuichiro Yamamoto]] [[Kenji Kodama]] (chief)
| screenplay = [[Kazunari Kouchi]]
| storyboard = [[Takashi Kobayashi]]
| producer = [[Hiroshi Kurimoto]]
| animation-director = [[Masayuki Hiraoka]]
| character-design = [[Masatomo Sudo]] [[Junko Yamanaka]] and [[Kumiko Shishido]] (design works)
| opening-song = Mysterious Eyes
| closing-song = Secret of my heart
| prev-episode = The Big Investigation of the Nine Doors
| next-episode = A Cursed Mask Coldly Laughs
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''|危険なレシピ|Kiken na Reshipi}} is the 183rd episode of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]].

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{char|Genta Kojima}}
{{char|Kaitou Kid|display=Kaitou Kid (poster)}}
{{char|Kamen Yaiba|display=Kamen Yaiba (bouncing ball)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes}}
{{Gadget|Detective Boys Badge}}
{{Gadget|Turbo Engine Skateboard}}
}}

== Case ==
=== Situation ===
One day, the Detective Boys are bored so they pick up receipts in a convenience store to guess what the people are buying for dinner. Genta picks up a weird receipt with food items, a dust bin, a container, a bike handle light, rechargeable batteries, thin latex gloves, and chlorine. Conan figures out the man is trying to make the same poisoned bait used to kill moles, but it's unlikely that he's having a mole problem in the middle of a city.

=== People ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Masako Arai|Masako Arai.jpg|
* Kobayashi Satoshi Ekimae drugstore cashier}}
{{People|Tomoe Mitsuhashi|Mitsuhashi Tomoe.jpg|
* Super Otomo supermarket food section cashier}}
{{People|Nobuko Toyota|Nobuko Toyota.jpg|
* Super Otomo supermarket general merchandise section cashier}}
{{People|Osugi|Osugi.jpg|
* Super Otomo supermarket general bicycle section cashier}}
{{People|Hiromi|Hiromi.jpg|
* Utopia Beika convenience store clerk}}
{{People|Man|EP183 Man.jpg|
* Utopia Beika convenience store manager}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>
[[File:Yasuo murakami.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The culprit's face revealed, Yasuo Murakami.]]
After searching around town at the stores the man visited, the Detective Boys find out the approximation of the man's house and begin searching for bikes with handle lights and no basket.

After finding the suspicious man and following him at night, they find out '''Yasuo Murakami''' was trying to poison a neighbor's dog.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Attemped Murder
| image = EP183 Case.jpg
| location = Neighbor's house
| victim = neighbor's dog
| age = Possibly 2 years old
| cause-death = Mole bait poison
| cause-death-label = Attack type
| suspects = Yasuo Murakami
| suspects-label = Culprit
| description = In the night time, Murakami trap the two palpirids to kill the neighbor's German Shepherd in house, but Conan founded.
}}

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Attemped Murder
| image = EP183 Attemped Murder.jpg
| location = Near Neighbor's house
| victim = [[Detective Boys]]
| age = 6-7 years old
| cause-death = Beating to death with baton
| cause-death-label = Attack type
| suspects = Yasuo Murakami
| suspects-label = Culprit
| description = Murakami decide to use his baton to attack the Detective Boys after he's surrounded by many of his neighbours, but get knocked out by Conan's Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes.
}}
His motive was to silence the vicious and loud dog so that he could once again walk his favorite path in peace.</spoiler>

== Trivia ==
[[File:EP183-Kid.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kaito Kid on Shonen Sunday.]]
* Around 13 minutes into the episode when the camera pans over a bed with a jacket on it, there is a Shonen Sunday magazine next to the bed with an image of Kaitou Kid on it.
* The Kamen Yaiba ball Genta holds has a mistake, since the hero's name is written as "Yaiber" instead of "Yaiba".
* The day of the crime (March 6th, 2000) is the same as the original airdate. This is indicated by all receipts shown except the last one which indicates March 5th.

== BGM listing ==
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|1|Mysterious Eyes|Mysterious Eyes|Mysterious Eyes|[[Mysterious Eyes]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|2|のんびり気分|Nonbiri Kibun|Carefree Feeling|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|3|阿笠博士のテーマ|Agasa Hakase no Tēma|Professor Agasa's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|4|小さな巨人|Chiisana Kyojin|A Small Great Person|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|5|新一の名推理|Shin'ichi no Meisuiri|Shinichi's Great Deduction|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|6|少年探偵団のテーマ|Shōnen Tanteidan no Tēma|The Detective Boys' Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|7|犯人のアジト（いよいよver.）|Hannin no Ajito (Iyoiyo ver.)|The Culprit's Hideout (More and More ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|8|真相究明|Shinsō Kyūmei|Investigating the Truth|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|9|犯人からの電話|Hannin Kara no Denwa|Phone Call From the Culprit|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|10|サスペンス～危機感|Sasupensu ~ Kikikan|Suspense ~ Impending Crisis|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|11|名探偵コナン・メインテーマ|Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma|Detective Conan Main Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|12|怪人包帯男２|Kaijin Hōtai Otoko 2|The Mysterious Bandaged Man 2|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|13|謎解き（その１）|Nazotoki (Sono 1)|Riddle Solution (Part 1)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|14|緊迫|Kinpaku|Tension|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|15|一触即発|Isshokusokuhatsu|Critical Situation|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|16|名探偵コナン・メインテーマ|Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma|Detective Conan Main Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|17|Secret of my heart|Secret of my heart|Secret of my heart|[[Secret of my heart]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|18|蘭のテーマ|Ran no Tēma|Ran's Theme|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|19|別居の真相|Bekkyo no Shinsō|The Truth Behind the Separation|[[Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}
<gallery widths=185px perrow=5>
File:Yaiber game.jpg|
</gallery>

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable EpLang}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|الوصفة الخطيرة|The Dangerous Recipe}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalan dub)|Una recepta perillosa|A dangerous recipe}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Valencia|Catalan (Valencian dub)|Una recepta perillosa|A dangerous recipe}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=France|French|Recette dangereuse|Dangerous Recipe}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Galicia|Galician|Receita envelenada|Poisoned recipe}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Der geheimnisvolle Kunde|The Mysterious Customer}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Ricetta pericolosa|Dangerous Recipe}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Chile|Spanish (American dub)|Una receta peligrosa|A dangerous recipe}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Castilian dub)|Una receta peligrosa|A dangerous recipe}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ใบเสร็จอันตราย|A Dangerous Recipe}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Công thức nấu ăn nguy hiểm|A Dangerous Recipe}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Season 5]]

{{Season 5}}

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Anime Exclusive]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Masayuki Hiraoka]]

[[de:Episode 197]]
[[zh:TV183]]

Talk:The Nocturne of Red Murderous Intent

2026-06-20T10:29:31Z

Shinobi: Created page with "This case is the rough draft of Karaoke Box Murder Case. At least that one is heartbreaking, this one is irritating instead. --~~~~"

This case is the rough draft of [[Karaoke Box Murder Case]]. At least that one is heartbreaking, this one is irritating instead. --[[User:Shinobi|Shinobi]] ([[User talk:Shinobi|talk]]) 10:29, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

Volume 23

2026-06-12T17:05:22Z

Shinobi: /* File 224 - Dreamland */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 23
| image = Volume 23.jpg
| releasedate = April 17, 1999
| chapters = 222-231
| isbn = 4-09-125493-4
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = May 20, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1675-6
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:Furuhata Ninzaburō#The character of Furuhata|Ninzaburō Furuhata]]
| keyhole = [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]]
| prev-volume = Volume 22
| next-volume = Volume 24
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 23 was released on April 17, 1999 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Ninzaburo Shiratori}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
{{Char|Eri Kisaki|display=Eri Kisaki (background)}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama|display=Kazuha Toyama (background)}}
{{Char|Heizo Hattori|display=Heizo Hattori (background)}}
{{Char|Gomera|display=Gomera (movie screen)}}
{{Char|Tomomi Sakaguchi|display=Tomomi Sakaguchi (movie screen)}}
{{Char|Kamen Yaiba|display=Kamen Yaiba (backgound)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}
== Chapters ==
=== Movie Theater Case ===
{{ref anime|138-139|The Final Screening Murder Case}}

==== File 222 - Cinecittà ====
Conan, Ai, and the Detective Boys are watching a special three-movie screening at the cinema. High school student Toshiyuki Ide warns them not to be so loud and not to wave their hands so wildly, as they are disturbing the other patrons. However, since the cinema has recently acquired a bad reputation, only four other people are present.

After the first film, the children buy snacks in the lobby and learn from the saleswoman, Yuriko Tomosato, and the cinema owner, Akio Muramatsu, that the cinema will be closing after today. The real estate agent, Haruta, is already there and has started work. He has attended the screenings several times before, and each time a fight breaks out, keeping customers away. Toshiyuki Ide, who turns out to be a regular since childhood, appears in the lobby and takes some souvenir photos. Shortly before the second film begins, Yuriko goes to the supermarket to buy her forgotten lunch and, while she's there, picks up some tea for the projectionist, Furuhashi.

Midway through the movie, Mitsuhiko notices the air conditioning is suddenly running louder. Conan desperately needs the restroom but can't get up because Ayumi and Ai have fallen asleep leaning against his shoulder. Suddenly, a shadow appears on the screen. Yuriko, who's just returned from the supermarket, goes to investigate. When the lights in the movie theater come on, she and the other viewers see Seiji Haruta hanging out of the projector window.

==== File 223 - The Truth In The Mirror ====
Inspector Megure begins his investigation and questions those present. The Detective Boys state that the shadow appeared on the screen when the fairy emerged. Science fiction fan Ide then specifies the exact time. To prove his innocence, Ide shows Inspector Megure the photos he took of the film with his digital camera shortly before and during the incident. Since Mitsuhiko and Conan are also visible in the photos, tampering can be ruled out. The cinema owner, Muramatsu, testifies that the air conditioning suddenly ran faster and he left the auditorium to investigate.

Inspector Megure is shown the projection booth, which contains two projectors. Conan suggests that the perpetrator might have cut the film in two and switched to the second projector after hanging the body. However, this would have left visible marks on the screen. Yuriko Tomosato testifies that she returned from the supermarket around 12:45 PM and found only one projector switched on. Furuhashi had asked her to boil water in the staff room, which was very dirty and had a broken mirror. However, Mitsuhiko saw her in the women's restroom, where, according to her, she was adjusting her contact lenses.

Since Conan doubts that Haruta committed suicide, he looks around the women's restroom. Ai's comment about her reflection leads Conan to the solution of the case. He hurries back to the theater and finds ashes and cigarette butts on Haruta's seat.

==== File 224 - Dreamland ====
After Conan unmasks the murderer and his trick, he asks Professor Agasa for help in solving the case and gives him instructions. He also gives the Detective Boys an assignment. Just as Inspector Megure is about to send the suspects home, assuming Haruta committed suicide, the lights in the cinema suddenly go out, and Agasa's head appears at the window of the projection booth.
<spoiler>

The culprit is '''Minoru Furuhashi'''.

Conan, speaking in Agasa's voice, announces that he'll mimic the murderer's trick: Genta's shadow appears on the screen, which the others hadn't seen because a newspaper was covering the window. Conan signals to Ai to turn up the air conditioning, whereupon Genta swings back and forth on a rope with the other Detective Boys. Then Conan shows everyone how he uses mirrors to redirect the projector beam to the other window. The proof is the photos Ide took; they're blurry because the projector beam was shaking. Yuriko must have suspected something when she noticed the mirror was missing in the lounge. Furuhashi confesses to the murder and is taken away.
</spoiler>
The children are allowed to finish the movie, and the theater owner, seeing them so happy, decides to keep the theater open.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Toshiyuki Ide|Toshiyuki Ide manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* College student}}
{{People|Yuriko Tomosato|Yuriko Tomosato manga.jpg|
* 23 years old
* Concession manager}}
{{People|Akio Muramatsu|Akio Muramatsu manga.jpg|
* 62 years old
* Theater owner}}
{{People|Seiji Haruta|Seiji Haruta manga.jpg|
* Victim (hanged)
* 43 years old
* Real-estate agent}}
{{People|Minoru Furuhashi|Minoru Furuhashi manga.jpg|
* 39 years old
* Projectionist}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Cruise Ship Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|174|The Twenty Year Old Murderous Intent: The Symphony Serial Murder Case}}

==== File 225 - Planner in the Shadow ====

==== File 226 - Burning Murderous Intent... ====

==== File 227 - The Unintentional Target ====

==== File 228 - Disappearing Among The Waves... ====

==== File 229 - This Is The Truth ====

==== File 230 - The Witness Returned Alive ====

<spoiler>

The culprit is '''Sadao Kujirai'''

</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Toji Samezaki|Touji Samezaki manga.jpg|
* 62 years old
* Former superintendent of the Homicide Department}}
{{People|Teruyoshi Kameda|Teruyoshi Kameda manga.jpg|
* Victim (burned)
* 45 years old
* Passenger}}
{{People|Korehisa Kanie|Korehisa Kanie manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 46 years old
* Passenger}}
{{People|Minoru Ebina|Minoru Ebina manga.jpg|
* 42 years old
* Passenger}}
{{People|Sadao Kujirai|Sadao Kujirai manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot - injured)
* 50 years old
* Passenger}}
{{People|Nagisa Isogai|Nagisa Isogai manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Passenger}}
{{People|Saizo Kano|Saizo Kano manga.jpg|
* Leader of the robbers 20 years ago}}
{{People|Yoshimi Samezaki|Yoshimi Samezaki manga.jpg|
* Deceased (gunshot)
* 21 years old
* Toji Samezaki's daughter
* Bank employee}}
{{EndBox}}

==== ''Major events'' ====
* It's implied that Ran knows who Conan is.
* Ran and Conan share a quiet moment together. Also, when Heiji knew he had to take off his clothes to signal for help, he made sure to not take off his pants and his onamori good luck charm that Kazuha gave him. He gets embarrassed when Ran and Conan catch him admiring it and thinking about her.
* Kogoro's good friend, a retired detective from the police force, helps Kogoro and his friends solve the case.

=== Innocent Suspect Case ===
{{ref anime|156-157|Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2}}

==== File 231 - Investigation Begins!! ====
The Detective Boys are going to help Takagi investigate.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Higashida|File 231-233 Higashida manga.jpg|
* Company employee}}
{{People|Masami Muranishi|Masami_Muranishi manga.jpg|
* Victim (strangled)}}
{{People|Kitagawa|File 231-233 Kitagawa manga.jpg|
* Company employee}}
{{EndBox}}

== Trivia ==
* The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':
:* File 222 - At the Movies
:* File 223 - The Truth Inside the Mirror
:* File 224 - A Place For Dreams
:* File 225 - The Phantom Schemer
:* File 226 - Murder in Flames
:* File 227 - An Unexpected Target
:* File 228 - Vanished Into the Waves
:* File 229 - The Truth
:* File 230 - A Witness Returns
:* File 231 - Begin Investigation!!

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium12bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 23-24)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_19sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_20sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 12sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 23-24)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 23e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== See also ==
*[[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 23]]

Volume 23

2026-06-12T17:00:05Z

Shinobi: /* File 223 - The Truth In The Mirror */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 23
| image = Volume 23.jpg
| releasedate = April 17, 1999
| chapters = 222-231
| isbn = 4-09-125493-4
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = May 20, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1675-6
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:Furuhata Ninzaburō#The character of Furuhata|Ninzaburō Furuhata]]
| keyhole = [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]]
| prev-volume = Volume 22
| next-volume = Volume 24
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 23 was released on April 17, 1999 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Ninzaburo Shiratori}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
{{Char|Eri Kisaki|display=Eri Kisaki (background)}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama|display=Kazuha Toyama (background)}}
{{Char|Heizo Hattori|display=Heizo Hattori (background)}}
{{Char|Gomera|display=Gomera (movie screen)}}
{{Char|Tomomi Sakaguchi|display=Tomomi Sakaguchi (movie screen)}}
{{Char|Kamen Yaiba|display=Kamen Yaiba (backgound)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}
== Chapters ==
=== Movie Theater Case ===
{{ref anime|138-139|The Final Screening Murder Case}}

==== File 222 - Cinecittà ====
Conan, Ai, and the Detective Boys are watching a special three-movie screening at the cinema. High school student Toshiyuki Ide warns them not to be so loud and not to wave their hands so wildly, as they are disturbing the other patrons. However, since the cinema has recently acquired a bad reputation, only four other people are present.

After the first film, the children buy snacks in the lobby and learn from the saleswoman, Yuriko Tomosato, and the cinema owner, Akio Muramatsu, that the cinema will be closing after today. The real estate agent, Haruta, is already there and has started work. He has attended the screenings several times before, and each time a fight breaks out, keeping customers away. Toshiyuki Ide, who turns out to be a regular since childhood, appears in the lobby and takes some souvenir photos. Shortly before the second film begins, Yuriko goes to the supermarket to buy her forgotten lunch and, while she's there, picks up some tea for the projectionist, Furuhashi.

Midway through the movie, Mitsuhiko notices the air conditioning is suddenly running louder. Conan desperately needs the restroom but can't get up because Ayumi and Ai have fallen asleep leaning against his shoulder. Suddenly, a shadow appears on the screen. Yuriko, who's just returned from the supermarket, goes to investigate. When the lights in the movie theater come on, she and the other viewers see Seiji Haruta hanging out of the projector window.

==== File 223 - The Truth In The Mirror ====
Inspector Megure begins his investigation and questions those present. The Detective Boys state that the shadow appeared on the screen when the fairy emerged. Science fiction fan Ide then specifies the exact time. To prove his innocence, Ide shows Inspector Megure the photos he took of the film with his digital camera shortly before and during the incident. Since Mitsuhiko and Conan are also visible in the photos, tampering can be ruled out. The cinema owner, Muramatsu, testifies that the air conditioning suddenly ran faster and he left the auditorium to investigate.

Inspector Megure is shown the projection booth, which contains two projectors. Conan suggests that the perpetrator might have cut the film in two and switched to the second projector after hanging the body. However, this would have left visible marks on the screen. Yuriko Tomosato testifies that she returned from the supermarket around 12:45 PM and found only one projector switched on. Furuhashi had asked her to boil water in the staff room, which was very dirty and had a broken mirror. However, Mitsuhiko saw her in the women's restroom, where, according to her, she was adjusting her contact lenses.

Since Conan doubts that Haruta committed suicide, he looks around the women's restroom. Ai's comment about her reflection leads Conan to the solution of the case. He hurries back to the theater and finds ashes and cigarette butts on Haruta's seat.

==== File 224 - Dreamland ====

<spoiler>

The culprit is '''Minoru Furuhashi'''

</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Toshiyuki Ide|Toshiyuki Ide manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* College student}}
{{People|Yuriko Tomosato|Yuriko Tomosato manga.jpg|
* 23 years old
* Concession manager}}
{{People|Akio Muramatsu|Akio Muramatsu manga.jpg|
* 62 years old
* Theater owner}}
{{People|Seiji Haruta|Seiji Haruta manga.jpg|
* Victim (hanged)
* 43 years old
* Real-estate agent}}
{{People|Minoru Furuhashi|Minoru Furuhashi manga.jpg|
* 39 years old
* Projectionist}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Cruise Ship Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|174|The Twenty Year Old Murderous Intent: The Symphony Serial Murder Case}}

==== File 225 - Planner in the Shadow ====

==== File 226 - Burning Murderous Intent... ====

==== File 227 - The Unintentional Target ====

==== File 228 - Disappearing Among The Waves... ====

==== File 229 - This Is The Truth ====

==== File 230 - The Witness Returned Alive ====

<spoiler>

The culprit is '''Sadao Kujirai'''

</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Toji Samezaki|Touji Samezaki manga.jpg|
* 62 years old
* Former superintendent of the Homicide Department}}
{{People|Teruyoshi Kameda|Teruyoshi Kameda manga.jpg|
* Victim (burned)
* 45 years old
* Passenger}}
{{People|Korehisa Kanie|Korehisa Kanie manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 46 years old
* Passenger}}
{{People|Minoru Ebina|Minoru Ebina manga.jpg|
* 42 years old
* Passenger}}
{{People|Sadao Kujirai|Sadao Kujirai manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot - injured)
* 50 years old
* Passenger}}
{{People|Nagisa Isogai|Nagisa Isogai manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Passenger}}
{{People|Saizo Kano|Saizo Kano manga.jpg|
* Leader of the robbers 20 years ago}}
{{People|Yoshimi Samezaki|Yoshimi Samezaki manga.jpg|
* Deceased (gunshot)
* 21 years old
* Toji Samezaki's daughter
* Bank employee}}
{{EndBox}}

==== ''Major events'' ====
* It's implied that Ran knows who Conan is.
* Ran and Conan share a quiet moment together. Also, when Heiji knew he had to take off his clothes to signal for help, he made sure to not take off his pants and his onamori good luck charm that Kazuha gave him. He gets embarrassed when Ran and Conan catch him admiring it and thinking about her.
* Kogoro's good friend, a retired detective from the police force, helps Kogoro and his friends solve the case.

=== Innocent Suspect Case ===
{{ref anime|156-157|Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2}}

==== File 231 - Investigation Begins!! ====
The Detective Boys are going to help Takagi investigate.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Higashida|File 231-233 Higashida manga.jpg|
* Company employee}}
{{People|Masami Muranishi|Masami_Muranishi manga.jpg|
* Victim (strangled)}}
{{People|Kitagawa|File 231-233 Kitagawa manga.jpg|
* Company employee}}
{{EndBox}}

== Trivia ==
* The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':
:* File 222 - At the Movies
:* File 223 - The Truth Inside the Mirror
:* File 224 - A Place For Dreams
:* File 225 - The Phantom Schemer
:* File 226 - Murder in Flames
:* File 227 - An Unexpected Target
:* File 228 - Vanished Into the Waves
:* File 229 - The Truth
:* File 230 - A Witness Returns
:* File 231 - Begin Investigation!!

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium12bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 23-24)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_19sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_20sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 12sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 23-24)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 23e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== See also ==
*[[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 23]]

Volume 23

2026-06-12T16:58:26Z

Shinobi: /* File 222 - Cinecittà */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 23
| image = Volume 23.jpg
| releasedate = April 17, 1999
| chapters = 222-231
| isbn = 4-09-125493-4
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = May 20, 2008
| english-isbn = 1-4215-1675-6
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Wikipedia:Furuhata Ninzaburō#The character of Furuhata|Ninzaburō Furuhata]]
| keyhole = [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]]
| prev-volume = Volume 22
| next-volume = Volume 24
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 23 was released on April 17, 1999 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Ninzaburo Shiratori}}
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
{{Char|Eri Kisaki|display=Eri Kisaki (background)}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama|display=Kazuha Toyama (background)}}
{{Char|Heizo Hattori|display=Heizo Hattori (background)}}
{{Char|Gomera|display=Gomera (movie screen)}}
{{Char|Tomomi Sakaguchi|display=Tomomi Sakaguchi (movie screen)}}
{{Char|Kamen Yaiba|display=Kamen Yaiba (backgound)}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}
== Chapters ==
=== Movie Theater Case ===
{{ref anime|138-139|The Final Screening Murder Case}}

==== File 222 - Cinecittà ====
Conan, Ai, and the Detective Boys are watching a special three-movie screening at the cinema. High school student Toshiyuki Ide warns them not to be so loud and not to wave their hands so wildly, as they are disturbing the other patrons. However, since the cinema has recently acquired a bad reputation, only four other people are present.

After the first film, the children buy snacks in the lobby and learn from the saleswoman, Yuriko Tomosato, and the cinema owner, Akio Muramatsu, that the cinema will be closing after today. The real estate agent, Haruta, is already there and has started work. He has attended the screenings several times before, and each time a fight breaks out, keeping customers away. Toshiyuki Ide, who turns out to be a regular since childhood, appears in the lobby and takes some souvenir photos. Shortly before the second film begins, Yuriko goes to the supermarket to buy her forgotten lunch and, while she's there, picks up some tea for the projectionist, Furuhashi.

Midway through the movie, Mitsuhiko notices the air conditioning is suddenly running louder. Conan desperately needs the restroom but can't get up because Ayumi and Ai have fallen asleep leaning against his shoulder. Suddenly, a shadow appears on the screen. Yuriko, who's just returned from the supermarket, goes to investigate. When the lights in the movie theater come on, she and the other viewers see Seiji Haruta hanging out of the projector window.

==== File 223 - The Truth In The Mirror ====

==== File 224 - Dreamland ====

<spoiler>

The culprit is '''Minoru Furuhashi'''

</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Toshiyuki Ide|Toshiyuki Ide manga.jpg|
* 21 years old
* College student}}
{{People|Yuriko Tomosato|Yuriko Tomosato manga.jpg|
* 23 years old
* Concession manager}}
{{People|Akio Muramatsu|Akio Muramatsu manga.jpg|
* 62 years old
* Theater owner}}
{{People|Seiji Haruta|Seiji Haruta manga.jpg|
* Victim (hanged)
* 43 years old
* Real-estate agent}}
{{People|Minoru Furuhashi|Minoru Furuhashi manga.jpg|
* 39 years old
* Projectionist}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Cruise Ship Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|174|The Twenty Year Old Murderous Intent: The Symphony Serial Murder Case}}

==== File 225 - Planner in the Shadow ====

==== File 226 - Burning Murderous Intent... ====

==== File 227 - The Unintentional Target ====

==== File 228 - Disappearing Among The Waves... ====

==== File 229 - This Is The Truth ====

==== File 230 - The Witness Returned Alive ====

<spoiler>

The culprit is '''Sadao Kujirai'''

</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Toji Samezaki|Touji Samezaki manga.jpg|
* 62 years old
* Former superintendent of the Homicide Department}}
{{People|Teruyoshi Kameda|Teruyoshi Kameda manga.jpg|
* Victim (burned)
* 45 years old
* Passenger}}
{{People|Korehisa Kanie|Korehisa Kanie manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot)
* 46 years old
* Passenger}}
{{People|Minoru Ebina|Minoru Ebina manga.jpg|
* 42 years old
* Passenger}}
{{People|Sadao Kujirai|Sadao Kujirai manga.jpg|
* Victim (gunshot - injured)
* 50 years old
* Passenger}}
{{People|Nagisa Isogai|Nagisa Isogai manga.jpg|
* 27 years old
* Passenger}}
{{People|Saizo Kano|Saizo Kano manga.jpg|
* Leader of the robbers 20 years ago}}
{{People|Yoshimi Samezaki|Yoshimi Samezaki manga.jpg|
* Deceased (gunshot)
* 21 years old
* Toji Samezaki's daughter
* Bank employee}}
{{EndBox}}

==== ''Major events'' ====
* It's implied that Ran knows who Conan is.
* Ran and Conan share a quiet moment together. Also, when Heiji knew he had to take off his clothes to signal for help, he made sure to not take off his pants and his onamori good luck charm that Kazuha gave him. He gets embarrassed when Ran and Conan catch him admiring it and thinking about her.
* Kogoro's good friend, a retired detective from the police force, helps Kogoro and his friends solve the case.

=== Innocent Suspect Case ===
{{ref anime|156-157|Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2}}

==== File 231 - Investigation Begins!! ====
The Detective Boys are going to help Takagi investigate.

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Higashida|File 231-233 Higashida manga.jpg|
* Company employee}}
{{People|Masami Muranishi|Masami_Muranishi manga.jpg|
* Victim (strangled)}}
{{People|Kitagawa|File 231-233 Kitagawa manga.jpg|
* Company employee}}
{{EndBox}}

== Trivia ==
* The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':
:* File 222 - At the Movies
:* File 223 - The Truth Inside the Mirror
:* File 224 - A Place For Dreams
:* File 225 - The Phantom Schemer
:* File 226 - Murder in Flames
:* File 227 - An Unexpected Target
:* File 228 - Vanished Into the Waves
:* File 229 - The Truth
:* File 230 - A Witness Returns
:* File 231 - Begin Investigation!!

== Cover in other countries ==
<div><ul>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23bcc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China (2020 reissue)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23bbi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (reprint)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumePremium12bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia (Premium, combined volumes 23-24)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23i g.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (La Gazzetta dello Sport)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23i New.jpg|155px|thumb|left|Italy (New Edition)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_19sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 1)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_20sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2, part 2)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:VolumeNE 12sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, New Edition, combined volumes 23-24)]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 23e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume23r.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam (New Edition)]]</li>
</ul></div>

== See also ==
*[[Manga]]
* [[Volume 21-30]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

{{Volumes}}

[[Category:Volumes]]

[[de:Band 23]]

The Detective Boys' Disaster Case

2026-06-03T18:45:34Z

Shinobi: /* Resolution */

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 73
| int-episode = 75
| image = TV Episode 73.jpg
| title = The Detective Boys' Disaster Case
| english-title = The Ship Wreck Murder
| japanese-title = 少年探偵団遭難事件 (Shōnen Tantei-dan Sōnan Jiken)
| rating = 18.8%
| Filler case number = #29
| season = [[Season 2|2]]
| manga = '''TV Original'''
| airdate = August 25, 1997
| dubbed-episode = Episode 75
| english-airdate = July 26, 2005 (DVD)
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Detective Boys]]
| suspects = Teruhiko Kasuga
| solved-by = [[Conan Edogawa]]
| next-conan-hint = The movement of the tides
| voice-cast = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] [[Akira Kamiya]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Yukiko Iwai]] as [[Ayumi Yoshida]] [[Ikue Otani]] as [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] as [[Genta Kojima]], Next Conan's Hint [[Toshihiko Seki]] as Teruhiko Kasuga [[Waka Kanda]] as Shinobu [[Masaaki Tsukada]] as Old man
| director = [[Kenji Kodama]]
| screenplay = [[Junichi Miyashita]]
| storyboard = [[Yoshio Suzuki]]
| producer = [[Yoshio Suzuki]]
| animation-director = [[Izumi Shimura]]
| character-design = [[Masatomo Sudo]] [[Yasuhiro Moriki]] (design works)
| opening-song = Nazo
| closing-song = Kimi ga Inai Natsu
| prev-episode = The Triplet's Country Home Murder Case
| next-episode = The Death God Jinnai Murder Case
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''|少年探偵団遭難事件|Shōnen Tantei-dan Sōnan Jiken}} is the 73rd episode of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]].

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{char|Ran Mouri}}
{{char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{char|Genta Kojima}}
}}

== Case ==
=== Situation ===
The Detective Boys and the Mouri family go to a water park and witness the dysfunctional interaction of a girl named Shinobu and her fiancée Kasuga. Some time later the kids discovers an S.O.S. which Teruhiko Kasuga claims is false, but Shinobu is nowhere to be found. What is he trying to hide, and can the Detective Boys save whoever the victim is, or will they meet their tragic fate?

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Attempted Murder
| image = EP73 Case.jpg
| location = Cave
| victim = Shinobu
| cause-death = Drowning
| cause-death-label = Injury
| suspects = Teruhiko Kasuga
| suspects-label = Culprit
| description = Teruhiko took Shinobu in a cave overlooking the ocean, made her drink a juice containing sleeping pills and then abandoned her in the cave in order to make it drown in the rising tide.
}}

=== People ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Teruhiko Kasuga|Kasuka.jpg|
* Kasuga family heir
* Kasuga Corporation member}}
{{People|Shinobu|Shinobu.jpg|
* Victim (drowned - injured)
* Teruhiko's girlfriend}}
{{People|Old man|EP73 Old man.jpg|
* Local trash picker}}
{{People|Mr. Kasuga|No face.jpg|
* Kasuga Corporation president}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>'''Teruhiko Kasuga''' only got engaged to Shinobu under orders from his father to marry a girl from a rich family or face being cut off. Wanting to return to his playboy lifestyle, he decided to kill his fiancee and make it look like an accident by leaving her unconscious in the cave so that she would drown by the rising tide. Conan and the detective kids find her and they escape by traveling deeper into the cave where the water tides carry them out of another hole into a tide pool, where Kogoro and Kasuga are there fishing.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Attempted Murder
| image = EP73 Case2.jpg
| location = Off-limits pond
| victim = [[Ayumi Yoshida]]
| cause-death = Shooting from Pistol
| cause-death-label = Attack Types / Hostage weapon
| suspects-label = Culprit
| suspects = Teruhiko Kasuga
| description = He threatened to kill Ayumi, but saved by the old man who threw a can at him.
}}

Kasuga immediately takes Ayumi hostage and threatens to kill everyone present, but Ran and the old guard arrive in time to save them. Kasuga is immediately subdued and arrested, while Kogoro receives a stern lecture from the old guard for an hour for fishing in the tide pool, which is off-limits. It's off-limits in the first place because the water rises during high tide, making the place dangerous. Conan comments it really serves Kogoro right.</spoiler>

== Translation changes ==
=== Anime ===
* The names of the characters in the [[Funimation]] Dub are:
:* Teruhiko Kasuga - Colt Lielander
:* Shinobu - Tandi

== Trivia ==
[[File:M3-sea.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Movie 3]]
* The ocean coast reappears in a painting in Yokosuka Castle from [[The Last Wizard of the Century]].
* Parrotfish are saltwater fish.
*This wasn't dubbed in Arabic probably due to females wearing swimsuits.

== BGM listing ==
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|1|謎|Nazo|Mystery|[[Nazo]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|2|はずむ蘭|Hazumu Ran|Bouncing Ran|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|3|脅迫（パート２）|Kyōhaku (Pāto 2)|Threat (Part 2)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|4|昼下がりの天使たち（摩天楼ヴァージョン）|Hirusagari no Tenshitachi (Mantenrō Vājon)|Early Afternoon Angels (Skyscraper ver.)|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|5|事件現場（オリジナルver.）|Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)|Scene of the Case (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|6|謎解き（その１）|Nazotoki (Sono 1)|Riddle Solution (Part 1)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|7|陰謀|Inbō|Conspiracy|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|8|緊迫|Kinpaku|Tension|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|9|事件現場（オリジナルver.）|Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)|Scene of the Case (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|10|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]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|11|サスペンス～危機感|Sasupensu ~ Kikikan|Suspense ~ Impending Crisis|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|12|犯人のアジト（いよいよver.）|Hannin no Ajito (Iyoiyo ver.)|The Culprit's Hideout (More and More ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|13|時計じかけの摩天楼|Tokei Jikake no Mantenrō|The Time-Bombed Skyscraper|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|14|忍び寄る危機|Shinobiyoru Kiki|Incoming Crisis|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|15|対決のテーマ（摩天楼ヴァージョン）|Taiketsu no Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon)|Showdown Theme (Skyscraper ver.)|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|16|事件の謎|Jiken no Nazo|Mystery of the Case|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|17|「名探偵コナン」メイン・テーマ（予告）|"Meitantei Konan" Mein・Tēma (Yokoku)|"Detective Conan" Main Theme (Preview)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|18|君がいない夏|Kimi ga Inai Natsu|The Summer Without You|[[Kimi ga Inai Natsu]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|19|コナンの勝利（夜空ver.）|Konan no Shōri (Yozora ver.)|Conan's Victory (Night Sky ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|20|蘭のテーマ（摩天楼ヴァージョン）|Ran no Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon)|Ran's Theme (Skyscraper ver.)|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable EpLang}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|''Not dubbed''|}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Basque Country|Basque|Misterioa itsaspeko kobazuloan|}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalan dub)|El cas de l'assassinat del naufragi|The sinking murder case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Valencia|Catalan (Valencian dub)|El cas de l'assassinat del naufragi|The sinking murder case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=France|French|Meurtre sur l'épave|Murder on the shipwreck}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Galicia|Galician|O intento de asasinato do naufraxio|The sinking attempted murder}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Germany|German|SOS per Flaschenpost|SOS by Bottle Message}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Il messaggio in bottiglia|Message in a bottle}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|어린이 탐정단 조난 사건|The Detective Boys' Distress Case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=US|Spanish (American dub)|El caso del lago escondido|The hidden lake case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Castilian dub)|El caso del naufragio|The sinking case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ปฏิบัติการขบวนการนักสืบเยาวชน|The Detective Boys' operation}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Đội Thám Tử Tí Hon gặp nạn|The Detective Boys' Disaster}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Season 2]]

{{Season 2}}

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Anime Exclusive]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Izumi Shimura]]

[[de:Episode 75]]
[[zh:TV73]]

The Detective Boys' Disaster Case

2026-06-03T18:44:25Z

Shinobi: /* Situation */

{{InfoBox TV
| episode = 73
| int-episode = 75
| image = TV Episode 73.jpg
| title = The Detective Boys' Disaster Case
| english-title = The Ship Wreck Murder
| japanese-title = 少年探偵団遭難事件 (Shōnen Tantei-dan Sōnan Jiken)
| rating = 18.8%
| Filler case number = #29
| season = [[Season 2|2]]
| manga = '''TV Original'''
| airdate = August 25, 1997
| dubbed-episode = Episode 75
| english-airdate = July 26, 2005 (DVD)
| cast = [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Ran Mouri]] [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Detective Boys]]
| suspects = Teruhiko Kasuga
| solved-by = [[Conan Edogawa]]
| next-conan-hint = The movement of the tides
| voice-cast = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]] [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] [[Akira Kamiya]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] [[Yukiko Iwai]] as [[Ayumi Yoshida]] [[Ikue Otani]] as [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya]] [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] as [[Genta Kojima]], Next Conan's Hint [[Toshihiko Seki]] as Teruhiko Kasuga [[Waka Kanda]] as Shinobu [[Masaaki Tsukada]] as Old man
| director = [[Kenji Kodama]]
| screenplay = [[Junichi Miyashita]]
| storyboard = [[Yoshio Suzuki]]
| producer = [[Yoshio Suzuki]]
| animation-director = [[Izumi Shimura]]
| character-design = [[Masatomo Sudo]] [[Yasuhiro Moriki]] (design works)
| opening-song = Nazo
| closing-song = Kimi ga Inai Natsu
| prev-episode = The Triplet's Country Home Murder Case
| next-episode = The Death God Jinnai Murder Case
| footnotes =
}}
{{nihongo|'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''|少年探偵団遭難事件|Shōnen Tantei-dan Sōnan Jiken}} is the 73rd episode of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]].

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{char|Ran Mouri}}
{{char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{char|Genta Kojima}}
}}

== Case ==
=== Situation ===
The Detective Boys and the Mouri family go to a water park and witness the dysfunctional interaction of a girl named Shinobu and her fiancée Kasuga. Some time later the kids discovers an S.O.S. which Teruhiko Kasuga claims is false, but Shinobu is nowhere to be found. What is he trying to hide, and can the Detective Boys save whoever the victim is, or will they meet their tragic fate?

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Attempted Murder
| image = EP73 Case.jpg
| location = Cave
| victim = Shinobu
| cause-death = Drowning
| cause-death-label = Injury
| suspects = Teruhiko Kasuga
| suspects-label = Culprit
| description = Teruhiko took Shinobu in a cave overlooking the ocean, made her drink a juice containing sleeping pills and then abandoned her in the cave in order to make it drown in the rising tide.
}}

=== People ===
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Teruhiko Kasuga|Kasuka.jpg|
* Kasuga family heir
* Kasuga Corporation member}}
{{People|Shinobu|Shinobu.jpg|
* Victim (drowned - injured)
* Teruhiko's girlfriend}}
{{People|Old man|EP73 Old man.jpg|
* Local trash picker}}
{{People|Mr. Kasuga|No face.jpg|
* Kasuga Corporation president}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>'''Teruhiko Kasuga''' is the culprit of the attempted murder. He only got engaged to Shinobu under orders from his father to marry a girl from a rich family or face being cut off. Wanting to return to his playboy lifestyle, he decided to kill his fiancee and make it look like an accident by leaving her unconscious in the cave so that she would drown by the rising tide. Conan and the detective kids find her and they escape by traveling deeper into the cave where the water tides carry them out of another hole into a tide pool, where Kogoro and Kasuga are there fishing.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime = Attempted Murder
| image = EP73 Case2.jpg
| location = Off-limits pond
| victim = [[Ayumi Yoshida]]
| cause-death = Shooting from Pistol
| cause-death-label = Attack Types / Hostage weapon
| suspects-label = Culprit
| suspects = Teruhiko Kasuga
| description = He threatened to kill Ayumi, but saved by the old man who threw a can at him.
}}

Kasuga immediately takes Ayumi hostage and threatens to kill everyone present, but Ran and the old guard arrive in time to save them. Kasuga is immediately subdued and arrested, while Kogoro receives a stern lecture from the old guard for an hour for fishing in the tide pool, which is off-limits. It's off-limits in the first place because the water rises during high tide, making the place dangerous. Conan comments it really serves Kogoro right.</spoiler>

== Translation changes ==
=== Anime ===
* The names of the characters in the [[Funimation]] Dub are:
:* Teruhiko Kasuga - Colt Lielander
:* Shinobu - Tandi

== Trivia ==
[[File:M3-sea.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Movie 3]]
* The ocean coast reappears in a painting in Yokosuka Castle from [[The Last Wizard of the Century]].
* Parrotfish are saltwater fish.
*This wasn't dubbed in Arabic probably due to females wearing swimsuits.

== BGM listing ==
{{BeginTable BGMListing}}
{{BGMListingItem|1|謎|Nazo|Mystery|[[Nazo]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|2|はずむ蘭|Hazumu Ran|Bouncing Ran|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|3|脅迫（パート２）|Kyōhaku (Pāto 2)|Threat (Part 2)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|4|昼下がりの天使たち（摩天楼ヴァージョン）|Hirusagari no Tenshitachi (Mantenrō Vājon)|Early Afternoon Angels (Skyscraper ver.)|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|5|事件現場（オリジナルver.）|Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)|Scene of the Case (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|6|謎解き（その１）|Nazotoki (Sono 1)|Riddle Solution (Part 1)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|7|陰謀|Inbō|Conspiracy|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|8|緊迫|Kinpaku|Tension|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|9|事件現場（オリジナルver.）|Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)|Scene of the Case (Original ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|10|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]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|11|サスペンス～危機感|Sasupensu ~ Kikikan|Suspense ~ Impending Crisis|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|12|犯人のアジト（いよいよver.）|Hannin no Ajito (Iyoiyo ver.)|The Culprit's Hideout (More and More ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|13|時計じかけの摩天楼|Tokei Jikake no Mantenrō|The Time-Bombed Skyscraper|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|14|忍び寄る危機|Shinobiyoru Kiki|Incoming Crisis|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|15|対決のテーマ（摩天楼ヴァージョン）|Taiketsu no Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon)|Showdown Theme (Skyscraper ver.)|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|16|事件の謎|Jiken no Nazo|Mystery of the Case|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|17|「名探偵コナン」メイン・テーマ（予告）|"Meitantei Konan" Mein・Tēma (Yokoku)|"Detective Conan" Main Theme (Preview)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|18|君がいない夏|Kimi ga Inai Natsu|The Summer Without You|[[Kimi ga Inai Natsu]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|19|コナンの勝利（夜空ver.）|Konan no Shōri (Yozora ver.)|Conan's Victory (Night Sky ver.)|[[Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2]]}}
{{BGMListingItem|20|蘭のテーマ（摩天楼ヴァージョン）|Ran no Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon)|Ran's Theme (Skyscraper ver.)|[[Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack]]}}
{{EndTable}}

== Gallery ==
{{main gallery}}

== In other languages ==
{{BeginTable EpLang}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Arabic|Arabic|''Not dubbed''|}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Basque Country|Basque|Misterioa itsaspeko kobazuloan|}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalan dub)|El cas de l'assassinat del naufragi|The sinking murder case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Valencia|Catalan (Valencian dub)|El cas de l'assassinat del naufragi|The sinking murder case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=France|French|Meurtre sur l'épave|Murder on the shipwreck}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Galicia|Galician|O intento de asasinato do naufraxio|The sinking attempted murder}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Germany|German|SOS per Flaschenpost|SOS by Bottle Message}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|Il messaggio in bottiglia|Message in a bottle}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=South Korea|Korean|어린이 탐정단 조난 사건|The Detective Boys' Distress Case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=US|Spanish (American dub)|El caso del lago escondido|The hidden lake case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Spain|Spanish (Castilian dub)|El caso del naufragio|The sinking case}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ปฏิบัติการขบวนการนักสืบเยาวชน|The Detective Boys' operation}}
{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Đội Thám Tử Tí Hon gặp nạn|The Detective Boys' Disaster}}
{{EndTable}}

== See also ==
* [[Season 2]]

{{Season 2}}

[[Category:Episodes]]
[[Category:Anime Exclusive]]
[[Category:Animation directed by Izumi Shimura]]

[[de:Episode 75]]
[[zh:TV73]]

Volume 13

2026-06-03T18:26:17Z

Shinobi: /* People */

{{InfoBox Volume
| volume = 13
| image = Volume 13.jpg
| releasedate = December 10, 1996
| chapters = 121-130
| isbn = 4-09-125043-2
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
| english-releasedate = September 19, 2006
| english-isbn = 1-4215-0443-X
| english-publisher = [[Viz Media]]
| detective = [[Father Brown]]
| keyhole = [[Ayako Suzuki]]
| prev-volume = Volume 12
| next-volume = Volume 14
| footnotes =
}}
Volume 13 was released on December 10, 1996 in Japan.

== Cast ==
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
{{Char|Genta Kojima}}
{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
{{Char|Sonoko Suzuki}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
{{Char|Sango Yokomizo}}
{{Char|Ayako Suzuki}}
}}

== Gadgets ==
{{Gadgets Appearances|
{{Gadget|Voice-Changing Bowtie}}
{{Gadget|Stun-Gun Wristwatch}}
}}

== Chapters ==
=== Holmes Freak Case ===
{{ref anime|57-58|Holmes Freak Murder Case}}
==== File 121 - The Revelation ====
<spoiler>After tranquilizing Heiji instead of Kogoro, he then declares '''Kento Togano''' is the culprit, the boyfriend of Ayako Oki. He reveals that the second incident was not for Ayako but for Toshiaki Fujisawa, the train station employee. The reason why Ayako knew that Kento was the culprit is because she decided to cheat off his Holmes test, but when she saw his test, it was blank, because he knew it would never be graded and he was busy preparing for the killing of the host. Kento confesses and reveals Toshiaki and Kanaya were collaborating to publish a Holmes book that had Irene Adler belittle Holmes. He felt insulted by this fan fiction and sought out to kill his targets and later his own girlfriend who threatened to blackmail him for the location of the prized fan fiction copy. After Heiji woke up, he reveals that he was spying on Conan during the deduction (at some point Kogoro hit him upside the head, which woke Heiji up but he pretended to still be asleep), so now he knows the truth about Conan's identity.</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Ikuo Kawatsu|Ikuo Kawatsu manga.jpg|
* 25 years old
* High school gym teacher}}
{{People|Toshiaki Fujisawa|Toshiaki Fujisawa manga.jpg|
* Victim (stabbed - injured)
* 47 years old
* Train station employee}}
{{People|Nanako Shimizu|Nanako Shimizu manga.jpg|
* 24 years old
* Librarian}}
{{People|Hitomi Iwai|Hitomi Iwai manga.jpg|
* 24 years old
* Inn employee}}
{{People|Maria Toda|Maria Toda manga.jpg|
* 43 years old
* Fortune-teller}}
{{People|Hiroyuki Kanaya|Hiroyuki Kanaya manga.jpg|
* Victim (exploded)
* 51 years old
* Inn owner}}
{{People|Kento Togano|Kento Togano manga.jpg|
* 22 years old
* University student
* President of the Mystery Club}}
{{People|Ayako Oki|Ayako Oki manga.jpg|
* Victim (burned)
* 21 years old
* University student
* Member of the Mystery Club}}
{{EndBox}}

==== ''Major events'' ====
Heiji figures out that Conan is Shinichi.

=== Triplet Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|72|The Triplet's Country Home Murder Case}}
==== Characters introduced ====
{{NewChar|name = [[Yuzo Tomizawa]]|image = Yuzo Tomizawa.jpg|link=Yuzo Tomizawa|description =
* 28 years old
* [[Ayako Suzuki]]'s fiancé}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 122 - The Witnesses Are...!? ====
Conan and Ran are at Sonoko’s place for her big sister, Ayako. Ayako is getting married so she’s there to meet her new dad-in-law. She’s marrying a man and when they are at their house, they witness a murder outside in the rain. The victim is the dad-in-law, Tetsuharu Tomizawa. The killer at first looks like Ayako’s fiancé, but then they find out he's the younger of triplet sons. Which of the triplets is the real murderer: eldest son Taichi, second son Tatsuji, or youngest son Yuzo?

==== File 123 - The Triplet Suspects ====
Conan's second attempt to fire a tranquilizer dart at Sonoko is foiled by Ran who catches him behind the door, prompting him to get Ran and Sonoko to solve the mystery together. When his question fails to guide them in the right direction, Conan tries and succeeds at firing his dart.

==== File 124 - Really Sad Brotherly Bonds ====
<spoiler>Conan is sure its one of the triplets. Since Kogoro isn't with them, he uses Sonoko instead. Turns out it's the eldest triplet, '''Taichi Tomizawa'''. He was having a hard time writing a good novel so he decided the best way to do this was to live out a murder mystery. It didn't help that he and his father had a huge fight before the murder, in which Tomizawa Sr. threatened to disinherit him for not living up to the family name.</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Yuzo Tomizawa|Yuzo Tomizawa manga.jpg|squeezed=1|
* 28 years old
* Painter
* Ayako Suzuki's fiancé
* Tatsuji and Taichi's brother}}
{{People|Tetsuharu Tomizawa|Tetsuharu Tomizawa manga.jpg|fsize=0.86em|squeezed=1|
* Victim (beaten)
* 60 years old
* Yuzo, Tatsuji, and Taichi's father
* President of the Tomizawa Financial Group}}
{{People|Tatsuji Tomizawa|Tatsuji Tomizawa manga.jpg|
* 28 years old
* Yuzo and Taichi's brother}}
{{People|Taichi Tomizawa|Taichi_Tomizawa manga.jpg|
* 28 years old
* Author
* Yuzo and Tatsuji's brother}}
{{People|[[Hirofumi Kogure]]|Hirofumi Kogure manga.jpg|
* Kagoshima Falcons star baseball player}}
{{People|Aritou|Aritou.jpg|
* Kagoshima Falcons baseball player}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Illustrator Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|60|An Illustrator Murder Case}}
==== File 125 - The Falling Body ====

==== File 126 - A Suspicious Suicide ====

==== File 127 - Flowers And Butterfly ====
<spoiler>Most of the works '''Kenjin Hanaoka''' created were actually created by his apprentice Izumi Chono, who coerced him to have a romantic relationship with her and then blackmailed him to continue supporting her lest she reveal their secret. All the paintings contain a trademark of the victim: a pink lipstick kiss mark. She also occasionally steals a kiss on her colleagues and boss/lover as a prank which would confirm Hanaoka's guilt.

The trick Hanaoka used after bludgeoning her with an ashtray was leaning her body over the balcony of his apartment room. The corpse is tied to a rope that is connected to a pulley system using a shoyu soy sauce container as a weight and the room's doorknob. Hanaoka calls a botanist employee to come over to activate the mechanism and in the midst of the chaos has a one sided conversation, pretending to stop Chono from supposedly committing suicide.

After explaining the trick and with Hanaoka denying he was with the victim, Conan reveals another kiss mark hidden on his foot using a dirty trick to make him remove his sock (he orders for a cup of lemon tea that forensics considered to be part of the setup for the alibi device and then pours it to scald the murderer's foot).</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Kenjin Hanaoka|Kenjin Hanaoka manga.jpg|
* 48 years old
* Painter}}
{{People|Izumi Chono|Izumi Chono manga.jpg|
* Victim (beaten)
* 25 years old
* Illustrator}}
{{EndBox}}

=== Gomera Murder Case ===
{{ref anime|63|Big Monster Gomera Murder Case}}
==== Characters introduced ====
{{NewChar|name = [[Tomomi Sakaguchi]]|image = Tomomi Sakaguchi.jpg|link=Tomomi Sakaguchi|description =
* 24 years old
* Actress}}
{{NewChar|name = [[Gomera]]|image = Gomera.jpg|link=Gomera|description =
* Fictional character}}
{{clearleft}}

==== File 128 - The Runaway ====

==== File 129 - The Tragedy of the Monster Gomera ====

==== File 130 - A Silhouette Which Disappear ====
<spoiler>The killer was '''Shugo Matsui'''. Matsui had made the footprints in advance, putting the paint there and making it seem Adachi did. He had used only Gomera's feet, since there was no tail mark on the floor. He then took off the suit at the stairs, ran into a storage room downstairs and threw the costume out the window on fire. The wound on his leg was faked at first, using studio blood. After the murder incident, he stabbed his own leg with a separate knife and hid it in the props box. To hide the sign of sweat, he changed shirts, which also had a spill of juice from Ayumi who spilled it on his shirt earlier.

* '''Motive'''

The news that Matsui was tired of playing Gomera and wanted to move onto other roles was a rumor spread by Kamei. Matsui was unaware of the rumor until he found out himself. Not wanting the final Gomera movie to be made, he killed Kamei.</spoiler>

==== People ====
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Daisuke Mikami|Daisuke Mikami manga.jpg|
* 52 years old
* Film director}}
{{People|Ryota Adachi|Ryota Adachi manga.jpg|
* 42 years old
* Art director}}
{{People|Shugo Matsui|Shugo Matsui manga.jpg|
* Victim (stabbed - injured)
* 34 years old
* Actor playing Gomera}}
{{People|Tomomi Sakaguchi|Tonomi Sakaguchi manga.jpg|
* 24 years old
* Actress playing the fairy}}
{{People|Osamu Kamei|Osamu Kamei manga.jpg|
* Victim (stabbed)
* 56 years old
* Film producer}}
{{EndBox}}

== Trivia ==
* The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':
:* File 121 - Real Self
:* File 122 - Who Was It They Witnessed?
:* File 123 - Triplets Under Suspicion
:* File 124 - A Lack of Brotherly Love
:* File 125 - The Falling Corpse
:* File 127 - The Flower and the Butterfly
:* File 128 - The Vanishing Criminal
:* File 129 - Gomera's Tragedy
:* File 130 - A Glimpse From Behind

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== See also ==
* [[Manga]]
* [[Volume 11-20]]
* [[Detective Conan]]

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