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DavidHolandaOne: /* Plot */

2026-07-02T03:09:41Z

Plot

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	Drunk, Keisuke ignores his ex-girlfriend's request to not page her and mistakenly uses the activation key as a telephone card. Inputting his message to the ex-girlfriend, he activates a countdown for the satellite, setting Earth as its target. Much to Gray's dismay, because Keisuke was drunk he doesn't remember the passcode number he input for the satellite. Gray now has less than 24 hours to get Keisuke to remember by any means necessary or the Earth is doomed.		Drunk, Keisuke ignores his ex-girlfriend's request to not page her and mistakenly uses the activation key as a telephone card. Inputting his message to the ex-girlfriend, he activates a countdown for the satellite, setting Earth as its target. Much to Gray's dismay, because Keisuke was drunk he doesn't remember the passcode number he input for the satellite. Gray now has less than 24 hours to get Keisuke to remember by any means necessary or the Earth is doomed.


	<spoiler>Gray ends up catering to Keisuke's every whim, including allowing him to meet his favorite pop idol, Asuka Anzai. Asuka is relieved to get away from being an idol briefly and just enjoy life as a normal 17 year old girl. Keisuke and Asuka get to know each other better throughout the day and Keisuke ends up having the military deck Tokyo out like it's Christmas time. Asuka is happy and remarks that Keisuke is just like Santa Claus. Gray finally interrupts Keisuke's happy time and explains that the satellite is set to go off in 30 minutes. Thanks to talking with Asuka, Keisuke finally remembers what the passcode number he set for the satellite is and manages to stop it just as the timer reaches zero. Sometime after stopping the satellite, Keisuke receives a new telephone card from Asuka and calls her.</spoiler>		<spoiler>Gray ends up catering to Keisuke's every whim, including allowing him to meet his favorite pop idol, Asuka Anzai. Asuka is relieved to get away from being an idol briefly and just enjoy life as a normal 17 year old girl. Keisuke and Asuka get to know each other better throughout the day and Keisuke ends up having the military deck Tokyo out like it's Christmas time. Asuka is happy and remarks that Keisuke is just like Santa Claus. Gray finally interrupts Keisuke's happy time and explains that the satellite is set to go off in 30 minutes. Thanks to talking with Asuka, Keisuke finally remembers what the passcode number he set for the satellite is and manages to stop it just as the timer reaches zero. Sometime after stopping the satellite, Keisuke receives a new telephone card from Asuka and calls her.</spoiler>

DavidHolandaOne: /* Resolution */

2026-07-02T03:09:31Z

Resolution

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	Drunk, Keisuke ignores his ex-girlfriend's request to not page her and mistakenly uses the activation key as a telephone card. Inputting his message to the ex-girlfriend, he activates a countdown for the satellite, setting Earth as its target. Much to Gray's dismay, because Keisuke was drunk he doesn't remember the passcode number he input for the satellite. Gray now has less than 24 hours to get Keisuke to remember by any means necessary or the Earth is doomed.		Drunk, Keisuke ignores his ex-girlfriend's request to not page her and mistakenly uses the activation key as a telephone card. Inputting his message to the ex-girlfriend, he activates a countdown for the satellite, setting Earth as its target. Much to Gray's dismay, because Keisuke was drunk he doesn't remember the passcode number he input for the satellite. Gray now has less than 24 hours to get Keisuke to remember by any means necessary or the Earth is doomed.

	~~== Resolution ==~~
	<spoiler>Gray ends up catering to Keisuke's every whim, including allowing him to meet his favorite pop idol, Asuka Anzai. Asuka is relieved to get away from being an idol briefly and just enjoy life as a normal 17 year old girl. Keisuke and Asuka get to know each other better throughout the day and Keisuke ends up having the military deck Tokyo out like it's Christmas time. Asuka is happy and remarks that Keisuke is just like Santa Claus. Gray finally interrupts Keisuke's happy time and explains that the satellite is set to go off in 30 minutes. Thanks to talking with Asuka, Keisuke finally remembers what the passcode number he set for the satellite is and manages to stop it just as the timer reaches zero. Sometime after stopping the satellite, Keisuke receives a new telephone card from Asuka and calls her.</spoiler>		<spoiler>Gray ends up catering to Keisuke's every whim, including allowing him to meet his favorite pop idol, Asuka Anzai. Asuka is relieved to get away from being an idol briefly and just enjoy life as a normal 17 year old girl. Keisuke and Asuka get to know each other better throughout the day and Keisuke ends up having the military deck Tokyo out like it's Christmas time. Asuka is happy and remarks that Keisuke is just like Santa Claus. Gray finally interrupts Keisuke's happy time and explains that the satellite is set to go off in 30 minutes. Thanks to talking with Asuka, Keisuke finally remembers what the passcode number he set for the satellite is and manages to stop it just as the timer reaches zero. Sometime after stopping the satellite, Keisuke receives a new telephone card from Asuka and calls her.</spoiler>

DavidHolandaOne at 04:40, 10 March 2026

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	\| japanese-title = 夏のサンタクロース <br> (Natsu no Santa Kurōsu)		\| japanese-title = 夏のサンタクロース <br> (Natsu no Santa Kurōsu)
	\| manga = [[Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories#The Santa Claus of Summer\|Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories: The Santa Claus of Summer]]		\| manga = [[Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories#The Santa Claus of Summer\|Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories: The Santa Claus of Summer]]
	\| airdate = March 17, 1999<ref>https://conan.aga-search.com/dvd/video/gosho_aoyama.shtml</ref>		\| airdate = December 24, 1998<br>March 17, 1999 (VHS)<ref>https://conan.aga-search.com/dvd/video/gosho_aoyama.shtml</ref>
	\| english-airdate =		\| english-airdate =
	\| cast = Keisuke Hara <br> Gray <br> Asuka Anzai <br> [[Kogoro Mouri]]		\| cast = Keisuke Hara <br> Gray <br> Asuka Anzai <br> [[Kogoro Mouri]]

DavidHolandaOne at 04:39, 10 March 2026

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			'''{{nihongo\|The Santa Claus of Summer\|夏のサンタクロース\|Natsu no Santa Kurōsu}}''' is the 3<sup>rd</sup> episode of the [[OVAs#Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories\|Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories]] OVA series. It was first aired in December 24, 1998 by Yomiuri TV and released in VHS on March 17, 1999.

			This episode adapts the [[Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories#The Santa Claus of Summer\|The Santa Claus of Summer]] story from [[Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories]]. Keisuke Hara, recently dumped by his girlfriend, accidentally receives an activation card disguised as a telephone card for a weaponized satellite system. Keisuke accidentally triggers a countdown of 24 hours for the satellite when he tries leaving a pager message for his ex-girlfriend. Much to the actual owner of the card's dismay, Keisuke was drunk at the time and doesn't remember what he set the passcode number as. Can the man make Keisuke remember before Earth is destroyed by the satellite?

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
			=== Main ===
	{{BeginBox}}		{{BeginBox}}
	{{People\|Keisuke Hara\|Keisuke Hara.jpg\|		{{People\|Keisuke Hara\|Keisuke Hara.jpg\|
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	{{EndBox}}		{{EndBox}}

	== ~~Characters~~ ==		=== Featured ===
	{{Char Appearances\|		{{Char Appearances\|
	{{Char\|Kogoro Mouri\|display=Kogoro Mouri (cameo)}}		{{Char\|Kogoro Mouri\|display=Kogoro Mouri (cameo)}}

Nakamura: Undo revision 327133 by Ushiwakamaru (talk)

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Undo revision 327133 by Ushiwakamaru (talk)

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	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
	<gallery widths=185px perrow=5>		<gallery widths=185px perrow=5>
	File:kogorocameosanta.jpg\|		File:kogorocameosanta.jpg\|Kogoro
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Ushiwakamaru: /* Gallery */

2022-11-21T08:51:43Z

Gallery

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	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
	<gallery widths=185px perrow=5>		<gallery widths=185px perrow=5>
	File:kogorocameosanta.jpg\|~~Kogoro~~		File:kogorocameosanta.jpg\|
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Ushiwakamaru: /* Trivia */

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Trivia

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	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
	* The song Asuka sings is "Kitto ieru", the main theme for the Gosho Aoyama Collection of Short Stories OVAs. In this episode, [[Wakana Yamazaki]], ~~Asuka's~~ voice actress, sings the song instead of Yukari Tamura.		* The song Asuka sings is "Kitto ieru", the main theme for the Gosho Aoyama Collection of Short Stories OVAs. In this episode, Wakana Yamazaki, her voice actress, sings the song instead of Yukari Tamura.

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

Ushiwakamaru at 21:24, 11 October 2022

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	\| solved-by =		\| solved-by =
	\| case =		\| case =
	\| voice-cast = [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)\|Wataru Takagi]] as Keisuke Hara <br> [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as Asuka Anzai <br> [[Akira Kamiya]] as Gray <br> [[Takehiro Murozono]] as White <br> [[Daiki Nakamura]] as Silver <br> [[Kae Araki]] as Yoko <br> [[Chafurin]] as Director <br >[[Keiichi Nanba]] as Man <br> [[Toshihiko Nakajima]] as Pilot <br> [[Naoki Makishima]] as Combatant <br> [[Yumi Hikita]] as Control ~~Room~~ <br> [[Mitsuki Saiga]] as Computer <br> [[Mikiko Enomoto]] as Female Student		\| voice-cast = [[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)\|Wataru Takagi]] as Keisuke Hara <br> [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as Asuka Anzai <br> [[Akira Kamiya]] as Gray <br> [[Takehiro Murozono]] as White <br> [[Daiki Nakamura]] as Silver <br> [[Kae Araki]] as Yoko <br> [[Chafurin]] as Director <br >[[Keiichi Nanba]] as Man <br> [[Toshihiko Nakajima]] as Pilot <br> [[Naoki Makishima]] as Combatant <br> [[Yumi Hikita]] as Control room <br> [[Mitsuki Saiga]] as Computer <br> [[Mikiko Enomoto]] as Female Student
	\| director = [[Osamu Nabeshima]]		\| director = [[Osamu Nabeshima]]
	\| screenplay = [[Kazunari Kouchi]]		\| screenplay = [[Kazunari Kouchi]]
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	== Resolution ==		== Resolution ==
	<spoiler>Gray ends up catering to Keisuke's every whim, including allowing him to meet his favorite pop idol, Asuka Anzai. Asuka is relieved to get away from being an idol briefly and just enjoy life as a normal 17 year old girl. Keisuke and Asuka get to know each other better throughout the day and Keisuke ends up having the military deck Tokyo out like it's Christmas time. Asuka is happy and remarks that Keisuke is just like Santa Claus. Gray finally interrupts Keisuke's happy time and explains that the satellite is set to go off in 30 minutes. Thanks to talking with Asuka, Keisuke finally remembers what the passcode number he set for the satellite is and manages to stop it just as the timer reaches zero. Sometime after stopping the satellite, Keisuke receives a new telephone card from Asuka and calls her.</spoiler>		<spoiler>Gray ends up catering to Keisuke's every whim, including allowing him to meet his favorite pop idol, Asuka Anzai. Asuka is relieved to get away from being an idol briefly and just enjoy life as a normal 17 year old girl. Keisuke and Asuka get to know each other better throughout the day and Keisuke ends up having the military deck Tokyo out like it's Christmas time. Asuka is happy and remarks that Keisuke is just like Santa Claus. Gray finally interrupts Keisuke's happy time and explains that the satellite is set to go off in 30 minutes. Thanks to talking with Asuka, Keisuke finally remembers what the passcode number he set for the satellite is and manages to stop it just as the timer reaches zero. Sometime after stopping the satellite, Keisuke receives a new telephone card from Asuka and calls her.</spoiler>

	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
	~~[[File:kogorocameosanta.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Kogoro's cameo]]~~
	* [[Kogoro Mouri]] makes a cameo appearance when Keisuke is in the telephone booth leaving a message for his ex-girlfriend.
	* The song Asuka sings is "Kitto ieru", the main theme for the Gosho Aoyama Collection of Short Stories OVAs. In this episode, [[Wakana Yamazaki]], Asuka's voice actress, sings the song instead of Yukari Tamura.		* The song Asuka sings is "Kitto ieru", the main theme for the Gosho Aoyama Collection of Short Stories OVAs. In this episode, [[Wakana Yamazaki]], Asuka's voice actress, sings the song instead of Yukari Tamura.
	* Keisuke Hara has essentially the same character design for [[Kaito Kuroba]], but with [[Wataru Takagi]]'s voice.
	* Asuka Anzai reappears only in a poster in [[The Locked Bathroom Murder Case]] and [[Which One's Deduction Show]], and Keisuke Hara on a TV program in [[Kogoro-san is a Good Man#Trivia\|Kogoro~~-san is a Good Man]].~~		== Gallery ==
			<gallery widths=185px perrow=5>
			File:kogorocameosanta.jpg\|Kogoro
			</gallery>

	== References ==		== References ==

Jefflie: Reverted edits by Kid1485 (talk) to last revision by Nakamura

2022-08-18T02:41:22Z

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	* Keisuke Hara has essentially the same character design for [[Kaito Kuroba]], but with [[Wataru Takagi]]'s voice.		* Keisuke Hara has essentially the same character design for [[Kaito Kuroba]], but with [[Wataru Takagi]]'s voice.
	* Asuka Anzai reappears only in a poster in [[The Locked Bathroom Murder Case]] and [[Which One's Deduction Show]], and Keisuke Hara on a TV program in [[Kogoro-san is a Good Man#Trivia\|Kogoro-san is a Good Man]].		* Asuka Anzai reappears only in a poster in [[The Locked Bathroom Murder Case]] and [[Which One's Deduction Show]], and Keisuke Hara on a TV program in [[Kogoro-san is a Good Man#Trivia\|Kogoro-san is a Good Man]].

	~~== Gallery ==~~
	~~{{main gallery}}~~

	~~== In other languages ==~~
	~~{{BeginTable EpLang}}~~
	~~{{EpLangItem\|flag=Vietnam\|Vietnamese\|Ông già tuyết mùa hạ}}~~
	~~{{EndTable}}~~

	== References ==		== References ==

Kid1485 at 13:54, 17 August 2022

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	* Keisuke Hara has essentially the same character design for [[Kaito Kuroba]], but with [[Wataru Takagi]]'s voice.		* Keisuke Hara has essentially the same character design for [[Kaito Kuroba]], but with [[Wataru Takagi]]'s voice.
	* Asuka Anzai reappears only in a poster in [[The Locked Bathroom Murder Case]] and [[Which One's Deduction Show]], and Keisuke Hara on a TV program in [[Kogoro-san is a Good Man#Trivia\|Kogoro-san is a Good Man]].		* Asuka Anzai reappears only in a poster in [[The Locked Bathroom Murder Case]] and [[Which One's Deduction Show]], and Keisuke Hara on a TV program in [[Kogoro-san is a Good Man#Trivia\|Kogoro-san is a Good Man]].

			== Gallery ==
			{{main gallery}}

			== In other languages ==
			{{BeginTable EpLang}}
			{{EpLangItem\|flag=Vietnam\|Vietnamese\|Ông già tuyết mùa hạ}}
			{{EndTable}}

	== References ==		== References ==