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Chronology
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Episode 1200
(Int. Episode 1259)

Information
Title: The Porch Pirate Epidemic
Japanese title: 置き配泥棒多発中
(Okihai Dorobō Tahatsu-chū)
Original airdate: May 2, 2026
Broadcast rating: 5.1%
Filler case: #462
Season: 31
Manga source: TV Original
Case
Cast: Conan Edogawa
Kogoro Mouri
Ran Mouri
Juzo Megure
Wataru Takagi
Kazunobu Chiba
Case solved by: Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint: Package peanut
Staff
Director: Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Nobuharu Kamanaka
Screenplay: Yuki Notsuka
Storyboard: Masaki Ozora
Episode director: Yuki Kawakata
Emi Yamamoto (asst.)
Animation director: Kaoru Nagakawa
Zi Dengjia
Yukari Kamiaka
Michitaka Yamamoto
Kenichi Otomo
Marie Nagano
Character design: Masatomo Sudo
Rei Masunaga (sub-character)
Hiroshi Ogawa (design works)
Production cooperation: Azeta Pictures
Music
Opening song: Heaven Knows
Closing song: TOWA ~Towa ni Kaze ni Noru~

The Porch Pirate Epidemic (置き配泥棒多発中 Okihai Dorobō Tahatsu-chū?) is the 1200th episode of the Detective Conan anime.

Cast

Gadgets

Case

Situation

Conan, Ran, and Kogoro are staking out a door on the fifth floor of an apartment with a package in front of it in search of a package thief. The group gets distracted by a sudden draft of wind that places a leaf inside of Kogoro's clothing which Ran mistakes as a bug. While Kogoro and Ran are trying to get rid of the leaf, Conan notices the package thief running past with the package in hand trying to leave by elevator. The elevator shows the thief stops on the fourth floor and Conan gives chase via the stairs but eventually loses the thief when Conan reaches the fourth floor. Given that the entrance to the apartment building locks automatically and the thief was wearing sandals, the trio concludes the culprit most likely is a resident of the apartment building.

Theft
Location: Fifth floor of an apartment building
Property stolen: Package placed in front of apartment door
Suspects: Nobuhiro Taninaka
A chubby brown-haired man wearing glasses was seen taking a package from the entrance of someone's apartment.

Later, the three go to find residents who knows anyone matching the description of the package thief. They stumble across the resident of room 402 Sumiyoshi who suspects the thief may be his neighbor Nobuhiro. Unable to get a hold of Nobuhiro by knocking on his door, Kogoro asks Sumiyoshi if he can borrow his balcony to try catch a glimpse of the suspect. To Kogoro's shock, he instead finds Nobuhiro dead on the floor.

Murder?
Location: Room 402
Victim: Nobuhiro Taninaka
Age: 45 years old
Cause of death: Cerebral contusion
Suspects: Sumiyoshi Ito, Nami Tomishige, and Mariko Sakaguchi

There are some details suggesting that this case is not a simple accident, but a murder:

  • His eyes are bloodshot, and his mouth is drooling.
  • Near the trash can, there is a piece of paper stating that the victim is being punished by the gods for stealing a package.

Therefore, the murderer is most likely one of the owners of the seen packages.

Thinking for a while, Kogoro deduces that the culprit must have put a bobby trap onto their package and purposely let it be stolen. Conan decides to check the package and find Sumiyoshi Ito’s package has a strange circle mark. However, Ito pushes him away and tries to escape from custody. It is revealed that he did put only pepper spray into his false package, but since pepper spray could not actually kill someone on their own, he could not be the one responsible for the murder.

People

  • Resolution

    Trivia


    In other languages

    Language Title Translation
    Flag of France French (Subbed) Le Voleur de colis en série The Serial porch pirate
    Flag of Germany German (Subbed) Eine Häufung von Paketdiebstählen An accumulation of package thefts
    Flag of South Korea Korean 문 앞 택배 도난 사건 Porch Pirate Cases

    References

    See also

    Episodes of Season 31
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