Conan: A Strange Child

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Episode 433
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Information

Title:

Conan: A Strange Child

Japanese title:

コナン変な子
(Konan Hen na Ko)

Original airdate:

March 6, 2006

Season:

15

Manga source:

TV Original

Case

Cast:

Conan Edogawa
Kogoro Mouri
Inspector Megure
Wataru Takagi
Detective Chiba
Miwako Sato

Case solved by:

Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)

Staff

Director:

Masato Sato

Screenplay:

Takeo Ohno

Storyboard:

Takashi Sano

Episode director:

Minoru Tozawa

Animation director:

Rei Masunaga

Music

Opening song:

"Shōdō"

Closing song:

"Kanashii Hodo Anata ga Suki"

Cast

Characters

Conan Edogawa

Kogoro Mouri

Inspector Megure

Wataru Takagi

Detective Chiba
Detective Chiba

Miwako Sato

Gadgets

Gadgets

Voice-Changing Bowtie

Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

Kogoro and Conan visit a famous author named Osamu Umezu in order to have his book signed. Later they spot Osamu's secretary, Touru Mikami, running to Osamu's house. They learn that Mikami that Osamu is not answering his phone calls and he was going to check up on him. They accompany him to Osamu's apartment and find Osamu dead.

Murder

Location: Osamu Umezu's apartment

Victim: Osamu Umezu

Cause of death: Nerve poison

Suspects: Takashi Umezu, Touru Mikami, and Chika Araki

Evidence suggests it was suicide but Kogoro notices blood on the trash bin and reveals that it was a murder. Osamu's assistant and son are suspects to the murder due to being the only ones with keys to the apartment.

People

Osamu Umezu
	Victim (poison) 60 years old Famous author

Takashi Umezu
	25 years old Umezu's son

Touru Mikami
	30 years old Umezu's secretary

Chika Araki
	27 years old Umezu's student

Resolution

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Conan investigates and after putting Kogoro to sleep, impersonates him and reveals the murderer to be Touru Mikami. He reveals that Mikami tied a string on the roof where it hung in front of Osamu's window. After poisoning Osamu, Mikami left the apartment and locked the door. He after wards went to the roof and using the string he set up, sends the key back to Osamu's apartment. Conan reveals that Osamu's died holding his trophy he won with his book. Conan explains the trophy was held upside down to reveal Osamu's book titles were and Mikami's name was also palindromes. As evidence, Conan reveals that Osamu managed to rip a button from Mikami's shirt and using the gum he had, stuck it onto the sofa. Mikami confesses to his crime and reveals that Osamu stole his manuscript and published the book as his own.

Trivia

• This is the episode of the show in which there was no "Next Conan's Hint." For unknown reasons, the episode completely skipped over the hint. It has not yet been rerun in Japan.

Gallery

See also

• Season 15