The Spirit Detective's Murder

This article is about an episode of the Detective Conan anime that has not yet aired. As such, it is a reflection of what is currently known about the episode. More information will be added after the episode aired.

Chronology

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List of Episodes

List of Manga Cases

TBD

Episode 863-864
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Information

Title:

Manga case:

#275

Manga source:

Volume 90: Files 3-5 (951-953)

Case

Cast:

Conan Edogawa
Kogoro Mouri
Masumi Sera
Mary
Shinichi Kudo
Gin
Vodka
Vermouth
Inspector Megure
Detective Takagi

Case solved by:

Kogoro Mouri (via Mary)

Staff

Director:

Yasuichiro Yamamoto

Voice cast:

Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa
Rikiya Koyama as Kogoro Mouri
Noriko Hidaka as Masumi Sera
Atsuko Tanaka as Mary
Yukitoshi Hori as Gin
Fumihiko Tachiki as Vodka
Chafurin as Inspector Megure
Wataru Takagi as Detective Takagi

Cast

Characters

Conan Edogawa

Kogoro Mouri

Masumi Sera

Mary

Inspector Megure

Detective Takagi

Shinichi Kudo
(flashback)

Gin

Vodka

Vermouth
(background)

Rum
(criminal silhouette)

Gadgets

Gadgets

Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Voice-Changing Bowtie

Case

People

Gaito Hotta
	Victim "Soul Detective"

Sanpei Kokuri
	Tohto TV directer

Resolution

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The culprit is Sanpei Kokuri. The motive was that Hotta used his late sister's corpse for his show. A few years ago Kokuri's sister committed suicide in the mountains due to a break-up. But her body was never found. Later Hotta was making a show in the mountain (most likely in connection with a missing person case, that Conan and Kogoro discussed in the taxi) and 'found' the body claiming to have 'felt' it's spirit. Kokuri realized that Hotta must have found his sister's body a long time ago, but instead of reporting it to the police, he had buried it to use it in his show. So he killed Hotta in revenge for having humiliating her.

Masumi calls Mary Mama, Indicating she is her Mother.The only thing that Hotta knew is that he saw Asaka holding a small mirror and believed Asaka the bodyguard is a woman. Mary warns Masumi that she should be careful around Conan and that he isn't the same boy they met 10 years ago. Later at night,Gin and Vodka talk about the case which Gin comments that Rum screwed up in the Case from 17 years ago. Gin is more concerned about the fact that Kogoro went to investigate the murder. Gin immediately suggests Kogoro to be finished off before he becomes more dangerous.

Trivia

• The name Gaito Hotta (katakana: ホッタ ガイト) comes from "poltergeist" (ポルターガイスト).
• The name Sanpei Kokuri comes from "Kokkuri-san" (table-turning).