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The J.League Starting Whistle

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Episode 1207
(Int. Episode 1267)
Information
Title:
The J.League Starting Whistle
Japanese title:
Jリーグ開幕の警笛(ホイッスル)
(J Rīgu Kaimaku no Hoissuru)
Original airdate:
July 18, 2026
Filler case number:
#468
Season:
Staff
Screenplay:
Storyboard:
Animation director:
Character design:
Masatomo Sudo
Rei Masunaga (sub-character)
Hiroshi Ogawa (design works)
Production cooperation:
Voice cast:
Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa
Rikiya Koyama as Kogoro Mouri
Kenichi Ogata as Hiroshi Agasa
Megumi Hayashibara as Ai Haibara
Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida
Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya
Wataru Takagi as Genta Kojima, Wataru Takagi
Chafurin as Juzo Megure
Hiroyuki Yoshino as Takahiro Sanada
Hiroaki Morishima as Himself
Yūka Kageyama as Herself
Aya Endo as Nanako Eguchi
Akio Suyama as Commentator
Akihiro Shinohara as VAR
Volcano Ota as Coach
Asuna Tomari as Take
Yui Tsukada as Kaoru
Music
Opening song:

The J.League Starting Whistle (Jリーグ 開幕の警笛(ホイッスル) J Rīgu Kaimaku no Keiteki?) is the 1207th episode of the Detective Conan anime. It's one of the commemorative episodes for the 30th anniversary of the Detective Conan anime, as well as the fourth J.League collaboration episode.

Conan and the Detective Boys are watching the opening match of the J.League, which is filled with excitement. Former Japan national team players Hiroaki Morishima and Yūka Kageyama are also in the commentary booth, and the match is a heated affair with VAR decisions being made. However, Conan senses something ominous when he sees Kogoro and Megure guarding the Mayor Nanako Eguchi of Toraharu. It turns out that a bomb has been planted somewhere in the stadium, which is packed with spectators, and will explode at the end of the match. With time running out, Conan pursues the culprit and the bomb.[1]

Cast

Gadgets

Case

Situation

At the parking lot of a skyscraper is Renji Matsuo standing beside a car to wait for the mayor of Toraharu city, Nanako Eguchi, as he is her secretary. He receives a call from someone, so he decides to pick it up. The other end of the call blares the referee's whistle loudly, triggering the bomb planted under the car he has been standing by. The man is badly injured from the explosion and has to be taken to the hospital to keep him alive.

Bombing - attempted murder
Location: A parking lot near a skyscraper
Victim: Renji Matsuo
Age: 45 years old
Method: A bomb planted under Eguchi's car
Suspects: Iwashimizu, and Nanako Eguchi
Matsuo went off with a bang as he was answering his call. He barely survived from the explosion and was taken to the hospital.

This season’s J-League has just kicked off with the opening match between Big Osaka and Tokyo spirits. Professor Agasa has taken the children to the stadium holding the opener to watch their favourite teams on the field. During the match, Conan looks around and sees a man who is standing beside a railing and is looking somewhere as if he has been planning on something. The man is wearing a dark yellow shirt and a light yellow cap. Haibara looks another way and sees Kogoro sitting with Eguchi, so she points Conan to her direction. As Conan turns his way around, both he and Haibara see Inspector Megure and Detective Takagi talking to Kogoro’s side. Feeling that something is off, Haibara opens her phone and learns news about the bombing case earlier that day.

Conan goes on his own to eavesdrop on the conversation between the police and the mayor’s side, bringing a microphone so he can always put on Kogoro when the kid is found eavesdropping. Mayor Eguchi reveals several events that have happened recently:

  • She received a message demanding her to step down from being mayor if she wants to be alive. She believes that the message was sent by one who opposed her land city use plans.
  • She received a cut-off soccer ball from a man. She believes the man is part of the people who want to buy the youth soccer team’s field for cheap and flip it.

Eguchi then attends the photo shoot with the youth soccer team, the reason she insisted on attending the opener of this year’s J-League. The photo shoot ends and Eguchi becomes worried again, as she receives another message from the bomber, claiming they will blow her up when the match ends. In addition, she confirms that the man who gave her the cut-off soccer ball is present, and is the one standing beside the railing.

People

  • Renji Matsuo
    • Victim (explosion)
    • 45 years old
    • Nanako’s secretary
  • Nanako Eguchi
    • 38 years old
    • Toraharu City mayor
  • Iwashimizu
    • Bombing suspect
  • Kazuo
    • FC Beika youth soccer team player
  • Take
    • FC Beika youth soccer team player
  • Man
    • FC Beika youth soccer team coach
  • Man A
    • VAR member
  • Man B
    • VAR member
  • Man C
    • VAR member
  • Man D
    • Soccer commentator

    • Real-life people

  • Hiroaki Morishima
    • Former national team player
    • Soccer commentator
  • Yūka Kageyama
    • Guest commentator
    • 25 years old [2]

    • Resolution

    Trivia

    • The guest voice actors featured in this episode are: Hiroaki Morishima, former member of Japanese national football team player and now president for Cerezo Osaka; and Yuka Kageyama, actress and former member of Hinatazaka46 idol group, who returned to voice herself after Behind the Scenes of the J League Finals.[3]
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    In other languages

    References

    1. ^ https://fan.books.rakuten.co.jp/articles/8981
    2. ^ Based on real-life character's age at the time the episode aired
    3. ^ https://eiga.com/news/20260711/13/

    See also


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