Misfortune of the Positive Man

Teruyo Imaizumi
	66 years old; Apartment landlady;

Shokichi Hazama
	29 years old; Aspiring novelist;

	Episode 1134 ; (Int. Episode 1192)
	Information
Title:	Misfortune of the Positive Man
Japanese title:	ポジティブ男の災難 ; (Pojitibu Otoko no Sainan)
Original airdate:	September 14, 2024
Broadcast rating:	5.2%
Filler case:	#425
Season:	29
Manga source:	TV Original
	Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa ; Detective Boys ; Ai Haibara ; Juzo Megure ; Wataru Takagi
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
Next Conan's Hint:	Fingerprint
	Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto ; Nobuharu Kamanaka
Screenplay:	Nobuo Ogizawa
Storyboard:	Masaki Ozora
Episode director:	Yoshitsugu Kimura
Animation director:	Asuka Tsubuki ; Yoshitsugu Hatano ; FALCO Suzuki
Character design:	Masatomo Sudo ; Masanori Hashimoto (sub-character) ; Hiroshi Ogawa (design works)
Voice Cast:
	Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa ; Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida ; Wataru Takagi as Genta Kojima, Wataru Takagi ; Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya ; Megumi Hayashibara as Ai Haibara ; Chafurin as Juzo Megure ; Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shokichi Hazama, Daikichi Hazama ; Fuminori Komatsu as Nenji Kodakara ; Hiroko Emori as Teruyo Imaizumi ; Yuki Hoshi as Yasushi Tarao ; Takahiro Yoshino as Detective ; Akira Kuwabara as Woman
	Music
Opening song:	Unraveling Love ~Sukoshi no Yūki~
Closing song:	Yume de Aimashō

Chronology
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Misfortune of the Positive Man (ポジティブ男の災難 ,Pojitibu Otoko no Sainan^?) is the 1134th episode of the Detective Conan anime.

Cast

Characters

Case

Situation

An aspiring novelist named Shokichi Hazama is carrying the items bought from the shop and talking to Conan, Haibara, and the Detective Boys when he notices the conversation between the apartment landlady Teruyo Imaizumi and one of his neighbors Nenji Kodakara. It turns out that Kodokara’s apartment has been stolen but Imaizumi does not let him call the police because it would affect the reputation of the apartment. They decide to call them, nonetheless.

Robbery

Location: Kodakara's apartment, Beika Town

Victim: Nenji Kodakara

Age: 32 years old

Suspects: Unknown

The police unit responsible for robbery arrive and suspect Hazama for stealing Kodakara’s property. Shokichi willingly let the police collect the fingerprint to prove his innocence. Ironically, the fingerprint matches with the one that was collected from the scene of a murder that happened one week ago; this is why when Conan, Haibara, and the Detective Boys return on the next day to see if the robber is caught or not, they see Takagi and Megure instead. In addition, Takagi mentions some possibilities that drove the police into believe Hazama is the murderer, with Shokichi trying to prove his innocence:

Near the scene, there was a nylon string containing his fingerprint, which could've been used for the murder. He states that the nylon string might be his, but it was when he opened the food package he received from his grandma 10 days ago.
Shokichi might have been one of Tarao's victims ever since the latter graduated. However, the two have never met each other once.
There was camera footage at Dorubako Tengoku that recorded Shokichi's appearance, but the person could be his twin brother helping him to cover the crime. Shokichi states that this was outrageous because the two haven't met for a few years.

He is taken to the police for interrogation, which upsets Imaizumi and the boys since for them, he is too friendly to be the murderer.

Murder (Past)

Location: Tarao's apartment, Kuroganedai

Victim: Yasushi Tarao

Age: 30 years old

Time: 1 week ago

Cause of death: Strangulation

Suspects: Shokichi Hazama and Nenji Kodakara

The nylon string found near the scene that could be the weapon had a fingerprint but couldn’t be identified, until yesterday’s report from Beika’s headquarter showed that it coincides with the fingerprint they collected from Hazama.

Conan and the Detective Boys suspect these unfavourable coincidences are man-made, and begin to investigate Kodakara first, but find nothing when the four hear the call from him made by the police to inform him that the thief was caught. Conan then goes to the MPD alone to ask Takagi; and finds that no one in the Beika street was Tarao’s victim, and that there is no one with the intention to frame Shokichi at all. This implies that Shokichi’s ordeals were just accidents.

People

Nenji Kodakara
	Victim (robbed) 32 years old Shokichi's neighbor

Yasushi Tarao
	Deceased (strangled) 30 years old Serial blackmailer

Daikichi Hazama
	29 years old Shokichi's twin brother

Mr. Imaizumi
	Deceased (fell) Teruyo's husband

Police Detective
	Tokyo MPD Police detective

Woman
	Resident living in Shokichi's neighborhood

Man
	Resident living in Shokichi's neighborhood Produce store owner

Resolution

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Trivia

Anime-original locations: Kuroganedai (黒金台) and Kezuka Town (毛塚町).

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In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	مأساة الرجل المتفائل	The Misfortune of the Optimistic Man
Catalan (Catalan dub)	Els infortunis d'un optimista	The misfortunes of an optimist
French (Subbed)	L'infortune d'un optimiste	The misfortune of an optimistic man
Thai	ภัยพิบัติของชายคิดบวก	Misfortune of a Positive Man