Follow Them! Detective Taxi

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Episode 976 (Int. Episode 1033)
Information
Title:	Follow Them! Detective Taxi
Japanese title:	追跡！探偵タクシー (Tsuiseki! Tantei Takushī)
Original airdate:	July 18, 2020
Broadcast rating:	6.9%
Filler case:	#330
Season:	25
Manga source:	TV Original
English version
English title:	Follow Them! Detective Taxi
Dubbed episode:	976
English airdate:	February 15, 2023
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
Next Conan's Hint:	Coin parking
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto Nobuharu Kamanaka
Screenplay:	Yoshio Urasawa
Storyboard:	Masaki Ozora
Episode director:	Minoru Tozawa
Animation director:	Seiji Muta (supervisor) Keiko Sasaki
Character design:	Masatomo Sudo Rei Masunaga (sub-character) Hiroshi Ogawa (design works)
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Rikiya Koyama as Kogoro Mouri Taiki Matsuno as Taxi driver Mami Kingetsu as Ginza barmaid Naomi Kusumi as Sunglasses brother A Tomoaki Maeno as Sunglasses brother B Dai Matsumoto as Tuna wholesaler A Tomohiko Nakashima as Tuna wholesaler B Takumu Miyazono as Tuna wholesaler C Yusuke Shirooka as Tuna wholesaler D
Music
Opening song:	Makka na Lip
Closing song:	Sukoshi Zutsu Sukoshi Zutsu

Follow Them! Detective Taxi (追跡！探偵タクシー ,Tsuiseki! Tantei Takushī) is the 976th episode of the Detective Conan anime.

Cast

Introduced

Taxi driver
	25 years old Taxi driver Kogoro's big fan

Featured

Characters

Conan Edogawa

Kogoro Mouri

Juzo Megure

Wataru Takagi

Gadgets

Gadgets

Turbo Engine Skateboard

Case

Situation

Kogoro received a request from a Ginza barmaid working in Beika to find her missing armadillo. The woman recalled that her pet went missing on their way home around the Birinmon Bridge. There is also a fish market near the bridge, so she was certain that he (the armadillo is a male) must be there at the moment, but she was also worried that the fish wholesalers could’ve slaughtered him for meat.

Missing Pet

Location: Ginza bar

Victim: Ginza barmaid's Armadillo

Age: Unknown

Time: A day ago

Suspects: Tuna wholesalers

A barmaid in Ginza asked Kogoro to investigate a missing armadillo belonging to a barmaid. He went to Birinmon fish market to ask the wholesalers if they saw Armadillo.

At the Birinmon Fish Market, Kogoro recalls his conversation with the barmaid to the tuna wholesaler to explain why he was looking for an armadillo in a fish market. The wholesaler holds his big knife and says: So you mean Birinmon Fish Market slaughtered the animal for meat? He warns the detective that they are all honest fish wholesalers before spraying water on Kogoro’s face to chase him off. Same thing happens with three more tuna wholesalers, even though only Kogoro is the only one to get sprayed.

Frustrated, Kogoro and Conan decide to go home using the taxi that just arrives. Inside the taxi, the driver reveals himself to be one of Kogoro’s fans, to the point where some may feel uncomfortable, but Kogoro has no problem with this, and asks the driver to take any route home without hasting. This reminds the driver of a pair of brothers he picked up yesterday, and to thank Kogoro for using his services, he decides to take Kogoro and Conan to the route that the brothers guided the driver to. The driver recalls that the two brothers didn't pay right when they walked out, but they reassured him that they'd pay later, and actually kept their promise. Kogoro did not hear this detail and maybe some others as he fell asleep midway, and the first thing he does when he wakes up is to find a public restroom.

Mysterious People / Robbery ?

Location: Beika

Suspects: Two singing brothers wearing sunglasses

While talking to the extremely talkative taxi driver that was to bring them back home, he told them about two mysterious brothers wanting to go somewhere. It is hinted they are going to go rob and armored vehicle two times, but how?

People

Woman A
	33 years old Ginza barmaid living in Beika Kogoro's client

Armadillo
	Victim (missing) Ginza barmaid's pet armadillo

Man B
	Mysterious man with sunglasses

Man C
	Mysterious man with sunglasses

Man D
	40 years old Birinmon Fish Market tuna wholesaler

Man E
	Birinmon Fish Market tuna wholesaler

Man F
	Birinmon Fish Market tuna wholesaler

Man G
	Birinmon Fish Market tuna wholesaler

Security guard A
	Victim (kidnapped) Beika Bank transport van security guard

Security guard B
	Victim (kidnapped) Beika Bank transport van security guard

Resolution

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The brothers committed the robbery by disguising as the vehicle drivers in advance.

Mysterious People

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Location: Beika

Culprits: Two singing brothers wearing sunglasses disguied in the securities

Kogoro asked the singing brothers to the armadillo but Conan founded the armadillo robbers they flee with the armored vehicle.

They were also the ones who stole the armadillo and used it to bait the real armored vehicle drivers. Their plan was foiled when they went inside Birinmon fish market and had water thrown on them from the wholesalers, which caused them to lose control of the vehicle and dive head first in the river. The armadillo was retrieved and it was revealed that the barmaid wanted to use it as a sideshow animal, causing Kogoro, Conan and the armadillo to freak out and escape her.

Trivia

• Follow Them! Detective Taxi 2 is the sequel of this episode.
• None of the one-shot characters introduced had their actual names shown in their introduction boxes.
• The ground convoyers in this episode are Kanto Kikai Center Mighty Car BN-Series.
• The armored vehicle in this episode is a purplish metallic grey Nissan Elgrand Armored Van (2002: E51 and 2004: E51 Facelift).
• The two singing brothers wearing sunglasses vehicle is 2006 Black Toyota Prius II [NHW20].
• The two singing brothers wearing sunglasses are based on Blue Brothers movies.
• The hatchback next to the armored vehicle is a crystal black pearl Honda Jazz/Fit (GE).
• The TK taxi is a black Toyota Crown. Its license plate is 新宿 500, こ 58・84 (Shinjuku 500, Ko 58・84).

Gallery

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Catalan (Catalan dub)	Taxi! Segueixi aquell furgó!	Taxi! Follow that van!
French (Subbed)	Enquête et poursuite en taxi !	Investigation and pursuit in taxi!
Thai	แท็กซี่นักสืบสะกดรอย!	Detective taxi on Pursuit!
Vietnamese	Mau đuổi theo! Thám tử Taxi	Follow Them! Detective Taxi

See also

• Season 25
• Follow Them! Detective Taxi (series)