I'm the Culprit

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Chronology
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Episode 1201
(Int. Episode 1260)

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Information
Title: I'm the Culprit
Japanese title: 私が犯人です
(Watashi ga Han'nin desu)
Original airdate: May 9, 2026
Filler case: #463
Season: 31
Manga source: TV Original
Case
Cast: Conan Edogawa
Kogoro Mouri
Ran Mouri
Wataru Takagi
Kazunobu Chiba
Case solved by: Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
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Staff
Director: Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Nobuharu Kamanaka
Screenplay: Akatsuki Yamatoya
Storyboard: Masaki Ozora
Episode director: Yoshihiro Sugai
Tsukasa Saito (asst.)
Animation director: Kosei Takahashi
Eiichi Tokura
Yusuke Shimizu
Ai Nakatani
Character design: Masatomo Sudo
Masanori Hashimoto (sub-character)
Hiroshi Ogawa (design works)
Production cooperation: Mouse
Music
Opening song: Heaven Knows
Closing song: TOWA ~Towa ni Kaze ni Noru~

I'm the Culprit (私が犯人です Watashi ga Han'nin desu?) is the 1201st episode of the Detective Conan anime.

Cast

Gadgets

Case

Situation

Yoshiaki Kamata lives with his father Hajime; his younger brother Mitsumasa; and his wife Sachiko. Even though all of the three have their own dispute with Yoshiaki, they were genuinely worried when he had not come down for his breakfast, so they went to his room and broke the door because it was locked inside. However, they only found him dead with a knife on him, and the room was quite messy.

The Mouris were invited to the scene because every member of the family admitted to having killed the victim on their own. To make things worse, another woman named Keiko Mitamura comes to the scene to admit that she was the murderer.

Murder?
Victim: Yoshiaki Kamata
Age: 34 years old
Cause of death: Blood loss caused by a stab wound on the back
Suspects: Hajime Kamata, Sachiko Kamata, Mitsumasa Kamata, and Keiko Mitamura
All four people admitted that they had killed the victim. All of them also had their motive to kill Yoshiaki. However, they could not tell the police how they killed the victim.

Since none of them was able to tell the police how they committed the murder, it is clear that everyone was lying to protect someone, despite having their own motive to kill Yoshiaki:

  • Yoshiaki said that everything that his father had was not genuine all along, but he still lives thanks to his father’s not genuine assets.
  • From Sachiko’s perspective, she was blamed by her husband for her infidelity while he was the first one to cheat on her. Moreover, Yoshiaki’s abusive behaviour almost got her to end her life, as she would have jumped off a building without Hajime’s words.
  • Mitsumasa reveals that he is in a relationship with Sachiyo, which practically means they are cheating.
  • Keiko Mitamura is Yoshiaki's ex-girlfriend, but probably broke up when the two learnt that they were half-siblings. In addition, she is still delusional that Mitsumasa is her boyfriend.
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Kamata's family tree

Conan then decides to investigate the scene on his own, and when he is thinking outside, Ran shows up and they have a conversation about this weird case whereas everyone is lying to protect someone. He then asks Ran if lying to protect someone is okay, she replies: If she has to lie, she prefers the type of lie that is both gentle and does not hurt anybody.

People

  • Resolution

    Trivia

    Gallery

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    References

    See also

    Episodes of Season 31
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