Oversights in Detective Conan

This page lists what some fans believe to be oversights in Detective Conan: errors, plotholes, and omissions.

Because this is a contentious topic, please be civil and follow the format rules below. Also, please do not include oversights where the anime has done something differently from the manga or Gosho is consistently doing something unrealistically for dramatic effect. Those belong on the List of differences between the manga and anime and Internal rules in Detective Conan pages respectively.

This page uses a new and untried format, so rules and guidelines will be added as needed.

Format

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In [[Mandatory link to case]] this thing happened that I think was wrong. A, B, and C is why I think so.

==== Rebuttals ====

If you have a difference of opinion or think you can resolve this error, this is where you put it.

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List

Missed clue on the Roller Coaster

In the Roller Coaster Murder Case, Shinichi mentioned that he felt a drop of liquid, the culprit's tear, hit his forehead as she leaned over him to place the loop around the victim's neck. However, Shinichi neglected to mention any change in the feeling or sound of the wind rushing past his face as the culprit leaned over him.

Gin right-handed in his first appearance

In the Roller Coaster Murder Case, Gin did everything like a right-handed person would. He adjusted his hat with his right hand and held the pipe he used to clobber Shinichi in his right hand. He also pulled the APTX pill out of the container and forced fed Shinichi the pill and the water with his right hand, only using his left as support. Gin was canonically confirmed to be left-handed later.

Dead victim flipped over

In An Idol's Locked Room Murder Case, the suicidal victim landed back-down on the knife and most likely died instantly according to the coroner, but the corpse is found in a belly-down position.

Rebuttal

The corpse could have flopped over after impact, had postmortem spasms and turned over, or the coroner was incorrect about the instantaneity of the death.

Incorrect English in London

In Holmes' Revelation, the note written by Hades Sabara was grammatically incorrect and contained several misspellings.

Victim didn't attempt to escape from the Red Wall locked room

In The Mansion of Death and the Red Wall, the door to the room where Shusaku Akashi was barricaded in and the rolling trolley blocking the door were both undamaged. This would imply that Shusaku Akashi did not mount a serious attempt to escape by trying to break down the door or pick the lock. Normally it would be expected that a desperate starving person who had the energy to break a window to leave a dying message would attempt to escape imprisonment rather than docilely accepting death.