Season 9

Season 9 aired from December 11, 2000 to October 22, 2001.

List of episodes

The following is a list of episodes for Season 9.

Jpn#	Int#	Episode title	Original broadcast	English dub broadcast	Plot	Manga source	Next Conan's Hint
217	-	Megure's Sealed Secret (Part 1)	December 11, 2000			V28 - F11 ~ V29 - F2	Thick-soled boots
A murderer who targets young girls and beats them with a hammer badly is currently on the hunt by the police. While he police begin to search for the criminal, the case angers Megure, and puts him on the breaking point. Conan and Kogoro, along with Ran and Sonoko, are on the scene with Megure, as is Kiyonaga Matsumoto. Megure is acting very strangely, and keeps thinking about a case from the past... Whenever the past serial killer case is mentioned, Megure immediately stiffens up, and becomes all business. Brief pieces of Megure's past are hinted and shown.
218	-	Megure's Sealed Secret (Part 2)	December 18, 2000			V28 - F11 ~ V29 - F2	10 yen coin
Sonoko is now a target! Conan solves the case, but when they discover the attacker, they learn that he is in the mall, and Sonoko is his latest target. Conan and Megure hunt for him, but Conan goes to the wrong place. Megure catches the culprit before he could hurt Sonoko, and opens a very big wound on his head. Matsumoto reveals the truth about Megure's past. In the past a man was attacking girls with long skirts and a girl proposed to be bait but was badly injured along with Megure, leaving scars on both of them. The girl is revealed to be Megure's wife. Ran, Kogoro, and Conan all finally meet her when they visit Megure in the hospital. Midori Megure's first appearance. Megure saves Sonoko from the strange attacker, taking a baseball bat to the face, re-opening his scar. Megure explodes at the attacker. We learn that Midori and Juzo met each other when Midori played the role of someone who would look like someone the past serial killer would attack. After she gets attacked for real, Megure tries to save her, both of them being injured. They both fall in love with each other afterwards. The full story of Megure's past is finally revealed, as well as the reason why he always wears a hat, never wanting to take it off.
219	-	The Gathering of the Detectives! Shinichi Kudo vs. Kaitou Kid (2 Hour Special)	January 8, 2001			V30 - F4~F7	Morning newspaper
Kaitou Kid stands on top of a building with his butler. He discusses the time he was almost caught by a famous Detective in the East, Shinichi Kudo. Afterwards Mouri has been invited to a detective meeting by an unknown assailant who sends him money. There are Six detectives there excluding Conan. They are in a house where a massacre happened years ago. One of the detectives are killed and they are stranded in the mansion as the bridge has been cut and the cars have been burned. It also appears that the unknown assailant is using the name Phantom Thief Kid. After solving the case, Mouri was revealed to be Kid in disguise and escapes before Conan could capture him. First appearance of Saguru Hakuba, Konosuke Jii, Keiko Momoi, and Toichi Kuroba. We see the infamous black star heist where Kudo and Kaito face off. A flashback is shown where Shinichi teams up with Megure to try and outsmart the Kid, which they almost do.
220	-	The Client Full of Lies (Part 1)	January 15, 2001			V28 - F3~F5	Bandage
A beautiful woman hires Detective Mouri to help her locate a friend. During the process, a woman's husband is murdered. Inspector Sanngo Yokomizo arrives on the scene. Conan finds the client to be very suspicious, as she refuses to cooperate with the investigation. Is she the murderer, or is there something more about her actions? Shizuka Hattori's first appearance.
221	-	The Client Full of Lies (Part 2)	January 22, 2001			V28 - F3~F5	Numbered tag
The true murderer turns out to be the man's wife. When asked to do down to the station, she goes into a room, then retrieves a sword. The woman client that Conan found suspicious interferes and physically stops her from using the sword by using only a fan! The murderer is then taken, and Heiji appears with Kazuha revealing the mysterious female client to be his mother! Conan is quite shocked to learn about how young Heiji's mother looks!
222	-	And Then There Were No Mermaids (The Case)	January 29, 2001			V28 - F6~F10	Mermaid's grave
Conan along with Heiji, Ran, and Mouri visit the Isle of Mermaids looking for Saori, who had sent a letter to Heiji and Mouri asking them to save her from being killed by a mermaid, but when they try to look for her she has been reported missing. Every year on this island a festival is held were 3 locals win the Dungong Arrow that is said to wield immortality to its carrier. The festival is brought to a disastrous end when one of the winners is found dead hanging down the waterfall. While looking in the past visitor registry, Conan finds the name "Shiho Miyano" but he doubts that this was Haibara. Kazuha gets embarrassed when the subject of her feelings for Heiji comes up during her conversation with Ran.
223	-	And Then There Were No Mermaids (The Deduction)	February 5, 2001			V28 - F6~F10	Insurance card
Conan and Heiji investigate the area and history of Mermaids Grave, a forest on mermaid island. They learn that an elder who is over 130 years old is a holder of the arrow and the head of the festival. While investigating two more murders occur. Conan reveals to Heiji he knows who the murderer is and to meet him later, but later he and Kazuha fall off a cliff. Heiji and Kazuha are found stuck on a cliff, and Kazuha is barely hanging on to Heiji to survive!
224	-	And Then There Were No Mermaids (The Resolution)	February 12, 2001			V28 - F6~F10	Palm reading
Conan reveals that the murderer is the elder. He reveals that the elder were people who dressed up as her to continue the story of the arrow. Heiji and Kazuha arrive at the house in time to confirm the story. The culprit reveals that her mother was the previous elder who were killed by the three victims. She continued the elder story for her mother, but finds out the whole town knew she was the elder and that her mother was the mermaid's corpse. All the town people bow their heads and apologize for not telling her sooner as she cries due to her guilt. Kazuha takes the arrow that she won in the contest, and stabs Heiji with it, hoping that he'll let go of her so that she can fall off, saying "I pass my long life onto you." However, Heiji refuses to let go, even when the gash gets incredibly bloody. He helps her back up, and helps her to the elder's hut, promising that he will never let anyone hurt her while he is with her.
225	-	The Secret of the High Sales	February 19, 2001			TV Original	Game character
A boy goes to the Detective Boys, with a case. His shop has had more customers than ever, due to a new worker's ideas. However, he locks himself in a room of the shop all day, and never comes out. The boy finds it suspicious. What could the man be doing in there?
226	-	The Battle Game Trap (Part 1)	February 26, 2001			V27 - F7~F9	Shoes
Ran, Sonoko, and Conan are at an arcade. While there, they meet Ran's new english teacher, Jodie Saintemillion, who confesses a love of video games. While playing a virtual reality fighting game, a man is murdered while strapped to his video game chair. How could the murderer have killed him? Jodie Starling's first appearance. We learn of Jodie's love for video games. It is also mentioned how she is Ran's english teacher.
227	-	The Battle Game Trap (Part 2)	March 5, 2001			V27 - F7~F9	Cupboard
Inspector Megure arrives at the scene. Conan figures out the murderer's simple trick involving switching the characters in the game, as well as how the murderer sedated and attacked the victim before the game was even fully started, and stuns Sonoko to explain it to everyone. Jodie is very impressed with Conan's reasoning throughout the case, and very suspicious. Jodie hints that she knows Conan's identity and at end talks on the phone saying she found one of the targets.
228	-	The Murderous Pottery Class (Part 1)	March 12, 2001			V30 - F10 ~ V31 - F1	Necktie pin
Ran, Sonoko, and Conan attend a pottery class. Sonoko wants to make pottery for Makoto, while Ran wants to make some for Shinichi. A man is strangled to death with a necktie and found in a closet. Conan knows who the culprit is, to the point of confronting the culprit when they're all alone, but still has no evidence. He tries to find evidence to prove it was him. Ran and Sonoko both want to make a piece of pottery for their respective boyfriends: Shinichi and Makoto.
229	-	The Murderous Pottery Class (Part 2)	March 19, 2001			V30 - F10 ~ V31 - F1	Message
After investigating by Inspector Megure and Takagi, Conan uses Sonoko to reveal the culprit and tie him to the crime. Sonoko gives her pottery to Makoto, who doesn't know what it's supposed to be used for. Ran decides to not send Shinichi her pottery. Conan discovers it a few days later, where it says on the bottom "I will wait for you," with a heart next to it. This makes Conan happy for the rest of the day. Ran decides to not send Shinichi her pottery, while Sonoko gives hers to Makoto. While looking for chips, Conan finds the pottery, which says "I will wait for you, Shinichi," which gets Conan redfaced, and makes him happy for the rest of the day.
230	-	The Mysterious Passenger (Part 1)	April 16, 2001			V29 - F3~F5	Rearview mirror
The Detective Boys, Conan, and Haibara all go on a bus.While there, they meet up with Jodie Saintemillion and Tomoaki Araide, who are both going on a lunch date. However, trouble brews when the bus is hijacked! Also, could it be that a member of the Black Organization is on the bus? Haibara believes so. Could they be after Haibara? Also, one of the three people sitting in the back, are an accomplice to the hijackers. Can Conan figure out who it is? Shuichi Akai's first appearance. Shuichi is mysterious and silent in his first appearance. Haibara is incredibly scared, and freaks out, a member of the Black Organization is on the hijacked bus! Haibara thinks of her past, and her sister, Akemi.
231	-	The Mysterious Passenger (Part 2)	April 23, 2001			V29 - F3~F5	Sandal
Conan figures out that one of the three people in the back is and accomplice, and indicates to the hijackers when one of the people on the bus is doing something. Conan figures out who the person is, and with the help of Jodie, is able to stop the hijackers. However, even after the hijackers are arrested, the bombs are left on the bus! Conan thinks everyone is off, but realizes something: Haibara is still on the bus! Can Conan save her in time? Jodie's incredible skills as an FBI agent are on display, as she helps Conan by taking down the bus hijackers. Haibara stays on the bus when it is about to explode, wanting to commit suicide. However, Conan runs in the bus and saves her, jumping out of the window, telling her that she cannot give up. The Black Organization appear at the tail end, talking to Vermouth.
232	-	The Falling from the Condo Case	May 7, 2001			TV Original	Clock sound
Conan and Kogoro are eating a quick dinner, where they meet a man who wants them to visit his apartment. While there, they find his room mate falls off their condo to their death. Megure, Takagi, and Chiba arrive on the scene. Was this an accident, or a cleverly planned murder?
233	-	The Evidence That Didn't Disappear (Part 1)	May 14, 2001			V29 - F6~F8	Traces of zabuton cushions
Agasa takes the Detective Boys to a neighbor who is giving away his belongings before moving to England. While there Teruya Kanou's, the neighbor, Papillon is missing when the longcase clock strikes twelve and chimes twelve times. When Doyle's, the Papillon, collar is found inside an incinerator and the backdoor opens, Conan realizes that a culprit attempted to falsify the scene to give the impression Doyle ran away when in fact the culprit is hiding Doyle in the House to steal him afterward. Shino Hasuki's shoes are found near the crime scene and she is suspected of being the culprit. Haibara starts acting strange, and continues to do so for her next several appearances
234	-	The Evidence That Didn't Disappear (Part 2)	May 21, 2001			V29 - F6~F8	Smashed wine
Conan notices that there is glass wool in the incinerator and realizes who the culprit is. After gathering the guests, Conan reveals that the grandfather clock did not chime since the culprit changed the time on it and reveals that the culprit used the stereo to simulate the chimes. Doyle chased after the chime and is lured to the back of the stereo with food containing sleeping pills. Conan reveals that the culprit was after the jewellery on Doyle's collar which is worth a fortune. He reveals that the culprit is Yoshio Tsunashima; Tsunashima had reserved a small pendulum clock which was becoming slower by a minute per hour, meaning something was weighting down the pendulum which was revealed to be Doyle's collar. Tsunashima confesses to his crime and reveals he needed the money to continue to support the abandoned dogs he kept taking in. Kanou decides to give the collar to Tsunashima and not push for any charges. That following evening, they find out Kanou's other dog, Arthur, was the one who was placed Hasuki's shoes elsewhere. Conan reveals that Arthur wanted to prevent Hasuki from leaving so he could be with his love Christie, Hasuki's German Shepherd. Hasuki announces that she had accepted Kanou's proposal and will be joining him in England.
235	-	The Locked Wine Cellar	May 28, 2001			TV Original	Car key
Conan, Kogoro, and Ran are all at a party. While there, they discover a locked wine celler, and a man is found dead in it. How could the killer have murdered the victim, and then escaped from the locked wine cellar. Conan stuns Kogoro, and with the help of Officer Chiba and Wataru Takagi, is able to solve the case.
236	-	The Nanki Shirahama Mystery Tour (Part 1)	June 4, 2001			TV Original	Cosmetics
Ran, Kogoro, and Conan go to Shirahama on a vacation they won, and there meet a group of college students and introduced themselves as Maki Shinjo, Tatsuhiko Yura, Madoka Mitsui, Kanako Miyahara, and Kota Fuji. They are all in the same art club, but don't seem to get along well. When Madoka is drawing, she finds the body of one of her fellow students, Maki, stabbed in the heart.
237	-	The Nanki Shirahama Mystery Tour (Part 2)	June 11, 2001			TV Original	Sushi
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238	-	The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case (Part 1)	June 18, 2001			V29 - F9~F11	Gunpowder smoke reaction
Heiji invites Mouri, Ran, and Conan to a celebration of the opening of the 3K restaurant by three American celebrities, a boxer, a baseballer, and a soccer player who Conan admires. Later a murder occurs. Inspector Goro Otaki begins an investigation, and Heiji and Conan help him. Conan is acting strangely... Conan is very excited to see the soccer player, who was his favorite soccer player growing up. Kazuha gets jealous when she sees Heiji talking to girls. Conan is excited to see his favorite soccer player, who was his hero growing up.
239	-	The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case (Part 2)	June 25, 2001			V29 - F9~F11	Vehicle restroom
Heiji and Conan begin their investigation. Whenever Heiji finds a clue that shows that Conan's hero is the murderer, Conan angrily rejects it. Conan investigates further and finally confronts the true culprit: the soccer player. The culprit reveals that the victim created false rumors about him and destroyed his life. Conan is crushed. Heiji later cheers Conan up while Ran and Kazuha mention how they look like brothers. When Conan and Heiji are investigating, anytime Heiji finds a clue that points to the soccer player, Conan tries to prove it as wrong. However, when Conan faces the facts, he tells Heiji that he wants to confront him alone. Conan has to confront the soccer player, who is the killer. Although it hurts him greatly, he does realize that justice comes before anything else, and is even hurt when the soccer player tries to weasel his way out of handing himself in. This depresses Conan. Later, Heiji helps cheer Conan up, and Kazuha comments on how they both look like brothers.
240	-	The Shinkansen Transport Case (Part 1)	July 2, 2001			V30 - F1~F3	Newspaper
Conan is on the way home from Osaka, before so, he gives Ran a phone call as Shinichi. Later, they meet Sato and Takagi on the train who are transporting a drug dealer to the station. Sato goes to investigate a bomb and Takagi tricked into letter the drug dealer to the bathroom. Later the bomb was found out to have been a distraction. They rush back and find the drug dealer stabbed with a knife. Takagi wants to go on a date with Sato, via tickets to a show that Yumi gave him, but will he get up the courage? Shinichi calls Ran! Also, Takagi wants to take Sato on a date.
241	-	The Shinkansen Transport Case (Part 2)	July 9, 2001			V30 - F1~F3	Red, white, and blue
Conan, Takagi, and Sato come to the conclusion that the victim originally tricked Takagi, and then was murdered while Takagi was running to Sato. Conan points out the suspects of who the murderer is. After investigating and finding clues, Conan reveals the culprit. He tries to escape but is stopped by Takagi and Sato. Sato and Takagi's budding romance is explored.
242	-	Boy Genta's Misfortune	July 16, 2001			V30 - F8~F9	Cellphone
Genta has been acting weird at school lately. The Detective Boys learn that he is being targeted by a killer. Genta tries to remember where he sees the killer. After eating ice cream, seeing the Flag of France, and looking at a store mirror, he heads to a barber shop. Afterwards the killer confronts him but Conan reveals it was a trap and that the killer is surrounded by cops. At the end of the episode Haibara thought it was the organization who followed them but discovers that the blond man was right-handed and tells Conan to always remember that Gin is left-handed
243	-	Kogoro Mouri's Imposter (Part 1)	July 23, 2001			V31 - F2~F4	Ceiling light
Kogoro heads to a hotel, to solve a case. On the way there, he meets with Detective Misao Yamamura, who is also visiting the hotel. An imposter is impersonating Kogoro at the hotel. Mouri decides to play along and pretend to be someone else to confront the imposter later. Later, Kogoro and Yamamura drink until later in the night. Afterwards the imposter is found hanged in his closet. Also, another body is discovered outside of the hotel, but it is much more decomposed. Conan knows that one of the three staff members at the hotel is responsible, but who?
244	-	Kogoro Mouri's Imposter (Part 2)	July 30, 2001			V31 - F2~F4	Rotation
Conan reveals that it is a murder and that is relates to an incident in the past of the hotel. With the help of Detective Yamamura, Conan is able to figure out the murderer, confront him, and get him arrested. Afterwards, Mouri picks up girls who are his fans and gives them a ride in the car.
245	-	The Gunshot at the Sunflower Estate	August 6, 2001			TV Original	Cellphone number
Architect Ryuuichirou Kanazawa was shot in the head by the murderer, trying to conceal the murder as being done by the victim's stalker from outside.
246	-	The Mystery in the Net (Part 1)	August 13, 2001			V31 - F5~F7	Boat
Conan, The Detective Boys, Agasa, and Haibara all go to a beach, and meet Sonoko and Ran there. They meet a group of people who are all fishermen, including one mean and gruff sounding one getting a tan. Everyone decides to have dinner at a local hotel. While there, the man getting the tan doesn't answer his phone, even though he requested for the fishermen to meet him there. After a few tries, he finally answers one of their phones, but doesn't say anything, and only the tide is heard. Everyone runs to the beach, where they find him dead, covered in a fishing net. Inspector Sango Yokomizo arrives on the scene. Conan knows the killer is one of the three, but can he figure out who did it, and how? Also, why is Haibara acting so cold towards Ran? Haibara acts incredibly quiet around Ran. Ran believes that Haibara may hate her. When Genta asks Conan which girl's body attracted him more, Conan points out that the only decent one was that of the girl behind him. The girl turns out to be Ran. Haibara expresses sadness towards Conan's feelings for Ran, revealing possible feelings she herself has for Conan.
247	-	The Mystery in the Net (Part 2)	August 20, 2001			V31 - F5~F7	Ceramics' clay
With the help of the Detective Boys, and Agasa, Conan solves the crime, and names the culprit, whom accidentally gives themself away as the killer but trying to put words in Inspector Yokomizo's mouth that he never said, and getting caught over it. Afterwards, Haibara walks up to Ran, smiles, and introduces herself, not being shy to Ran anymore. At the end of the episode, Haibara formely introduces herself to Ran, showing that she will not hide from her anymore.
248	-	The Alibi of the Soothing Forest	August 27, 2001			TV Original	Autograph square
Conan, Kogoro, and Ran visit a small house that is surrounded by a beautiful forest called the "Soothing Forest." There, they meet a group of people who sell things and use ledgers, led by a village head. While everyone is doing chores, the village head is found dead, and everyone has an alibi! Can Conan solve the case?
249	-	The Celebrities' Secret (Part 1)	September 3, 2001			V32 - F5~F7	Gloves with holes in them
Kogoro is given an invitation from Yoko Okino to attend a party where one of her old bandmates is getting married. Tensions there are high. The woman getting married is found alive, but stabbed in the bathroom. Conan knows that Yoko is not a suspect, but cannot figure out, who attacked the woman? Osamu Kenzaki's first in person appearance.
250	-	The Celebrities' Secret (Part 2)	September 10, 2001			V32 - F5~F7	Horseshoes
Inspector Megure, Kogoro, Takagi, and Conan all investigate the crime. Conan solves the crime by confronting the killer with all of the evidence he has found. However, she tries to kill herself! Conan saves her in time, and the victim forgives the murderer, due to a misunderstanding by the victim that led the the murderer acting out her revenge in the first place.
251	-	The Tragedy at the OK Corral	September 17, 2001			TV Original	Silhouette
Conan, Kogoro, and Ran all visit a farm where horses are, for the purpose of looking at the horses, and possibly riding them. However, a man is found dead later, and one of the horses may in fact be the prime suspect! Can Conan solve the case?
252	-	The Kidnapper in the Picture	October 8, 2001			TV Original	Sunglasses
The Detective Boys now confronts Pierrot, a typical ransom kidnapping with police unattended, will they succeed on arresting this clown?
253	-	Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4 (Part 1)	October 15, 2001			V32 - F11 ~ V33 - F2	Wristwatch
Sato is having an arranged marriage meeting with a man due to her mother's persistence. She arrives to find out it's Ninzaburo Shiratori. She proposes that if Takagi does not arrive to her before sunset, she will marry him whether she wants to or not. He accepts, but Takagi is busy with a store robbery. Three of the eye witnesses all give different description and three culprits are kept in the back of the police car. Conan on the phone prepares to help Takagi solve the case as Kudo Shinichi. Takagi is determined to not let Shiratori marry Sato! Also, Yumi has a plan that involves Takagi running in to save Sato just in time. Sato and Takagi's feelings for each other are heavily explored. Everyone knows about their feelings for each other, except Sato and Takagi themselves!
254	-	Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4 (Part 2)	October 22, 2001			V32 - F11 ~ V33 - F2	Japanese maple
Takagi solves the case and arrests the culprit when he tries to make a dash out of the police car. Takagi catches up and gives up on going to Sato in time to stop the marriage as the sun is almost set and the car is too far away. His party comes to cheer him on and he runs. Conan manages to stop the marriage in time with Tomoaki Araide's help. Takagi manages to reach the restaurant but the sun has completely sunk. He then sees Sato around the corner who tells him he told her an emergency case has come up. Takagi smiles as he enters the car. Meanwhile Shiratori leaves the restaurant, disappointed in his close marriage. Conan comments how Takagi and Sato reminded him of Ran and himself. With a little help from Chiba, Conan, and Dr. Araide, Takagi is able to stop the almost kiss! Before she is about to kiss Shiratori, Sato finally admits to herself her strong feelings for Takagi, mentioning how much she'll miss him. Takagi stops the kiss in time!

Theme songs

Openings

• Episodes 217-230: Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense by Rina Aiuchi
• Episodes 231-254: Destiny by Miki Matsuhashi

Endings

• Episodes 217-218: Natsu no Maboroshi by GARNET CROW
• Episodes 219-232: Start in my life by Mai Kuraki
• Episodes 233-247: Always by Mai Kuraki
• Episodes 248-254: Aoi aoi kono hoshi ni by Azumi Uehara

See also

• Anime
• Staff Listing Season 9