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Fumiyo Edogawa claims to be Conan's mother and reveals her ties to the Black Organization.
Jan 13, 1997Edogawa Fumiyo approaches Conan, claiming to be his mother and revealing she knows his true identity as Kudo Shinichi. She discusses his parents and her connection to the Black Organization before chloroforming him. Conan escapes to Dr. Agasa’s home but is captured again by Fumiyo and a masked man. He overhears them discussing the APTX 4869 poison and a planned murder. Conan fakes his escape by hiding in a wine cellar and follows clues to the Baker Hotel, room 301. The masked man catches him in a closet and shoots a dart at his head. The group then unmasks themselves as Kudo Yusaku, Kudo Yukiko, and Dr. Agasa. Yusaku explains he dressed as Night Baron and orchestrated the event to make Shinichi stop investigating the Men in Black. He asks Shinichi to join them overseas, but Shinichi refuses. In retaliation, Conan reports his parents' flight details to their editors.
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The Hotta Brothers Murder Case Involves a Birthday Party Explosion and Family Secrets
Jan 20, 1997Kogoro, Ran, and Conan pick up Hotta Kosaku, who has car trouble, and attend his birthday party. They meet Hotta Ryoji, Hotta Koichi, Hotta Harumi, groundskeeper Yamauchi Masahiro, and Kosaku’s estranged daughter, Hotta Fumiko. After Kosaku dismisses Fumiko, an argument ensues, and he is killed in his room by a homemade bomb covered in fertilizer. Conan deduces that Masahiro is the killer due to his access to chemicals and engineering skills. Masahiro confesses that Kosaku broke his son Kentaro’s hand, preventing him from playing piano and leading to suicide. Masahiro intended to kill Fumiko via a fake invitation but failed after Conan warned her.
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The Facial Mask Murder Case Investigation
Jan 27, 1997Detective Conan investigates the strangulation of Kojima Ikuko, interviewing her daughter Chihiro, security worker Yoshioka Juro, and employee Izumi Takeo. Although Takeo had a motive due to embezzlement, evidence shows he arrived after her death. Conan notices a facial mask on the body and a missing contact lens. Chihiro admits to dressing her mother to mimic her appearance but failed to remove lipstick. Conan tranquilizes Kogoro to reveal the truth: Takeo killed Ikuko while she threatened legal action and land sale demands. During the struggle, her contact lens fell into the hem of his trousers, providing the crucial evidence that led to his confession.
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Murder at a Snowy Mountain Alpine Hut Involving Skiing Students
Feb 3, 1997Ran, Kogoro, and Conan ski in the mountains and meet Dr. Oyama Masashi with students Nakahara Kaori, Kanazawa Tomoyasu, Tobita Ginji, and Ezumi Kaho. A snowstorm forces them to stay at the doctor’s place. Dr. Masashi is murdered while watching TV, confident Kogoro will solve it. Conan deduces an inside job by one of the four students. Two have alibis, leaving two suspects. Conan announces Kaori is the killer based on a dying message she tried to erase but failed to remove because the blood had dried. The message references a shogi piece named Kaori. She confesses that Dr. Masashi stole her father’s thesis statement and claimed it as his own.
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Saijo Naoya's apparent drowning at the sports club is revealed to be a murder involving a brick and dimmed lights.
Feb 10, 1997Diving champion Saijo Naoya is found dead after hitting his head on a board, but Conan detects foul play due to mismatched earplugs and chloroform-scented clothes. Suspects include tax-evading Saeki Reiko, rival Naruse Keiichi, and blackmailed Kijima Hisashi. Conan questions an elderly artist who sketches a diver's sparkles despite the darkness. Kogoro is put to sleep as Conan explains Naoya was murdered poolside with a brick. Hisashi killed Naoya by dimming the lights and diving himself, leaving sparkles as evidence since he is the only suspect wearing earrings. Hisashi confesses that Naoya's blackmail motivated the crime.
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Hattori Heiji investigates a locked room murder involving diplomat Tsujimura Isao while Conan suffers from a worsening cold.
Feb 17, 1997Hattori Heiji, a high-school detective from the west side of Japan, searches for Kudo Shinichi to test his skills. He offers an unknown drink, baijiu, to an ill Conan. Tsujimura Kimie, wife to diplomat Tsujimura Isao, hires Kogoro to investigate his son Tsujimura Takayoshi’s girlfriend, Katsuragi Yukiko. At Kimie’s estate, Isao is found dead in his locked study. Heiji and Conan determine he was killed by a needle dipped in neurotoxin. Conan’s cold worsens, leaving him bedridden. Heiji solves the locked room mystery, discovering the culprit used scotch tape and a string to lock the door and return keys. Evidence found in the trash confirms the method. With Conan incapacitated, Heiji proceeds to reveal Isao’s killer.
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Diplomat Murder Case Part Two Resolution and Aftermath
Feb 24, 1997Shinichi corrects Heiji’s deduction, proving Isao’s father Tsujimura Toshimitsu innocent by analyzing pocket geometry and needle placement. He reveals the true killer is Kimie, who used opera music and books to mask the murder of Isao, who had framed her first husband Yamashiro Kenji. Isao’s rage over Takayoshi dating Yukiko, Kimie’s daughter, triggered the crime. Kimie confesses as evidence is found in her key-holder. Shinichi reverts to Conan in the bathroom, where Ran questions him before he collapses. Three days later, Ran hides Conan’s baijiu to prevent him from turning back into Shinichi. Conan then joins his friends for a final game in the library before his transformation ends.
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Conan and the Detective Boys investigate a librarian's disappearance and hidden narcotics in the library.
Mar 3, 1997After noticing police searching for a missing librarian, Conan and the Detective Boys sneak into the library at night. They observe director Tsugawa Shuji packing imported books and boasting about hiding the victim's body. The children search for remaining items and discover fake books with no spines containing narcotics packets. They deduce the body is in the elevator and manually open the door to reveal the corpse of Tamada Kazuo. Tsugawa Shuji is also present inside. After narrowly escaping him, the group sets a trap that successfully knocks him unconscious.
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Murder at the Golf Driving Range Involving a Bomb in a Club
Mar 10, 1997Tachibana Eisuke, president of a major electronics firm, is killed during a visit to a driving range with Conan, Kogoro, and Ran. While Kogoro suspects vice president Yasuito Minoru of planting a bomb in a golf ball, Conan finds a burnt ball and deduces the device was actually in a club. He identifies assistant Minami Tomofumi as the killer, noting that only one side of his suit was damaged, suggesting he tried to shield himself. Minami is revealed to be the president’s son, motivated by a desire to inherit the company and eliminate rivals. However, Conan observes that Minami attempted to warn him to leave before the explosion, hinting at a lingering sense of morality despite his crimes.
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The Mist Goblin Legend Murder Case
Mar 17, 1997Ran, Conan, and Kogoro seek shelter in a temple during a rainstorm, where High Priest Tenei recounts the legend of the Mist Goblin. After Tenei demands Kogoro leave due to his profession, the priest is discovered hanged from a Discipline Room beam, 10 meters above the ground. Four monks—Kannen, Mokunen, Tonnen, and Shunen—are identified as suspects. The investigation reveals a similar incident occurred 2 years ago, involving a student killed under identical circumstances and attributed to the same mythical creature.
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Conan and friends investigate a murder involving a potted plant and a wounded bird.
Apr 7, 1997Conan, Kogoro, and Ran discover Imoto Ryuusuke dead on a balcony with a potted plant as the suspected weapon. Suspects include his soon-to-be-divorced wife Imoto Takako, Dobashi Tetsuo, and Terasawa Norio. Clues involve metallic sounds, the injured bird, and scratches on the railing. Conan guides Kogoro to deduce that Norio killed Ryuusuke by throwing a weighted object from an adjacent abandoned building. Norio’s footprint confirms his guilt, and he confesses that Ryuusuke ruined his business. Following the case resolution, Kogoro attempts surf fishing but accidentally falls into the river.
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Investigation into a murder disguised as an explosion at a video game launch party
Apr 14, 1997Kogoro attends a party for a new game featuring him, while Conan encounters a man using the alias Tequila who plans to meet Gin and Vodka. After Tequila is killed in a bathroom explosion, Conan deduces it was a failed assassination attempt. Using his voice-changing bow tie, Conan reveals that game designer Nakajima Hideaki and Tequila swapped suitcases. He identifies Takeshita Hironobu as the bomber, who targeted Hideaki due to an affair with his wife. Evidence shows Hideaki’s key fits the suitcase Hironobu holds. Conan then investigates Tequila’s contacts at a cafe in the Apollo building, discovering Gin and Vodka caused an explosion to destroy evidence of their presence.
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The Train Trick Murder Case involves a poisoned doctor and a clever alibi trick.
Apr 21, 1997Richard, Rachel, and Conan encounter Dr. Josh Sadler and Dr. Delaney at Hananomachie Station, where tight schedules on the Yunoyama Line and Hananomachi Line prevent easy transfers. On the Mizunokawa Line, Dr. David Albright is found poisoned. Conan suspects Dr. Delaney, noting a prior altercation caused by rumors David spread. Although Dr. Delaney has an alibi from riding with Conan’s group, a train clerk recalls giving David coin change. Rachel’s forgotten souvenir prompts Conan to deduce the truth, tranquilizing Richard to expose the killer. Dr. Delaney disguised himself to make a fake urgent call, delaying David’s train to poison him and stage a robbery. The coins in David’s possession bear the clerk’s fingerprints, proving the method. Dr. Delaney confesses the rumors were true and is arrested.
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Investigation into the fatal beam accident involving Ojamanbou Cleaning Company executive Phillip Baker
Apr 28, 1997Phillip Baker dies after being crushed by a falling beam while jogging with Conan, Rachel, and Richard. Conan suspects company president Nathan Greene due to the victim's relationship with Nathan's sister, Crystal. Conan identifies scratches on the adjacent building and a groove on the rooftop, then tranquilizes Richard to reveal the truth. Nathan used a metal cable attached to a surveillance camera and the beam, manipulating the camera via a mirror on his truck to drop the beam on Phillip. Evidence includes Nathan's reflection removing the cable. Nathan confesses that Phillip abandoned Crystal for a wealthy woman, leading to her death in an accident, mirroring Phillip's own demise.
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Holmes Freak Murder Case Part One: Isolated Inn Tragedy Begins
May 5, 1997Conan joins a Sherlock Holmes contest to win a first-edition book, convincing Rachel and Richard to attend. Betsy Iwai transports contestants Nancy Schmidt, Moira Krupp, Ernie Bower, Burt Bledsoe, Alex Carr, and Sheila Sands to a remote cliff-side inn for a 1,000-question quiz. Harley Hartwell also attends, hoping to meet Jimmy. Host Harry Kanucka outlines the rules. After two days of silence, Harry is found driving off a cliff, presumed murdered. Sheila claims to know the killer. A garage fire follows, killing Sheila, whose charred body is found in a car. Evidence confirms murder. Despite rumors that Harry faked his death, Conan and Harley insist he is dead. During an investigation, a blackout occurs, and Ernie is stabbed with an ice pick. The killer escapes through a window, but Conan and Harley suspect the murderer remains inside.
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Conan exposes Alex Carr’s complex murder scheme involving a rigged car and arson.
May 12, 1997After Conan reveals his deductions, Harley believes Conan is actually Jimmy Kudo. Harley reveals that Harry had already undergone rigor mortis while in the car. Conan tranquilizes Harley, not wanting to risk using Richard, and accuses Alex Carr. With knowledge on rigor mortis, Alex placed Harry in the car after murdering him, then placed his foot on the brake. Once rigor mortis had set in, he turned on the car's heater allowing rigor mortis to leave quicker than usual, shifted the car into drive, and opened the garage. This eases pressure on the brake and causing the car to accelerate into the ocean. For Sheila's murder, Alex lured her with first-edition Sherlock Holmes book by claiming that it was hidden in the car, which had a punctured gas tank and dead batteries. Sheila, not able to see in the dark with no car lights, used her lighter, which igniting the gasoline causing a fire. Since the garage fire was designed for Ernie Bower, Alex desperately created a blackout and stabbed him. As evidence of Keno's crimes, Conan reveals that Alex did not answer a single question on the questionnaire, since he knew that the host was already dead. Kento did all this because he despised "Irene Adler's Sneer", a book created by the host Kanucka and Ernie that had Sherlock's equal Irene Adler laughing at him. Harley wakes up and decides to blackmail Conan into revealing who he really is by telling him that he will tell Rachel if he doesn't tell him the truth. Afterwards, Conan reveals his identity to Harley, as well as how the Black Organization gave him a poison that caused him to shrink.
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The First Errand Murder Case involves a kidnapping and a collapsing building mystery.
May 19, 1997Conan and the Junior Detective League monitor the Toddler Shopping Day, where Christopher encounters strange events. Conan realizes the child witnessed a murder, but the boy continues shopping unaware of the danger. The culprit kidnaps Hiroshi, drugs him, and places him with a corpse in a building scheduled for demolition. After locking Conan and the gang inside, the killer escapes as the structure begins to collapse. Conan locates a water pipe leading outside and safely guides everyone out to confront the murderer. The killer admits to murdering a loan shark who demanded excessive payments despite the debt being paid. The boy wakes up and asks the former shopkeeper for items on his list, moving the killer to tears that his store was remembered. The situation is darkly humorous because Hiroshi never actually saw the body.
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The Illustrator Murder Case: A Painter's Violent Crime and Deception
May 26, 1997Horace Hennegraf, a married painter known for depicting crime scenes, kills his mistress and fellow artist Sadie Olivette after she claims she created 60% of his credited works. To hide the murder, Horace stages Sadie’s apparent suicide by jumping from a building. Richard, Rachel, Conan, and Horace’s staff witness the event from across the street. Conan investigates and becomes certain of Horace’s guilt after detecting multiple lies during the inquiry. The story follows Conan’s efforts to unravel the disturbing case, outsmart the killer, and reveal the truth behind the violent act and the subsequent cover-up.
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Richard faces arrest after being framed for the murder of lighthouse keeper Hank Hamada
Jun 2, 1997The Ryujinmaru, an abandoned vessel rumored to hold one billion dollars in gold, resurfaces after years of disappearance, though the treasure is missing. Richard joins Conan and Rachel, invited by Chief Mikami to discuss the case, but arrives intoxicated. A miniature bomb detonates, scorching Richard’s buttocks. Conan converses with Edmund Hanratty about the Pirate's Curse, linked to a university professor decapitated by a pirate in a haunted cave. Rex Lager and Hank Hamada cross paths, but Hank rejects Rex. Richard learns Mikami intends to keep the gold and is forced to remain on the island. Later, Richard is attacked again, bashed on the head, and arrested for allegedly killing Hank Hamada with a katana. Conan must prove Richard’s innocence to prevent a life sentence.
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Conan exposes Edmund as the killer behind Hank and Rex's murders in the lighthouse cave.
Jun 9, 1997Conan investigates Hank Hamada's brutal death, noting arm marks and proving Richard's innocence by showing Hank died before Richard arrived. Hank was likely tortured for treasure details. Conan and Suzu find Rex Lager's body in a cave, disproving suicide due to the gun hand mismatch. Edmund Hanratty confesses to the murders, motivated by greed. He reveals Hank decapitated a professor, worsening the Pirate's Curse, and had betrayed Rex and the captain years ago on the Ryujinmaru to steal gold. Edmund killed both to frame Richard. The gold is found in moss-covered bricks, but a cave-in traps it. Conan subdues Edmund by kicking a brick into his stomach. The group leaves the cave, sealing the gold and ending the curse.
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The Gomera Murder Mystery on the Film Set
Jun 16, 1997During a visit to a movie set, a person wearing a Gomera costume stabs the film's director. Conan identifies the actor playing Gomera as the culprit, who stabbed himself to create a false alibi. His close friend on set assisted him due to hatred for the victim. The killer explains that the victim intended to cancel the Gomera franchise and stole his script for a new film. Instead, the movie became a success, leading to more sequels. The killer now writes these scripts while imprisoned, continuing the franchise he originally wanted to end.
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Richard attends a barbecue where Tompson Edwards leaves for a meeting that ends in a murder investigation.
Jun 23, 1997Richard joins Tompson Edwards and his wife Mira for a barbecue, but Tompson departs abruptly after receiving a call from gang member Moreese Cortezini. A clanking sound accompanies his exit, prompting Conan to investigate. Upon meeting Moreese, they discover he is dead. While Tompson claims self-defense during a struggle, Conan suspects foul play. Forensic analysis reveals three fingerprints: those of Tompson, Moreese, and an unknown individual. Conan reveals that Tompson lied to Richard to secure an alibi regarding his weapon. The clanking noise originated from a concealed gun strapped to Tompson’s ankle. The third fingerprint belongs to Mira, who hid the weapon in a VHS case. Tompson confesses to the murder, explaining he killed Moreese to prevent him from exposing that Tompson was embezzling funds intended for his daughter’s medical treatment.
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Conan investigates the kidnapping of Kary Erwin after overhearing a ransom call at a bar.
Jun 30, 1997While dining at a bar with Richard and Rachel, Conan overhears a man speaking with a kidnapper. He alerts Richard, and they discover that Koby Erwin's son, Kary Erwin, has been abducted. The kidnappers demand a ransom of 50 million yen. During the ordeal, the boy is heard mentioning that he sees crabs and a whale. Conan must use these clues to locate the child before time runs out. The investigation focuses on interpreting the boy's observations to find his whereabouts and ensure his safe return amidst the urgent ransom situation.
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Richard investigates a murder linked to a college friend and a strange banging noise.
Jul 7, 1997Richard reunites with college friend Jim Fleming, who asks him to investigate a persistent banging noise. While drinking at Jim's apartment, a window shatters, revealing the dead body of Zachery Byers outside. Conan discovers blood on the wall, railing, and glass, along with a slingshot and red thread in a fishtank. He tranquilizes Richard and exposes Torman Lloyd as the killer. Torman used a rope and string over the railing, swinging a sock filled with rocks to bludgeon Zachery to death, using the victim's cigarette glow for visibility. The banging noise was Torman practicing his method. Evidence found in Torman's sock confirms his guilt. Torman confesses, revealing Zachery helped him murder his wife for insurance money and feared exposure.
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- When did Meitantei Conan come out?
- Meitantei Conan came out in 1996.
- Which studio made Meitantei Conan?
- Meitantei Conan was produced by TMS Entertainment.
- Who directed Meitantei Conan?
- Meitantei Conan was directed by Kenji Kodama.
- Is Meitantei Conan finished?
- Current status of Meitantei Conan: Airing.