Yamahime of Yakushima (Part One)

Welcome! MeitanteiBunshou here with some thoughts on today’s Detective Conan.

This Week in Detective Conan

But first, I’d like to talk about another work by Aoyama called Yaiba. It seems as if a lot of classics are getting the remake treatment these days. Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura and now this. I’ve never read the manga or seen the anime, but you can see it referenced sometimes in Detective Conan.

Nonetheless, I’m looking forward to the “Aoyama Power Hour”. Just hope that it goes to a streaming service that I already have =_=.

Here is a PV showcasing Ran and Sayaka.

Here is a translation of the conversation between the two.

Sayaka: She’s so cool! I want to be like her!

Ran: You practice kendo?

Sayaka: Y-yes!

Ran: Then you can at least cut down a power pole, right?

Sayaka: Huh? Why?

This Week’s Translation

事件の調査依頼で、ボクと蘭姉ちゃん、小五郎のおじさんは鹿児島の屋久島に来たんだ。 ガイドさんと現場までの山登り中にボクたちは屋久島の“山姫伝説”っていう怖い妖怪のお話を聞いてたんだけど、縄文杉のところに着いた時、何かに追われてる女の人が崖から落ちていくのを見たんだ! その女の人は「山姫」と呟いたまま気を失ってしまって…!? TVオリジナルご当地ミステリー

「屋久島の山姫(前編)」このあとすぐ!

— 江戸川コナン (@conan_file) February 15, 2025

Ran, Kogoro and I came to Yakushima for a case. We went to the crime scene with a mountain guide where he told us a ghost story about the Yamahime of Yakushime to us. But when we got to the Jomon Cedar tree, we saw a woman that looked like she was chased fall off of a cliff! Before she lost consciousness she muttered “Yashahime“. Anime original mystery tour set in Yakushima.

“The Yamahime of Yakushima (Part One)” coming up next!

Today’s Episode

被害者　ー　Victim

日高　良美（27）屋久島の森防衛隊代表
Hidaka Yoshimi (27) Yakushima Forest Defense Force Representative

容疑者　ー　Suspects

北別府　綾也 （29）山岳ガイド
Kitabeppu Ryouya (29) Mountain Guide

塚田　太郎　（25）良美の元婚約者
Tsukada Taro (22) Yoshimi’s Ex-Fiance

国生　香澄　（27）良美の親友
Kokusho Kasumi (27) Yoshimi’s Friend

山本　裕二　（27）スーパーのアルバイト
Yamamoto Yuji (27) Supermarket Employee

I really like episodes like this. Gives me ideas of places to go to if or when I visit Japan. Although the way they are struggling on this hike, I think I might pass up on seeing the Jomon Cedar tree (;^ω^). Heck even Ran was starting to look tired.

The production seems better than the average anime originals. The music when they were on the hike took me back to some classic Detective Conan soundtracks. They need to bring some of those back more often.

Looks like we got 4 suspects this time around. It would be interesting if Yuji is the one who did it. He has that long hair, and he could be using a similar trick that from the “Mountain Villa Bandaged Man Murder Case” used to hide their physique. If that is case, then he probably scared her when he was just “following” her around which led to the incident.

I am curious what made Kasumi run off of a cliff. Surely, she isn’t crazy enough to use this as a way to throw off suspicion. On top of that, where was her hiking gear? She would have had to come up to the mountain a lot earlier than Conan and them to get that far in.

On another note, does everyone know about Conan’s glasses now. Ran looks so confused. Like “how can you see that far”.

Next Episode is…

As for the Conan Hint: Railcar – トロッコ

Maybe a railcar would be a faster way to get Kasumi to the hospital faster. In fact, maybe they should have kept the track open for emergencies like this. Looking forward to seeing how they wrap this case up.

Until next time 👋