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

This Week in Detective Conan

But first, I’d like to talk about … McDonalds?!

McDonald’s is back again this year with a few Detective Conan commercials to celebrate the new movie coming out soon. The sandwich looks good, so I’d like to try it one day.

Instead of Conan saying his usual phrase “There is only one truth” 真実はいつも一つ (Shinjitu wa itsumo hitotsu), he says 真実はいつもタツタ(Shinjitu wa itsumo tatsuta) or “The truth is always Tatsuta” (or maybe “There is only one Tatsuta”. It’s a nice play on words.

This Week’s Translation

ホームセンターで知り合った人が夫婦で古民家をDIYで修理するっていうから、ボクと少年探偵団のみんなでお手伝いすることにしたんだ。 でも もろくなっていた壁が崩れて、その奥から白骨遺体が…! 買った古民家が実は事故物件だったことで夫婦はケンカになっちゃったから、ボクたちは2人のために調査を始めたんだけど…!? TVオリジナル 「探偵団と憧れの古民家」このあとすぐ!

— 江戸川コナン (@conan_file) April 12, 2025

After meeting a married couple at a hardware store, we helped them with a DIY project to repair an old Japanese style house. But when a brittle wall unexpectedly crumbled, it revealed a chilling discovery – a skeleton! They started arguing after realizing the house they bought was tied to a past incident. Determined to help, we set off to investigate on their behalf!

Anime Original “The Detective Boys and the Traditional Dream House” coming up next!

Today’s Episode

波賀　昭人 (32)　古民家の住人
Akito Haga (32) Traditional House Resident

波賀　あかり (35) 昭人の妻
Akari Haga (35) Akito’s Wife

Was blown away by how this episode opened up. They broke a hollow wall down only to find a skeleton. Out of all the grade schoolers to find themselves caught up in something like this, it had to be the Detective Boys. These are the same kids that experienced a decapitation on roller coaster and many other horrifying events, so it was probably for the best. Really wonder why their parents let them hang out with Conan. Just another day in Beika City ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

This was an interesting start to the episode, and I wish we could’ve got a motive for that murder case. I guessed that the money he was blowing left and right came from her life insurance policy, but it was just the money Akito buried ages ago. Unfortunately, this was just foreshadowing what was going to happen to this married couple. Luckily Akari met the Detective Boys.

It was bold of Akito to try to kill Akari after finding that skeleton in the wall. Would’ve been a good sign not to go through with it.

I am glad that the police were able to be somewhat competent in this episode. Chiba and Takagi spawning in to arrest the guy was funny. Plus, they were even able to beat the Detective Boys to arresting the other culprit which rarely happens.

Conan’s deductions were cool, and he even said his catchphrase.

The Detective Boys episodes can be a hit or miss but there is an aspect I like about it. Instead of putting Kogoro to sleep or tricking someone into thinking he’s just a normal kid, Conan can show off his deduction skills and trap the culprit more often. And speaking of the Detective Boys…

I’m going to miss the old ED T_T.
This new one… I’m probably not going to stick around for (;^ω^).

Next Episode is…

As for the Conan Hint: Cup – カップ

Until next time 👋

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