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  • Detective Conan Episode 1183 – The Interrogation Room 3

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

    This Week’s Translation

    小五郎のおじさんの依頼人の映画監督さんが殺されちゃったから、容疑者の人の取り調べの立ち会いにボクも一緒に行ったんだ。 監督さんはオーディションが行われた会議室で1人で選考中にナイフで刺されたみたいで、助監督がその部屋から飛び出してきた人を見たんだって。

    その人に聞いたら容疑を認めたんだけど、取調室で自分はやってないって言いだしたんだ! でも佐藤刑事はこの人が犯人だと確信しているみたいで…!?

    TVオリジナル「ザ・取調室３」このあとすぐ!

    — 江戸川コナン (@conan_file) November 29, 2025

    Kogoro and I came to the police station to witness an interrogation. One of Kogoro’s clients who was a film director was murdered and now they questioning a prime suspect. He was stabbed in the audition room while making a decision on casting. The assistant director spotted someone leaving the scene of the murder.

    That person in question admitted to the murder, but then denies they killed him!

    But Sato is not convinced!

    Anime original “The Interrogation Room 3” coming up next!

    Today’s Episode

    被害者　ー　Victim

    川島　雄介（45）映画監督
    Kawashima Yusuke (45) Film Director

    容疑者　ー　Suspects

    渚　ハルコ（21）若手女優
    Nagisa Haruko (21) Young Actress

    城野　みゆき（40）スター女優
    Jono Miyuki (40) Star Actress

    久保寺　陽人　（35）助監督
    Kudodera Akito (35) Assistant Director

    Love the fact that Sato saw through the culprit from a mile a way. If only if Haruko would have left it at assuming the girl was a witness. She could have played this game out longer. Then again, there’s her tendency to make assumptions. The police gave her info about a maid almost getting hit by a motorcycle. Wouldn’t be hard to believe that Haruko thought this was the maid employee who almost got ran over. Unfortunately for her, she kept talking only to dig the hole deeper.

    But dang. This was one hell of a misunderstanding to be killed over. I am curious who they ended up killing in the wreck. And the fact that they took a group photo right outside the interrogation room was nuts.

    Wonder if the title of the movie was going to be “I Know What You Did Last Summer”.

    On another note, when is Yoko going to make another appearance? Feels like it has been ages.

    Next Episode is…

    We are getting one more canon case before the year is over. Chihaya plays a big role in the movie next year so this is a great way to reintroduce her.

    As for the Conan Hint: Motorcycle – バイク

    Until next time 👋

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  • Detective Conan Episode 1182 – Arrest That Face

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

    This Week’s Translation

    歩美ちゃんが散歩中にすれ違った男の人は、交番の手配写真の人だったんだって!
    それでボクたち少年探偵団は、その男の人が入って行ったアパートに行ったんだ。
    部屋の表札にはすごく偽名らしい「山田太郎」…。

    でも見張ってたら、元太が通りすがりの人に「指名手配犯を見つけた」って言っちゃったんだ!
    その人とボクが部屋の窓から男の人の顔を確かめてから、アパートから出かける男の人の追跡をみんなで始めたんだけど…!?

    TVオリジナル「その顔を捕まえろ」 このあとすぐ!
    — 江戸川コナン (@conan_file) November 15, 2025

    Ayumi was walking passed a man who looked like a person in a wanted poster at a police box!
    So we headed over to check out the apartment the man went into.
    The name on the name plate looked like it was an alias “Yamada Taro”.

    But, while we were staking out the apartment, Genta blurted out to a passerby that “we found a wanted criminal”! The passerby and I checked if it’s the right guy when he looked out the window. So, the chase was on when he left his apartment until…?!

    Anime original “Arrest That Face” coming up next!

    Today’s Episode

    被害者　ー　Victim

    山田　太郎（?）
    Yamada Taro (?)

    容疑者　ー　Suspect


    田中　光二 （36）鬼頭　謙 ―　指名手配犯
    Tanaka Koji (36)　Kito Ken　― Wanted Criminal

    Back with another episode with the Detective Boys. Starting off with a notice at a police box. Glad that they haven’t had any deaths （死亡・しぼう） since yesterday. And luckily no is getting murdered in this episode. We do have a killer/robber on the loose with a 3 million yen bounty on their heads. I guess Ayumi is trying to take the Detective Boys into the bounty hunting business with this one.

    On another note, I do like that they have notices about the オレオレ詐欺 (おれおれさぎ・ore ore sagi) scam. They also have a poster that informs people on what to report to the police when calling.

    Detective Boys episodes can be a hit or miss at times. Still, I think this is one of the good ones. It was clear from the start that Tanaka had some motives. The guy was no where near the trash can to be knocking it over like that. Luckily Yamada got caught on some debris and the kids were there to get him out of the water. A quarter of a way through, I thought, “Wouldn’t it be funny if this is something like face/off?” Half of that came true XD.

    The fingerprinting was an interesting rabbit hole to go down. I didn’t know the Japanese words for the 3 basic types of fingerprints so this was fun.

    • Arch 弓状紋・きゅうじょうもん・kyujyoumon
    • Loop 蹄状紋・ていじょうもん・teijyoumon
    • Whorl 渦状紋・かじょうもん・kajyoumon

    There was even a graphic on fingerprints in Osaka, Japan at Hirakata Park. Note: the blog post is in Chinese but they have a lot of photos from the Detective Conan event. Feel free to check them out here.

    Alas, I don’t know if I should be glad that the Detective Boys stick their noses into too much though. Then again if it wasn’t for Genta’s nose for food, they would have still been looking for the guy.

    I still think it would be best if they stick to school mysteries. However, we know that’s not going to happen.

    On another note, I feel bad about Yamada being mistaken for a criminal all the time. Luckily, they found the true culprit and maybe he can live a quieter life. As for the Detective Boys, some things don’t change (;^ω^).

    Next Episode is…?

    Time for another break from episodes.

    Until next time 👋

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  • Detective Conan Episode 1181 – Buchi Returns a Favor

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

    This Week in Detective Conan

    The Episode Zero special has announced when it will be releasing: January 3, 2026! It will be covering the aquarium case.

    In other news, One Piece has decided to go seasonal. It was surprising to see it go on hiatus last year and start back up this April. With that being said, I wonder if Detective Conan (another monolith in Japan) will go down the same route.

    Also we have a new collection of Detective Conan episodes out on Crunchyroll. They have it underneath Conan vs The Black Organization now. I guess to distinguish it from the subtitled episodes. Hopefully they change it something else.

    This Week’s Translation

    毛利探偵事務所に来てた高木刑事に、“ブチ”って名前の人から「恩返しで情報提供したい」っていう電話が来たんだって! 待ち合わせの公園にボクと小五郎のおじさんも行ってみたら、包丁が刺さった男の人の遺体が! この人が“ブチ”って人みたいなんだけど、強盗計画が記されたメモを持ってたんだ! それで目暮警部の判断で強盗を止めるために張り込みを始めたんだけど…!?

    TVオリジナル「ブチの恩返し」このあとすぐ!

    — 江戸川コナン (@conan_file) November 8, 2025

    Takagi, who was visiting the detective agency, got a call tipping him off about a crime. It was from a man named Buchi who owed a favor. Kogoro and I tagged along to meet with Buchi at a park, only to find a man stabbed to death! The man turned out to be Buchi and we found a note about a potential robbery! And so Inspector Megure decided to prevent it but an unexpected turn for the worse occurred!

    Anime original “Buchi Returns a Favor” coming up next!

    Today’s Episode

    被害者　ー　Victim

    岩淵　克也（25）工場勤務
    Iwabuchi Katsuya (25) Factory Worker

    容疑者　ー　Suspects


    中竹　巡 （24）強盗事件被疑者
    Nakatake Jun (24) Robbery Suspect

    小梅　美奈代（21）強盗事件被疑者
    Koume Minayo (21) Robbery Suspect

    大松　正義　（38）元服役囚
    Daimatsu Masayoshi (38) Ex-convict

    Once again we got a lot of characters introduced adding to the complexity of who killed Buchi. As soon as we get to Jun and Minayo, they had the true culprit pinned. So we have an ex-convict out for revenge on the police and the man that ratted him out. His plan was not well thought out and it was too easy to catch him. The guy was so cocky. He even claimed that someone framed him for the robbery despite his accomplices having already pointed him out.

    And the nail in the coffin was due to him not picking up on the idiosyncrasies of Buchi’s writing. Luckily, his neighbor had the turtle kanji in his name.

    On another note, I’m glad that Kaneko Jewelry Store wasn’t targeted this time.

    Next Episode is…

    As for the Conan Hint: Takoyaki – たこ焼き

    Until next time 👋

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  • Detective Conan Episode 1180 – The Lucky Cat Saw Everything

    Detective Conan Episode 1180 – The Lucky Cat Saw Everything

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

    This Week’s Translation

    ボクと蘭姉ちゃん、小五郎のおじさんでバードウォッチングに来たんだ! でもおじさんが双眼鏡であたりを見回してたら、道路の向こうの家から怪しい人が出て来たのを見つけたみたい。 ボクも見てみたら、電気屋さんの車で走って行っちゃったんだ! その家に行ってみたらリビングで胸を刺された男の人が! 電気屋さんの警察の捜査について行こうとしたら、玄関に倒れていた招き猫にも血痕があって…!?

    TVオリジナル「招き猫は見ていた」このあとすぐ!

    — 江戸川コナン (@conan_file) November 1, 2025

    Ran, Kogoro and I went bird-watching together. But while Kogoro was looking around with his binoculars, he spotted someone suspicious leaving a house. I took a look and noticed it was an electrician’s truck driving away from the scene. And when I looked in the house, there was a man that was stabbed in the living room! The cops began an investigation into the electrician and we found a lucky cat by the entrance splattered with blood?!

    Anime original “The Lucky Cat Saw Everything” coming up next!

    Today’s Episode

    被害者　ー　Victim

    黒滝　志郎（29）
    Kurotaki Shirou (29)

    容疑者　ー　Suspects


    黒滝　明彦　（33）志郎の兄
    Kurotaki Akihiko (33) Shiro’s Big Brother

    庄山　拓郎　（52）電器店経営
    Shoyama Takuro (52) Electronics Store Manager

    庄山　緒里恵　（26）拓郎の娘
    Shoyama Orie (26) Takuro’s Daughter

    夢村　草介　（29）志郎の親友
    Yumemura Sosuke (29) Shiro’s Friend

    The case was good. We had several potential culprits and added some complexity in this one part episode. Really wonder who suggested to go bird-watching. Out of all of them, I’m putting my money on Ran. But of course, they end up discovering a dead body instead.

    Sucks to come home, find out your friend has been selling your guitars and then get killed by said friend. On top of that, the dude was impersonating him and dating women his friend’s name. That just doesn’t make any sense to go that far. Could understand a little if Shiro was an up and coming rock star, but even then he would have to resemble him to pull this off. Furthermore, how much money did Shiro have to go to America for 2 years and still pay for his place back in Japan? So many questions.

    I did find it strange for Shiro to go to the US, just to hone his guitar skills. Practicing and joining a band in Japan would have helped for sure. The more I think about it, I would have liked to know more about Shiro the guitarist. I’m also curious of how that conversation between Shiro and his impersonator Yumemura went before the murder.

    Not only did Yumemura impersonate then kill his “friend”, he pushed his girlfriend off of the second floor of a building. Like what the heck?! Good thing Ran knows basic life support. And with Conan’s trap set, they were able to find out Yumemura was the killer. It’s hilarious how they walk right into a set-up and try to play it off like they are innocent. All’s well that ends well.

    During the end credit scene, I found it funny that Conan is calling out Kogoro for impersonating someone. And to end the episode Ran gives him a little advice.

    Oh, Ran. If only if you knew… if only if you knew (;^ω^)

    Next Episode is…

    Got another anime original on our hands next time.

    As for the Conan Hint: Turtle – 亀

    Until next time 👋

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  • Detective Conan Episode 1179 – The Crimson Skeleton of Mt. Washio (Part Two)

    Detective Conan Episode 1179 – The Crimson Skeleton of Mt. Washio (Part Two)

    Detective Conan Episode 1179 - The Crimson Skeleton of Mt. Washio (Part Two)

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

    This Week’s Translation

    大阪から来た平次兄ちゃん、和葉姉ちゃんと一緒に、ボクと蘭姉ちゃん、小五郎のおじさんで鷲尾山を登ってたら、途中で雨が降ってきたんだ!

    近くのお寺で雨宿りさせてもらってる間に、お坊さんに紅蓮髑髏っていう魔物の言い伝えを聞いたんだ。

    そしたら本当に人魂が出て、その先で行方をくらましてたお坊さんの遺体が…!
    そしたら小五郎のおじさんもいなくなってて…
    まさか紅蓮髑髏にさらわれちゃった!?

    「鷲雄山の紅蓮髑髏(後編)」このあとすぐ!

    — 江戸川コナン (@conan_file) October 18, 2025

    While Heiji, Kazuha, Ran, Kogoro and I were heading up Mt. Washio, it started to rain.

    We ended up staying at a temple that was close by, where we heard the tale of the Crimson Skeleton from one of the monks.

    Afterwards, the ghostly flames from the tale led us to a corpse of the monk that disappeared!
    Then Kogoro vanished… Was he spirited away by the Crimson Skeleton?!

    “The Crimson Skeleton of Mt. Washio (Part Two)” coming up next!

    Today’s Episode

    被害者　ー　Victim

    かんてつ（?）昇楽寺僧侶
    Kantetsu (?) Shogakuji Temple Monk

    容疑者　ー　Suspects

    哲進　和尚　（70）昇楽寺住職
    Priest Tetsushin (70) Shogakuji Temple Head Priest

    賢哲　（28）昇楽寺僧侶
    Kentetsu (28) Shogakuji Temple Monk

    頓哲　（31）昇楽寺僧侶
    Tontetsu (31) Shogakuji Temple Monk

    It’s moments like this where you see how Ran feels about her dad. It was sad seeing Ran not knowing what to do. I did wish that Conan reassured her that Kogoro was fine and that they would find him for sure. Then again, solving the case and having Heiji have his time in the sun took priority this time. Besides when these two are stuck on a case, it’s hard for them to focus on anything else. In the end, solving the case faster will get Kogoro back, so I it’s fine.

    The trick was cool, so I tried it out of curiosity. The trick seems to work on the concept of paper lanterns where it rises into the sky. Used sticky notes at first but it didn’t work. Thought I needed to have a bigger size of paper for it to actually work, but that didn’t work out either 😓.

    Halloween is just around the corner, so this would have been nice trick for Halloween. Did find some people using newspaper and a different shape.

    On another note, Kogoro judo throwing the culprit was fantastic. Had to get him back for the cheap stun gun maneuver in the last episode. And to top off the episode we have these two…

    Conan thinking "Go on, Hattori. The stage is set" after Ran pushed Heiji and Kazuha outside to see the sunset.
    Romantically challenged Heiji forgets to confess.
    Romantically challenged Kazuha doesn't realize that this is good time.
    Conan Pikachu face.
    Ran Pikachu face

    Alas, the Heiji x Kazuha train has no signs of leaving the station. Ran tried her best to put this together but reminding Heiji to confess to Kazuha would have made the chances of it actually happening go up. Ah, well matchmaker Ran isn’t giving up so there’s hope for these two… right?

    Next Episode is…?

    We have a remaster of the Houseboat Fishing Shock Case next week.

    Until next time 👋

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  • Detective Conan Episode 1178 – The Crimson Skeleton of Mt. Washio (Part One)

    Detective Conan Episode 1178 – The Crimson Skeleton of Mt. Washio (Part One)

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

    This Week’s Translation

    大阪から来た平次兄ちゃんと和葉姉ちゃんと一緒に、ボクと蘭姉ちゃん、小五郎のおじさんと鷲雄山を登ってたんだ! 蘭姉ちゃんは2人を絶景スポットに連れて行きたいみたい…。

    でも途中で雨になって、お寺で雨宿りさせてもらうことに。 お寺には住職さんと3人のお坊さんがいて、 なんだか気になることが…。

    そしたらお坊さんから山に伝わる魔物・紅蓮髑髏の話を聞いたんだ。 そのあと小五郎のおじさんが突然 姿を消して、そこでボクたちが見たのは…!?

    「鷲雄山の紅蓮髑髏(前編)」このあとすぐ!

    — 江戸川コナン (@conan_file) October 11, 2025

    We were climbing Mt. Washio with Heiji and Kazuha who came from Kyoto, Kogoro, Ran, and myself. Looks like Ran plans to take the two of them to see a romantic view.

    But on the way, we got caught in the rain and ended up staying at a temple. At the temple, there was a head priest and three monks, but something’s off…

    And then one of the monks began to tell the chilling tale of the Crimson Skeleton. Right after that, Kogoro went missing and we saw bursts of flames climbing the stairs!

    “The Crimson Skeleton of Mt. Washio (Part One)” coming up next!

    Today’s Episode

    被害者　ー　Victim

    かんてつ（?）昇楽寺僧侶
    Kantetsu (?) Shogakuji Temple Monk

    容疑者　ー　Suspects

    哲進　和尚　（70）昇楽寺住職
    Priest Tetsushin (70) Shogakuji Temple Head Priest

    賢哲　（28）昇楽寺僧侶
    Kentetsu (28) Shogakuji Temple Monk

    頓哲　（31）昇楽寺僧侶
    Tontetsu (31) Shogakuji Temple Monk

    Ran’s playing matchmaker, Kogoro is tied up somewhere and someone killed a monk.

    Surprised that Ran hasn’t told Kazuha that she’s dating Shinichi until now.

    They have had many canon interactions with each other. How long has it been since the London case and the Kyoto case anyway… 2011 and 2019?!

    The rate things are going, Kazuha and Heiji are not getting together any time soon (;^ω^). How many times have we been in a situation where Heiji is trying to set up something to one-up Shinichi’s “Big Ben Confession” to Ran. These two are the next definition of “Just go out already” after Ran and Shinichi. Hopefully Kazuha’s wingwoman Ran can help.

    On another note, it’s a good thing that Momiji wasn’t tagging along. I do like that Ran thought climbing a mountain would stop her from being a third wheel. If she ended up getting tired, I’m sure Iori wouldn’t mind packing her up the trail. Thankfully, Karuta calls.

    Love that the monks all have iron（鉄・てつ・tetsu）/sage（哲・てつ・tetsu） in their names. Wonder if they have some other wordplay going on there.

    Speaking of names, rare for them not to have a character card for the victim.

    Character card for the head priest Tetsushin.
    Character card for Kentetsu.
    Character card for Tonketsu.
    What about Kantetsu? He deserved better.

    Speaking of being forgetful of a character, even the monks went 5 whole days and didn’t think to report that Kantetsu has gone missing to the police. This week’s conan hint was bucket, so I’m guessing the bucket was placed there to hide the evidence of oil or something on the stairs.

    The killer seems to have used the same trick to kill that renowned statue researcher. Probably was killed because he noticed something was off about the statue. Considering all those statues where Kogoro was tied up, I’m guessing someone is making a quick buck on selling the shrine’s stuff. And that bucket getting knocked over… was it an accident or intentional? I think we have the culprit.

    Next Episode is…

    It seems as though we have the culprit in our sights but more importantly… how will matchmaker Ran get these two together and who is going to save Kogoro?

    I do fear that 2026 (The 30th anniversary for the anime) isn’t going to have as many canon cases as we got this year. We seem to be in the back half of volume 105. Volume 106 released in 2024 while 107 released this year in April 😓.

    As for the Conan Hint: Sunset – 夕焼け

    Until next time 👋

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  • Detective Conan Episode 1177 – Find the Phantom Giant

    Detective Conan Episode 1177 – Find the Phantom Giant

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

    This Week’s Translation

    少年探偵団の3人が昨日、逃げちゃった猫探しを引き受けたんだって。でも猫の足あとが途中で消えちゃって見つからなかったみたいで、今日はボクと灰原も一緒に探す事になったんだ。

    そしたら取調べ中の重要参考人のアリバイ確認に来た高木刑事たちと会ったんだけど、高木刑事たちの言う作業着の大きな男の人は昨日、探偵団の3人は見てなかったみたいで…?

    TVオリジナル「幻の大男を探せ」このあとすぐ!

    — 江戸川コナン (@conan_file) September 27, 2025

    Genta, Ayumi and Mitsuhiko were looking for a cat yesterday, but the trail went cold when the cat’s paw prints disappeared. So, Haibara and I decided to help out with the investigation.

    While looking for the cat, we ran into Takagi and Chiba who were checking a suspect’s alibi. Supposedly the suspect saw a tall man in work clothes yesterday, but Mitsuhiko and the others didn’t see anyone like that. What’s going on here?

    Anime original “The Phantom Giant” coming up next!

    Today’s Episode

    被害者　ー　Victim

    條島　史緒里（34）的井の元交際相手
    Jojima Shiori (34) Matoi’s Ex-girlfriend

    容疑者　ー　Suspects

    的井　高宏 （35）建設会社員
    Matoi Takahiro (35) Construction Company Employee

    條島　円加 （30）史緒里の妹
    Jojima Madoka (30) Shiori’s Little Sister

    湯村　翔平　（28）的井の後輩
    Yumura Shohei (28) Matoi’s Junior

    夏原　茂樹　（49）的井の上司
    Natsuhara Shigeki (49) Matoi’s Boss

    This was a fun little mystery. The Phantom Giant ending up being Mitsuhiko on Genta’s shoulders, finding the true culprit, the black mail that did Shiori in and even finding the cat at the end. Everything wrapped up nicely. Ironic how the cat is found after they stop looking for the little guy. He was even trolling his owner in one scene.

    I get people have different sides to them, but I’m surprised that Madoka didn’t know how greedy her sister was. Unfortunately, all that greed is what did her in. You would think that blackmailing someone is a bad idea given that if you push them too far, they’ll take any chance to get rid of the person causing it.

    Yumura could have brushed her deduction off with a “it was just a guess” instead of caving in. Nonetheless, pretty crappy thing to embezzle funds and even crappier to blackmail someone over it.

    Unfortunately for Yumura he’s not that bright. Conan yelling about the bag from a distance was a clear way to lure out the culprit. Then he tries to defend himself when they pin him as the true culprit…

    while he is breaking into Matoi’s apartment…

    with a similar bag to do a switcheroo and take down Matoi’s alibi…

    Okay, I believe you.

    On that note, I’ll leave this photo of how ridiculous his plan was to me.
    And I’m with Genta. Question marks… question marks everywhere.

    Finally learned what this trope is called.

    Next Episode is…???

    No new episode next week.

    Looks like there will be a remastered episode of the The Meguro Sanma Case instead.

    Until next time 👋

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  • Detective Conan Episode 1176 – The Hero of Ishinomaki

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

    This Week’s Translation

    宮城県石巻市に来たボクと、蘭姉ちゃん、小五郎のおじさん、灰原、歩美ちゃん、光彦、元太。
    実は『仮面ヤイバー』の撮影企画に歩美ちゃん達3人が当選したから、その前日に来てみんなで観光してたんだ!

    そこで偶然、千葉刑事の姿を見かけたんだけど声はかけなかったんだ。
    ところが翌日、撮影直前に歩美ちゃんの姿が消えてしまって…!?

    TVオリジナル「石巻のヒーロー」このあとすぐ!

    — 江戸川コナン (@conan_file) September 20, 2025

    I went to Ishinomaki in the Miyagi Prefecture with Ran, Kogoro, Haibara, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko and Genta.
    Ayumi, Mitsuhiko and Genta won a chance to appear in a show with Kamen Yaiba, so we came the day before filming to sight see a bit!

    Then, we spotted Chiba by chance, but we didn’t call out to him.
    However, the next day, Ayumi went missing right before the shoot!

    Anime original “The Hero of Ishinomaki” coming up next!

    Today’s Episode

    Today we are heading to Ishinomaki in the Miyagi prefecture. Another mystery tour-esque episode.

    This was a fun watch. Kinda cool that the kids got to be in something Kamen Yaiba related. Considering how many times Ayumi has gotten kidnapped you’d think that people would be like “nah Ayumi, I think someone should go with you”.

    The short scene between Haibara and Ayumi had me thinking. When Haibara and Conan go back to their old lives, the Detective Boys are going to be beside themselves. In fact, I think I got a sense of this when Shinichi was about to head to school for the first time in what seems to be forever in The Desperate Revival episodes. Shinichi ran into the Detective Boys and felt the distance. Really makes you wonder how the kids are going to take them leaving.

    So today’s case is circling around the idea of selling rare goods on the black market. There was even a murder case over the situation. I like how this can be centered around scalpers and their impact on people just wanting to enjoy their hobby. Luckily Chiba is on the case. Didn’t think he’d be into tokusatsu shows though.

    On another note, I’m not so sure why Ayumi is so adamant going to places on her own. Haibara had the right idea to go with her and then she gets kidnapped… again. Truly wonder how many times she’s been in this situation.

    I was curious if the QR code actually worked and it does. Couldn’t get a good shot of the other QR codes, so I’m uncertain if the others are able to pull up anything. I find this interesting for a digital stamp rally or getting people to know more about the town as they look around.

    The resolution was settled nicely. Curious how the belt works. Thought he had to hold the button down to have the ball inflate. Maybe there is a locking function.

    Found it a bit funny how the truck bounced back up.

    The culprit seemed obvious enough due to how the guy was late and appeared right after Ayumi and Chiba were taken. Kudos to the director and Yaiba doing their part to bring justice. True heroes of Ishinomaki!

    Next Episode is…

    As for the Conan Hint: Boots – 長靴

    Until next time 👋

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  • Detective Conan Episode 1175 – The Glassy Water’s Surface (Part Two)

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

    This Week’s Translation

    京都の港町で起きた殺人事件の調査依頼は、浦島太郎の呪いだってうわさされてるんだって。

    港で浦島太郎の歌が聞こえて、その方向か流れて来たボートには探してた友達の白髪になった遺体と、亀の甲羅、玉手箱が! さらに容疑者の一人だった女の人の遺体も!

    連続殺人を止められなかったボクたちの前に、警備艇に乗ってシマリスを連れた綾小路文麿警部が現れて…!?

    TVオリジナル 「ガラスの水面(後編)」このあとすぐ!

    — 江戸川コナン (@conan_file) September 13, 2025

    A murder case centered around a legend about Urashima Taro brought us to a port town in Kyoto.

    They could hear Urashima Taro’s song coming from the water. A boat drifted to the coast and it had their missing friend who now had a head full of snow white hair, a turtle shell on his back, and a jeweled box!

    But then one murder became two – a body of one of the female suspects was found!

    And just as we failed to stop the killer from taking another life, Inspector Ayanokoji appeared on a patrol boat with his chipmunk!

    Anime original “The Glassy Water’s Surface (Part Two)” coming up next!

    Today’s Episode

    被害者　ー　Victims

    山岡　武史（25）漁師
    Yamaoka Takeshi (25) Fisherman

    富樫　瞳　（24）カフェ経営
    Togashi Hitomi (24) Cafe Manager

    容疑者　ー　Suspects


    松山　博信 （28）漁師
    Matsuyama Hironobu (28) Fisherman

    西野　美駒　（26）旅館経営
    Nishino Miku (26) Ryokan Manager

    上川　明秀　（53）神主
    Kamikawa Akihide (53) Head Priest

    Another sad case. It was an unexpected turn for it to be suicide. To go that far to prove that your brother was murdered. There had to be a better way. And the fact that she had her husband’s corpse in the wall reminds me of another anime original case a while back (The Detective Boys and the Traditional Dream House Case)😱.

    Surely they could have nailed her for the murder by taking down the wall but for the chocolate syrup to play a part in Nishino’s downfall was good. I do wonder why she didn’t notice it and cleaned it off. You’d think that she’d be smart to get rid of any traces of her killing Togashi given that she has been hiding her husbands body in the ryokan this whole time.

    I do like the escape attempt. Her tenacity is quite rare in this anime. Usually the culprit collapses to the ground with guilt but no, she doubles down and tries to escape. Even tries to take her own life in the process. Unfortunately (or fortunately?) for her, Conan was there to stop her. At first, I was wondering why he didn’t think to just use the soccer ball gadget like he has done several times in the movies and the anime itself. I did find it a bit funny that he tried to do something on his own at first. Kudos to Ayanokoji attempting to go in and save them though.

    The Conan hint was not helpful this time. I thought they’d bring up something about red tide or something about the bioluminescence to help solve the case but nope. If anything the chocolate syrup should’ve been the hint.

    The port town they visited this time is based off of a real town in Kyoto called Inechō (伊根町). So in a way that’s probably why these episodes felt like a mystery tour. We also got some interesting lore behind the Tale of Urashima Taro so that was nice.

    On another note, there was something in the end scene that had me curious.

    What is Yatsuhashi and why is it a traditional Kyoto souvenir? There seemed to be a few legends about it so I’ll briefly go into a one here.

    八つ橋 (literally eight bridges) is a rice cracker seasoned with cinnamon named after a koto (琴・こと) player Kengyo Yatsuhashi (八橋 検校・やつはし　けんぎょう). The snack does resemble the koto.

    Yatsuhashi seems to have caught on in Kyoto during the Edo period (江戸時代・えどじだい・Edo jidai) from 1600 to 1868 when Japanese confections ( 和菓子・わがし・wagashi) were rising in popularity. As more roads were made and travel became more prominent, Yatsuhashi became a staple souvenir for Kyoto due to its long shelf life and affordability. More people could travel far and wide sharing the delicious treat across Japan without it going bad on the road while also not putting a damper on their coin purse.

    Not sure if the raw yatsuhashi (生八つ橋・なまやつはし・nama yatsuhashi) could have survived back then but they look good as well. Plus, yatsuhashi come in many different flavors these days like matcha.

    Next Episode is…

    As for the Conan Hint: Monument – モニュメント

    Until next time 👋

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  • Detective Conan Episode 1174 – The Glassy Water’s Surface (Part One)

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

    This Week’s Translation

    大井弁護士が小五郎のおじさんに持ってきたのは、京都の港町で起きた殺人事件の調査みたい。

    行方不明になった友達を探してた人たちに突然、海のほうから浦島太郎の歌が聞こえて、聞こえてきた方向からボートが流れて来たんだって。その中には探してた友達の白髪になった遺体と、亀の甲羅、玉手箱が! 地元には浦島太郎の伝説があって、その呪いだっていうウワサが…!?

    TVオリジナル 「ガラスの水面(前編)」このあとすぐ!

    — 江戸川コナン (@conan_file) September 6, 2025

    Lawyer Oi requested Kogoro to look into a case at a port town in Kyoto.

    People were out looking for a missing friend when they suddenly heard Urashima Taro’s song coming from the sea as a boat drifted closer to them. And what they found inside, was their friend dead with snow white hair, a turtle shell on his back and a jeweled box! Urashima Taro is a local legend in this town and rumor has it that this was a curse!

    Anime original “The Glassy Water’s Surface (Part One)” is coming up next!

    Today’s Episode

    被害者　ー　Victim

    山岡　武史（25）漁師
    Yamaoka Takeshi (25) Fisherman

    容疑者　ー　Suspects


    松山　博信 （28）漁師
    Matsuyama Hironobu (28) Fisherman

    西野　美駒　（26）旅館経営
    Nishino Miku (26) Ryokan Manager

    富樫　瞳　（24）カフェ経営
    Togashi Hitomi (24) Cafe Manager

    上川　明秀　（53）神主
    Kamikawa Akihide (53) Head Priest

    This two-parter case is feeling like a mystery tour episode. Plus a reference to Urashima Taro!

    Multiple suspects, a secret island, and old faces showing back up. Surprised to see Hiroki Oi and Ayanokoji show up in this. Haven’t seen Hiroki since “The Boiled Fugu Mystery Tour Showdown” and Ayanokoji since “Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba”. At least Conan won’t have to sneak around much considering these guys know who is the real detective. I mean darn Kogoro didn’t even notice they were being followed. Then again, I guess none of them caught on to the next person tailing them.

    It’s a shame what happened to Hitomi. Playing at detective can get you into some messy situations. Perhaps it would have been best for Kogoro to take her on so she wouldn’t go snooping around alone. That way he could keep an eye on her and she could get her vengeance that she wanted for her ex.

    I am curious about that island. It would be interesting to see if Takeshi was heading there to look for his brother. Maybe he thought that he was there and got amnesia or something. Or at least he wanted to see if his brother’s body was there. I do fear if he ended up going there, he probably found something he wasn’t supposed to and got snuffed out because of it. And that small box still being missing…?

    So Hitomi is dead, Nishino has an alibi, but what about the other suspects?

    Next Episode is…

    As for the Conan Hint: Noctiluca scintillans – 夜光虫

    Until next time 👋

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