Chekhov MacGuffin

It sounds like it's about an "artistic skill showdown" and "Golgo's depiction" referring to the main character Golgo 13 from the same named manga (ゴルゴ13 Gorugo Sātīn). The main character Golgo looks a bit like the younger Yokomizo brother, Jugo. ==== I would personally capitalize Taiko because it is a title and an exemplary nickname. You see the convention in the President (when referring to the current president), Alexander the Great, the First Lady, and the Oracle (of Delphi). It's a nitpicky English grammar point.

Shiota Heihachiro is a non-canon anime original character from Episode 67. Aoyama Gosho doesn't write anime originals, so it can't be him.

Taikō is singular here because it is referring to the Taikō, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who Shuukichi is nicknamed after. I went ahead and fixed this one. As for the other one, lost focus or slacked off seems to be right. I think it's a reference to the beginning of file 856 when Conan figures out it was Bourbon and Vermouth at the shrine.

If I remember correctly, the most important difference is that Saori's letter explained that she learned about Shinichi from Katsuragi Yukiko, the young woman from the murdered diplomat case. Katsuragi Yukiko grew up on the Mermaid Island. That scene was cut if I remember correctly. That scene is in the manga. There might be a few other altered moments, but I think that was the most interesting one.

What I have for Eri not being the boss is The list I keep of stock arguments against certain chars You ran into an anime plothole. Do you remember the Bullet Train Episode where there was a bomb on board, and the two suspects looked like Gin and Vodka but weren't? In the original manga they were Gin and Vodka for real. One of people in charge of the animating team decided the Black Organization was appearing too often so they changed the real Gin and Vodka to lookalikes. The problem is that, in the manga, Conan bugged the two men's seats and learned their codenames were Gin and Vodka. Hearing those codenames is how Conan figured out Tequila was in the Black Org when Tequila called Vodka. The problem in the anime continuity was that Gin and Vodka were replaced with lookalikes, so Conan never learned their codenames. The animators had to fix that somehow so the scene with Tequila would work. The Japanese anime team simply ignored the problem and hoped no one would notice. The English dubbers changed Hattori's lines so that he could tell Conan about the Org. The truth is that Hattori didn't know about the Black Org at all in the manga until Conan told him about them.

So long as you don't link to fansubs or other illegal stuff, I think we are good.

They were shut down years ago because lawyers sent a message to the site. There have been no videos here for more than 2 years. There are many messages and topics around the forum that explain this.

Detective Conan is only in Shounen Sunday. Also quite a bit of interesting stuff has been going on recently. Akai and Sera have a brother we don't know about. Amuro (aka Bourbon) knows Conan is the real brains behind Kogoro and may be piecing together he is Shinichi. If you are waiting for Gin and Vodka and the rest of the BO team, it will probably be chapter 900 early next year before they appear again. Gosho gave an interview that he is thinking of introducing new BO members so maybe we will have some then.

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Akai was referring to Sherry. Akai first noticed that Ai was Sherry at the very end of 311, and followed up his suspicions by ordering some allies to take her picture in episodes 335-336. He probably noticed Haibara is identical looking to the adult the Shiho. Akai didn't know the truth about Edogawa Conan until much later, when he disguised as Okiya. In episodes 509-511, Okiya heard about the owner the house he is living in from Ran and Sonoko. Although Ran lied about the owner being "Kinichi", Okiya figured out the real owner was Shinichi. In episode 690-691, Okiya secretly watched Conan call Ran using Shinichi's voice, and then he teased Conan about being Shinichi soon after.

That's pretty impressive. Shinichi's voice is great. I hope you manage to fill all the roles!

Koumei is 35 I think. Akai would have to be older, and he doesn't seem that old. Haneda Shuukichi, a "real" Okiya (not Akai-Okiya), or a new character makes the most sense to me right now. There isn't real evidence that can rule out Koumei though, only hunches.

Yes it is! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The trick uses pressure manipulation to draw water into the toilet at a high enough level to drown the victim. It is effectively a scaled up version of the chemistry/physics demonstration where a burning candle is covered with a pitcher so that the candle is in an air-tight space sealed by the water at the ground. You can see a video of it in action , and an explanation for how it works here. The culprit uses a stun gun on the victim while he is in the toilet, giving him a burn mark on his left shoulder. The culprit repositions the victim so that he is bent over double with his head between his knees. This posture puts a lot of pressure on the front of the stomach, giving him pressure marks on the front of his abdomen. (Or maybe the culprit looped his belt through something so he can't stand up. I'm not sure because I didn't see anything damaged by him trying to stand up.) The culprit then seals the upper vent on the back of the toilet and the area around the doors with waterproof tape so that it is airtight. The ventilation space at the base of the door is not sealed. The kerosine in the four cans are lit and set up on the toilet paper rack. The heat and soot leaves a large burn mark on the ceiling. The culprit then uses a towel to plug the drain outside so that water rises in the subsided area by the toilet. The water rises and leaves diagonal lines corresponding to the high water mark on the walls by the toilet. Once the water is high enough, it is pulled into the toilet per the pressure explanation above, drowning the victim, getting water in his lungs, and soaking his clothes and wetting the lower part of the toilet's walls. The water subsides a little over time, but drains rapidly once the culprit removes the tape seals while everyone searches for the victim at bars nearby, leaving behind a sticky water-repellant residue on the edges of the vent and door. This tape is hidden somewhere convenient, like in a car. The sopping towel clogging the drain is also removed and thrown in the trash so the water can drain away, and Conan hears the gurgling sound of the water draining in the parking lot while looking for the victim and wonders what it is. The culprit then enters the drained toilet, props the victim upright, and throws the four cans of kerosine in the trash, dumping whatever is left in the drain outside. The culprit, the science teacher Masaki Sunami, can now find the victim. Masaki is the culprit because she went to the car to put him in, the ideal time to stun gun him and set up the trick. She other woman pointed out it had been raining the last times they had come to the bowling place, something the culpit would not want to point out. Masaki also knew it was raining the whole time, meaning she was paying attention to the weather: it had to be raining hard in order to fill up a corner of the parking lot high enough for the trick to work. She also found the body, giving her the best opportunity to remove the kerosine cans and prop up the victim. Finally, as a science teacher, the candle pressure demonstration is her area of expertise.

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Based on the way the plot is going, the police won't find out about the BO until the end of the story. Gosho wants to make Shinichi the hero who drags the Organization into the light and takes them down. The police would "steal" Shinichi's glory if they knew about the BO because they would definitely try to go after the Organization.

I don't think any of the police we have seen know about the Black Organization. Megure seemed very surprised and confused when Conan, using Kogoro's voice, asked Hideaki Nakajima about the Organization he was trying to make a trade with at the game exhibition. The police couldn’t find out who blew up the cocktail bar either. The police also made no headway with the lady who nearly was blown up on the shinkansen after making a trade with Gin and Vodka. Megure also seemed very confused when he called Shinichi after Pisco was killed, his house burned down, and his family disappeared. In short, the police see only the faint ripples on the surface, not yet realizing they were made by a giant black shark.

Detective Conan is still not over as a series. It is coming up to its 700th episode. While official English projects have pretty much ended for the anime, the manga however, still has ongoing official English translations. You find the products here: www.vizmanga.com There are ocassionally reruns, typically remasters of older cases. That is what was happening this month. The schedule is May 4 Ep 696 ｢花壇あらしの陰謀｣ The Conspiracy Of Flowerbed Destroyer (Anime Original) May 11 Ep 697 ｢女学園の窓｣ The Windows Of Female School (Anime Original) May 18 Ep 698 ｢まさか！ＵＦＯ墜落事件｣ No Way! UFO Falling Case (Anime Original) May 25 Ep 340 ｢トイレに隠した秘密（前編）｣ The Secret Hidden in the Bathroom (Part 1) (Remastered) Jun 1 Ep 341 ｢トイレに隠した秘密（後編）｣ The Secret Hidden in the Bathroom (Part 2) (Remastered) Jun 8 Ep 699 ｢灰原の秘密に迫る影（前編）｣ The Shadow Approaching Haibara's Secret (Part 1) (Manga-based on File 815-817) Jun 15 Ep 700 ｢灰原の秘密に迫る影（後編）｣ The Shadow Approaching Haibara's Secret (Part 2) (Manga-based on File 815-817) Jun 22 Ep 307 ｢残された声なき証言(前編)｣ The Dark Footprint (Part 1) (Remastered) Jun 29 Ep 308 ｢残された声なき証言(後編)｣ The Dark Footprint (Part 2) (Remastered) Jul 6 Break Jul 13 Not Confirmed Yet Jul 20 Not Confirmed Yet Jul 27 Not Confirmed Yet I imagine the next episodes will be the Bell Tree Express Mystery Train ones. Detective Conan doesn't typically have 1 hour specials anymore because the popularity of the show, the shows it would replace that week, and the timeslot it is in doesn't justify it.

In Manga Volume 35, File 5 (355), pg 6: "The Haunted House's Mystery 1" there is the following line of dialogue. Araide (Vermouth): Otonashi-san! Didn't I tell you not to come here again? Otonashi: It won't happen, even if you act like a stranger. I've decided you'll be the doctor to cure me in this life.

They are only sort of rivals in real life. The previous real-life rivalry had more to do with certain personalities that headed the respective groups not getting along well. Back in DCworld, the Japanese law enforcement seem to have no idea what the Black Organization is doing or if they even exist, but that may change with time.

I'm certainly not a Ran-hater, but occasionally I find her bothersome. Other times I really enjoy reading cases with her. It mostly depends on how well the case is executed. One thing that tends to bother me about her is her ghost weakness. It’s pretty silly and used as a writing crutch too often. It sometimes works out in cases like the "Shinichi’s Childhood Adventure", but most of the time I feel it falls flat. Ran is also the victim of bad writing sometimes. Cases like the Tori-man one where Ran freezes up for a silly reason are cringe-worthy and make me wonder what Gosho was thinking. I have similar feelings about Haibara for different reasons. She’s usually great in normal cases and full of witty dialogue. However, throw her in a Black Org case and she either freaks out about Shinichi doing something dangerous for the seventh time, or she tries to sacrifice herself after all her character progression about getting over her fear of facing down her past and coworkers. It feels like she goes backwards. Luckily, Gosho seems to be toning down her freakout tendencies a little. I look forward to her hopefully playing a more active role in the plot cases in the future. Ultimately, pretty much all the characters seem to have moments where they shine or fail. It all kind of evens out though. (Except for Kogoro, he is usally likeable in every case )

Some self-proclaimed Ran-haters don't like her for her personality traits/Gosho's use of her as a character. My experience is that most vocal Ran-haters fundamentally hate her because she is blocking ShihoxShinichi and thus come up with proxy reasons to justify their Ran hate. Usually the first sort of Ran-hater also finds Kazuha sort-of annoying as well because she is effectively Osakan Ran, just enhanced. The second type typically ignore or like Kazuha, and support KazuhaxHattori because that pairing isn't "in the way" of another that they like. Of course, this is just generalizations from experience here. Saying she is unrelated is ignorant of the plot. Ran is primary motivator for Conan wanting to return to Shinichi. Also recall Ran is the reason that Vermouth has decided to sort-of-help Shinichi in the first place. Not to mention Ran's testimony was vital in helping Conan figure out Akai was FBI. Ran also saved Haibara more than once, including the beach where Haibara collapsed, and of course Vermouth's showdown. She also helped Haibara sort out her feelings and begin to get over the death of her sister. Ran does things for the plot. She isn't Shiho Miyano, creator of APTX, full of secrets, hunted by the Org, but Ran has her place in the character lineup. Everyone has their character likes and dislikes. I don't care for Kaitou Kid, but I don't go off on him in every single thread (this thread is built for the purpose of expressing dislike but "Your favourite scenes in DC" not so much). I would like to avoid a flame war, which means we need to keep the discussion intelligent, civil, and confined to the proper venues.