A Video Letter of First Love

Chronology
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Episode 624 (Int. Episode 675)
Information
Title:	A Video Letter of First Love
Japanese title:	初恋のビデオレター (Hatsukoi no Bideoretā)
Original airdate:	July 16, 2011
Broadcast rating:	7%
Manga case:	#216
Season:	20
Manga source:	Volume 71: Files 1-2 (741-742)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kazunobu Chiba Ai Haibara Detective Boys Naeko Miike Sumiko Kobayashi Ninzaburo Shiratori Subaru Okiya Yumi Miyamoto Officer Numata
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
Next Conan's Hint:	Prone to sweat a lot
Staff
Director:	Koujin Ochi
Organizer:	Takaomi Kanasaki
Storyboard:	Takaomi Kanasaki
Episode director:	Nobuharu Kamanaka
Animation director:	Seiji Muta (key animator) Nobuyuki Iwai
Character design:	Masatomo Sudo Seiji Muta (sub-character) Kumiko Shishido (design works)
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa  Megumi Hayashibara as Ai Haibara  Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida Wataru Takagi (voice actor) as Genta Kojima Isshin Chiba as Kazunobu Chiba  Rie Tanaka as Naeko Miike Kazuhiko Inoue as Ninzaburo Shiratori Yuko Kato as Sumiko Kobayashi Yuu Sugimoto as Yumi Miyamoto  Nao Nagasawa as Officer Numata Rikako Aikawa as Kazunobu Chiba (young)
Music
Opening song:	Don't Wanna Lie
Closing song:	Tsukiyo no Itazura no Mahō

A Video Letter of First Love (初恋のビデオレター ,Hatsukoi no Bideoretā) is the 624th episode of Detective Conan anime.

Characters introduced

Naeko Miike
	Chiba's love interest

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kazunobu Chiba Ai Haibara Ayumi Yoshida Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Genta Kojima Sumiko Kobayashi Ninzaburo Shiratori Subaru Okiya (background) Yumi Miyamoto Officer Numata

Case

Situation

Kazunobu Chiba searches the storage room of Teitan Elementary School for an thirteen year old VHS tape from his childhood love, Naeko Miike, which contains the reply to his love letter. At the same time, the Detective Boys are sent to the archives to search for a tape for their teacher. Chiba reveals to them that he received a phone call from Naeko Miike asking him if he has seen the tape, prompting him to resume his search for it. Conan deduces the tape contains the video Chiba and Naeko filmed years ago and finds the tape has been recorded over.

People

"Skeleton" Kunigami
	Teitan Elementary science teacher Broadcasting Team advisor Nicknamed Shinigami-sensei by students

Woman
	Teitan Elementary's 20th Graduating Class part Chiba and Naeko's former classmate

Resolution

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Conan realizes Chiba was prone to sweaty hands and reveals Naeko wrote on the side the tape with red permanent markers which reveal she reciprocated Chiba's feelings. Chiba attends the school reunion only to find out Naeko did not attend. Unbeknownst to him, he passes Naeko in an officer uniform. Naeko reveals to her partner she recently transferred to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in order to get closer to Chiba but is saddened he was unable to recognize her.

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
0:01 - 1:08	ほのぼの	Honobono	Heartwarming	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
3:16 - 4:11	のんびり気分１	Nonbiri Kibun 1	Carefree Feeling 1	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
5:09 - 6:11	とっておきクイズ	Totte Oki Kuizu	Take the Quiz	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
6:58 - 7:50	????
8:36 - 9:47	蘭のテーマ （優しさver.）	Ran no Tēma (Yasashisa ver.)	Ran's Theme (Gentle ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
10:48 - 10:52	記憶の色	Kioku no Iro	Colour of Memory	Detective Conan "The Raven Chaser" Original Soundtrack
12:16 - 12:38	事件現場３	Jiken Genba 3	Scene of the Case 3	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
12:46 - 13:32	クレシェンド	Kureshendo	Crescendo	Detective Conan "Full Score of Fear" Original Soundtrack
13:40 - 13:50	????
14:45 - 15:09	小さな巨人	Chiisa na Kyojin	A Small Great Person	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
16:04 - 16:24	推理１	Suiri 1	Deduction 1	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
16:56 - 17:42	緊迫	Kinpaku	Tension	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
17:47 - 18:45	レガート エピローグ	Regāto Epirōgu	Legato Epilogue	Detective Conan "Full Score of Fear" Original Soundtrack
20:19 - 21:54	ザ・ステージ	Za・Sutēji	The Stage	Detective Conan "Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure" Original Soundtrack
23:14 - 23:24	????
23:50 - 24:00	????

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Catalan (Catalan dub)	La cinta de vídeo del primer amor	First love video tape
Italian	Messaggio su una videocassetta	Message in a videocassette
Thai	วิดีโอเลตเตอร์แห่งรักแรก	Video letter of first love
Vietnamese	Bức thư hồi âm của mối tình đầu	First love's response letter

See also

• Season 20
• Kazunobu Chiba and Naeko Miike