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=Interviews list=
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==Untranslated Interviews==
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• [[User:Jimmy-kud0-tv2/Untranslated Interviews|Untranslated Interviews]] <br>
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==Translated Interviews==
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• [[User:Jimmy-kud0-tv2/Translated Interviews|Translated Interviews]] <br>
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==Interviews page archive==
  
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[[User:Jimmy-kud0-tv2/Interviews Archive May 11 2018|May 11 2018 version with Japanese text in tact]]<br>
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==Super Digest Books==
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• [[User:Jimmy-kud0-tv2/Super Digest Books|Super Digest Books]] <br>
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==Sherry's Soliloquies==
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{{main|Sherry's soliloquy}}
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===2004-2008===
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<spoiler>
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====2004====
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File ??? 8-12-2004 Good grief, every last one of them…<br>
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File ??? 11-25-2004 So women are just apéritifs?<br>
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====2005====
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File ??? 1-27-2005 昔懐かしいドジッ子ね・・・<br>
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====2006====
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File ??? 4-18-2006 I wonder if he’ll be able to go to New York if he answers correctly to all questions?<br>
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File ??? 7-04-2006 Speaking of mahjong, “Akagi” is pretty interesting… The anime ended, though.<br>
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File ??? 7-09-2006 どうせなら青子ちゃんも出せばいいのに・・・って、根岸君が言ってたわ<br>
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File ??? 7-14-2006 He started to get used to drawing Goro, hasn’t he…<br>
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====2007====
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File ??? 1-06-2007 He’s the one who was done in and yet he tries to look cool…<br>
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File ??? 8-02-2007 Be careful when you go fishing!<br>
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File ??? 8-06-2007 Why don’t you try using “Love’s Strategy”?<br>
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File ??? 10-21-2007 As usual, detective Takagi irritates people…<br>
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File ??? 11-11-2007 Speaking of coffee, apparently Aoyama-sensei is addicted to coffee nowadays… the brand would have to be Blue Mountain, I guess (laughs)<br>
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====2008====
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File ??? 11-07-2008 I want to see Detective Satou oozing, too, don't you?<br>
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</spoiler>
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===2009===
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File ??? 3-31-2009 I almost went too, Ichiro-san (laughs)<br>
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File ??? 5-06-2009 (Something about a Conan game)<br>
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File 691 5-16-2009 Did everyone learn (how to use) the abacus as a child?<br>
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File 692 5-25-2009 Kazuha-chan gets left behind again? <br>
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File 693 5-30-2009 Oh, there you are...And you're popular too! Maybe?<br>
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File 694 6-07-2009 赤青龍 was a disappointment, wasn't it… (in reality, too…)<br>
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File 695 6-14-2009 Kazuha-chan is popular, isn't she♥ <br>
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File 696 6-19-2009 I prefer Goth punk…<br>
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File 697 6-26-2009 Maybe I want to wear lolita clothes♥<br>
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File 698 7-03-2009 That shop assistant is rather cute♥<br>
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File 699 7-16-2009 What can I do! I'm not obsessed with soccer… <br>
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File 700 7-26-2009 Maybe I want that cap… <br>
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File 701 8-02-2009 I'm glad I didn't go to this department store…<br>
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File 702 8-10-2009 If you say something like "Transform!!", then all the riders will gather in the movie, apparently…<br>
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File 703 8-16-2009 Oh my, another break?<br>
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File 704 8-29-2009 It would be great if everyone was captured…<br>
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File 705 9-11-2009 Kaijin Niju Menso's 20 Criminal Misses sounds interesting, doesn't it?<br>
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File 706 9-14-2009 Oh my, things are becoming interesting!<br>
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File 707 9-21-2009 Inspector Shiratori is becoming more like Detective Takagi, isn't he?<br>
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File 708 10-05-2009 The Dragon Suplex is a forbidden move, so you good kids don't imitate it, okay?<br>
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File 709 10-20-2009 Oh my, Eri-san is erotic♥, I went flying last week…<br>
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File 710 10-24-2009 How nice! Kogoro-san is energetic…<br>
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File 711 10-31-2009 I wonder if (?) was aroused, since (?) saw (?) naked…<br>
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File 712 11-07-2009 Jirokichi-san, Sanzu Kichiemon, and Kaitou Kid come as a set, huh?<br>
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File 713 11-15-2009 “Detective Ai-chan”, yes?<br>
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File 714 11-21-2009 What a child… <br>
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File 715 11-28-2009 I relaxed, too, when I heard<br>
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File 716 12-05-2009 “Lovely Fortune” is curious, isn't it…<br>
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File 717 12-12-2009 I wonder if "Masayuki's map" was successfully obtained?<br>
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File ??? 12-24-2009 I wonder if this will arrive at your place, where everything is white… From the grey Santa who can’t become completely white<br>
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</spoiler>
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===2010===
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File 718 ???<br>
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File 719 ???<br>
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File 720 ???<br>
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File 721 ???<br>
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File 722 2-08-2010 Whoa☆ (Is it bad that) Shinichi-kun saw me!<br>
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File 723 2-19-2010 Revealed the butt, huh?<br>
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File 724 2-26-2010 Be careful of colds… Sensei has one, apparently…<br>
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File 725 2-27-2010 I want to see the Jack (Bauer) Kogoro-san on anime, don't you?<br>
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File 726 3-05-2010 As I thought, Yumi-san was pulling the strings from behind the scenes…<br>
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File 727 3-12-2010 As expected of a former delinquent, Midori-san makes you quiver♥ <br>
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File 728 3-22-2010 Cantabile, maybe?<br>
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File 729 3-28-2010 I turned this manuscript in at the last minute…<br>
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File 730 4-03-2010 Oops☆ It was Megumi and Chiaki, huh?<br>
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File 731 4-19-2010 The legend of Ryouma is interesting, isn't it♥<br>
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File 732 4-25-2010 What is up with the Phantom Lady?!<br>
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File 733 5-03-2010 The Phantom Lady is curious, isn't she?<br>
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File 734 5-25-2010 If you coat a dog with phosphorus, the dog will die, so don't imitate this, okay?<br>
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File 735 5-31-2010 The old man on the first page has quite a face, but he has nothing to do with the story, so don't care about him, okay?<br>
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File 736 6-10-2010 Hachi's cute♥<br>
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File 737 6-16-2010 I'm glad that Hachi is safe…<br>
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File 738 6-23-2010 A blade that sparkles once it's pulled…<br>
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File 739 6-25-2010 Making me rest for two issues, I wonder if this is the World Cup's influence… (good job Honda-kun♥)<br>
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File 740 7-04-2010 (Something about the baumkuchen making Shiho thirsty?)<br>
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File 741 ???<br>
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File 742 ???<br>
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File 743 8-08-2010 It finally begins… the hellish London arc…<br>
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File 744 ????????? Love is zero, how quick-witted…<br>
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File 745 8-30-2010 It will be all right, since Ran-chan can run fast…<br>
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File 746 9-06-2010 Run, Ran-chan! <br>
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File 747 ???<br>
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File 748 ?????????? Isn't Hades hot?<br>
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File 749 ?????????? I saw Minerva's underwear♥<br>
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File 750 ?????????? This is becoming a tennis manga…<br>
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File 751 10-02-2010 Speaking of tennis, Date-san is amazing…<br>
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File 752 ?????????? I saw Minerva's underwear again♥<br>
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File 753 10-16-2010 Got angry after getting confessed, eh?<br>
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File 754 10-23-2010 (Shiho hates static electricity)<br>
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File 755 ??????????? I wonder if I should buy a Galaxy Nexus to replace my Prada Phone…<br>
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File 756 ???<br>
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File 757 ???<br>
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File 758 ???<br>
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File 759 ???<br>
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File 760 ???<br>
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File ??? 12-24-2010 If (I) get buried in the snow like this… I wonder if I will feel completely white… From the grey Santa who can’t become completely white…<br>
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</spoiler>
  
==Untranslated Interviews==
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===2011===
The interviews listed here are ones that I found listed on the DCW Translating interview thread. These did not have translations provided or had broken links which made it impossible to see either the Raw or the translation. It would be preferable if we could get the remaining interviews found and translated. http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/
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<spoiler>
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File 761 ???<br>
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File 762 ???<br>
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File 762 ???<br>
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File 763 ???<br>
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File 764 ???<br>
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File 765 2-05-2011 That's because (you) read only books in the middle of the night…<br>
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File 766 2-16-2011 Ramen's delicious, but fattening…<br>
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File 767 ???<br>
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File 768 2-25-2011 Apparently, a new female assistant will come this week… <br>
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File 769 3-04-2-11 (Something about someone becoming a regular)<br>
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File 770 3-26-2011 So it was Artesia..<br>
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File 771 4-01-2011 (Shiho reacts to the panchira)<br>
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File 772 4-09-2011 Kudo-kun, aren't you appearing too often?<br>
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File 773 ???<br>
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File 774 ???<br>
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File 775 ???<br>
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File 775 ???<br>
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File 776 ???<br>
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File 777 ???<br>
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File 778 6-04-2011 (Shiho told Hattori to knock down Shinichi's ego)<br>
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File 779 ???<br>
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File 780 6-19-2011 (Shiho tries to speak the Kansai dialect)<br>
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File 781 6-25-2011 (Gosho wonders who Sera's voice actor will be)<br>
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File 782 ???<br>
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File 783 7-09-2011 (Apparently Gosho talked about how Shiho likes to take a bath)<br>
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File 784 7-16-2011 Kazuha-chan is passionate, isn't she?<br>
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File 785 7-24-2011 Nooo, a break here?!<br>
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File 786 8-11-2011 Detective Takagi overheard you by accident, aww♥<br>
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Magic Kaito 8-21-2011 This mustache man doesn't look twenty, does he?<br>
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Magic Kaito 8-26-2011 Six days, six days! Just drawing took six days!!<br>
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File 787 9-03-2011 Doesn't Sera-chan have more appearances than me these days?<br>
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File 788 9-10-2011 Now that (I) think about it, how old is Detective Satou?<br>
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File 789 9-16-2011 A trick made possible by digitalization above-ground broadcasting, huh…<br>
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File 790 9-23-2011 Apparently, Emo-chan was a a student in charge of discipline…<br>
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File 791 9-30-2011 A panty shot of a female police officer makes you feel infatuated, doesn't it♥<br>
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File 792 10-08-2011 (Conan) wiretapped a police vehicle… is this okay?<br>
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File 793 10-21-2011 Appeared!! The federation's white devil… (in reference to Amuro Touru's namesake)<br>
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File 794 10-31-2011 (This place is) full of detectives…<br>
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File 795 11-05-2011 The CV (character voice) will be Furuya (Tooru, Gundam's Amuro Ray's voice actor), right…?<br>
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File 796 11-12-2011 (I) wonder if (I) should avoid using that toilet…<br>
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File 797 11-20-2011 Looks like Sera-chan will have a huge fuss…<br>
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File 798 11-27-2011 As I thought, Sera-chan rode on this…<br>
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File 799 12-09-2011 I wonder if I'll have an iPhone, too? Since I'm "Ai"…<br>
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File 800 12-17-2011 Vermouth has my "Ai"Phone! Argh!<br>
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File ??? 12-24-2011 I want the winter night sky to stay, but the white snow gives warmth to my black feelings… From the grey Santa who can’t become completely black…<br>
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File 801 12-26-2011 Barbecues are awesome during the cold season, too…<br>
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</spoiler>
  
===Conan Vs Kaitou Kid Perfect Edition RAW===
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===2012===
Detective Conan vs. Kaitou Kid Perfect Edition pg 169<br>
 
Posted by: skyechan
 
 
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<spoiler>
どーも青山剛昌です。<br> 
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File 802 1-08-2012 I wonder if Hakase will buy me a new Prada phone…<br>
<br>
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File 803 1-21-2012 I think I might want to wear a reindeer costume…<br>
コナンとキッドの対決が詰まった本とはいえ、みんな買ってくれるのか不安だったけど、少なくともこれ読んでる人は買ってくれてるんだよね、ありがとう。<br> 
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File 804 1-28-2012 How is Detective Takagi going to go to the toilet?<br>
<br>
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File 805 2-04-2012 No one wants to mention about the toilet, huh…<br>
でも最初にキッドを登場させたときは、1回きりのスペシャルゲストみたいな感じで描いてたから、正直、本が作れるくらい出てくるとは思わなかったな、驚き(笑)。<br> 
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File 806 2-11-2012 Detective Sato makes an utterance about (Takagi's) sleeping face… if I was there, I would have joked about it like a ogre!<br>
<br>
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File 807 2-19-2012 I want to go to Hokkaido, too…<br>
はじめは単純にコナンに強力なライバルが欲しかっただけだからね。 <br>
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File 808 2-26-2012 The kiss scene got recorded, oops♥<br>
<br>
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File 809 3-07-2012 There's nothing to be surprised here…<br>
服部平次は、推理する上ではライバルだけど探偵仲間。 <br>
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File 810 3-16-2012 Unusually, the names of suspects this time are puns of the [names of] editors at Sunday, apparently…<br>
<br>
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File 811 3-23-2012 Oh man, my heart was pounding…<br>
そうじゃなくって探偵の宿敵というか天敵みたいなライバルを出したかったんだよね。 <br>
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File 812 4-07-2012 (He) likes to brush (his) teeth, huh…<br>
<br>
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File 813 4-14-2012 Kumogakure Saizou, oops… ♥ The correct (name) is Kirigakure Saizou! This is a typo (laughs)<br>
だったらやっぱり、アルセーヌ・ルパンやルパン三世みたいな神出きぱつ*で大胆不敵な怪盗でしょ? <br>
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File 814 4-21-2012 Datsue-ba (is) scary!!<br>
<br>
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File 815 4-27-2012 Oh my, a fang grew♥<br>
自分も子供の頃から、彼らのファンだったしね。 で、コナンも相当頭がいいから、ちゃんと対抗できる相手を、いろいろ考えていたんだけど… 待てよ!? <br>
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File 816 5-12-2012 Do your best, me!
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File 817 5-19-2012 The Detective Agency's security is lax, isn't it…<br>
そういえば、 ちょうどピッタリなヤツを、 オレは知ってるぞって。 <br>
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File 818 5-25-2012 Found Michael!<br>
<br>
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File 819 6-03-2012 If it's a locked room, then it's Enomoto-kun's turn♥<br>
しかも、身近にいる!(笑) <br>
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File 820 6-09-2012 Person from Nagoya, run!<br>
<br>
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File 821 6-17-2012 So it was Artesia…<br>
ただ自分の作品とはいえ、別作品の主人公を出していいのか悩んだから、当時の少年サンデーの編集長に相談してみると、あっさりといいって言ってくれて。<br> 
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File 822 6-23-2012 Wait wait, where did I end up going?<br>
<br>
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File 823 7-01-2012 Why don't those of you who are not busy try painting the missing part on page 2?<br>
めでたくコナンと怪盗キッドの対決が実現したってワケ。 <br>
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File 824 7-06-2012 In this series, the pay for the voice actors seems high…<br>
<br>
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File 825 7-21-2012 I wonder if there's a tennis club and such in the organization…<br>
そんないきさつもあって、『まじっく快斗』の「ブラック・スターの巻」(この本では「最初の対決」として収録)で、新一が登場してくる話なんて、当然、最初は全然考えてなかった(笑)。 <br>
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File 826 7-27-2012 The culprit… isn'it it Kudō-kun!?<br>
<br>
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File 827 8-03-2012 But, I am alive…<br>
もちろん今はコナンとキッドの関係とか、ちゃんと考えてあるけどね。 <br>
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File 828 8-11-2012 Cute turtle♥<br>
<br>
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File 829 8-25-2012 I’m worried about the turtle…<br>
でも『まじっく快斗』に新一を出したのは、時期的に新一の姿での活躍をちゃんと描いてやりたかっただけど、別に深い関係とか意味はないなぁ。 <br>
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File 830 9-02-2012 I’m glad the turtle is fine!<br>
<br>
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File 831 ?????????<br>
もともとキッド=快斗には、中森警部や白馬君っていうライバルがいるからね。 <br>
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File 832 9-17-2012 “Lovely Mystery” seems interesting…<br>
<br>
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File 833 9-23-2012 I wonder what color Kazuha-chan’s panties are?<br>
新一は、いわばスペシャルゲスト。 <br>
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File 834 10-05-2012 So it's Vampire vs. Silver Bread huh…<br>
<br>
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File 835 10-12-2012 Food with garlic… I think I’m more of a peperoncino person.<br>
というわけで、コナンになる前の新一の貴重な活躍をこの本でじっくり楽しんでください。 <br>
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File 836 10-20-2012 Ran-chan sure is ecological...<br>
<br>
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File 837 10-26-2012 Ran-chan, behind, behind!<br>
あと『まじっく快斗』ファンのために解決しておくと、時計塔の話は中森警部が警視庁に転属になる前、まだみなと**警察署にいるころの話になってます。 <br>
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File 838 11-09-2012 Don’t be fooled! Hikaru-san is definitely a vampire!!<br>
<br>
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File 839 11-18-2012 Aren’t these two eating too much gyōza?<br>
追いかけるものと、それから逃げる者、『名探偵コナン』でのコナンと怪盗キッドの対決は、これからもまだ続いていくと思います。 <br>
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File 840 11-23-2012 As I thought…<br>
<br>
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File 841 12-08-2012 Isn’t there too much fan-service?<br>
まあ、最後に勝つのはどっちかわからないけど(笑)。 <br>
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File 842 12-16-2012 If you’re Amuro then use your perception more!(Since he is a Newtype…)<br>
<br>
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File ??? 12-24-2012 Countless white angels falling from the pitch black night sky, melting on the warmth of the palm of the hand… Don’t worry, the hot feeling is only at the start… From the grey Santa who wants to become snow…<br>
自分でも楽しみながら描いていくと思うんで、期待しててください!!<br>
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File 843 12-29-2012 Tsuburaya-kun’s compensation…<br>
<br>
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*The furigana reads "kipatsu" but I guess the kanji is something different? I can't seem to get the correct kanji to show up for the life of me.<br>
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===2013===
**Furigana reads "Minato" but it doesn't match the kanji used for "Minato-ku", so I'm not sure what kanji is used.<br>
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<spoiler>
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File 844 1-11-2013 Could this chairman be…?<br>
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File 845 1-19-2013 As I thought, it was Samonji!<br>
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File 846 1-27-2013 They say that a peach's seed is even more dangerous…<br>
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File 847 2-08-2013 Unexpectedly, a leopard design suits me…<br>
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File 848 2-17-2013 I got it! Collecting all 7, that’s about Dragon Balls, right?!<br>
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File 849 2-24-2013 I’ve heard that the real taikō was actually weak at shōgi…<br>
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File 850 3-08-2013 I wonder if something good will happen this year…<br>
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File 851 3-16-2013 I don’t know who it is, but I should be fine, right? After all I got “great luck”…<br>
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File 852 3-25-2013 Jodie-sensei is too careless…<br>
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File 853 4-05-2013 It’s not often you see a pool bar these days…<br>
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File 854 4-12-2013 Show me the western bikini shot better!<br>
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File 855 4-19-2013 Kogorō-san really hasn’t noticed…<br>
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File 856 4-28-2013 It couldn’t be helped! They lost focus…<br>
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File 857 5-10-2013 Doesn’t the Golgo drawn at the redrawing showdown look a lot like the younger Yokomizo brother?<br>
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File 858 5-18-2013 I wonder if he has a habit to cross-dress…<br>
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File 859 5-27-2013 He appeared! The Prince of Kicks!!<br>
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File 860 6-07-2013 I wonder if there are any people using fountain pens these days?<br>
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File 861 6-15-2013 I wouldn’t want to be drown to death in a toilet…<br>
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File 862 6-29-2013 The story is all over the place, it gives a Magic Kaito atmosphere…<br>
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File 863 7-06-2013 Ran-chan’s dress is gonna fall off…<br>
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File 864 7-12-2013 The women around sensei all have a longer ring finger, though.<br>
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File 865 7-20-2013 Now it’s become hard to go to Poirot…<br>
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File 866 7-28-2013 Did Tai-chan do it…?<br>
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File 867 8-02-2013 By the way, the calico cat in Mikeneko Holmes seems to have been a female…<br>
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File 868 8-09-2013 I’m glad she was able to find Mugi-chan…<br>
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File 869 8-24-2013 I wonder which of his parents he’ll look like?<br>
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File 870 8-30-2013 Yumi-san seems to be having fun…<br>
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File 871 9-07-2013 That’s what I thought, humph!<br>
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File 872 9-21-2013 Judging from the cover, I expected Ran-chan to drop the towel, you know…<br>
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File 873 9-30-2013 Yes! She dropped it!!<br>
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File 874 10-05-2013 As usual, these two are fighting…<br>
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File 875 10-13-2013 She looks like a doll of Sera-chan…<br>
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File 876 10-20-2013 I’m really interested in Sera-chan’s bedroom…<br>
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File 877 11-03-2013 That child, doesn’t she resemble me?<br>
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File 878 11-11-2013 I wonder if this family likes the word “domain”…<br>
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*File 354, p.5 (Akai, talking to Ran): 場 with special reading(!) エリア - "area"
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*File 587, p.4 (Jodie, talking to Conan): エリア - "area"
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*File 700, p.13 (message + flashback Akai): エリア - "area"
 +
*File 811, p.16 (Okiya): my エリア - "area"
 +
*File 811, p.16 (Okiya): your 領分 - "territory"
 +
*File 821, p.9 (Okiya): エリア - "area"
 +
*File 845, p.3 (Masumi): 領域 - "domain"
 +
*File 878, p.16 (mystery girl): 領域 - "domain"
 +
*File 891, p.5 (Haibara): my 領分 - "territory"
 +
File 879 12-02-2013 So Hattori-kun ended up being the master…<br>
 +
File 880 12-06-2013 I wonder if Ebisubashi will become a new Conan landmark?<br>
 +
File 881 12-15-2013 With this he can threaten him at any time…<br>
 +
File ??? 12-24-2013 NO GREY SANTA<br>
 +
File 882 12-27-2013 The fried soba buns look delicious, don’t they?♥<br>
 
</spoiler>
 
</spoiler>
  
===Asahi Newspaper Interview "the boss's name has already appeared" RAW===
+
===2014===
朝日新聞夕刊 (Asahi Evening Newspaper), published January 13, 2006<br>
 
Posted by: Cindy Xin<br>
 
Comment from Chekov: "The last file before this boss's name has appeared interview was 551 (Nail and Snake) <br>
 
and was in Shounen Sunday issue #5-6 2006 (a double issue with a week break afterwards) which was published January 4, 2006."
 
 
<spoiler>
 
<spoiler>
Source: http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x416/Natsuki2012/200601138.jpg <br>
+
File 883 1-10-2014 Don’t try to look cool in front of the sharks!<br>
<br>
+
File 884 1-18-2014 Revenge porn… you shouldn’t take weird pictures in the heat of the moment…<br>
朝日新聞1月13日夕刊)<br>
+
File 885 1-25-2014 I’ve got to stay constantly on my guard…<br>
日テレ「名探偵コナン」10周年<br>
+
File 886 2-07-2014 This wiretapping man…<br>
アニメ・原作「いい刺激」<br>
+
File 887 2-14-2014 Dandy lion♪<br>
声優陣安定「家にコナンがいる」(原作者青山)<br>
+
File 888 2-22-2014 He’s imitating Ukyō-san…<br>
<br>
+
File 889 3-04-2014 Amuro Ray… I’ve heard that somewhere before…<br>
日本テレビ系の人気アニメ「名探偵コナン」が、1月で放映10周年を迎えた。平均視聴率は10%台後半、4月には映画版第10作を公開、発売中の原作マンガは51巻までで累計1億部突破と、快進撃が続く。「推理ものはアニメに不向きと思っていた。ここまで盛り上がったのはスタッフの頑張りのおかげ」と原作者の青山剛昌は話す。<br>
+
File 890 3-16-2014 Detective Takagi is too loose-lipped…<br>
<br>
+
File 891 4-05-2014 I wonder where Vermouth buys her clothes…<br>
高校生探偵・工藤新一は、正体不明の「黒の組織」は毒を飲まされ子供の体に。彼は江戸川コナンと名乗り、幼なじみの蘭らと共に数々の難事件を解決しながら、「黒の組織」を追う。<br>
+
File 892 4-13-2014 Would you arrest that stalker teacher already?<br>
<br>
+
File 893 4-20-2014 Camel’s done it again…<br>
小学館「週刊少年サンデー」での連載開始から1年ほどで、アニメ化の話が来た。「会話や説明ばかり多くて、人もたくさん殺される。こんなマンガをアニメにするなんて、何言ってるの?と思った」と青山。/<br>
+
File 894 4-26-2014 It’s finally Amuro vs. Casval!<br>
<br>
+
File 895 5-03-2014 Take off that mask already! How irritating!!<br>
大学生の時アニメーターを志していたほどのアニメ好き。映画では原作にも参加する。アニメ版「コナン」への思い入れは深い<br>
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File 896 5-19-2014 Does he intend to fire a rocket launcher or something…?<br>
<br>
+
File 897 5-25-2014 A violation of the Swords and Firearms Control Law and dumping of a dead body, arrest him already!<br>
「自分がサラッと描いた原作が、アニメで、凝った絵とメリハリのきいた演出でいい作品になっていると、『おれも頑張らなきゃ』と刺激になる。逆に、力を入れて描いた話なのになあ、と思う回もあったりしますが」<br>
+
File 898 6-08-2014 It’s finally a confrontation with Rum-chan!<br>
<br>
+
File 899 6-14-2014 Without his glasses and beard, he’s just some boring handsome guy…<br>
9日に放映された10周年スペシャルは、宿敵「黒の組織」とコナン攻防を描いた。エピソードを重ね、両者の距離はかなり縮まってきた。直接対決、そして完結日は近い?<br>
+
File 900 6-29-2014 I’ve heard that in the olden days it was common to wait even 5 hours for Kiyomasa’s well…<br>
<br>
+
File 901 7-19-2014 Isn’t Chūkichi unfair?<br>
「今何会目に当たるのかは、秘密です。実は、ボスの名前はすでに原作のどこかに出ている。捜してみて下さい」<br>
+
File 902 7-26-2014 If you’re going to wear the choker, hide it!<br>
<br>
+
File 903 8-03-2014 Oh, she really was a girl…<br>
ドジな中年探偵・毛利小五郎役のベテラン神谷明ら、声優陣の安定した演技がアニメの大きな魅力。「ぼくのイメージにぴったり」と青山が言うコナン役の声優高山みなみは、妻でもある。昨年5月に結婚した。<br>
+
File 904 8-11-2014 Aren’t the breasts of the girl with glasses at the reception too big?<br>
<br>
+
File 905 8-24-2014 It finally became Sera-chan…<br>
「話作りに詰まって『こんなときコナンなら何て言うかなあ』と聞くと、『こんな感じじゃない?』って答えてくれる。家にコナンがいて助かるなあと感じる時です。反対に、仕事が片づいてマンガのことを忘れたいのに、家でもコナンの声が…という時もありますけどね」。<br>
+
File 906 9-08-2014 There she is, the oni girl!<br>
 +
File 907 9-13-2014 Does he want to buy a PS Vita or something…<br>
 +
File 908 9-21-2014 Speaking of being one-eyed… It couldn’t be that Rum is inspector Yamato, right?<br>
 +
Magic Kaito 10-04-2014 It seems that this time it’s an unusual three-part series…<br>
 +
Magic Kaito 10-12-2014 I wonder if Hakuba-kun likes Akako-chan…<br>
 +
Magic Kaito 10-19-2014 I’ve got it! The characters voiced by Ikeda don’t die!!<br>
 +
File 909 10-31-2014 Hei-chan doesn’t know when to give up…<br>
 +
File 910 11-09-2014 There he is, the monster hunter!<br>
 +
File 911 11-15-2014 Come on and tell her already! So unmanly…<br>
 +
File 912 11-22-2014 I wonder if he intends to confess at the top of the Tsūtenkaku…<br>
 +
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ts%C5%ABtenkaku<br>
 +
File 913 12-07-2014 Oh my, Hei-chan's going back already?<br>
 +
File 914 12-13-2014 Kan-chan said he’s got “stuff to take care of”, I wonder if it’s about a woman…<br>
 +
File ??? 12-24-2014 NO GREY SANTA<br>
 +
File 915 12-26-2014 I figured out Kan-chan’s location!<br>
 
</spoiler>
 
</spoiler>
===Otona Fami Interview #1===
 
オトナファミ6月号 (Otona Fami or Adult Family June issue), published April 21, 2008<br>
 
no script
 
  
===Shonen Sunday Interview #1===
+
===2015===
週刊少年サンデー17号 (Weekly Shonen Sunday #17), published March 27, 2009<br>
+
<spoiler>
no script
+
File 916 1-12-2015 Isn’t Kan-chan in trouble…?<br>
 +
File 917 1-30-2015 Kan-chan really likes to hide and wait…<br>
 +
File 918 2-16-2015 You get sleepy when your stomach is full…<br>
 +
File 919 2-23-2015 I heard that rice cookers are quite covenient.❤<br>
 +
File 920 3-20-2015 His face is scary, his face is…<br>
 +
(Big Break)<br>
 +
File 921 5-16-2015 Sonoko-chan is manly.❤<br>
 +
File 922 5-24-2015 He’s always been a man who’s lacked delicacy…<br>
 +
File 923 5-30-2015 I’m feeling bad because he’s imitating Holmes…<br>
 +
File 924 6-06-2015 By the way, it seems that Hokkaidō is the 2nd most visited place for a school trip while Okinawa is the most visited.<br>
 +
(Big Break)<br>
 +
File 925 7-24-2015 *shock*<br>
 +
File 926 8-01-2015 No, no way!<br>
 +
File 927 8-08-2015 Sorry, Sanada-kun...<br>
 +
File 928 8-21-2015 Makes me want to eat ramen!<br>
 +
File 929 8-30-2015 As I thought, policewomen don’t wear activities clothing, they wear skirts.❤<br>
 +
File 930 9-06-2015 I always think this but, I wonder if detective Satō’s clothes are her own…<br>
 +
File 931 9-11-2015 I hate zombies!<br>
 +
File 932 9-18-2015 I said that I hate them!!<br>
 +
File 933 9-27-2015 It finally came... Hattori (Onimaru)-kun has now the demon king sword!<br>
 +
File 934 10-03-2015 Fool… rosaries don’t work against zombies!<br>
 +
File 935 10-09-2015 I hope you don’t plan to confess in such a place!<br>
 +
File 936 10-14-2015 I hope people who don’t know “K-On!” will enjoy it too.❤<br>
 +
File 937 10-28-2015 Is Scotch a lolicon!?<br>
 +
File 938 11-06-2015 So, they’re not going to form a band?<br>
 +
File 939 11-21-2015 Oh, isn’t my mascara nice?<br>
 +
File 940 11-28-2015 Speaking of cheerleader, don't forget Akamichi Aota!<br>
 +
File 941 12-04-2015 I wonder if Akai-san is wearing mascara, too…<br>
 +
File 942 12-12-2015 Speaking of UFOs, it’s gotta be Grendaizer. (laugh)<br>
 +
File 943 12-18-2015 I hope detective Chiba doesn’t rebound…<br>
 +
File ??? 12-24-2015 Got a problem with Santa wearing make-up? From the grey Santa who fired herself up before departing…<br>
 +
File 944 12-26-2015 As expected.❤
 +
</spoiler>
  
===Shonen Sunday 50th Anniversary Interview===
+
===2016===
少年サンデー1983 (Shonen Sunday 1983, a special issue commemorating Sunday's 50 years of publishing), published July 15, 2009<br>
+
<spoiler>
no script
+
File 945 01-11-2016 Yumi-san’s voice actress likes mahjong, huh… <br>
 +
File 946 01-23-2016 Will everyone try to solve it? <br>
 +
File 947 01-29-2016 I prefer “Nene” to “One”.❤ <br>
 +
File 948 02-12-2016 Is next share oden...? <br>
 +
File 949 02-19-2016 Subaru-san is scary when he opens his eyes… <br>
 +
File 950 02-29-2016 Fusae-san really doesn’t look like she’s around her fifties… <br>
 +
File 951 03-13-2016 Don't show us your striped panties! <br>
 +
File 952 03-18-2016 As expected of Kusanagi Motoko… <br>
 +
File 953 03-25-2016 This parent and child are surprisingly careless… <br>
 +
File 954 04-02-2016 I also want an exclusive bodyguard… <br>
 +
File 955 04-09-2016 Vermouth is running like a girl… <br>
 +
File 956 04-16-2016 Akai trapping Scotch against the wall.❤ <br>
 +
File 957 04-22-2016 I wish he would hurry up and turn it down… <br>
 +
File 958 04-29-2016 I like to mix it, got a problem? <br>
 +
File 959 05-14-2016 First thing that comes to min when you talk of the "nue" is "Studio Nue"... <br>
 +
File 960 05-28-2016 Eating cola and potato chips will make you fattier <br>
 +
File 961 06-05-2016 I wish the I-400 submarine shows up as well <br>
 +
File 962 06-12-2016 Will her CV be Yamamura Momiji - san? <br>
 +
File 963 06-19-2016 Niku-jyaga...I suppose what I said was humiliating<br>
 +
File 964 06-26-2016 They were white panties. <br>
 +
File 965 07-03-2016 So, where is the real Hakase?<br>
 +
File 966 07-17-2016 Oh, the principal's design is normal now...<br>
 +
File 967 07-27-2016 Shimura, behind you! Behind you!<br>
 +
File 968 07-31-2016 Waksa-sensei's eyes are like Hotaru-chan's eyes...<br>
 +
File 969 08-12-2016 My. The micro-bikini actually suits you, doesn't it?<br>
 +
File 970 08-26-2016 So Edogawa-kun was counting in European-style...<br>
 +
File 971 09-02-2016 In the next chapter we'll finally have Akai-san's naked festival!<br>
 +
File 972 09-17-2016 Don't play with food...<br>
 +
File 973 09-24-2016 Thought as much: Chuukichi NEEDS glasses!" (without glasses he feels like someone else)<br>
 +
File 974 10-01-2016 Akai - san, you laugh too much<br>
 +
File 975 10-15-2016 D-Danpei...? (Wakita resembles Danpei from Ashita no Joe)<br>
 +
File 976 10-21-2016 If you hadn't said anything you wouldn't have been found out<br>
 +
File 977 10-30-2016 Danpei, a regular [character]!?<br>
 +
File 978 11-11-2016 Somosan seppa! (Apparently, a quiz program done on Japanese TV)<br>
 +
File 979 11-22-2016 It looks pretty good on me - ttebayo!<br>
 +
File 980 12-01-2016 the author and his assistants wrote those "love" kanji<br>
 +
File 981 12-09-2016 Friday the 13th is actually safer than one would expect...<br>
 +
File 982 12-18-2016 Maybe it's soba restaurant-style curry?<br>
 +
File ??? 12-24-2016 Can't Santa have a naruto?<br>
 +
File 983 12-30-2016 I see? It's the Ooka family hence why the butler's surname is Iori...<br>
 +
</spoiler>
  
===Otona Fami Interview #2===
+
===2017===
オトナファミ6月号 (Otona Fami or Adult Family June issue), published April 20, 2010<br>
+
<spoiler>
no script
+
File 984 01-20-2017 Makes you wonder what kind of videos they intend to film...<br>
 +
File 985 01-27-2017 Speaking of crabs, there's the matsuba crab<br>
 +
File 986 02-04-2017 Speaking of Saki, I'm looking forward to Saki-chan's mahjong movie.<br>
 +
File 987 02-17-2017 I wonder if sensei's butt was itching<br>
 +
File 988 02-24-2017 I wonder… Did the superintendent want to eat curry?<br>
 +
File 989 03-03-2017 Edogawa-kun, you look at peoples' butts too many times.<br>
 +
File 990 03-24-2017 If Okita is the 6th generation... I think calculations don't make sense, do they?<br>
 +
File 991 04-01-2017 The "Why, thank ya very much" is a Tokyo native expression, though<br>
 +
File 992 04-18-2017 Onimaru - kun has been completly purged, hasn't he?<br>
 +
File 993 04-21-2017 I knew it, Karate is the strongest...<br>
 +
Magic Kaito 34 04-28-2017 Ah, Akako-chan's personal statement/self-report ♡<br>
 +
Magic Kaito 35 05-12-2017 He appeared! Lucifer!!<br>
 +
Magic Kaito 36  <br>
 +
</spoiler>
  
===Masters Of Manga Interview===
+
==Animal Crossings==
Masters of Manga, published July 6, 2010<br>
+
{{main|Animal Crossing promotional hints}}
Page link is dead, no script
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===2014===  
 
 
===Mystery Magazine Interview===
 
ミステリマガジン6月号 (Mystery Magazine June issue), published April 25, 2011<br>
 
no script
 
 
 
==Interviews==
 
The interviews listed here are ones that I found listed on the DCW Translating interview thread. It would be preferable if we could find more interviews and get them located here. http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/
 
 
 
===Conan Drill Official Book===
 
コナンドリル オフィシャルブック (Conan Drill Official Book), published May 1 2003<br>
 
Translated by: justwantanaccount
 
 
<spoiler>
 
<spoiler>
Interview in Conan Drill from 2003 translated! No spoiler on the plot here, though there are a lot of interesting tidbits.<br>
+
2014 January <br>
 +
(Spade) - Next case will be a kite flying competition <br>
 +
(Heart) - The sports bra was put on properly <br>
 +
(Diamond) - When (will he) finish eating? <br>
 
<br>
 
<br>
Note: I took a lot of liberty with the English this time, since I wanted to focus more on making the English sound natural and readable. I usually try to translate as directly as possible, but I realize that the weird English probably turns off a lot of people – let me know if I've taken too much liberty, though.<br>
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2014 February<br>
 +
(Spade) - Sanada was depicted to be a little too silly. (The word used is Aho (アホ))<br>
 +
(Heart) - Now that I think about it, I wonder how old Higo-san is..<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Dandy la~io~~n (^O^)<br>
 +
(Spade) - Next will be a tea poisoning case.<br>
 +
(Heart) - Congratulations to Yuzuru-kun for getting a gold medal!<br>
 
<br>
 
<br>
Also, Gosho says a lot of things here that he mentions in future interviews, like how he was told to change Conan's name to Doyle since there was a work called Future Boy Conan, directed by Hayao Miyazaki. You kinda realize that interviewers keep asking the same questions, maybe because they don't bother looking over past interviews, ha ha.<br>
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2014 March<br>
 +
(Spade) - I drew Elena for the first time in a while!<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Good luck, Mao-chan! (T-T)<br>
 +
(Spade) - Why can't I ever grow any tasty fruits?<br>
 +
(Heart) - Noriaki Kasai was cool! <br>
 +
(Diamond) - Amuro vs. the FBI appears to be next...<br>
 +
(Spade) - I drew ShinRan like da Vinci~<br>
 +
(Heart) - Sunday's cover this time will feature Akai and Conan<br>
 +
(Clover) - Next volume's featured detective will be Oreki-kun.<br>
 
<br>
 
<br>
Highlights:<br>
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2014 April<br>
The plot for conan was planned in two weeks<br>
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(Spade) - Finally, I grew some tasty fruits!<br>
Gosho is not "high-strung / neurotic" - he seems pretty laid back<br>
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(Spade) - The movie premiere was fun~<br>
Apparently, in File 125~, the dude pays the gal to be his lover<br>
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(Spade) - The afternoon tea set is missing! (;A;<br>
Gosho has an editor who is from Kansai, and looks at DC's Kansai-ben – this makes sense, I've read people on 2chan talk about how young Kansai people these days don't say "ame-chan" (Files 778-780), but since Gosho gets coached on Kansai-ben by an older guy, the Kansai-ben in DC is rather dated.<br>
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(Heart) - Congratulations to Hayato-kun on his 100th match!<br>
Gosho has two younger brothers, one who's an engineer and another who's a doctor. The engineer helps Gosho with tricks related to cars, and the doctor helps Gosho with medicine-related topics, like APTX. The doctor is also an anime otaku who advices Gosho about which voice actor should voice whom.<br>
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(Clover) - Finally, it's the World Cup!<br>
Gosho also seems to have connections who are former police detectives, people working at banks, CSIs, etc.<br>
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(Diamond) - Shibuya-sensei is the assistant's name.<br>
Gosho decided when he started that Conan won't cry<br>
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(Clover) - The soccer stadium is complete!<br>
Gosho only draws characters with names, leave backgrounds and characters without names to assistants - does that mean that the forensics dude who wasn't Tomo-san in File 756-758 will become important someday?! Lol I dunno.<br>
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(Spade) - The silver axe is on sale for half off.<br>
Maybe you guys knew this already, but apparently Paikaru/Baiganer isn't a real brand of alcohol – the name comes from a character in Lupin III.<br>
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(Heart) - Chihayafuru's manga-ka Suetsugu-sensei is beautiful!<br>
<br><br>
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(Diamond) - At last, Amuro vs Casval! (this was also a Sherry's soliloquy in the same week)<br>
青山先生は大学を卒業してから漫画家になられたんですよね。学生時代から将来は漫画家に、と決めていたんですか?<br>
 
Q: Aoyama-sensei became a manga artist after graduating from college, right? Have you decided to be a manga artist from your student days?<br>
 
 
<br>
 
<br>
青山 大学時代から漫研には入っていましたけど、大学へは美術の先生になろうかなと漠然と考えて進学しました。小学生の頃、卒業文集に「将来は漫画家になる」と書いたらしいんですが、それも自分では覚えていないんです。でもまあ、子供の頃から絵や漫画を書くのは好きだったので、教科書にパラパラ漫画なんかを描いて遊んでいましたね。ただ、漫画を描いていると親には叱られましたから、コソコソではあったけど。漫画を始めて投稿したのは大学4年のときでしたが、卒業して漫画家になるといったら親には反対されました。学校の先生ならいいけど、漫画家なんてやっぱりどう転ぶかわからないやくざな商売でしょう。親としては、そりゃ心配しますよね。漫画家になる直接のきっかけは、先輩ですでに漫画家の人がいて、「青山、おまえちょっと出してみないか?」と声をかけてくれたことです。それで、ある少年誌に送ったら佳作になったんですよ。これはサンデーじゃないんですけど。で、ひょっとしたら俺ってうまいのかなと思って。それが大学4年のときでしたね。<br>
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2014 May<br>
A: I was studying manga since my college days, but I entered the university while vaguely thinking that I will become an art teacher someday. Apparently I wrote "I will become a manga artist in the future" in my elementary school's graduation anthology, but I don't remember it. Although, I did like drawing pictures and manga and such from childhood, and I drew flip books and such into my textbook. My parents scolded me when I drew manga, though, so there was a sneaky quality to it. I submitted manga for the first time when I was a fourth year university student, but when I told my parents that I will become a manga artist after graduation, my parents opposed me. Being a school teachers is fine, but being a manga artist is, after all, an unpredictable, yakuza-like business. Of course you would worry if you were a parent.The direct cause behind becoming a manga artist for me was when a senpai, who was already a manga artist, asked me, "Hey, Aoyama, do you want to try submitting?" Then, I sent one to a certain shonen magazine, and the work received a kasaku*. This wasn't at Sunday, though. After this, I thought that maybe I could possibly be good. This was when I was a fourth year university student.*佳作 (kasaku) directly translates to 1. well executed work or 2. second best work at something like an art/literature contest (source); however, given the context, it seems that if you receive this then you debut as a manga artist, so I left the original Japanese term since I'm not sure how to translate it. Some people translate it as an "honorable mention", but I don't know how accurate that is.<br>
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(Clover) - This year we might have a new Kaito production <br>
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(Spade) - I made an illustration of Zettai Karen Children <br>
 +
(Heart) - Scarlet series production is very difficult<br>
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(Diamond) - Does Akai intent to shoot a Bazooka or something? (Similar to Sherry's soliloquy, except that one said "rocket launcher" instead)<br>
 
<br>
 
<br>
周りはもう就職活動していた時期ですか?<br>
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2014 June<br>
Q: Back then, were the people around you already searching for permanent jobs?<br>
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(Heart) - (a comment about Baseball)<br>
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(Spade) - Sherlock III has started~(^_^<br>
青山 そうです。僕も一応、教育実習へ行ったんですよ。まだ地元の高校の美術教師になる選択肢もありましたから。でも自分なかでは、佳作に入った時点で、もうそういう気はなくなっていたのかな。アルバイトでフジテレビの「ポンキッキ」の背景書いたりして、就職活動はまったくしていなかったら。<br>
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(Clover) - Fall Tv special, I'm looking forward to it~<br>
A: Yes. For me, I trained to be a teacher, just in case, since I still had the option to become an art teacher at my hometown's high school. Although, when I received the kasaku, I think I lost the urge to continue down that path. I drew the background for Ponkikki and such for part time jobs, so I wasn't searching for a permanent job at all.<br>
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(Daimond) - The next case is Meijin Shogi player code/encryption case<br>
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(Heart) - I drew an illustration of Ran in a swim suit<br>
学生時代はどんな生活でした?先生が描かれる漫画はみんな登場人物が個性的でしょう。ああいうの、学生時代の人間関係の影響もあるのかなと思いますが。<br>
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(Daimond) - The next keyhole character is Higo-san (volume 84)<br>
Q: How did you live as a university student? The characters in the manga that sensei draws are all unique - I suspect this might be due to influence from human relationships during student days.<br>
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(Spade)1 - Akishima-san, please make me a Honda uniform<br>
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(Spade)2 - Thanks for the Honda uniform~ ♪(^_^<br>
青山 うん、影響は学生時代に限らず、子供の頃からの蓄積でいろいろあるでしょうね。大学時代は、麻雀ですね、麻雀をよくやっていましたよ(笑)。住んでいたのは最初、西武池袋線沿いの江古田で、そのあと千川。ここがいちばん長かったんですが、大学に近いのですぐ麻雀のメンツなんかは集まるわけです。誰かの家に集まってやる事が多かったですね、お金もなかったですし。けっこう僕は強かったんですよ、当時。でも今はだめですね、やる時間がそもそもないですし、やってもみんなが楽しければいいやと思って、高い手を狙って打っちゃう。そうすると負けます。負けるだろうなと思って打って、やっぱり負ける(笑)。<br>
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(Clover) - Thanks for the away uniform as well~(^^<br>
A: Yes, though I think I was influenced not only during my university years but throughout my life, accumulating from my childhood. As for my university years, I did mahjong - a lot of mahjong (laughs). I used to live first in Egoda, which is along the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, then in Senkawa. The distance was the longest here, but it was close to the university so we met up for mahjong and such. We met up at someone's house many times, since we didn't have money. I was pretty strong back then. Right now, not so much - I don't have time to play, and even when I do play I think that we should just have fun, so I aim for a high hand. If you do that, you lose. If you play thinking that you'll lose, then you really will, as you'd expect (laughs).<br>
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(Spade)3 - At last, the World Cup, I'm looking forward to it<br>
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(Spade)1 - I'm going to Brazil~<br>
お金がなかったといっても、先生の学生の頃はもうそんな時代でもないでしょう?<br>
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(Spade)2 - I enjoyed Brazil~(^V^)<br>
Q: Even if you say you didn't have money, it wasn't such a period back when sensei was a student, right?<br>
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(Heart) - Congratulations on the 5th Giants Intercourse Battle.<br>
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青山 いや、けっこう貧乏だったなあ。カレーには肉を入れられなかったし。5日ぐらいそんな貧しいカレーで食いつなぐんですよ。毎日毎日カレー。でも米は田舎から送ってもらったので、食う物が何もないってことはなかったけど。米さえあれば何とかなるんですよね。毎日カレーばっかり食べて誰かの家で麻雀やってって、絵に描いたような貧乏大学生の姿だと思いますよ。<br>
 
A: Nah, I was pretty poor. I couldn't put in meat into curry. I would eat such an indigent curry for five days straight. Curry day after day. But I was sent rice from my hometown, so I did always have something to eat. If you have rice, you manage, don't you? I ate nothing but curry everyday and I played mahjong at someone's house - I think I was the very picture of a poor college student.<br>
 
 
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2002年の12月31日の夜。先生のスケジュールがこの日しか開かないという中で、インタビューは行われた。かなり疲れていることは想像が付いたし、少々先生が不機嫌でも仕方がないと思っていた。しかし疲れているのは当然なのに、こちらにそれを感じさせる場合はほとんどなかったといっていい。作家として一流なのはご存知の通りだが、人間としても大人のキチンとした人、という印象なのだ。<br>
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2014 July <br>
December 31, 2002, nighttime. The interview took place, since sensei's schedule was apparently only open on this day. I could imagine that sensei was considerably tired; I thought that it couldn't be helped that sensei might be ill-humored. However, you couldn't tell that he was tired, even though he must have been. My impression was that he was upright as a human being and as an adult, though he was of course aware that he was first-class as an artist.<br>
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(Spade)1 - The World Cup is greatly interesting (^^)<br>
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(Spade)2 - Good luck to Messi and Myuraa (katakana spelling of athletes names)<br>
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(Spade)3 - Congratulations on Germany's victory (^^)<br>
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(Heart) - Its good that Messi is the MVP (^_^)<br>
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(Clover) - The conclusion is Chuukichi's kiss (chu) ?<br>
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(Daimond) - The next case will feature Sera in a swimsuit! <br>
 
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実はこうしてお会いするまでは、青山先生が気むずかしい方でも仕方がないなと思っていました。ミステリー作家は複雑な性格の方が多いというのは事実だし、ましてやハードなスケジュールですから。でも想像していたよりずっとほがらかで、ちょっと驚いています。<br>
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2014 August<br>
Q: In truth, I thought that it couldn't be helped if Aoyama-sensei had a difficult temper, until I met you like this. It is the truth that mystery writers often have complicated personalities, to say nothing of their difficult schedules. I'm surprised that you are far more cheerful than I've imagined you to be.<br>
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(Spade) - Speaking of that, I got the silver axe/hatchet<br>
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(Clover) - I am really looking forward to my fall anime<br>
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(Heart) - My swimsuit is like Shimakaze's? (Shimakaze is a character from Kantai Collection)<br>
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(Daimond) - Sera-chan calls Kichi-nii <br>
 
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青山 もっとストレスの固まりみたいな人間を想像していました?もちろんストレスはあるけど、もともと神経質な方ではないんですよ。だからハードスケジュールでも耐えられるというところもあるかな。僕も推理小説とか読んでて、この作者は神経質だなあと思う事がありますね。人のアラ捜すのがうまいやつだなとか。僕の場合はまったくそういうタイプではないです。編集者を困らせた事もあまりない・・・・・・と自分では思うんですけど(笑)。編集者とケンカすることもないですね。ケンカするとしても漫画とは関係ないところで、すごいくだらないこと。編集者が阪神ファンで、僕は巨人ファンなんですが、巨人の優勝がかかっている試合で阪神が巨人に連勝したとき、たまたま映画のポスターのイラストを描く約束をしていたんですよ。でも気分悪いから「俺、描かねえぞ!」って(笑)。編集者も心得たもので、その日はもう連絡してきませんでした(笑)。これ、ケンカっていうのかなあ。<br>
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2014 September <br>
A: Did you imagine someone who was stress personified? I have stress, of course, but I've never been the type to be highly strung. I think that that's why I can endure difficult schedules. I, too, think sometimes that some writers are highly strung when I read their work – the type who are good at searching people from scratch, and such. For me, I'm not that type of person at all. I haven't inconvenienced the editor* much, either . . . or at least, I'd like to think so (laughs).I haven't quarreled with the editor, either. Even if there's a quarrel, it's not about manga, it's about something really trivial. The editor is a Hanshin fan, and I'm a Giants fan; when Hanshin won consecutively against the Giants in the match where the Giants' championship was at stake, I happened to have promised to draw the illustration for the movie poster. But I was in a bad mood, so I said, "I'm not drawing!" (laughs) Since the editor was understanding, he didn't contact me anymore that day (laughs). This isn't really a quarrel, is it? *Strictly speaking, the term could be plural, but I've left it as singular here since Aoyama seems to be talking about his editor.<br>
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(Spade) - Kancolle E-six Clear~(^^ (another Kantai Collection reference)<br>
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(Heart) - Mystery younger sister's name is ____rii (〇〇リー) (Ch930, Aug2015, contains the name Mary (メアリー) which could be the answer)<br>
少年サンデーではない雑誌に始めて投稿なさって佳作になったんですよね。そのままそちらでやるという気持ちはなかったんですか?なぜ少年サンデーへ?<br>
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(Diamond) - The truth is, Rum has already appeared (laughs)<br>
Q: You got an kasaku with a submission to a magazine other than Shonen Sunday, right? Did you not want to continue at that magazine? Why the move to Shonen Sunday?<br>
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(Clover) - Aoko's voice actor was cute<br>
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(Spade) - Kaitou's manuscript is a lot of work<br>
青山 佳作に選んでくれた漫画雑誌の、編集者が「僕は君の絵は好きなんだけど、今のうち雑誌では絵柄を変えろといわれるだろうから、よそへ行ったほうがいいよ」とアドバイスしてくれて。だったらあだち充さんが好きだし、全体的に絵がかわいいし、サンデーに持っていこうかなと思ったんです。そうしたら、わりとすぐにいけると言われて、その後はけっこうスムーズに。ただ、先輩の漫画家から「編集部に何度も足を運んで編集者に名前を覚えてもらわなきゃいけないよ」といわれたので、できるだけ編集部に通いました。「ちょっとまってて」で新人賞をいただいたんですが、その時点で僕の場合は編集者が付いていたんです。でも自分と同じような新人は何人もいる、その中で顔を覚えてもらうためには頻繁にネーム(下絵原稿)を持って行こうと。そこは意図的に考えてやっていました。半年ぐらいは、かなりしつこく「ネームを直してきました」と通いましたね。ほとんど毎日のように。ほかにやることもなかったし、早く連載待ちたいなと思っていましたね。<br>
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(Heart) - Finally Kaito Corbeau appears <br>
A: At the manga magazine where I was kindly given the kasaku, the editor kindly advised me, "I personally like your art, but you'll probably be told to change your style sometime soon, so it'll be better for you if you went elsewhere." If so, I like Mitsuru Adachi, and the picture is cute overall, so I thought about moving to Sunday. Then, I was told that I could go sooner than I'd thought, and things went smoothly after that.But then, a senior manga artist told me, "You should visit the editorial department many times until they memorize your name," so I visited the editorial department whenever I could. When I received the Newcomer Award with Wait a Minute, I already had an editor, in my case. There are many newcomers just like you, so to stand out you must bring in the name (roughly sketched manuscript) often. I did that intentionally. For about half a year, I visited quite insistently, saying "I fixed the name again!" Almost everyday. It's not like I had anything else to do, and I wanted to serialize as soon as possible.<br>
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(Diamond) - Kan-chan has nothing to do with Rum<br>
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(Diamond) - Kan-chan is not Rum<br>
「マジック快斗」の連載はそんな中で決まったんですね。サンデーの増刊で。<br>
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(Spade) - Its Snake again after 19 years!<br>
Q: Magic Kaito's serialization started in that evironment, didn't it? In Sunday's Special Edition?<br>
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(Heart) - I want Sakamoto's uniform too<br>
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(Clover) - This new series will be animated too<br>
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(Spade) - The third file of Kaito is finally finished~<br>
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(Heart) - The Giants won! Hooray~<br>
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(Clover) - Its Kaitou Corbeau tonight!<br>
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(Diamond) - Chikake-san changed surprisingly<br>
 
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青山 そうです。単発で少しずつ描かせてもらったりしていましたけど、基本的にはその間、無職ですよね。漫画家として食べていけるようになったわけじゃないですから。学生時代にバイトで貯めたお金と、新人賞の賞金を食いつぶしていました。でも、こうして話すと苦労の時代と思われるかもしれませんが、実はえらい楽しい日々だったんですよ(笑)。漫画は好きな事だから、結局、自分の好きなことやってるだけなんですね。新人の頃は時間もたくさんあったから、好きなゲームもできましたし。ドラクエをやりながら漫画を描いていた頃の話で、編集者と待ち合わせの約束があったんです。で、江古田の駅前の喫茶店にいるからって電話かかってきたときに、僕は寝ぼけて「あ、あのー、ゴールドがないからいけないよー」って(笑)。そのままガシャンって切って、その30分後にまたかかってきたときに、そういえばさっき俺、なんかへんなこと言ってたなーとぼんやり(笑)。そのときの編集者もいい人だったんです。だからいろんな面で楽しかった。今はもうゲームをやる時間もありませんしね。<br>A: Yes. I was allowed to draw from time to time, but you're basically jobless during that time, aren't you? You can't eat as a manga artist, yet. I was eating with the money I saved through part-time jobs as a student, and with the prize money from the Newcomer Award. Although, you might think that this was a difficult time period the way I talk, but those days were actually really fun for me (laughs). In the end, I was doing what I liked, since I like manga. I also had a lot of time when I was a newcomer, so I could play my favorite games. Back when I used to draw manga while playing Dragon Quest, I had a promise to meet with the editor. Then, when the editor called since he was at a cafe near Egoda's train station, I replied, half asleep, "Uuuum, I can't gooo, since I don't have the gold yeeet" (laughs). Then I hanged up, and when I got a call again after thirty minutes, I vaguely thought, "I said something weird, didn't I?" (laughs).The editor back then was a good person, too. Things were fun back then, in many aspects. Now, I don't quite have the time to play games as I used to.<br>
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2014 October <br>
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(Diamond) - The Mystery Sister's voice actor is Taisa (this is a mistake corrected later in the month)<br>
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(Spade) - The next case is the Kamaitachi!!<br>
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(Heart) - The recording of Heiji's voice will put him in a pinch<br>
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(Clover) - I want to see Ikeda-san (voice) as Kaito Corbeau<br>
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(Diamond) - ___rii's voice actor is Koukaku no Motoko (Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell)<br>
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(Diamond) - Mystery younger sister's voice actor is Shousa (the "Major" who is also Motoko from Ghost in the Shell)<br>
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(Spade) - Correction; ___rii is Koukaku (...no Motoko, from Ghost in the Shell)<br>
 
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漫画家としてやっていける、食べていく事ができると実感したのは「マジック快斗」でですか?<br>
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2014 November<br>
Q: Did you realize that you could continue as a manga artist, that you could eat as one with Magic Kaito?<br>
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(Spade) - Next will be the Kawanakajima murder case. <br>
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(Heart) - Police officers will be killed one after the other. <br>
青山 そうですね。当時の編集長が「マジック快斗」をあまり評価してくれなくて、「これが単行本になって10万部売れたらおごってやる」って言われていたんです。だけどあっという間に越えちゃって、その時単行本が売れるって儲かるんだなと思いました。そのあと「YAIBA」の連載が本誌で始まったんですが、週間だから単行本が出るのも速いでしょう。それでずいぶん楽になりました。生活もですが、精神的にもですね。忙しくなって遊ぶ時間はなくなっちゃいましたけど。コナンは「YAIBA」が終わってから、編集者と次はどうしようという打ち合わせの中で決まりました。当時、「少年マガジン」で金田一君(「金田一少年の事件簿」)が始まっていたんですが、探偵モノは好きだし、面白そうだから自分もやってみたいなと思いました。最初は「探偵物語」みたいな、ちょっとハードボイルドっぽいコメディというのを考えていたんですよ。でもコナンはわりと少年漫画の王道なんですよね。小さくなって、悪い奴らに脅かされてという。プロットは2週間ぐらいでできあがったんだけど、そんなに神経質に考えたわけでもないんです。コナンが小1に戻っちゃうというのも、新一は17才だから、ちょうど10才戻ればわかりやすいだろうと思ったんです。小1にしたことにどんな意味があるんですか、と聞かれる事があるけど、意味はただそれだけ(笑)。あと、小1だと完全に子供だから、その年齢の子が何をやっても笑って許してもらえるだろう、みたいなことはちょっとありましたけど。<br>
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(Diamond) - Don't die, Kan-chan~<br>
A: Yes, I think so. The editor-in-chief back then didn't like Magic Kaito very much, and he said, "I'll treat you something if this gets sold as volumes and sells 100,000 copies." Then the number was passed in the blink of time - I thought, it's profitable to sell volumes, isn't it? After that, YAIBA started at the magazine, and since the magazine is weekly, volumes came out quickly, too. Things became much easier after that, not only in terms of livelihood but psychologically, too. I did become busy and lost time to have some fun, though. Conan was decided when I met up with the editor to discuss what to do next after YAIBA ended. At the time, Kindaichi (from Kindaichi Case Files) started at Shonen Magazine, and since I like mysteries and it seemed interesting, I wanted to have a go at it. At first, I/we thought about a hardboiled-esque comedy with a title like "Tale of a Detective" or something similar. But Conan is the royal road to shonen manga, isn't it? Becoming small, and then getting threatened by bad guys. The plot was finished in about two weeks, but it's not something I/we thought neurotically about. Conan turned back to a first grader, since Shinichi is 17, so I thought that turning back exactly ten years would be easy to understand. I get asked if why I chose first grade, but that's pretty much all the reason (laughs). Although, there also was a bit of an aspect that, since first graders are completely children, someone that age will be laughed at and then forgiven for doing anything.<br>
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(Spade) - Harry the hedgehog is Houdini<br>
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(Clover) - I'm looking forward to Phantom Lady~<br>
プロットと一緒に、キャラクターの絵も決めていくのですか?<br>
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(Spade) - Collecting information for Kawanakajima wore me out<br>
Q: Did you decide the characters' appearances along with the plot?<br>
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(Heart) - Kuroda-keiji... is very scary (^_^;)<br>
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(Daimond) - Kansuke, Koumei, Yui love triangle?<br>
青山 ほとんど同時に。絵については1分もかかってないかな。<br>
 
A: Almost at the same time. I don't think that the pictures took more than a minute.<br>
 
 
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コナンのめがねというアイデアもそのときに?<br>
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2014 December<br>
Q: The idea for Conan's glasses was decided at the time, too?<br>
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(Heart) - Due to a lot of things happening, the schedule has fallen behind<br>
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(Spade) - Merry Christmas \(^V^)/<br>
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(Diamond) - I'm sorry that I did not draw a new Grey Santa (for Sherry Soliloquies)<br>
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(Clover) - Next year's movie will feature a bad Kid? (movie 19)<br></spoiler><br>
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===2015===
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<spoiler>2015 January<br>
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(Spade) - Happy new year~ (^o^)/<br>
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(Heart) - I’ll bring my DS to Shaberō Day, so… (Let’s Talk Day, see above)<br>
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(Diamond) - …Let’s pass by each other if you have a DS<br>
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(Spade) - Happy New Year~(^V^) (all in english) <br>
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(Heart) - Shaberō Day was fun~<br>
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(Diamond) - I’m sorry to the people that I couldn’t give a sign to (autograph)<br>
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(Clover) - Its Jii-chan's movie debut! <br>
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(Diamond) - The talk with Tsurube-san was fun.<br>
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(Spade) - This year I’ve received 3 times as many postcards as last year.<br>
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(Heart) - I’ll be slow in replying but please wait (^^<br>
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(Clover) - Blue Parrot has opened (^v^)<br>
 
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青山 スーパーマンが好きなので。彼はクラーク・ケントのときにはメガネをかけていたでしょう。それが頭にありました。新一のときはメガネしていないけど、コナンになるとメガネ。メガネで思い出しましたけど、掟破りの漫画を作りたいなと考えていたんですよね。少年誌の主人公でメガネって、アラレちゃんぐらいでしょう。のび太は厳密にいえば主人公じゃないし。あとはネーム(文字)の多さですね。ネームの多い漫画は少年誌ではウケない、というのが定説だったんです。それからもう一個何かあったんだけど、何だっけな。コナンっていう名前についてだったかな。「未来少年コナン」と同じだからということで、編集長はいい顔をしませんでした。ドイル君にしろと言われたような(笑)。でも担当編集者とは掟破りをやろうと盛り上がっていましたよ。<br>
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2015 February<br>
A: I like Superman, you see. Superman wore glasses as Clark Kent, right? That was what was in my head at the time. No glasses when he's Shinichi, but glasses once he turns into Conan. I just remembered, I wanted to make a rule-breaking manga. In shonen, Arare-chan is about the only one who is a protagonist and who also has glasses. Strictly speaking, Nobita-kun isn't a protagonist. Also, names (characters/letters). In shonen, there was a rule that manga with a lot of names in it don't become popular. There was another rule I tried to break – hmm, what was it? Was it about the name, Conan? Since it was the same as Future Boy Conan, the editor-in-chief didn't make a very good face. I think I was told to change the name to Doyle-kun (laughs). My editor was excited about breaking the rules, though.<br>
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(Clover) - Finally Corbeau will appear in the anime, I'm looking forward to it<br>
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(Heart) - I’m sorry I’ve been taking so many breaks.<br>
それと、さっきおっしゃった少年漫画の王道の部分と。ラブコメの要素もあるけど、幼なじみでっていうのはわりと王道ですよね。<br>
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(Spade) - Only a few more postcards to reply to!<br>
Q: Going back to what you have just said about shonen manga's royal path – your work also has an element of love comedy; childhood friends are also royal-path material, aren't they?<br>
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(Diamond) - Next time will be Shinichi and Ran's encounter (RanGIRL and ShinichiBOY, ch921-924)<br>
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(Spade) - I’ve finished replying to all postcards!<br>
青山 そうですね。幼なじみはまあ、僕の趣味といわれればそうだけど(笑)、ラクなんですよ設定が。幼なじみで昔から知っているというのはストーリーが展開しやすいんです。ラブコメではやっぱりあだち充さんの「タッチ」とか好きでしたから。テレビドラマだと「男女七人夏物語」。今の若い読者の子はこのドラマを知らない人も多いでしょうけど、ラブコメの最高傑作だと僕は思っているんですよ。ああいう雰囲気を出したかった。ただ、ラブはあるんだけれども、新一と服部に関していうと女好きではないんですね、どっちも。普通の高校生の男の子とはちょっと違う。探偵ってやっぱりホームズにしても横溝正史の金田一にしても、かなり変わったところがあるんですよ。そこが探偵という人種の魅力でもあるんです。<br>
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(Spade) - Tottori's Conan Airport has opened<br>
A: That's true. You could say that it's my preference to use childhood friends, though (laughs). The setup becomes really easy. It's easy to develop the story when the characters are childhood friends who have known each other for a long time. I liked Mitsuru Adachi-san's Touch, after all. As for dramas, I like The Tale of Seven Men and Women*. Though most young readers now probably don't know about this drama, I think that this is the masterpiece of love comedy. I wanted to bring out such an atmosphere in my work. Although, despite the presence of love, neither Shinichi nor Hattori chases after women, do they? They're a little different from a normal high school boy. In the end, detectives are fairly different, whether you're talking about Holmes or Seishi Yokomizo's Kindaichi. That's the appeal of detective-type people, though. *There's a Japanese Wikipedia page for it, but that's about it. Apparently it ran from July 25 to September 26, 1986 on TBS, and was so popular that its ratings exceeded 31% at one time.<br>
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(Heart) - Attention Please~(^V^)/<br>
 
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ネームがボツになった、というようなことはありますか?<br>
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2015 March<br>
Q: Have your names ever been disgarded before?<br>
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(Spade) - "I'm already getting better, don't worry about me"<br>
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(Heart) - "The anime's aquarium is pretty, isn't it?"<br>
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(Clover) -  "Corbeau reminds me of Lupin, y'know"<br>
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(Diamond) - "It seems the title will be [RanGIRL]<br>
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(Clover) - I'll see you in the cinema! (^_^)/<br>
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(Heart) - [RanGIRL] is a two parter<br>
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(Diamond) - After [RanGIRL] is [ShinichiBOY]<br>
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(Spade) - The escape game was really fun~ (Real-D escape game)<br>
 
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青山 イラストレーターの女の人が愛人の画家に殺される回(FILE. 125「落ちる死体」~)で、「俺はおまえにお金をやる。だからおまえはオレを満足させる。それで50・50でいいじゃないか」と書いたら、これはちょっとまずいですって。サンデーでは確かに生々しいかなと思いました(笑)。結局、「仕事をやるから家庭に口出しするな」というような、あっさりしたものにしたんです。そのぐらいですね。<br>
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2015 April<br>
A: In the case where the female illustrator gets killed by her lover, who is an artist (File 125~ "Falling Corpse"), I wrote, "I give you money. You give me satisfaction. That sounds like a fair deal to me," and they told me that this was not good. I do agree that it was too raw for Sunday (laughs). In the end, I changed it to something light like "I'll do my job so don't meddle with the family." That's about it.<br>
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(Spade) - The Conan Cafe is fun~<br>
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(Heart) - [RanGIRL] is finished<br>
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(Diamond) - [ShinichiBOY] draft is finished<br>
 
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取材はどうしているんですか?警察関係とか、犯罪の知識とか、すごくデータ部分がしっかりしていて、驚くことも多いんですが。<br>
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2015 May<br>
Q: What about collecting data? I'm often surprised about how firm the factual areas on police relations, crime knowledge, and such are.<br>
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(Clover) - The next movie is Amuro vs Akai!<br>
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(Spade) - [ShinichiBOY] is finished<br>
青山 編集者の友達に鑑識や銀行の人がいたり、アシスタントの親せきが元刑事だったりするので、聞いてもらって。たとえば貸し金庫を夜中にあけるとしたら何が必要か?とか。警察用語でも出していいものは作品で使わせてもらうし、「これはちょっと秘密だから出さないで」というものも当然ありますし。クルマ関係は一つ年下の弟に聞いています。エンジニアなんです。トリックで、氷を前輪に挟んで動かないようにして、とけたらどうなるのか、多分水はクーラーかけっぱなしだったらラジエーターの水が落ちる、で、どっからどう落ちるの?と聞いたり(巻末最新416話リスト、302頁を参照)。薬者関係はもう一人の弟が医者だから・・・・・・。アポトキシンの設定などは二人で考えました。若返る・・・・・・骨が元に戻るっていうのはあり得ないんで、それはフィクションだとしても、細胞が若返るというのはありうるな、とか。この弟はアニメについても詳しいので、声優さんを決めるときにアドバイスもくれました。あと、服部と和葉の大阪弁は、関西出身の編集者が細かく見てくれます。取材といえば、寝台特急「北斗星」を編集者と二人で取材に行ったことがあります。夕方近くに待ち合わせしていて、今回の事件の舞台は「北斗星」で行こうと突然決まって。その時偶然、翌朝のチケットが取れたんですよ。でも北海道までは行かず、宇都宮で降りてきちゃったんで、ちょっともったいなかったですけどね。車掌さんに驚かれましたよ。「途中で降りちゃうんですか」って。<br>
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(Diamond) - Kudo-kun hasn't changed much<br>
A: The editor has friends who does CSI or are working at a bank, and the assistants' relatives turn out to be former police detectives, so I ask them. For example, what do you need if you want to open a safe at night? I get to use some police terminology, too, though of course there are secret ones that I can't use. On car-related subjects, I ask my brother, who is one year younger than me. He's an engineer. I ask him things like, if you insert ice between the front wheels and the ice melts, what will happen? The radiator's water will probably drip if the cooler was kept open – then, where would the water drip from? Things like that. (File 221) On medicine-related subjects, I have another younger brother, who is a doctor. He and I came up with the APTX. To be rejuvenated . . . you can't get your bones back to the way it was, so that aspect is fictional, but maybe it's possible to rejuvenate cells, and such. This younger brother is also knowlegeable about anime, so he advised me on who to pick for voice actors. Also, on Hattori and Kazuha's Kansai dialect, the editor, who is from Kansai, looks over them carefully for me. On site research, I've rode the sleeping car train Hokutosei with the editor before. We had a meeting around dusk once, and suddenly decided to make this case center on Hokutosei. By chance, I/we managed to obtain the ticket(s) for next morning. Unfortunately, we didn't go up to Hokkaido and got off at Utsunomiya, so it was a bit of a waste. The train conductor surprised me. I said, "I have to get off in the middle?"<br>
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(Heart) - Sonoko is manly (this was also used as this weeks Sherry's soliloquy where you have the kanji for Sonoko's name)<br>
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(Clover) - The next movie is Amuro vs Akai! (repeat)<br>
コナンでストーリー上、いちばん苦労する事は何ですか?<br>
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(Heart) - Girl and Boy will be published one after the other<br>
Q: What do you struggle with the most in Conan's story?<br>
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(Spade) - I didn't get Takanami in Kancolle(T~T<br>
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(Diamond) - The overlap's quite difficult, isn't it? (refers to overlapping technique in drawing the manga, in the 3rd figure on P3, File 922.)<br>
青山 動機ですね、犯人の。トリックを考えるのが大変だと思われますけど、僕としては動機の方にいつも苦労しています。怨恨が多いんだけど、いつもじゃ面白くないし。かといって無差別殺人みたいなのはイヤですし。たとえば暑かったから、ムシャクシャしたから人を殺したとか、そういうのは後味が悪いでしょ。それはやりたくないんです。犯人も死なせません。月影島の話だけですね、最後に犯人が自殺して終わるのは。<br>
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(Spade + Heart) - The inspiration for Girl and Boy came from Himuro Saeko's Nagisa Boy and Taeko Girl<br>
A: The culprit's motives. People often think that coming up with tricks is troublesome, but for me, I always struggle with the motives. Grudges pop up a lot, but if it happens too often, then it's not interesting anymore. But then, I don't like indiscriminate murder, either. For example, someone kills people because it was hot outside – that leaves a bad taste, doesn't it? I don't want to do things like that. I also don't let the culprit die. The culprit commits suicide in the end only in the Tsukikage (Moon Shadow) Island story, right?<br>
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(Diamond) - Kudou-kun sure was excited/nervous, huh? *laughs*<br>
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キャラクターについても「これだけはやらない」と決めていることはありますか?<br>
 
Q: On the characters, is there something you decided the characters won't do?<br>
 
 
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青山 コナンは泣かない、ということぐらいですね。あくびして目に涙がたまるのはいいけど、号泣しない、感情移入して泣いたりしない。これは最初に決めたことです。ほかにもいろいろあるけどあんまり言わない方がいいですよね。読者のみんなに捜してもらうほうが楽しいでしょう。<br>
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2015 June<br>
A: Conan doesn't cry, but that's about it. He might have tears in his eyes from yawning, but he won't wail, he won't cry from empathy. I decided this at the beginning. There are other things I decided, but it's better not to say them, isn't it? It'll be more fun for the readers to search for themselves.<br>
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(Spade) - Tennouno's cooking show is interesting (a real TBS show)<br>
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(Clover) - Looking forward to the Scarlet Series (in the anime)<br>
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(Heart) - I'm glad you said "thank you" to me.<br>
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(Diamond) - Yusaku has a lot of free, time doesn't he (refering to ShinichiBOY manga chapters)<br>
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(Spade + Heart + Diamond + Clover) When Furuya-san, on the After Record of the Scarlet series... Was supposed to say this line of "Akai... Shuuichi...Accidentally said "Akai... Suisei... The studio exploded into laugther. * laughs *.<br>
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(Spade + Heart + Diamond + Clover) The Scarlet series anime episode look nice. But I'd preffered that they... used black for Yuusaku - san's choker. * laughs *... Looks like they'll fix that in the DVD. (^_^)v.<br>
 
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ストーリーは、編集者との話し合いで決まるんですか?<br>
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2015 July<br>
Q: Do you decide the story with the editor?<br>
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(Clover) - At last a definitive return! (^_^)v (from the hiatus that started earlier in the year)<br>
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(Spade) - The next case will be an ardent love revelation <br>
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(Heart) - A big couple will be born!? (referring to manga Yoko and Higo, later revealed to be false)<br>
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(Diamond) - *Shock* (ToT)<br>
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(Spade) - I decided to begin with a light-hearted case... * laughs *...<br>
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(Heart) - I tend to wonder if it's fitting but... (^_^)<br>
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(Diamond) - It isn't! (`^´)<br>
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(Clover) - The names are Italian Wines<br>
 
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青山 はい、編集者と最初に話しながら決めていきます。これは前の話が終わったら仮眠をとって、すぐその日のうちにやります。フリートークのような感じで、トリックから話の流れから結末まで、一気に編集と一話分、つまりおよそ3~4週分を決めてしまうんです。だから大まかなスケジュールは、一つの話が終わって仮眠、その日のうちに立ち合わせ、そこから3日間でネームを上げて、またそこで打ち合わせ、それから4日間でペン入れ、仕上げという感じです。これで一週間。<br>
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2015 August<br>
A: Yes, I first discuss with the editor and decide. When the previous case ends, I take a nap, then I discuss within that day. With a free-talk-like style, we discuss from the trick, the flow of the story, to the conclusion, and we decide one case at once – in another words, we decide what will happen for the next 3~4 weeks. So the overall schedule goes like this: one case ends, I take a nap, I meet with the editor within that day, then I finish the name (pre-manuscript) in three days, then I meet up with the editor again, and then I ink it, then I add the finishing touches in the next four days. This is my week.<br>
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(Spade) - I'm on a diet right now.<br>
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(Heart) - That should make dad calm down (Ran speaking about the YokoxHigo love being false)<br>
休めないですね、全然。その間にもいろいろあるでしょうし。<br>
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(Diamond) - Sorry, Sanada-kun (Haibara's comment to Sanada about Higo mentioning putting her on the team??)(this one was also made as the Sherry's Soliloquy) <br>
Q: You can't rest at all, can you? You must have other things to do within that period, too.<br>
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(Clover) - Yamada-san's an Italian Wine as well!<br>
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(Spade) - The next case is about Ramen<br>
青山 ええ、休めないです。原稿を完成して寝てるときぐらいしか休みはないですね。休載のときは旅行なんかもしますが、それでもコナンのことを考えていて完全に休みにはならない。息抜きは野球を見てるときぐらいですね。<br>
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(Heart) - Even though my waistline has recently become problematic.<br>
A: No, I can't rest. I rest only about the time when I sleep after finishing the manuscript. I might travel when Conan doesn't print, but even then I think about Conan so it's not truly a rest at all. I relax only about when I watch baseball.<br>
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(Diamond) - Chuukichi seems to like Ramen<br>
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(Clover) - Sera seems to like Ramen too, does that mean...?<br>
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(Spade) - I’m on a diet, but I still want to eat Ramen~<br>
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(Heart) - Detective Takagi… you’re being way too obvious w(^_^;)<br>
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(Diamond) - How risqué, Detective Satou (—,—)<br>
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(Clover) - This one’s called The taste of Ramen <br>
 
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コナンはこの先、どう展開していくのか誰もが興味のあるところですが。<br>
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2015 September<br>
Q: Everyone is curious about how Conan will develop in the future.<br>
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(Spade) - The next case is "Zombie"~ w<br>
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(Heart) - Coming from Osaka with two people riding on the same bike?<br>
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(Diamond) - This isn't the demon king sword?! (TN: The demon king sword (Maouken, 魔王剣) is a sword in Gosho's other series, Yaiba.)<br>
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(Clover)1 - Amuro and Akai as color pencil drawings w (TN: Referring to the M20 movie posters)<br>
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(Clover)2 - Drew a poster with Amuro and Akai!<br>
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(Spade) - My colesterol's gone down thanks to the diet.<br>
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(Heart) - I want this case to end soon(T~T).<br>
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(Diamond) - Heiji, Onimaru-kun (character from Yaiba), Demon King's Blade (Onimaru's sword)<br>
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(Clover) - Thanks for everything sky*blue-san!<br>
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(Spade) - Looking forward to Okitegami Kyouko~ (TN: An upcoming JDrama)<br>
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(Diamond) - Go Heiji (Onimaru)!<br>
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(Heart) - Kyaaaaaa!!<br>
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(Clover) - It's Boxing vs. Jeet Kune Do~<br>
 
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青山 いや、それもいっぱい言わないのが楽しいでしょう(笑)。読者があっと驚くような展開を考えていますけど、今はまだ言えないことのほうが多いですね。<br>
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2015 October<br>
A: It's probably more fun to not say much about that (laughs). I am thinking about a development that will surprise the readers, but for now there are more things that I can't say.<br>
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(Spade) - I went and bought a treadmill *laughs*<br>
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(Heart) - Enough already!!! (x~x;<br>
仮に先生が数週間の休みを取ったとしても、誰もコナンを忘れる事はないし、人気が下がる事もない(編集部は困るが)。そういうところまで上がりつめたのに、先生はなおハードなスケジュールの中でコナンを書き続ける。そのエネルギーはどこから湧いてくるのか、不思議な気分になった。もう一つ、先生からは「仕事」という言葉が出てこないのだ。漫画を書くことはまぎれもなく先生にとって仕事なのだが、いわゆる「労働」というという意識とはまったく違うものだろうと思う。<br>
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(Diamond) - The monster hunter has appeared again!<br>
Even if sensei does take a few weeks of vacation, no one forgets about Conan, and the popularity doesn't go down, either (though this will trouble the editorial department). Even though sensei climbed up to that point, he continues writing Conan amid an even more difficult schedule. I wonder about where such an energy come from. One more thing, sensei never said the word "job". Though writing manga is undoubedly a job for sensei, it seems to be completely different from the what is called "labor".<br>
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(Clover) - Rum will also be in the next movie~<br>
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(Spade) - The next case is "K-ON"! <br>
漫画家にとって大事なことって何なんでしょう?たとえば漫画家を目指す人たちにアドバイスするとしたら。<br>
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(Heart) - Huh? I'm Mio - chan? (character from K-ON)<br>
Q: What is important for a manga artist? What would you advise people who want to become manga artists, for example?<br>
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(Diamond) - Oh my. Amuro - san's cool, isn't he?<br>
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(Clover) - Sanma’s TV showed a clip of me from when I was young <br>
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https://twitter.com/ChioN320/status/653563608220090368 <br>
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(Heart) - Middle school Sera is cute v<br>
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(Spade) - Drawing instruments is annoying w<br>
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(Diamond) - Does Akai-san also play guitar? <br>
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(Clover) - Akai's car in the movie is a Mustang<br>
 
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青山 なんだろう・・・・・・。僕はあんまり自分で「ああ、俺は漫画家なんだな」と強く意識するような瞬間ってないんだけども。まあ基本的には好きっていうのがありますよね。好きじゃなきゃやっていけない。あとは、好奇心を持つこと。ありきたりですけど、これぐらいしか思いつかないですよね。好奇心っていうのは、たとえばすっごくつまらない映画を見て「つまんねー!」って終わるんじゃなくて、俺ならここはこうするのに、とか、こうすればどんどん面白くなるのにと考えていくようなことかな。面白い映画はそのままでいいんだけど、つまらない映画を見たときにそこで何を考えるのか。だから案外、つまらない映画のほうが結果的には自分にはよかったりします(笑)。それから、世の中のことで自分が知らないことはたくさんあるでしょう。アニメに関しての話なんだけど、視聴率で「F1, F2」という専門用語を聞いたとき、あ、これで何かできないかなと考えちゃったりしましたね*。新しいことを見たり聞いたりしたときに、何かできるんじゃないかと考えるのは大事なことです。<br>
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2015 November<br>
A: I wonder . . . I never had a moment where I had a strong sense that I am a manga artist.You might say that, at the core, you have to like it. You can't continue if you don't like it. Also, you must have a sense of inquisitiveness. These might be common, but that's all that I can think of. On inquisitiveness, say you see a boring movie. Don't say "Boooring!" and be done with it, for me I would think about how this part should be like this, how if this is done then it will be come more and more interesting – things like that. Interesting movies are fine the way they are, but what are you doing to think when you see a boring one? That's why boring movies are surprisingly better for me results-wise (laughs). Also, there are a lot of things that you don't know about in this world, right? In a story related to anime, when I heard of the terminologies "F1, F2" for ratings, I end up thinking if I could make something out of them or not.* It's important to think about what you can do with things you've never heard of before.<br>
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(Spade) - The next case is the "Department Store " (lol)<br>
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(Heart) - You did it, Ai-chan and Ayumi-chan v<br>
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(Diamond) - How do I look? I bet you didn't recognize me. (*v _ v*)<br>
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(Clover) - FD vs. Mustang! Can't wait to see it~<br>
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(Spade) - My weight's gone down to below 70 Kg!<br>
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(Heart) - "Somehow..." said Ayumi-chan... <br>
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(Diamond) - I still haven't given up on getting that pouch<br>
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(Clover) - The title's "OoO koku no OOOOO"<br>
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(Spade) - I got Shepperin & Arashi in KanColle!<br>
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(Heart) - Detective Chiba must diet, too<br>
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(Diamond) - Even though I cleaned (the make up) off in the bathroom... <br>
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(Clover) - I'm happy that my old pants fit<br>
 
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*テレビの視聴者の年齢増をあらわす記号。F1は20~34才の女性、F2は35~49才の女性である。その他は次の通り。<br>
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2015 December<br>
F3=女50才以上、M1=男20~34才、M2=男35~49才、M3=男50才以上、C1=男女4~12才、C2=男女13~19才。<br>
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(Spade) - The next case is UFO w<br>
*Symbols representing TV viewers' age groups. F1 = female, 20~34; F2 = female, 35~49; others are as follows:<br>
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(Heart) - Go for it, Naeko-san!(`^´)/<br>
F3 = females 50 and above; M1 = male, 20~34; M2 = male, 35~49; M3 = males 50 and above; C1 = children, 4~12; C2 = children, 13~19.<br>
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(Diamond) - Diamond: Isn't Detective Chiba being unreasonable?<br>
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(Clover) - There won't be horse-riding in the movie w<br>
頭が常に創作の方を向いているんですね。創作脳というか。<br>
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(Spade) - It's nearly Christmas~<br>
Q: Your head constantly turns toward creative work, doesn't it? Creative brain, perhaps.<br>
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(Heart) - It's been a while since (we've seen) a Teitan jersey~<br>
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(Diamond) - Has Detective Chiba lost a bit of weight?<br>
青山 そうですね。だからやっぱり好きじゃないとだめでしょ。普通は旅行に行ったらなんにも考えずのんびりするんだけど、僕もそうしようとは思うんですが、つい普段の癖で何かネタになりそうなことはないかなと。基本的にマジメってこともあるんです(笑)。ただしあんまり根を詰めるとダメなんですけども。<br>
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(Clover) - For now, I've drawn Akai's key frame<br>
A: That's true. That's why you have to like it, in the end. You're usually carefree without any thoughts if you travel, and I try to do that, too, but I end up thinking about if I can find material to work with out of habit. At the core, there's an aspect of diligence (laughs). You shouldn't strain your nerves too much, though.<br>
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(Spade) - This time the names are 'sun' =><br>
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(Clover) - 'moon' and 'earth' ♪(6_6<br>
腱鞘炎は大丈夫ですか?漫画家は腱鞘炎との戦いだ、といわれますが。<br>
+
(Heart) - Detective Chiba is so cool~v (*^▽^*)<br>
Q: Are you all right from tendonitis? They say that being a manga artist means a fight against tendonitis.<br>
+
(Diamond) - He clearly didn't give it his all until now<br>
<br>
+
(Spade) - Merry Christma~~s(^~^)/<br>
青山 一回なりかけて、ヤバイなというときがありました。元々、筆圧が強いので腱鞘炎にはなりやすいタイプなんです。それからは描き方を変えましたね。細マジックで、何度も線をなぞって太くしていくんですよ。ピグマの0.1ミリというペンがあるんですが、それでサッサッと。そうすると腕に力を入れなくてもすむんです。絵は背景と重要じゃない登場人物以外は、自分で描いています。クルマを含めた背景、それに人物で言うと鑑識とか名前のない警察はアシスタントに任せて、名前のある人物については僕がやるという分け方です。<br>
+
(Heart) - I wish for everyone to enjoy XMas<br>
A: There was one time when I almost got it. I always had strong pressure on the pen, so I'm the type who easily gets tendonitis. I've changed my drawing style since then. I use a thin marker and trace over the same line many times to make it thicker. I use the PIGMA 0.1mm pen. That way, I don't have to put much pressure on the arms. Except for background and unimportant characters, I draw everything. Meaning, I leave things like backgrounds with cars, CSI's and police people without names to assistants, then draw the characters who have names myself.<br>
+
(Diamond) - I want you to see a grey Santa (@_<,,)<br>
<br>
+
(Clover) - There'll be an illustration compilation next year (Art Book)<br>
絵に関して、影響を受けた漫画家さんというと誰でしょう?<br>
+
(Spade) - Well then, I wish you a happy new year~!(^v^)/<br>
Q: On the art, which manga artist did you receive influence from?<br>
+
(Heart) - Housecleaning & cleaning! (^o^!<br>
<br>
+
(Diamond) - Amuro-san's also somewhere out there.<br>
青山 「ルパン三世」のモンキー・パンチさんですね。コナンがお酒を飲んで元の身体に戻るときがあるでしょう?あの「白乾児(パイカル)」というお酒は、「ルパン三世」に出てくるすごくかっこいい魔術師の名前なんです。あとはあだち充さん、意外なところでは少女漫画家の松苗あけみさんかな。それから大友克洋さんは世代的に、僕らの年齢だとみんな多かれ少なかれ影響を受けているんじゃないかな。<br>
+
(Clover) - I wanna visit the Conan Airport soon!<br>
A: Monkey Punch, of Lupin III. There's a time when Conan drinks some alcohol and reverts back to his former body, right? The alcohol called Paikaru comes from the name of a magician that appears in Lupin III. I would also say Mitsuru Adachi-san, and surprisingly a shojo manga artist named Akemi Matsunae-san, I think. And people my age all received influence to some degree from Katsuhiro Otomo-san, I think. (Ha ha, I wonder if Miyano Akemi's name comes from Matsunae Akemi's . . . it sounds like it does, doesn't it?)<br>
 
<br>
 
先生は独身ですが、結婚したら今の生活は続けられないですね。<br>
 
Q: Sensei is single, but if you marry you can't continue living like this, can you?<br>
 
<br>
 
青山 無理でしょう。生活が変わっちゃったら、今のペースは維待できない。最初にコナンを立ち上げたときも、「これは大変だよな」と思いました。で、実際やってみたら本当にあまりに大変なんで、もう上の人からどうこう言われるんならやらない。勝手にやらせてくれなきゃいやだと言ったぐらいです。そうやって、生活も作品も好き勝手にやっているから続けていけるんでしょうね。コナンをドイルにしろとか、服部を純然たるライバルにしろとか、そういうことは言われてきたけど、それは僕が考えてることと違うので。そこは作家として主張してきました。だからずいぶん好きなようにやっています。好きなことを、好きなように・・・・・・心身ともに大変ではあるんですが、結局はそこに尽きると思っています。それで、そうやって生きていける自分はやっぱり幸せなんですよね。アイデアが枯れてもう何も出なくなるまで、もしくは読者から「おまえはもういらない」と言われるまで、漫画家としてずっとやれたらいいと思っています。口では「あー、もうやめてえ~!」と言うことはあってもね。<br>
 
A: No, I can't. If my lifestyle changes, I can't continue the current pace anymore.* When I started Conan, I thought that this would be a lot of work. When I actually started, it was truly so much work that I don't do what my superiors say. I even said that I won't do anything unless they let me do whatever I want to do. This way, I can continue because I'm doing whatever I want in life and in my work. I was told to change the name from Conan to Doyle, to make Hattori into an absolute rival, things like that, but that's different from what I'm thinking. In that aspect, I insisted on my way as the artist. So I've been doing whatever I want. You should do what you like, as you like . . . This may be quite troublesome to both mind and body, but in the end I think that I want to be consumed there. Therefore, I'm happy, after all, because I'm living this way. I think I want to continue being a manga artist until ideas run dry, or readers tell me that they don't need me anymore. Though I might say "Aaaah, stooop!" from time to time. *There seems to be a typo here - I can't find the meaning of 維待anywhere – so I guessed at what it meant.<br>
 
 
</spoiler>
 
</spoiler>
  
===Erlangen, Germany Interview===
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===2016===
Press conference in Erlangen, Germany on June 17, 2006<br>
 
Translated by: Aki-kun
 
 
<spoiler>
 
<spoiler>
This interview was given on 22nd July 2006 during a press conference at "Comic-Salon" in Erlangen (Germany). [TN: Actually, the interview was given on 17th June 2006.]<br>
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January <br>
Note: At this time, volume 54 was published in Japan, while there were 44 volumes obtainable in Germany. So the events in Japan were 10 volumes ahead in comparison to the German ones.<br>
+
(Spade) - Happy New Year~(⌒o⌒)/<br>
<br>
+
(Heart) - The next case is "Marriage Registration"<br>
[Tranlator note: Part of this interview was published in the German version of volume 50, but only a few of the questions/answers. I guess the other questions just weren't written down there for some reason, but were asked and answered during that convention.]<br>
+
(Diamond) - I hope you will treat me well this year too<br>
<br>
+
(Clover) - I should bring my DS with me for this year too! (^^<br>
Q: How many volumes is Detective Conan going to have?<br>
+
(Spade) - Let's Talk Day was fun~(^^<br>
A: The amount of volumes is not certain yet.<br>
+
(Heart) - Rather than Chacha, Yumi-san is...<br>
<br>
+
(Diamond) - Chukichi, this might be bad...(-_-;)<br>
Q: Does Gosho Aoyama already know, how the series is going to end?<br>
+
(Clover) - This time, Hideyoshi's vassals' names are used lol<br>
A: He does already know what the last scene is going to be, but of course he won't reveal it yet. <br>
+
(Spade) - ?<br>
<br>
+
(Heart) - ?<br>
Q: Will there be a happy end? <br>
+
(Diamond) - ?<br>
A: He won't reveal it, either.<br>
+
(Clover) - ?<br>
 +
(Spade) - The Sunday New Year Party was fun<br>
 +
(Heart) - I see... So, he's Chukichi<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Mawari shogi... I feel nostalgic lol<br>
 +
(Clover) - The "Kichi" of Shukichi comes from Sankichi Sakata<br>
 +
(Spade) - Actually, I heard that my Aoyama family is (cont.)<br>
 +
(Heart) - (cont.) related to Nene, (cont.)<br>
 +
(Diamond) - cont.) so I favored her<br>
 +
(Clover) - I'm sorry, Chaha fans (^^<br>
 +
 
 +
Feburary <br>
 +
(Spade) - Next case is [scissors] (laugh)<br>
 +
(Heart) - This time he made potato stew (^^<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Watch carefully, Camel...<br>
 +
(Clover) - The Miyazaki camping was fun~♪<br>
 +
(Spade) - A little more New Year's greetings to reply to..<br>
 +
(Heart) - I'll send all of the replies by the end of February, so... (cont.)<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Please wait _φ(・_・<br>
 +
(Clover) - Pressing hanko stamps are more tedious to do than I expected.. (laugh)<br>
 +
(Spade) - I finished replying to New Year's greetings~♪<br>
 +
(Heart) - Some replies have distorted writings because ⇒<br>
 +
(Diamond) - ⇒ those are the ones I wrote in the airplane^^;<br>
 +
(Clover) - Of course I drew the key animation for Amuro♪<br>
 +
 
 +
March <br>
 +
(Spade) - The next case is "Soul Detective"<br>
 +
(Heart) - Sheesh! Sera-chan, you've got too many openings!<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Oh my. She [Masumi] was still half-asleep...<br>
 +
(Clover) - The illustration I wrote has 3 handsomes on it!<br>
 +
(Spade) - Sakamoto-kun was a nice guy!<br>
 +
(Heart) - Conan-kun! Below! Below! Below you!<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Guess that's to be expected of the Major...
 +
(Reference Mary's voice actor's previous role)<br>
 +
(Clover) - The third person makes their debut in the movie!<br>
 +
(Spade) - Sanada Maru is fun ♪ (^_^)<br>
 +
(Heart) - Mary-san, greeeat!! (・△・)<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Oh, Kudo-kun, good job...<br>
 +
(Clover) - Scotch? Date? Kuroda? No.<br>
 +
(Spade) - Everyone knows that the 3rd person in the poster<br>
 +
(Heart) - won't be overshadowed by Red Amuro.<br>
 +
(Diamond) - What a handsome! I got a surprise when I was on the theater.<br>
 +
(Clover) - Those who went to the private screening: don't tell others!<br>
 +
(Spade) - next case will be Scotch!<br>
 +
(Heart) - the Poirot duo... are they a couple?<br>
 +
(Diamond) - a sudden hard development!<br>
 +
(Clover) -  it will soon be private screening! Exiting!<br>
 +
 
 +
April <br>
 +
(Spade) - at the movie wrapup party <br>
 +
(Heart) - Ikeda san drank red wine<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Furuya san drank white wine<br>
 +
(Clover) - I thought they were joking<br>
 +
(Spade) - The next case is "Buried Treasure"<br>
 +
(Heart) - It might be a love prediction, you know?<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Amuro - san is pretending he didn't realize (laugh)<br>
 +
(Clover) - "Chihafuru": Shimonoku, looking forward to it!<br>
 +
 
 +
May <br>
 +
(Spade) - I went with some pals to the Conan Cafe<br>
 +
(Heart) - I suggest you try out their curry and ramen (^-^)<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Takagi - san ate broiled eel!<br>
 +
(Clover) - The cheese cake I ate was a masterpiece!<br>
 +
(Spade) - I cleared the Kan Colle event with a high rank!<br>
 +
(Heart) - I got Harukaze and Oyashio (KanColle)<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Fans can't figure it out even after seeing this?<br>
 +
(Clover) - I'll update regularly starting next week (laughs)<br>
 +
 
 +
June <br>
 +
(Spade) - The "nue" case is about to reach the climax!!<br>
 +
(Heart) - Kazuha - chan's in a pinch (··;<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Will that 6th gen guy show up?<br>
 +
(Clover) - The name appeals as serious, too! Look forward to it!<br>
 +
(Spade) - Next case is "Moon Stone"!<br>
 +
(Heart) - Since a jewel's involved... Does that mean he will show up?<br>
 +
(Diamond) - I knew it: it was a meat & potato stew(-_-<br>
 +
(Clover) - Huh? Did you call for me? τ(○~ ∂)<br>
 +
(Spade) - This case is 3 files, as usual, you know? (laughs)<br>
 +
(Heart) - Pervert! (,,>_<,,)<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Lewd... (ー△ー)<br>
 +
(Clover) - Panties-smeller! (,,⌒~⌒,,)<br>
 +
(Spade) - Finally, I am the same age as the professor. ^^;<br>
 +
(Heart) - Isn't the professor 52 years old?<br>
 +
(Diamond) - It was his birthday, so he's 53.<br>
 +
(Clover) - I'm always 17 years old as well, y'know?<br>
 +
 
 +
July <br>
 +
(Spade) - Next case is "Old Warehouse"!<br>
 +
(Heart) - I'm glad that I didn't peek into the warehouse (>_<;<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Oh my, it’s the headmaster. It’s been a while.<br>
 +
(Clover) - The code can be solved with just the 1st chapter. LoL.<br>
 +
(Spade) - I finally got "Musashi" in Kan Colle!<br>
 +
(Heart) - She's strong, perverted and cute! (,,⌒~⌒,,)<br>
 +
(Diamond) - I achieved this year's goal!<br>
 +
(Clover) - And once again I only talked about things unrelated to Conan! LOL!<br>
 +
(Spade) - I made a mistake in the code decipher table;<br>
 +
(Heart) - The "X" in the middle of the schedule ⇒<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Was 1 row below the row it was supposed to be at (T_T)
 +
(Translator's note: This "X" should've been in 4th row and was in 5th row)<br>
 +
(Clover) - I fixed that in the 3rd chapter so look forward to it!<br>
 +
(Spade) - I've drawn an illustration of ⇒<br>
 +
(Heart) - Conan, Akai and Amuro! Look forward to it! (^_^)<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Based on THAT scene from the movie ♪<br>
 +
(Clover) - Been so busy I forgot to update<br>
 +
 
 +
August <br>
 +
(Spade) - Next case is "swimsuit festival" !<br>
 +
(Heart) - Ta-dan! \(,,⌒▽⌒,,)/<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Sera−chan says she will wear a micro bikini<br>
 +
(Clover) - Koshien will soon begin! Looking forward to it !<br>
 +
(Spade) - I went to Koshien with Adachi - sensei<br>
 +
(Heart) - The curry there was very good!<br>
 +
(Diamond) - The curry at the steak house was also superb!<br>
 +
(Clover) - I also ate curry at the hotel so I got fatter (laughs)<br>
 +
(Spade) - drew color illustration of Conan and Ran<br>
 +
(Heart) - I love roasted potatoes (,,⌒▽⌒,,)<br>
 +
(Diamond) - If you eat too many you get fat...(ー_ー)<br>
 +
(Clover) - I cleared the event in KanColle and got high rank ~♪<br>
 +
 
 +
September <br>
 +
(Spade) - The next case will be “The small waves series”<br>
 +
(Heart) - Sera-chan is cuuute (,,⌒~⌒,,)<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Akai-san is naked (???) throughout the case. ♪<br>
 +
(Clover) - Akai, please hurry up and put on your clothes… (laughs)<br>
 +
(Spade) - It's hard to draw a man's naked body (laughs)<br>
 +
(Heart) - (Ran) came with Shinichi's parents<br>
 +
(Diamond) - If they didn't have a hat you wouldn't recognize them, see?<br>
 +
(Clover) - Look forward to "Episode One"~♪<br>
 +
(Spade) - The new movie's teaser is finished ♪<br>
 +
(Heart) - It's pink and red and lovey-dovey (^-^,,)<br>
 +
(Diamond) - The title is "Ka◯◯◯◯◯ no ◯n◯"<br>
 +
(Clover) - Isn't Shuukichi in the flashback too young? (laughs)<br>
 +
 
 +
October <br>
 +
(Spade) - I can't believe you figured out the title.<br>
 +
(Clover) - Some said it was "Kazuha-chan' samba"...⇒<br>
 +
(Diamond) - ⇒ There are a lot of possibilities ( ` з ´ )<br>
 +
(Heart) - Hayato-kun: congratulations on becoming the leading hitter~<br>
 +
(Spade) - Next case is "Beika Iroha Sushi!<br>
 +
(Heart) - T-top 4... Is it true, dad!?<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Don't spend too much money in the horse races!<br>
 +
(Clover) - Sound! Ephorium II" is very interesting!<br>
 +
(Spade) - I drew a New Year's Card for the (Shonen) Sunday<br>
 +
(Heart) - I made a rooster Conan version -><br>
 +
(Diamond) - And a rooster version Heiji, too w<br>
 +
(Clover) - Because next year is Hat "tori"... w
 +
T/N: (He's making a pun with "tori" from "Hattori" and "niwatori" (rooster) since 2017 is "rooster year" but also referencing that Heiji is the star of the next movie)<br>
 +
(Spade) - The Tottori earthquake startled me<br>
 +
(Heart) - It'd seem some people got wounded but<br>
 +
(Diamond) - But everyone seems to be alright! Phew!<br>
 +
(Clover) - Thanks for worrying about me<br>
 +
 
 +
November <br>
 +
(Spade) - Next case is "Ikkyuu - san"! w<br>
 +
(Heart) - Speaking of which, at a play I took part back when elementary school...<br>
 +
(Diamond) - I was the "Ikkyuu - san" role<br>
 +
(Clover) - Maybe I feel proud of that, even... w<br>
 +
(Spade) - Congratulations on your golden grab, Hayato - kun<br>
 +
(Heart) - I'm going to Singapore for some days<br>
 +
(Diamond) - I want to also gather materials for File 1000 in the meanwhile<br>
 +
(Clover) - Sorry for taking so many breaks<br>
 +
(Spade) - Before the Singapore talk show<br>
 +
(Heart) - I was given a strict comment about -><br>
 +
(Diamond) - -> how the public were people who probably didn't know about mangas and yet...<br>
 +
(Clover) - the talk show didn't feel too different from the "let's talk day"... w<br>
 +
 
 +
December <br>
 +
(Spade) - next case is "Poirot"!<br>
 +
(Heart) - we finally have a case at the Poirot!<br>
 +
(Diamond) - and, say…who's this guy!?<br>
 +
(Clover) - cleared kan colle stage with hi score!<br>
 +
(Spade) - Episode ONE was fun!<br>
 +
(Heart) - I felt it like I was in Dreamland!<br>
 +
(Diamond) - I wonder if it's around Marunouchi
 +
(T/N: Marunouchi is a Tokyo district)<br>
 +
(Clover) - Of course they were gonna play "Mune no Dokidoki".<br>
 +
(Spade) - Merry Christmas!<br>
 +
(Clover) - I turned a lot of my stuff into Christmas version.<br>
 +
(Spade) - Thank you for this year! (^_^)<br>
 +
(Heart) - Gotta cleanse the Detective Agency!<br>
 +
(Diamond) - I'll keep the Darkest [Nigthmare-themed] room until New Year's Eve.<br>
 +
(Clover) - Well then! Happy New Year! (^o^)<br>
 +
</spoiler>
 +
 
 +
===2017===
 +
<spoiler>
 +
January <br>
 +
(Spade) - Happy New Year!<br>
 +
(Heart) - Let's enjoy the New Year together!<br>
 +
(Diamond) - The attendants to the "Let's Talk Day" should bring their [Nintendo] DS<br>
 +
(Clover) - and meet each other [inside the game]<br>
 +
(Spade) - Finished building the Dark crimson [Love letter-themed] room!
 +
(Spade) - The Let's Talk Day was fun!<br>
 +
(Heart) - What surprised me was a girl team cosplaying as<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Kazuha and wearing school uniforms. Thought they were<br>
 +
(Clover) - students in a field trip! LOL!<br>
 +
(Spade) - next case is "LINE"!<br>
 +
(Heart) - M-mom is in danger!?<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Yoko-chan's movie looks interesting!<br>
 +
(Clover) - Look forward to cool Kogoro!<br>
 +
(Spade) - The [Shonen] Sunday thanksgiving [day] was fun.<br>
 +
(Heart) - There was a foot written in the [group effort] distribution board.<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Conan - kun can really be [bold?]...<br>
 +
(Clover) - ...but it's an emergency state so...<br>
 +
 
 +
February <br>
 +
(Spade) - I've been busy so<br>
 +
(Heart) - maybe some of the new year greeting cards <br>
 +
(Diamond) - might not have comments on the replies<br>
 +
(Clover) - Sorry about that. It'll take a while to send them so be patient.<br>
 +
(Spade) - The next case is "Camping"!<br>
 +
(Heart) - Maybe it's like Godzilla VS Gamera? (^^;)<br>
 +
(Diamond) - It's been a while (-_-;)<br>
 +
(Clover) - I'm busy and yet I go to Kan Colle events (T_T)<br>
 +
 
 +
March <br>
 +
(Spade) - Only one month left for the movie!<br>
 +
(Heart) - Kuraki Mai's theme song<br>
 +
(Diamond) - is so good: it immediately makes me feel emotioned<br>
 +
(Clover) - So look forward to the movie!<br>
 +
(Spade) - Finally finished the coloring hell<br>
 +
(Heart) - I drew a lot of [pictures?] so look forward to them!<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Only half of the New Year's Cards remain [to be sent]!<br>
 +
(Clover) - I'll write the replies [and sent them] before the movie airs. <br>
 +
(Spade) - Next case will be an episode to celebrate <br>
 +
(Heart) - 30th anniversary of my drawing career!<br>
 +
(Diamond) - I want people who know (my works) and those who don't know<br>
 +
(Clover) - to enjoy it!<br>
 +
 
 +
April <br>
 +
(Spade) - Only a few postcards pending replies<br>
 +
(Heart) - I'll ignore all BO Boss and Rum questions so<br>
 +
(Diamond) - keep that in mind when receiving your replies<br>
 +
(Clover) - Crimson dark, soon in theaters<br>
 +
(Spade) - Finished replying the New Year's Postcards<br>
 +
(Heart) - Mirei - chan came to my home<br>
 +
(Diamond) - to make an article for NEWS ZERO<br>
 +
(Clover) - It'll be published on Tuesday so look forward to it!<br>
 +
(Spade) - It's been a while since I drew a [Magic] Kaito chapter, I knew it'd be hard<br>
 +
(Heart) - And what's more, he's being on stage without respite in the Kid outfit<br>
 +
(Diamond) - Look forward to the love comedy with Aoko<br>
 +
(Clover) - It'd seem there'll be a Volume 5 so be on the lookout<br>
 +
 
 +
May <br>
 +
(Spade) - Managed to clear a high [ranked] stage in "Kan Colle".<br>
 +
(Heart) - I unlocked all of the drop cans!<br>
 +
(Diamond) - I've only got "Yahagi" and "Yamakaze" left<br>
 +
(Clover) - Sorry for the people who don't know what "Kan Colle" is<br>
 +
(Spade) - Finished making the Magic Kaito Volume 5!<br>
 +
(Heart) - The door [drawing] inside [the volume] is Aoko. Been a while!<br>
 +
(Diamond) - She'll be assisting dressed as a bunny girl<br>
 +
(Clover) - Look forward to the extra pages as well!<br>
 +
</spoiler>
 +
 
 +
==Post Cards==
 +
{{main|Postcards}}
 +
===2014===
 +
<spoiler>
 +
1. The reason why Gin and Akai are lefty... it is that it's cool (lol). Happy New Year ♪<br>
 +
2. My favorite anime exclusive case is The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa. It'll be air in next fall as a special anime. Please watch (lol).<br>
 +
</spoiler>
 +
===2015===
 +
<spoiler>
 +
Chek's album of the postcard pictures: http://imgur.com/a/EC1HM <br>
 
<br>
 
<br>
Q: On which day is Heiji's birthday?<br>
+
Feb 2015 <br>
A: It's not certain yet, but it should be July or August.<br>
+
1. After the DB case, new series will be about the first time Shinichi and Ran met each other (RanGIRL and ShinichiBOY, ch921-924)<br>
<br>
+
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3601021575 <br>
Q: Is Conan going to grow older over the course of the series, e.g. becoming a second grader?<br>
+
2. Amuro will appear in Movie 20 next year http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3603420701<br>
A: No, Conan is not going to grow older. He may be at the end of the series, but that's still a secret.<br>
+
3. "Sera and Haibara both like the same person, hence their showdown/confrontation." ;<br>
<br>
+
4. "Jodie-sensei's love story... What will be of it? (laugh) Please wait." ;<br>
Q: During one of the movies Sonoko got a different hairstyle (see movie 5). Is she also going to get this hairstyle in the manga version?<br>
+
5. "Sera and Akai will meet again! Probably... (laugh)" ;<br>
A: The movies and the manga version are completely separated from each other. So Sonoko will keep her old hairstyle in the manga version.<br>
+
6. "OK, I will tell you about the Boss........... NOT~~~~!! (laugh)".<br>
<br>
+
7. Gin will be in the movie next year too.<br>
Q: Does Gosho Aoyama plan to write the last volume already and to keep it in a safe for now?<br>
+
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3605249009<br>
A: No, he does not plan to.<br>
+
http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/?p=358403<br>
 
<br>
 
<br>
Q: Is the antidote of APTX related to Necrosis?<br>
+
Mar 2015 <br>
A: It's still uncertain.<br>
+
1. "Scotch is not Date" <br>
<br>
+
http://dcdp.de/index.php/Thread/114-Interviews-mit-Gosho-Aoyama/?postID=4238#post4238<br>
Q: Are there going to be new members of the Detective Boys in the future?<br>
+
2. Akai's father is unfortunately already... it's a secret!<br>
A: For now, no new members are planned.<br>
+
3. He (Kid) may not be a part of the final confrontation with the org.<br>
<br>
+
4. Gosho is looking forward to seeing Kaitou Corbeau in the anime.<br>
Q: Are there going to be big surprises for Japanese fans in the near future?<br>
+
5. Sera is (Conan's) ally <br>
A: Yes, there are going to be some big surprises. The name of Haibara [TN: could be either her name or Haibara herself; probably Haibara herself though] is going to be a big part of it [TN: referring to the surprises]. <br>
+
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3605281077<br>
<br>
+
6. Gosho likes Inuyasha (in the Inuyasha series).<br>
Q: Does Gosho Aoyama plan to have children in the future?<br>
+
7. There will be some writings about ShinRan and KazuHei<br>
A: For now, he does not.<br>
+
8. A film where the Kudou family gathers/comes together <br>
<br>
+
9. Ran will surely have a happy ending.<br>
Q: How does Gosho Aoyama like Germany? Is Conan going to solve some case in Germany sometime?<br>
+
10. "It's 'Kichi-nii'!" <br>
A: Gosho Aoyama really thinks Germany is very beautiful. He especially likes the sausages. <br>
+
11. Boss is not Sonoko and the DB.<br>
There probably won't be a case for Conan in a foreign country since he wouldn't been able to get a passport.<br>
+
12. James is not the boss, Vermouth is not his wife either.<br>
<br>
+
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3609362212<br>
Q: But in one of the movies Conan has solved a case in London already (see movie 6).<br>
+
13. Gin will also appear in next year's movie.<br>
A: He wasn't really in London. But maybe he will get a faked passport... (At that time Steffen Hautog interjects how nice it is that the German fans are traveling to Japan just to see the Conan movies as the movies weren't published yet in Germany at that time.) <br>
+
14. "It's bluish purple (laugh). Actually, Conan also has bluish purple!"<br>
<br>
+
15. Doesn't know when MK volume 5 will be released yet. Kaito's hair will be suitably messy a bit. <br>
Q: Where do the ideas for the cases come from?<br>
+
16. "I don't think Conan has known Kid's identity yet..."<br>
A: He has to answer this question a lot of times. He gets his inspiration from everyday life, for example from a toilet: <br>
+
http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page-10#entry358403<br>
If the lid is up, a man has used the toilet. If it's down, it was a woman. Such details can become part of the cases.<br>
+
17. Q: “The Araide Tomoaki at the school festival was the real person?A: “Wasn’t that Vermouth? Though, my memory is… (laugh)”.<br> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-sLtQpUEAEYk_8.jpg<br>
<br>
+
18. Q: “When will you draw about Takagi’s and Satō’s marriage ceremony?” A: “Their wedding ceremony? I’d also like to see it!! (laugh)”. <br> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-XiGVaCMAAJqI3.jpg:large<br>
Q: In the manga version there often are little extra comics. [TN: Not sure what they are referring to, here] Are they just little jokes or are the assistants using them to annoy their boss?<br>
+
19: Q: “Did the BO have anything to do with Date’s “incident”?A: “No”. Don’t know if that was already known. <br> https://twitter.com/studybank4869/status/552051494350884865<br>
A: They are just little jokes.<br>
+
20. Saimizu Kichiemon is not the Organization's boss<br>
<br>
 
Q: Does Gosho Aoyama plan to have a cameo in Detective Conan?<br>
 
A: No, he's not going to appear in the series himself.<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: What is Gosho Aoyama's bet for the WC soccer game between Japan and Croatia? [TN: of the soccer WC 2006 in Germany]<br>
 
A: He hopes for a 2:0 for Japan. However, he thinks the Croatian team is very srong, so the Japanese team won't have it easy.<br>
 
 
<br>
 
<br>
Q: Gosho is actively doing sports, e.g. Kendo. Does he also play soccer?<br>
+
Apr 2015 <br>
A: He is only a viewer when it comes to soccer. His favorite soccer team is Juventus Turin.<br>
+
1. Look forward to Ran's response to the confession (that Shinichi made)! Look forward to it! <br>
 +
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3683308935<br>
 
<br>
 
<br>
Q: How tall is Conan?<br>
+
Nov 2015<br>
A: Gosho shows with his hand that it's at about 1,30 meter.<br>
+
I didn't yet draw a person who called Amuro "Zero" when Amuro was a child! (lol)<br>
<br>
+
</spoiler>
Q: Why are all members of the BO named after alcoholic beverages?<br>
+
 
A: Because it's cool.<br>
+
===2016===
<br>
+
<spoiler>
Q: Why did Gosho Aoyama put a detective in the body of an elementary school pupil?<br>
+
(Card translations all taken from DCW postcard page)
A: Since the series primary audience are children, the protagonist should also be a child.<br>
+
01. The Boss is not Toichi (laugh)<br>
<br>
+
02. Rum's height? Can't tell you (laugh).<br>
Q: Why are almost all characters in the series blue-eyed, while blue-eyed people aren't very common in Japan in reality?<br>
+
03. The Black Organisation's number 3? I wonder... (laugh)<br>
A: Blue is more colorful.<br>
+
04. Do pay attention to 'Rum' (laugh)<br>
<br>
+
05. RUM... Look forward to it!<br>
Q: Does Gosho Aoyama want to continue Kaito Kid?<br>
+
06. Rum is one person (laugh).<br>
A: He wants to, but he has no time to do so at the moment. So the master thief is only going to appear occasionally <br>
+
07. The Rum that appears in the movie is the real deal, of course (laugh).<br>
in Detective Conan for now. In Japan a volume recently was published, which tells the story of the origin of Kid's name.<br>
+
08. Perhaps that scene [where Conan said] "don't run away from your own fate"? (laugh).<br>
<br>
+
09. ..."You can't run away from your fate!"... Is that Gin? (laugh)<br>
Q: Is Conan going to find out who's Kid? Is Kid going to be captured, by Conan or police?<br>
+
10. Sera-chan will not be in this year's movie... sorry (laugh).<br>
A: It's not certain for now.<br>
+
11. An interesting part? I guess it's Akai VS Amuro... (laugh)<br>
<br>
+
12. Conan, Akai, Amuro, they'll all play a part! (laugh).<br>
Q: Is Yusaku Kudo going to reappear in the future?<br>
+
13. 2017's Conan movie is planned to be a super love comedy (laugh).<br>
A: Gosho Aoyama is drawing a story which plays ten years before the current storyline. Conan's father is going to appear in this case, too. [TN: Obviously referring to volume 55 chapter 6-9]<br>
+
14. Next year's movie is planned to be Heiji and Kazuha's love comedy ♥.<br>
<br>
+
15. The protagonist of next year's movie is Kazuha ♥. (laugh)<br>
Q: When Gosho Aoyama started Detective Conan, did he expect his series to get so successful?<br>
+
16. Heiji will show up in next year's movie (laugh).<br>
A: No, he didn't expect it to get so successful. He estimated that it would be only published for three months in a Japanese magazine.<br>
+
17. There are many appearances of Heiji in next year's movie (laugh).<br>
<br>
+
18. Heiji's romance... please look forward to it~♥.<br>
Q: Does Gosho Aoyama teach talented young manga artists?<br>
+
19. Shinichi and Kaito aren't twins~~! (laugh).<br>
A: No, he does not teach.<br>
+
20. Conan and Haibara aren't relatives~ (laugh).<br>
<br>
+
21. The Haibara disguise being pretty good might've been a coincidence... (laugh).<br>
Q: Which part of Detective Conan is done by Gosho Aoyama himself and which part by his assistants?<br>
+
22. Akemi and Shiho are blood sisters (laugh).<br>
A: Gosho Aoyama himself draws the characters, his assistants draw the backgrounds and painting big areas.<br>
+
23. Elena and Mary, sisters? ...please look forward to it~~ (laugh).<br>
<br>
+
24. Relationship between the ryōiki-gai no imōto (sister from outside the domain) and Haibara... please look forward to it (laugh).<br>
Q: Is Sonoko going to have a boyfriend?<br>
+
25. Chukichi calls him (Shuichi) "Niisan", Yukiko calls him "Shu-chan"... I think (laugh)<br>
A: She already has a boyfriend and they are going to stay together.<br>
+
26. "𠮷" is correct! "吉" is incorrect! Sorry (laugh)<br>
<br>
+
27. The sister from outside the domain's identity.... its a secret (laugh)<br>
Q: Are there going to be further entanglements between Kaito Kid and Conan?<br>
+
28. The sister from outside the domain's identity... look forward to it<br>
A: No, because the story would become too complicated, otherwise.<br>
+
29. Akai will appear in the manga soon (laugh).<br>
<br>
+
30. Subaru will appear in the manga soon (laugh).<br>
Q: Why does Makoto always wear a plaster on his face?<br>
+
31. Sera-chan and Mary will appear in the manga soon (laugh).<br>
A: Because it's cool.<br>
+
32. You can see Sera-chan's striped pantie ♥ soon (laugh)<br>
<br>
+
33. Mary will be active soon in the manga (laugh)<br>
Q: Why are there so many pairings in Detective Conan between old childhood friends?<br>
+
34. The ryōiki-gai no imōto (sister from outside the domain) will be active soon in the manga (laugh).<br>
A: Childhood friends becoming lovers is an easy concept to comprehend for everybody. That's why it's used so often.<br>
+
35. Gin will appear soon in the manga~ (laugh)<br>
<br>
+
36. Taka'aki (or Komei) calls her 'Yui-san', I think... probably... (laugh).<br>
Q: How much hours in a week does Gosho Aoyama work and what is he doing when he's not working?<br>
+
37. Naeko might actually like the fact that Chiba is a little slow… (laugh)<br>
A: Gosho Aoyama claims that he sleeps three hours a day. When he's not working, he plays computer games, watches TV and movies, reads crime novels, and - of course - watches soccer.<br>
+
38. The type of women that Scotch likes? I don't know...? (laugh)<br>
<br>
+
39. Amuro's preferences in women? I don't know... (laugh).<br>
Q: How is Kogoro able to get sober in an instant?<br>
+
40. Amuro belongs to the National Police Agency Security Bureau Security Planning Division!<br>
A: Gosho Aoyama didn't even notice that before.<br>
+
41. Ran's response... please look forward to it ♥.<br>
<br>
+
42. Please look forward to Ran's reply ♥.<br>
Q: In one movie, the divorce of Kogoro and his wife was shown (see movie 2). Is it going to be shown in the manga series, too?<br>
+
43. Aoko from the new years greeting cards (nengajo) was cute, wasn't she? Both Aoko and Ran are smart, you know? (laugh).<br>
A: Gosho Aoyama is drawing a story, where they are still together. [TN: Probably again referring to volume 55 chapter 6-9]<br>
+
44. I'm keeping them for future (laugh) Gin and Conan♪ (About keyholes)<br>
<br>
+
45. Magic Kaito volume 5... When will it be I wonder?(laughs)<br>
Q: What is the first name of Professor Agasa's first love?<br>
+
46. My favourite character in Lupin? Of course, it's Fujiko-cha–––n<br>
A: Her first name is Fusae.<br>
+
47. I like the first episode of Lupin The Third Part I! Because Fujiko-chan is sexy ♥ (laugh)<br>
 +
</spoiler>
 +
 
 +
===2017===
 +
<spoiler>
 +
(Card translations mostly from RedThread Facebook page)<br>
 +
01. Let's get along this year as well, (L/R)um - chan!<br>
 +
02. Those 3 roosters in the New Year's Card were fun (lol). Let's get along this year as well!<br>
 +
03. I'm afraid that File 1000 won't happen in Singapore! Sorry! But look forward to it!<br>
 +
04. Q: What's Amuro's image color? In most of the goods it's yellow so is that the case?" A: "Isn't Amuro's image color white? (lol). It just seems that it is yellow!"<br>
 +
05. Q:"What's Furuya's rank? Is he a career pair superintendent? (Because there is a chain of command in the PSB)" A: "Greetings from Amuro and me: let's get along this year too! I think he's a career (pair) [officer?]!"<br>
 +
06. Q:"What's Furuya's rank in the NPA?" A: "I think he's got a pretty high rank (lol). Let's get along this year too!"<br>
 +
07. Q: "What does Amuro, as Furuya of the PSB and Bourbon of the BO, think of Conan?" A: "Isn't he thinking something of along the lines of [He's strangely very sharp despite that he's a grade student]? (lol). For now, that is... (lol)<br>
 +
08. Q: "Amuro is so high-spec but is there something he dislikes?" A: "Something Amuro dislikes... Guess that'd be Akai (lol). Let's get along this year too!"<br>
 +
09. Q: "Which of them infiltrated the BO first? Rye or Bourbon?" A: "Well... Which was first, I wonder? Wasn't it Akai? He's older than Amuro so... (lol)"<br>
 +
10. Q:"Do you plan to draw episodes about Furuya, his lifestyle, his relationship with Scotch or the police school age?" A:"Maybe I do (lol). Let's get along this year as well!"<br>
 +
10. Q: "Does Amuro have brothers or sisters?" A: "Well... I wonder about that (lol)."<br>
 +
11. Q: "Did you specifically choose Furuya's VA?" A: "Of course, I specifically asked for that VA (lol)."<br>
 +
12. Q: "This year's movie concept seems to be linked to the manga and anie "Chihayufuru", isn't it? You did a "collaboration" with "Chihayufuru" in the past so will there be one in this movie as well?" A: "I like "Chihayufuru" so maybe... (lol)."<br>
 +
13. Q: "Please tell me Akai's and Furuya's birthdays!" A: "I haven't decided yet (lol). Greetings from Akai and Amuro this year, too!"<br>
 +
14. Q: "Did Rye, when he was in the BO, take care of his long hair?" A: "Guess he did take care of it? (lol). Let's get along this year too!"<br>
 +
15. Congratulations on turning 20 years old! Sera wears a sport bra (lol).<br>
 +
16. Will Matsuda appear in an Amuro flashback again?" "Not sure (lol)<br>
 +
17. Q: "Is Aoko Kaito's first love?" A: "It might be Aoko (heart) [lol]. Let's get along this year too!"<br>
 +
18. Q;"Are there characters who are good at English?" A: "Both Shinichi and Heiji are good at English (lol). Let's get along this year too!"<br>
 +
19. "Wakasa - sensei's true identity...? Look forward to it! (lol)." <br>
 +
20. Q:"Where does the ripple series [Flashback of Conan meeting Akai] happen?" A: "Maybe it's Shizuoka? (lol). Let's get along this year too!"<br>
 +
21. Q: "Are Kudo Yuusaku and Kuroba Touichi brothers?" A:"Well... Who knows? (lol). Let's get along this year too!"<br>  
 +
22. Q: "What alcoholic drink does Furuya normally drink?" A: "Doesn't he drink bourbon? (lol). Let's get along this year too!"<br>
 +
23. Q: "If Sera joined a school club what club would it be?" A: "Hmmm... Doesn't seem like there's a Jeet Kee Duno club... (lol). Let's get along this year, too!"<br>
 +
24. Q:"What about development in the Shinichi and Ran romance? Not yet? Will there?" A:"Look forward to file 1000!"<br>
 +
25. Q: "Who's more skilled with the bike? Sera or Heiji?" A: "Maybe Heiji is (lol). Let's get along this year too!"<br>
 +
26. I'd like for Hina - chan to show up again, as well! Let's get along this year, too!<br>
 +
27. I think that Amuro is more skilled than Akai at cooking!<br>
 +
28. Q:"What's Akai's and Furuya's favorite dish?" A:"Akai might like calorie mate but Furuya... is an enigma (lol) Let's get along this year as well!"<br>
 +
29. Q:"Will a guy who'll make Shinichi get jealous show up?" A:"Maybe a guy like that will show up soon? (Lol) Let's get along this year as well!"<br>
 +
30. Q: "What's the relation between Amuro and Scotch?" A: "They're childhood friends (lol). Let's get along this year too!"<br>
 +
31. Q:"How old is Kazami? Older than Furuya?" A:"He's younger, isn't he? You want him to be older? (Lol) Let's get along this year as well!"<br>
 +
32. Q:"You said there's reason Shinichi and Kaito look alike, but would they happen to be cousins?" A:"Heh, heh, heh. That's a secret (lol). Let's get along this year as well!"<br>
 +
33. Q:"Does Rum obey code name pattern?" A:"Well, I wonder about that? (Lol) Let's get along this year as well!"<br>
 +
34. Q:"Is there some link between Amuro and England?" A:"Maybe there isn't.. (lol). Let's get along this year as well!"<br>
 +
35. Matsuda... I'd also like for him to appear somewhere (lol)<br>
 +
36. Q: "Will there be a Shinichi and Ran meeting?" A:"Well then, look forward to file 1000 (lol)"<br>
 +
37. Q: "Will Eisuke appear again?" A: ""Thanks for your cute Conan postcard! I think that Eisuke is doing his best to be able to join the CIA (lol)!"<br>
 +
38. Q: "Will there be a chapter in which Kogoro will have some action?" A: "A chapter like that has already been published in the manga (lol)."<br>
 +
39. I've planned for a Shinichi appearance in file 1000 (lol)!<br>
 +
40. "One of the best movie scenes is "Kazuha standing"! Your bird drawing was pretty good too!"<br>
 +
41. Q: "Will the next movie's focus be the Tokyo Metropolitan Police?" A: "You didn't hit the mark (lol). But look forward to it nevertheless!"<br>
 +
42. Q: When did Sera Masumi and Haneda Shuukichi have the "Akai" surname? A:When they were in England the 3 of them used the "Akai" surname (lol).<br>
 +
43. Q: "Is Mary being chased by the BO?" A:"Maybe so (lol). Let's get along this year as well!"<br>
 +
44. Q: "I'd like for Conan to return to Shinichi on the day of Ran's birthday" A: "Well then, look forward to file 1000 (lol)."<br>
 +
45. I've planned for a "Magic Kaito" new story to happen soon. But keep it a secret from everyone (lol).<br>
 +
</spoiler>
 +
 
 +
==Lets Talk with Gosho Day==
 +
{{main|Lets Talk with Gosho Aoyama Day}}
 +
===2012 DCW Thread version===
 +
<spoiler>
 +
Translated by justwantanaccount
 +
 
 +
いつになるか分からないが、川中島の戦いを扱った長野県警が出るデカい事件を用意している。<br>
 +
Not sure when (it will be published), but a huge case using the Battles of Kawanaka Island involving the Nagano Police District is being prepared.
 +
 
 +
仕事場のデジタル化で変わった事→仕事場がトーンで汚れなくなった。<br>
 +
Due to the digitalization of the work place, the work place doesn't become dirty after using tones
 +
 
 +
何巻まで続く?→100巻まではいかないと思う…けど分からない。<br>
 +
Until what volume will (Conan) continue? → (Gosho) doesn't think (Conan) will reach 100 volumes, but (Gosho) isn't sure.
 +
 
 +
沖矢さんを消さないで!→うーん、どうだろう…。<br>
 +
Don't erase Okiya-san! → Hmm, I'm not sure...
 +
 
 +
千葉刑事の下の名前→高木刑事が声優さんと同じなので違う名前にするかも<br>
 +
Detective Chiba's first name → Since Detective Takagi's is the same as the voice actor's, maybe (Chiba's first) name will be different (from the voice actor's)
 +
 
 +
睡眠時間→朝9時~昼12時。原稿上がった時は12時間くらい泥の様に眠る。<br>
 +
Time of sleep → 9am ~ 12pm. Once the manuscript is done (Gosho) sleeps like mud for 12 hours. (Gosho sleeps three hours a day?! O_o)
 +
 
 +
蘭の誕生日教えて!→差し支えあるので今は言えない。でもまだ誕生日来ていないので蘭は現在16歳。<br>
 +
Tell me Ran's birthday! → Since there's an obstacle can't tell for now. But since the birthday hasn't passed Ran is 16 right now.
 +
 
 +
今でもお気に入りのエピソードは東都タワー爆破未遂事件<br>
 +
Favorite episode is still the Touto Tower bombing attempt case
 +
 
 +
ボスのメールアドレス、青山先生がご実家に電話する際、市外局番が七つの子に聞こえた為、これは使える!と使ったらしい。<br>
 +
On the Boss' email address, when Aoyama-sensei called home, since the area code sounded like Nanatsu no Ko, he thought "I can use this!" so used it, apparently
 +
</spoiler>
 
<br>
 
<br>
Q: Why is Ran so violent?<br>
+
===2013 DCW Thread version===
A: For that you have to ask Ran herself.<br>
+
<spoiler>
<br>
+
Summary by Black Demon
Q: Who is Gosho Aoyama's favorite caharcter from Detective Conan?<br>
 
A: The little master detective himself.<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: Why does Shuuichi hate Gin so much?<br>
 
A: It is going to become clear soon in the manga.<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: Does Gosho Aoyama plan to start a new series after Detective Conan is finished?<br>
 
A: As of yet, there's no new series planned.<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: How old is Gosho Aoyama?<br>
 
A: He is going to be 43 years-old on 21st June [TN: 2006].<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: For how long has Gosho Aoyama worked on Detective Conan?<br>
 
A: For this, Gosho Aoyama has to ask his editor, who traveled along.<br>
 
He has worked on Detective Conan since 1993.<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: Who is the boss of the BO?<br>
 
A: It's already decided and it is going to be revealed sometime.<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: Which style of music does Gosho Aoyama prefer?<br>
 
A: He doesn't listen to music very often and he prefers no particular style.<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: Does Gosho Aoyama have some role models among other mangaka?<br>
 
A: Yes, for example the famous movie director Kurosawa is one of his role models.<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: How old was he, when he published his first manga?<br>
 
A: That has to be answered by his editor as well. Gosho Aoyama was 24 years-old at that time.<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: When did Gosho Aoyama buy his first manga?<br>
 
A: When he was in kindergarten, he bought his first manga, which probably isn't known by anyone in Germany.<br>
 
By the way, his father bought him "Peter Pan".<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: Does Gosho Aoyama have contact to other mangaka?<br>
 
A: He visits parties where he meets his colleagues.<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: Would he like to visit Germany again, even if the Japanese national team doesn't play there at that time?<br>
 
A: Gosho Aoyama really likes German sausages, so he would like to visit Germany again in the future.<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: Which manga does Gosho Aoyama like to read?<br>
 
A: Among other things he is a big fan of "Vagabond".<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: Which crime story authors did inspire Gosho Aoyama the most?<br>
 
A: He is a big fan of Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes. <br>
 
<br>
 
Q: When did Gosho Aoyama start to draw manga?<br>
 
A: He began to draw manga when he was three years old. However, those drawings could only be called scribbles.<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: On the internet, there is a rumor that Gosho Aoyama would be on a two month-break. Is it true?<br>
 
A: No, it's not. If someone would offer him such a long break, he wouldn't decline, but, alas, no one does.<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: Is Gosho Aoyama also interested in European and US comics?<br>
 
A: Yes, he is. His favorites are "Superman" and "Batman" among other things. But he also likes works from Moebius.<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: How many persons work on the manga?<br>
 
A: Gosho Aoyama works together with six assitants.<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: Would Gosho Aoyama read and answer fan letters from Germany, if they are written in Japanaese?<br>
 
A: He would read them. But instead of answering each of them, he would send a new years card.<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: To what extend is Detective Conan autobiographic?<br>
 
A: From time to time, there are events of Gosho Aoyama's daily life, which are represented in the manga.<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: Is Gosho Aoyama able to imagine one day in the life of Conan without a murder?<br>
 
A: He would like to write such a story one day.<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: Are there really as many murders as shown in Detective Conan in Japan?<br>
 
A: No, thankfully not.<br>
 
<br>
 
Q: The word is that the Japanese police has used Conan for an anti drug campaign in the past. Is it true?<br>
 
A: It's true. The campaign was directed at children. Many children watch Deective Conan and while watching it catch this message.<br>
 
<br>
 
<br>
 
TN: That's it ~<br>
 
I'm sorry for my bad English. <br>
 
Feel free to ask if some parts do not make sense in Englisch or to correct any mistakes.<br>
 
Also, my translation may not be 100 % literal all of the time since it isn't really possible at some parts with how the German sentences are worded.<br>
 
</spoiler>
 
===Anime 10th Anniversary Interview===
 
Aoyama Anime 10th anniversary interview on 2005-2006<br>
 
Posted at : https://reiarashi.wordpress.com/2006/09/10/aoyama-10th-anniversary-interview/
 
<spoiler>
 
Q: The animated version of “Detective Conan” is welcoming it’s 10 years anniversary. Looking back on these ten years, How do you feel?<br>
 
Gosho: Even though that is a long time, to me… it feels like a blink of an eye.
 
  
Q: Are there any differences between now and then?<br>
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About the character designs and the movie posters
Gosho: (Conan) grew taller. *laugh* In the beginning, I was drawing him at the cute size of three head sizes. Now I’m slowly drawing him at 4 head size, because kids in real life are taller now.
 
  
Q: What’s your favorite moment in the anime?<br>
+
1. A girl asked whether the "horn" on Ran's head is a bone. Gosho laughed and said that it's not a bone, it's just the hair style. He also emphasized that Ran wouldn't be Ran if she didn't have the "horn" on her head. And Conan wouldn't be Conan if he didn't have the hair strands that gone straightened up at the back of his head.
Gosho: “The moonlight sonata case”. In the manga, there was no sound so it felt better with music in the anime. Other ones, are like the bomb case of Sato-san.
 
  
Q: How’d you feel when they decided to make an anime?<br>
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2. About the origin of Shinichi's birthday (May 4), Gosho said that it's the day that Holmes and Prof. Moriarty died at Reichenbach Fall, which would make it look like Shinichi is the reincarnation of Holmes, however, Holmes never actually died...
Gosho: Conan is based on logical deduction, so I thought it was better to make it into a play. As an anime, if there’s no action, if it can’t make people happy, it wouldn’t be accepted. At the time I felt even if Conan was made into an anime, it won’t be accepted so… I thought it would be over very soon *laugh*
 
  
Q: You never expected that it would last ten years?<br>
+
3. Gosho said that when he designs the characters and draws the manga, the principle that he sticks to is: Boys must look handsome and girls must look cute (男の子はカツコよく、 女の子は可愛く). He always reminds himself to think and draw seriously.
Gosho: Never… I’m surprised myself.
 
  
Q: What’s the most important thing to take note of when drawing Conan?<br>
+
4. Gosho draws the movie posters, but the texts on the side are not written by him.
Gosho: When it was made into an anime, I told the artist not to draw Conan like the edogawa detective group’s Rin-san but draw him like Kogorou, a person who looks like he’s overseeing the whole case.
 
  
Q: What do you feel when looking at the anime?<br>
+
About the creation and experience as a mangaka
Gosho: Conan’s voice is my wife’s voice, but in the anime she’ll say “yatte ne” in a voice more fitting of her beautiful attitude *laugh*
 
  
Q: What’s hardest to draw in Conan?<br>
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Nothing important in this part really, I'm too lazy to translate right now =.=
Gosho: The corpse, if you draw it too scary, too ugly, or too rough… people won’t find it interesting. It’s very hard to find the balance in this area… but still fit for kids to watch because kids are really smart these days. In truth, I’ve drawn a lot of content that’s just more fitting for adults.
 
  
Q: Were you ever worried about the possibility that the anime might be more popular then the original work?<br>
+
About ShinRan
Gosho: I never worried about that before, I don’t mind the anime originals that the anime staff came up with.
 
  
Q: What do you think of the anime original?<br>
+
I (the poster) helped a friend ask this: Shinichi has already confessed to Ran back in London. What will their development in the future be, will they have a kissing scene like Takagi and Sato ?
Gosho: Conan in the Manga says only stuff that I know, stuff that I researched, and stuff that I heard and sources like that. Anime Original is different, I’ve got no idea of the plotline. Sometimes I’ll let out a “Ho~o, you’re so smart!” or “Wow, you even know things like that” remarks.
 
  
Q: Did you even think about drawing the anime and the manga at the same time?<br>
+
Gosho answered that there'll definitely be a development, he wasn't sure how much he should spoil, but he said that we can expect the "kiss" thing, there will be that part.
Gosho: Of course, of course, especially when I’m drawing action scenes like Ran’s karate because if you see it in anime, it is very interesting. Like Conan’s kicking scenes. There wasn’t any sort of continuous action in the manga.
 
  
Q: The reason Conan is so loved by fans over this long period of time?<br>
+
About Kaitou Kid and Magic Kaito
Gosho: Yeah, to tell you the truth. I’m not really clear on it. I guess it’s because everybody likes to see detective shows and drama shows. The man who was shrunk and can not confess his love, everyone seems able to embrace this.
 
  
Q: What does Conan mean to you?<br>
+
1. Basically Gosho said that there is a reason behind Kid and Shinichi's resemblance and he purposely made it like that. That reason may be brought up in the future if he has the chance to draw, but maybe not if he's too busy.
Gosho: Painful days and happy days. I’m very happy when I’m drawing Conan, but at the same time… it is very tiresome *laugh*
 
  
Q: What is the most tired period within these ten years?<br>
+
2. A fan asked that: In "Magic Kaito" where Kaitou Kid is the main character, the first Kid (Toichi) was killed by a mysterious organization. Kaitou Kid both find the "Pandora" and hunt the enemies who killed his father at the same time. But in the "Mystery Train" arc, Kid showed up to help Conan. Will Kaitou Kid's story be relevant to the Black Organization because of this ?
Gosho: Well, because there are so many lines… it took a long time to produce it. If anybody feels that the lines are too long, that’s because I wrote it that long. *laugh* This is a really tiresome work. I have a few pages full of lines in tiny letters.
 
  
Q: Compared to your other work, is the production time the same?<br>
+
Gosho said because that was a special case, so [he] let Kid appeared and have an encounter with the organization. However, Kid has his own story plot, which may be developed in "Magic Kaito", so Kaitou Kid will probably not have any intersection with the BO in the future.
Gosho: It’s completely different. When I was drawing Yaiba, if I’m lucky, I can be done in 4 to 5 days. Conan needs at least 1 week or a bit more then 1 week. For a weekly published manga… I killed quite a bit of my brain cells.
 
  
Q: How many more years do you set as your goal?<br>
+
He also said that he really wants to draw MK, at least one volume per year, but since he's too busy with Conan's releases, especially with the "Mystery Train" thing, he never had the time.
Gosho: Because I’ve been drawing it for 10 years, I haven’t thought of the future. Although I have already thought of the ending, because I can’t lay the clues if I don’t have the ending.
 
  
Q: The 10th movie that’s going to premiere in April.. what’s the difference between it and the 9th film?<br>
+
About the Black Organization
Gosho: It’s different, to say… there’s going to be a lot more detectives this time. (Did you see that poster with all the detectives) Yeah, even though this guy came out before, this time, he’s coming out at the same time. The other point worth mentioning is my other project “Magic Kaito”. The showdown between Kaitou and his nemesis Hakuba. Heiji, Conan and Hakuba. The joint appearance of the 3 high school detectives at the same time.
 
  
Q: The story of the movie?<br>
+
1. Gosho said that after Amuro there'll also be a new member/new members. Even though he didn't say clearly, but it seems that there won't be only one.
Gosho: Within limited time, can the case be solved? Can the criminal be captured? The criminal will have a lot of hostages… It’s not good if I say anymore *laugh*
 
  
Q: Finally, do you have anything to say to the audience?<br>
+
2. A fan asked: All BO members have alcoholic code-names. Does Gosho like alcohols ? Will his most favorite alcohol be The Boss' code-name ?
Gosho: This time it’s the 10th movie, so all the detectives who’ve shown up within these ten years should appear. So even though I can’t say fancy, it’s the 10 year special. Please look forward to it!
 
</spoiler>
 
===Conan and Kindaichi Files Interview #1===
 
名探偵コナン&金田一少年の事件簿01 (Detective Conan & Kindaichi Case files #1), published April 10, 2008<br>
 
Translated by: justwantanaccount
 
<spoiler>
 
まずは連載が始まった経緯を教えてください。<br>
 
First, pleast tell the details on how the serializations began.<br>
 
天樹征丸:僕らが「金田一少年の事件簿」を始めた頃は、トリックを使った本格派のミステリー漫画は皆無でした。この仕事を始めた時、いくつかやりたいテーマがあって、ミステリーまんがもそのひとつ。それで企画を考えました。<br>
 
Seimaru Amagi (the writer for Kindaichi): At the time we started Kindaichi Case Files, genuine mystery manga using tricks were hopeless. When I started this job, there were a few themes that I wanted to do, and mystery manga was one of them. I thought of plans according to that.<br>
 
さとうふみや:私は、旅行から帰ってきたら、留守電に編集部から「金田一」の打診があって。その頃は、まだ売れてなかったから、「次は何しようかな」とか考えていた時期ですね。<br>
 
Fumiya Sato (the illustrator for Kindaichi): For me, after returning from a trip, there was a probe about Kindaichi from the editorial department. At the time, it didn't sell, so it was the time when I thought about things like “what should I do next?”<br>
 
青山剛昌:僕も同じような感じです。僕の場合は、「「金田一」が受けているから「少年サンデー」でも、そういうまんがをやってくれないか?」と打診されて。でも最初は、まったく乗り気じゃなかった。大変ですもん。<br>
 
Gosho Aoyama: Same feel for me. In my case, I was probed, “Since Kindaichi is popular, can do you do that kind of manga for Shonen Sunday?” At first, though, I had no interest at all. It would be a lot of trouble, you see.<br>
 
さとう:でも、もう「マジック快斗」を描いてましたよね?<br>
 
Sato: You were already drawing Magic Kaito at the time, though, right?<br>
 
青山:あれは泥棒モノですから。泥棒モノは、何か盗めばいいだけだから簡単なんですよ。<br>
 
Aoyama: That's thief material, you see. For thief material, you only have to steal something so it's easy.<br>
 
  
天樹:元々、子供はミステリーが大好きで、僕らが小さい意頃にも探偵小説を読んでいた。まんがでも、長編で謎で引っ張っていけば、いけると思ってました。<br>
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Gosho said he doesn't really drink, he just picked up the alcoholic names that he thinks are cool. The cool code-names are almost used up now, maybe there's only Whiskey or something... left. [Black Demon: I find this strange because Rye and Bourbon are already whiskeys.]
Amagi: By nature, children love mysteries, and we read mystery novels when we were small, too. For manga, I thought that I could do it if I stretched it long with mysteries.<br>
 
青山:でも、実際にやってみると、何故みんなやらないか判る。セリフは多いし大変。<br>
 
Aoyama: But when you actually do it, you understand why no one does it. Lines are long, and it's a lot of trouble.<br>
 
さとう:「金田一」の連載当初は、1年ぐらいだと思ってました。<br>
 
Sato: At the beginning of Kindaichi's serialization, I thought it would only last about a year.<br>
 
青山:僕もネタ的に続かないから、3か月ぐらいかなと。<br>
 
Aoyama: I, too, thought that it would only last about three months, since it's difficult to continue material-wise.<br>
 
さとう:それを週刊ペースでやるんだからムチャすぎる。<br>
 
Sato: And then you do it at a weekly pace, so it's too unreasonable.<br>
 
青山:でも「金田一」は、すごく参考になりました。犯人が真っ黒なのも、ほぼマネですから。<br>
 
Aoyama: But Kindaichi served as quite a reference. I practically copied the part where the culprit is completely black.<br>
 
全員:(爆笑)<br>
 
Everyone: (Laughs wildly)<br>
 
天樹:あれは、さとう先生の発明ですよ。原作では、「人物がわからないように」としか書いてなかったんです。<br>
 
Amagi: That's Sato-sensei's invention. In the original work, I only wrote, “make sure you cannot identify the person.”<br>
 
さとう:ただ黒いだけですよ。<br>
 
Sato: They're merely black, that's all.<br>
 
青山:でも、誰か判らないし、すごく不気味さが出る。<br>
 
Aoyama: But you can't tell who it is, and it feels eerie.<br>
 
天樹:あれってルールがありますよね。男女同じ体型で描く。で、犯人がわかったときに体型が違ってもツッコミはなし。<br>
 
Amagi: There's a rule to it, isn't there? You draw the same body type for both men and women. Then, when the culprit is revealed, even if the body type changes no one makes a joke about it.<br>
 
青山:小説だと証拠品や犯人を文章で説明するけど、まんがは、コマのどこかにサラッと描いてトリックにできるんですよね。<br>
 
Aoyama: In novels, you explain the evidence, culprit, etc. in the text, but in manga, you can deftly draw them somewhere in the panel to build your trick.<br>
 
天樹:ミステリーって基本は小説なので、絵的なトリックは手付かずだったんです。それに気が付いた時、これは長くやれるなと思いました。その分、さとう先生には苦労かけてます。<br>
 
Amagi: Mysteries are basically novels, so visual mysteries were untouched. When I realized that, I thought that I could do it for a long time. Meanwhile, I'll continue to give Sato-sensei trouble.<br>
 
  
トリックは検証しますか?<br>
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The Boss doesn't need to have a code-name because (he/she) is the "boss", of course the member's code-names are all come up by The Boss.
Do you verify your tricks?<br>
 
青山:ドアロックを外からテープでかけるトリックは、編集さんを外に出して実験しました。でも密室トリックは、トリックのために部屋を、事前に全部見せておかないといけない。あれが結構難しい。<br>
 
Aoyama: For the trick that locks the door from the outside with tape, I got the editor to go outside and test it. But for tricks involving sealed rooms, I must show all the room beforehand for the trick. That is quite difficult.<br>
 
  
作画的に言えば、登場人物の描き分けも大変ですよね。<br>
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3. A fan asked whether Gosho has already come up with the name and character design/setting for The Boss ?
Drawing-wise, drawing apart the characters must be a lot of trouble.<br>
 
青山:「金田一」は一度にたくさんキャラクターが出てきますから、描き分けも大変そう。<br>
 
Aoyama: A lot of characters appear in Kindaichi at once – drawing apart seems like a lot of trouble.<br>
 
さとう:描き分けは、もういいやって(笑)描いていても、「このいいこと言っている泣かせのキャラは、この前は意地悪だったお姉さんと同じ絵かも」ってことありますから(笑)<br>
 
Sato: I don't put much effort into drawing apart anymore (laughs). When I draw, things like “I might draw this tear-inducing, good-things-saying character the same way I drew that mean lady” happen.<br>
 
  
登場人物の名前は?<br>
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Gosho gave out an ambiguous statement: The Boss has already been come up with/has already appeared; the name also has already been come up with/has already appeared. But which option is the correct understanding, everyone has their own opinion.
What about the characters' names?<br>
 
青山:僕は空の話だったら、鳥の名前をつけるなど、作品ごとのテーマに合わせます。読者から「今回は鳥ですね」と手紙が来たりしますよ。自己満足ですけどね。<br>
 
Aoyama: For me, I match with the theme of the work – for example, if the story was about the sky, I would give bird-related names. I get letters like “this time, [the names are based on] birds, right?” This is for self-satisfaction, though.<br>
 
さとう:実際にありそうな名前は使わないですね。<br>
 
Sato: We don't use realistic names, do we?<br>
 
天樹:以前に出てきた名前とイメージが重ならないようには考えてます。登場シーンの短いキャラは3話ぐらいだし、長くても15話ぐらいで使い切ってしまうキャラですから、ある程度は名前でキャラを立たせる意識はあります。ヤバそうな奴にはヤバそうな名前。<br>
 
Amagi: We try not to repeat the mood of the previous names. Characters that don't appear for long lasts only about three chapters, up to maybe 15 chapters, so in a sense the characters are built on the name. Give dubious names to dubious guys.<br>
 
青山:なるほど。<br>
 
Aoyama: I see.<br>
 
さとう:不幸なヒロインには、冬とか寒々しいイメージの漢字を使ったり。<br>
 
Sato: For forsaken heroins, we may use kanji's meaning “winter” or something that feels cold.<br>
 
青山:「金田一」は名前をつけるのがうまい。名前が結構怖い。ネーミングは本当に大事ですよ。<br>
 
Aoyama: Characters are named well in Kindaichi. The names are quite scary. Names are truly important, aren't they?<br>
 
さとう:名前の字で、イメージが伝わってきますから。<br>
 
Sato: You can convey a mood through the name's ideographs.<br>
 
  
「コナン」も「金田一」もいろんな場所が舞台になってます。取材にも行かれますか?<br>
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However, Gosho stated that it's not Agasha Hiroshi, to which the audiences clap enthusiastically.
Both Conan and Kindaichi take place at various locations. Do you go to places for reference?<br>
 
青山:寝台列車・北斗星の話を描いたときには実際に乗りました。でも、写真を撮ったら、途中下車しましたけど。<br>
 
Aoyama: When I drew the story about the sleeping car train Hokutosei, I actually rode it. When I took pictures, I had to get off in the middle, though.<br>
 
さとう:列車モノを描いたけど、いかなかった・・・・・・<br>
 
Sato: I drew material about trains, but I never went . . .<br>
 
青山:でも、編集さんと2人で旅行してもつまんないでしょ。<br>
 
Aoyama: But traveling with the editor is dull, isn't it?<br>
 
さとう:それはある!<br>
 
Sato: That happens!<br>
 
天樹:「金田一」の時は、どうしたんでしたっけ?<br>
 
Amagi: What did we do at Kindaichi's time?<br>
 
さとう:あれはスタッフが写真を撮ってきました。北海道も行ってないんだよ!高校生のクセに、ハジメは何回も行っているのに。<br>
 
Sato: The staff went and took pictures. We never went to Hokkaido! Even Hajime went many times, though he's only a high school student.<br>
 
青山:(笑)<br>
 
Aoyama: (laughs)<br>
 
  
「金田一」は雪国が多い。その理由は?<br>
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4. A girl asked about the "Sherry naked" thing, that why does Gin always think about her without clothes, what exactly is their relationship ?
Snowy places appear often in Kindaichi. What is the reason?<br>
 
さとう:冬は、人を孤立させやすいから。<br>
 
Sato: Because it's easy to isolate people in winter.<br>
 
青山:塩をまいて足跡を出現させるトリックがありましたよね。あれはいいなと思いました。<br>
 
Aoyama: There was a trick that made footprints appear by sprinkling salt, wasn't there? I thought that it was good.<br>
 
天樹:シンプルでわかりやすいし、きれいですよね。サクラ雪という言葉もいい。あの時は、すごく楽しく書いてました。<br>
 
Amagi: It was simple and easy to understand, and it was beautiful, too, wasn't it? I like the phrase “sakura snow”, too. I had a lot of fun writing it at the time.<br>
 
青山:あの時は?(笑)<br>
 
Aoyama: At the time? (laughs)<br>
 
さとう:少しテイストを変えてみようと話して描いたんですよ。なにしろ長くやってたから。<br>
 
Sato: We tried to change the taste a little for that, since we'd done this for a long time back then.<br>
 
  
その時のロケハンは?<br>
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Gosho answered that they indeed had a relationship, but it wouldn't be interesting if (he) revealed it there, so please wait for it. The poster also mentioned that Gosho had a trolling (or something like that) laugh/smile at the time.
Did you do location hunting at the time?<br>
 
さとう:まったくないですよ!<br>
 
Sato: No, not at all!<br>
 
青山:(笑)<br>
 
Aoyama: (laughs)<br>
 
  
ミステリーまんがの魅力はなんだと思いますか?<br>
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5. From what I (BD) understand here is that a fan asked why Gosho didn't name Amuro directly after Tohru Furuya but had to use a character that has the same pronunciation (透 vs. 徹). Gosho said that it would be too obvious if he did that. [Except it's still very obvious :P ]
What do you think is the appeal of mystery manga?<br>
 
天樹:一番の魅力は、謎解き。そこは今のまんが的ですね。<br>
 
Amagi: The number one appeal would be solving mysteries. That aspect is manga-esque now, isn't it?<br>
 
さとう:謎があって解決するというセオリーに尽きる。<br>
 
Sato: In the end, if there is a mystery, one must solve it.<br>
 
青山:「金田一」と「コナン」で言えばラブコメ要素。<br>
 
Aoyama: Love comedy is an element in Kindaichi and Conan.<br>
 
  
女子高生のヒロインやセクシーな女性が出てきますね。<br>
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6. A fan asked whether there will be a special story that Gosho wants to write next year (Conan's 20th anniversary) ?
Characters like female high school student heroines and sexy women appear, don't they?<br>
 
天樹:お約束ですよ。<br>
 
Amagi: It's a promise.<br>
 
青山:「コナン」は、あまりセクシーな女の子は出ないです。「金田一」は、お風呂場に全裸で美女が浮いたりしてますけど。<br>
 
Aoyama: Not much sexy girls appear in Conan, though beautiful women might float naked in a bathtub in Kindaichi.<br>
 
さとう:それは「少年マガジン」だから(笑)<br>
 
Sato: That's because we're at Shonen Magazine (laughs).<br>
 
天樹:シャワーシーンとかね。<br>
 
Amagi: Shower scenes and such.<br>
 
青山:「少年サンデー」だと編集部から止められます(笑)<br>
 
Aoyama: The editorial department would stop it in Shonen Sunday (laughs).<br>
 
さとう:「少年サンデー」は、むかしからあまりやりませんよね。<br>
 
Sato: Shonen Sunday doesn't do it much from the old days, do they?<br>
 
天樹:ミステリー漫画って、理屈っぽくて判りにくいじゃないですか。だから読者を限定したくないという意味でアイキャッチ的にパンチラを入れて、読んでみようと思わせてるんです。<br>
 
Amagi: Mystery mangas are logical and hard to understand, aren't they? So you include eye-catching panty shots to make the readers want to try reading, because you don't want to limit the audience.<br>
 
さとう:まんがって、本当にそういうところの引っ掛かりが、きっかけになることってあるんですよね。かわいい女の子が出てくるまんがというだけで、読み始める読者もいるし。<br>
 
Sato: Those kind of pulls really does become the start sometimes in manga, doesn't it? Some readers start reading simply because cute girls appear in the manga.<br>
 
青山:僕は、最初から「コナン」にはラブコメの要素を入れるつもりで描いてました。主人公がちっちゃくなるというのは、まさにラブコメですから。小さい少年と元の自分が好きな女の子が出てきたら面白いかなと。<br>
 
Aoyama: For me, I drew with the intention to include elements of love comedy in Conan from the beginning. The protagonist becoming small is truly a love comedy, you see. I thought that having a small boy and a girl that the boy's real self loves would be interesting.<br>
 
天樹:ミステリーまんがじゃなくても、面白くなりそう。<br>
 
Amagi: That sounds interesting, even if it wasn't a mystery manga.<br>
 
青山:そう、推理じゃなくて、そっちだけでもいいかなと。<br>
 
Aoyama: Yes, that part by itself without deductions would be good, I think.<br>
 
天樹:小さい男の子が、ちらっとスカートの中を見たりね。<br>
 
Amagi: The small boy might look inside a skirt really quick.<br>
 
さとう:それは「少年マガジン」だけでしょ!<br>
 
Sato: That's only in Shonen Magazine!<br>
 
天樹:そっか(笑)<br>
 
Amagi: That's true (laughs).<br>
 
  
では、ミステリーまんがをやる上で特に大変なのは?<br>
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Gosho said that he wants to write a BIG case that involves the organization. However, he said that he "wants to write", so...
Then, what is especially troublesome doing a mystery manga?<br>
 
天樹:事件の動機がすごく大切なんだけと、実はバリエーションがそんなにないんですよね。<br>
 
Amagi: Though the motive for the case is really important, in truth there aren't much variation, is there?<br>
 
青山:やりつくして、面白い動機がネタ切れ寸前です(笑)<br>
 
Aoyama: You use everything, and running out of ideas on interesting motives become imminent (laughs).<br>
 
天樹:まんがは、読者層も広いので、ドラマチックに盛り上げないと読者から不満が出る。<br>
 
Amagi: Since the readership is wide in manga, you have to hype up dramatically or else the readers may start feeling unsatisfied.<br>
 
さとう:殺人の動機も変わってきてます。むかしは「恋人が殺されて・・・・・・」だけど、最近は「本当は恋人ですらなかった!」みたいに、ひねくれてる。<br>
 
Sato: The motive for the murder starts changing, too. In the old days, you use “my lover was killed . . .”, but recently it became “in truth the person wasn't even my lover!” - it becomes distorted like this.<br>
 
青山:確かにひねりは必要。<br>
 
Aoyama: That's true, twists are essential.<br>
 
天樹:シンプルな復讐モノとかにすると、「もう、やったじゃん」と言われてしまいます。<br>
 
Amagi: If you make it a simple revenge and the like, you get told that you've already done it before.<br>
 
青山:自分で描くときにも「やったよな」と思っちゃう。<br>
 
Aoyama: I think “I did this, didn't I?”, even when I'm drawing myself.<br>
 
天樹:そうそう。動機は最初の1,2年で尽きました。あとはずっと苦労してます。<br>
 
Amagi: Yes, yes. I ran out of ideas for motives in the first 1~2 years. I've had difficulty ever since.<br>
 
  
決めゼリフも特徴ですね。<br>
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About the ending
Catch phrases are characteristic, too, aren't they?<br>
 
天樹:話が引き締まるし、ここから逆転していくという期待感が出せるのがいい。「ジッチャンの名にかけて」があるおかげで1話分は得する感じです。<br>
 
Amagi: They tighten the story, and I like how it gives the expectation that the tables will be turned from that point on. Thanks to “In the name of grandpa”, I feel that I've gained one chapter's worth.<br>
 
青山:「コナン」の場合は「江戸川コナン、探偵さ」というのを時々言うぐらい。1回ぐらい言わせてやろうかな。「●●の名にかけて」って。<br>
 
Aoyama: In Conan's case, he says “Edogawa Conan – a detective” from time to time, and that's it. Maybe I should make him say “In the name of ___”, at least once.<br>
 
全員:(笑)<br>
 
Everyone: (laughs)<br>
 
天樹:ぜひ交換しましょう!<br>
 
Amagi: Yes, let us exchange!<br>
 
青山:「金田一ハジメ、探偵さ」って言うの?<br>
 
Aoyama: You'll make him say “Kindaichi Hajime – a detective”?<br>
 
天樹:いいなあ、それ。<br>
 
Amagi: I like it!<br>
 
さとう:でも高校生だよ。<br>
 
Sato: But he's a high school student.<br>
 
天樹:「探偵じゃないだろ」ってツッコミが入るとか。<br>
 
Amagi: Someone might joke, “He's not [officially] a detective, is he?”<br>
 
  
2作品の影響で、テキストの多い漫画も増えましたね。<br>
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The poster asked about the ending and Gosho's answer is basically the same as in the past: It may not end just yet, but he also said that doesn't mean (Conan) doesn't have any ending. [So what I understand here is that there may or may not be a ending, and Gosho is also not certain about when will he write the end either.]
As a result of the two works' influence, manga with a lot of text increased, didn't it?<br>
 
青山:確かにそれはあるかも。<br>
 
Aoyama: Maybe, perhaps.<br>
 
天樹:ヒットしたことで、OKになったんですよね。<br>
 
Amagi: It became acceptable due to the hits, didn't it?<br>
 
さとう:今の読者は読んで「判った」とスカッとするみたい。<br>
 
Sato: The readers nowadays can apparently understand better.<br>
 
天樹:例えば映画化もされた某漫画のテキスト量は、昔だとありえない。新人賞に応募してきたら、「テキストを3分の1にしろ」と言われるレベル。<br>
 
Amagi: For example, in the old days, the amount of text in this manga, which was also made into a film, was impossible. It's at the level that if you applied for the New Talent Award, you'll be told to cut down the text to a third.<br>
 
青山:でも、それが読者が「アリ」だと思えるようになった。<br>
 
Aoyama: But readers came to accept this.<br>
 
さとう:ゲームもあるし、テキストを多く読む事に読者がなれたんですよね。<br>
 
Sato: Games exist, too – readers got accustomed to reading more text, didn't they?<br>
 
青山:でも、その大元を作ったのが「金田一」ですからね。<br>
 
Aoyama: But the one that created most of this is Kindaichi, isn't it?<br>
 
  
では、まんがで禁じ手にしてるものはありますか?<br>
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Then, do you prohibit yourselves from doing anything in the manga?<br>
 
青山:無差別殺人ですね。無差別に見えても、なんか動機があるように描いています。<br>
 
Aoyama: That would be indiscriminate killings. I take care to include a motive, even if it looks indiscriminate.<br>
 
さとう:サイコキラーをやると、違うまんがになってしまう。<br>
 
Sato: It'll be a different manga if we do a psycho killer.<br>
 
天樹:無差別殺人の類は、ネタ切れ感もあるし、残虐性に面白さが向かう怖さもありますね。<br>
 
Amagi: Indiscriminate killings and the like feel like you've run out of ideas, and there's the fear that they might interest those with cruel tendencies.<br>
 
青山:そうですね。犯人に共感を持たれて、殺人をマネされても困りますからね。<br>
 
Aoyama: That's true. It would be problematic if people sympathized with the culprit and attempted murder.<br>
 
  
「金田一」は長編中心で、「コナン」は短編中心ですよね。<br>
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Nothing important in this part really, I'm too lazy to translate right now =.=
Kindaichi focus on longer cases, and Conan focus on shorter cases, don't they?<br>
 
天樹:だいたい14,15話ぐらい。<br>
 
Amagi: About 14, 15 chapters.<br>
 
青山:すごいですね。「コナン」は、3話で1篇、最長で6話ぐらい。最初に事件で人が死んで、その謎が提示されて、最後に解決する。これが黄金パターンです。今、これ以上は描けない。お二方は、よくできますね。<br>
 
Aoyama: That's amazing. In Conan, one case is three chapters, six chapters at the longest. First, a person dies, then the mystery is presented, and finally the case gets solved. This is the golden pattern. Right now, I can't draw more than that. You two are doing well.<br>
 
さとう:それはプロットを天樹先生と分けているから。<br>
 
Sato: That's because the plot is divided with Amagi-sensei.<br>
 
天樹:でもプロットの完成前に始めたりしますから。<br>
 
Amagi: But sometimes you begin before you complete the plot.<br>
 
青山:つじつまが合わなくなっちゃうとかないんですか?<br>
 
Aoyama: Do you never contradict each other?<br>
 
さとう:ありますね。<br>
 
Sato: It does happen.<br>
 
天樹:結婚式なのに、花婿がいないみたいな。後からネームで出すから、袋でもかぶせてっていったら、本当にかぶってた。<br>
 
Amagi: For example, even though it's a wedding, the bridegroom is missing. [In another example,] I said that, since I'll put it in the pre-manuscript later, why don't you put a bag or something over the head, and there really was a bag over the head.<br>
 
青山:さとう先生は、原作を変えたくならないですか?<br>
 
Aoyama: Does Sato-sensei never want to change the original work?<br>
 
さとう:さすがにトリックは変えられないですけど、泣かせの部分を変えたりはしてます。<br>
 
Sato: As you'd expect, I can't change the trick, but sometimes I change the emotional parts.<br>
 
天樹:キャラクターの描き方は、おまかせの部分もあるので、そこはある程度は自由ですよね。<br>
 
Amagi: On how to draw the characters, there are parts that I leave completely to you – with those parts, you have some degree of freedom, yes?<br>
 
青山:僕は自分で考えて自分で描いているから、編集さんとの打ち合わせを勝手に変える事もあるんです。一緒にやっていると、そこが大変そうかなと。<br>
 
Aoyama: Since I think [of ideas] on my own and draw on my own, sometimes I arbitrarily change arrangements with the editor. If you work with someone, I thought that that aspect seems troublesome.<br>
 
天樹:意外と大丈夫です。<br>
 
Amagi: It's actually all right.<br>
 
さとう:時々、アドリブでギャグを入れたりしてますし。最後の流れも変えたこともあります。<br>
 
Sato: Sometimes I add a gag ad lib. I've changed the flow in the end at times.<br>
 
  
では最後に何かあれば。<br>
 
Finally, do you have anything you want to say?<br>
 
天樹:僕から行っていいですか?青山先生、死ぬまで「コナン」を続けてください!<br>
 
Amagi: Can I start? Aoyama-sensei, please continue Conan until your death!<br>
 
青山:過労死しそうですよ(笑)<br>
 
Aoyama: I do feel like dying from exhaustion (laughs).<br>
 
天樹:青山先生がやっていると思えば、僕らもがんばれます。<br>
 
Amagi: If Aoyama-sensei does it, we can work hard, too.<br>
 
さとう:そうそう。まんがって、同じジャンルのライバルがないと廃れやすくなるし。<br>
 
Sato: Yes, yes. In manga, if you don't have a rival in your genre, it's easier for your work to go to waste.<br>
 
青山:僕も励みにしてますよ。<br>
 
Aoyama: It's an incentive for me, too.<br>
 
天樹:実はファン層が微妙にずれていて、いい感じに棲み分けもできていますよね。<br>
 
Amagi: In truth, our fan bases are slightly different, so we can divide our habitats well.<br>
 
青山:巨人と阪神じゃないけど、ライバル同士で頑張りましょう。<br>
 
Aoyama: We're no [Yomiuri] Giants and Hanshin [Tigers]*, but let us work hard as rivals.<br>
 
* Famous Japanese baseball teams<br>
 
 
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===Conan and Lupin Interview #1===
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Aoyama & Monkey Punch interview from 2009<br>
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===2014 DCW Thread version===
Translated by: justwantanaccount
 
 
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アニメでルパン三世とコナンが夢の競演を実現させます。最初に聞いたときの感想は?<br>
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'''Chekhov's Summary'''<br><br>
The dream confrontation between Lupin III and Conan in anime will be realized. What were your impressions when you first heard of this?<br>
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Sources listed as: <br>
青:コナン側からいえば、今考えられる最大の強敵。かなりワクワクです。<br>
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1. http://akamisomemo.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-1.html (Translation by Alaktorn)<br>
Aoyama: From Conan's side, [Lupin III is] the most powerful adversary currently imaginable. I'm highly excited.<br>
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2. http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2796474978 (Translation by The Black Demon)<br>
モ:最初にお話を聞いたときは、はたして本当に実現できるのかと思いました。でも、できたら絶対に面白くなるはずだと思いました。<br>
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3. http://imageshack.com/a/img855/6886/q3e8.jpg (Translation by Alaktorn)<br>
Monkey Punch: When I first heard of the talk, I thought, is it possible to realize this? But I thought that, if it is, then it definitely must become interesting.<br>
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4. http://ameblo.jp/pashokon/entry-11743342616.html (Translation by Alaktorn)<br>
青:僕も実現できるのかなと思っていました(笑)。<br>
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5. https://twitter.com/sksnkmn (Translation by Fujiwara, Alaktorn)<br>
Aoyama: I also wondered if it was possible (laughs).<br>
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6. http://sky969blue6261.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-81.html (Translation by Alaktorn) - added by Black Demon<br>
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7. http://amataroujr.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-167.html (Translation by Alaktorn) - added by Black Demon<br>
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'''Plot and Black Organization'''<br>
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When/how/did the boss of the Black Organization appear?
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Sources 1,6,7, report Gosho said the boss has appeared in some form a "long time ago", but Gosho may have implied the boss could have appeared "recently". Contrast with Source 5 who does not report the part of the answer that the boss has appeared recently.
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Q: Has the boss appeared?
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A: He has. Long ago, recently, I wonder when?/I wonder if he appeared long ago or recently (laughs))
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The different sources extracted different meanings from this statement. One of the sources (which one?) thought Gosho was taunting, so the phrase may be misunderstood. Source 5 notes Gosho was being vague about what form the boss appeared in. (Current manga chapter is 883)
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It is mentioned again the boss is not Agasa. (Source 1,5,6,7)
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Gosho declined to answer a question if the boss's face has appeared (Source 1,7)
  
確かにすごい企画です。<br>
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Akemi has nothing to do with the rivalry between Akai Shuuichi and Amuro Tohru. (Source 1,2,5,6,7)
That's true, it's a stunning project.<br>
 
モ:脚本家の方は大変だったでしょう。どういうストーリーになるのか、まったくわからない。<br>
 
Monkey Punch: The scriptwriter must have gone through a lot of trouble. I have absolutely no idea what the story will be like.<br>
 
青:僕もそこそこは脚本をチェックしました。コナンが登場する部分はもちろんですけど、原作の「ルパン三世」が大好きで、「ルパンはこうじゃないだろう」って修正を入れてました(笑)。<br>
 
Aoyama: I, too, checked the script here and there. Of course [I went over] the parts where Conan appears, but since I love the original work for Lupin III, [I also] included revisions like “Lupin isn't like this” (laughs).<br>
 
  
不二子のシャワーシーンなど「ルパン三世」のお約束もありますし、いつもの「名探偵コナン」とは、少し違うかもしれません。<br>
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The two people who followed Yukiko and the Detective Boys and took pictures of Haibara in the prescreening case in the Vermouth arc (episode 335-336) were subordinates of Akai's. Gosho said you can ignore them. (Source 1,2,6,7)
Since there is the Lupin III promise to include Fujiko's shower scene and so on, [this show] might be a little different from the usual Detective Conan.<br>
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モ:それは楽しみです。<br>
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Gosho declined to answer if Amuro's name is an alias. Amuro does have a childhood nickname that will appear. (Source 1,2,5,6,7)
Monkey Punch: [I'm] excited for that.<br>
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Amuro's dark skin color has a meaning (Source 2,5,6,7) Gosho declined to say whether Amuro's hair and skin color is natural,(Source 1,5,6) but mentioned his current hair color is supposed to be brown, not white. (Source 6)
 
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Amuro’s "profile" is a secret. (Source 6,7)
両作品に登場する刑事同士が知り合いという設定もあります。<br>
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Gosho gave a non-answer about Amuro's weaknesses: "I also haven’t decided on any weaknesses or dislikes. I mean, you wouldn’t like it if I said that he dislikes nattō, right? (laughs)” (Source 2,5,6,7)
It's also established that the police detectives appearing in both series are acquaintances.<br>
 
青:目暮警部と銭型警部は、どっちも警視庁ですから(笑)。<br>
 
Aoyama: Both Inspector Megure and Inspector Zenigata are from the Metropolitan Police Department, aren't they? (laughs)<br>
 
  
青:「名探偵コナン」で(アルセーヌ・ルパン生みの親である)モーリス・ルブランが、怪盗紳士を描いた作家として名前だけ出てきます。そのルブランが書いたルパンの孫と言うことは、ルパン三世は「名探偵コナン」の世界では架空の人物。それと対決するわけですから、本用に夢の対決です。カットになったけど、本当は“ルパンの孫”というセリフを、ぜひ入れたかったなあ。<br>
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Gin's weakness is Akai (Source 1,2,4,6)
Aoyama: In Detective Conan, Maurice Leblanc (creator of Arsene Lupin) appears as the name of the writer who wrote the gentleman thief. Since [Lupin III is] the grandchild of the Lupin written by that Leblanc, Lupin III is a fictitious person in Detective Conan's world. [Conan will] have a face-off with that [fictitious character], so this truly is a “dream” confrontation. Although this got cut, I really wanted to include the “Lupin's grandchild” line.<br>
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Gin is the type who doesn't have favorite or disliked foods. (Sources 5,6,7) (Q: What are Gin’s weaknesses/dislikes? A: I think he doesn’t have any likes/dislikes. I think he can relatively eat whatever.) (Source 6)
モ:今回のアニメでは、コナンは少年、ルパンは青年。それをどう組み合わせるんだろうとは思いました。江戸川乱歩の小説でも、怪人二十面相と少年探偵団の対決はあったので、そういう感じで面白い対決だといいな。<br>
 
Monkey Punch: In this anime, Conan is a boy, and Lupin is a young man. I wondered how they'll put these together. In Edogawa Ranpo's novels, there was a face-off between the Kaijin Niju-Menso (Twenty-Faced Fiend) and Shounen Tanteidan (Boy Detective League) - I'd like it if that kind of feel is used.<br>
 
青:コナンの場合、本人が少年探偵団であり、明智小五郎でもあります。コナン世界で一番切れる人物が小さい奴ですからね。その意味では、いい対決になっています。<br>
 
Aoyama: In Conan's case, the main character is both the Shounen Tanteidan and Akechi Kogoro. The small guy is the sharpest person in the Conan world. In that sense, the confrontation is a good one.<br>
 
  
ちなみに今回の見どころは?<br>
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Gosho declined to answer about the completeness of APTX antidote (Source 1,2,6,7).
Also, what's worth watching this time?<br>
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Gosho declined to answer about the bloody disk of APTX data Haibara had from the Haido City Hotel seen later in Desperate Revival. (Source 1,2,6)
青:コナンはルパン&次元との絡みです。特に次元とコナンの絡みはオススメ。次元の手を見たコナンが「あなた、タダものじゃないですね」っていうシーンは、僕が付け足しました。その後に、次元らしいせりふを言うんですよ。<br>
 
Aoyama: For Conan, the entanglement with Lupin & Jigen. I especially recommend the entanglement between Jigen and Conan. I added the scene where Conan, who has looked at Jigen's hands, said “You're no ordinary man, are you?”<br>
 
  
青山先生にお伺いしますが、「ルパン三世」の魅力は?<br>
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Movie 18 will have some sort of appearance by Akai. (Source 1,2,6,7 More info given in sources 6 and 7)
I would like to ask Aoyama-sensei – what is Lupin III's appeal?<br>
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Gōshō: This year’s movie is Akai.
青:子供のころから原作が大好きですが、やはり作品全体から感じるクールなカッコよさ。昔の「007」ぽいところもありますね。<br>
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Q: Does he have a central part?
Aoyama: I have loved the original work since childhood - [I would] definitely [say] the cool feel [you] can get from the entire work. It's also similar to 007 in the old days.<br>
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A: I don’t know how much of a part “central” is, but I think it will make you go “Oh!” “It’s happening before the manga”-kind of like.
モ:それは、僕も意識して描いていました。<br>
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I also drew Akai’s key frames.
Monkey Punch: I have consciously tried to draw that way.<br>
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Akai Shuuichi's story in the manga will be dealt with AFTER the movie, not before. (Source 2)
青:絵柄もかっこいいですよ。キャラクターの手足が細くて。実は、コナンが笑ったときの口元の感じは、モンキー・パンチ先生のマネ。かなり影響を受けました。<br>
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“It’s gonna happen in the movie before the manga…” (Source 7) [The subject of "it" is unclear. It might refer to Akai's appearance.]
Aoyama: The style is cool, too. The characters' limbs are thin. In truth, the atmosphere of Conan's mouth when he grins is in Monkey Punch-sensei's imitation. I received quite an influence.<br>
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Gosho cannot say more about the topic because it would make the director mad.  (Source 1,6,7+others)
モ:それはありがとうございます。当時、連載していた雑誌の読者が少年ではなく青年層だったので、絵柄はそれを意識して、大人っぽく描いてました。<br>
 
Monkey Punch: Thank you kindly for that. At the time, serial magazines' readers were not boys but young adults, so with that in mind, I tried to draw with an adult-like style.<br>
 
青:僕が「ルパン三世」にふれたのは小学3年生ぐらい。本屋さんで買ってきて家の本棚に並べていたら、エッチすぎるからと親に処分されて、後でまた買い直したこともあります(笑)。(編集部注 扉のページでモンキー・パンチ先生が持っているコミックは、青山先生が持参した私物)<br>
 
Aoyama: I came across Lupin III around third grade. There was one time, when I bought it from the bookstore and lined it up on the bookshelf, my parents thought that it was too sensual so they confiscated it - I had to buy it again afterward (laughs). (Editorial notice: The comic Monkey Punch-sensei is holding on the front page is Aoyama-sensei's)<br>
 
  
当時の小学生には、「ルパン三世」は刺激的すぎたんですね。<br>
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Gosho declined to answer about future overseas cases. (Source 1,6)
Lupin III was too stimulating for elementary school children back then, wasn't it?<br>
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When the possibility of having a case in America related to Sera was asked about in the same question, Gosho regarded the question as a dangerous and declined to go there. (Source 1,2,6,7)
モ:実は「ルパン三世」を描いていた当時、本屋さんで幼稚園ぐらいの子が母親に「ルパン買って」と言うと、母親が「こういうのは読んじゃダメ」って(笑)。<br>
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Q: There have been cases abroad so far, but will the story of when Sera lived in America appear?
Monkey Punch: Actually, back when I was drawing Lupin III, a child who might be in kindergarten said “Buy Lupin!” to the mother at a bookstore, and the mother replied, “[You] can't read things like these!” (laughs)<br>
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A: Oh! You just asked something dangerous. Was that on purpose? (laughs)
青:いや、当時の僕は、ページをめくるたびにワクワクでした。<br>
 
Aoyama: Back then, I felt excited from turning the page.<br>
 
  
青:「名探偵コナン」を知っていると聞いて大感激です。実は聞いたいことがあります。モンキー・パンチというペンネームは、どうやって名付けたんですか?<br>
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Sera was the hardest character story to design (Source 1,5,6,7) of the recent new characters (Sera, Amuro, Naeko, Haneda mentioned by question). The Akai siblings have three different last names (Source 1,2,7) which makes it complex (Source 6). Sera's appearance was also difficult to design. (Source 6) Gosho designed her as a tomboy (Source 1,6) because he likes her that way (Source 1), and she has to standout/be different from Ran and Haibara.
Aoyama: I am deeply moved to hear that you know about Detective Conan. Actually, I have something I want to ask. How did you get the pen name, Monkey Punch?<br>
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モ:新人の頃に某編集部でつけられました。最初は変な名前だから断ろうと思った(笑)。当時、カタカナのペンネームは当たらないというジンクスがあって、当時の編集長が「そのジンクスをお前が破れ。一年だけやってイヤだったら好きな名前にしていい」と言われて。それがきっかけです。<br>
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Why does the Black Organization wear black? (Source 1) Question not answered by source.<br>
Monkey Punch: I got the name at a certain editorial department. I first wanted to decline [the name] since I thought it was strange (laughs). At the time, there was a jinx where pen names in katakana did't become successful, and the editor-in-chief at the time told me, “You break that jinx. If you don't like it after a year, you can pick your favorite name.” That was the start.<br>
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青:ペンネームは、絵柄に会ってますし、最初は外国人かと思っていました。背景のハイコントラストな描き方はアメコミですよね。<br>
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'''The police'''<br>
Aoyama: The pen name suits your style, and I first thought that [the name] was a foreigner's. American comics have backgrounds with high contrast, right?
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モ:欧州の作家が好きで影響を受けて、そういうものが組み合わさってこうなりました。<br>
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Yumi and Sato have been good friends since high school. (Source 1,2,6,7) But Gosho has no plans of making them classmates. (Source 6,7)
Monkey Punch: I like European artists and received their influence – things like that combined together and here I am.<br>
 
青:「ルパン三世」の発想は、どこからですか?<br>
 
Aoyama: Where did Lupin III's idea come from?<br>
 
モ:新雑誌が出るときに「表紙と巻頭をあげるから」と言われ、その場で浮かんだのが、「アルセーヌ・ルパン」。それで後先考えずにルパンものをやりたいと言って、その後で作り込みました。<br>
 
Monkey Punch: I was told that I'll get the cover and the opening page when the new magazine comes out, at right there I thought, Arsene Lupin. Then I said that I want to do something Lupin-related without reflection, and I started working.<br>
 
青:僕は原作のクールなるパン三世が好きです。原作では、ルパン帝国の三代目でゴージャズだし、世界各地に手下がいて、アルセーヌ・ルパンぽいのが魅力でした。<br>
 
Aoyama: I prefer the cool Lupin III in the original work. In the original work, [Lupin III was] Lupin Empire's third generation and had minions all over the world; the similarity to Arsene Lupin was appealing.<br>
 
 
 
モンキー・パンチ先生が考える「名探偵コナン」の魅力は?<br>
 
What is Detective Conan's appeal according to Monkey Punch-sensei?<br>
 
モ:実は「ルパン三世」でも探偵者をやってみたいなと思っていて、僕が考える探偵ものはアガサ・クリスティーみたいな本格推理。そうなると最後のところで相当な文字数が必要になって、漫画的じゃない。だから、いい方法を見つけたらやろうと思っていました。それで初めて「名探偵コナン」を見て、なるほどこういうやり方があったのかと目からウロコが落ちました。あとは高校生でありながら小さい少年。これが子供達に受けていると思います。本当にやられたなという感じです。ルパン三世にも薬を飲ませて子供にすればよかった(笑)。<br>
 
Monkey Punch: I actually wanted to do mysteries in Lupin III; personally, when I think of detectives I think of Agatha-Christie-like, genuine deductions. In that case, the word count becomes considerable at the end and no longer manga-like. So I wanted to find a good way to do this. Then I watched Detective Conan for the first time, and my eyes were opened. A boy who's actually a high school student – I think that this is what appeals to children. I feel that [Aoyama Gosho] really did it. I should have made Lupin III swallow a pill and become a child, too (laughs).<br>
 
 
 
モ:今、「名探偵コナン」は、何年目ぐらいですか?<br>
 
Monkey Punch: How long has Detective Conan continued so far?<br>
 
青:もう15年ぐらいです。<br>
 
Aoyama: About 15 years already.<br>
 
モ:そんなに続けてられるのはすごいです。<br>
 
Monkey Punch: It's amazing that you've continued for so long.<br>
 
青:いやいや、ネタ出しが大変で(笑)。今日も朝から何時間もネタ出ししてから来ました。<br>
 
Aoyama: Oh no, coming up with ideas is a lot of trouble (laughs). I came here after spending hours from morning coming up with ideas today, for example.<br>
 
モ:僕は、いろいろなことを吸収していた時期に連載をしていて、ネタ出しの苦労はなかった。連載終盤は、頭にあるものを広げていく作業で大変だったけど。<br>
 
Monkey Punch: For me, I serialized when I absorb several things, so I didn't struggle coming with ideas. Although, the ending involved expanding what was in the head and was a lot of trouble.<br>
 
青:僕は、三話目ぐらいからネタ切れしてました(笑)。1巻分で終わるかなと思っていましたし、こんな文字数の多い漫画は誰も読まないと思っていました。<br>
 
Aoyama: For me, I ran out of ideas from the third chapter (laughs). I thought that the series would end by the first volume, and that no one would read manga with such high word count.<br>
 
 
 
お2人は、作品を描く上で気を付けていることはありますか?<br>
 
What do you two take care to do when drawing your work?<br>
 
モ:アニメ化されて声優さんの声にキャラクターが引っ張られることですね。山田康雄さんの声でアニメを見てたら、だんだん漫画のセリフも山田さんが言いそうなセリフになっていった。<br>
 
Monkey Punch: I got influenced by the voice actors' voices for the characters after my work got animated. After I watch the anime with Yamada Yasuo-san's voice, the manga's lines become ones that Yamada-san might say.<br>
 
青:そういう影響もあります。<br>
 
Aoyama: That's true.<br>
 
モ:クールなるパンが「あらあらあら」ってなっちゃう。アニメのルパンに引っ張られないように苦労しました。<br>
 
Monkey Punch: The calm Lupin becomes the “Ara ara ara”-type. I struggled trying not to be influenced by the anime's Lupin.<br>
 
青:「名探偵コナン」では、小五郎の声が神谷明さんで、漫画のセリフで「お父さんのしゃがれ声で言われたくないわ」と言うセリフを使ったりしました。あと円谷光彦の声優さんの大谷育江さんの声がかわいいので、だんだんカワイイキャラになった。アニメが本物と思っている子供達もいて、ファンレターで「アニメと違う」と書かれると、こっちが本当なのにと思いつつ・・・<br>
 
Aoyama: In Detective Conan, Kamiya Akira-san does Kogoro's voice, so lines like “I don't want to be told by dad's hoarse voice” were used. Also, since Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko's Ootani Ikue-san's voice is cute, Mitsuhiko gradually became a cute character. There are children who think that the anime is the original, too, and when I receive fan letters that say “[The manga is] different from the anime”, I can't help but think, the [manga] is the one that's original . . .<br>
 
モ:アニメのルパン三世を見ながら僕の絵を見て、「これは違う」と子供達に言われたこのも(笑)。アニメになって、描き始めた頃の尖った部分は柔らかくなったり、絵柄や印象も子供を意識し始めて変わりました。最初の頃と最後の方では、作品の雰囲気がかなり違いますね。<br>
 
Monkey Punch: Children, looking at my drawings while watching anime's Lupin III, told me that “This is different” (laughs). After becoming an anime, the sharper parts from the times I started drawing became softer, and I changed the style and atmosphere, keeping children in mind. The work's atmosphere is quite different when comparing the beginning and the end, isn't it?<br>
 
  
最後にファンのみなさんにメッセージをお願いします。<br>
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There will be a major case/incident involving Naeko Miike. (Source 1,2,6,7)
For the end, please leave a message for all the fans.<br>
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Q: What about Naeko’s and Chiba’s love comedy?
モ:僕も視聴者の一人として、ルパン三世と江戸川コナンの組み合わせの面白さは楽しみたい。それを楽しんでもらえれば、原作者としてもうれしいです。<br>
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A: These two will appear in a BIG case.
Monkey Punch: As one of the viewers, I want to enjoy the interesting combination of Lupin III and Edogawa Conan. If you could enjoy that, I am happy as the original author.<br>
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Q: Will Chiba notice Naeko soon enough?
青:実はコンテを全くチェックしていないのでオンエアがとても楽しみです。皆さんも是非ワクワクドキドキしながら観てください。<br>
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A: He really doesn’t notice huh? I also think “Is this guy stupid?!” (laughs)
Aoyama: Actually, I haven't checked the contents at all, so I am excited about the airing. Everyone please be sure to watch with excitement.<br>
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What is Chiba’s first name? (Source 1) Question not answered by source
===Gundam Ace Interview===
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"It seems like Isshin Chiba (Chiba’s voice actor) really likes Naeko. I was told at the year-end party." (Source 6,7)
ガンダムエース3月号 (Gundam Ace March issue) between Ikeda Shuuichi and Aoyama Gosho, published January 26, 2010 <br>
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Partially Translated by: justwantanaccount
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A spinoff for Matsuda and Hagiwara not planned (Source 1,2,6) The editors like them though (Source 1,6).  "(Since Matsuda was enrolled in the Division 1 for only 7 days) the editing department told me “Please write a story called ‘The seven days of Matsuda’ or something like that”, but I have no plans of doing so. Matsuda and Hagiwara are just that story. (tn: as in, “the story so far” I guess)"
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池田「ところで、どういった経緯で『赤井秀一』というキャラクターが生まれたんですか?
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Why did Takagi become a policeman? (Source 1) - Question not answered by source
コナンでは、キャラクターの名前は有名な探偵の名前をもじったりするのがお約束なのに、
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ガンダムが元ネタなのが不思議ですよね」<br>
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Haneda Shuukichi will make another appearance (Source 2,6,7) and it will be at a murder during a Shogi tournament (Source 6,7)<br>
Ikeda (voice actor for Char Aznable, the namesake of Akai Shuuichi, in case you didn't know): By the way, under what circumstance did a character named "Akai Shuuichi" emerge?
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In Conan, the characters are always named after famous detectives.
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'''Teenage Protagonists'''<br>
It's curious that Gundam is the basis of this name.
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Someone asked about relative bust sizes. Gosho said Kazuha's breasts are smaller than Ran's. (Source 1,2,4,6,7) Sato's are bigger than Yumi's (Source 1,6), but Sato's don't look so big because she is quite muscular (Source 6), but Shiho is flat right now [because she is a child]. (Source 6). Gosho considers Ran as one of the biggest in terms of bust size. (Source 7)
  
青山「実は探偵ネタが尽きたというのもありまして(笑)
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Gosho wanted to have a karate case where Ran's opponent died but then decided not to. "I’ve thought of writing a story about one of Ran’s karate opponents dying in the middle of a match, but afterall that would be pretty bad so I stopped." (Source 1,6,7)
お話の中で、主人公の江戸川コナンに味方をするFBI捜査官を出すことになった時に、
 
イメージ先行でその敏腕捜査官はシャアっぽくしたいなと思ったんです。
 
だから最初はシャアから取って『赤井』という名字だけ決まっていたんです。
 
その後、下の名前をどうしようかと悩んだ結果、池田さんのお名前からいただいて
 
『秀一』にしてしまいました(笑)
 
コナンの本名が『新一』なので、『新一』と『秀一』は、似た名前だから
 
本来は採用しないんですが、今回だけはいいやと思って」 <br>
 
Aoyama: There's also the possibility that (I) ran out of detective-based names (laughs)
 
When it was decided that (we) would introduce an FBI agent who would side with the protagonist, Conan,
 
I wanted to base the image of that astute investigator on Char.
 
That's why (I) decided on just the last name to be "Akai (red)" at first.
 
After that, when (I) pondered on what the first name should be, (I) decided it to be "Shuuichi" after you, Ikeda-san (laughs)
 
Since Conan's real name is "Shinichi," and "Shinichi" and "Shuuichi" sound similar,
 
(I) wouldn't normally pick (this name), but I thought that it would be okay, just this once.
 
  
池田「いやあ、光栄ですね。そして、TV版では声もやらせてもらってる訳ですから、
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The correct color for Ai Haibara's hair is reddish brown, not the golden color it is in the movies. (Sources 1,6,7)
すごい縁を感じます」 <br>
 
Ikeda: What an honor! Since I get to voice the TV-version as well,
 
I feel a quite a deep bond (to the character? to Gosho?).
 
  
青山「アニメ版の重要キャラクターのキャストは、Pから『誰かイメージはありますか』
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Heiji''s line "my Kazuha" was pretty much a confession. (Source 6,7)
と希望を聞かれるんですが、赤井の時には『そりゃ池田さんでしょう!』
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Hattori's birthday is not decided (Source 1,2,6,7)
ってリクエストしたら、夢が叶ってしまいました。 <br>
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Kazuha birthday is not decided (Source 6,7)<br>
Gosho: For the anime's important character's, I get asked by P (I don't know what the heck P is), "Do you have an image (of who the voice actor should be) in mind?"
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For Akai, I requested (by replying), "Who else but Ikeda-san!" and the wish came true!
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'''Other''' <br>
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The Ai and Fujiko bath scene in the Lupin vs Conan crossover movie left an impression on Gosho (Source 1,6, not answered in source 1)
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Gosho's sleep schedule: "When I was young I used to sleep for about 3 hours, but now I sleep 3 hours at night and then take an afternoon nap of about 30–60 minutes." (Source 6,7)
  
(中略)<br>
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Gosho draws the culprit first (Source 1,6,7) "When drawing a story, I start from the criminal. Then, if for example the criminal is (tn: a particular way I don’t understand), I draw the other characters not that way." Gosho goes back and forth with editors when trying to decide criminal motive. (Source 2,6,7)
(omitted)<br>
 
  
池田「コナンでは、これからもガンダムネタは出たりはしそうですか?」 <br>
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There was something about making Tottori airport into a Conan themed airport and Conan on the side of a plane. (Source 6,7)
Ikeda: Will there be more Gundam-based (ideas? characters?) in Conan?
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(Within Conan?) What kind of sports do you want to write? (Source 1) Question not answered by source
青山「コナンの味方であるキャラクターの最高ランクにあたるのが赤井でしたから、
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黒ずくめの組織側にもガンダム系の名前のキャラが出せたら面白いですよね。
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Gosho's favorite outfit for Conan is the Jacket with the K. (Source 1)  
例えば『安室徹』とか()  
 
ガンダムと敵味方が逆なのがいい。そうなると、
 
声は誰がやるか決まってしまいますが(笑)」 <br>
 
Aoyama: If Conan's ally's highest ranking member is Akai,
 
then it would be interesting if there were characters with Gundam-based names in the Black Organization as well.
 
Like "Amuro Akira/Tooru" (徹 can be read both as Tooru or Akira) (laughs)
 
For Gundam, the good guys and bad guys should be reversed. In this case,
 
the voice actor is more or less decided (laughs).
 
 
 
池田「そうですね、あの人しかいない(笑)」<br>
 
Ikeda: That's true, there's only that person (laughs)
 
 
</spoiler>
 
</spoiler>
===Otona Fami Interview #3===
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オトナファミ6月号 (Otona Fami or Adult Family June issue), published April 20, 2011 <br>
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===2014 Red Thread Page version===
Translated by: justwananaccount
 
 
<spoiler>
 
<spoiler>
I'm guessing at the pronounciation of some names, so it might not be entirely accurate. ^^; Also, some characters were so fuzzy that I couldn't make it out – in that case I left a ? in the Japanese text and got the translation from the Chinese translation. As before, let me know if I've mistranslated or I've taken too much liberty in the English or something.
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(Translated by Conan#1)
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- Yumi and Miwako are friends since high school, there will be big incident happened on Naeko!
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- There will be description of Amuro's childhood, true meaning of Amuro's dark skin, a secret which something Amuro not good in.
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- Gin had no favourite and non-favourite food.
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- Amuro loves to smoke
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- Gosho said regarding future story related to sports, he will draw Ran Mouri participation of national karate tournament in future.
  
青山剛昌インタビュー<br>
 
Aoyama Gosho Interview<br>
 
四半世紀に亘り、少年漫画を描き続けてきた青山剛昌。’86年の漫画家デビューから「マジック快斗」、「YAIBA」、そして「名探偵コナン」の今とこれからを語る。<br>
 
Aoyama Gosho has continued drawing shounen manga for a quarter of a century. Debuted as a manga artist in '86, he will discuss Magic Kaito, YAIBA, Detective Conan, and future plans.
 
  
Profile<br>
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(Translated by Black Demon)
1963年、鳥取県生まれ。’86年、「ちょっとまってて」でデビュー。
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- Aoyama's original character Akai Shuuichi from "The Sniper from Another Dimension" will first be dealt with in the original manga, then the movie after that!!
「YAIBA」,「名探偵コナン」はそれぞれ小学館漫画賞の??部門と少年部門を受賞。<br>
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Correction from the poster: Akai will show up in the manga AFTER the movie, not before.
Born in Tottori prefecture in 1963. Debuted in '86 with Wait a Minute. YAIBA and Detective Conan won Shougakukan Manga Award in Youth (I got this from the Chinese translation, I can't read the Japanese 'cause it's so fuzzy) and Shounen Divisions, respectively.<br>
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- Shuukichi will make another appearance.
 
 
Q:先生は小さな頃、どんな少年だったのでしょうか?<br>
 
What kind of boy was sensei like during childhood?<br>
 
A:少年探偵団みたいに友達と探偵遊びをよくしました。僕はコナンというより、光彦タイプ。調達や場所探しをするポジションで、実家の自動車整備工場の廃車置場を秘密基地にしていました。<br>
 
Like the Detective Boys, I played detective with friends. I was more of a Mitsuhiko-type than a Conan-type. I was in a position to search provisions and places, with my family's car maintenance factory's scrap yard as the secret base.<br>
 
  
Q:その頃から漫画は好きでしたか?<br>
 
Did you like manga from that time?<br>
 
A:そうですね。ニャロメの絵ばかり描いてました。初めて買った漫画は、大好きなちばてつや先生の「おれは鉄平」(should be 鉄兵, seems that the magazine has a misprint)。鉄平が好きで剣道部に入りましたね。でも、親が「漫画なんて読んでも、ロクな人間にならない」という考えの厳しい人で、中学高校時代はこっそり隠れて読んでました。<br>
 
Yes. I kept drawing pictures of Nyarome. The first manga I bought was my favorite artist, Chiba Tetsuya sensei's I am Teppei. I entered the kendo club because I liked Teppei so much. But, my parents held harsh beliefs like “Those who read manga don't become a worthy human being,” so I read secretly during my middle and high school years.<br>
 
  
Q:漫画家への道を歩み始めたのは?<br>
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(Translation by Fujiwara)
When did you start walking down the path of a manga artist?<br>
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- Akemi has nothing to do with the rivalry between Amuro and Akai
A:親に反対されていたので、高校の頃には漫画家の夢は諦めかけていました。そのかわり、絵の先生になろうと思って日大芸術学部に入学したんです。するとそこには、田舎の高校にはなかった漫研が(笑)。そこのOBに漫画家の阿部ゆたかさん(「くまちゃんのクリスマス」、「名探偵コナン特別編」ほか)がいたんです。阿部さんの仕事場にアシスタントに行って、「お前本格的に漫画描いてみないか?」と言われたのがきっかけです。<br>
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- The Sera thing is just that her character design was difficult ...
I was opposed by my parents, so I almost gave up my dream of becoming a manga artist during high school. Instead, I entered Nihon University College of Art to become an art teacher. There, manga research (?) existed, which didn't exist in my countryside high school (laughs). An alumni manga artist, Abu Yukata-san (Bear-chan's Christmas, Detective Conan Special Edition, etc.) was there. I went to be an assistant at Abu-san's work place, and he said, “Do you want to draw manga for real”? That's where it started.<br>
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- The last line is just about the boss already having appeared (We still don't know whether in person or name - it even says so in brackets)
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- What's Gin's weakness? Akai.  
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- Will there be other international cases like the London case? Sth. like Gosho would like to, but probably not (the writer doesn't quite remember)
  
Q:ちなみに大学の専攻は?<br>
 
Just wondering, what was your major at your university?<br>
 
A:美術学科の絵描コースです。「コナン」の巻末の名探偵図鑑はタッチが違うでしょ?今でも描けるんですよ。当時は絵を描くバイトもしていました。フジテレビの「ポンキッキ」の背景や、東京ディズニーランドの、”カリブの海賊”の背景も描きました。海賊が町を荒らしているバックのレンガ。命縄をつけられて、一枚の写真を渡されてこのとうりに描けって。給料も良かったのでがんばりました(笑)。その絵はもうないですけど。教職も取りましたよ。地元の高校に、美術の教育実習に行って。親も僕は先生になると思っていたので、突然、漫画家になると言ったら案の定反対されましたね。親父からは「わしの友達には、今にも動き出しそうなカニを描けるやつがいる。でもそいつは全然食えてない。それでもお前は漫画家になるのか?」って(笑)。でも、「もう大人だから勝手にやる」と宣言して、出版社に作品を持ち込んでみたんです。<br>
 
The Fine Arts Department's artist course. The touch in Conan's end-of-the-volume Illustrated Guide to Famous Detective is different, isn't it? I can still draw. I also used to draw for part time jobs. I drew the background for Fuji TV's Ponkikki, and for Tokyo Disneyland's Pirates of the Carribean*. I drew on the brick wall behind the town that the pirates are vandalizing (I think . . . I'm not completely sure). I was put on a life line, and they gave me a picture and told me to draw just like it. The pay was good, so I did my best (laughs). That picture doesn't exist anymore, though. I also took up a teaching job. At my hometown's high school, I even went to art education training. My parents thought I was going to become a teacher, so when I suddenly said I was going to be a manga artist, they stubbornly opposed me like I expected. My old man said, “I had a friend who can draw a crab that looks like it's about to start moving. But that person can't eat, at all. Do you still want to be a manga artist?” (laughs) Still, [he? I?] declared “[I'm? You're?] an adult already, do whatever [I? you?] like,” and I brought in a work to a publisher.<br>
 
*I know the timeline doesn't make sense, but I typed in カリブの海賊 into Google and that's what I got. :\<br>
 
  
Q:最初は週刊少年マガジンに持ち込まれたんですよね。<br>
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You first submitted to Weekly Shonen Magazine, right?<br>
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- Haneda Shuukichi will reappear in a shogi league competition murder mystery case.
A:はい、マガジンでは「さりげなくルパン」(「マジック快斗」の原型)で佳作を獲りました。でも、後にマガジンの編集長になった野内さんに「君の絵はマガジンに向いていない」と言われ、今度は週刊少年サンデーへ。そこで描いた投稿3作目の「ちょっとまってて」(SFラブコメ)が、’86年の小学館新人コミック大賞の入選を受賞。デビューへこぎ着けました。<br>
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- Amuro's childhood nickname will make an appearance.  
Yes, I performed well with Nonchalantly Lupin (Magic Kaito's prototype) at Magazine. However, Nouchi-san, who later became Magazine's head editor, told me, “Your art doesn't suit Magazine,so I headed for Weekly Shonen Sunday next. There, I won Shougakukan Newcomer Comic Award with my third contributed work Wait a Minute (SF love comedy) in '86. I finally managed to debut.<br>
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- Concerning a Matsuda and Hagiwara spinoff: Hagiwara probably won't appear, but the editor responsible for Gosho likes Matsuda so if the opportunity arises, it might happen.
  
Q:翌年には初連載作「まじっく快斗」がスタート。順調ですね。<br>
 
Magic Kaito, your first serial work, started the following year. Things are going favorably.<br>
 
A:大学の同級生や後輩にアシスタントをしてもらっているんですが、初めて原稿料をいただいたときにみんなで寿司屋に行ってお祝いしました。自分をプロとして実感できたのは単行本の1巻が出たとき。うれしくっておまけ漫画をつけたりして、めちゃめちゃ?りました。そんな初連載作が今も続いていますからね(笑)。もうライフワークです。また夏ごろに新作を描きますよ。快斗の母・怪盗淑女(ファントム・レディ)の話・・・になる予定。でも、最初は編集さんにけちょんけちょんに言われたんです。トリックやラブコメの部分が大人や女の子にはウケるけど、少年にはウケないと。「ニャロー!」と思って描いたのが、「YAIBA」。でも、今度は少年にしかウケなかった(笑)。<br>
 
Though my university classmates and lowerclassmen were assisting me, when contribution fees were paid for the first time, we all went to a sushi restaurant to celebrate. I felt like a pro when the first volume came out. I was so happy, I added extra manga. That first serial work still continues, even now (laughs). It's a life work now. I'm going to put out a new work in the summer. It'll be about Kaito's mother, Phantom Lady . . . or it's planned to be. Although, editor[s] really complained to me at first. The parts about tricks and love comedy is popular with adults and girls, but not with boys, [they/he/she] said. With Yaiba, I thought “you” while drawing it. But this time, only boys liked it (laughs).<br>
 
  
Q:「YAIBA」の思い出を是非。<br>
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Please, tell us memories of YAIBA.<br>
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- When I (Gosho) was young I used to sleep for about 3 hours, but now I sleep 3 hours at night and then take an afternoon nap of about 30–60 minutes.
A:当時は初めての週刊連載でなりふり構わずやってましたからね。無我夢中ですよ。刀の雷神剣の中にいろんな玉を入れて強くなっていくというのは、RPGのアイテムを集めて強くなるイメージで描いていたので、そこがウケてもらえて良かったです。でも、逆に子供っぽくしすぎちゃって失敗したとも思いますね。終盤のヤマタノオロチ編は気に入ってます。うまく描けたなと思うんですが、オロチ編はアニメになっていない(笑)。今のクオリティでアニメ化してほしいですね。<br>
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- In rock, paper, scissors Gosho ALWAYS starts with scissors
At the time, it was the first weekly series so I did stuff without care. I was completely absorbed in it. The idea of putting in jewels into the sword Raijinken (Sword of Thunder God) to make it stronger came from RPG, with the image of collecting items to become stronger – I'm glad that part was received well. Although, I think I failed because the work became too childish, in contrast [to Magic Kaito]. I like the final stage, the Yamatanoorochi (a Japanese mythical monster with eight heads and eight tails) arc. I thought I drew well, but the arc hasn't been animated (laughs). I wish that it will be animated, with current quality.<br>
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- When I (Gosho) have to come up with the motive, I think about it with the editing department while going “nobody would kill for such a reason” and such back and forth.
 
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- When drawing a story, I (Gosho) start from the criminal.
Q:「YAIBA」の次はついに「名探偵コナン」ですが、どんな雰囲気をイメージして作られたんでしょうか?<br>
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- I haven’t decided on Heiji’s birthday. Nor Kazuha’s.
After YAIBA is finally Detective Conan, what atmosphere did you imagine to make it?<br>
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- What about Naeko’s and Chiba’s love comedy? These two will appear in a BIG case.
A:「三毛猫ホームズ」です。猫がわかるわけないのに、証拠品に触ったりして事件が解決していく。コナンも一緒。子供がわかるわけないのに、「あれれ~?」とか言って。コナンは三毛猫ホームズが喋っているイメージです。<br>
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Will Chiba notice Naeko soon enough? He really doesn’t notice huh? I (Gosho) also think “Is this guy stupid?!” (laughs)
Calico Cat Holmes. Though a cat shouldn't understand, it touches around evidence and such and the case gets solved. Same thing with Conan. Though a child shouldn't understand, he says things like “arere~?” I imagine Conan to be Calico Cat Holmes talking.<br>
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It seems like Isshin Chiba (Chiba’s voice actor) really likes Naeko. I (Gosho) was told at the year-end party.
 
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- There have been cases abroad so far, but will the story of when Sera lived in America appear?
Q:最初はどのくらい続く予定で?<br>
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Oh! You just asked something bad.
How long did you plan on continuing it at first?<br>
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Was that on purpose? (laughs)
A:こんなに長い連載になるとは思ってなかったですよ。最初の1巻で終わるかなと。コナンっていう名前も、編集長からアニメの「未来少年コナン」(宮崎駿監督作品)があるから、「名探偵ドイル」にしろって言われたんですが、「『未来少年』を超えてやるから!」って通しました。なのに新連載の告知記事のタイトルが「探偵少年コナン」になってて、いやいや、それはまずいだろうと(笑)。でも、10年くらい前にジブリの方に「今、コナンと言えば命探偵のほうですよね」と言われまして、「やった!」と思いましたね。<br>
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- Amuro-san’s white hair… is that dyed?
I never thought the serialization would be so long. I thought it would end with the first volume. The head editor said that since there is the anime, Future Boy Conan (directed by Miyazaki Hayao), I should change the title to “Detective Doyle,” but I persuaded him/her by saying, “I'll surpass Future Boy Conan!” But the new serialization notification article listed the title as “Detective Boy Conan”, and I thought, that's not good (laughs). However, about ten years ago, a person from Studio Ghibli told me, “Conan means the detective now, doesn't it?” and I thought, “Yes!”<br>
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Aah.Rather than white it’s brown.
 
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I can’t answer this.
Q:「コナン」の好きなエピソードベスト5を教えてください。<br>
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His dark skin too, there is a profound meaning behind it. (laughs)
Tell me your Top 5 episodes.<br>
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- Q: Has that person’s face appeared?
A:一番は「揺れる警視庁1200万人の人質」(本記事#28)です。読者人気も一番ですね。あとはなんだろう?アニメで2時間半スペシャルだった「黒の組織と真っ向勝負満月の夜の二元ミステリー」(本記事#35)かな。平次が初登場する「外交官殺人事件」(本記事#10)は、新一の「そいつはちがうな・・・」って言う見開きのシーンが、演出的にうまくいったかなと思います。「真実はいつも・・・たった一つしかねーんだからな・・・」って台詞もお気に入り。アニメの台詞で「真実はいつもひとつ!」ってあるじゃないですか。あれはアニメの脚本者が書いたんですが、僕が書いたのと同時期だったんです。偶然一緒で驚きました。「なぞめいた乗客」(本記事#24)も好きかな。コナンの「逃げるなよ灰原・・・自分の運命から・・・逃げるんじゃねーぞ・・・」って台詞が印象に残ってます。新一は台詞に気を使いますね。あと、最初の「ホームズの黙示録」(本記事#50)。コナンの憧れの地でしたから力が入りました。現場取材もして。<br>
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A: Ooh… I can’t answer that! (laughs)
#1 would be “Shaken Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages” (FILE 369-373). What else? I guess “Head to Head with the Black Organization: Full Moon Night's Dual Mystery” (FILE 429-434), which ran as a two-and-a-half-hour special in the anime. Ïn “The Case of the Murdered Diplomat” (FILE 92-96), where Heiji first makes an appearance, I liked Shinichi's eye-opening scene, where he said, “That's not right . . .” - I thought it went well, performance-wise. I also like the line, “There is . . . only one truth . . . don't you see?” In the anime, they say, “One truth remains!”, right? The anime's writer came up with this line, but I also came up with this line at the same time. I was surprised by the coincidence. “The Mysterious Passenger” (FILE 287-289) is a favorite, too. Conan's “Don't run away, Haibara . . . Don't run away . . . from your own destiny . . .” remains impressed in my memory. Shinichi picks his lines carefully, doesn't he? I'd also like to add “Following Holmes” (FILE 743-752). Since it was Conan's admired place, I put in some effort. I did some site research for it, too.<br>
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Q: Thank you very much.
 
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A: That was dangerous. lol
Q:’03年のインタビューでは、次はロンドン編と仰られていましたね。<br>
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- This year’s movie is Akai.
You said that the next arc would be the London arc in the '03 interview, didn't you?<br>
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Does he have a central part?
A:そうか、だいぶ時間かかったね。描いてみてやっぱり英語に苦労しました。ウィンブルドンを舞台するのは最初から決めていて、ミネルバ・グラスはテニス選手のシュテフィ・グラスがモデルです。コナンが観客席からグラスに「ボクが助けてあげるよ!!」って言うシーンがありますが、あれは’96年のウィンブルドンのエピソードを基にしてます。グラフと伊達公子準決勝、流れを変えるためだかでファンが「シュテフィ!僕と結婚して!」って言ったんです。それに、グラフは「お金いくら持ってるの?」ってジョークで返したんですよ(笑)。<br>
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A: I don’t know how much of a part “central” is, but I think it will make you go “Oh!” “It’s happening before the manga”-kind of like.
Wow, some time has passed since then, hasn't it? I tried drawing it, and I definitely struggled with the English. I decided from the beginning to feature Wimbledon, and I modeled Minerva Glass with the tennis player, Steffi Graf. The scene where conan says “I'll help you out!!” to Glass from the audience is based on an episode in Wimbledon in '96. During the semifinal between Graf and Date Kimiko, a fan said “Steffi, will you marry me?”, maybe to change the flow [of the game]. Then, Graf replied jokingly, “How much money do you have?” (laughs)<br>
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I also draw Akai’s key frames.
 
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- Q: “My Kazuha” is a confession?
Q:ロンドン取材はいかがでしたか?<br>
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A: That’s pretty much a confession.
How was the research in London?<br>
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Various translators and personal guess:
A:作中に登場する場所は取材に行って撮ったところばかりです。コナンが新一に戻った電話ボックスも、ビッグ・ベンの橋を渡った先にあります。”恐怖の谷”と漫画で描いた排水溝もちゃんとありますよ。泊まったホテルもそのまま。行けなかったところはグーグルマップで調べました。あ、じゃあ取材しなくても描けたかも?(笑)<br>
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- The 2 guys with hats and sunglasses appearing during the Toto developing plans case were just FBI subordinates of Akai. You may ignore them.
The places that show up in the manga mostly consist of places I took pictures of during the research. The telephone box where Conan turned back to Shinichi really was at the end of crossing the Big Ben bridge. The gutter with “Valley of Fear” written across the top in the manga exists, too. I drew the hotel I stayed at as it was. For places I couldn't go, I investigated with Google Map. Maybe I could have drawn without the site research? (laughs)<br>
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- Has the Boss's face appeared? I can't say.
 
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- The progress of the APTX4869 antidote? I can't say.
Q:エピソードのラスト(72巻収録6月発売予定)には新一と蘭の念願のシーンがありましたね。<br>
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- What happened to the burned disc from the Haido City Hotel? I can’t say.
The end of that arc (Volume 72 planned to be sold in June) contained the much-awaited-for scene between Shinichi and Ran, didn't it?<br>
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- What's the reason for Takagi becoming a police officer? I haven't decided yet.
A:あれは反撃?が大きかったですね。恋愛に苦手なホームズに絡めようと思ったり、「厄介な難事件」ってう台詞も前から決めていて。計算通りです。<br>
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- Breast size: Ran>Kazuha; Sato>Yumi; Ai-chan is completely flat. Not when she was Shiho though.
The reaction was huge for that scene. I thought about tying in the fact that Holmes is weak in romance, and the “A bothersome, difficult case” line was decided before. Things went as planned.<br>
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- Keep in mind the recording Conan made of Heiji's words (probably referring to the drug dealer case)
 
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- Haibara's hair color is different in the anime and movie. Which one is the right one? Haibara's hair is reddish brown.
Q:ラブコメと組織の戦い、それぞれのエピソードを描くタイミングには、ルールや周期があるのでしょうか?<br>
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- There was something about making Tottori airport into a Conan themed airport and Conan on the side of a plane. (DCW)
Is there a rule or a cycle behind deciding the timing for love-comedy and Black Organization episodes?<br>
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- Gosho's favorite outfit for Conan is the Jacket with the K (DCW)
A:そろそろかなって言う勘ですね(笑)。ファンレターが結構影響あるかもしれない。「新一と蘭の子供時代が読みたいです!」、「そろそろ組織編描いてください!」とか。組織は読者からの期待も高いです。ただ、普通のフィールドとちがって、ハードボイルドに描かなければならないのでなかなか大変。でもハードボイルドは好きです。<br>
 
I decide when I feel it's time (laughs). Maybe fan letters have a pretty significant influence. I get stuff like “I want to read about Shinichi and Ran's childhood!” or “Please draw the BO arc soon!” The readers expectations for the BO arc is high. It's just, unlike normal fields, I have to draw hard core so it's quite a lot of work. But I like hard core things.<br>
 
 
 
Q:描いて楽しいキャラは?<br>
 
Which character is fun to draw?<br>
 
A:灰原かな。初登場時から人気もありますね。自分が思ったとおりのことをやってくれて、言いたいことを代弁してくれるキャラです。公式HPの”コナン通信社”で僕のコメントを灰原に言わせてるのも、そんな理由です。<br>
 
Haibara, perhaps. She's popular since her appearance, isn't she? She does exactly what I want her to do, and I can say what I want to say though her. This is pretty much the reason why I have Haibara say my comments at the official homepage, Conan News Agency.<br>
 
 
 
Q:読者人気の高いキャラは?<br>
 
Which character is popular among the readers?<br>
 
A:今は最近登場した世良真純。どうやらぶっちぎりらしいです。名前もまあ、わかる人にはわかっちゃうんだけどね。こんなに「ガンダム」でいいのかなって(笑)。ある大物キャラの妹のかも・・・(笑)。アニメの声優さんも今から楽しみです。<br>
 
Sera Masumi, the new character. It seems that she's winning by an landslide. The name seems to be understood by people who understands. Is it good to have so much Gundam? (laughs) Maybe she's the sister of a major character . . . (laughs). I'm excited to see who the voice actor will be.<br>
 
 
 
Q:高木刑事と佐藤刑事の恋愛も、今後の動向が気になります。<br>
 
I also wonder about the direction of Detective Takagi and Detective Satou's romance.<br>
 
A:高木と佐藤は結婚式も描く予定です。本当は去年の映画のときに怪盗キッドと絡めて結婚しきしてやろうと思ってたんですが、映画でやっちゃうと、原作でできなくなるのでとめました。<br>
 
I plan on drawing Takagi and Satou's marriage ceremony. The thing is, during last year's movie, I thought about getting them married with a Kid plot involved, but if it's done in a movie, then I can't do it in the manga, so I decided against the idea.<br>
 
 
 
Q:「コナン」は学年読の漫画・アニメ・映画・実写ドラマと、メディアミックスも幅広く展開されています。どんな形でプロデュースを?<br>
 
Conan has expanded broadly into student-read manga, anime, movies, live action drama, and media franchise. How do you produce them?<br>
 
A:主に映画の脚本と原画に携わっています。ほかのメディアはだいたいお任せにしてますね。<br>
 
I'm mainly involved in the movie script and the original pictures. I entrust the other media in others.<br>
 
 
 
Q:最新映画「名探偵コナン沈黙の15分(クォーター)」には、どう関わられたんでしょうか?<br>
 
How were you involved in the newest movie, Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence?<br>
 
A:15という数字をテーマにしたことに関しては、映画15周年ということで僕とスタッフの総意です。舞台の雪山は僕から提案しました。雪崩に埋まって、助かるまでのリミットが15分だったのでちょうどいいかなと。<br>
 
About making the number '15' the theme, this was a consensus among the staff and myself to celebrate the 15th year of films. Having the stage be set on a snowy mountain was my idea. I thought that getting buried in an avalanche with a rescue time limit of 15 minutes would be just right.<br>
 
 
 
Q:今作の見どころは?<br>
 
What are the scenes to watch for in this film?<br>
 
A:最初のトンネルのスケボーシーンですね。あれかっこよかったでしょ?あと、僕が原画を描いた「言葉は刃物。使い方を間違えると、凶器になる。」ってコナンが言うシーン。原作でも一回使った台詞で気に入ってます。雪崩に飲み込まれるシーンの、コナンと蘭がすれ違うときに現れる新一の願も僕が原画を担当しました。<br>
 
The skateboard in a tunnel scene at the beginning. Wasn't it cool? Also, the scene where Conan says, “Words are knives. When used wrong, they become weapons.” (I drew the original picture for this). I also used this line in the manga once, I like it. I also was in charge of the original picture of the scene where Shinichi's prayer(?) appears when Conan and Ran miss each other in the avalanche <br>
 
 
 
Q:歴代の映画版で先生のオススメは?<br>
 
What is your recommended film so far?<br>
 
A:5作目の「天国へのカウントダウン」ですね。いろんなことがうまく歯み合った自信作です。僕の弟もこれが一番好きだといっていました。弟は医者でアニメオタクなんですよ(笑)。よく相談に乗ってもらっています。死亡推定時期とか、死亡要因とかね。まさに生きる医学書、超便利!声優にも詳しいので、「灰原役の声優さんは林原さんがいいぞ!」って電話が来たり。「あれじゃ人気にあぐらかいてる」なんてダメだしされたりもします(笑)。<br>
 
The fifth film, Countdown to Heaven. Many things fit just right in that work, I'm proud of it. My little brother says he also likes this film the best. My little brother is a medical doctor who's also an anime otaku (laughs). I often consults with him. About the estimated time of death, the cause of death and such. A living medical book, super convenient! He's also knows about voice actors very well, so he calls and says things like, “Hayashibara-san would be great as Haibara's voice actor!” He also points out my faults, like “You're getting conceited with popularity” (laughs).<br>
 
 
 
Q:「コナン」は連載開始から17年、既刊71巻の長編となりましたが、長期連載を続けるコツはありますか?<br>
 
Conan has become a long series that has continued for 17 years since the beginning of serialization, with 71 volumes published – any tips on continuing a long serialization?<br>
 
A:ないですね。逆に、新しい事件を描くときはいつもこれが最後という気持ちでかかります。でも進んでるうちに次の話が始まるという。<br>
 
No tips. On the contrary, when I draw a new case, I always draw with the feeling that this will be the last. Though when advancing forward the next story begins.<br>
 
 
 
Q:長期連載で辛いと感じたことは?<br>
 
What felt tough from the long serialization?<br>
 
A:昔書いた伏線を忘れてしまうところ(笑)。ベルモットの伏線を明かした時はすごく大変でした(本記事#35)。あれもこれも入れなきゃみたいな感じで。前に複線をすべてメモした紙をアニメのスタッフに渡したんだけど、返してほしい(笑)。それを見れば、”あの方”の正体がわかるかも?<br>
 
When I forget about the foreshadows I wrote a long time ago (laughs). It was a lot of work when I clarified Vermouth's foreshadows. I felt like I needed to include everything. I noted down all the foreshadows on a paper before and I handed it to the anime staff – I wish they'd return it (laughs). Maybe anokata's identity will be understood if the paper is seen?<br>
 
 
 
Q:’08年の本誌インタビューで、次の山場はバーボンと仰っていましたね。<br>
 
In the '08 interview with this magazine, you said that the next arc will be about Bourbon.<br>
 
A:バーボン編はまだ続きますよ。それとは別の山場に世良と灰原の対決を考えてあります。これは見事ですよ。どちらも”オオカミ”ですからね(笑)。<br>
 
The Bourbon arc is still continuing. Aside from that arc, I've thought about a confrontation between Sera and Haibara. This will be spectacular. Both of them are “wolves,” after all (laughs).<br>
 
 
 
Q:楽しみです!内容は決まっていると仰っていた最後回はいつごろに?<br>
 
I'm excited to see it! When do you think you can write the last episode that you said you decided the contents of?<br>
 
A:それはわからないですね。でも「こち亀」の巻数は越えないと思います(笑)。台詞はもう決まってます。ラストはハッピーエンドですよ。だって僕の作品なんだからね。<br>
 
I don't know. But I don't think I'll exceed KochiKame in volume number (laughs). I've already decided the lines. The ending will be a happy one. This is my work, after all.<br>
 
 
 
Q:20年以上週刊連載をされていますが、1週間どんなサイクルで描かれていらっしゃるのでしょうか?<br>
 
You've done weekly serializations for 20 years, what does the one week cycle look like?<br>
 
A:ネームに2日半~3日、画に4日~4日半くらい。1週間使い切ってる(笑)。トリック考える時間ないですよ。だから、どんどんずれていっちゃって。たまに休載させていただいてるんですが、全然休んでいないんです。だって、原作に加え映画の打ち合わせして原画も描いてるんだもん(笑)。だから、締め切りギリギリになっても、誰も文句言わないんです。原稿落としたことは1回もないですよ。1回落とすと、ずっと落としちゃいそうで。<br>
 
Two and a half to three days on the pre-manuscript, four to four and a half days on the drawing. The week is used up (laughs). I don't have the time to think of tricks. That's why things keep getting off. They let me take a break from time to time, but I don't rest at all. Because, on top of the manga, I have to make arrangements with the movie staff to draw the original pictures (laughs). That's why, when I turn in things at the last minute, no one complains. I've never failed to turn in my work, not once. I feel like I'll stop turning in work if I fail once.<br>
 
 
 
Q:休暇が取れたらやりたいことは?<br>
 
What do you want to do if you managed to take a break?<br>
 
A:ねる。ひたすら寝る。ちょっと起きて、映画見て、また寝る(笑)。それが夢の生活ですね。あとはホテル住まいをしてみたいなぁ・・・。<br>
 
Sleep. Do nothing but sleep. Wake up a little, watch a movie, sleep again ( laughs). That would be my ideal life. Hotel living sounds nice, too . . .<br>
 
 
 
Q:ご実家に帰られることは?<br>
 
Do you return home?<br>
 
A:毎年正月だけ帰ってます。色紙を持って、サインしてくれってファンがきてくれるから。さらに、親が1年間溜めたサイン色紙を持ってきます(笑)。コピーしたやつを200枚と普通の色紙が20枚くらい。でもまあ、田舎に帰ると何もないから、絵が描きたくなってきます。<br>
 
Just on New Years every year. Since there are fans who bring shikishi's (in Japan, fans get signatures on papers called shikishi) and ask for signatures. On top of that, my parents save up one year's worth of shikishi's (laughs). Two hundred of them are copies, about twenty are the normal shikishi's. Still, when I return to the country nothing happens, so I start wanting to draw pictures.<br>
 
 
 
Q:やはりお仕事がお好きなんですね。<br>
 
As I thought, you like to work, don't you?<br>
 
A:そうなのかな?そういえば観るドラマも刑事者とかばかりですね。最近はテレビの新番組を全部録画して、ミステリーや刑事もの以外は全部削除しています。下書き中に流しています。会話劇なら、作業中でも内容がわかりますからね。最近では「SPEC」を観ました。超能力者が出てくるのに、ちゃんとミステリーを成立させている。終盤で、当麻(戸田恵梨香)が一(神木隆之介)との頭脳戦に勝って「あたしの勝ちだ!」って言ったところがかっこよかった!戸田さんが10代だったら、実写「コナン」の蘭役をやってもらいたかったですね(笑)。<br>
 
You think? Now that I think about it, the dramas that I watch are all about police detectives. These days, all the new shows are recorded, and shows that aren't mysteries or about police detectives are eliminated. I play them when drafting. With dramas, you can understand the contents even while working. Recently, I've watched SPEC. Even though ESP people appear, the mystery is set up properly. In the last episode, I thought that when Touma (Toda Erika) said “I won!” (when she won the intellect battle against Ninomae (Kamiki Ryuunosuke)), she was really cool. If Toda-san was in her teens, I would have liked her to play Ran in the live action Conan drama (laughs).<br>
 
 
 
Q:今年の元旦には「泥棒」に鑑識役で出演されましたね。<br>
 
You've played the role of a police crime lab staff in Thief during this year's New Years.<br>
 
A:水谷豊さんとも相談させていただいて、念願叶いました。すごくいい人で、右京さんそのものでした。<br>
 
I was also kindly allowed to consult with Mizutani Yutaka-san, my wish came true. He was a truly good person, he was just like Ukyou-san!<br>
 
 
 
Q:ドラマの脚本などに興味は?<br>
 
Do you have an interest in scripts for dramas?<br>
 
A:隠居したらやってもいいかも。でも、僕は絵を描かなくちゃだめっていわれるんじゃない?(笑)<br>
 
After I retire, maybe. But I think I'll be told that I should draw instead (laughs).<br>
 
 
 
Q:先生が漫画を描く上で大事なさっていることは?<br>
 
When sensei draws manga, what do you value?<br>
 
A:男の子はかっこよく、女の子は可愛くですね。最近は蘭や世良などの女の子もかっこよくなってきちゃいましたけどね(笑)。<br>
 
To draw cool boys and cute girls. Though Ran and Sera and such girls are becoming cooler these days (laughs).<br>
 
 
 
Q:今年で画業25周年を迎えられましたが、どんな四半世紀でしたか?<br>
 
This year marks the 25th anniversary of your job; how would you describe this past quarter century?<br>
 
A:半分くらい「コナン」ですからね。人生返せって感じですよ(笑)。始めたときは29歳だったのに。あっという間でした。自分の中では4年くらいしか経っていない感覚です。<br>
 
Half of it was Conan. I feel like I want to demand my life back (laughs). I was 29 when I started. Time passed by, really fast. I feel like it's only been four years.<br>
 
 
 
Q:何歳まで現役でいたいですか?<br>
 
Until what age do you want to stay active?<br>
 
A:まあできる限り。阿笠博士の年(53歳)までには隠居したいな、とも思いますけど、隠居したらまた漫画描きたくなるんじゃないかって。最初からずっと一緒にやってるアシスタントたちも年を取ってますから大変です。でもチャップリンみたいに「代表作は次回作」って言っときます!<br>
 
As long as I can. I want to retire when I reach Agasa's age (53), I think, but once I retire I think I'll start wanting to draw manga again. The assistants who've been with me since the beginning are aging, too – there's a lot of trouble. But, just like Chaplin, I'll keep saying “My best work is my next work”!<br>
 
 
 
Q:次回作といえば、’08年の本誌インタビューで仰られていた「西遊記」はいかがでしょうか?<br>
 
Speaking of your next work, what about the Journey to the West that you mentioned in your interview with this mazagine in '08?<br>
 
A:「西遊記」は描きたい!悟空のキャラデザインはできていて、読みきりをサンデーに乗せる予定はあったんですが、昔の中国の背景を描くのが大変だからもう無理かな。たぶん描かないから言いますけど、超面白いですよ(笑)。<br>
 
I want to draw Journey to the West! I've finished the character design for Goku, and there was a plan to publish a one-shot on Sunday, but drawing ancient Chinese backgrounds is quite troublesome so maybe not. I'll say this since I don't think I'll keep drawing, but it's quite interesting (laughs).<br>
 
 
 
Q:描いてください!!では、読者に向けてメッセージをお願いします。<br>
 
Please do draw! Finally, please leave a message for the readers.<br>
 
A:長い間、青山剛昌ワールドに付き合ってくれてありがとうございます。そしてこれからもよろしく。「さぁ、次の事件です」ってね(笑)。<br>
 
Thank you kindly for putting up with Aoyama Gosho's world for a long time. And I hope we'll get along in the future. “Let's get to the next case!” (laughs)<br>
 
 
 
EDIT: Fixed 'Three-Haired cat' to 'Calico cat' - my bad, ha ha.
 
 
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===Otona Fami Interview #4===
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オトナファミ6月号 (Otona Fami or Adult Family June issue), published April 2012 <br>
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===2015 DCTP thread version===
Translated by: justwantanaccount<br>
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'''Fujiwara's Summary'''<br>
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Sources listed as :<br>
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https://twitter.com/sksnkmn<br>
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https://twitter.com/mabest22<br>
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https://twitter.com/aptx0915<br>
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The reason Yuusaku didn't go to the Macademy Awards himself is because he and Akai have the same height.<br>
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What's the reason that the boss' phone number (it says phone number, btw) has the area code of Kurayoshi (in Tottori)? -> It's just coincidence.<br>
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Apparently Gosho did some shooting in Hawaii.<br>
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Gin chose his car (Or Gosho chose Gin's car, I guess), cause it's cool.<br>
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When's Haibara's bday? --> undecided<br>
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Why does Akai always wear a knitted hat? --> Probably cause he likes it.<br>
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Conan or Kid - which one do you like better? --> I like them both the same.<br>
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In Countdown, we didn't get to see 10-years-into-the-future Ran. Will we get the opportunity to see that some time? --> You will~<br>
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Who pays Heiji and Kazuha's plane tickets? --> His mom.<br>
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Which of Conan's movements are impossible? --> All of them. [Kinda weird question, if you ask me :V]<br>
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How old are Satou/Miyamoto/Shiratori? --> I imagine them to be 28.<br>
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Which cosplay would you like to try out? --> The flashy guy in white.<br>
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How exactly are Jirokichi and Sonoko related? --> She's his niece.<br>
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Where will Heiji confess? --> Gosho: I don't know yet. Is the Tsuutenkaku not good enough? Fan: If it's gonna be abroad, how about Australia? Miyamura lives there after all... Gosho: Ah, Miyamura, I see. Well, you'l find out~<br>
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In December, Gosho was hospitalized for 2 weeks. (Due to this there will apparently be a 2-week break after the Kawanakajima case.)<br>
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It's a good idea to take a closer look at Detective Date's notebook.<br>
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===2016 DCTP thread version===
 
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Q: いつ顷から、どういうきっかけでサッカーを好きになったか。<br>
 
Q: Since when and how did you come to like soccer?<br>
 
⇒好きになったのは“ドーハの悲剧”(1993年に开催された日本代表とイラク代表のサッカーの国际试合)の顷から。コナンが始まる前。日本中ががっかりした试合だったけど…顽张れって気持ちにもなった、あの顷からサッカーは好きですね。<br>
 
A: I liked soccer since the Agony of Doha (the international soccer match between Japanese and Iraqi representative opened in 1993). This is before Conan started. Although this was a match that let down Japan, I also felt like cheering (Japan). I've liked soccer from that time, yes.<br>
 
  
Q. ロベルト・バッジョ选手(イタリアの至宝と呼ばれた选手)が好きだと闻いたが、他に好きな选手は?<br>
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DCTP Thread
Q. I heard that you like Roberto Baggio (footballer who was called Italy's treasure), but who else do you like?<br>
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http://forums.dctp.ws/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=13035
⇒确かにバッジョ选手は好き。他にはCSKAモスクワで活跃している本田圭佑选手もいい。喋りがかっこいいし、面白い。昔だとヒデ。コナンにもヒデがいるが、コナンの方のヒデ(赤木英雄)の方が先に出ている(笑)<br>
 
A. Yes, I do like Baggio. As for other players, I also like Keisuke Honda, who is active in CSKA Moscow. His way of speaking is cool, and (his speaking? he?) is interesting. In old times, (my favorite was) Hide. Although there's another Hide in Conan, Conan's Hide (Hideo Akagi) appeared first (laughs).<br>
 
  
Q. 今回、剧场版シリーズとして“サッカー”を题材するに至って、先生のこだわりとは?<br>
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Manga Factory Signing Photos
Q. What is sensei's fixation when researching about soccer for this year's film series?<br>
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http://imgur.com/a/AkNYT
⇒やっぱり前回のワールドカップ南アフリカ大会での远藤选手のフリーキック、凄かった。远藤选手のあの时のフリーキックは凄いカーブで、弧を描きゴールネットに…これをコナンに蹴らせたい!!と思った。その思い入れは込められたかな(笑)。本田の无回転シュートもいいんだけど…今回の作品的に无回転だと无理かなと思って(何で无理かは剧场で确认してくださいね)。<br>
 
A. Endou's free kick in World Cup South Africa was amazing. Endou's free kick at that time had an amazing curve, drawing an arc toward the goal net . . . I thought, I want to make Conan kick this!!. Maybe this wish was included (laughs). Honda's knuckle shot was amazing, too . . . but I thought that knuckle shots would be impossible this time, product-wise (to understand why, please confirm at the movie theater).<br>
 
  
Q. コナンのリフティングについて。<br>
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Lets Talk Day Photos
Q. About Conan's (soccer ball) juggling . . .<br>
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http://imgur.com/a/e9j8G
⇒1巻ぐらいにしか出て来ないんだけど…コナンが推理するときに、リフティングをしてたら面白いなぁと思ったんだけど、リフティングのシーンを描くと、意外とコマをくっちゃうんだよね(笑)。だから1回しかやってない。だから今回はせっかくだし…コナンにリフティングを思う存分、やらせてみた(笑)。<br>
 
A. This appeared only around the first volume . . . I thought that it would be interesting if Conan was juggling (a soccer ball) while deducing, but the juggling scenes, when drawn, eat up the panel, contrary to expectations (laughs). That's why I only did it once. That's why I had Conan juggle to his heart's content, given the opportunity (laughs).<br>
 
  
Q. 现役の选手の方々に声优を実际にして戴きましたが、どうでしたか?<br>
 
Q. You had actual soccer players voice acting. How was it?<br>
 
⇒みなさん、顽张って戴いてよかった。カズさん(三浦知良选手)は、とても自然な感じだったし。<br>
 
A. Everybody did their best for us, it was great. Kazu-san (Kazuyoshi Miura) was a natural, too.<br>
 
  
Q. 作品中に出てくる东京スピリッツ、ビッグ大阪のユニフォームのデザインは、どこかのチームのユニフォームからインスピレーションはあったか?<br>
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Q. Did you get inspiration from some team for your work's Tokyo Spirits' and Big Osaka's uniforms?<br>
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Translations by Spimer
⇒东京スピリッツはイタリア、セリエA“ユベントス”。昔、ロベルト・バッジョがいた、あのチーム。ビッグ大阪は特にないんだけど…あえて言うなら、昔の浦和レッズ、鹿岛アントラーズの襟部分などを参考にしたかな。<br>
 
A. Tokyo Spirits' is from Italy's Serie A Juventus F.C.. The team Baggio was a part of a long time ago. There's no specific (inspiration) for Big Osaka . . . but if you insist, I may have consulted Urawa Red Diamonds', Kashima Antlers' collar.<br>
 
  
Q. 今回の构想期间はどれくらい?<br>
 
Q. How lond was the planning process this time?<br>
 
⇒大体2年前から始めた。それくらい始めないと间に合わない。<br>
 
A. We started about two years ago. We can't finish on time if we don't start around there.<br>
 
  
Q. 作品を描く时、どうしているか?<br>
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Q: Ran's always using a Gallpagos phone: won't she switch to a smartphone at some point?
Q. When drawing your work, what do you do?<br>
 
⇒音楽がかかっていると集中できない、だから无音。たまに気分展开したい时に音楽をかけたり、気晴らしに映画を観たりしている。集中して考える时は绝対に音はない。逆に絵を描くときは、音楽をかける。昔は、大滝咏一さんとかブルーハーツ。ブルーハーツは“1000のバイオリン”という曲が大好き。がっかりすることがあると、この曲を聴く。大体オレの头の中って、この曲の歌词みたい。ブルーハーツはコナンの最初の主题歌だし。あとはアニメを流したりもする。例えば、“ちはやぶる”は超おもしろくてあれはいい。このアニメを流しながら、コナンの杀人シーンを描いたりした(笑)。<br>
 
A. I can't focus when music is playing, so no music. I play music to improve my mood, or play movies to brighten my mood. When I'm thinking with focus, there is never any sound. In the old days, (I played) Eiichi Otaki, Blue Hearts, etc.<br>
 
  
. 今回のようにサッカーという要素の中に、事件・推理・爆破などの要素を入れて、1つの作品として完成させるのは大変だったと思うが、どうだったか?<br>
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A: W-well... You're right. It's a complicated topic... Well... Hum... It feels a bit ankward that it doesn't close somewhat but...  
Q. It must have been a lot of work to include elements of soccer, incident, deduction, explotion and finish them as one product. How was it?<br>
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Maybe I'll change it someday, or so I think from time to time... Sorry.  
⇒大変だった。漫画の原作でサッカースタジアムで犯人が狙撃して、コナンが阻止するというのをやってしまったので、狙撃はもうできないし(笑)。狙撃できないなら爆発しかないよね(笑)。<br>
 
It was a lot of work. (I) already did (a case) in the manga where the culprit is sniping, and where Conan stops him, so (we) couldn't do sniping anymore (laughs). If sniping is out, you can only do explosions, right? (laughs)<br>
 
  
Q. 打ち合わせは何度も重ねたんですよね?<br>
 
Q. Business meetings were held repeatedly, right?<br>
 
⇒打ち合わせは大体仆の家でするんだけど、暗号をどうしようとみんなで悩んでいたとき、仕事场でトリックの一部を完成させて“これにしよう”と言って决めたり…。トリックは思い浮かんで决まるときは早い。作品を完成させる时は、まず“トリック”を完成させる、トリックが决まらないと全然话にならないので。今回の场合だと、サッカーに全体が引っ张られ过ぎるとよくないし。トリックをしっかり决め、そしてサッカーの要素などを加えて完成させた。<br>
 
A. Business meetings are usually done at (Not a Japanese name, not sure wtheck this is)'s house, but when everyone was pondering over the cipher, we'll complete one part of a trick at the workplace and decide while saying "Let's use this!" . . . For tricks, the time when thinking up and deciding is fast. To finish a work, first finish the trick. If the trick isn't decided, the story doesn't form. In this case, it's not good to pull apart soccer as a whole. (We) first firmly decided the trick, then added elements of soccer to finish.<br>
 
  
Q. これまでの作品で、実在する人がモデルになっているキャラクターはいるか?<br>
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Q: Volume 85, when Bourbon and Vermouth are talking about how Gin suspects spies are getting in: is that foreshadowing?
Q. In your work so far, do you have character(s) who are modeled off of people in real life?<br>
 
⇒高木刑事だけ実在ではないけれど、漫画家“よしまさこ”さんの作品で、です・ます调のキャラクターがいて、そのキャラの见た目でなく、中身を参考にさせてもらった。<br>
 
A. Only Detective Takagi isn't based off of a real-life person; he is based on a character who speaks politely in the manga artist Masako Yoshi's work. I consulted that character's insides, not (his/her) appearance.<br>
 
  
. 今回の作品を実际に観て、特に印象に残ったシーンや“细かいところだけど気づいてほしい”というシーンがあれば教えてください。<br>
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A: Foreshadowing, huh. Well... Yes, it is. This year's movie will be more or less about that so...  
Q. Tell us about scenes that left you an impression or scenes that you want others to notice despite being insignificant when you watched this year's work.
 
⇒お~っと思ったのは、スタジアムの电光掲示板が爆発して…あることが起きるじゃない?!あとコナンのサスペンダーが(あとは剧场で)。それとカズのシーンが良かった、全体的にアップテンポな进行の中で、ゆったりとしていて。<br>
 
(The scene that) made me think Wow! is when the stadium's electronic bulletin board explodes, and . . . something happens, right?! Then Conan's suspenders (go to the theater for more). And Kazu's scene was good, its pace was easy-going in the middle of an up-beat one.<br>
 
  
Q. 剧场版コナンを一般の映画馆で観るか?<br>
 
Q. Do you watch Conan's films in an average (or public, I think) theater?<br>
 
⇒耻ずかしくて一般の映画馆では観ない。でも『世纪末の魔术师』という作品で、怪盗キッドを出そうってオレが言ったんだけど、本当に作品に登场するのか?と思って、映画馆へ『世纪末の魔术师』の予告编だけを确认しに、ガメラか何かの作品を観に行きました(笑)。あの时の怪盗キッドはオレが描いた原画だったし、スクリーンサイズで観れて感动した。<br>
 
A. I'm embarrassed to watch in an average theater. But in the work "The Last Wizard of the century", since I suggested making Kaito Kid appear and I thought, Will (he) really appear?, I went to a theater to just confirm "The Last Wizard of the Century"'s trailer while watching Gamera or whatever (laughs). Kaito Kid at that time was (based on) my storyboard, and I felt happy to see it on the big screen.<br>
 
  
. 今回のコナンは冒头からハードアクションだったが、どんなアクション作品のイメージがあったのか。<br>
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Q: Well... Someone asked to me ask this but... Kir, Bourbon, Cherry (guess he meant to say Sherry), their eyes turn into foreigners when BO mode: are they mixed race?
Q. This time's Conan is hard action from the beginning. What action work did you base it on?<br>
 
⇒ダイ・ハードか24かな。それと、“パニック・イン・スタジアム”というスタジアムの中が大騒ぎになる作品も少しイメージした。<br>
 
A. Die Hard or 24, maybe. (My comment: Gosho has mentioned in the manga how he has watched 24 before. It's a US detective series, so you guys should be able to watch it, if you wanted to.) I also based it a little on the work Panic in Stadium (Note: the US title is Two-Minute Warning), where there's turmoil in a stadium.<br>
 
  
. 兰が新一に携帯电话で连络するシーンについて。<br>
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A: Ah... No, nott really. When Conan gets surprised he also gets foreigner-like eyes so... I draw them like that when I want to portray scared eyes: there's no special meaning to them. Sorry.
Q. On the scene where Ran contacts Shinichi with a cell phone.<br>
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But they maybe (some odd word: apparently Gosho can't come up with the word he wants to use) half, even.  
⇒原作では既にエクスペリアじゃなくてエクスペリカンというスマホを使っているし、灰原はプ●ダフォンだし、ベルモットはアイ●ォンだしね。<br>
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(According to the person who wrote this it might be that he was trying to think of alternative word to "half", another way to tell mixed race characters apart)
A. In the original work (Note: the manga), (Conan?) uses a smart phone called XPERIKAN (Note: this is what's on the manga to avoid copyright violations, probably - not a real phone), not Xperia. Haibara (uses) Prada phone, and Vermouth (uses) iPhone.<br>
 
  
Q. 兰など素敌な女の子たちが登场しているが、『名探侦コナン』という作品の中で特に好きな女の子は谁か?<br>
 
Q. Charming girls like Ran appears (in your work). In the work called Detective Conan, which female character do you especially like?<br>
 
⇒やっぱヒロインの兰かな。好きなのは兰、そして特别な女の子が灰原かな。こなん通信社の中で灰原の一言もオレが考えているんだけど、ほぼ灰原はオレの代弁者になっているね。あと兰は勇往迈进というか(新一のことを)待っていてくれるのは嬉しいというか…あと强いしね。ちなみに女の子が强いシーンを描くのって嬉しい。今、世良ちゃんも出ているけど、描くのが楽しい…目の下にクマがあるけど(笑)。<br>
 
A. I guess it would have to be the heroine, Ran. I like Ran, and the special girl would be Haibara. I think about Haibara's comments in the Conan News Agency, too; she's become my spokeswoman, hasn't she? Ran is full of courage, and she waits for Shinichi, which makes (Gosho?) happy . . . she's strong, too. By the way, I feel happy drawing scenes where girls are strong. Right now, Sera-chan is appearing, too, and it's fun to draw (her) . . . although, she has bags under her eyes (laughs).<br>
 
  
. ジャイアンツが好きだと闻きました。剧场版の作品で、スポーツに関する题材としてどんなスポーツをやってみたいか。<br>
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Q: Now... This year's film "The Darknest Nightmare": what color feelings do you think we should give to this pitch black movie? What's the fitting color in your opinion?
Q. I hear that you like the Giants. What kind of sports do you want to do as the theme of a film, if the theme is sports-related?<br>
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⇒野球だね。でもジャイアンツに肩入れするのも…(笑)。やるなら世界的に有名なスポーツがいいと思う。スポーツ観戦するのが好き。基本、何でも観る。<br>
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A: Huh! That's a bit dangerous (in the sense that he has to avoid spoilers). Hum... Well, I guess each viewer should choose their own color... I think. It's a bit hard to say. Sorry.
A. It would be baseball. But supporting Giants might be . . . (laughs). If (I'm/we're/etc) going to do it, I think that it's good to (pick a) sport that's famous all over the world. I like to watch sport matches. Basically, I watch anything.<br>
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</spoiler>
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 +
Q: Volume 88. Sato's flashy outfit: are those plain clothes? In the same volume: Takagi Wataru is wearing flashy too but has his police notebook got downgraded to senior policeman, did you know?
 +
He should be a police sergeant but both the Shonen Sunday chapter and the volume chapter read "senior policeman".
 +
 
 +
A: It got mistaken with police sergeant. Sorry, I meant, he IS a police sergeant.
 +
And... Maybe Sato's plain clothes were borrowed frum Yumi?
 +
Incidentally, the next case involves Yumi and Sato... Well... That's... It begins with a scene having the 2 of them walking in front of Shinjuku's Alta. (Fashion store in Tokyo)  
 +
Chuukichi also shows up.  
 +
 
 +
 
 +
Q: Is there a "fake" (a red herring) in the manga that no-one's noticed yet?
 +
 
 +
A: Ah... Huh... There is. No-one's noticed it yet. It'll soon be reffered to. In Volume 18 (speculated to be the APTX victim list and the "Haneda" name there)
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 +
 
 +
Q: Eh... I think that there might be people like Amuro or Akai from the PSB or the FBI sneaking int the BO but...
 +
Could there be the inverse, that BO are sneaking into Japanese police or FBI or in Conan's surroundings?
 +
 
 +
A: Ah... You bring up a painful topic... (Might be his way of saying: "I won't tell you")
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 +
 
 +
Q: Could they be inside of characters who've already shown up or will show up in the future?
 +
 
 +
A: That's... welll... No comment. Please switch question topic.
  
===Shonen Sunday Table of Contents Questions '08-'10===
 
http://conan-magic.com/QandA.html<br>
 
<spoiler>
 
2008:
 
  
19. Q: What is the best movie of the last two or three years?<br>
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Q: Also... Maybe you can't tell us but... Who's the girl that Sera's hiding?  
A: "Nasu: Summer in Andalusia"! (Nasu: Andarushia no Natsu)<br>
 
Info on Nasu, a bicycling anime by one of the Ghibli folks. Wiki Article
 
  
20. Q: Sensei, what is one of your "small pleasures"?<br>
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A: I can't say that but... Really. Are there no other topics?  
A: The police drama "Aibou" (Partner), as well as the anime "Kaiji". (laughs)<br>
 
Here's some info on "Kaiji" in English. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiji_%28manga%29<br>
 
And info on Aibou. http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Aibou
 
 
21-22. Q: Please tell us what has inspired you recently?<br>
 
A: "Galileo". (laughs)<br>
 
Galileo is a current TV drama. http://www.fujitv.co.jp/galileo/index2.html
 
  
23. Q: If a museum had an exhibition on any subject, what would you want it to be about?<br>
 
A: Successive generations of swordsmasters and generals armor and katanas. (laughs)
 
 
24. Q: If you could make one law, what would it be?<br>
 
A: I've often said I would make it so there were eight days in a week! (laughs)
 
 
25. Q: Could you tell us what is a book that has made you cry?<br>
 
A: "Natsu no Sorairo" by Riyouko Takahashi!
 
 
27. Q: What would you like most right now?<br>
 
A: Well, more of hours of sleep! (laughs)
 
 
28. Q: Of all the presents you've gotten up until now, what is the most memorable?<br>
 
A: The Minami Asakura shikashi that Adachi-sensei gave me (laughs).<br>
 
Note: Minami Asakura is the love interest in Mitsuru Adachi's mega-popular series "Touch" (1981-1986). A "shikashi" is often described as an art board. Its a piece of paper attached to a sturdy backing. They are often used for autographs or small, quick sketches with are signed by a mangaka and given away.
 
 
29. Q: Tell us about a good store that is near your home.<br>
 
A: The bookstore and the video rental store (laughs).
 
 
30. Q: Please tell us a tune that when you hear it, it makes you feel tense?<br>
 
A: Furuhata Ninzaburou's theme song (laughs).<br>
 
Furuhata Ninzaburou (a Japanese police drama) A remixed version of the song also appears in Dance Dance Revolution.
 
 
31. Q: Please tell us what your favorite fairytale is?<br>
 
A: "Saiyuki!" I really like Goku... but is this really a fairytale...? (laughs)
 
 
32. Q: If you had the opportunity to work together with someone else of your choosing, who would it be?<br>
 
A:"Furuhata Ninzaburo's" Koki Mitani-san, "Aibou's" Yasuhiro Koshimizu-san and "SP's" Kazuki Kaneshiro-san (laughs).<br>
 
Aoyama mentioned Furuhata Ninzaburo last week. Koki Mitani is the series' creator and a playwrite.<br>
 
Aibou (Partners) is a drama. Yasuhiro Koshimizu is one of the writers on the show.<br>
 
Kazuki Kaneshiro is a novelist who wrote the popular book "Go".
 
 
33. Q: Please tell us a meal that you can cook and are proud of?<br>
 
A: Well, I haven't made it in quite awhile, but... curry (laughs).
 
 
34. Q: When you're reading your current series, what sort of music do you like to have on in the background?<br>
 
A: I like to listen to some of the background music and theme songs from the Conan anime... (laughs)
 
 
35. Q: Please tell us your favorite proverb and why?<br>
 
A: Become quick, like the wind, and slow like the forest, aggressive like fire, and be unmoving like a mountain. (laughs)
 
 
36-37. Q: Are there any TV commercials that have made an impression on you lately?<br>
 
A: Most commercials are pretty forgettable… Nagashio-san’s “Pressure has to be fun” one is good. (laughs)
 
 
39. Q: What is your longest running accomplishment or practice?<br>
 
A: Kendo, because I liked Tetsuya Chiba-sensei's 'Ore no Teppei'. (laughs)<br>
 
Tetsuya Chiba is probably best known for his series 'Ashita no Joe' (Tomorrow's Joe).<br>
 
'Ore wa Teppei' ran from 1973 though 1980 in Weekly Shonen Magazine.
 
 
40. Q: Other than manga magazines, please tell us one of the magazines you like to read?<br>
 
A: I read fashion magazines for information on clothes. (laughs)
 
 
41. Q: When you think about autumn, what foods come to mind?<br>
 
A: Probably the 20th Century Pear. They're delicious. (laughs)<br>
 
20th Century Pears (I had never heard of them either)
 
 
42. Q: Please tell us something that recently made you think "that's new!"<br>
 
A: I had to get the new Haibara Prada mobile phone. (laughs)
 
 
43. Q: Do you have any memories of a sports match, play or concert?<br>
 
A: I saw the Mariners play the Yankees in New York and Matsui suddenly hit a homerun. (laughs)
 
 
45. Q: What would you do if you won the lottery?<br>
 
A: The first thing I would brag about it to my friends, until they started pestering me! (laughs)
 
 
46. Q: If you could open a store, what kind would it be?<br>
 
A: Probably a curry shop. (laughs)
 
 
47. Q: What is something you've kept since you were a child and not thrown out?<br>
 
A: My body. (laughs)
 
 
48. Q: Please tell us who you think is the strongest person in the world?<br>
 
A: Saiyuki's "Son Goku"!!
 
 
49. Q: Please tell us if you have a regular song you like to sing at karaoke?<br>
 
A: I don't, because I'm tone deaf. (laughs)
 
 
50. Q: Is there anything you'd like to try doing that you haven't?<br>
 
A: Space travel! But I don't have the physical strenght for it. (laughs)
 
 
51. Q: What's the most unusual thing you've eaten?<br>
 
A: At a party my first year of college one of my senpai forced me to eat a whole roasted sparrow. (laughs)
 
<br>
 
 
2009:
 
  
01. Q: Up until now, what is your biggest impulse buy?<br>
+
Q: Also... Maybe you can't tell us but... Is Vermouth an ally?  
A: At American Disneyland, I bought a Mickey ornament. (laughs)
+
 
+
A: Huh? I can't say that. Really. An ally? (Looks troubled). Are you finished?  
2/3. Q: Please tell us how you make it through the winter?<br>
+
 
A: A hokaron. (laughs)<br>
+
 
Note: A "hokaron" is a disposable, portable, heating pad made by the Lotte company.
+
Q: Vermouth and Shinichi's mom knew other as fellow actresses but... Both know a lot about each other and seem to get along pretty well but...
+
How should I put it like...? How well do they get along?
4/5. Q: What's the longest you've ever stayed awake for, and why?<br>
+
 
A: When I was making an anime in college with my manga club. We stayed up for nearly three days. (laughs)
+
A: Well... They're both actresses.  
+
 
06. Q: Please tell us about a time when you felt good about things.<br>
+
 
A: I guess it's when I finish my manuscripts. (laughs)
+
Q: I meant: how do they get along about how they know a lot about each other?
+
 
07. Q: What is your earliest memory?<br>
+
A: Not really.  
A: Going to the movie theater to see "Nagagutsu wo Haita Neko: Pero no Daibouken" (Puss in Boots: Pero's Big Adventure).
+
 
+
 
08. Q: What is something that you wish will disappear before the 22nd century?<br>
+
Q: Please give us a hint regarding what you've said about that of Volume 18 no-one knows about!
A: Cockroaches, flies, things like that. Insect related stuff.
+
 
+
A: You bring it up...? Why...? I'm saying no-one knows it... Hmmmm...
09. Q: Please tell us a scene from an anime that has remained in your heart.<br>
+
Well... You could say that someone might show up... When you see their name you'll go "Really?" or something like that...
A: It was a scene from "Tiger Mask" where Tiger tore his groin muscle after being dropped on the ring ropes. (laughs)
+
Hmmm... Sheesh. Let's leave it at there. You'll enjoy it when you read it so look forward to it.  
+
 
10. Q: Please tell us something you'd like to talk about, but you never have the opportunity to discuss.<br>
+
 
A: Kurosawa films. (laughs)
+
Q: Is there someone, some character that proved to be very hard to draw or think of?
+
 
13. Q: If you were a producer, who or what would you produce?<br>
+
A: Ah. Hmmm... Huh... Not sure... Akai or Gin, maybe. I wanted them to be cool and scary at the same time and it proved to be hard to.  
A: Curry. (laughs)
+
The conté crayons I drew recently ago needed several redos.... It was rather... Hum... Somewhat... Let's leave it at there.  
+
If I go I might end up spoilering something so.  
14. Q: What is the coolest scene you've ever seen?<br>
+
(Gosho) President: I don't have much time to fix these... (President?) It's a bit wrong... (Gosho) What's a bit wrong?
A: A million dollar night scene. (laughs)
+
Yeah. You see, it became like a hoodlum, even. Felt like behaving like Gin, even.  
+
 
15. Q: Is there a piece of music that makes you think "I can't help but cry when I hear this"?<br>
+
 
A: Miyuki Nakajima's "Fight!" (cries)
+
Q: What's with Ran's hairstyle?  
+
 
16. Q: Please tell us a site on the internet that you like to check frequently.<br>
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A: Ah. Sorry. That must be it... T-that's, well, ended up like that, I guess. Hmmm... I wanted it to be a hairstyle with style so... I went with that symbol... Or, rather...
A: A Kyojin site. (laughs)<br>
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... Make it so that you can tell it's Ran even from a distance. Like when she's in the midst of a crowd... So that's why I made it like that. Sorry.  
(Shonen Magazine's classic baseball manga series "Kyojin no Hoshi".)
+
More like AstroBoy's angel head.
+
 
17. Q: Please tell us something that is improbable but that you still believe.<br>
+
 
A: For the Japanese to win the W Cup in soccer. (laughs)
+
Q: Can you tell us a highlight of this year's movie?
+
 
18. Q: Were there some cheap sweets that you liked as a child?<br>
+
A: A highlight? Well... It's a confrontation with the BO. And, also... A fight between PSB's Amuro and FBI's Akai. Boxing vs Jeet Kune Do. Where they fight is frightening... You'll be like "they're gonna fight here of all places?".  
A: Masked Rider Snacks. I liked the cards that came with it. (laughs)
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19. Q: Please tell us about a recent design which you think is cool.<br>
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Translations below by bash7353
A: Samurai Japan's mark. (laughs)
+
 
 
20. Q: When extraterrestrials arrive, where would you take them to show them what represents Japan?<br>
 
A: The top of Tokyo Tower. (laughs)
 
 
21-22. None
 
 
23. Q: Is there a show you'd like to see brought back to television?<br>
 
A: "SP"! I want them to continue it! (laughs)
 
 
24. Q: Up to now, what's the best thing you've done for your parents?<br>
 
A: ... Nothing much... (laughs) [That's kind of wrong >.> -Magic]
 
 
25. Q: Was there something or someone that you yearned for when you were a kid?<br>
 
A: Of course, to be Shigeo Nagashima!<br>
 
Note: Shigeo Nagashima is a legendary baseball player in Japan, and also happened to appear on the cover of the very first issue of Shonen Sunday in 1959.
 
 
26. Q: What is a food that you associate with your mother?<br>
 
A: Curry rice. *laughs*
 
 
27. Q: Please tell us about something you've recently discovered.<br>
 
A: Reserving movie tickets through the internet. (laughs)
 
 
28. Q: Is there a piece of furniture you'd like to see evolve and why?<br>
 
A: A wristwatch with a tranquilizer gun feature. (laughs)
 
 
29. Q: Please tell us who you think the funniest celebrities in showbiz are.<br>
 
A: DAIGO. (laughs)
 
 
30. Q: What manga character's ability would you like to have?<br>
 
A: Son Goku's Kintoun (Flying Nimbus).
 
 
31. Q: What's a messy or cute thing you've seen recently?<br>
 
A: Totoro. (laughs)
 
 
32. Q: Please tell us about a television performance you enjoyed recently.<br>
 
A: Millionaire. (laughs)
 
 
33. None.
 
 
34. Q: Please tell us your most favorite manga, drama or anime.<br>
 
A: An old drama called “Pro-Hunter” (laughs).
 
 
35. Q: When have you felt the most Japanese in your life?<br>
 
A: When wearing a kendo helmet (laughs).
 
 
36. Q: Has there been a word whose name you don’t understand?<br>
 
A: Deadball…(laughs) If I remember correctly the original meaning is different…<br>
 
(Note: Deadball in Japanese baseball is when a pitcher strikes a batter. In English, deadball refers to an era in baseball prior to Babe Ruth’s playing days known for low scoring games.)
 
 
37. Q: What’s the most amazing place in your neighborhood?<br>
 
A: Of course I’d say the “20th Century Pears” (laughs).
 
 
38. None.
 
 
39. Q: What is something that’s been an impulse buy?<br>
 
A: How often I rent DVDs (laughs).
 
 
40. Q: What do you think are some of the true evolutions that will be made in the 21st century?<br>
 
A: Terrestrial radio! (laughs).
 
 
41. Q: What’s one place you’d like to go at some point in your life?<br>
 
A: Sochi (Laughs) (Note: Site of Russian Winter Olympics in 2014)
 
 
42-43. Q: What is one advanced function you’d like added to cell phones?<br>
 
A: A voice altering device (laughs).
 
 
44. Q: When you were a kid, what was your favorite giant monster?<br>
 
A: Of course, Gamera! (laughs).
 
 
45. None.
 
 
46. Q: If asked by a foreigner what a typical Japanese gag is, what would you tell them?<br>
 
A: Kato-chan-pe? (laughs). (I googled this and found some mentions of it, but I'm not quite sure how the pun works.)
 
 
47. Q: Do you have an embarrassing childhood memory that you can’t forget?<br>
 
A: I’ve forgotten (laughs).
 
 
48. Q: When you go to sleep, what’s a dream that you can remember having?<br>
 
A: I’m being chased by something and as I run the earth opens up and I start to fall… it’s rather ominous… (laughs).
 
 
49. Q: What’s a film that you might say “is a difficult film to understand, but it’s one of my favorites!”?<br>
 
A: Kappu no Sekai (Cup of the World) (laughs).
 
 
50. Q: Please tell us your favorite kanji character and the reason.<br>
 
A: The kanji "samurai"! And of course it's because of the WBC... (Laughs)<br>
 
Note: "Samurai" in this case refers to Japan's national team in the WBC or World Baseball Classic.
 
 
51. Q: Assuming you could take a ride in a time machine, what era would you go to?<br>
 
A: I'd go ten years into the future to make sure Ichiro (Suzuki) continues to get hits at the same pace. (laughs)
 
 
52. Q: What sort of background image do you have on your cell phone?<br>
 
A: Whatever I like at the moment. (laughs)
 
  
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http://i.imgur.com/32XvrUG.jpg
2010:
 
  
01. Q: What's a song that you like to hear during the winter?<br>
+
If there products that appear in the series were commercially available, which do you think fans would be pleased about the most?
A: No doubt, it's Christmas music. (laughs)
+
 
+
Red: Kazuha’s Charm
2-3. Q: What was the last meal that you ate that you can recalling being particularly delicious?<br>
+
 
A: The Indo-Curry I had at the Osaka World's Fair. (laughs)
+
White: Fuzae Brand Purse
+
 
4-5. Q: Personally, what's the best news you heard this year?<br>
+
Blue: Kamen Yaiba Figure
A: WBC Samurai Japan's victory. (laughs) (Note: WBC is the World Baseball Classic.)
+
 
+
Green: Jeet Kune Do Home Videos of the Sera Family’s eldest brother
06. Q: If you suddenly had a month off, what would you do with your time?<br>
+
 
A: Sleep! Nothing but sleep!! (laughs)
+
 
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http://i.imgur.com/MhFNL55.jpg
07. Q: When you're alone, what sort of things do you think deeply about?<br>
+
 
A: Baseball, soccer, the Olympics... (laughs)
+
If there were only one out of the movies for which there isn’t a poster drawn by Aoyama-sensei you could draw a poster for, which would you want to draw?
+
 
08. None.
+
RED : Time Bombed Skyscrapper
+
 
09. Q: What happened the instant you decided you wanted to become a mangaka?<br>
+
WHITE : The Fourteenth Target
A: I actually wrote "I want to do this" in my the program from my elementary school graduation... (laughs)
+
 
+
BLUE : The Last Wizard of The Century
10. Q: If you could be reborn as an animal, what sort of animal would you like to be?<br>
+
 
A: A slot, because I would like to be lazy. (laughs)
+
GREEN : Count Down to Heaven
+
 
11. Q: Before you die, is there a certain kind of food you would like to try? And what would it be?<br>
+
 
A: Suyabashi Jiro's sushi. (laughs)<br>
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http://i.imgur.com/mfyaBxQ.jpg
Note: Jiro, the chef at the restuarant "Suyabashi Jiro" is recognized as a living national treasure by the Japanese government. His restaurant is extremely popular.
+
 
+
If you could request cooperation from the various international organisations that have appeared in the series and have been listed in "Detective Conan 60+" to take down the  
12. Q: Is there an occupation you wanted to have when you were a child?<br>
 
A: I wanted to be Ultra Seven. (laughs)<br>
 
Note: Ultra Seven was one of the Ultra Brothers which included Ultraman among others.
 
 
13. Q: What is your favorite home appliance?<br>
 
A: My Blu-ray recorder than I just bought! (laughs)
 
 
14. Q: What's your favorite four kanji word?<br>
 
A: "Kaitouranma" (solving a problem swiftly), "Denkousekka" (lightning speed), and "Shippudotou" (waves created by hurricanes) are some of my favorite words. (laughs)
 
 
15. Q: What sort of things did you like to play when you were a kid?<br>
 
A: Only baseball... (laughs)
 
 
16. Q: Please tell us your favorite person from the last days of the Tokugawa Shogunate.<br>
 
A: It's gotta be Ryoma! In those closing days,Ryoma Sakamoto was such a visionary. (laughs)
 
 
17. Q: On mankinds final day, what would you like to do?<br>
 
A: Eat something delicious, probably curry! (laughs)
 
 
18. Q: Now that spring is here, what sort of things do you most associate with the season?<br>
 
A: My assistant Negishi always starts sneezing from his hayfever.
 
 
19. None.
 
 
20. Q: When you were a child, what was a toy you really, unbearably wished you had?<br>
 
A: Jumbo Machine! My friend had one and I was ultra-jealous! (laughs)
 
 
21. Q: What do you do when you take a break from work?<br>
 
A: Sports and watching games. (laughs)
 
 
22/23. Q: In your experience, have you ever thought, "This is amazing!"<br>
 
A: In Las Vegas while I was waiting on a bus I got a jackpot on a slot machine. (laughs)
 
 
24. Q: If you manga could be turned into a film, who would you want to play the main character?<br>
 
A: Probably Oguri Shun. *laughs*<br>
 
*Oguri Shun played Shinichi in the first two live action tv specials.
 
 
25. Q: When you go to the convience store to buy something, what do you get?<br>
 
A: A sandwich. *laughs*
 
 
26. Q: What are some words to live by?<br>
 
A: Boy. *laughs*
 
 
27. Q: What historical figure have you ever thought "I'd like to illustrate his story" about?<br>
 
A: Probably Nobunaga. (laughs)
 
 
28. Q: Please tell me what songs you like to hum along to?<br>
 
A: Like Conan I'm tone-deaf and can't sing. (laughs)
 
 
29. Q: What was the last CD you bought?<br>
 
A: B'z "Ai no mama ni wagamama ni boku wa kimi dake wo kizutsukenai". (laughs)
 
 
30. Q: Please tell me if there is there a manga character who gave a particularly memorable speech?<br>
 
A: In Mobile Suit Gundam: Meguriai Uchuu when Amuro says, "Uchuu..." ("Space...") (laughs)
 
 
36-37. Q: Have you ever loved a particular manga character? If so, what series were they from?<br>
 
A: Lupan III's Fujiko-chan and Touch's Minami-chan. (laughs)
 
 
38. Q: When you were a child, were there any manga or picture books that made a lasting impression on you?<br>
 
A: Probably Peter Pan. (laughs)
 
 
39. Q: Please tell us some things you loved about your hometown.<br>
 
A: The watermelon is delicious, the fruit is delicious and snow crabs are delicious. (laughs)
 
 
40. Q: Are you a dog person or a cat person? Or is there some other kind of animal that you prefer?<br>
 
A: I'm definetely a dog person. (laughs)
 
 
41. Q: Please tell us a task you would like to attempt.<br>
 
A: I'd like to take a vacation somewhere for the first time in four years. (laughs)
 
 
42. Q: Please tell us an athelete that you like.<br>
 
A: The Giant's Sakimoto and Samurai Blue's Honda. (laughs)
 
</spoiler>
 
  
===Shonen Sunday Special Booklet File865===
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Black Organisation, which organisation would you want to lend a hand?
File 865 Shounen Sunday Special Booklet<br>
 
Post organized by : Chekov<br>
 
Partially translated, comment by Chekov: "(DCTP translation page no longer exists). Since in its current form it is likely to be disarrayed, I have organized the text here. Credit goes to the translators which include Fujiwara, Zenthisoror, and Wakarimashita."<br>
 
<spoiler>
 
pg1 Cover<br>
 
pg2 Index and announcements<br>
 
pg3 Conan<br>
 
pg4 Ran and Kogoro<br>
 
pg5 Haibara and the Detective Boys<br>
 
pg6 Kaitou Kid and Hattori Heiji<br>
 
pg7 Okiya and Sera<br>
 
pg8 Gin and Vodka<br>
 
pg9 Chianti and Korn<br>
 
pg10 Vermouth and Amuro<br>
 
pg11 Extra! Kurogane Yaiba<br>
 
pg12 Special Interview part 1<br>
 
pg13 Special Interview part 2<br>
 
pg14 Special Kaitou Kid Commentary part 1<br>
 
pg15 Special Kaitou Kid Commentary part 2<br>
 
pg16 Special Kaitou Kid Commentary part 3<br>
 
pg17 A lesson in drawing Conan<br>
 
pg18 A lesson in drawing Conan<br>
 
pg19 A lesson in drawing Conan<br>
 
  
'''Character Sections'''
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Red: FBI
 
Conan<br>
 
Hairstyle: Took 1 minute, got Yaiba's hair and made it smoother.
 
Added Mahoutsukai Sally's little brother Kabu's apostrophe.
 
The way he drew the back of the hair came from Adachi Maru's main character of Nijiiro Tougarashi (Rainbow Chilli Peppers) Shichimi...
 
  
Fashion: Essentially, 753 wear, i.e. when you're little at ages 7. 5 and 3, when these formal photos get taken,
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White: CIA
Gosho's 753 photos have him in bow tie and shorts. :P
 
He tries to keep gadgets to what Conan can wear...but he's run out of ideas of late...
 
  
Glasses: Gosho likes Superman.
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Blue: 公安警察 (kouan keisatsu) (Japanese intelligence)
And when Clark Kent was hiding his identity, he wore glasses.
 
So when he wrote Ai and Conan's conversation in vol 24, it was like a long held in secret was getting out.
 
  
Speaking Habits:
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Green: SIS
Rough but kinda cool, inspired maybe by Joe from Tomorrow's Joe Barooo, and other habits might have aspects of Touch in them as well.
 
 
Ran<br>
 
Ran's concept: "Saying Ran's perfect is probably saying too much, but she's someone you'd want to have on your side. She's can fight and is a diligent student and can cook really well. And she's always waiting for Shinichi. Her only weakness is her fear of ghosts. I wanted to draw a girl that is strong in many ways, as I had never done so before."
 
 
Kogoro<br>
 
Gosho thought that a mystery type story would end pretty quickly so he originally dsigned Mouri like a thinner version of Nakamori. But then he was told that they were too similar, so he changed his hairstyle and his moustache... When both Nakamori and Mouri appeared in the same case there was a lot of thought over which one ought to be taller. On that front, Mouri is supposed to be taller. He made him a detective instead of a police officer because he thought that was easier to manage, He knows about policemen and he knows about cases. It makes things a lot easier... Oh sorry, I meant, the reason for the backstory about why he switched from an officer to a detective...it makes being a private detective easier for Mouri. Also, his face is familiar to a lot of the officers.
 
 
Haibara<br>
 
Haibara's concept: Gosho had planned to introduce ex-BO member Haibara from the start, even though her introduction was later than planned. As for her character, he wanted a tsundere character who's the opposite of Ran. Even though Haibara doesn't have much deer. But that's how he likes her. (laughs)
 
 
Detective Boys<br>
 
Zenthisoror: The original concept of the three Detective Boys was to enable Haibara to hide amongst them! Basically, they provided the hiding place for Haibara. Gosho wanted a fat one, a thin and snarky one, and a cute little girl. They're obviously inspired from Doraemon but the personalities of all three are very different from their Doraemon counterparts. Especially because Conan's very different from Nobita-kun (hahaha, you could say that again) You could say that the three DB kids together are all Nobita-kun, all shouting, "Help us, Conan!" Genta's family run a bar/pub. Mitsuhiko's parents are both teachers. Mitsuhiko's sister is also a teacher. Ayumi's family he's not so sure...they live in a flat modelled on the one Gosho used to live in...so probably not the average salaryman...
 
 
Kaitou Kid<br>
 
  
  
Heiji<br>
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http://i.imgur.com/PzevMtU.jpg
  
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There are many cases in ‘Detective Conan’ that are related to ‘Sherlock Holmes’, but if Conan Doyle could read them, which one would you recommend?
  
Okiya<br>
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Red: Holmes Freak Murder Case
Hairstyle is Char Aznable from Gundam crossed with Chiaki from Nodame Cantabile, which Gosho was really into at that time. It's the part of Chiaki's hairstyle where it's sticking up all over the place from how he sleeps that he added to Okiya. His identity: Is a SECRET. People might have already figured it out, but he'll leave it to our imaginations (some of the page has been cut off)
 
 
 
Sera<br>
 
In the detective koushien case, the female detective despite being the culprit ended up being so popular that there was a demand for this character but it was impossible since she was the culprit so Aoyama created... Sera.
 
 
Gin<br>
 
Gin's about the hat and the hair. There wasn't much deep thought behind his design. Just that he had some kind of high leadership position in the Organisation, but as Conan continued and looked as though it would get longer his character development got more complicated. 'The Aesthetics of a Killer' He drives a Porsche 356A and carries a Beretta M 1934, so he's very particular about his tastes. But being particular makes a character cooler? (ahaha)
 
 
Vodka<br>
 
And Vodka is Gin's Watson...and what his eyes are like, Gosho will leave to the readers' imagination...
 
 
Chianti<br>
 
Concept; A character who wouldn't go around sucking up to Gin. He [Gosho] thought the swallowtail butterfly tattoo was cool. He [Gosho] thought a lot about her development and some one liners, like 'When my butterfly flaps its wings, people die'. But snipers keep both eyes open to shoot, so that one liner went down the drain. Her speech habits are supposed to make her seem a bit sexual.
 
 
Korn<br>
 
Concept: Silent, unsophisticated, and a bit of a wierdo...he's got skills though. Things are more fun with characters like these, aren't they? He's designed so that he looks like nobody else in the Organisation. He's got skills as a sniper though! The only person better than him at sniping, including Chianti, is Akai. If he's alive (hahaha) He hates Vermouth. For letting Calvados, a fellow sniper, die. It's not like there was anything particularly special about the relationship between Calvados and Korn. It's probably just that as one sniper looking out for another sniper, he can't forgive her...  Fundamentally all members of the organisation with code names are supposed to be at the same level, so Korn's supposed to be at the same rank as Gin. It just happened this time that when they chanced to form a team Gin came out as the most leader-like of all them.
 
 
Vermouth<br>
 
She's the bad side of Fujiko Mine, the good side being Yukiko. Yukiko has Fujiko's hair-style. Both Vermouth and Yukiko have this middle hair-line too. Both hard to draw. It was difficult during the Train Arc because they both had a lot of panels given to them. But it was fun and the result was a success. Leaving aside their standing inside the BO, Vermouth used to like Gin in the past, I'd say. She also had a profound relationship with Gin... However, since Gin isn't the type to fall in love with another person, all this came from Vermouth's side.
 
 
 
Amuro<br>
 
A character who's neither Akai, neither Okiya. First character with dark skin and blond hair. A long time ago there was the character Jewell (?) in Yaiba though. The cutting and adjusting of the frames was difficult because of the white hair but digital drawing makes it easier.
 
 
 
Q&A
 
 
Question 1: Did Heiji make Conan drink Paikaru knowing what it would do to him!?
 
 
 
A: It was all a happy coincidence and the rest is internet conspiracy theory...
 
  
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Blue: The Locked Room in the Sky - Shinichi Kudo's First Case
  
2. A message came to Sera from her brother about whether she had met the wizard yet...was that from 'Shuu-nii'?
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Green: The 3 "K"s of Osaka Case
  
A: But Sera-chan said that 'Shuu-nii was dead' didn't she? In which case (smile)...
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White: Holmes' Revelation
  
  
3. Sera seems to have met Conan before, but was that when Conan was Conan or Conan was Shinichi?
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http://i.imgur.com/CFfKx1z.jpg
  
A: I can't give too many details, but Ran has met her too...
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If there were a Detective Conan RPG, which character would you play at first?
  
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Red: Mouri Ran (Weapon: Her Bare Hands)
  
4. (Translated by Conan#1) Why did Conan tell Miyano Akemi his true identity? Any reason?
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White: Akai Shuuichi (Weapon: Rifle)
  
A: Because Conan thinks that person is going to die anyway. What if
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Blue: Edogawa Conan (Weapon: Soccer Ball, Tranquilizer Gun)
Akemi is taken to the hospital and brought back to life in a miracle!!!
 
(smile)
 
  
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Green: Haibara Ai (Weapon: Scientific Magic)
  
5. The APTX4869 - it can shrink people as a side effect, so what's it actually supposed to do? Tell us!
 
  
A: Er...sorry, I can't say...
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http://i.imgur.com/Svr9HZk.jpg
  
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In an interview with Edogawa Conan’s voice actor Takayama Minami, she said “I would like to see a story about a day without any incident as well”. What peaceful everyday life
  
6. Apart from Conan and Haibara, are there any others who took the poison and ended up shrinking?
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story would you like to draw?
  
A: Who knows...maybe another one will turn up some time... (laughter)
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Red: Teitan Elementary School’s Sports Day
  
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White: Takagi and Sato’s date without a case
  
7. In order to complete the silver bullet, why did Haibara have to separate from her parents?
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Blue: crash course scene of “something I was taught by my father in Hawaii”
  
A: I'm afraid I can't answer that either...But that will be answered eventually! So bear that in mind...
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Green: Black Organisation’s wonderful (?) holiday
  
  
8. Will Itakura's software become important at some point in the future?
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http://i.imgur.com/AX9R7X4.jpg
  
A: Well, I took the trouble of introducing it to the plot, so it must become important at some point...
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For which out of these four movies did drawing the poster take the most time?
  
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Red: 17
  
9. Also, any hint as to what sort of thing it was...
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Blue: 20
  
A: Ahahahaha! Just remember it! Please keep it in mind!!
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Green: 14
  
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White: 19
  
10. Gin and Vodka wear suits even in the summer...is there some secret
 
as to how they manage to get by!? Normal people would find it too hot to
 
cope...
 
  
A: Because wouldn't Gin in just his shirt be a bit funny?
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http://i.imgur.com/RavxTD6.jpg
  
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“Ran Girl / Shinichi Boy” is drawn from the points of view of two people. Which out of these cases would it be the most interesting to draw from a different point of view?
  
Yeah...these characters are among the ones that are a bit difficult to
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Red: “One Million Yen Robbery Case” from Akemi Miyano’s perspective
write in the summer...Gin, Vodka, Chianti and Korn all wear a lot of
 
layers...
 
  
Drawing them becomes a bit of a drag...
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White: “Mystery Train” from Kaitou Kid’s perspective
  
Fundamentally, all men in black are a bit of a drag to draw!
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Blue: “Scarlet Series” from disguised Kudo Yuusaku’s perspective
  
Vermouth, I just want to say, "Please no more!" (laughs)
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Green: First day of “Kudo Shinichi’s New York Case” from Sharon’s perspective
  
  
11. In Akemi's mail to Akai Shuuichi that went 'If we could both get out of the Organisation...' what was in the PS?
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http://i.imgur.com/fCLn8uy.jpg
  
A: That's an important point! I'll be bringing that up in the story later!
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Last year’s opening of Conan Cafes in many places ended in a great success. But if all the male characters were to open a “Conan Cafe for men”, for what product do you think
  
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the most orders would pour in?
  
12. One last thing...could you tell us the identity of the Boss of the BO?
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Red: Kudo Yukiko’s recipe! Okiya Subaru’s Rice Curry
  
A: Wahahahaha! Alright, I'll let you in on the secret...It's actually...
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Blue: Amuro Tooru’s Homemade Poirot Sandwich
  
Interviewer: Whaaaaat!!! Answering these rather harsh questions in such a
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Green: Kan-chan’s “Hangoroshi” [Which in this case means Botamochi, but could also be understood as “Half-Kill”. That caused confusion in Chapter 681 or Epsiode 557]
playful manner within his busy schedule, that was Aoyama Gosho!
 
(Note: Gosho did not actually say the name to the interviewer. This is a joke)
 
  
Thank you very much!!
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White: Kuroda Hyoue’s delicious black tea[/spoiler]
 
 
Art section
 
  
 
</spoiler>
 
</spoiler>
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<br>
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=== 2017 DCTP thread Version ===
  
===Asahi Evening Newspaper Interview===
 
Asahi Evening Newspaper, published January 6, 2014<br>
 
Translated by: bluesun<br>
 
 
<spoiler>
 
<spoiler>
'The Boss of the Black Organisation has already appeared' --Conan author, Aoyama-san<br>
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Translation by Spimer:
Image: Aoyama Goushou-san answering fan questions at Yurashuku, Hokuei.
 
  
On the 4th, Aoyama Goushou-san, the manga artist known for "Detective Conan" interacted with around 400 fans from around Japan in Hokuei, in his home prefecture of Tottori. The event, held at the town's Daiei Rural Environment Improvement Centre[大栄農村環境改善センター] to celebrate Aoyama-san's annual homecoming was full of excitement.
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(Translator's note: Some sources contradict over the exact wording of his replies or in-between questions but the contents more or less match.)
  
This year, the series has been running for 20 years. With the story nearing its climax, fans asked him pressing questions one after another. When asked "What gender is the boss of the Black Organisation", Aoyama-san wryly grinned and said "I can't say". "[The boss] has already appeared. And it's not Prof. Agasa." he followed up by saying, and the audience was filled with laughter.
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Q: What's the most iconic scene in the upcoming movie?
  
Another fan also followed up by asking "By saying 'the boss has already appeared', does that mean his face has appeared too?", but he laughed and said "You never know. That's a bit of a secret. Wait and find out. I can't say."
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A: That scene with Kazuha standing. I drew it for the teaser.
  
When asked about tricks he uses when designing characters, he answered "I usually always draw the culprit first. If, say, the culprit has drooping eyes, then the supporting characters will have slanted eyes, or be looking aside. Drawing culprits that don't look like culprits is the trick."
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Q: You'd said before that [Conan] could reach up to 100 volumes, what about it?
  
At the event, there were quiz games held to predict Aoyama-san's answers, and a rock-paper-scissors tournament with the winner to have their name appear in the manga. The winner, Oono Kouhei-kun (6) [note: reading may be wrong -- JP is 大野康平君(6)], from the fourth district of Wakabadaikita, Tottori, said "I'm so happy. I'm so excited".
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A: I take it back. Forget my previous words about this topic. I'm now sure it'll take over 100 volumes.
(By Satoshi Yamazaki)
 
</spoiler>
 
  
===Monthly Conan Newspaper 2014===
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Q: Do you have an idea of how many?
March (part 1) 2014 and April (part 2) 2014 edition of the Monthly Conan Newspaper<br>
 
Translated by: meitanteikonan blogspot page<br>
 
Part 1: http://meitanteikonanplot.blogspot.in/2014/03/special-post-two-part-1-interview-with.html<br>
 
Part 2: http://meitanteikonanplot.blogspot.in/2014/04/special-post-two-part-2-interview-with.html<br>
 
<spoiler>
 
(This interview comes from my translation of the interview posted in the March 14th "Detective Conan Newspaper". I will try to buy next month's issue and post the rest of the interview)
 
  
An extra long interview that lasted over 2 hours with Detective Conan creator Aoyama Gosho (50). This time, he talks about the black orginization, how he creates tricks for cases, Kaito Kid...and he gives a full report on his future plans.
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A: I don't know. I actually don't know myself so look forward to it.
  
So... Please Enjoy! ^o^
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Q: When are Akai's and Amuro's birthdays?
  
I(Interviewer): So, It seems you have decided on the overall ending already right? Have you even planed the final scene?
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A: I dunno the as well.
  
A(Aoyama): On January 4 this year (2014) I went on a kind of talk show event held in my hometown in Tottori Prefecture, called "Let's Have a Chat with Aoyama Gosho Day!! 2014". And, there we had talked about the black orginization, and the identity of their Boss. I had revealed that the Boss was someone that has already made an appearance and we already know their full name. So, it's a character we already know, and we also know their full name, but there has been some mistake that has gotten out there.It's been going around the internet...and it's wrong!!
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Q: But coud you at least tell me Akai's age?
  
I: That would be that it's Professor Agasa...
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A: Didn't I announce it already? (omission) Amuro is 29 and
  
A: Right right. And it's even being said that it's the woman that Agasa liked, Fusae-chan ( Fusae Campbell Kinoshita), but that's wrong too. hahaha. Even personally, I think their story ended up beautifully. And it's been said many times that that story is just too nice, and that it just has to be her, but I don't think I want to have that be a major plot point.
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That Iori [Muga]guy is 30, right?
  
I: So, at the present moment, are there no other hints about the identity of "that person".
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So he's about that same age. He is 31 or 32 years old.
  
A: No, not for now. Just please look forward to it. (laughs)
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Q: Do Rye and Bourbon really dislike each other?
  
I: So then, the black orginization is full of mysteries. But, what sort of orginization are they, and what is their goal? World Conquest?
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A: Don't they?
  
A: Well, the world....or rather, they want control of lot's of money. They're moving stealthily in the shadows...sort of like (Al) Capone did right? Or, sort of like the image of the bad guys in 007 or something...sitting there stroking a cat. It's probably best not to say too much.
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Q: So they don't want to see each other or stick together?
  
I: Is there any standard procedure when you're drawing the black orginization?
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A: Obviously.
  
A: As for the members, like Gin or Vodka, their names must be some type of alcohol. But, I'm running low on different types. They're all distilled alcohols. And the girls, like Sherry and Vermouth, are named after sweet alcohols. (As for why) I just think it sounds cool.
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Q: What about [character] settings in the movies and manga? Are they the same or are they different?
  
I: And as for Haibara Ai, did you intend from the start to have her on the side of the black orginization, or did you always plan to have her develop in the way she has?
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A: I'd like to say that they're the same but they're contradicitng themselves in some spots... Sorry but I can't give you a short answer. Well! The
  
A: Yeah, even in volume 2 she had already made an appearance, though it was just a silhouette. And, because she's was a character sort of in between Conan and the orginization, her name Haibara (灰原) came from Haiiro (灰色) meaning grey.
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movies are the movies and the manga is the manga.
  
I: The movie that came out at the end of last year "Lupin the 3rd VS Detective Conan THE MOVIE" (The second cross over movie) there's a scene where Haibara gets in the bath with Mine Fujiko. So, what direction is Haibara going from here on out?
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Q: It's about Haneda Kouji.  
  
A: Hahaha....Yeah, I don't know. I guess nature will have to take it's course (Laughs) The bathing scene was a little surprising. At first, my editor handed me the story board and was like "Aoyama-sensei, there's a scene here where Haibara gets in the bath with Fujiko!" And, I had read the script and didn't remember there being a scene like that in there. So, when I asked if we should have them cut it, he said that Monkey-sensei (Monkey Punch: the creator of Lupin the 3rd) requested there be a scene with Fujiko in the bath. So, I thought, if it's going to be in there I wanted it to be cool, so I added a bunch of lines, and there was a lot of content that got cut. There probably aren't any manga artists who are cutting things from animations. But I had originally wanted to be an animator.
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A: Yikes!
  
Haibara's lines are my true intentions
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Q: In the manga he's written as "Haneda" but in the anime is name's ruby reads "Hada" in the anime. What does that mean?
  
I: The lines that Haibara says when she's merely muttering to herself are impressive and actually very poetic.
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A: That's a mistake from their part. I forgot to tell them. Kouji comes from Tanigawa Kouji (a real-world shogi player).
  
A: The only person thinking them up is me, so I struggle with it. She herself is an easy character to write, because the things she says, I could say in real life. The things I couldn't have Conan say inspire what Haibara says. And you could say that those things are my true intentions. If there were someone that killed a person to protect a bear, Haibara would look at them with an angry face and say "You can't take animal rights that far", but if it were Conan he would say some harsh words. Because they'll say some indiscreet line with a stern face, Haibara and Kogoro are valuable.
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(T/N: "ruby" is term to refer to the furigana or the "reading" of kanji. Instead of "Haneda" it say "Hada" since they accidentally ommitted the "ne" in
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"Haneda". Thanks to Fujiwara for pointing this out!)
  
I: Even if Kogoro is an idiot who's always joking around, he does have some cool moments doesn't he.
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Q: What male characters are good at cooking?
  
A: I created him with the image of just a generally bad detective. He has a habit of misreading things, but he's actually very important. When he should be cool, he isn't. He's very easy to write. I can easily write some perverted thing I'm thinking. I'm probably most like Kogoro.
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A: Amuro is good. Akai learnt from Yukiko and has gotten better but his stew could be improved. I guess Amuro's the one who's more skilled at cooking.
  
I: So it's safe to say that your true intentions/thoughts are hidden in Haibara and Kogoro's lines?
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Q: What's the inspiration for the Night Baron? Is it the "Red Baron" in which Akai and Char were based upon?
  
A: Yes, those two are very easy to write.
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A: Red Baron?
  
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Q: It was famous in America as...
  
I: How do you think up the tricks?
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A: No, that's not it. The inspiration is Edogawa Ranpo's "Golden Mask".
  
A: It's painful. Every time it's very difficult. But, there are times when my editor will also come to me with an idea. When we go into a meeting I'll ask "have you seen anything interesting recently? Have you read any novels? Is there anything we could use?" and if there's anything interesting, we'll use it. Of course, we'll end up changing everything about it though. And then we'll start asking various people things. My younger brother is a doctor so, I'll ask him about the time of death, rigor mortis, how much postmortem lividity appears etc. It's important to wring out the foundation.
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Q: Will Amuro have a tragic end?  
  
I: Do you ever try out the tricks in real life?
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A: Dunno. Can't answer that right now.
  
A: For ones we can test, we test mostly all of them. A long time ago there was one where an answering machine was used as a tape recorder and then the tape was recovered. We had to actually test that. And just recently we tested if you could float a tomato on water using salt. We wanted to know how much salt would it take. And in order to get it to float, you have to put a ton of salt in the water. So, we didn't know what to do with that. But, at first, if you put just enough salt in there so that it's not quite floating, but it hasn't quite sunken either, and then you just barely sprinkle a tiny bit more in, it floats right to the top. And I thought that was really cool.
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Q: Akai dated Akemi when he was infiltrating the BO, but did Amuro do something like that?
  
I: If you test things too much you'd probably get hurt wouldn't you.
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A: He's not doing that right now.
  
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Q: Now? Inside of the org?
  
I: There is a lot of variation in the stories, but do you ever reference cases that occurred in real life?
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A: LOL. You're sharp! But he isn't! And you all know who his first love is!
  
A: Actually I don't reference cases that have actually happened. That would probably be a little inconsiderate. But, actually a few weeks after I had drawn the Bus Jacking case, something similar to that had occurred in real life. I thought "Oh man, this is bad. Should I stop drawing Conan." Although, I could probably use cases from a long time ago. Like the "3 hundred million yen case" (He is referencing the largest heist in Japanese history. It occurred in 1968 in Tokyo, and has yet to be solved.) But I couldn't reference cases that are still ongoing or that have recently occurred. It might seem like I'm making fun of it, or making light of it, and that wouldn't be good.
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Q: Haibara didn't get to show much up in Episode One! Are you planning to make an "Episode Two" in which we'll see when she shrunk?
  
I: Of the tricks and the story, which do you think of first?
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A: Have no plans to do so right now. LOL. But it got very positive reviews so maybe there'll be something like it in the future.
  
A: Without a doubt, the tricks. And then I write a story for the tricks. Because I start with the most difficult thing and go from there. The trick will take about a half a day, or about 6 hours. If it goes quickly, maybe 3 hours. But even in 1 day, there's stuff I can't get done. There are times when I'll only get to sleep about an hour and a half. So, I'll be like "I'm gonna sleep, so hang on a little while."
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Q: What about an episode of Amuro's past?
  
I: Of these past 20 years, what trick are you most satisfied with?
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A: I intend to write it.
  
A: Hmm...What would that be? Maybe I should ask you that. But, the code with the sun and the moon (vol 12),  the secret to that was originally from Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Dancing Men". That's one that you can figure out on your own. That's also the first Holmes story I read. I was really excited and very moved. I was a kid, so I couldn't read English, but I still thought it was really cool. Even if it said, this person is an "L", as a kid it still didn't click immediately and I would read it while referencing the dictionary.I was in about 2nd or 3rd grade. I thought "wow, Holmes is cool. I want to do that someday." 
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Q: Will it be during this Rum arc?
  
I: Where do you get the news and lingo related to the police and investigations?
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A: No comment.
  
A: I've asked the Tokyo Metropolitan Police. They'll tell me various things.
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Q: How did Kaito know Conan is Shinichi?
  
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A: When did he get to know, I wonder? I'd like to know, too. If only I had a chance to write an episode about that...
  
Kid is a sneaky character
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Q: What car did you use to come here today?
  
I: Kid is also a very popular character. Could you tell us the details of his creation, and your future plans for him? Is he going to be involved with Conan and the black orginization?
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A:  
  
A: Well, he's originally from my previous work called "Magic Kaito". I created that because I really liked Arsene Lupin and Lupin the 3rd. And recently he got involved a little with the black orginization during the Bell Tree Express case (the mystery train case from vol 78) but from here on out I don't think he will very much. Kaito Kid is a very sneaky character. He can disguise himself, and he can change his voice and stuff. It's better if he's an enemy. He's too sneaky to be an ally. There are a lot of female fans of his, but I don't plan on bringing him out too much.(wry smile)
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Q: What car did you use to come here today?
  
I: There are creators who decide how much a character will make and appearance completely on their own.
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A: An RX-7. I used it as model to come up with Sato's car. In the anime it's red but it's black in the manga. Amuro has this car, too.  
  
A:Yeah, there are. Just freely doing whatever they want. When there's a movie, saying things like "No, don't have them say something like that" and then changing everything. Then they'll notice how it ends and really just change everything.
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It'd seem that police cars can't be so flashy. Actually... I was kidding about that of the car's colors!
  
I: The Conan anime is faithful to the original.
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Q: What about Akai and Jodie's relationship? When they start hanging out? Did any of them confess to the other?
  
A: Yeah, that's because it's a very long story. If it wasn't faithful to it, it would become inconsistent. And at the beginning I asked them to please do just as the original does.
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A: It's a secret. Enjoy it when I publish about it, if I get to.
  
I: When a movie comes out, I heard you are very involved.
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Q: Do you plan on Kazami appearing in the manga?
  
A: I am. There's the feeling with a movie that you can do larger scale things that you couldn't do in a manga.
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A: Who? Kazami? Do you like the guy?
  
I: I also heard that there was an idea to set something up that would link the "Lupin the 3rd VS Conan THE MOVIE" with the 18th Conan movie "The Sniper from another Dimension".  
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Q: Because Amuro doesn't have any allies.
  
A: The setting is the "Tree" but we weren't allowed to use the name "Sky Tree" (The Tokyo Sky Tree is a tower recently built in Tokyo). They weren't sure about having people dying there. They were probably right about that. (wry smile)
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A: But maybe that's what makes him cool, instead? Maybe you'll get to see Kazami again...? Look forward to it!
  
I: I guess there aren't too many differences between making it a movie, or for TV, but the TV series is steadily becoming larger scale.
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Q: Have you planned where Heiji will confess at? You seem to focus on that a lot in the [Shonen] Sunday as of late?
  
A: Just as long as they don't interfere with the original.
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A: You're going to ask THAT? It's obvious that I won't tell you, isn't it? It's a secret.
  
I: Last year the Conan series was awarded the Fujimoto's "Special Series Award". There was an award recognizing the people who make it, and as one of the great anime which have crossed over to become movies.
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Q: Are there any scene in Episode One which you influenced?
  
A: Yeah, that's amazing isn't it.
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A: That scene with Korn. Other scenes (apart from that where Shinichi, Ran and Sonoko go to Sonoko's house) were influenced by me, too. I also decided on
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that scene with Akai.
  
I: Even as a movie and anime, you're still pretty involved aren't you?
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Q: What do you use as inspiration for the girls' clothes?
  
A: I feel I might as well get involved. At first I was just going to completely leave it up to them, but then I thought, well, I better not. And I ended up changing things on all the scripts. And I was wondering if that's really something a manga artist does. It was a lot of work. After I would finish the name (the term for the "story board" like stage of a manga) I would read scripts and check them. That's a lot of work.
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A: Various women buy those clothes. I used "JJ" or "anan" as reference before.
  
Q(Questioner): So, you originally wanted to be an animator, and in college you were part of a manga study group. Why did you change to wanting to become a manga artist?
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Q: Who told you about the Chuubu earthquake?  
  
A(Aoyama): That's because I like making stories. And, I also like manga. And, I couldn't just suddenly go from wanting to be an animator, to wanting to be a director. But, as a manga artist, I'm really effectively always working as a director. So, really, it's just because I wanted to write stories.
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A: I was sleeping and one of my assistants woke me up. I was surprised that the TV said "Beika City" when reporting the earthquake.
  
Q: But it seems your father was completely opposed to it right?
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Q: Will Okita show up in the next movie?
  
A: Not just my dad, but really my whole family was opposed to the idea. They told me I should probably stop, when I told them I would become a manga artist. They said "I knew an illustrator. He could draw a crab so life-like that it looked like it would jump off the page. But despite that, he died poor. Do you want to be like that?" But, from the time "Magic Kaito" came out their responses changed. I always go back to my hometown on New Year's and I'll draw pictures and sign autographs that people requested from my family, and one time, I was sitting in the living room drawing, and my old man came in, he asked me to draw (Nakamori) Aoko-chan, and I just thought "Yes, I won!"(Laughs)
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A: He won't. But maybe he'll show up in the manga. Since he's in the same high-school as Momiji.
  
Q: By the advice of your upperclassman in college, you decided to aim for your manga debut, but originally you took your manuscript to a different company? Is that right?
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Q: Which poem of the "Hyakunin Isumi" do you like?
  
A: It was Kodansha's weekly published Shonen Magazine. When I drew the prototype for Magic Kaito, I got an honorable mention or something, and just when I was thinking I was gonna draw for that magazine, the editor changed and the new guy didn't seem to like my style. He said "If you want to continue, you'll need to change your drawing and writing style." I didn't really like the sound of that, and and editor at the time, who would later become editor-in-chief, told me that if I didn't think changing my style sounded good, then I should probably just go to a different magazine. So I went right on to Shonen Sunday and made my debut drawing non-serialized stories.
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A: "Chihayafuru"!
  
Q: Did you ever think you would fail as a manga artist, or did you regret your decision?
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Q: Will Takagi and Sato marry?
  
A: I completely thought that. I didn't think it would be this busy! It's more difficult being a manga artist than becoming a manga artist. When you're new, you want to hurry and get a serialized story before you're forgotten so you spend every day drawing names (Rough story boards for manga), but once you actually get serialized, it's way busier. (Before you're serialized) It's beyond your imagination. "Detective Conan" is particularly busy. In the days I was drawing "YAIBA" it was way more peaceful. The pictures were difficult, because it was an action manga. If I hurried I could get the names done in about a day, and could get everything finished in about 5 or 6 days. Then, with my left over time I'd go play baseball. My assistant would be like "Let's go play ball!" And, I still had free time left over. If I tried to do that while making "Conan" it'd be too difficult...
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A: I'd like for them to marry.
  
Q: Usually, your work week is 3 days for the name, and 4 days for the manuscript?
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Q: Kudo Shinichi, Akai Shuuichi, Kuroba Touichi. Are characters with the "ichi" (one) Kanji in their names relevant? What about [Furuya] Rei? And Heiji's "ji"?
  
A: Yes. And my daily routine is usually, I go to sleep at about 10 am, and wake up at around 1 pm, that's when my assistants usually arrive. I'll usually write a sign that says something like "Wake me up when you get here    -Aoyama-" So, my sleep time is about 3 hours. It's usually like that. I'll work and then at around midnight I'll usually get tiered and tell them I'm gonna go sleep for about 30 minutes. They'll wake me up, and we'll work through to morning. And that goes on and on for 20 years. (Laughs)
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A: In Touichi's case I wanted Mr.Ikeda to be his VA. Akai is Ikeda. Shinichi comes from Hoshi Shinichi. Furuya Rei's "Rei" is unrelated. Heiji is also unrelated.
  
Q: What about your meals?
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Q: Is there a love episode for Haibara?
  
A: When I wake up, I'll always eat udon or soba or something. Then at about 7 pm I'll usually order something. I'm always ordering delivery. But in the middle of the night I'll go to a convenience store or something. A long time ago, sometimes my assistants would make something. Now that we're working off computers we're even more busy and my assistants don't have time to make any food either. Our dinner is from a convenience store! My favorite thing from there is oden. It's delicious and healthy.
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A: She likes that soccer player. She's attracted to him.
  
Q: After 20 years of working, have your methods changed?
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Q: In the "Visual Book" it says that Shinichi... was born in the US? And that he lives in the US?
  
A: After about 3 hours of work, I'll take about a 30 to an hour and a half break. Maybe sleep for about 30 minutes. After 30 minutes sleep, I'm rested enough.
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A: Tha'ts wrong. He's born in Japan.
  
Q: Do you have any superstitions?
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Q: There are a lot of "strong types" amongst the female characters, do you like that type of character?
  
A: When I'm about to start work I'll spin my chair before I sit down. It's sort of become a habit.
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A: I like "tsunderes".
  
Q: Do you ever think "Based on that spin, it feels like today's gonna be a good day"?
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Q: Who was Haibara speaking to in Episode One? Is there any meaning to the scene?
  
A: No, not really. (laughs) It's just a stupid habit of mine.
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A: There's none. It won't be brought up.
  
Q: I heard that tendinitis is common among manga artists, but do you take any precautionary measures?
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Q: What's Gin in-org rank?
  
A: Well, it seemed like I was headed in the direction of developing it, so, probably over 10 years ago I switched to using milipens (type of pen). A long time ago I just used the regular G-pen, but that requires more pressure and  my hands would hurt, but when I draw with milipens I could draw all the lines very easily. "YAIBA" was completely drawn by pen, but I guess "Conan" was only done with pen in the beginning. With the thick and thin lines in Conan, with a regular pen you could just do it with one stroke, but with a milipen, you have to go over it several times to get the right thickness. If you're a person who's never used a pen, then you won't know that amount of pressure that needs to be applied, so if you're just starting out as a manga artist, please use a pen.
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A: Pretty high. It's within your ten fingers.
An other thing that's changed is the about 3 or 4 years ago we switched to using computers for the drawing, and we don't have to apply tone by hand anymore.
 
  
Q: The Conan movie that is coming to theaters in April "The Sniper from a Different Dimension", it has some very pivotal and mysterious characters like Akai Shuichi and Okiya Subaru making their first appearances in a movie, and they seem to play a key role.
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Q: Will you make an episode about Takagi's past?
  
A: Well, I can't really say too much, but if you go see it, a "certain something" gets confirmed in the movie. It may be the first time a movie gets there before the manga on a main plot point. If you're a fan, you won't want to miss it. It's very cool.
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A: Hadn't thought of that. I might consider it.
  
Q: In the manga, Akai presence has been gradually becoming felt.
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Q: Who decides the movies' thematics?
  
A: It's a very scary and cool image. In the manga, various mysteries are going to be cleared up. Of course that is to be expected from a mystery series. (laughs) Like the waterfall that Holmes fell over with Professor Moriarty (Reichenbach), the place where Akai was shot was called Raiha Ridge. (Reichenbach in Japanese is ライヘンバッハ or Raihenbahha which if you take out the middle becomes "Raiha") And after Holmes fell into the falls, he was still alive right?
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A: Movie 21 was decided by the staff. Movie 20 was decided by me. They decided the title "Darkest" while I choose "Nightmare".
  
Q: So that's a clue isn't it.
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Q: In the "sakura" case it'd seem that Yukiko had met Ran before, but is that truly Shinichi's and Ran's first encounter?
  
A: Yeah. Of course I'm a big Holmes fan. But Akai's name I took from from "Mobile Suit Gundam".
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A: It is the first encounter. I'm considering whether I should depict Yukiko's and Ran's first meeting.
  
Q: In the explanation of the key characters on the site for the movie, it is written that the FBI investigator James Black is a fan of Mine Fujiko. Was that decision influenced by the "Lupin VS Conan" movie?
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(Another source lists answer as "They haven't met before")
  
A: That's sort of a fan service. It's sort of interesting when stuff like that is written. Black knows about various things. And those character explanations were also written by me. At first, only Akai's was long, so I made the others match his length, and added the bit about Fujiko.
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Q: Will there be an episode with "cool" Kogoro?
  
Q: Nowadays, the manga artists of the original work are becoming more and more involved with the theatrical version of the movies as well, but I've never heard of the original author even writing the character profiles on the movie's site.
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A: In the upcoming [Shounen] Sunday. It'll be very cool.
  
A: Am I the most involved manga artist? I just added a few notes to what the advertising department wrote. There were several hints in the parts I wrote. I wrote several very fishy things.
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Q: How many years has Wakasa Rumi been teaching? She's the assistant homeroom teacher, so how long has she been working?  
  
Q: Why is it that you are so involved?
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A: I can't answer that.
  
A: I just like anime. I originally wanted to be an animator after all. I just ask if I can see any news before they release it. They let me get away with a lot.
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Q: Do you plan on making an episode of when Koumei was relegated to the local force?
  
Q: Speaking of originally wanting to be an animator, what do you think about the anime series?
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A: I've got one in mind. I'm considering it.
  
A: There are times when I think "thank you for taking it to such an extent," but there are also times when I think about how they went through such trouble to draw it, and it's ended up like this. When things are good I tell the editor over the phone "tell them they're doing a good job."
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Q: Is there a reason why in Amuro's debut case there was so much talk about genes and blood?
  
Q: The anime has things that the manga doesn't like sound and movement. Have there been any other effects by the anime on the Conan world?
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A: I can't say much about that.
  
A: Yeah, in the "Moonlight Sonata Murder Case" (manga volume 7, anime episode 11) Beethoven's Sonata "Moonlight" is flowing through Moonshadow Island. You can't hear the music in the manga. When I was drawing it I could here it myself, but that can't be conveyed to the reader. But it can to the viewer with the anime. I thought that was really cool and exciting.
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Q: The reason why Shinichi uses shirts with his clothes is because it's his style?
  
Q: Do you ever take inspiration from other manga artists who have had long running series or manga that have been made into successful anime, or from voice actors?
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A: I like that style myself. I think shirts fit him.
  
A: Of course. I'm influenced strongly by the voice of the actors, definitely. I'll have an idea for the voice of a character in my head. Conan is voiced by Takayama Minami, and Mitsuhiko, at first I sort of was drawing him with more of a mischievous face, sort of like Suneo (a character from Doraemon), but Otani Ikue has a cute voice, so I started drawing him with a cuter face. And Conan always says "あれれ?(roughly, a cutesy kid way of saying "Oh? What's this?")". Originally he said that in the first volume but didn't really say it after that, but when Takayama said it in the anime, it was cute, and I started having him say it more. In the beginning, it was only my influence on the drawings, but the influence of others is good. I'm very glad, and I'd like to say thank you very much.
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Q: You said in Animal Crossing that Rum's already appeared. Has Rum's name and face appeared?
  
Q: You like sports too right? I heard you like the Giants, and soccer. So, what do you think about Japan in the World Cup this year?
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A: His/her name haven't shown up, in a sense! Maybe his/her face has appeared...?
  
A: It's great isn't it. I like Honda Keisuke who went to AC Milan. I was thinking "this guy is good" before he started really making a name for himself. He's got a big mouth doesn't he. He looks cool. He's a man of his word. He's number 10 for AC Milan....that's so cool. It seems like he's gonna do something really great. I hope he gives it his all.
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Q: What org would you like to be part of? FBI? PSB? Another?
  
Q: Do you watch European Soccer?
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A: I wouldn't like to be in any of those. Even if I tagged with Akai he wouldn't talk to me, but Amuro feels kinder so I'd like to eat sandwiches with him!
  
A: I used to a long time ago. I really liked (former Italian player) Roberto Baggio. I liked Serie A. And I really liked Juventus because Baggio originally played with them. Their uniform was really cool too, with the black stripes. It actually influenced the uniform of the Tokyo Spirits in my manga. So, yeah, I like Juventus. Usually I'll take a vacation once every 4 years, and I'll go see the World Cup. I went to see in person the '98 France World Cup, with Japan vs Argentina. I'm gonna go with my editor this year too.
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Q: Which of your characters would you like to be?
  
Q: Conan's Super Kick Shoes have soccer influences as well don't they.
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A: In the past I liked to be Conan so that I can bath along with Ran... And now I also want to... I haven't changed! LOL!
  
A: Conan began serialization in '94, and it was around that time that the J-league had just started ('93). So, I'm sorry for hopping on a fad like that.
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Q: Will Mr. Sakamoto from the [Yomiuri] Giants show up in Conan?
  
Q: There are also Kendo and martial arts motifs aren't there.
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A: That depends on Mr. Sakamoto himself.
  
A: That's because I was in the Kendo club at school.
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Q: Did Curaçao die?
  
Q: Changing topics, about a news paper, you haven't designed one have you?
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A: She did. She's not alive. Sorry.
  
A: No, I haven't. But the Nikkan Sports News Paper printed a full page advertisement of the Bell Tree Express. I was so happy. I framed it and hung it in my room.
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Q: What's your favorite car?
  
Q: Sports newspapers themselves play important roles here and there don't they. With the Sumo wrestling record chart etc., I'm glad the contents in real life are different than the story. But anyway, lastly, could you give a message to your fans, especially the young people.
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A: The porsche! Sorry for having the same choice as Gin's!
  
A: Thank you for supporting me these past 20 years. And thank you for your future support as well. If you're thinking "should I give up on becoming a manga artist? Is it too difficult?" No...I have fan letters saying "I think I want to be a manga artist.", but I just want to say, be prepared, and resolute.
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Q: Will Momiji show up before M21's release in April?
  
Q: When you've ended Conan, are there any themes you'd like to try out?
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A: Maybe she'll show up around that period?
  
A: Journey to the West! I really like it. And, I wanted to do something like that. But, well, too many years have gone by. If this were when I was drawing YAIBA, I could easily do it, but now it would be too hard.
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Q: What will file 1000 be about?
I'd like to draw some kind of Science Fiction too. That'd be good. If I could have a break from Conan, I'd draw that. (laughs)
 
  
Q: Lastly, could you give a few words to the readers of the Monthly Conan Newspaper, about the core of Conan.
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A: (poster can't disclose the contents of the answer)
  
A: The next movie is a production that couldn't be done as a manga. It could only be done as a movie, and it's very cool. It couldn't be done in the manga, and it has a lot of ties to the original story. This could only be done in anime. And, because this couldn't be done with manga, there's a ton of action packed cool stuff in it. Normally, the movie wouldn't go ahead of the original work and reveal something about the story. This is the first time. If people think "What? Is that all?" I don't know what I'll do. (Laughs) We can probably only do this with a movie. You'll probably think "Ah, I see." So, please look forward to it.
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[The Red Thread's note: This info was delivered through the Conan App #SecretTalk, translation by bash7353:
  
(The End)
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"I said 'Chapter 1000 might take place in Singapore', but it doesn't look like that'll be the case. Apologies to everyone who got excited."]
</spoiler>
 
  
===Da Vinci Interview===
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Q: In M1, Ran said that "Shinichi and I are born in May so we're Taurus". Is that true for the manga as well?
Leaked interview notes from the May issue of the magazine 「ダ・ヴィンチ」 (da Vinci) with the Japanese actor Takeru Satoh, leaked April 13, 2014<br>
 
Leaked interview notes from the May issue of the magazine 「ダ・ヴィンチ」 (da Vinci) with the fans/reporters/whatever, leaked April 15, 2014<br>
 
Translated by ALAKTORN <br>
 
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【佐藤】20年間『コナン』を続けるのは、尋常じゃないですよね。やっぱりトリックを考えるのが一番大変ですか?<br>
 
(Interviewer?) Going on for 20 years is exceptional, isn’t it? Is thinking of the trick the hardest part?
 
  
【青山】トリックは、最初に担当編集者と打ち合わせをしながら考えます。だから、担当が変わると面倒なの。黒ずくめの組織のボスは誰か、とか一から全部教えないといけない。<br>
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A: Taurus? Is that so? Ran? Ran's birthday... I haven't decided it yet. You want her to be Taurus? I'll work on it. I'll consider that.
(Aoyama) I think of the trick together with the chief editor during meetings. So, every time the editor changes, it’s a bother. I have to explain to him things all over again, like who the boss of the organization is, etc.
 
  
【佐藤】さりげなくすごいワードが。その話題は微妙だなあ。最後に真実を知って驚きたいから、僕はわざとあまり考えないようにしてるんです。でも、……ボスはいつくらいから決めていたんですか?<br>
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Q: Are the drugs [APTX4869] that Conan and Haibara swallowed different or are they same?
You’re nonchalantly talking about an amazing topic. That subject is sensitive… I’m purposefully not thinking much about it, because I want to be surprised at the reveal. But… when did you decide on who was the boss?
 
  
【青山】ああ……うーん、まあね、このあたりかな。(単行本のある巻を取り上げる)。<br>
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A: The drugs they swallowed? They're the same.
Hmm… it was about here, I guess. (While picking up a volume of the manga that was there)
 
  
【一同】おおお――!! 大ヒントじゃないですか!<br>
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Addendum by Startold, about the "secret" question bloggers omitted in their reports:
(all present) Ooooohh!! That’s a big hint!
 
  
【佐藤】これはダメだ。その巻読んだらわかっちゃう。これ、書いちゃダメです。『コナン』はラブコメも見所ですよね。<br>
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It's a spoiler about "that person's name", and it would be "a huge spoiler".
(interviewer) This isn’t good. If you read that volume you’ll figure it out. I can’t write this.
 
A point worthy of note in Conan is also the love-comedy, isn’t it?
 
  
【青山】ラブコメシーンは結構大変です。いいセリフを描こうと思ったりして、時間がかかる。<br>
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"Person" is written with the kanji of "hito" and not "kata", so it's not about the Boss.
The love-comedy scenes are a big hassle. It takes a long time to think up cool lines for those situations.
 
  
【佐藤】僕、灰原が好きなんです。マジで相当好き。科学者でかっこいいし。<br>
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Also translated thanks to Spimer, from another (unconfirmed) source: http://ameblo.jp/fuuyuu-xxx-sakurach…/entry-12234650065.html
I love Haibara. I really do. She’s a scientist and so cool.
 
  
【青山】灰原かー! 灰原、人気あるんですよ。<br>
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- File 1000 "might" be a love-comedy episode
Haibara, huh? Haibara is pretty popular.
 
  
【佐藤】最初は敵か味方かわからない存在でしたよね。でも、ついに心を開いたなっていう瞬間があるんです。蘭が作ったおかゆを食べて、「あち…」って言う(41巻【トイレに隠した秘密】)。そこでグッと心をつかまれました。灰原は、絶対にコナンのこと好きだと思うんです。でも、複雑な事情を知っているから彼女からはアクションを起こせない。そんなところがほっとけないです。アニメの灰原役の林原めぐみさんも好きで。素敵な声ですよね。<br>
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- The blogger also adds that about M22, it would seem that it'll be like M4 in which police characters will have an important role
At the beginning, we didn’t know if she was a friend or an enemy. But in the end, there is the moment where she opens her heart. She caught my heart when she ate Ran’s rice porridge and cutely said “hot…!” (volume 41, “The Secret Hidden in the Restroom”). I’m certain that Haibara likes Conan. But, understanding their complicated situation, she doesn’t take action. That’s on my mind. I also like Hayashibara Megumi-san. She has a beautiful voice.<br>
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=== 2017 Yunnie Version ===
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http://yesyunniechan.tumblr.com/post/155678603701/lets-talk-with-aoyama-gosho-sensei-day-2017
  
【青山】キャラを作っていると、こう描けばこれくらい人気が出るだろうなって、だいたい予想できるんです。でも、灰原だけは予想をはるかに上回る人気ぶり。林原さんの声は大きいと思います。灰原哀の哀はね、実は「アイリーン・アドラー」から取ってるんです。シャーロック・ホームズを唯一負かした“あの女”。<br>
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Q: Did Ai-chan drank the same medicine that Conan did?
When making a character, I think “if I draw/write her like this, she’ll be popular”, I can more or less anticipate it. But, just for Haibara, her popularity highly exceeded my expectations. I think Hayashibara-san’s voice is loud. Haibara Ai’s Ai comes from Irene Adler. The only one to have defeated Sherlock Holmes, “that woman”.<br>
 
  
【佐藤】あれ、それ、重大情報じゃありませんか!?<br>
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A: The medicine Ai-chan drunk is the same? The same. The same, right? :)
Huh? Isn’t that important information!?<br>
 
  
【青山】そう、今初めて明かしました。物語では、「女探偵のV・I・ウォーショースキーの“I”」と言ってるんだけど、本当はアイリーンなの。佐藤さんへのスペシャルプレゼントです。<br>
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TN: That was omitted and that is a really STRONG nuance that should remain.
Yes, it’s the first time I’ve revealed it. In the manga, it’s said that “Ai” comes from the “I” in “V.I. Warshawsky”, but the truth is that it comes from Irene. It’s my special present to you.<br>
 
  
【佐藤】すごい! ありがとうございます!<br>
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Q: Before official Conan April Movie, er-r… Momiji-chan. Momiji-chan in Sunday manga… Will she appear before the movie?
Awesome! Thank you very much!<br>
 
  
Edit: forgot to translate the last line, it basically says that the magazine itself has much more about the interview, so maybe it’d be nice if we got that (or maybe it’s in the second link, haven’t read it yet).  
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A: A~ Before the official release of the movie? I have a feeling she’ll appear at the same time when the movie will be presented to public… Sorry if I lied.
  
【青山】「“あのネタ”をやるなら、リンクさせたほうがいいと思ったんです。そのネタは秘密なんですけど。いや……、“あの人”の正体がわかるというね」<br>
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Q: Who do you want to become from your characters?
(Aoyama) tn: I don’t know what he’s saying exactly. Attempted translation: “If I were to spoil “that”, I thought it’d be good to make them link. That information is secret though. Rather… you’d find out that person’s real identity.” tn: he says ano hito, not ano kata, so I’m not sure who he’s talking about…
 
  
 えっ! さらっと重要なこと言いましたよね!?<br>
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A: My characters? E~ Hmm… Some time ago Conan-kun…. I wanted to be Conan-kun to enter the bath with Ran-chan. What about now, huh… Well, the same. I want to bathe with Ran-chan.
(interviewer?) Eh!? You just said something important without hesitation!?
 
  
【青山】「今、描いていて楽しいのは、世良かな」<br>
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Q: Ran said in the first movie that ‘Shinichi and I were born in May, so we are both Taurus’. Is this true in manga?
Right now, Sera is fun to write.<br>
 
tn: yes he jumps from one topic to another randomly, these interviews are weird
 
  
世良は赤井の妹ではないかと疑われており、コナンとも過去に関係があったらしい不可解な人物だ。彼女も今後の展開を大きく左右する存在であろう。一方ファンの間では、80巻に登場し名推理を披露した将棋棋士・羽田秀吉も、キーパーソンなのではと話題になっている。<br>
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A: Aaa? Eh? Taurus? Was it like this? Hahaha. Eh… Ran-chan? Ran-chan’s birthday is not decided… Yet. Aa. Do you want me to make her Taurus? I’ll try to make my best of it.
(interviewer) She’s suspected of being Akai’s sister, and it seems like she’s related with Conan from the past, a mysterious person. She’ll probably influence future developments in a big way. The fans also think that Haneda Shūkichi is a key person.
 
  
【青山】「彼はねえ、なかなか複雑ですよ。これからも出てきます。今度、名人戦の取材に行きますしね。羽田の“羽”は、羽生善治さんから取ったんですよ。原作では、“あの人”の正体以上のことが次々明らかになっていきますよ。まずね、安室透の本名が判明する。彼の回想になぜか灰原の母・エレーナも出てきてね。とある二人の母同士が姉妹だとわかったり……。いろいろなことがつながりますね。まずいなあ、しゃべりすぎです。まあ、連載を楽しみにしてください」<br>
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Q: Driving a conversation a little from Conan, Aoyama-sensei loves Giants’ Sakamoto-senshu(Sakamoto Hayato), and previously you stated that he will appear in Conan if he will make 30 home runs, he didn’t, but still has a great playing record, will he appear in Conan?
Well, he is… quite complex. He’ll appear from now on too. Soon, I’ll go collect data at the professional shogi players' championship series. Haneda’s “Hane” comes from Yoshiharu Habu (tn: the kanji 羽 can be read both “Hane” and just “Ha”). In the manga, things like “that person’s” real identity and even more will be revelead one after the other. (tn: again, “ano hito”, not “ano kata”, so I’m not sure he’s talking about the boss, that would be insane…) First, Amuro Tōru’s real name will be revealed. Then, why did he think of Haibara’s mother, Elena, will also be explained. (tn: not sure about this phrase.) Two mothers will also be revealed as being sisters, etc.…… A lot of things are connected together. This is bad, I’m talking too much. Well, please look forward to the manga.
 
  
どうか! どうか、あと二つ質問させてください! 黒ずくめの組織の目的とはナニ? APTX4869の作用から考えると、不老不死が怪しいのでは……。<br>
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A: Haaa~ Yes-yes-yes. Well… I want him to appear. But that’s sad… It will depend on Sakamoto-senshu himself.
Please! Please, let me ask 2 more questions! What is the BO’s goal? Going by the APTX4869, I would think immortality…
 
  
【青山】「違います。確かにそう思っちゃうよね。今ね、組織の中では大変なことが起こっていますよ」<br>
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Q: Err… Did the girl in the movie (Curacao) really died?  
That’s wrong. It’s true that you’d think that, isn’t it? You see, right now, something really big is happening within the organization.
 
  
え―っ、すごい気になる! では、誰もが知りたい最大の謎。黒ずくめの組織のボス“あの方”とは誰ですか? 阿笠博士はかなり以前から取り沙汰され、青山は公式に否定している。コナンの父・工藤優作も有力候補の一人だが。<br>
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A: Eh? (Audience: Curacao!) Curacao..? Aa… Curacao… Yes-yes. She died. Perished.  
Eeeh, I’m super curious! Then, the question everyone wants answered. Who is Anokata? (tn: used “ano kata” this time, not “hito”.) Agasa Hakase was being rumored for a long time, but you have officially denied it. Conan’s father, Kudō Yūsaku is also a very big contender…
 
  
【青山】「優作も違います。もう決めました。これからは、“あの方”の質問は受け付けません! だってわかっちゃったらつまらないでしょ。読者の皆さんと俺で、これからも推理合戦をしましょう!」――<br>
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Audience: I love her, maybe she did survive?
Yūsaku is also wrong. Now I’ve decided. From now on, I will never accept questions about “Anokata”! (tn: not “ano hito” this time.) I mean, it would be no fun if it was figured out. Readers, let’s continue our deduction battle!
 
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==Super Digest Books==
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A: She didn’t.
These translations came from a variety of sources. I was trying to get them centrally located at the DCTP forums. Many of the questions remained untranslated at the time. I bought and scanned all of the  Q&A sections ant uploaded them and then added the current translations here: http://forums.dctp.ws/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=12976 . Since then we have gotten nearly all of the questions translated.<br>
 
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These are the original sources<br>
 
10+ and 30+ were translated, but the translations were lost.<br>
 
50+ : http://forums.dctp.ws/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12575&hilit=Super+Digest<br>
 
60+ : http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page-7#entry322612<br>
 
70+ : http://forums.dctp.ws/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12439&hilit=SDB<br>
 
80+ : http://forums.dctp.ws/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=12748&hilit=SDB<br>
 
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Q1: コナンはいつ新一に戻れるの? — When will Conan be able to go back to being Shin’ichi?
 
  
A: さあ~(笑)。 — Who knows… (laugh)
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Q: What is your favorite car?
  
Q2: Will Conan be able to go back to being Shin’ichi?
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A: Porsche! Sorry… Same with Gin!!
  
A: I wonder?
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Q: Err… Kudo Shinichi-kun, in manga wears a lot of shirts, is this your taste for choosing Shinichi’ish clothes?
  
Q3: When will Conan’s real identity be exposed?
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A: My taste. Hahaha. Sorry. Shirts suits him well  ♪
  
A: Isn’t that the same question! (laugh)
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Q: Err… In Animal Forest you said ‘Rum had already appeared’, at that point of time, did they show their name of face?
  
Q4: What will happen to Conan’s friends if he goes back to being Shin’ichi?
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A: Name.. Eh… U… Eh… Hm… In some kind, their name was not shown.
  
A: I wonder?
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Audience: The face?
  
Q5: Have you already decided what will happen at the end?
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A: Hmm… I wonder :)
  
A: I have!
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The face… Hm… Maybe appeared… Maybe not…
  
Q6: What will happen at the end?
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Q: In Meitantei Conan universe there was FBI, Secret Police, Japan Police…  Which organization would you like to join, if you lived in Conan world?
  
A: Hehehe…
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A: Eh… I don’t want both of them :)
  
Q7: Will the manga continue even if Conan goes back to being Shin’ichi?
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Audience: If you were to have some activity with them - either investigation or just eating, then who?
  
A: I wonder…
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A: Eh… If I was with Akai, I think I won’t be able to talk with him. Aa. Amuro-kun is kind of nice. I want to eat sandwiches with Amuro. Haha. Amuro then.
  
Q8: How many volumes of Conan will come out total?
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Q: I don’t know if you’ll answer that, but how many years passed since Wakasa Rumi-sensei started teaching? She is a homeroom teacher, which means she has to have teaching experience for some years.
  
A: Hmm… I don’t know.
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A: Aa… Wakasa Rumi-sensei? A… Yes-yes. Aa, Eh? Hm… I can’t answer that… Sorry. Maybe that can be an answer of some kind.
  
Q9: Will it end when Conan goes back to being Shin’ichi?
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Q: I love Nagano poilice so much, err… do you plan to draw a chapter about when Morofushi-keiji abandoned his post?
  
A: I wonder. (laugh)
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A: A… Yes-yes. Eh… Hm… I have some plans, but… What to do… I want to see it? Aa… I want to see it. Then I’ll do it. Sorry if I won’t be able to draw it.
  
Q10: 快斗達と最終局面において合体しますか? — Will Kaito & Co. appear in the final showdown?
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Q: I love Ran really much, and I really liked Ran and Shinichi’s sakura meeting story, but Yukiko, when looked at Ran’s face, told ‘could it be’, and 'Eri-chan’s girl’, could it be that Shinichi and Ran met before?
  
A: それはないかも。 — That might not be.
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A: A… Yes-yes. Shinichi and Ran didn’t meet before. That was their first meeting. Well, Yukiko could’ve seen her, but she didn’t meet her.  
  
Q11: Will Hakuba-kun not appear anymore?
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Audience: Maybe you’ll draw Yukiko and Ran’s meeting?  
  
A: Do you want him to appear?
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A: Aa… You want to see it? I see… I’ll try :) Although I have no plans of drawing it for now :)
  
Q12: Will Kaitō Kid not appear anymore? — 怪盗キッドはもう出ないの?
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Q: In the chapter where Amuro first appeared, DNA and blood were mentioned, does it have something to do with Amuro?
  
A: Let me out~!! (laugh) — 出してぇ~~!!(笑)。 — I think this is a play on words, Aoyama jokingly speaking from Kid’s perspective. “Appear” and “let out” are the same word in Japanese.
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A: Blood, huh? Err… What, something like a chimera? No-no-no :)
  
Q13: Will Ai-chan go back to normal as well when Conan does?
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Audience: Then blood relationship? Family?
  
A: Look forward to it. — TN: I think this implies “yes” but I’m not sure.
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A: A! No, I can’t tell that! :)
  
Q14: Will new characters not appear anymore?
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Q: There were two movies with Kogoro being cool, will there be a chapter where Kogoro will be cool in manga?
  
A: Won’t they?
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A: I’m drawing it right now! Er, in next Sunday series. He’s soo cool!
  
Q15: Will more rival detectives appear?
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Q: I’m very interested in Gin, he’s smart, quick-witted and I think he’s one of the best 5 of te Organization, so can you at least tell us his number position in the Organization?
  
A: Well, there are still the South and the North…
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A: E… Quite high.
  
Q16: Is Mitsuhiko two-timing? — 光彦はふたまたですか?
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Audience: Top ten? Top 5?
  
A: It’s complicated… (laugh) — びみょ~・・・(笑)。 — Not sure about this
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A: A… Among the best 10.
  
Q17: Will Haibara-san find happiness?
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Q: I love Takagi-keiji the best, but his past is not really clear, what was the reason for him to join the police? Will you tell it?
  
A: Well, her name is “哀” (Ai, meaning sorrow) so… (laugh)
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A: I’ll think of it! Hahaha.
  
Q18: Does Haibara-san like Conan-kun?
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Q: How movie titles are decided?
  
A: Ah, does it look that way?
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A: Aa… This year it was decided by staff. Previous one was decided by me. Somebody decided on ‘darkest’, I chose ‘nightmare’. So that’s like that. Suwa(Michihiko Suwa)-san thinks about it, I think about it, staff thinks about it.
  
Q19: How does Conan-kun feel about Haibara-san?
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Q: In Visual Book there’s written that Shinichi-kun is America resident, was he born in America? Or Japan?
  
A: How does it look like?
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A: Eh? America? Is it written there? That’s probably a mistake. He was _probably_ born in Japan.
  
Q20: What will the relationship between Ayumi-chan and Conan-kun become?
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Q: Among all girl characters in Meitantei Conan, I feel like there are a lot of strong-willed women, err… does Aoyama-sensei love this type? Or is this unintentional?
  
A: That's true, what is it going to become? How will it turn out?
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A: I love ‘tsundere’ type! My favourite. Of course I like cute ones too.
  
Q21: Will Satō-san and Akagi-kun marry?
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Q: Kudo Shinichi, Akai Shuichi, Kuroba Toichi, all important characters has ‘ichi’ in their names. And Chiba-san’s first name was not his seiyu’s, the 'one’ is changed to 'wa’.
  
A: Sure they will! (laugh)
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A: Aa, you noticed! Sorry. And if you want more details, I wanted Toichi to be voiced by Ikeda Shuichi, so he was named Toichi, who gave him the voice. Akai Shuichi goes without saying. Shinichi is a little different. He was named after Hoshi Shinichi-san.
  
Q22: What will happen to Shin’ichi and Ran’s love?
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Audience: What about Furuya-san’s Rei and Heiji’s 'Ji’? Has it meanings of numbers?
  
A: Look forward to it.
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A: It have nothing to do with numbers.
  
Q23: How is the anesthetic needle retrieved?
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Q: I love Miyano Shiho the best, at Episode ONE’s start scene in laboratory, when Sherry was talking with somebody on the phone while looking at the computer screen, is her opponent someone important?
  
A: It’s not retrieved. Zenigata Heiji doesn’t pick up his zeni, you know (laugh). It’s made of materials that are nice for the environment, so it doesn’t become trash.  
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A: What? A~ No. Sorry. I think it could be anyone. They won’t appear probably. Sorry.
  
Q24: Can you give a new weapon to Conan?
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Q: About Miyano Shiho-chan, will she have a love development?
  
A: I’ve recently made one. The “Anywhere Ball Dispensing Belt”.
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A: Eh! That’s a difficult question. Well… She loves a certain soccer player. Well.. Hm. Don’t you know that? Well, that’s all about it. Hahaha.
  
Q25: Why don’t the characters age?
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Q: That’s not a question about Conan, but when there was an earthquake in Tottori, how did you knew about it and what did you feel?
  
A: It’s the same as “Sazae-san”.
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A: A… Well, I was sleeping. Honestly, I was going to sleep 3 hours, and when I woke up after half an hour of sleeping, I thought 'it’s shaking! and switched on TV. When I saw Hokuei written there, I was suprised. Yep. Like that. A was a little surprised.
  
Q26: Why is Conan so smart? Did he do something when he was little?
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Q: Will Okita-kun appear in the movie?  
  
A: Please read the first volume!
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A: He won’t appear in movie. But probably will appear in manga. He’s in the same high school. He won’t appear (in movie)!  
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Want to see him?
  
Q27: Is Conan’s eyesight really bad?
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Audience: Yes!
  
A: Please read the first volume. (laugh)
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A: Ok. I’ll do it!
  
Q28: Is there a food you dislike?
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Q: Karakurenai Love Letter has Huakunin Isshu theme, which is your favorite poem?
  
A: I can’t eat raisin and nattō. I wonder about Conan?
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A: That’s  ‘Chihayaburu’! You don’t know? Please study more.
  
Q29: Are Conan’s socks “loose socks”?
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Q: When will Takagi-san and Satou-keiji marry?
  
A: It was made before those became a trend so no.
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A: A… What a straight question. Hmmm… I don’t know when, but I want them to marry. Hm. It’s still undecided.
  
Q30: Do Conan and Kaitō Kid have a relation to Holmes and Arsene Lupin?
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Q: In ep. ONE which scenes were made by you?
  
A: Hmm… it’s complicated. (laugh)
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A: Aa… Of course Korn! Yeah… And everything apart from Shinichi and Ran visiting Sonoko’s home at the beginning was made by me.
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Last scenes with Akai, Vermouth was of course mine. Yukiko and Yusaku also. I directed all of those scenes. And Vodka’s 'We want to build a lab’ was mine.
  
Q31: Why does Conan-kun recently were normal clothes?
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Q: All girls in Conan, for example Ran-chan, look really cute, tell us please, what references and brands do you use for them?
  
A: I thought he’d be cold in shorts during Winter. (laugh)
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A: Eh~ Aa… Well, right now all women clothes are chosen by women. So it depends on her taste.
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Before, when I chose it myself, it was JJ, anan, Non-no and CanCam. That’s all. Sorry.
  
Q32: Is Kaitō Kid’s real identity the Kaito of “Magic Kaito”?
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Q: Err… I really love Akai-san and was suprised that he dated Jodie=sensei. Please tell us about how Jodie and Akai’s romance started! When they started dating? Who confessed first? Tell us!
  
A: You’re a great detective! How did you figure it out?! (laugh)
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A: Ehh? I can’t tell that :) Please wait, it could appear in manga!
  
Q33: How did Conan’s parents meet?
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Audience: Please!
  
A: Yūsaku’s novel was made into a drama, and the heroine was Yukiko.
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A: I’ll do my best.
  
Q34: What are those things standing on the back of Conan’s head?
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Q: I lived in Tottori for a long time but I became fan only with 'The Darkest Nightmare’, sorry. That’s not a question, more like a wish. Please add Kazami Yuuya to the manga. Please.
  
A: I wonder if it’s bed hair. (laugh)
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A: Eh? Who? Kazami? You like Kazami?
  
Q35: How does Kid know Conan’s real identity?
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Audience: That’s not about liking, that’s about Amuro having no friends…
  
A: He must’ve investigated it.
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A: Aa… That’s good :)
  
Q36: Where does the money for Agasa’s living expenses come from?
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Audience: Hey, he’s lonely.
  
A: It seems that he sells inventions.
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A: Well… Kazami, huh. You want him to appear. Yes-yes-yes. Maybe you’ll see Kazami again.
  
Q37: Why does Kogorō not call Conan “Conan”?
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Q: Kaito Kid  err… Does he know that Conan=Shinichi?
  
A: I don't know why. Maybe he doesn't like calling him like that. He does call him that from time to time in the anime
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A: A! That, when did it happen? I want to ask myself… Well, if I’ll have a chance, I’ll think of it.
  
Q38: Is Kogorō making a profit?  
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Q: What car you ride to come here today?
  
A: He’s doing average, I guess.
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A: Aaa, Same as Sato-keiji, RX7. In manga it’s black. Police cars are not that flashy. Anime… well… Lied. A, Amuro also has the same. His car is white.
  
Q39: Why is Mitsuhiko so smart even though he’s just a first year in elementary school?
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Q: Looks like there’s a fuss about where Heiji will confess to Kazuha-chan in recent Sunday issue. Where do you think he will do it?
  
A: That’s true isn’t it. (laugh)
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A: You ask about that? You can’t:) Hm… Kinda… Well, wait for it :)
  
Q40: Is Akai Shūichi’s true identity Gin?
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Q: What is the most impressive scene in ‘Karakurenai no Love Letter’?
  
A: *heart pounding*!? (laugh)
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A: That’s hm… A scene with Kazuha. I can tell only that. I drew a teaser while having an apparent scene in mind. Hm? You got what it is? You don’t get it? It’s fine! :) Damn, me. I told too much.
  
Q41: Akai Shūichi is Char Aznable, right? (The voice is also the same.)
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Q: Happy New Year. Err… Quite a time ago you told that you want to reach 100 volumes, now you’re closing to it, what are you going to do?
  
A: Yes!
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A: I think it will exceed 100 volumes. Please act like I didn’t say anything about 100 volumes :)
  
Q42: What was Ai-chan’s age when she was an adult?
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Audience: How much do you want to reach?
  
A: She’s 18 years old, but it’s a secret.
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A: I don’t have a goal. Mm… I didn’t even think about it.
  
Q43: Why is only Haibara Ai called by her last name by everyone?
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Q: Happy New Year, Aoyama-sensei. Err… I became a fan from the Darkest Nighmare, so I like Akai-san and Amuro-san. Err… If it’s possible, please tell us birthdays of Akai-san and Amuro=sam… Err… Akai-san and Furuya Rei-san.
  
A: Please read volume 39.
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A: Aa… I don’t know.
  
Q44: Why did Ran start doing karate?
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Audience: Then at least tell us Akai’s age
  
A: Because she admired Maeda Satoru. (8th volume.)
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A: I didn’t tell?
  
Q45: What’s Heiji’s monthly allowance?
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Audience: He first appeared as a passenger and he didn’t had age shown.
  
A: I don’t think he’s getting very much.
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Aoyama: Aa… Age, huh. How old is Amuro?
  
Q46: Is Sonoko in any club?
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Audience: Amuro is 29, but we don’t know about Furuya Rei-san.
  
A: Actually she’s in the tennis club.
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A: Well, Amuro is 29, Iori is 30, right? Then it’s like that. 31-32.
  
Q47: What kind of person is Tōyama Kazuha-chan’s mother?
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Q: To what extent Rye and Bourbon had really that bad relationship?  
  
A: I wonder… (laugh)
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A: Eeh? They had bad relationship, right?
  
Q48: Why is everyone in the Black Organization called by an alcoholic drink’s name?
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Audience: Like could they not stand each other faces or even eat at the same table?
  
A: Because it’s cool.
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A: Well, yeah, it was like that. They really disliked each other. I guess you understand there was a reason for that, right?
  
Q49: Where do Gin and Vodka live?
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Q: Err, I think about manga and movies as different things, but they have content created by you, right? Err… According to movies, Ran-chan knows Conan-kun’s birthday, but she doesn’t (in manga), so how movies influence manga?  
  
A: I don’t know!! (laugh)
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Is your setting the same as movie one?
  
Q50: How do you come up with a case’s trick?
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A: Ah, is it influencing? Aa… Hmm… Right, I want to say it’s the same, but it has some subtle differences. Well. I suppose it has differences. Like, birthdays. Well. I can’t answer right away, sorry. Well. Movies are movies. Manga is manga.
  
A: Difficult question… in some way. From things that happen in my daily life.
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Q: About Haneda Koji… In manga’s APTX list he is Haneda, but in anime is is ‘Hada’.  
  
Q51: For the trick, do you use anything as reference?
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A: A… That is a mistake. I didn’t say that to anime staff. Koji is taken from Tanigawa Koji.
  
A: Sometimes movies.
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Q: Episode ONE’s scene with Ran-chan cooking for Shinichi was impressive. How good are male characters at cooking?
  
Q52: How do you think up characters’ names?
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A: Amuro is good at it. Akai was taught by Yukiko-san and got better. But he can only make stews… I think Amuro is better.
  
A: Think of a theme and go with that. If it’s a bird, a bird’s name, if it’s alcohol then alcohol… Gin, Vodka, Sherry etc. are like that.
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Q: Yusaku’s ‘Night Baron’ is a a reference to Red Baron, that was a reference for Akai-san and Char (Aznable)?
  
Q53: Sensei, do you think of the tricks all on your own?
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A: Eh? Red Baron?
  
A: Mostly by myself. At times the editorial department helps out, but I still work on the minute details myself.
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(TN: Manfred von Richthofen)
  
Q54: Is there a model for your characters?
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Audience: He’s famous in America…
  
A: Hmm, there isn’t. From Gin to Ayumi, it’s a reflection of my personality. (…Is something Conan Doyle said, so I’m just copying him.)
+
A: No. Wrong. Golden Mask. Edogawa Ranpo’s.
  
Q55: Do you still have a lot of ideas?
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Q: I got interested in Conan from the previous year’s movie. There are a lot of people who really like Akai-san and Amuro-san, so people talk about it a lot. Akai was dating Miyano Akemi, who was at the same organization. What about Amuro?
  
A: Hmm… I might.
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A: I made a hint before. Eh? You didn’t hear that? Amuro dated somebody.
  
Q56: What do you do when you can’t think up a case and a trick?
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Audience: Was it a love inside the Organization? If he has a woman now, please tell is.
  
A: I watch a movie, go for a walk, or sleep. (laugh)
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A: A. Right now he doesn’t have a woman he loves.
  
Q57: How long does it take you to think up the deduction scene?
+
Audience: Now?
  
A: At times, a few seconds, other times, a whole day.
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A: Yep. Hahaha. You’re all great. He doesn’t! For now.
  
Q58: Please tell me your profile.
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Audience: Will you draw a chapter about it?
  
A: Look at page 194 of this book. (There is a brief 4 sentence profile on that page)
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A: Hm, maybe. His first love. You all know that person.
  
Q59: How old are you?
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(Smol Amuro loved Elena OMG)
  
A: 39 years old.
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Q: Happy New Year. I’m a fan of Haibara Ai-chan, but there was too little Ai-chan in Episode ONE. Do you want to make episode TWO about how Haibara-san became smaller?
  
Q60: Are you married?
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A: Aa. You want to see a getting smaller story again, huh. Right now - no. But it had great reviews, so maybe we’ll make something like that.
  
A: I’m not.
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Q: Happy New Year. Err, in Amuro-san as Furuya Rei’s past there was a glimpse of Elena-sensei, do you want to draw something  about it?
  
Q61: What food do you like?
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A: A… Right. I have to! Hm… That’s kind of difficult setting.
  
A: Curry.
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Audience: Wil you draw it in a RUM arc?
  
Q62: Which is your strong hand?
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Aoyama: No comment! :) I told too much. Sorry, I can’t answer that.
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Q1: "Why does Kaito hate fish?"
  
A: My right hand.
+
A: "Because I hate fish myself"
  
Q63: What made you start drawing Detective Conan?
+
Q2: "What's the scene which was hardest to draw?"
  
A: I wonder… because I like detectives.
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A: "The Bell Tree Express. I ran out of temper, yet I wanted to draw another 1-2 episodes. Sorry!"
  
Q64: Why did you think of drawing a mystery series?
+
Q3: "Which characters will be the main protagonists of next year's movie?"
  
A: This too because I like detectives. (laugh)
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A: "Huh? Can I say it? Hints! A dexterous type, and a strong type! Hah, hah! (laughs)! Those will appear! You dunno them? Can you figure them out?
  
Q65: When did you come up with Detective Conan’s concept?
+
Q4: "Did you go to the USJ Conan?"
  
A: One week after I drew the last chapter for Yaiba.
+
A: "Haven't gone yet, but I want to go by New Year's!"
  
Q66: Who’s your favorite character in Detective Conan?
+
Q5: "What's the cosplay you really want to see?"
  
A: Uhm… Let’s just say Conan. (laugh)
+
A: "Which I want to see? Vermouth!"
  
Q67: What’s your favorite case?
+
Q6: "What's the source of your energy?"
  
A: The bombing case with Takagi and Satō. I wonder if it came out well? (Volume 36–37)
+
A: "Guess curry, I eat curry! Cutlet curry!"
  
Q68: Who of the characters do you think resembles you?
+
Q7: "I want to see Nagashima-kun from "3rd Base 4th" work"
  
A: Everyone.
+
A: "If I could, I'd do it (laughs)
  
Q69: What was the trick that gave you the most trouble?
+
Q8: "Is there some info about Scotch which you can't talk about?"
  
A: The case of the Sun’s and Moon’s code or something (volume 12). I fell asleep before the editorial department looked it over. (laugh) ( Btw he means episode 163-164.)
+
A: "Scotch? Scotch? Who was Scotch? Ah, yes, Kazami's pal, right, huh? Kazami is older than Amuro and Scotch... Haven't thought about it yet (laughs)"
  
Q70: How can I make my drawings better?
+
Q9: "Will Yonago feature a murder case?"
  
A: Draw a lot.
+
A: "Yonago? And the Mizuki Shigeru Road... Those would be chill (laughs) I'll work on it!"
  
Q71: Please tell me how you felt when Detective Conan was made into an anime.
+
Q10: "Will there be an episode in which Yusaku and Akai work together?"
  
A: It felt good, and I profited from it! (laugh)
+
A: "There will! Since they're now together!"
  
Q72: What was the hardest part to become a mangaka? — Very liberal translation.
+
Q11:"Where did the idea of Kid's "1412" come from?"
  
A: I guess coming up with the story.
+
A: "Nowhere in particular, after writing "Kid" a lot of times I casually saw it on my broken down writing"
  
Q73: What is Conan-kun to you?
+
Q12: "Will you appeared by yourself within Conan?"
  
A: An impertinent brat. (laugh)
+
A: "I won't. That's for special cases."
  
Q74: Will you make something else after Detective Conan ends?
+
Q13: "Will the Ran of 10 years in the future appear at some point?"
  
A: I wonder?
+
A: "You want to see her? Well, wait for it! It won't happen anytime soon! (laughs)
  
Q75: Will you ever appear in the manga, like in Yaiba?
+
Q14: "Akai parted with Jodie to date Akemi but which of them did he really love?"
  
A: Oh, that’s true, I did appear in that… I don’t think I’ll appear in Detective Conan.
+
A: "Which of them, I wonder... Didn't he love both of them? Hmmm... Guess that Akemi's the one who's still on his heart..."
  
Q76: How many hours a day do you sleep?
+
Q15: "What's Conan's current PIN?"
  
A: Well, during work, about 3 hours a day I guess. After I’m done I sleep a lot, though.
+
A: "I've thought of one but I won't say it! I won't say it! I might be using it on real life! (laughs)
  
Q77: What manga did you like when you were a kid?
+
Q16: "Are Teitan Elementary and High private or public?"
  
A: Lupin III and Ore wa Teppei.
+
A: "In my opinion, I don't mind that! I haven't decided that!"
  
Q78: Do you not write novels?
+
Q17: "Will Kyogoku [Makoto] appear in the movies?"
  
A: I don’t.
+
A: "A while ago I said a bit that--- what, what? I didn't say it! Oh well, look forward to it! Kyogoku is cool!"
  
Q79: Can you perpetrate the perfect crime?
+
Q18: "Shogi now has 8 crowns instead of 7 crowns, but will this affect Chuukichi and Yumi?"
  
A: I might be able to. (laugh)
+
A: "Is that so? I see! Isn't he dangerous? It's Chuukichi... I'll have to add it! He gotta get that [crown], too! If they marry Yumi will enter the Akai family... Isn't he dangerous? Chuukichi, I mean!"
  
Q80: At what age did you start drawing manga?
+
Q19: "What's the memorial day of the school trip kiss?"
  
A: As far as scribbles go, I have always been drawing. – Liberal translation. He mentions drawing the character Nyarome when he was really young, I wasn’t sure how to fit that into the translation.
+
A: "I haven't decided that, when is it, I wonder... Well, pick a day of your choice... I dunno! (laughs) I haven't decided that!"
  
Q81: Do you often play video games?
+
Q20: "Will there be chances for Hakuba to appear in the future?"
  
A: Lately I haven’t been able to…
+
A: "I draw an episode with him last year, though... I'll handle things carefully"
  
Q82: When did you think up your first trick?
+
Q21:"How about a mystery in Takaratzuka?"
  
A: In elementary school, I often thought them up in my mind for fun.
+
A: "It'd seem Conan's popular there but drawing costumes and scenery is annoying (laughs) I'll handle things carefully"
  
Q83: Are there people you respect?
+
Q22: "How about Amuro's food likes and dislikes?"
  
A: Kurosawa Akira, Chiba Tetsuya, Nagashima Shigeo. They’re my 3 great heroes.
+
A: "Dunno! Akai feels like he'd eat Calorie Mate, maybe Celery? He might gnaw at it! Somewhat! So let's make Amuro like Celery! (laughs)
  
Q84: Did you do detective-like things as a kid?
+
Q23: "Is there any possibility of the Miyanos being alive?"
  
A: I did. (laugh)
+
A: "None! There's none!"
  
Q85: What mystery novel do you recommend?
+
Q24: "How about when Ai was younger? I'd like to see the Miyano Family"
  
A: Sherlock Holmes.
+
A: "I might think of something but haven't thought about it yet!"
  
Q86: Who’s your favorite detective assistant?
+
Q25: "Is there something on the 30th anniversary you couldn't do or want to do?"
  
A: Watson.
+
A: "I want to be a director... An anime director, that is... I wonder about it... Guess it must be hard"
  
Q87: What do you like other than manga?
+
Q26: "How different are the Kaito and Kid from MK?"
  
A: The Giants! — I think he’s referring to the Yomiuri Giants: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants
+
A: "They're different, right? In MK he's the protagonist, and in Conan I try to make him look like cool and there's also Akako in MK."
  
Q88: Are you happy?
+
Q27: "Will do you Vermouth's mystery?"
  
A: It’s complicated… (laugh)
+
A: "I'll do them, of course! But of course!"
  
Q89: Have you ever figured out the culprit of a real crime?
+
Q28: "Has Aoko's mother met Kaito? Will she appear?"
  
A: Takayama Minami has said it’s happened to her. (laugh)
+
A: "Maybe she has? I'm thinking about it, I'll also do so in the future"
  
Q90: Do you not get scared when you draw murder scenes?
+
Q29: "Have you gotten into the bath with Ran without we readers knowing?"
  
A: I don’t exactly because it’s drawn by me.
+
A: "I've done so! Indeed! How many times, I wonder... I've done so often... With half-closed eyes..."
  
Q91: When did you start to like mysteries?
+
Q30: "Could Gin and Tsutomu know each other?"
  
A: At about my second year in elementary school.
+
A: "It's a secret (laughs)"
  
Q92: What do you do when you have a day off?
+
Q31: "What'll happen to Heiji and Kazuha in the future?"
  
A: Watch baseball, sleep, or watch a movie.
+
A: "I won't say it, I won't! Look forward to it!"
  
Q93: What sports do you like?
+
Q32: "Who's most fluent in foreign idioms?"
  
A: Baseball, soccer.
+
A: "Vermouth, maybe? Hmmm... Shinichi? He might speak a lot of words, Kappei-san will have trouble (laughs)"
  
Q94: What soccer player from what team do you like?
+
Q33: "What about the MO or other old sub-plots?"
  
A: Brescia’s Baggio. — Italian player! (I’m Italian.)
+
A: "I'd prefer if I could find a good way to dodge them... Won't you forget about those? (laughs)"
  
Q95: Are you a fan of soccer or a fan of baseball?
+
Q34: "What about Sharon's grave story?"
  
A: Both of them.
+
A: "A fabrication. A falsehood."
  
Q96: How many mystery novels have you read?
+
Q35: "Have you decided other numbers of the voice-changer?"
  
A: As many as there are stars.
+
A: "I haven't."
  
Q97: Why did you become a mangaka instead of a detective?
+
Q36: "What about the parts cut in the NHK [airing]?"
  
A: Because you need stamina to be a detective. (laugh)
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A: "Holmes only thinks of Watson so he's just like Ran, but I was very, very curious about what happened afterwards"
  
Q98: Are you as good as Conan at soccer?
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Q37: "Is there some character thought to be dead but who's alive?"
  
A: I’m not good.
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A: "Huh... Huh? Said to be dead but they're alive? Ah, there is! There is, yes! I won't say who, though (laughs) But there is"
  
Q99: Fan books, illustration compilations, novels and such– I’d like you to make them.
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Q38: "Who's the most handsome member of the BO?"
  
A: Understandable! (This book is one such thing!)
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A: "Huh... Is Amuro considered a BO member, too? He must be handsome, Amuro. Is Akai a BO member, too? I see, maybe Vodka might be handsome, too. But I think Gin is handsome.
  
Q100: Can you make a lot of Detective Conan special broadcasts? — I think he means the stuff that’s like 2 hours long and with important cases.
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Q39: "Will there be a series which'll overcome "Desperate Revival"?"
  
A: I hope so! — I think his Japanese answer means that it’s not up to him to decide it but he hopes so.
+
A: "There might be, I don't know. There might be."
 
 
Q101: Can I get your sign?
 
 
 
A: Getting a present from entering the raffle
 
 
 
Q102: Will you broadcast Detective Conan in Brasil?
 
 
 
A: I don’t know.
 
Editorial department: If a Brasilian TV station comes to us to buy it, it might happen.
 
 
 
Q103: Will the Detective Conan calendar not come out anymore?
 
 
 
A: The 2003 version is currently on sale. Have you bought it?
 
Editorial department: It might be already out of stock…
 
 
 
Q104: It would be nice if Detective Conan had gashapon!
 
 
 
A: That’s true~!
 
 
 
Q105: Who takes the photos for the front cover of the comics?
 
 
 
A: Those are borrowed.
 
Editorial department: The photos are borrowed from a photo studio.
 
 
 
Q106: Why do you depict yourself as dying on the cover?
 
 
 
A: I started thinking it was funny, but lately I’m running out of material for ways to die. (laugh)
 
 
 
Q107: Any plans for a new series?
 
 
 
A: None.
 
 
 
Q108: When will you draw the continuation of Magic Kaito?
 
 
 
A: I drew it just a while ago! (Shonen Sunday 2002, number 34–35)
 
 
 
Q109: Will you not make a new Yaiba serialization?
 
 
 
A: There are things I’d like to draw, but I think it’s fine to leave it as it is.
 
 
 
Q110: Are Detective Conan and Magic Kaito connected?
 
 
 
A: It’s complicated… (laugh)
 
 
 
Q111: Is it true that Heiji-kun will play an important part in the next movie?
 
 
 
A: It’s true.
 
 
 
Q112: What’s the plot of the next movie?
 
 
 
A: It’s based in Kyōto, with Heiji and Kazuha having major roles. Please watch it.
 
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Q1:What is Conan and Ran blood type ?
 
 
 
A: I will leave it to your imagination.
 
 
 
Q2: Is Conan-kun completely fluent in his mother tongue?
 
 
 
A: Entirely.
 
 
 
Q3: Conan and Ai-chan, given their shrunken state, I wonder if their growth will extend from year to year ?
 
 
 
A:...Who knows? Let's ask my brother the doctor (laughs).
 
 
 
Q4 correction: Why does Conan’s hair stand out in the back? Why did you make it like that?
 
 
 
A: It’s inspired by “Sally the Witch”. You wouldn’t know, would you… — (It’s a really old show.)
 
 
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_the_Witch
 
 
 
Q5: Conan's hair is always short. Does he get his hair cut?
 
 
 
A: I think he does.
 
 
 
Q6: What is Conan's height? And Shinichi's?
 
 
 
A: Conan's height has changed [over the course of the series]. Shinichi is 174 cm tall (the same as me).
 
 
 
Q7:Conan friends knew about the name "Shinichi" in the movie ,do they know about "Shinichi" existence in the original work?
 
 
 
A: They may not know !
 
 
 
Q8: Haven't Conan's education fees increased?
 
 
 
A: There's still the ten million yens that Conan's mother gave, right?
 
 
 
Q9: Why does Conan always keep his hands in his pocket?
 
 
 
A: Because it's cool. (laugh)
 
 
 
Q10: Why does Conan say ''Barou'' instead of ''Baka yarou''?
 
 
 
A: Because it's my favorite word.
 
 
 
Q11: Why do Shinichi and Kid look alike?
 
 
 
A: I... I can't say it (laugh)
 
 
 
Q12: Doesn't Shinichi have friends? (apart from Heiji)
 
 
 
A: Doesn't he?
 
 
 
Q13: Is Shinichi going to appear in the movies?
 
 
 
A: Looks like it! (laugh) In ''The Crossroads of the Ancien Capital''
 
 
 
Q14: Shinichi and Ran's grandparents have never appeared?
 
 
 
A: I don't want to think about it...
 
 
 
Q15: Do you think Ran is cute?
 
 
 
A: Well, yes.
 
 
 
Q16: At what age did Ran began studying karate?
 
 
 
A : I don't know. (when she was in primary school, I think)
 
 
 
Q17: Who's the strongest, Ran or Kyogoku-san?
 
 
 
A: It's Kyogoku-san.
 
 
 
Q18: Since when are Ran and Sonoko best friends?
 
 
 
A: Since Primary School, I think.
 
 
 
Q19: Why do Ran's head spike look like a horn?
 
 
 
A: Who knows? That way, you can easily spot her from afar.
 
 
 
Q20: Ran has already got a love rival, but will Shinichi have one?
 
 
 
A: I'll do it one day!
 
 
 
Q21: Is Ran little?
 
 
 
A: Who knows.
 
 
 
Q22: Who is Shuichi Akai?
 
 
 
A: Who knows?
 
 
 
Q23: What is Shuichi Akai's codename?
 
 
 
A: The Red Comet! (laugh) Or Char! (laugh)
 
 
 
Q24: The young novelist who misread 1412 as ''Kid''... could it be Yusaku-san?
 
 
 
A: What? How do you know that? (laugh)
 
 
 
Q25: How old is Kaito Kid?
 
 
 
A: Read ''Magic Kaito''.
 
 
 
Q26: When is Kyogoku-san going to come back?
 
 
 
A: Who knows ? Do you want me to make him appear again?
 
 
 
Q27: Do you think it's good to make Genta eat that much food?
 
 
 
A: Isn't it?
 
 
 
Q28: Why have Genta and Takagi got the same voice actor?
 
 
 
A: Because Takagi-san likes to work. (laugh)
 
 
 
Q29: Why is Genta a bit bald?
 
 
 
A: Ahahahah! Why? (laugh)
 
 
 
Q30: Is there going to be a new story with Kogoro and Eri?
 
 
 
A: I'm going to write one!
 
 
 
Q31: Could it be that the model for the Detective Boys is from ''Doraemon''?
 
 
 
A: … maybe.
 
 
 
Q32: Who are Jodie-sensei and Shuichi Akai? Allies?
 
 
 
A: S-- stay tuned...
 
 
 
Q33: Jodie-sensei, Chris Vineyard and Vermouth are actually the same person, am I right?
 
 
 
A: Huh ? Really? (laugh)
 
 
 
Q34: Is Jodie-sensei a good person?
 
 
 
A: Does she look like one?
 
 
 
Q35: When will Takagi and Sato going to get married?
 
 
 
A: Stay tuned!
 
 
 
Q36: How old is Takagi?
 
 
 
A: He's in his twenties, probably.
 
 
 
Q37: In which school club is Kazuha-san?
 
 
 
A: The aikido club.
 
 
 
Q38: When did Ai Haibara-chan get her high-school diploma? Did she find a job?
 
 
 
A: ... It's a mystery.
 
 
 
Q39: Don't you suffer even a bit when you draw Haibara's way haircut?
 
 
 
A: I think you may be right...?
 
 
 
Q40: Could the given name of Ai Haibara, the detective assistant, come from the given name of the only women tective's assistant, Irene?
 
 
 
A: I see! (laugh)
 
 
 
Q41: What is the brand of the cap Heiji always wears?
 
 
 
A: It's the cap of the White Socks.
 
 
 
Q42: Could it be that Heiji is the second child, and that his brother could appear?
 
 
 
A: Isn't he an only child?
 
 
 
Q44: Are Heiji and Kazuha a thing? ('kuttsuku no')
 
 
 
A: You want me to glue them? ('kuttsuite no')
 
 
 
Q44: How comes Heiji speaks English?
 
 
 
A: He studied it!
 
 
 
Q45: Where does the name 'Shiho Miyano' come from?
 
 
 
A: It's the name of a friend I speak with on the Internet. (laugh)
 
 
 
Q46: How many different uniforms does inspector Megure have?
 
 
 
A: Many.
 
 
 
Q47: How old is Kogoro Mouri?
 
 
 
A: 38 years old.
 
 
 
Q48: Are Kogoro-occhan and Eri going to be in conflict again?
 
 
 
A: Se~cret! Do you want them to?
 
 
 
Q49: Is Yusaku-san tone deaf?
 
 
 
A: It looks like it!
 
 
 
Q50: Is the Black Organization everywhere on the planet?
 
 
 
A: It is.
 
 
 
Q51: Are new Black Org members going to appear?
 
 
 
A: I'll probably make new members appear.
 
 
 
Q52: Do Gin and Vodka live together?
 
 
 
A: Wouldn't it be bad...?
 
 
 
Q53: Could Ano Kata from the Men in Black be XXX?
 
 
 
A: Huh? Why? (laugh)
 
 
 
Q54: I would like to have the same glasses as Vodka.
 
 
 
A: No, show your cute eyes!
 
 
 
Q55: How many members does the Black Organization count?
 
 
 
A: Ask Gin.
 
 
 
Q56: Who is the boss of the Black Organization?
 
 
 
A: Ask Gin!
 
 
 
Q57: What is the Black Organization's goal?
 
 
 
A: Ask Gin, I said!
 
 
 
Q58: Were Gin and Haibara-san a thing before?
 
 
 
A: Hm?
 
 
 
Q59: Is Gin older than 59 years?
 
 
 
A: You have to ask him!
 
 
 
Q60: Is Kid going to take the path of 'Tasogare no Yakata'?
 
 
 
A: Hm... It could be interesting, if I had the time!
 
 
 
Q61: Has Hiroshi Agasa finished the APTX4869?
 
 
 
A: If he had finished it, there wouldn't be a story anymore!
 
 
 
Q62: Please draw a story where Kaito Kid fights against Conan and Heiji! I want to watch these three characters fight, it's urgent!
 
 
 
A: I want to see that too. (laugh)
 
 
 
Q63: Please draw the first meeting between Shinichi and Ran.
 
 
 
A: I would like to do it.
 
 
 
Q64: In the Mermaid Case, how did Heiji and Kazuha do to climb the cliff?
 
 
 
A: Courage, courage!
 
 
 
Q65: You started drawing the manga nine years ago, and the anime started seven years ago. Byt how many days have passed in Conan?
 
 
 
A: Have days passed? (laugh)
 
 
 
Q66: Are the power-enhancing shoes machine-washable?
 
 
 
A: It would destroy them. (laugh)
 
 
 
Q67: Does Baikal really exist?
 
 
 
A: It exists!
 
 
 
Q68: He rarely used them before, but doesn't Conan use his suspenders anymore?
 
 
 
A: I had forgotten about them... (laugh)
 
 
 
Q69: Where can I buy a voice-changing bow tie?
 
 
 
A: You can't!
 
 
 
Q70: Why isn't the bento fax used anymore?
 
 
 
A: Because it's inconvenient...
 
 
 
Q71: When you started drawing Conan, how many years did you think it would last?
 
 
 
A: Six months. (laugh)
 
 
 
Q72: What was the biggest difficulty when you started drawing Conan?
 
 
 
A: I often forgot to draw the glasses. The first time, I had entirely forgotten about them. Sometimes, I drew them on Ayumi-chan. (laugh)
 
 
 
Q73: Is Aoyama-sensei good in music?
 
 
 
A: I'm tone-deaf, just like Conan.
 
 
 
Q74: If you shrank like Conan, what would you do, Aoyama-sensei?
 
 
 
A: I would go to the baths with Ran. (laugh)
 
 
 
Q75: When you draw the cases, where do you take inspiration from?
 
 
 
A: While in holidays, I draw a sketch of damaged cars, as homework! Then, the police tells me if it could be an accident or not. (laugh)
 
 
 
Q76: Aoyama-sensei, do you watch Conan?
 
 
 
A: Of course! (I record the episode each week)
 
 
 
Q77: Do you drink oolon tea from Suntory?
 
 
 
A: Of course! (laugh)
 
 
 
Q78: Aoyama-sensei, are you a sherlockian?
 
 
 
A: Of course! ♥
 
 
 
Q79: Aoyama-sensei, you're a man, so how do you manage to understand the feelings of a woman?
 
 
 
A: No, I don't manage to do it... although a little bit, recently... (laugh)
 
 
 
Q80: How did you meet your assistants?
 
 
 
A: We were friends or kohai during college.
 
 
 
Q81: What do you want to do the most recently?
 
 
 
A: Some sleep!
 
 
 
Q82: I would like to see Sensei's face somewhere else than on drawings!
 
 
 
A: ... I'm not that an important person (laugh) (go read page 142 of this book!)
 
 
 
Q83: Are the English sentences in the scenes where characters talk in English correct?
 
 
 
A: I ask someone who's skilled in English to correct the dialogues, so I think they are correct.
 
 
 
Q84: Why are many childhood friends in love?
 
 
 
A: Because it's easy to set up.
 
 
 
Q85: Do you have a music in mind when you draw a story?
 
 
 
A: I've got the melody from "Ninzaburo Furuhata" in my head (laugh)
 
 
 
Q86: Do you like Gundam?
 
 
 
A: I love it!
 
 
 
Q87: I want to see another confrontation between Kid and Conan!
 
 
 
A: I want to see that too!
 
 
 
Q88: Do you intend to get married?
 
 
 
A: Who knows... (laugh)
 
 
 
Q89: How long does it take you to do a script?
 
 
 
A: The underdrawings taked two hours, the pen one hour, and it takes me one hour to do the finishing touches. It's very organized!
 
 
 
Q90: Where does the name "Gosho" come from?
 
 
 
A: My parents gave me this name, they wanted me to be proud! (it's my real name)
 
 
 
Q91: How do you manage to color Conan?
 
 
 
A: You'll understand by buying the album! (laugh)
 
 
 
Edit : You'll have to ask so it can be published!
 
 
 
Q92: Are there still many things you want to do in Conan?
 
 
 
A: Lots of things!
 
 
 
Q93: There are many reasons why characters fall in love with each other... Are these reasons taken from real-life experiences you had in your life, Aoyama-sensei?
 
 
 
A: No (laugh)
 
 
 
Q94: Is there a rule you decided in Conan?
 
 
 
A: Conan will never cry. (see page 143)
 
 
 
Q95: How many months does it take you to publish one volume?
 
 
 
A: About three months.
 
 
 
Q96: Why is your self-portrait based on an eggplant?
 
 
 
A: Leave me alone.
 
 
 
Q97: Why does it look like there is an orange on your head on your self-portraits?
 
 
 
A: Leave me alone, I said.
 
 
 
Q98: Who is the guy with a pineapple-shaped head on all the volumes?
 
 
 
A: It's me! (laugh)
 
 
 
Q99: I'm always happy when there is a colored page! And you?
 
 
 
A: Me too!
 
 
 
Q100: Isn't it hard, to follow the schedule of publishing?
 
 
 
A: It's hard, but funny!
 
 
 
Q101: Are you friends with manga artists of the Shonen Sunday?
 
 
 
A: Mitsuru Adachi-sensei, Kazuhiro Fujita-sensei, Hiroyuki Nishimori-sensei and Rumiko Takahashi-sensei. I met them at parties.
 
 
 
Q102: What do you talk about with your colleagues?
 
 
 
A: Giants and soccer.
 
 
 
Q103: I want to make a living by drawing mangas! What do you think?
 
 
 
A: What do you mean?
 
 
 
Q104: JI want you to draw a story about Shinichi's birthday, and on Ran and Heiji's birthday too!
 
 
 
A: Fufufu, stay tuned.
 
 
 
Q105 : What is your type of music? Of musician?
 
 
 
A: Tatsuro Yamashita, Eiichi Otaka, Collector.
 
 
 
Q106: Have you done a world tour?
 
 
 
A: How could I have done that?
 
 
 
Q107: Please, do a movie only with only Sango Yokomizo!
 
 
 
A: Hm...
 
 
 
Q108: What is the most important thing in your eyes?
 
 
 
A: My sleep time!
 
 
 
Q109: Sensei's favorite color is red, right?
 
 
 
A: It's blue/violet, actually.
 
 
 
Q110: Have you read mangas by other manga artists?
 
 
 
A: I'm a fan of "Vagabond".
 
 
 
Q112: To which address can I send a fanletter?
 
 
 
A: To the address of the Shonen Sunday!
 
 
 
Q113: How many fanletters do you get? Do you read all of them?
 
 
 
A: The number varies. I read all of them!
 
 
 
Q114: What do you do after reading a fanletter?
 
 
 
A: I put it in a drawer.
 
 
 
Q155: What is My Boom?
 
 
 
A: Yankees Matsui !
 
 
 
Q116: Do you like Fujiko Mine?
 
 
 
A: I love her <3
 
 
 
Q117: Have you ever been to London?
 
 
 
A: I would like to!
 
 
 
Q118: What is your motto?
 
 
 
A: One bullet in the shoulder, love will win!
 
</spoiler>
 
 
 
===40+===
 
<spoiler>
 
Q1: Does Haibara like Conan?
 
 
 
A: Why ask such a question so suddenly! ?
 
 
 
Q2: Shuichi Akai and Akemi Miyano were lovers, right?
 
 
 
A: Heart thump. (laugh)
 
 
 
Q3: Fusae Campbell Kinoshita will she re-appear! ?
 
 
 
A: I want to, she has Fujiko-chan voice (laughs). (Eiko Masuyama has voiced both Fusae Campbell and Fujiko Mine from Lupin III)
 
 
 
Q4: When will Fusae-san and Dr. Agasa get married?
 
 
 
A: I see, you want them to get married !!
 
 
 
Q5: Vodka, is he stupid?
 
 
 
A: Maybe (laughs).
 
 
 
Q6: Why Kid is Conan rival?
 
 
 
A: He is a thief, it's easy (laughs).
 
 
 
Q7: Kid and Shinichi are they relatives? キッドと新一って親戚なんじゃないですか?
 
 
 
A: Heart thump. (laughs) ドキッ(笑).
 
 
 
Q8: To which karate dojo do Ran and Kyogoku-san go?
 
 
 
A: Maybe Gokushin...
 
 
 
Q9: What are Akemi and Numabuchi codenames?
 
 
 
A: I wonder if they had codenames?
 
 
 
Q10: Will we see Conan tears by the end?
 
 
 
A: Heart thump (laughs) .
 
 
 
Q11: Conan walk with his hands crossed behind his head, is that Aoyama sensei's habit?
 
 
 
A: No...I saw it in anime, I thought it was nice ~
 
 
 
Q12: What is Conan's IQ?
 
 
 
A: Who knows... I guess it must be high? And isn't the IQ something very strange and universal?
 
 
 
Q 13: Btween Shiratori and Sato who is older?
 
 
 
A: They are at the same age maybe ?
 
 
 
Q 14: (Didn't know how to translate it, but it is a question about Shiratori and his engagement to someone/something) . 白鳥って財閥のボンボンだし許婚とかいないんですか?
 
 
 
A: Do you have a funnier idea? いたら笑えるかな?
 
 
 
Q15: Why do Gin and Vodka only appear during winter?
 
 
 
A: Because they would look ridiculous in shorts during summer (laugh)
 
 
 
Q16: What is the brand of the cigarettes Gin smokes?
 
 
 
A: Look below.
 
 
 
Q17: Will Gin be captured?
 
 
 
A: I don't want to see him captured... What will I do? The answer is complicated~
 
 
 
Q18: Gin is poor, actually...
 
 
 
A: What?
 
 
 
Q19: Actually, Gin feels very alone, doesn't he?
 
 
 
A: Huh? Why?
 
 
 
Q20: Where does the name 'Shinichi' come from?
 
 
 
A: エドガー・アラン・ボーのアラが「新」ボーのーが「一」だってファンの問では言われてるらしいよ。
 
 
 
(TN: something about Edgar Allan Poe)
 
 
 
Q21: Does Shinichi have a good childhood friend, since Ran has Sonoko?
 
 
 
A: Yes, but since Shinichi doesn't show up very often, his friends can't appear either.
 
 
 
Q22: You are married, but when will Takagi and Sato get married?
 
 
 
A: Wait a little!
 
 
 
Q23: When Sato will be married, will she retire from the police force? Or will she get transferred to another police division?
 
 
 
A: But she likes to be a policewoman...
 
 
 
Q24: Doesn't Takagi have any fan at the Police HQ?
 
 
 
A: Would you like him to have one?
 
 
 
Q25: Did Takagi fell in love at first sight with Sato?
 
 
 
A: Maybe!
 
 
 
Q26: Please let Takagi's role-model appear!
 
 
 
A: I told you 'maybe'!
 
 
 
Q27: Please tell me Chiba's given name!
 
 
 
A: His voice actor is named Isshin, so maybe...
 
 
 
Q28: I would like to read a childhood story with Heiji.
 
 
 
A: Me too.
 
 
 
Q29: Could Heiji's rival in his kendo fight be Soshi Okita from 'Yaiba'?
 
 
 
A: Yes, he is. I wanted to make him appear more, but since his haircut is the same as Heiji's, it's hard to distinguish them.
 
 
 
Q30: I would like to write a love letter to Vermouth. To which address can I send it?
 
 
 
A: To the Editor Department of the Shonen Sunday? (laugh)
 
 
 
Q31: Could Eisuke Hondo be the brother of Rena Mizunashi?
 
 
 
A: [Heart thump] (laugh)
 
 
 
Q32: Is Eisuke Hondo an ally? Or an ennemy?!
 
 
 
A: Fufufu...
 
 
 
Q33: Could Eisuke actually be a girl?
 
 
 
A: Ah, I knew it! (laugh)
 
 
 
Q34: Does Ran apply makeup?
 
 
 
A: I don't think so. Do high-school girls apply makeup nowadays?
 
 
 
Q35: コナンが「すっげー美入」って言う人はみんな30代以上ですけどコナンって年上好き?
 
 
 
A: かも(笑)。
 
 
 
Q36: So, how is your husband-and-wife life going?
 
 
 
A: It's fun!
 
 
 
Q37: Tell us how you proposed to her!!
 
 
 
A: She was the one who proposed.
 
 
 
Q38: By marrying Minami-san, you immerged yourself in Detective Conan for all your life, right?
 
 
 
A: I know, right? (laugh)
 
 
 
Q39: How are you going to call your children?
 
 
 
A: I'll think about it when I'll have children.
 
 
 
Q40: What element of your life has changed since you're married?
 
 
 
A: I've got a pet now.
 
 
 
Q41: Does Minami-san have Conan's voice even when you get into a fight?
 
 
 
A: Yes. (laugh)
 
 
 
Q42: Do you have a cute nickname for eachother?
 
 
 
A: I sometimes call her 'Takayama-san' (laugh)
 
 
 
Q43: What do you plan on doing for your honeymoon trip?
 
 
 
A: A trip, you say... hm... mister the editor in chief?
 
 
 
Q44: How did you win Minami-san heart?
 
 
 
A: Who knows... (laugh)
 
 
 
Q45: Does Minami-san cook for you? What are your impressions?
 
 
 
A: Her hamburgers are fabulous!
 
 
 
Q46: To which level are you happy?
 
 
 
A: A normal level, I think... Well, I don't know (laugh)
 
 
 
Q47: When will the fourth volume of Magic Kaito be released?
 
 
 
A: It's out!
 
 
 
Q48: Are the elements introduced in the movies (like Eri being a bad cook, Kogoro having a precise aim and being acrophobic...) also true in the manga?
 
 
 
A: I don't know for the acrophobia thing... But for the rest, yes.
 
 
 
Q49: How do you choose the alcohol-related codenames?
 
 
 
A: I have a book which contains a list of alcohols... But there aren't many names left.
 
 
 
Q50: Is there a female detective?
 
 
 
A: No female detective has appeared yet, but...
 
 
 
Q51: When will you a draw new chapters of Magic Kaito?
 
 
 
A: Editor in chief...!!
 
 
 
Q52: The magician who taught Yukiko how to disguise herself was Toichi, right?
 
 
 
A: [heart thump] (laugh)
 
 
 
Q 53: Because Ran is poor, I want to go back to the early stage of the story, and then finish the series, maybe Aoyama sensei want that !! (TN: I'm not sure)
 
 
 
A: Yeah ~! ?
 
 
 
Q54: Could Eri's cat, Goro, be inspired by your own cat, Kaito-kun?
 
 
 
A: [heart thump] (laugh)
 
 
 
Q55: When will the final confrontation against the Organization take place? Conan will win, right!?
 
 
 
A: Keep reading the manga!
 
 
 
Q56: Will Shinichi have a rival that will be in love with Ran-chan?
 
 
 
A: Well, Eisuke Hondo... little by little.
 
 
 
Q57: You still haven't drawn a childhood story with Shinichi and Ran?
 
 
 
A: It has already been done in the movies... but I would like to do it.
 
 
 
Q58: Would I become taller, if I drank Baikal?
 
 
 
A: No!!
 
 
 
Q59: Actually, you're the Organization's boss, right, Sensei?
 
 
 
A: [heart thump] (laugh)
 
 
 
Q60: Who is the chief of the First Division of the police?
 
 
 
A: Isn't the Superintendant Matsumoto the chief?
 
 
 
Q61 :コナンは自分の周りで事件が多いことをどう思ってる?
 
 
 
A: ヘンだなあ、と思い始めてるに違いない(笑)。
 
 
 
Q62: Please do a case in Kyoto in the manga.
 
 
 
A: Ah, I would have to go there to collect informations, then.
 
 
 
Q63: Is finding names for the characters hard?
 
 
 
A: It's interesting~
 
 
 
Q64: When will you draw the London Arc?
 
 
 
A: [heart thump] (laugh)
 
 
 
Q65: Between meeting Gin in the streets and meeting an angry Ran, who would you prefer to meet?
 
 
 
A: Ran!!
 
 
 
Q66: Are you happy?
 
 
 
A: [heart thump] (laugh)
 
 
 
Q67: Which characters are the most difficult to draw?
 
 
 
A: Eri and Yukiko, because of their hair.
 
 
 
Q68: Sensei, who are your favorite characters?
 
 
 
A: Yukiko and Eri. (laugh)
 
 
 
Q69: Wouldn't you like Night Baron books to be published?
 
 
 
A: Right! Please do!
 
 
 
Q70: Do you have a shared passion with your wife?
 
 
 
A: Doing deductions. We both like it!
 
 
 
Q 71: What is your favorite show? (Not sure)
 
 
 
A: ( TN:Maybe he meant this Kaitoranma/Swift-Blade anime and some other show)
 
 
 
Q72: In Conan, who is the best lover?
 
 
 
A: I would say Yukiko.
 
 
 
Q73: What is your favorite scene in Conan?
 
 
 
A: When Conan says to Haibara 'Don't run from your fate', in the car jacking case.
 
 
 
Q74: What is your favorite gadget?
 
 
 
A: The power-enhancing shoes. I like to draw them.
 
 
 
Q75: If you could be a Detective Conan character for one day, who would you be?
 
 
 
A: Kogoro Mori, I would sleep.
 
 
 
Q 76: When do you have time to read mystery novels? (TN: not sure)
 
 
 
A: I read after the manuscript is finished, before going to sleep.
 
 
 
Q 77: For how many years will you still continue?
 
 
 
A: How many years would be the ideal?
 
 
 
Q 78: You went to Osaka for an interview, what's your impression of Osaka ?
 
 
 
A: It is a nice city !! 食い物が美昧い、いい街!!
 
 
 
Q 79: What do you do when you are boiled down and have no more ideas?
 
 
 
A: I sleep.
 
 
 
Q80: Is Kaito-kun with you when you work?
 
 
 
A: He usually stays home, but sometimes, he comes with me and plays with my wife.
 
 
 
Q81: What is the most extravagant thing you've done to this date?
 
 
 
A: I do nothing extravagant.
 
 
 
Q82: Do you think the Giants will win this time?
 
 
 
A: Hm...
 
 
 
Q83: If you could revive a celebrity, who would it be?
 
 
 
A: Yusaku Matsuda!
 
 
 
Q84 : 青山先生専用の映画館があったら何を上映しますか?
 
 
 
A:椿三十郎!!
 
 
 
Q85: What do you do on holidays recently?
 
 
 
A: I play with Kaito, or I play video games or watch movies.
 
 
 
Q86: Have you already thought of finishing Conan?
 
 
 
A: [heart thump] (laugh)
 
 
 
Q87: Who are you going to vote for, for the vote of the 50th Shonen Sunday?
 
 
 
A: Since my wife scares me, I'll probably vote for Conan (laugh)
 
 
 
Q88: Please tell me what is your ideal type of women!
 
 
 
A: Fujiko-chan. (laugh)
 
 
 
</spoiler>
 
 
 
===50+===
 
<spoiler>
 
Q1: Will Detective Conan reach 100 volumes?
 
 
 
A: Maybe yes, maybe no.
 
 
 
Q2: What are the most difficult and happiest moments of being a mangaka?
 
 
 
A: It's horrible when you can't get enough sleep. It's great when you're at a gathering and are acknowledged. (laughs)
 
 
 
Q3: Was there ever a time where Aoyama-sensei has to avoid the editors because you've got artist's block? How did you overcome it?
 
 
 
A: What's the use of avoiding them? (laughs) When you can't draw, just sleep (highly recommended)!!
 
 
 
Q4: When you're drawing Conan, which panel (or scene) makes you feel great?
 
 
 
A: Probably "My name is Edogawa Conan, a detective!".
 
 
 
Q5: Recently, which animanga have you been inspired/influenced by?
 
 
 
A: Chihayafuru and Kimi ni Todoke.
 
 
 
[T/N: lol shoujo manga. Inspiration for his romance subplots, probably.]
 
 
 
Q6: Which does Aoyama-sensei like best: Super Sentai, Kamen Rider or Ultraman?
 
 
 
A: I watched Kamen Rider W for a bit. I watched Kamen Rider Ichigo and Nigo while it was airing. I watched Ultraman Seven, too. I roleplayed the Blue Ranger from Himitsu Sentai Gorenger, because I'm Aoyama. (laughs)
 
 
 
[T/N: 青ao = blue = same kanji in Aoyama.]
 
 
 
Q7: What do you want to do during your free time?
 
 
 
A: Play Kancolle. I like Akagi. Yamato won't appear though.
 
 
 
[T/N: He's trying to collect them all and still is even in 80+, jeez ...]
 
 
 
Q8: Please tell me how you spend your free time.
 
 
 
A: KANCOLLE.
 
 
 
Q9: How much time do you spend drawing manga?
 
 
 
A: Around twenty hours ... actually, 19 hours and 30 minutes. (laughs)
 
 
 
Q10: Which character does Aoyama-sensei draw while thinking that he's the coolest?
 
 
 
A: Probably Akai ... I have to make sure he looks cool.
 
 
 
Q 11: Is there going to be any sort of twist or revelation that not a single reader has predicted?
 
 
 
A: Oh yes!
 
 
 
Q12: Please draw Conan-kun getting into a pinch when he's ill or between life and death.
 
 
 
A: I used to draw him having colds. Maybe something will happen soon.
 
 
 
Q13: What is Edogawa Conan to Aoyama-sensei?
 
 
 
A: My spokesperson!!
 
 
 
[T/N: Alternatively, the author's voice ... take it however you want.]
 
 
 
Q14: Which character do you want to have as a girlfriend?
 
 
 
A: All the female characters.
 
 
 
Q15: Why are all the females around Conan (with the exception of Sonoko) so strong?
 
 
 
A: Girls have always been strong. (laughs)
 
 
 
Q16: What is Ran's type of guy?
 
 
 
A: The type she likes, of course. What else? (laughs)
 
 
 
Q17: How heavy is Kojima Genta?
 
 
 
A: I don't know ... Ikenaka Genta is 80kg.
 
 
 
[T/N: Reference to a drama series called Ikenaka Genta 80kg starring Nishida Toshiyuki.]
 
 
 
Q18: Are there any characters who will have it really tough if they were real?
 
 
 
A: Gin. He's going to be very conflicted. Vodka will adapt well, though.
 
 
 
Q19: Is there such a character that's like, "If this guy was shrunk, it'd be terrible"? And the reason is?
 
 
 
A: Probably Gin. He'd be absolutely terrifying.
 
 
 
Q20: How do you come up with all those murder methods?
 
 
 
A: It's not easy at all!
 
 
 
Q21: How do you come up with cases?
 
 
 
A: I already told you it's not easy!!
 
 
 
Q22: What about those murder methods that make the reader go "Ah!"? How do you think of those?
 
 
 
A: I. Already. Said. It's. Not. Easy!!!
 
 
 
Q23: But no matter what, you always have to come up with the details of the case, the murderer's motive, and other related things, right?
 
 
 
A: I talk to my editor while thinking about those. (laughs) First I'll come up with the method, and lastly, the motive ... and so on.
 
 
 
Q24: Have you ever read story predictions online? If you do, what are your thoughts on them?
 
 
 
A: I occasionally read them. If they're correct, I'll think, "Wow, they're great." Even if they get it correct, I won't feel obliged to change the storyline.
 
 
 
Q25: What's your total playtime and rank for Animal Crossing: New Leaf?
 
 
 
A: [T/N: Not familiar with Animal Crossing, but the idea is that he's played it a lot, and really developed his town.]
 
 
 
Q26: I really want Aoyama-sensei's autograph and illustrations. What can I do?
 
 
 
A: Go to the WHF and hope you win a prize!
 
 
 
Q 27: Is there any anime original story, out of the one's that have already been broadcast, that you especially like?
 
 
 
A: This year's Autumn special! Although I haven't seen it...
 
 
 
Q28: What should I do to become a mangaka?
 
 
 
A: You'd have to be a person who reads a lot of books, watches a lot of movies and dramas, and is able to think up interesting dialogue.
 
 
 
Q29: The estimated release date for the second best of compilation is ... ?
 
 
 
A: It's very thin right now, but because it's good, I want to release it as soon as possible!
 
 
 
Q30: What are the principles and things that you need to pay extra attention to when drawing manga?
 
 
 
A: The guys need to look cool, the girls have to be cute, and Conan must not cry.
 
 
 
Q31: Which character does Aoyama-sensei think he resembles the most?
 
 
 
A: Kogoro, probably. But he's clumsier than I am ...
 
 
 
Q32: Where have you read up to in the Gamera series?
 
 
 
A: Around the Gojira series.
 
 
 
Q33: Which character do you like best?
 
 
 
A: Conan! Also all the other characters!
 
 
 
Q34: What kind of liquor does Aoyama-sensei like?
 
 
 
A: I don't drink! (laughs) I'll only drink during New Years' and year-end gatherings.
 
 
 
Q 35: Aoyama-sensei, are you a fan of the 'first Gundam'?
 
 
 
A: Oh yes.
 
 
 
Q36: Conan's anime series and movies always uses theme songs by ZARD. Is Aoyama-sensei a fan?
 
 
 
A: I really like her! My favorite song is Unmei no Roulette Mawashite!
 
 
 
Q37: Do you like Kuraki Mai?
 
 
 
A: I do. She's cute.
 
 
 
Q38: By any chance, does Aoyama-sensei like planes?
 
 
 
A: I like battleships. (laughs) Oh, right!! I like the Reisen (zero fighter)!!
 
 
 
[T/N: The Reisen is actually the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, designated as the Navy Type 0 Carrier Fighter. It's a naval aircraft ... so I guess it's related to battleships, somehow.]
 
 
 
Q 39: I always thought that Eri had something to do with the Black Organisation. What do you think?
 
 
 
A: Nooo, I don't think so.
 
 
 
Q40: In the future, will a character that can threaten Takagi in terms of pursuing Satou appear?
 
 
 
A: Good idea! (laughs)
 
 
 
Q41: What will you do if Fujiko existed in real life?
 
 
 
A: I want to have a conversation with her.
 
 
 
[T/N: The question refers to Mine Fujiko, from Lupin III.]
 
 
 
Q42: What are your honest opinions about Japan hosting the Olympics?
 
 
 
A: I'm looking forward to it.
 
 
 
Q43: What kind of sushi ingredient/topping do you like? By the way, my favorite is maguro.
 
 
 
A: Chuutoro.
 
 
 
Q44: I want to go to the Aoyama Gosho Manga Factory. I finally have an opportunity to visit Tottori, so what else do you recommend?
 
 
 
A: Watermelons in summer, tasty crabs in winter!
 
 
 
Q45: I'm an aspiring artist. How can I draw like Aoyama-sensei?
 
 
 
A: Draw a lot. Draw lots and lots of pictures.
 
 
 
Q 46: Which story did you like most from the Gundam series?
 
 
 
A: First Gundam, movie 'Meguriai Uchuu'.
 
 
 
Q47: Has Aoyama-sensei ever thought "I've grown older" when thinking about Detective Conan?
 
 
 
A: Sometimes, I receive fan letters that say, "I've been a fan of Detective Conan since I was in year one of elementary school, and now I'm a mother of one."
 
 
 
Q48: When you can't think of dialogue, when do you?
 
 
 
A: I pace about in my room. (laughs)
 
 
 
Q49: What kind of curry do you like?
 
 
 
A: Chicken Bon Curry. I like it very much! It's the best in the world. (laughs)
 
 
 
[T/N: He's probably talking about Otsuka Food's Bon Curry series, which are pouch instant curries.]
 
 
 
Q50: What does Aoyama-sensei think of Detective Conan AU fanfiction?
 
 
 
A: If it makes people happy, why not?
 
 
 
Q51: What's the greatest thing that has happened since you created Detective Conan?
 
 
 
A: Being thought of as an intelligent author (even though that's not really the case). (laughs)
 
 
 
Q52: Aoyama-sensei, do you think that supernatural stuff like ghosts and UFOs really exists?
 
 
 
A: I don't believe in ghosts, but UFOs might be interesting.
 
 
 
Q53: I'm also a fan of the Giants. Which of their current players do you like best?
 
 
 
A: Sakamoto Hayato.
 
 
 
[T/N: Japanese baseball league.]
 
 
 
Q54: When will the fifth volume of Magic Kaito be released?
 
 
 
A: Maybe there'll be something new this year! Please look forward to it (laughs)
 
 
 
Q55: Are there any upcoming activities related to Detective Conan?
 
 
 
A: There's going to be a Detective Conan exhibition at the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse in April, I think!
 
 
 
Q 56: Are we ever going to see Shinichi's room (in his house) in the manga?
 
 
 
A: Hmm...I can't say that the chance is zero...
 
 
 
Q57: I want to work at Shogakukan in the future, what should I do?
 
 
 
A: The only way is to take the company entrance test ...
 
 
 
Q 58: Does Okiya Subaru do some kind of martial art? Please tell us!
 
 
 
A: I don't really know, but he's about three times stronger than the average guy.
 
 
 
Q59: I want to read Jodie and Akai's past love story!!
 
 
 
A: Th-This one ...
 
 
 
Q 60: Can you make Ran into a character who can make deductions? Also, can you get her involved with the Black Organisation mystery? It's a bit sad she's
 
always on the case sidelines...
 
 
 
A: Well, the BO's dangerous, isn't it? But she's always with Conan, so she might get involved, you never know.
 
 
 
Q 61: Please write more about Chiba and Miike Naeko's Metropolitan Police Love Story! (Zen says, please no!)
 
 
 
A: There might be a pretty big love story ...
 
 
 
Q 62: Is Akai alive?
 
 
 
A: Go see the movie that comes out on 19th April. (Haha)
 
 
 
Q 63: Is 'That Person' a character who's spoken with Conan?
 
 
 
A: I...I can't say...
 
 
 
Q64: Does Yamamura Misao not have a lover?
 
 
 
A: If there is, there's going to be a case. (laughs)
 
 
 
Q 65: Gin sometimes says, 'It's a direct order from That Person', but is there anybody in the organisation aside from That Person who can give direct orders to Gin?
 
 
 
A: There might be!(?)
 
 
 
Q 66: You will reveal to us all of Haibara's past, won't you?
 
 
 
A: Whaaaat? Up to what point?
 
 
 
Q67: Hi, Aoyama-sensei! Even though I can't exactly say "Please tell me who the Boss of the Black Organization is!", please at least tell me their gender!
 
 
 
A: Ehh~~ (laughs)
 
 
 
Q68: After Sonoko removes her hairband, her hair's going to stick up, isn't it?
 
 
 
A: It's not going to. (laughs)
 
 
 
Q69: Who's older, Megure or Agasa?
 
 
 
A: I think it's Agasa.
 
 
 
Q 70: Will you write for us a case based around Ran's birthday sometime soon?
 
 
 
A: I'd like to.
 
 
 
Q71: How can I become like Miwako?
 
 
 
A: The only way is to put in effort!!
 
 
 
Q72: Does Conan like Haibara?
 
 
 
A: I'll leave it to your imagination.
 
 
 
Q73: Please let Kinukawa Kazuki appear again!
 
 
 
A: A child talent/actor like him is very busy. (laughs)
 
 
 
[T/N: He's from File 401, the kid who wants to find his mom.]
 
 
 
Q74: Is Miyamoto Yumi as good as Satou at fights?
 
 
 
A: No.
 
 
 
Q75: Why does Yumi let everyone call her Yumi-san?
 
 
 
A: Come to think of it, you're right.
 
 
 
[T/N: Technically, Japanese hierarchy or something would result in her being addressed as Miyamoto-san.]
 
 
 
Q: 76: Does Miyano Elena's name come from the German reading of Irene?
 
 
 
A: That's right, it does.
 
 
 
Q77: I want to see Kogoro and Eri get back together. (laughs) Is that possible?
 
 
 
A: Ah, yeah. I want them to get back together too. (laughs)
 
 
 
Q 78: Why does Akai always wear a hat?
 
 
 
A: Because that's his trademark.
 
 
 
Q79: If Satou sleeps on a bed, does this mean that she has a western-style room?
 
 
 
A: It's a western-style room indeed.
 
 
 
Q80: In the first file, did Gin and Vodka pay their entrance fees to Tropical Land?
 
 
 
A: I think Vodka likely told the cashier, "Two adult tickets." and paid for them.
 
 
 
Q81: What is the secret to Vermouth's agelessness?
 
 
 
A: Please solve this mystery.
 
 
 
Q82: Who buys clothing for Conan, and where?
 
 
 
A: Probably Ran?
 
 
 
Q 83: Will Kyogoku Makoto ever appear in a movie?
 
 
 
A: Oh, I forgot about him. I'd like him to appear (haha).
 
 
 
Q84: Have you ever wanted to write the script for a Detective Conan movie?
 
 
 
A: Very much so. (laughs)
 
 
 
Q 85: Have you got any movie character you particularly like?
 
 
 
A: I liked Moriya Teiji from the first movie. He was modeled off Moriarty, so only using him in the movie was a bit of waste.
 
 
 
Q 86: Will Conan do a collaboration anime with any other character other than Lupin?
 
 
 
A: Perhaps in this Autumn's special episode? Perhaps not? (haha)
 
 
 
Q87: When will you come to Osaka?
 
 
 
A: I'm looking forward to it! (When I do, I must remember to visit Ebisu Bridge ...)
 
 
 
Q88: What kind of manga do you want to draw after the conclusion of Detective Conan?
 
 
 
A: An adventure story like Journey to the West. Science fiction isn't bad either.
 
 
 
Q89: At the beginning, Ran's hairstyle didn't have its 'horn', but gradually grew to have one. Is it something you eventually decided on while drawing her?
 
 
 
A: Yes.
 
 
 
Q 90: Why do we never see Miyano Atsushi's face?
 
 
 
A: You might get to see it eventually.
 
 
 
Q 91: When will Ran find out about Conan's identity? Is there a chance that the whole thing will end without her ever knowing?
 
 
 
A: Hmm... don't we all wonder.
 
 
 
Q 92: What does Vermouth actually want?
 
 
 
A: Only Vermouth knows (haha)
 
 
 
Q93: I think that if Conan's glasses had the ability to take photos, it'd be so much more convenient!
 
 
 
A: This is a great idea! (laughs)
 
 
 
Q94: What's Conan's height?
 
 
 
A: He's around 18kg.
 
 
 
(The question really does ask Height, but Gosho switched to weight)
 
 
 
Q 95: Hondou Eisuke's going to reappear one day, isn't he?
 
 
 
A: Probably?
 
 
 
Q 96: Is Detective Matsuda going to reappear?
 
 
 
A: My editor wants him to appear.
 
 
 
Q97: Is there a pairing that Aoyama-sensei has to draw no matter what?
 
 
 
A: Probably Chiba. Once, all my assistants were adamant about me being unfair to him. (laughs)
 
 
 
Q98: I want to read a showdown between Kuroba Kaito and Conan-kun!
 
 
 
A: If there is one, it'll be pretty interesting.
 
 
 
Q 99: What's going to happen to Gin?
 
 
 
A: Yes, what is going to happen to Gin?
 
 
 
Q 100: Is Haibara going to get together with Mitsuhiko?
 
 
 
A: Who knows?
 
 
 
Q102: Aoyama-sensei, you should have your hometown be the setting for a case!
 
 
 
A: In Tottori? It's very peaceful there, so it's unlikely to ever have a locked room mystery.
 
 
 
Q103: If Aoyama-sensei could choose a codename for himself, what would you choose?
 
 
 
A: Doburoku, or something.
 
 
 
(濁酒(ドブロク) is unrefined sake)
 
 
 
Q 104: There are a lot of couples in this, but at the end of the day, is it all going to be happy endings?
 
 
 
A: It will be, mostly.
 
 
 
Q105: It's about time you changed Ran's cellphone to a smartphone! Of course, it should be a present from Shinichi ...
 
 
 
A: Yeah, I will.
 
 
 
Q106: In Volume 11, File 8, page 136, the sound effects for Conan-kun's footsteps is 'トコトラ(tokotora).' What does that mean?
 
 
 
A: It's a typographical error. (laughs)
 
 
 
Q107: Can't you make Hokkaido the setting for another case?
 
 
 
A: If I have the opportunity to gather information ...
 
 
 
Q108: Before Detective Conan ends, can you somehow allow Chiba and Miike Naeko enter a relationship?
 
 
 
A: Please look forward to it!
 
 
 
Q109: Nowadays, are you the only one working on the storyline for Detective Conan, or is there a team behind it?
 
 
 
A: I can't talk too much about this. (laughs)
 
 
 
Q110: Were Conan's elementary school registration papers faked?
 
 
 
A: Probably, Professor Agasa ... (mystery)
 
 
 
Q111: Any dramas you're into recently?
 
 
 
A: I've been watching Shitsuren Chocolatier recently as a reference for romance stories. (laughs)
 
 
 
[T/N: The drama is about this guy who looks up to his senior in school, and has a one-sided love for her. He's a chocolatier, so he dreams of making the perfect chocolate for her. Along the way he gets toyed with by his senior, and in the end, he moves on and doesn't end up with anyone, even though there's someone he clearly likes/likes him back.]
 
 
 
Q112: Which Conan movie do you like best?
 
 
 
A: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper, and Countdown to Heaven. The recent ones are pretty good, too.
 
 
 
Q 113: Are you going to write a little bit of story after they work out who's the leader of the BO? As a fan, I'd like to see a bit of what comes after!
 
 
 
A: I might draw a little bit about what comes after the leader's been found out.
 
 
 
Q114: I'm born in 1994, which is the same year the series started! Instead of a question ... I'll just wish it good luck! Detective Conan, please don't ever end. (laughs)
 
 
 
A: G-Got it! (laughs)
 
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===60+===
 
 
 
===70+===
 
 
 
===80+===
 
 
 
==Lets Talk with Gosho Day==
 
===2012 DCW Thread version===
 
<spoiler>
 
Translated by justwantanaccount
 
 
 
いつになるか分からないが、川中島の戦いを扱った長野県警が出るデカい事件を用意している。<br>
 
Not sure when (it will be published), but a huge case using the Battles of Kawanaka Island involving the Nagano Police District is being prepared.
 
 
 
仕事場のデジタル化で変わった事→仕事場がトーンで汚れなくなった。<br>
 
Due to the digitalization of the work place, the work place doesn't become dirty after using tones
 
 
 
何巻まで続く?→100巻まではいかないと思う…けど分からない。<br>
 
Until what volume will (Conan) continue? → (Gosho) doesn't think (Conan) will reach 100 volumes, but (Gosho) isn't sure.
 
 
 
沖矢さんを消さないで!→うーん、どうだろう…。<br>
 
Don't erase Okiya-san! → Hmm, I'm not sure...
 
 
 
千葉刑事の下の名前→高木刑事が声優さんと同じなので違う名前にするかも<br>
 
Detective Chiba's first name → Since Detective Takagi's is the same as the voice actor's, maybe (Chiba's first) name will be different (from the voice actor's)
 
 
 
睡眠時間→朝9時~昼12時。原稿上がった時は12時間くらい泥の様に眠る。<br>
 
Time of sleep → 9am ~ 12pm. Once the manuscript is done (Gosho) sleeps like mud for 12 hours. (Gosho sleeps three hours a day?! O_o)
 
 
 
蘭の誕生日教えて!→差し支えあるので今は言えない。でもまだ誕生日来ていないので蘭は現在16歳。<br>
 
Tell me Ran's birthday! → Since there's an obstacle can't tell for now. But since the birthday hasn't passed Ran is 16 right now.
 
 
 
今でもお気に入りのエピソードは東都タワー爆破未遂事件<br>
 
Favorite episode is still the Touto Tower bombing attempt case
 
 
 
ボスのメールアドレス、青山先生がご実家に電話する際、市外局番が七つの子に聞こえた為、これは使える!と使ったらしい。<br>
 
On the Boss' email address, when Aoyama-sensei called home, since the area code sounded like Nanatsu no Ko, he thought "I can use this!" so used it, apparently
 
</spoiler>
 
<br>
 
 
 
===2013 DCW Thread version===
 
<spoiler>
 
Summary by Black Demon
 
 
 
About the character designs and the movie posters
 
 
 
1. A girl asked whether the "horn" on Ran's head is a bone. Gosho laughed and said that it's not a bone, it's just the hair style. He also emphasized that Ran wouldn't be Ran if she didn't have the "horn" on her head. And Conan wouldn't be Conan if he didn't have the hair strands that gone straightened up at the back of his head.
 
 
 
2. About the origin of Shinichi's birthday (May 4), Gosho said that it's the day that Holmes and Prof. Moriarty died at Reichenbach Fall, which would make it look like Shinichi is the reincarnation of Holmes, however, Holmes never actually died...
 
 
 
3. Gosho said that when he designs the characters and draws the manga, the principle that he sticks to is: Boys must look handsome and girls must look cute (男の子はカツコよく、 女の子は可愛く). He always reminds himself to think and draw seriously.
 
 
 
4. Gosho draws the movie posters, but the texts on the side are not written by him.
 
 
 
About the creation and experience as a mangaka
 
 
 
Nothing important in this part really, I'm too lazy to translate right now =.=
 
 
 
About ShinRan
 
 
 
I (the poster) helped a friend ask this: Shinichi has already confessed to Ran back in London. What will their development in the future be, will they have a kissing scene like Takagi and Sato ?
 
 
 
Gosho answered that there'll definitely be a development, he wasn't sure how much he should spoil, but he said that we can expect the "kiss" thing, there will be that part.
 
 
 
About Kaitou Kid and Magic Kaito
 
 
 
1. Basically Gosho said that there is a reason behind Kid and Shinichi's resemblance and he purposely made it like that. That reason may be brought up in the future if he has the chance to draw, but maybe not if he's too busy.
 
 
 
2. A fan asked that: In "Magic Kaito" where Kaitou Kid is the main character, the first Kid (Toichi) was killed by a mysterious organization. Kaitou Kid both find the "Pandora" and hunt the enemies who killed his father at the same time. But in the "Mystery Train" arc, Kid showed up to help Conan. Will Kaitou Kid's story be relevant to the Black Organization because of this ?
 
 
 
Gosho said because that was a special case, so [he] let Kid appeared and have an encounter with the organization. However, Kid has his own story plot, which may be developed in "Magic Kaito", so Kaitou Kid will probably not have any intersection with the BO in the future.
 
 
 
He also said that he really wants to draw MK, at least one volume per year, but since he's too busy with Conan's releases, especially with the "Mystery Train" thing, he never had the time.
 
 
 
About the Black Organization
 
 
 
1. Gosho said that after Amuro there'll also be a new member/new members. Even though he didn't say clearly, but it seems that there won't be only one.
 
 
 
2. A fan asked: All BO members have alcoholic code-names. Does Gosho like alcohols ? Will his most favorite alcohol be The Boss' code-name ?
 
 
 
Gosho said he doesn't really drink, he just picked up the alcoholic names that he thinks are cool. The cool code-names are almost used up now, maybe there's only Whiskey or something... left. [Black Demon: I find this strange because Rye and Bourbon are already whiskeys.]
 
 
 
The Boss doesn't need to have a code-name because (he/she) is the "boss", of course the member's code-names are all come up by The Boss.
 
 
 
3. A fan asked whether Gosho has already come up with the name and character design/setting for The Boss ?
 
 
 
Gosho gave out an ambiguous statement: The Boss has already been come up with/has already appeared; the name also has already been come up with/has already appeared. But which option is the correct understanding, everyone has their own opinion.
 
 
 
However, Gosho stated that it's not Agasha Hiroshi, to which the audiences clap enthusiastically.
 
 
 
4. A girl asked about the "Sherry naked" thing, that why does Gin always think about her without clothes, what exactly is their relationship ?
 
 
 
Gosho answered that they indeed had a relationship, but it wouldn't be interesting if (he) revealed it there, so please wait for it. The poster also mentioned that Gosho had a trolling (or something like that) laugh/smile at the time.
 
 
 
5. From what I (BD) understand here is that a fan asked why Gosho didn't name Amuro directly after Tohru Furuya but had to use a character that has the same pronunciation (透 vs. 徹). Gosho said that it would be too obvious if he did that. [Except it's still very obvious :P ]
 
 
 
6. A fan asked whether there will be a special story that Gosho wants to write next year (Conan's 20th anniversary) ?
 
 
 
Gosho said that he wants to write a BIG case that involves the organization. However, he said that he "wants to write", so...
 
 
 
About the ending
 
 
 
The poster asked about the ending and Gosho's answer is basically the same as in the past: It may not end just yet, but he also said that doesn't mean (Conan) doesn't have any ending. [So what I understand here is that there may or may not be a ending, and Gosho is also not certain about when will he write the end either.]
 
 
 
Next Part
 
 
 
Nothing important in this part really, I'm too lazy to translate right now =.=
 
 
 
</spoiler>
 
<br>
 
 
 
===2014 DCW Thread version===
 
<spoiler>
 
'''Chekov's Summary'''<br><br>
 
Sources listed as: <br>
 
1. http://akamisomemo.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-1.html (Translation by Alaktorn)<br>
 
2. http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2796474978 (Translation by The Black Demon)<br>
 
3. http://imageshack.com/a/img855/6886/q3e8.jpg (Translation by Alaktorn)<br>
 
4. http://ameblo.jp/pashokon/entry-11743342616.html (Translation by Alaktorn)<br>
 
5. https://twitter.com/sksnkmn (Translation by Fujiwara, Alaktorn)<br>
 
6. http://sky969blue6261.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-81.html (Translation by Alaktorn) - added by Black Demon<br>
 
7. http://amataroujr.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-167.html (Translation by Alaktorn) - added by Black Demon<br>
 
<br>
 
'''Plot and Black Organization'''<br>
 
<br>
 
When/how/did the boss of the Black Organization appear?
 
Sources 1,6,7, report Gosho said the boss has appeared in some form a "long time ago", but Gosho may have implied the boss could have appeared "recently". Contrast with Source 5 who does not report the part of the answer that the boss has appeared recently.
 
Q: Has the boss appeared?
 
A: He has. Long ago, recently, I wonder when?/I wonder if he appeared long ago or recently (laughs))
 
The different sources extracted different meanings from this statement. One of the sources (which one?) thought Gosho was taunting, so the phrase may be misunderstood. Source 5 notes Gosho was being vague about what form the boss appeared in. (Current manga chapter is 883)
 
It is mentioned again the boss is not Agasa. (Source 1,5,6,7)
 
Gosho declined to answer a question if the boss's face has appeared (Source 1,7)
 
 
 
Akemi has nothing to do with the rivalry between Akai Shuuichi and Amuro Tohru. (Source 1,2,5,6,7)
 
 
 
The two people who followed Yukiko and the Detective Boys and took pictures of Haibara in the prescreening case in the Vermouth arc (episode 335-336) were subordinates of Akai's. Gosho said you can ignore them. (Source 1,2,6,7)
 
 
Gosho declined to answer if Amuro's name is an alias. Amuro does have a childhood nickname that will appear. (Source 1,2,5,6,7)
 
Amuro's dark skin color has a meaning (Source 2,5,6,7) Gosho declined to say whether Amuro's hair and skin color is natural,(Source 1,5,6) but mentioned his current hair color is supposed to be brown, not white. (Source 6)
 
Amuro’s "profile" is a secret. (Source 6,7)
 
Gosho gave a non-answer about Amuro's weaknesses: "I also haven’t decided on any weaknesses or dislikes. I mean, you wouldn’t like it if I said that he dislikes nattō, right? (laughs)” (Source 2,5,6,7)
 
 
 
Gin's weakness is Akai (Source 1,2,4,6)
 
Gin is the type who doesn't have favorite or disliked foods. (Sources 5,6,7) (Q: What are Gin’s weaknesses/dislikes? A: I think he doesn’t have any likes/dislikes. I think he can relatively eat whatever.) (Source 6)
 
 
 
Gosho declined to answer about the completeness of APTX antidote (Source 1,2,6,7).
 
Gosho declined to answer about the bloody disk of APTX data Haibara had from the Haido City Hotel seen later in Desperate Revival. (Source 1,2,6)
 
 
 
Movie 18 will have some sort of appearance by Akai. (Source 1,2,6,7 More info given in sources 6 and 7)
 
Gōshō: This year’s movie is Akai.
 
Q: Does he have a central part?
 
A: I don’t know how much of a part “central” is, but I think it will make you go “Oh!” “It’s happening before the manga”-kind of like.
 
I also drew Akai’s key frames.
 
Akai Shuuichi's story in the manga will be dealt with AFTER the movie, not before. (Source 2)
 
“It’s gonna happen in the movie before the manga…” (Source 7) [The subject of "it" is unclear. It might refer to Akai's appearance.]
 
Gosho cannot say more about the topic because it would make the director mad.  (Source 1,6,7+others)
 
 
 
Gosho declined to answer about future overseas cases. (Source 1,6)
 
When the possibility of having a case in America related to Sera was asked about in the same question, Gosho regarded the question as a dangerous and declined to go there. (Source 1,2,6,7)
 
Q: There have been cases abroad so far, but will the story of when Sera lived in America appear?
 
A: Oh! You just asked something dangerous. Was that on purpose? (laughs)
 
 
 
Sera was the hardest character story to design (Source 1,5,6,7) of the recent new characters (Sera, Amuro, Naeko, Haneda mentioned by question). The Akai siblings have three different last names (Source 1,2,7) which makes it complex (Source 6). Sera's appearance was also difficult to design. (Source 6) Gosho designed her as a tomboy (Source 1,6) because he likes her that way (Source 1), and she has to standout/be different from Ran and Haibara.
 
 
Why does the Black Organization wear black? (Source 1) Question not answered by source.<br>
 
<br>
 
'''The police'''<br>
 
<br>
 
Yumi and Sato have been good friends since high school. (Source 1,2,6,7) But Gosho has no plans of making them classmates. (Source 6,7)
 
 
 
There will be a major case/incident involving Naeko Miike. (Source 1,2,6,7)
 
Q: What about Naeko’s and Chiba’s love comedy?
 
A: These two will appear in a BIG case.
 
Q: Will Chiba notice Naeko soon enough?
 
A: He really doesn’t notice huh? I also think “Is this guy stupid?!” (laughs)
 
 
What is Chiba’s first name? (Source 1) Question not answered by source
 
"It seems like Isshin Chiba (Chiba’s voice actor) really likes Naeko. I was told at the year-end party." (Source 6,7)
 
 
A spinoff for Matsuda and Hagiwara not planned (Source 1,2,6) The editors like them though (Source 1,6).  "(Since Matsuda was enrolled in the Division 1 for only 7 days) the editing department told me “Please write a story called ‘The seven days of Matsuda’ or something like that”, but I have no plans of doing so. Matsuda and Hagiwara are just that story. (tn: as in, “the story so far” I guess)"
 
 
Why did Takagi become a policeman? (Source 1) - Question not answered by source
 
 
Haneda Shuukichi will make another appearance (Source 2,6,7) and it will be at a murder during a Shogi tournament (Source 6,7)<br>
 
<br>
 
'''Teenage Protagonists'''<br>
 
<br>
 
Someone asked about relative bust sizes. Gosho said Kazuha's breasts are smaller than Ran's. (Source 1,2,4,6,7) Sato's are bigger than Yumi's (Source 1,6), but Sato's don't look so big because she is quite muscular (Source 6), but Shiho is flat right now [because she is a child]. (Source 6). Gosho considers Ran as one of the biggest in terms of bust size. (Source 7)
 
 
 
Gosho wanted to have a karate case where Ran's opponent died but then decided not to. "I’ve thought of writing a story about one of Ran’s karate opponents dying in the middle of a match, but afterall that would be pretty bad so I stopped." (Source 1,6,7)
 
 
 
The correct color for Ai Haibara's hair is reddish brown, not the golden color it is in the movies. (Sources 1,6,7)
 
 
 
Heiji''s line "my Kazuha" was pretty much a confession. (Source 6,7)
 
Hattori's birthday is not decided (Source 1,2,6,7)
 
Kazuha birthday is not decided (Source 6,7)<br>
 
<br>
 
'''Other''' <br>
 
<br>
 
The Ai and Fujiko bath scene in the Lupin vs Conan crossover movie left an impression on Gosho (Source 1,6, not answered in source 1)
 
 
Gosho's sleep schedule: "When I was young I used to sleep for about 3 hours, but now I sleep 3 hours at night and then take an afternoon nap of about 30–60 minutes." (Source 6,7)
 
 
 
Gosho draws the culprit first (Source 1,6,7) "When drawing a story, I start from the criminal. Then, if for example the criminal is (tn: a particular way I don’t understand), I draw the other characters not that way." Gosho goes back and forth with editors when trying to decide criminal motive. (Source 2,6,7)
 
 
 
There was something about making Tottori airport into a Conan themed airport and Conan on the side of a plane. (Source 6,7)
 
 
(Within Conan?) What kind of sports do you want to write? (Source 1) Question not answered by source
 
 
Gosho's favorite outfit for Conan is the Jacket with the K. (Source 1)
 
</spoiler>
 
<br>
 
===2014 Red Thread Page version===
 
<spoiler>
 
(Translated by Conan#1)
 
- Yumi and Miwako are friends since high school, there will be big incident happened on Naeko!
 
- There will be description of Amuro's childhood, true meaning of Amuro's dark skin, a secret which something Amuro not good in.
 
- Gin had no favourite and non-favourite food.
 
- Amuro loves to smoke
 
- Gosho said regarding future story related to sports, he will draw Ran Mouri participation of national karate tournament in future.
 
 
 
 
 
(Translated by Black Demon)
 
- Aoyama's original character Akai Shuuichi from "The Sniper from Another Dimension" will first be dealt with in the original manga, then the movie after that!!
 
Correction from the poster: Akai will show up in the manga AFTER the movie, not before.
 
- Shuukichi will make another appearance.
 
 
 
 
 
(Translation by Fujiwara)
 
- Akemi has nothing to do with the rivalry between Amuro and Akai
 
- The Sera thing is just that her character design was difficult ...
 
- The last line is just about the boss already having appeared (We still don't know whether in person or name - it even says so in brackets)
 
- What's Gin's weakness? Akai.
 
- Will there be other international cases like the London case? Sth. like Gosho would like to, but probably not (the writer doesn't quite remember)
 
 
 
 
 
(Translation by Zenthisoror)
 
- Haneda Shuukichi will reappear in a shogi league competition murder mystery case.
 
- Amuro's childhood nickname will make an appearance.
 
- Concerning a Matsuda and Hagiwara spinoff: Hagiwara probably won't appear, but the editor responsible for Gosho likes Matsuda so if the opportunity arises, it might happen.
 
 
 
 
 
(Translation by ALAKTORN)
 
- When I (Gosho) was young I used to sleep for about 3 hours, but now I sleep 3 hours at night and then take an afternoon nap of about 30–60 minutes.
 
- In rock, paper, scissors Gosho ALWAYS starts with scissors
 
- When I (Gosho) have to come up with the motive, I think about it with the editing department while going “nobody would kill for such a reason” and such back and forth.
 
- When drawing a story, I (Gosho) start from the criminal.
 
- I haven’t decided on Heiji’s birthday. Nor Kazuha’s.
 
- What about Naeko’s and Chiba’s love comedy? These two will appear in a BIG case.
 
Will Chiba notice Naeko soon enough? He really doesn’t notice huh? I (Gosho) also think “Is this guy stupid?!” (laughs)
 
It seems like Isshin Chiba (Chiba’s voice actor) really likes Naeko. I (Gosho) was told at the year-end party.
 
- There have been cases abroad so far, but will the story of when Sera lived in America appear?
 
Oh! You just asked something bad.
 
Was that on purpose? (laughs)
 
- Amuro-san’s white hair… is that dyed?
 
Aah.Rather than white it’s brown.
 
I can’t answer this.
 
His dark skin too, there is a profound meaning behind it. (laughs)
 
- Q: Has that person’s face appeared?
 
A: Ooh… I can’t answer that! (laughs)
 
Q: Thank you very much.
 
A: That was dangerous. lol
 
- This year’s movie is Akai.
 
Does he have a central part?
 
A: I don’t know how much of a part “central” is, but I think it will make you go “Oh!” “It’s happening before the manga”-kind of like.
 
I also draw Akai’s key frames.
 
- Q: “My Kazuha” is a confession?
 
A: That’s pretty much a confession.
 
Various translators and personal guess:
 
- The 2 guys with hats and sunglasses appearing during the Toto developing plans case were just FBI subordinates of Akai. You may ignore them.
 
- Has the Boss's face appeared? I can't say.
 
- The progress of the APTX4869 antidote? I can't say.
 
- What happened to the burned disc from the Haido City Hotel? I can’t say.
 
- What's the reason for Takagi becoming a police officer? I haven't decided yet.
 
- Breast size: Ran>Kazuha; Sato>Yumi; Ai-chan is completely flat. Not when she was Shiho though.
 
- Keep in mind the recording Conan made of Heiji's words (probably referring to the drug dealer case)
 
- Haibara's hair color is different in the anime and movie. Which one is the right one? Haibara's hair is reddish brown.
 
- There was something about making Tottori airport into a Conan themed airport and Conan on the side of a plane. (DCW)
 
- Gosho's favorite outfit for Conan is the Jacket with the K (DCW)
 
</spoiler>
 
<br>
 
 
 
===2015 DCTP thread version===
 
<spoiler>
 
'''Fujiwara's Summary'''<br>
 
<br>
 
Sources listed as :<br>
 
https://twitter.com/sksnkmn<br>
 
https://twitter.com/mabest22<br>
 
https://twitter.com/aptx0915<br>
 
<br>
 
The reason Yuusaku didn't go to the Macademy Awards himself is because he and Akai have the same height.<br>
 
What's the reason that the boss' phone number (it says phone number, btw) has the area code of Kurayoshi (in Tottori)? -> It's just coincidence.<br>
 
Apparently Gosho did some shooting in Hawaii.<br>
 
Gin chose his car (Or Gosho chose Gin's car, I guess), cause it's cool.<br>
 
When's Haibara's bday? --> undecided<br>
 
Why does Akai always wear a knitted hat? --> Probably cause he likes it.<br>
 
Conan or Kid - which one do you like better? --> I like them both the same.<br>
 
In Countdown, we didn't get to see 10-years-into-the-future Ran. Will we get the opportunity to see that some time? --> You will~<br>
 
Who pays Heiji and Kazuha's plane tickets? --> His mom.<br>
 
Which of Conan's movements are impossible? --> All of them. [Kinda weird question, if you ask me :V]<br>
 
How old are Satou/Miyamoto/Shiratori? --> I imagine them to be 28.<br>
 
Which cosplay would you like to try out? --> The flashy guy in white.<br>
 
How exactly are Jirokichi and Sonoko related? --> She's his niece.<br>
 
Where will Heiji confess? --> Gosho: I don't know yet. Is the Tsuutenkaku not good enough? Fan: If it's gonna be abroad, how about Australia? Miyamura lives there after all... Gosho: Ah, Miyamura, I see. Well, you'l find out~<br>
 
In December, Gosho was hospitalized for 2 weeks. (Due to this there will apparently be a 2-week break after the Kawanakajima case.)<br>
 
It's a good idea to take a closer look at Detective Date's notebook.<br>
 
</spoiler>
 
 
 
==Post Cards==
 
===2015===
 
<spoiler>
 
Chek's album of the postcard pictures: http://imgur.com/a/EC1HM <br>
 
<br>
 
Feb 2015 <br>
 
1. After the DB case, new series will be about the first time Shinichi and Ran met each other (RanGIRL and ShinichiBOY, ch921-924)<br>
 
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3601021575 <br>
 
2. Amuro will appear in Movie 20 next year http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3603420701<br>
 
3. "Sera and Haibara both like the same person, hence their showdown/confrontation." ;<br>
 
4. "Jodie-sensei's love story... What will be of it? (laugh) Please wait." ;<br>
 
5. "Sera and Akai will meet again! Probably... (laugh)" ;<br>
 
6. "OK, I will tell you about the Boss........... NOT~~~~!! (laugh)".<br>
 
7. Gin will be in the movie next year too.<br>
 
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3605249009<br>
 
http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/?p=358403<br>
 
<br>
 
Mar 2015 <br>
 
1. "Scotch is not Date" <br>
 
http://dcdp.de/index.php/Thread/114-Interviews-mit-Gosho-Aoyama/?postID=4238#post4238<br>
 
2. Akai's father is unfortunately already... it's a secret!<br>
 
3. He (Kid) may not be a part of the final confrontation with the org.<br>
 
4. Gosho is looking forward to seeing Kaitou Corbeau in the anime.<br>
 
5. Sera is (Conan's) ally <br>
 
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3605281077<br>
 
6. Gosho likes Inuyasha (in the Inuyasha series).<br>
 
7. There will be some writings about ShinRan and KazuHei<br>
 
8. A film where the Kudou family gathers/comes together <br>
 
9. Ran will surely have a happy ending.<br>
 
10. "It's 'Kichi-nii'!" <br>
 
11. Boss is not Sonoko and the DB.<br>
 
12. James is not the boss, Vermouth is not his wife either.<br>
 
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3609362212<br>
 
13. Gin will also appear in next year's movie.<br>
 
14. "It's bluish purple (laugh). Actually, Conan also has bluish purple!"<br>
 
15. Doesn't know when MK volume 5 will be released yet. Kaito's hair will be suitably messy a bit. <br>
 
16. "I don't think Conan has known Kid's identity yet..."<br>
 
http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/forum/topic/1555-translating-interviews/page-10#entry358403<br>
 
17. Q: “The Araide Tomoaki at the school festival was the real person?” A: “Wasn’t that Vermouth? Though, my memory is… (laugh)”.<br> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-sLtQpUEAEYk_8.jpg<br>
 
18. Q: “When will you draw about Takagi’s and Satō’s marriage ceremony?” A: “Their wedding ceremony? I’d also like to see it!! (laugh)”. <br> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-XiGVaCMAAJqI3.jpg:large<br>
 
19: Q: “Did the BO have anything to do with Date’s “incident”?” A: “No”. Don’t know if that was already known. <br> https://twitter.com/studybank4869/status/552051494350884865<br>
 
20. Saimizu Kichiemon is not the Organization's boss<br>
 
<br>
 
Apr 2015 <br>
 
1. Look forward to Ran's response to the confession (that Shinichi made)! Look forward to it! <br>
 
http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3683308935<br>
 
</spoiler>
 
 
 
==Animal Crossings==
 
===2014===
 
<spoiler>
 
2014 January <br>
 
(Spade) - Next case will be a kite flying competition <br>
 
(Heart) - The sports bra was put on properly <br>
 
(Diamond) - When (will he) finish eating? <br>
 
<br>
 
2014 February<br>
 
(Spade) - Sanada was depicted to be a little too silly. (The word used is Aho (アホ))<br>
 
(Heart) - Now that I think about it, I wonder how old Higo-san is..<br>
 
(Diamond) - Dandy la~io~~n (^O^)<br>
 
(Spade) - Next will be a tea poisoning case.<br>
 
(Heart) - Congratulations to Yuzuru-kun for getting a gold medal!<br>
 
<br>
 
2014 March<br>
 
(Spade) - I drew Elena for the first time in a while!<br>
 
(Diamond) - Good luck, Mao-chan! (T-T)<br>
 
(Spade) - Why can't I ever grow any tasty fruits?<br>
 
(Heart) - Noriaki Kasai was cool! <br>
 
(Diamond) - Amuro vs. the FBI appears to be next...<br>
 
(Spade) - I drew ShinRan like da Vinci~<br>
 
(Heart) - Sunday's cover this time will feature Akai and Conan<br>
 
(Clover) - Next volume's featured detective will be Oreki-kun.<br>
 
<br>
 
2014 April<br>
 
(Spade) - Finally, I grew some tasty fruits!<br>
 
(Spade) - The movie premiere was fun~<br>
 
(Spade) - The afternoon tea set is missing! (;A;<br>
 
(Heart) - Congratulations to Hayato-kun on his 100th match!<br>
 
(Clover) - Finally, it's the World Cup!<br>
 
(Diamond) - Shibuya-sensei is the assistant's name.<br>
 
(Clover) - The soccer stadium is complete!<br>
 
(Spade) - The silver axe is on sale for half off.<br>
 
(Heart) - Chihayafuru's manga-ka Suetsugu-sensei is beautiful!<br>
 
(Diamond) - At last, Amuro vs Casval! (this was also a Sherry's soliloquy in the same week)<br>
 
<br>
 
2014 May<br>
 
(Clover) - This year we might have a new Kaito production <br>
 
(Spade) - I made an illustration of Zettai Karen Children <br>
 
(Heart) - Scarlet series production is very difficult<br>
 
(Diamond) - Does Akai intent to shoot a Bazooka or something? (Similar to Sherry's soliloquy, except that one said "rocket launcher" instead)<br>
 
<br>
 
2014 June<br>
 
(Heart) - (a comment about Baseball)<br>
 
(Spade) - Sherlock III has started~(^_^<br>
 
(Clover) - Fall Tv special, I'm looking forward to it~<br>
 
(Daimond) - The next case is Meijin Shogi player code/encryption case<br>
 
(Heart) - I drew an illustration of Ran in a swim suit<br>
 
(Daimond) - The next keyhole character is Higo-san (volume 84)<br>
 
(Spade)1 - Akishima-san, please make me a Honda uniform<br>
 
(Spade)2 - Thanks for the Honda uniform~ ♪(^_^<br>
 
(Clover) - Thanks for the away uniform as well~(^^<br>
 
(Spade)3 - At last, the World Cup, I'm looking forward to it<br>
 
(Spade)1 - I'm going to Brazil~<br>
 
(Spade)2 - I enjoyed Brazil~(^V^)<br>
 
(Heart) - Congratulations on the 5th Giants Intercourse Battle.<br>
 
<br>
 
2014 July <br>
 
(Spade)1 - The World Cup is greatly interesting (^^)<br>
 
(Spade)2 - Good luck to Messi and Myuraa (katakana spelling of athletes names)<br>
 
(Spade)3 - Congratulations on Germany's victory (^^)<br>
 
(Heart) - Its good that Messi is the MVP (^_^)<br>
 
(Clover) - The conclusion is Chuukichi's kiss (chu) ?<br>
 
(Daimond) - The next case will feature Sera in a swimsuit! <br>
 
<br>
 
2014 August<br>
 
(Spade) - Speaking of that, I got the silver axe/hatchet<br>
 
(Clover) - I am really looking forward to my fall anime<br>
 
(Heart) - My swimsuit is like Shimakaze's? (Shimakaze is a character from Kantai Collection)<br>
 
(Daimond) - Sera-chan calls Kichi-nii <br>
 
<br>
 
2014 September <br>
 
(Spade) - Kancolle E-six Clear~(^^ (another Kantai Collection reference)<br>
 
(Heart) - Mystery younger sister's name is ____rii (〇〇リー) (Ch930, Aug2015, contains the name Mary (メアリー) which could be the answer)<br>
 
(Diamond) - The truth is, Rum has already appeared (laughs)<br>
 
(Clover) - Aoko's voice actor was cute<br>
 
(Spade) - Kaitou's manuscript is a lot of work<br>
 
(Heart) - Finally Kaito Corbeau appears <br>
 
(Diamond) - Kan-chan has nothing to do with Rum<br>
 
(Diamond) - Kan-chan is not Rum<br>
 
(Spade) - Its Snake again after 19 years!<br>
 
(Heart) - I want Sakamoto's uniform too<br>
 
(Clover) - This new series will be animated too<br>
 
(Spade) - The third file of Kaito is finally finished~<br>
 
(Heart) - The Giants won! Hooray~<br>
 
(Clover) - Its Kaitou Corbeau tonight!<br>
 
(Diamond) - Chikake-san changed surprisingly<br>
 
<br>
 
2014 October <br>
 
(Diamond) - The Mystery Sister's voice actor is Taisa (this is a mistake corrected later in the month)<br>
 
(Spade) - The next case is the Kamaitachi!!<br>
 
(Heart) - The recording of Heiji's voice will put him in a pinch<br>
 
(Clover) - I want to see Ikeda-san (voice) as Kaito Corbeau<br>
 
(Diamond) - ___rii's voice actor is Koukaku no Motoko (Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell)<br>
 
(Diamond) - Mystery younger sister's voice actor is Shousa (the "Major" who is also Motoko from Ghost in the Shell)<br>
 
(Spade) - Correction; ___rii is Koukaku (...no Motoko, from Ghost in the Shell)<br>
 
<br>
 
2014 November<br>
 
(Spade) - Next will be the Kawanakajima murder case. <br>
 
(Heart) - Police officers will be killed one after the other. <br>
 
(Diamond) - Don't die, Kan-chan~<br>
 
(Spade) - Harry the hedgehog is Houdini<br>
 
(Clover) - I'm looking forward to Phantom Lady~<br>
 
(Spade) - Collecting information for Kawanakajima wore me out<br>
 
(Heart) - Kuroda-keiji... is very scary (^_^;)<br>
 
(Daimond) - Kansuke, Koumei, Yui love triangle?<br>
 
<br>
 
2014 December<br>
 
(Heart) - Due to a lot of things happening, the schedule has fallen behind<br>
 
(Spade) - Merry Christmas \(^V^)/<br>
 
(Diamond) - I'm sorry that I did not draw a new Grey Santa (for Sherry Soliloquies)<br>
 
(Clover) - Next year's movie will feature a bad Kid? (movie 19)<br></spoiler><br>
 
===2015===
 
<spoiler>2015 January<br>
 
(Spade) - Happy new year~ (^o^)/<br>
 
(Heart) - I’ll bring my DS to Shaberō Day, so… (Let’s Talk Day, see above)<br>
 
(Diamond) - …Let’s pass by each other if you have a DS<br>
 
(Spade) - Happy New Year~(^V^) (all in english) <br>
 
(Heart) - Shaberō Day was fun~<br>
 
(Diamond) - I’m sorry to the people that I couldn’t give a sign to (autograph)<br>
 
(Clover) - Its Jii-chan's movie debut! <br>
 
(Diamond) - The talk with Tsurube-san was fun.<br>
 
(Spade) - This year I’ve received 3 times as many postcards as last year.<br>
 
(Heart) - I’ll be slow in replying but please wait (^^<br>
 
(Clover) - Blue Parrot has opened (^v^)<br>
 
<br>
 
2015 February<br>
 
(Clover) - Finally Corbeau will appear in the anime, I'm looking forward to it<br>
 
(Heart) - I’m sorry I’ve been taking so many breaks.<br>
 
(Spade) - Only a few more postcards to reply to!<br>
 
(Diamond) - Next time will be Shinichi and Ran's encounter (RanGIRL and ShinichiBOY, ch921-924)<br>
 
(Spade) - I’ve finished replying to all postcards!<br>
 
(Spade) - Tottori's Conan Airport has opened<br>
 
(Heart) - Attention Please~(^V^)/<br>
 
<br>
 
2015 March<br>
 
(Spade) - "I'm already getting better, don't worry about me"<br>
 
(Heart) - "The anime's aquarium is pretty, isn't it?"<br>
 
(Clover) -  "Corbeau reminds me of Lupin, y'know"<br>
 
(Diamond) - "It seems the title will be [RanGIRL]<br>
 
(Clover) - I'll see you in the cinema! (^_^)/<br>
 
(Heart) - [RanGIRL] is a two parter<br>
 
(Diamond) - After [RanGIRL] is [ShinichiBOY]<br>
 
(Spade) - The escape game was really fun~ (Real-D escape game)<br>
 
<br>
 
2015 April<br>
 
(Spade) - The Conan Cafe is fun~<br>
 
(Heart) - [RanGIRL] is finished<br>
 
(Diamond) - [ShinichiBOY] draft is finished<br>
 
<br>
 
2015 May<br>
 
(Clover) - The next movie is Amuro vs Akai!<br>
 
(Spade) - [ShinichiBOY] is finished<br>
 
(Diamond) - Kudo-kun hasn't changed much<br>
 
(Heart) - Sonoko is manly (this was also used as this weeks Sherry's soliloquy where you have the kanji for Sonoko's name)<br>
 
(Clover) - The next movie is Amuro vs Akai! (repeat)<br>
 
(Heart) - Girl and Boy will be published one after the other<br>
 
(Spade) - I didn't get Takanami in Kancolle(T~T<br>
 
(Diamond) - The overlap's quite difficult, isn't it? (refers to overlapping technique in drawing the manga, in the 3rd figure on P3, File 922.)<br>
 
(Spade + Heart) - The inspiration for Girl and Boy came from Himuro Saeko's Nagisa Boy and Taeko Girl<br>
 
(Diamond) - Kudou-kun sure was excited/nervous, huh? *laughs*<br>
 
<br>
 
2015 June<br>
 
(Spade) - Tennouno's cooking show is interesting (a real TBS show)<br>
 
(Clover) - Looking forward to the Scarlet Series (in the anime)<br>
 
(Heart) - I'm glad you said "thank you" to me.<br>
 
(Diamond) - Yusaku has a lot of free, time doesn't he (refering to ShinichiBOY manga chapters)<br>
 
(Spade + Heart + Diamond + Clover) When Furuya-san, on the After Record of the Scarlet series... Was supposed to say this line of "Akai... Shuuichi...Accidentally said "Akai... Suisei... The studio exploded into laugther. * laughs *.<br>
 
(Spade + Heart + Diamond + Clover) The Scarlet series anime episode look nice. But I'd preffered that they... used black for Yuusaku - san's choker. * laughs *... Looks like they'll fix that in the DVD. (^_^)v.<br>
 
<br>
 
2015 July<br>
 
(Clover) - At last a definitive return! (^_^)v (from the hiatus that started earlier in the year)<br>
 
(Spade) - The next case will be an ardent love revelation <br>
 
(Heart) - A big couple will be born!? (referring to manga Yoko and Higo, later revealed to be false)<br>
 
(Diamond) - *Shock* (ToT)<br>
 
(Spade) - I decided to begin with a light-hearted case... * laughs *...<br>
 
(Heart) - I tend to wonder if it's fitting but... (^_^)<br>
 
(Diamond) - It isn't! (`^´)<br>
 
(Clover) - The names are Italian Wines<br>
 
<br>
 
2015 August<br>
 
(Spade) - I'm on a diet right now.<br>
 
(Heart) - That should make dad calm down (Ran speaking about the YokoxHigo love being false)<br>
 
(Diamond) - Sorry, Sanada-kun (Haibara's comment to Sanada about Higo mentioning putting her on the team??)(this one was also made as the Sherry's Soliloquy) <br>
 
(Clover) - Yamada-san's an Italian Wine as well!<br>
 
(Spade) - The next case is about Ramen<br>
 
(Heart) - Even though my waistline has recently become problematic.<br>
 
(Diamond) - Chuukichi seems to like Ramen<br>
 
(Clover) - Sera seems to like Ramen too, does that mean...?<br>
 
(Spade) - I’m on a diet, but I still want to eat Ramen~<br>
 
(Heart) - Detective Takagi… you’re being way too obvious w(^_^;)<br>
 
(Diamond) - How risqué, Detective Satou (—,—)<br>
 
(Clover) - This one’s called The taste of Ramen <br>
 
<br>
 
2015 September<br>
 
(Spade) - The next case is "Zombie"~ w<br>
 
(Heart) - Coming from Osaka with two people riding on the same bike?<br>
 
(Diamond) - This isn't the demon king sword?! (TN: The demon king sword (Maouken, 魔王剣) is a sword in Gosho's other series, Yaiba.)<br>
 
(Clover)1 - Amuro and Akai as color pencil drawings w (TN: Referring to the M20 movie posters)<br>
 
(Clover)2 - Drew a poster with Amuro and Akai!<br>
 
(Spade) - My colesterol's gone down thanks to the diet.<br>
 
(Heart) - I want this case to end soon(T~T).<br>
 
(Diamond) - Heiji, Onimaru-kun (character from Yaiba), Demon King's Blade (Onimaru's sword)<br>
 
(Clover) - Thanks for everything sky*blue-san!<br>
 
(Spade) - Looking forward to Okitegami Kyouko~ (TN: An upcoming JDrama)<br>
 
(Diamond) - Go Heiji (Onimaru)!<br>
 
(Heart) - Kyaaaaaa!!<br>
 
(Clover) - It's Boxing vs. Jeet Kune Do~<br>
 
<br>
 
2015 October<br>
 
(Spade) - I went and bought a treadmill *laughs*<br>
 
(Heart) - Enough already!!! (x~x;<br>
 
(Diamond) - The monster hunter has appeared again!<br>
 
(Clover) - Rum will also be in the next movie~<br>
 
(Spade) - The next case is "K-ON"! <br>
 
(Heart) - Huh? I'm Mio - chan? (character from K-ON)<br>
 
(Diamond) - Oh my. Amuro - san's cool, isn't he?<br>
 
(Clover) - Sanma’s TV showed a clip of me from when I was young <br>
 
https://twitter.com/ChioN320/status/653563608220090368 <br>
 
 
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