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| episode            = 916-917
 
| episode            = 916-917
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| int-episode        = 971-972
 
| image              = TV Episode 916-917.jpg
 
| image              = TV Episode 916-917.jpg
 
| title              = {{PAGENAME}}
 
| title              = {{PAGENAME}}
 
| japanese-title      = {{lang|ja|恋と推理の剣道大会}} <br> (Koi to Suiri no Kendō Taikai)
 
| japanese-title      = {{lang|ja|恋と推理の剣道大会}} <br> (Koi to Suiri no Kendō Taikai)
| rating              = 7.5% (Part 1) <br> ??? (Part 2)
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| rating              = 7.5% (Part 1) <br> 9.4% (Part 2)
| Manga case number  = #286
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| Remastered broadcast rating = 6.6% (Part 1) <br> 5.3% (Part 2)
| airdate            = October 6, 2018 (Part 1) <br> October 13, 2018 (Part 2)  
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| Manga case number  = #287
| season              = [[Season 27|27]]
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| airdate            = October 6, 2018 (Part 1) <br> October 13, 2018 (Part 2) <br> February 17, 2024 '''(Remastered version Part 1)'''<ref name="fremr"/> <br> February 24, 2024 '''(Remastered version Part 2)'''<ref name="fremr"/>
| manga              = [[Volume 93#Kendo Tournament Murder Case|Volume 93: Files 10-12 (990-992)]] <br> [[Volume 94#Kendo Tournament Murder Case|Volume 94: File 1 (993)]]
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| season              = [[Season 23|23]]
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| manga              = [[Volume 93#Kendo Tournament Murder Case|Volume 93: Files 9-11 (990-992)]] <br> [[Volume 94#Kendo Tournament Murder Case|Volume 94: File 1 (993)]]
 
| english-title      =
 
| english-title      =
 
| dubbed-episode      =
 
| dubbed-episode      =
 
| english-airdate    =
 
| english-airdate    =
 
| cast                = [[Conan Edogawa]] <br> [[Heiji Hattori]]  <br> [[Ran Mouri]] <br> [[Kazuha Toyama]] <br> [[Soshi Okita]] <br> [[Muga Iori]] <br> [[Momiji Ooka]] <br> [[Shinichi Kudo]] <br> [[Wataru Takagi]] <br> [[Miwako Sato]] <br> [[Takeshi Onimaru]]
 
| cast                = [[Conan Edogawa]] <br> [[Heiji Hattori]]  <br> [[Ran Mouri]] <br> [[Kazuha Toyama]] <br> [[Soshi Okita]] <br> [[Muga Iori]] <br> [[Momiji Ooka]] <br> [[Shinichi Kudo]] <br> [[Wataru Takagi]] <br> [[Miwako Sato]] <br> [[Takeshi Onimaru]]
| solved-by          = [[Conan Edogawa]] <br> [[Heiji Hattori]]
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| solved-by          = [[Heiji Hattori]]
| next-conan-hint    = Box cutter (Part 1) <br> Bamboo sword (Part 2)
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| next-conan-hint    = Box cutter (Part 1) <br> Bamboo sword (Part 2) <br> Soshi Okita '''(Remastered version Part 1)''' <br> Amulet '''(Remastered version Part 2)'''
| voice-cast          = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]] <br> [[Ryo Horikawa]] as [[Heiji Hattori]], [[Takeshi Onimaru]] <br> [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] <br> [[Yuko Miyamura]] as [[Kazuha Toyama]] <br>[[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] as [[Wataru Takagi]] <br> [[Satsuki Yukino]] as [[Momiji Ooka]] <br> [[Daisuke Ono]] as [[Muga Iori]] <br> [[Wikipedia: Kōji Yusa|Kōji Yusa]] as [[Soshi Okita]] <br> [[Kozo Mito]] as Forensics Officer <br> [[Kaoru Akiyama]] as In-house Attendant <br> [[Kazunori Matsui]] as Attendant <br> [[Shiro Gou]] as Shido Nukitani <br> [[Mugihito]] as Katsunari Yasuoka <br> [[Toshiharu Sakurai]] as Nenji Norimura <br> [[Go Shinomiya]] as Tsuneyuki Yokote <br> [[Yuka Keicho]] as Akane Sadamori <br> [[Kenjiro Tsuda]] as [[Takeshi Onimaru]]
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| voice-cast          = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]] <br> [[Ryo Horikawa]] as [[Heiji Hattori]] <br> [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] <br> [[Yuko Miyamura]] as [[Kazuha Toyama]] <br>[[Wataru Takagi (voice actor)|Wataru Takagi]] as [[Wataru Takagi]] <br> [[Atsuko Yuya]] as [[Miwako Sato]] <br> [[Satsuki Yukino]] as [[Momiji Ooka]] <br> [[Daisuke Ono]] as [[Muga Iori]] <br> [[Wikipedia: Kōji Yusa|Kōji Yusa]] as [[Soshi Okita]] <br> [[Kozo Mito]] as [[Unnamed law enforcers#Forensics Officer (Episode 916-917)|Forensics officer]] <br> [[Kaoru Akiyama]] as In-house attendant <br> [[Kazunori Matsui]] as Attendant <br> [[Shiro Go]] as Shido Nukitani <br> [[Mugihito]] as Katsunari Yasuoka <br> [[Toshiharu Sakurai]] as Nenji Norimura <br> [[Go Shinomiya]] as Tsuneyuki Yokote <br> [[Yuka Keicho]] as Akane Sadamori <br> [[Kenjiro Tsuda]] as [[Takeshi Onimaru]] <br> [[Masataka Nagai]] as Student <br> [[Keisuke Machiya]] as Kurahiko Namakoshi <br> [[Shigeru Shibuya]] as Manager
 
| director            = [[Yasuichiro Yamamoto]]
 
| director            = [[Yasuichiro Yamamoto]]
 
| screenplay          = [[Umesaburo Sagawa]]
 
| screenplay          = [[Umesaburo Sagawa]]
 
| storyboard          = [[Umesaburo Sagawa]]
 
| storyboard          = [[Umesaburo Sagawa]]
| producer            = Episode 916: [[Akira Yoshimura]] <br> Episode 917: [[Koichiro Kuroda]]
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| producer            = 916: [[Akira Yoshimura]] <br> 917: [[Hiroaki Takagi]]
| animation-director  = [[Seiji Muta]] (Supervisor) <br> Episode 916:[[Asuka Tsubuki]] <br> Episode 916:
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| animation-director  = [[Seiji Muta]] (Supervisor) <br> 916: [[Asuka Tsubuki]] <br> 917: [[Hirona Okada]], [[Kenichi Otomo]], and [[Hiromi Muranaka]]
| character-design    = [[Kanako Ono]] (Design Works) <br> Episode 916: [[Akio Kawamura]] <br> Episode 917:
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| character-design    = [[Masatomo Sudo]] <br> [[Akio Kawamura]] (sub-character) <br> [[Kanako Ono]] (Design Works)
 
| opening-song        = Timeline (song)
 
| opening-song        = Timeline (song)
 
| closing-song        = Aozolighter
 
| closing-song        = Aozolighter
 
| prev-episode        = High School Girl Detective Sonoko Suzuki
 
| prev-episode        = High School Girl Detective Sonoko Suzuki
| next-episode        = The Mini-Patrol Police Car's Great Chase
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| next-episode        = The Mini Patrol Car Police's Big Chase
 
| footnotes          =
 
| footnotes          =
 
}}
 
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=== Situation ===
 
=== Situation ===
 
==== Part 1 ====
 
==== Part 1 ====
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Conan, Ran, and Kazuha came to Toto Stadium, Tokyo, to watch Heiji's important kendo competition. As Heiji wins a fight with verve, his rival follows him closely behind: Soshi Okita, Shinichi's lookalike he met during a [[The Osaka Double Mystery - The Naniwa Swordsman and Toyotomi's Castle|previous case]]. Heiji says to himself he can't but get even with Okita today, he has to win, for Kazuha. Meanwhile, Momiji and Iori are on the phone, Iori informing Momiji of Heiji's high rankings in the competition, while Momiji asks him if everything is ready for the "little party" after Heiji's victory. Iori adds Heiji may confront Okita and another kendo practitioner, "as strong as a demon".
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{{InfoBox Crime
 
{{InfoBox Crime
 
| crime = Murder
 
| crime = Murder
| image = EP916-917 case1.png
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| image = EP916 5.jpg
| location = Kendo Ring Tournament in Tokyo
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| location = Kendo ring tournament in Tokyo
 
| victim = Shido Nukitani
 
| victim = Shido Nukitani
 
| age = 43 years old
 
| age = 43 years old
 
| time =
 
| time =
| cause-death = Slit Wound on the Throat
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| cause-death = Slit wound on the throat
| suspects = Nenji Norimura, Tsuneyuki Yokote and Akane Sadamori
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| suspects = Nenji Norimura, Tsuneyuki Yokote, and Akane Sadamori
| description =
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| description = Nukitani swallows some digestion medicine as a Kyoto Senshin kendo student comes up to him. Nukitani says he expected someone to come along, as this garden serves as a training pitch for kendo fighters during pauses, and adds "he'd better not to do it for now, and not to damage the place". Suddenly, the kendo student grabs his sabre and slits Nukitani's thorat in one blow, in a flash, without him being just able to react. The murderer then turns around in fear as an old man sitting on a bench behind him says he heard a voice and asks if there's anyone around that could tell him what's happening. The murderer realises the old man is blind and spares his life, leaving the place.
 
}}
 
}}
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Conan suggests they call the police and keep an eye on the bathroom, as the murderer may still be armed and has an accomplice. Conan is joined by a high school kendo practitioner he thought was Heiji but actually is Okita, who says Nukitani's absence of struggling reminds him of tsujigiris (wanton murders of random passers-by by samurais in the past, when they wanted to try out a new sabre's efficiency). He adds the sabre's blow was deadly, perfect and neat, the work of an expert. Okita introduces himself to Conan, saying he's from Kyoto Senshin kendo club - just like the murderer, something Conan is ignorant of.
  
 
==== Part 2 ====
 
==== Part 2 ====
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{{InfoBox Crime
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| crime = Attempted Prank
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| image = EP916-917 case4.jpg
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| location = Kendo ring tournament in Tokyo
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| victim = Shido Nukitani
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| age = 43 years old
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| time =
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| cause-death = Laxatived PET bottle
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| cause-death-label = Cause
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| suspects = Akane Sadamori
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|suspects-label = Culprit
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| description =Akane confesses wanting to prank  Shido since she resented him but didn't want to kill him.
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}}
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Heiji were able to solve the crime because of the hint about changing clothes and is now presenting his deduction to everyone.
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=== People ===  
 
=== People ===  
 
{{beginBox}}
 
{{beginBox}}
{{people|Shido Nukitani|Shidou Nukitani anime.jpg|
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{{people|Shido Nukitani|Shidou Nukitani.jpg|
 
* Victim (throat slit)
 
* Victim (throat slit)
 
* 43 years old
 
* 43 years old
 
* Kendo referee}}
 
* Kendo referee}}
{{people|Katsunari Yasuoka|Katsunari Yasuoka anime.jpg|
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{{people|Katsunari Yasuoka|Katsunari Yasuoka.jpg|
 
* 78 years old
 
* 78 years old
 
* Blind since 3 years ago
 
* Blind since 3 years ago
* Former Kendo player}}
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* Former kendo player}}
{{people|Nenji Norimura|Nenji Norimura anime.jpg|
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{{people|Nenji Norimura|Nenji Norimura.jpg|
 
* 40 years old
 
* 40 years old
 
* Kendo referee
 
* Kendo referee
* Shido's co-worker as referee}}
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* Shido's co-worker}}
{{people|Tsuneyuki Yokote|Tsuneyuki Tokote anime.jpg|
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{{people|Tsuneyuki Yokote|Tsuneyuki Tokote.jpg|
 
* 28 years old
 
* 28 years old
 
* Part-time worker}}
 
* Part-time worker}}
{{people|Akane Sadamori|Akane Sadamori anime.jpg|
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{{people|Akane Sadamori|Akane Sadamori.jpg|
 
* 31 years old
 
* 31 years old
* Former Self-Defense Force member}}
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* Former Self-Defense Force member
{{clear}}
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* Shido's ex-girlfriend}}
 
{{people|Kurahiko Namakoshi|Kurahiko Namakoshi.jpg|
 
{{people|Kurahiko Namakoshi|Kurahiko Namakoshi.jpg|
* Semi-finalist}}
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* Semi-finalist against Heiji}}
{{people|Forensics Officer|EP916 Officer.jpg|
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{{people|[[Unnamed law enforcers#Forensics Officer (Episode 916-917)|Forensics officer]]|EP916 Officer.jpg|
* Tokyo MPD CSI Officer}}
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* Tokyo MPD CSI officer}}
 
{{people|Attendant|EP916 Attendant.jpg|
 
{{people|Attendant|EP916 Attendant.jpg|
 
* Kyoto-Senshin Kendo Tournament attendant and staff}}
 
* Kyoto-Senshin Kendo Tournament attendant and staff}}
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{{people|Yoshimura|EP917 Yoshimura.jpg|
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* Quarter-finalist lost against Okita}}
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{{people|Manager|EP917 Manager.jpg|
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* Kendo tournament manager}}
 
{{endBox}}
 
{{endBox}}
  
 
=== Resolution ===
 
=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>
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<spoiler>The culprit is '''Nenji Norimura'''. He is the only one who could've committed the murder since the culprit was a ranked swordsman who deliberately put the skirt backwards to make people think it was someone who didn't know kendo and it matched Norimura's description. As Heiji explains his deduction, Kazuha and the Osaka school's team try to find Heiji so she tries to call Ran so they can return before the match begins but Ran skips the call.
The culprit is '''Nenji Norimura'''.
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Norimura then tries to explain he didn't have a box cutter himself so Heiji explains him it wasn't about a box cutter but rather that the "cutter" was bloody and useless and to bring him another one to which the blind Yasuoka confirms. In fact, the word "cutter" was in Kansai Dialect and it meant a dress shirt, it is revealed that Nukitani was talking to his wife on the phone and asking her to bring him another dress shirt since his' was bloody because, in a previous match where Okita was participating, his opponent pushed Nukitani so hard his nose bled.
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His wife was currently on her way to bring him the shirt. Even if his shirt hadn't had blood on it, Norimura had planned to spill red ink on his shirt to make him come and lure him to kill him. The weapon was in fact his bamboo sword in which he used to make a sharp weapon by taking a single piece of bamboo and sharpened it and then swung it horizontally so the centrifugal force could cut someone's throat.
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The sound people heard in the bathroom was in fact Norimura dulling the tip against the wall which meant that the proof (blood) will be easily found stuck in the inside of his sword bag. He then confesses and says he tried to wash it in the bathroom. Heiji laughs at Conan since he was the one who solved it. Norimura used a bamboo sword because he wanted to use his son's sword to avenge him.
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{{InfoBox Crime
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| crime = Suicide (Past)
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| image = EP916-917 case2.jpg
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| location = Norimura's house
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| victim = Nenji Norimura's son
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| age = Unknown
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| time = 2 years ago
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| cause-death = Hanging
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| description = After winning a match two years ago, Norimura's son struck a victory pose which is illegal so he was punished and lost the match which was refereed by Nukitani. With a strong sense of justice, he decided to commit suicide out of guilt.
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}}
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After winning a kendo match two years ago, Norimura’s son had accidentally struck a victory pose which is illegal to do after a kendo match had ended. As a result he was disqualified and lost the match, he felt such guilt because he had felt like he had let his entire school down all because of one simple mistake. As a result he decided to commit suicide out of guilt and as a form of redemption for his blunder.
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Although distraught, He first thought that his suicide was not anything to have a grudge against the referee, Nukitani, but, In the tournament, he saw that Nukitani ignored the victory pose done by a student of Tohto Senshin High School. He then went to talk with him and he had showed favoritism since they were both from Kansai which made him want to kill Nukitani.
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Okita then explains that the student was in fact brandishing a good luck charm that he gave him for the match and that it stuck out of his shirt. Nukitani then asked him to show him the charm and the student showed it which could look like a victory pose but it was not in fact. The student then cried so Nukitani comforted him and told him not to cry.
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Norimura in shock denies saying that it's so lie and grabs the bamboo sword and runs towards Okita and Heiji to attack them but he is knocked out by Ran's karate kick before Heiji and Okita could move. With commenting how strong she is, Ran then quickly grabs them and brings them to the tournament leaving Sato and Takagi perplexed.
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{{InfoBox Crime
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| crime = Attempted Murder
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| image = EP916-917 case3.jpg
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| location = Kendo ring tournament in Tokyo
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| victim = [[Heiji Hattori]], [[Soshi Okita]], and [[Conan Edogawa]]
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| age = 7 years old (Conan) and 17 years old (Heiji and Okita)
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| cause-death = Bashing
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| cause-death-label = Attack types
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| suspects = Nenji Norimura
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| suspects-label = Culprit
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| description = Norimura, in a fit of rage, tries to attack Heiji and Okita, but is stopped by Ran who knocks him out with a kick.
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}}
  
 
==== Aftermath ====
 
==== Aftermath ====
</spoiler>
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They arrive after running and Kazuha tells them that the match just ended and they lost by default making Namakoshi victorious. Momiji, then bothered by this humiliation, asks Iori to bring the car so they can leave. Okita blames Heiji for taking his time making a sweet deduction and Heiji blames Okita for his stupid Zatoichi deduction. Kazuha then gets upset and says she's had enough of detectives. Conan laughs and quotes that it's an awful way to live.</spoiler>
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
* Momiji's car is a white 1955 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith Limousine. The license plate number is 東山 330, さ 5-25 (Higashiyama 330, Sa 5-25).
 
* Momiji's car is a white 1955 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith Limousine. The license plate number is 東山 330, さ 5-25 (Higashiyama 330, Sa 5-25).
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:* Toyota Crown Sedan 2012 and Nissan Caravan NV350 2018 of the police parked in front of the ring. The license plate numbers are 新宿 800, ひ 47-62 (Shinjuku 800, Hi 47-62) and 新宿 800, こ 16-95 (Shinjuku 800, Ko 16-95).
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* The suspects are named after swordsmiths<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mysteriouscolors.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-24.html|accessdate=2022-11-30|title=青山先生のもじり方【91巻~100巻】}}</ref>:
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:* Shido Nukitani (抜谷 士道) is named after the [[Wikipedia: Dōtanuki|Dōtanuki]] (同田貫) school of swordsmiths;
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:* Katsunari Yasuoka (安岡 克成) is named after [[wikipedia:ja:安綱|Yasutsuna]] (安綱), a swordsmith of the Heian period (AD 795-1185);
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:* Nenji Norimura (法村 稔司) is named after swordsmith [[wikipedia:ja:則宗|Norimune]] (則宗), who created Soshi Okita's favourite sword, the [[Wikipedia: Kiku-ichimonji|Kiku-ichimonji]];
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:* Tsuneyuki Yokote (横手 恒之) is named after [[Wikipedia: Nagasone Kotetsu|Kōtetsu]] (虎徹), who supposedly made [[Wikipedia: Kondō Isami|Kondō Isami]]'s sword (in fact made by [[wikipedia:ja:源清麿|Minamoto Kiyomaro]] and then faked by [[wikipedia:ja:細田直光|Hosoda Naomitsu]]);
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:* Akane Sadamori (定森 朱音) is named after [[wikipedia:ja:和泉守兼定|Kanesada]] (兼定), who made [[Wikipedia: Hijikata Toshizō|Hijikata Toshizō]]'s word;
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:* Kurahiko Namakoshi (生越 倉彦) is named after the Namakura-gatana (なまくら刀), a sword in the [[Wikipedia: The Dull Sword|eponymous 1917 anime]], one of the first examples of film animation in Japan;
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:* On the chart of opponents is also seen [[Keiji Aso]] (麻生圭二) and [[Masaki Negishi]] (根岸 正樹), two of [[Gosho Aoyama's assistants]].
  
 
== Manga to anime changes ==
 
== Manga to anime changes ==
 
{{main|List of differences between the manga and anime}}
 
{{main|List of differences between the manga and anime}}
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* At the end of the episode, Momiji sips her tea prepared by Iori, and comments that it is delicious. The comment was not in the manga.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
{{main gallery}}
 
{{main gallery}}
<gallery widths=185px perrow="5">
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File:EP916 1.jpg|Title Card.
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== In other languages ==
File:EP916 3.jpg|Toto Gymnasium
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{{BeginTable EpLang}}
File:EP916 5.jpg|Murder
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{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalan dub)|El torneig de kendo de l'amor i el misteri|Love and mystery kendo tournament}}
File:EP916 8.jpg|Questioning the blind man.
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{{EpLangItem|flag=France|French (Subbed)|Amour, déductions et tournoi de kendo|Love, deductions and kendo tournament}}
</gallery>
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{{EpLangItem|flag=Thailand|Thai|ศึกเคนโดแห่งความรักและการสันนิษฐาน|The Kendo battle of Love and Deduction}}
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{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Giải đấu kiếm Kendo của tình yêu và bí ẩn}}
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{{EndTable}}
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== References ==
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<references>
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<ref name="fremr">Video not actually remastered, but follows the remaster pattern. Modern OP/ED and upscaled.</ref>
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</references>
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* [[Season 27]]
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* [[Season 23]]
  
{{Season 27}}
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{{Season 23}}
  
 
[[Category:Episodes]]
 
[[Category:Episodes]]
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[[Category:Remastered episode]]
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[[Category:Animation directed by Asuka Tsubuki]]
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[[Category:Animation directed by Hiromi Muranaka]]
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[[Category:Animation directed by Hirona Okada]]
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[[Category:Animation directed by Kenichi Otomo]]
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[[de:Episode 916]]
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[[zh:TV916]]

Latest revision as of 18:17, 6 November 2024

Chronology
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Episode 916-917
(Int. Episode 971-972)

TV Episode 916-917.jpg

Information
Title: The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery
Japanese title: 恋と推理の剣道大会
(Koi to Suiri no Kendō Taikai)
Original airdate: October 6, 2018 (Part 1)
October 13, 2018 (Part 2)
February 17, 2024 (Remastered version Part 1)[1]
February 24, 2024 (Remastered version Part 2)[1]
Broadcast rating: 7.5% (Part 1)
9.4% (Part 2)
Remastered rating: 6.6% (Part 1)
5.3% (Part 2)
Manga case: #287
Season: 23
Manga source: Volume 93: Files 9-11 (990-992)
Volume 94: File 1 (993)
Case
Cast: Conan Edogawa
Heiji Hattori
Ran Mouri
Kazuha Toyama
Soshi Okita
Muga Iori
Momiji Ooka
Shinichi Kudo
Wataru Takagi
Miwako Sato
Takeshi Onimaru
Case solved by: Heiji Hattori
Next Conan's Hint: Box cutter (Part 1)
Bamboo sword (Part 2)
Soshi Okita (Remastered version Part 1)
Amulet (Remastered version Part 2)
Staff
Director: Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Screenplay: Umesaburo Sagawa
Storyboard: Umesaburo Sagawa
Episode director: 916: Akira Yoshimura 
917: Hiroaki Takagi
Animation director: Seiji Muta (Supervisor)
916: Asuka Tsubuki
917: Hirona Okada, Kenichi Otomo, and Hiromi Muranaka
Character design: Masatomo Sudo
Akio Kawamura (sub-character)
Kanako Ono (Design Works)
Music
Opening song: Timeline (song)
Closing song: Aozolighter

The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery (恋と推理の剣道大会 Koi to Suiri no Kendō Taikai?) is the 916th and 917th episode of the Detective Conan anime.

Characters introduced

Cast

Case

Situation

Part 1

Conan, Ran, and Kazuha came to Toto Stadium, Tokyo, to watch Heiji's important kendo competition. As Heiji wins a fight with verve, his rival follows him closely behind: Soshi Okita, Shinichi's lookalike he met during a previous case. Heiji says to himself he can't but get even with Okita today, he has to win, for Kazuha. Meanwhile, Momiji and Iori are on the phone, Iori informing Momiji of Heiji's high rankings in the competition, while Momiji asks him if everything is ready for the "little party" after Heiji's victory. Iori adds Heiji may confront Okita and another kendo practitioner, "as strong as a demon".

Murder

EP916 5.jpg

Location: Kendo ring tournament in Tokyo
Victim: Shido Nukitani
Age: 43 years old
Cause of death: Slit wound on the throat
Suspects: Nenji Norimura, Tsuneyuki Yokote, and Akane Sadamori
Nukitani swallows some digestion medicine as a Kyoto Senshin kendo student comes up to him. Nukitani says he expected someone to come along, as this garden serves as a training pitch for kendo fighters during pauses, and adds "he'd better not to do it for now, and not to damage the place". Suddenly, the kendo student grabs his sabre and slits Nukitani's thorat in one blow, in a flash, without him being just able to react. The murderer then turns around in fear as an old man sitting on a bench behind him says he heard a voice and asks if there's anyone around that could tell him what's happening. The murderer realises the old man is blind and spares his life, leaving the place.

Conan suggests they call the police and keep an eye on the bathroom, as the murderer may still be armed and has an accomplice. Conan is joined by a high school kendo practitioner he thought was Heiji but actually is Okita, who says Nukitani's absence of struggling reminds him of tsujigiris (wanton murders of random passers-by by samurais in the past, when they wanted to try out a new sabre's efficiency). He adds the sabre's blow was deadly, perfect and neat, the work of an expert. Okita introduces himself to Conan, saying he's from Kyoto Senshin kendo club - just like the murderer, something Conan is ignorant of.

Part 2

Attempted Prank

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Location: Kendo ring tournament in Tokyo
Victim: Shido Nukitani
Age: 43 years old
Cause: Laxatived PET bottle
Culprit: Akane Sadamori
Akane confesses wanting to prank Shido since she resented him but didn't want to kill him.

Heiji were able to solve the crime because of the hint about changing clothes and is now presenting his deduction to everyone.

People

  • Resolution

    Trivia

    • Momiji's car is a white 1955 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith Limousine. The license plate number is 東山 330, さ 5-25 (Higashiyama 330, Sa 5-25).
    • Toyota Crown Sedan 2012 and Nissan Caravan NV350 2018 of the police parked in front of the ring. The license plate numbers are 新宿 800, ひ 47-62 (Shinjuku 800, Hi 47-62) and 新宿 800, こ 16-95 (Shinjuku 800, Ko 16-95).
    • The suspects are named after swordsmiths[2]:
    • Shido Nukitani (抜谷 士道) is named after the Dōtanuki (同田貫) school of swordsmiths;
    • Katsunari Yasuoka (安岡 克成) is named after Yasutsuna (安綱), a swordsmith of the Heian period (AD 795-1185);
    • Nenji Norimura (法村 稔司) is named after swordsmith Norimune (則宗), who created Soshi Okita's favourite sword, the Kiku-ichimonji;
    • Tsuneyuki Yokote (横手 恒之) is named after Kōtetsu (虎徹), who supposedly made Kondō Isami's sword (in fact made by Minamoto Kiyomaro and then faked by Hosoda Naomitsu);
    • Akane Sadamori (定森 朱音) is named after Kanesada (兼定), who made Hijikata Toshizō's word;
    • Kurahiko Namakoshi (生越 倉彦) is named after the Namakura-gatana (なまくら刀), a sword in the eponymous 1917 anime, one of the first examples of film animation in Japan;
    • On the chart of opponents is also seen Keiji Aso (麻生圭二) and Masaki Negishi (根岸 正樹), two of Gosho Aoyama's assistants.

    Manga to anime changes

    • At the end of the episode, Momiji sips her tea prepared by Iori, and comments that it is delicious. The comment was not in the manga.

    Gallery

    In other languages

    Language Title Translation
    Flag of Catalonia Catalan (Catalan dub) El torneig de kendo de l'amor i el misteri Love and mystery kendo tournament
    Flag of France French (Subbed) Amour, déductions et tournoi de kendo Love, deductions and kendo tournament
    Flag of Thailand Thai ศึกเคนโดแห่งความรักและการสันนิษฐาน The Kendo battle of Love and Deduction
    Flag of Vietnam Vietnamese Giải đấu kiếm Kendo của tình yêu và bí ẩn

    References

    1. ^ a b Video not actually remastered, but follows the remaster pattern. Modern OP/ED and upscaled.
    2. ^ "青山先生のもじり方【91巻~100巻】". http://mysteriouscolors.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-24.html. Retrieved on 2022-11-30. 

    See also

    Episodes of Season 23
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