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| episode            = 222-224
 
| episode            = 222-224
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| int-episode        = 241-243
 
| image              = TV Episode 222-224.jpg
 
| image              = TV Episode 222-224.jpg
 
| title              = And Then There Were No Mermaids
 
| title              = And Then There Were No Mermaids
 
| english-title      =
 
| english-title      =
 
| japanese-title      = そして人魚はいなくなった <br> (Soshite Ningyo wa Inakunatta)  
 
| japanese-title      = そして人魚はいなくなった <br> (Soshite Ningyo wa Inakunatta)  
| rating              = 19,20% <br> 19,60% <br> 19,90%
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| rating              = 19.2% <br> 19.6% <br> 19.9%
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| Remastered broadcast rating = 10.6%
 
| Manga case number  = #80
 
| Manga case number  = #80
| season              = [[Season 9|9]]
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| season              = [[Season 6|6]]
 
| manga              = [[Volume 28#Mermaid's Curse Case|Volume 28: Files 6-10 (279-283)]]
 
| manga              = [[Volume 28#Mermaid's Curse Case|Volume 28: Files 6-10 (279-283)]]
 
| airdate            = January 29, 2001 (The Case) <br> February 5, 2001 (The Deduction) <br> February 12, 2001 (The Resolution) <br> November 5, 2007 '''(Remastered version)''' *
 
| airdate            = January 29, 2001 (The Case) <br> February 5, 2001 (The Deduction) <br> February 12, 2001 (The Resolution) <br> November 5, 2007 '''(Remastered version)''' *
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| solved-by          = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (via [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
 
| solved-by          = [[Kogoro Mouri]] (via [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]])
 
| next-conan-hint    = Mermaid's grave (The Case) <br> Insurance card (The Deduction) <br> Palm reading (The Resolution) <br> Health insurance card '''(Remastered version)'''
 
| next-conan-hint    = Mermaid's grave (The Case) <br> Insurance card (The Deduction) <br> Palm reading (The Resolution) <br> Health insurance card '''(Remastered version)'''
| voice-cast          = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]], Next Conan's Hint (Part 1, Part 3) <br> [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] <br> [[Akira Kamiya]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] <br> [[Ryo Horikawa]] as [[Heiji Hattori]], Next Conan's Hint <br> [[Yuko Miyamura]] as [[Kazuha Toyama]], Next Conan's Hint (Part 2) <br> [[Michiru Wada]] as Saori Kadowaki <br> [[Yayoi Kazuki]] as Naoko Kuroe <br> [[Miki Takahashi]] as Kimie Shimabukuro <br> [[Takako Fuji]] as Toshimi Ebihara <br> [[Nobutoshi Canna]] as Rokuro Fukuyama <br> [[Yousuke Akimoto]] as Benzo Kadowaki <br> [[Chie Kitagawa]] as Mikoto Shimabukuro <br> [[Isshin Chiba]] as [[Takayoshi Tsujimura]] <br> [[Hirono Matsubara]] as [[Yukiko Katsuragi]] <br> [[Hiroshi Naka]] as Deputy mayor <br> [[Keiko Sonoda]] as Staff <br> [[Yoshiko Okamoto]] as Shopkeeper, Woman <br> [[Junichi Sugawara]] as Old man, Man B <br> [[Kenji Hamada]] as Tourist, Man E <br> [[Takashi Nagasako]] as Man A <br> [[Kazuyuki Ishikawa]] as Man A <br> [[Jin Hirao]] as Man C <br> [[Toshiaki Doi]] as Man D <br> [[Kagomi Iwai]] as Woman <br> [[Ryuji Nakagi]] as Inspector
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| voice-cast          = [[Minami Takayama]] as [[Conan Edogawa]], Next Conan's Hint (Part 1, Part 3) <br> [[Wakana Yamazaki]] as [[Ran Mouri]] <br> [[Akira Kamiya]] as [[Kogoro Mouri]] <br> [[Ryo Horikawa]] as [[Heiji Hattori]], Next Conan's Hint <br> [[Yuko Miyamura]] as [[Kazuha Toyama]], Next Conan's Hint (Part 2) <br> [[Michiru Wada]] as Saori Kadowaki <br> [[Yayoi Kazuki]] as Naoko Kuroe <br> [[Miki Takahashi]] as Kimie Shimabukuro <br> [[Takako Fuji]] as Toshimi Ebihara <br> [[Nobutoshi Canna]] as Rokuro Fukuyama <br> [[Yousuke Akimoto]] as Benzo Kadowaki <br> [[Chie Kitagawa]] as Mikoto Shimabukuro <br> [[Isshin Chiba]] as [[Takayoshi Tsujimura]] <br> [[Hirono Matsubara]] as [[Yukiko Katsuragi]] <br> [[Hiroshi Naka]] as Deputy mayor (Episode 222) <br> [[Keiko Sonoda]] as Staff (Episode 222) <br> [[Yoshiko Okamoto]] as Shopkeeper (Episode 222), Woman (Episode 223) <br> [[Junichi Sugawara]] as Old man (Episode 222), Man B (Episodes 223-224) <br> [[Kenji Hamada]] as Tourist (Episode 222), Man E (Episode 224) <br> [[Ryuji Nakagi]] as Inspector (Episodes 223-224) <br> [[Takashi Nagasako]] as Man A (Episode 223) <br> [[Kazuyuki Ishikawa]] as Man A (Episode 224) <br> [[Jin Hirao]] as Man C (Episode 224) <br> [[Toshiaki Doi]] as Man D (Episode 224) <br> [[Kagomi Iwai]] as Woman (Episode 224)
| director            = [[Yasuichiro Yamamoto]] <br> [[Kenji Kodama]]
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| director            = [[Yasuichiro Yamamoto]] <br> [[Kenji Kodama]] (chief)
| screenplay          =
 
 
| organizer          = [[Koujin Ochi|Hirohito Ochi]]
 
| organizer          = [[Koujin Ochi|Hirohito Ochi]]
 
| storyboard          = [[Koujin Ochi|Hirohito Ochi]]
 
| storyboard          = [[Koujin Ochi|Hirohito Ochi]]
| producer            = 222 [[Eiichi Kuboyama]] <br> 223 [[Kazuo Nogami]] <br> 224 [[Minoru Tozawa]]
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| producer            = 222: [[Eiichi Kuboyama]] <br> 223: [[Kazuo Nogami]] <br> 224: [[Minoru Tozawa]]
| animation-director  = 222 [[Izumi Shimura]] <br> 223 [[Atsushi Aono]] <br> 224 [[Keiko Sasaki]]
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| animation-director  = 222: [[Izumi Shimura]] <br> 223: [[Atsushi Aono]] <br> 224: [[Keiko Sasaki]]
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| character-design    = [[Masatomo Sudo]] <br> [[Junko Yamanaka]] and [[Kumiko Shishido]] (design works)
 
| opening-song        = Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense
 
| opening-song        = Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense
 
| closing-song        = Start in my life
 
| closing-song        = Start in my life
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| footnotes          = * 1 Hour Special (Remastered version)
 
| footnotes          = * 1 Hour Special (Remastered version)
 
}}
 
}}
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{{nihongo|'''''{{PAGENAME}}'''''|そして人魚はいなくなった|Soshite Ningyo wa Inakunatta}} is the 222nd, 223rd, and 224th episode of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' [[anime]].
  
 
== Cast ==
 
== Cast ==
 
{{Char Appearances|
 
{{Char Appearances|
{{Char|Conan Edogawa}}
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{{char|Conan Edogawa}}
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
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{{char|Ran Mouri}}
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
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{{char|Kogoro Mouri}}
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
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{{char|Heiji Hattori}}
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
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{{char|Kazuha Toyama}}
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
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{{char|Shinichi Kudo|display=Shinichi Kudo (background)}}
{{Char|Ai Haibara|display=Ai Haibara (background)}}
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{{char|Ai Haibara|display=Ai Haibara (background)}}
{{Char|Yukiko Katsuragi}}
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{{char|Yukiko Katsuragi}}
{{Char|Takayoshi Tsujimura}}
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{{char|Takayoshi Tsujimura}}
 
}}
 
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=== Situation ===
 
=== Situation ===
 
==== The Case ====
 
==== The Case ====
Conan along with Heiji, Ran, and Kogoro visit the Isle of Mermaids looking for Saori Kadowaki, who had sent a letter to Heiji asking them to save her from being killed by a mermaid. In secret Heiji confines to Conan that the letter was meant for Shinichi despite being send to Heiji's address. But when they try to look for Saori she has been reported missing. They decided to talk with Saori's childhood friend Kimie, who is the elder's great-granddaughter. Rokuro Fukuyama the fisherman is Toshimi's fiancé. Those two along with Naoko, a shop clerk, are also childhood friends with Saori. They don't seem concerned over Saori's disappearance, but that's because Saori often left home, when she had argued with her father. Every year on this island a festival is held where three people win the Dugong Arrow that is said to wield immortality to its carrier. Saori won one last year, but have lost it and had since been paranoid about being curse by mermaids up until her disappearance. Kimie offer Ran and Kazuha each a ticket to the lottery, since a couple called off, and promise to take them to Saori's house after the festival. During the festival Kazuha wins an arrow, which she receives along with Naoko and Saori's father Benzo. The festival is brought to a disastrous end when one of the winners is found dead hanging down the waterfall.
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Conan, Heiji, Kogoro, Ran, and Kazuha visit the solitary Isle of Mermaids, in the high seas off Wakasa Bay, Fukui Prefecture, looking for Saori Kadowaki, who had sent a letter to Heiji asking them to save her from being killed by a mermaid. In secret Heiji confines to Conan that the letter was meant for Shinichi despite being send to Heiji's address. But when they try to look for Saori she has been reported missing. They decided to talk with Saori's childhood friend Kimie, who is the elder's great-granddaughter. Rokuro Fukuyama the fisherman is Toshimi's fiancé. Those two along with Naoko, a shop clerk, are also childhood friends with Saori. They don't seem concerned over Saori's disappearance, but that's because Saori often left home, when she had argued with her father. Every year on this island a festival is held where three people win the Dugong Arrow that is said to wield immortality to its carrier. Saori won one last year, but have lost it and had since been paranoid about being curse by mermaids up until her disappearance. Kimie offer Ran and Kazuha each a ticket to the lottery, since a couple called off, and promise to take them to Saori's house after the festival. During the festival Kazuha wins an arrow, which she receives along with Naoko and Saori's father Benzo. The festival is brought to a disastrous end when one of the winners is found dead hanging down the waterfall.
  
 
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==== The Deduction ====
 
==== The Deduction ====
Conan and Heiji investigate the area and history of Mermaids Grave, a forest on mermaid island. They learn that an elder who is over 130 years old is a holder of the arrow and the head of the festival. Three years ago a warehouse got burned down and a half body was discovered missing its legs. The police from the coast said that the body was of a middle age woman, and concluded that it might have been a tourist, who snuck into the warehouse to look for a dugong arrow and accidently started the fire. The deceased was never identified. But rumors had been going around that it was a body of a mermaid. The year after the incident, the bones were buried on the island, but later moved into the forest on orders from the Elder due to grave robbers who had stolen bones from the grave. In myth it was believed that bones of a mermaid grant long life. It was that incident that made the Elder famous around the country. Naoko suggest that Toshimi had been looking for the grave, and Kimie confirms that Toshimi often spoke of it. While investigating two more murders occur. First Naoko being strangled and her arrow is missing. The only connection between the three women, beside being childhood friends, is that they all three believed in the power of the arrow, and that the Elder was immortal. Heiji and Conan decides to take a look at the book with the names and numbers for those who anticipated in the festival's lottery, but the most recent one is missing. While Kimie goes out to search for it. Heiji and Conan takes a look at the old ones. Conan finds a name, Shihi Miyano, and remembers that it was Haibara's real name, but doubts that's her. Then Kimie gets burned in the warehouse near the shrine. After the corpse's identity is determent by dental records, Rokuro breaks down crying and the 'Elder' takes to her bed muttering about seeing young life dying, while she still lives. The group splits up, Heiji and Kazuha goes out searching for Benzo, while Rokuro takes the rest to Saori's house, so Ran can see a picture of Saori and determent if she was the woman, she and Kazuha saw. After searching a bag for travel in the house Conan realizes that something is missing. He reveals to Heiji he knows who the murderer is, relay his theory, and asks him to meet up later, but later Heiji and Kazuha fall off a cliff after they discovered the much-talked-about grave. At the grave Heiji sees that someone has visited it recently and begins to wonder if Conan's solution was correct.
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Conan and Heiji investigate the area and history of Mermaids Grave, a forest on mermaid island. They learn that an elder who is over 130 years old is a holder of the arrow and the head of the festival. Three years ago a warehouse got burned down and a half body was discovered missing its legs. The police from the coast said that the body was of a middle age woman, and concluded that it might have been a tourist, who snuck into the warehouse to look for a dugong arrow and accidently started the fire. The deceased was never identified. But rumors had been going around that it was a body of a mermaid. The year after the incident, the bones were buried on the island, but later moved into the forest on orders from the Elder due to grave robbers who had stolen bones from the grave. In myth it was believed that bones of a mermaid grant long life. It was that incident that made the Elder famous around the country. Naoko suggest that Toshimi had been looking for the grave, and Kimie confirms that Toshimi often spoke of it. While investigating two more murders occur. First Naoko being strangled and her arrow is missing. The only connection between the three women, beside being childhood friends, is that they all three believed in the power of the arrow, and that the Elder was immortal. Heiji and Conan decides to take a look at the book with the names and numbers for those who anticipated in the festival's lottery, but the most recent one is missing. While Kimie goes out to search for it. Heiji and Conan takes a look at the old ones. Conan finds a name, Shiho Miyano, and remembers that it was Haibara's real name, but doubts that's her. Then Kimie gets burned in the warehouse near the shrine. After the corpse's identity is determent by dental records, Rokuro breaks down crying and the 'Elder' takes to her bed muttering about seeing young life dying, while she still lives. The group splits up, Heiji and Kazuha goes out searching for Benzo, while Rokuro takes the rest to Saori's house, so Ran can see a picture of Saori and determent if she was the woman, she and Kazuha saw. After searching a bag for travel in the house Conan realizes that something is missing. He reveals to Heiji he knows who the murderer is, relay his theory, and asks him to meet up later, but later Heiji and Kazuha fall off a cliff after they discovered the much-talked-about grave. At the grave Heiji sees that someone has visited it recently and begins to wonder if Conan's solution was correct.
  
 
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| victim              = Unidentified woman
 
| victim              = Unidentified woman
 
| cause-death        = Burned or suffocated with smoke
 
| cause-death        = Burned or suffocated with smoke
| description        = After the festival three years ago. The warehouse caught fire and a body was discovered. The police concluded that it might be a tourist who was looking for an extra arrow to steal, but accidentally set the warehouse on fire.  
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| time                = 3 years ago
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| description        = After the festival three years ago, The warehouse caught fire and a body was discovered. The police concluded that it might be a tourist who was looking for an extra arrow to steal, but accidentally set the warehouse on fire.
 
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| cause-death        = Burning
 
| cause-death        = Burning
 
| suspects            = Saori Kadowaki, Rokuro Fukuyama, and Benzo Kadowaki
 
| suspects            = Saori Kadowaki, Rokuro Fukuyama, and Benzo Kadowaki
| description        = Not long after Ran and Kazuha saw a strange woman resemble Saori, the warehouse was set on fire! The burnt body was identified as Kimie. From circumstances, everything pointed to Saori being the true mastermind of the three murders. Was she really the woman Ran and Kazuha saw? Or it's the other two suspects, her father and Rokuro?
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| description        = Not long after Ran and Kazuha saw a strange woman resemble Saori, the warehouse was set on fire. The burnt body was identified as Kimie. From circumstances, everything pointed to Saori being the true mastermind of the three murders. Was she really the woman Ran and Kazuha saw? Or it's the other two suspects, her father and Rokuro?
 
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=== People ===
 
=== People ===
 
{{BeginBox}}
 
{{BeginBox}}
{{People|Naoko Kuroe|Naoko Kuroe.jpg|fsize=0.87em|
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{{People|Naoko Kuroe|Naoko Kuroe.jpg|
 
* Victim (strangled)
 
* Victim (strangled)
 
* 28 years old
 
* 28 years old
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* Victim (burned)
 
* Victim (burned)
 
* 27 years old
 
* 27 years old
* Birth date: March 2, 1972
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* Birth date: June 17, 1974
 
* Saori's childhood friend
 
* Saori's childhood friend
 
* Bikuni Shrine maiden}}
 
* Bikuni Shrine maiden}}
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* Saori's childhood friend
 
* Saori's childhood friend
 
* Fisherman}}
 
* Fisherman}}
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{{People|Mikoto Shimabukuro|Mikoto Shimabukuro.jpg|
 
{{People|Mikoto Shimabukuro|Mikoto Shimabukuro.jpg|
 
* 130 years old
 
* 130 years old
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* Saori's father
 
* Saori's father
 
* Fisherman}}
 
* Fisherman}}
{{People|Unidentified Woman|EP223 Woman.png|
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{{People|Unidentified woman|EP223 Woman.png|
 
* Deceased (burned or suffocated)
 
* Deceased (burned or suffocated)
 
* Buried in Bikuni's forest}}
 
* Buried in Bikuni's forest}}
{{People|[[Minor law enforcement#Unnamed officers|Inspector]]|Uo 225.jpg|
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{{People|[[Unnamed law enforcers|Inspector]]|Uo 225.jpg|
 
* Inspector from Fukui Prefectural Police}}
 
* Inspector from Fukui Prefectural Police}}
 
{{People|Mr. Ebihara|Mr. Ebihara.jpg|
 
{{People|Mr. Ebihara|Mr. Ebihara.jpg|
 
* Toshimi's father
 
* Toshimi's father
 
* Fishing union head}}
 
* Fishing union head}}
{{clear}}
 
 
{{People|Mrs. Shimabukuro|Mrs Shimabukuro.jpg|
 
{{People|Mrs. Shimabukuro|Mrs Shimabukuro.jpg|
 
* Deceased (drowned)
 
* Deceased (drowned)
 
* Kimie's mother}}
 
* Kimie's mother}}
 
{{people|Woman|EP223 Shopkeeper.jpg|
 
{{people|Woman|EP223 Shopkeeper.jpg|
* Souvenir shop owner}}
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* Souvenir shop owner
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* Saori's boss}}
 
{{people|Man|EP223 Deputy Mayor.jpg|
 
{{people|Man|EP223 Deputy Mayor.jpg|
 
* Bikuni town deputy mayor}}
 
* Bikuni town deputy mayor}}
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=== Resolution ===
 
=== Resolution ===
 
<spoiler>
 
<spoiler>
==== Evidence and Clues ====
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==== Evidence and clues ====
 
* Benzo sold an arrow to a couple for one million yen.  
 
* Benzo sold an arrow to a couple for one million yen.  
 
* Rokuro doesn't have feelings for Toshimi but for Kimie.
 
* Rokuro doesn't have feelings for Toshimi but for Kimie.
* A swimming ring is found at the end of Mermaid Fall.
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* A swimming ring is found at the end of the Mermaid Falls.
* On Naoko's body has several fish scales and her arrow is nowhere to be found.
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* On Naoko's body are several fish scales and her arrow is nowhere to be found.
* The only thing that was able to identifies that the burned body is Kimie is her dental record from three days ago, the same day that Saori disappeared.
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* The only thing that was able to identify that the burned body as Kimie is her dental record from three days ago, the same day that Saori disappeared.
* The notebook that show festival participant number was stolen by someone.
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* The notebook that shows the festival’s participant numbers was stolen by someone.
 
* Saori's "something" is nowhere to be found.
 
* Saori's "something" is nowhere to be found.
* Saori and Kimie both got award for best director and makeup artist respectively.
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* Saori and Kimie both got awards for best director and makeup artist respectively.
* Heiji and Kazuha found the mermaid's grave on the mountain but fall off the cliff!
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* Heiji and Kazuha found the mermaid's grave on the mountain but the two of them fell off the cliff.
  
 
==== Conclusion ====
 
==== Conclusion ====
* Benzo was caught, but his only crime is that he stole the arrow from his daughter. He found Toshimi's number from the end of Mermaid Fall and the reason that he stole the notebook is because he didn't want the police to think he killed Toshimi for her number. Also, Naoko doesn't trust him so there is no way for him to call her to the fishing net and that his target doesn't have to be Naoko, it could be Kazuha if he just want to steal the arrow.
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* Benzo was caught, but his only crime is that he stole the arrow from his daughter. He found Toshimi's number from the end of Mermaid Falls and the reason that he stole the notebook is because he didn't want the police to think he killed Toshimi for her number. Also, Naoko doesn't trust him so there is no way for him to call her to the fishing net and that his target doesn't have to be Naoko, it could be Kazuha if he just wanted to steal the arrow.
* Despite having motive for killing Toshimi, Rokuro has no motive at all to murder Kimie. Also he doesn't need swimming ring to murder her.
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* Despite having motive for killing Toshimi, Rokuro has no motive at all to murder Kimie. Also he doesn't need a swimming ring to murder her.
  
 
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==== Motive ====
 
==== Motive ====
Conan reveals that the murderer is '''Mikoto Shimabukuro'''. He then reveals the rumor of Mikoto being 130-year-old is a lie and that the "Elder" is just a fictional identity assumed by the Shimabukuro lineage to continue the tradition of the Dugong Arrow. The elder's true identity is '''Kimie Shimabukuro''', the only one to pull off a disguise as she used to work as a cosmetic artist. She was able to move around at such a restricted height by attaching roller blade wheel guards to her calves.
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Conan reveals that the murderer is '''Mikoto Shimabukuro'''. He then reveals the rumor of Mikoto being 130-years-old is a lie and that the "Elder" is just a fictional identity assumed by the Shimabukuro lineage to continue the tradition of the Dugong Arrow festival. The elder's true identity is '''Kimie Shimabukuro''', the only one capable of pulling off a disguise as she used to work as a cosmetic artist. She was able to move around at such a restricted height by attaching roller blade wheel guards to her calves.
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Kimie's mother who was the previous "Elder" has moved in the same way and only half of her corpse was found because the bones of her lower body easily destroyed because she had died with her legs bound to shorten her height. She had used the accident on the sea, where her husband, Kimie's father, died, to make her 'death' official and to become the Elder full time.
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Kimie then faked her death and the burnt corpse they found in the warehouse was actually Saori Kadowaki, who was already murdered a long time ago. Kimie fooled the authorities by tampering with Saori's denture records. Saori was the one who was treated by the dentist, but on way to the mainland, Kimie stole Saori health card; With it lost, Saori had no other choice than to borrow Kimie's card and be treated in Kimie's name. The scene where Kimie's voice was heard in front of the elder was just a tape recording she played in advance. She killed Ebihara by chloroforming her and placing her on a dinghy with her neck tied to a shore rock with a rope. The current would drive Ebihara off the falls and effectively hang her. Kimie established an alibi for Naoko's murder by disguising herself as the missing Saori Kadowaki, not long after they returned to the island after having gone to the dentist.
  
Kimie's mother who was the previous "Elder" has moved in the same way and only half of her corpse was found because the bones of her lower body easily degrade when she dies in such a position. She had used the accident on the sea, where her husband, Kimie's father, died, to make her 'death' official and become Elder on full time.
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Kimie's motive for the murders was revenge. When Saori, Naoko, and Toshimi failed to win the Dugong Arrow lottery when her mother assumed the "Elder" title, they got drunk and burned her alive in one of the warehouses to see if the Elder was truly immortal.
  
Kimie then faked her death and the burnt corpse they found in the warehouse was actually Saori Kadowaki, who was already murdered a long time ago. Kimie fooled the authorities by tampering with Saori's denture records. Saori was the one who was treated by the dentist, but on way to the mainland, Kimie stole Saori health card; With it lost, Saori had no other choice than to borrow Kimie's card and be treated in Kimie's name. The scene where Kimie's voice was heard in front of the elder was just a tape recording she played in advance. She killed Ebihara by chloroforming her and placing her on a dinghy with her neck tied to shore rock with a rope. The current would drive Ebihara off the falls and effectively hang her. Kimie established an alibi for Naoko's murder by disguising herself as the missing Saori Kadowaki, not long after they return to the island after having gone to the dentist.
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| crime              = Murder (Past)
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| image              =
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| location            = Shimabukuro's warehouse
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| victim              = Saori Kadowari
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| age                = 27 years old
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| cause-of-death      = Bashed from behind
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| object              = Dugong Arrow
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| suspects            = Kimie Shimabukuro
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| suspects-label      = Culprit
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| description        =
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Kimie's motive for the murders was revenge. When Saori, Naoko, and Toshimi failed to win the Dugong Arrow lottery when her mother assumed the "Elder" title, they got drunk and burned her alive in one of the warehouses to see if the Elder was immortal. When the women saw the Elder appearing unharmed (which was Kimie who took over the role), they became convinced that the Elder was immortal and the body was of a mermaid, she had ate flesh from. The reason Kimie didn't came forward after the fire and reveal who the body was, was because her mother's last wish had been that the existence of the 'Elder' should continued for the island.
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When the women saw the Elder appearing unharmed (which was Kimie who took over the role), they became convinced that the Elder was immortal and her body was that of a mermaid, who she had supposedly ate flesh of. The reason Kimie didn't came forward after the fire and reveal who the body was, was because her mother's last wish had been that the existence of the 'Elder' should continue for the island.
  
Kimie herself discovered her mother's killers when Saori suffered a psychotic breakdown during a talk. In the middle of her sanity slippage, Saori asked Kimie for either a new arrow or the location of the 'mermaid's' grave, revealing that she had known that the 'Elder' had been inside the warehouse when it caught fire, and unknowingly insulting the dead Mrs. Shimabukuro. And since Naoko and Toshimi too were convinced of the Elder's power and that the body was of a mermaid, Kimie probably guessed that they too had been involved. After killing Saori, Kimie lured Naoko and Toshimi out, telling them that if they won an arrow at the festival, she would tell them the location of the grave.
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Kimie herself discovered her mother's killers when Saori suffered a psychotic breakdown during a conversation between the two of them. In the middle of her sanity slippage, Saori asked Kimie for either a new arrow or the location of the 'mermaid's' grave, revealing that she had known that the 'Elder' had been inside the warehouse when it caught fire, and unknowingly insulting the dead Mrs. Shimabukuro. And since Naoko and Toshimi too were convinced of the Elder's power and that the body was of a mermaid, Kimie guessed that they too had been involved. After killing Saori, Kimie lured Naoko and Toshimi out, telling them that if they won an arrow at the festival, she would tell them the location of the grave.
  
Kimie continued the "Elder" tradition for her mother, but finds out all the middle aged denizens of the Isle know her secret and that the half demolished mermaid corpse is her mother. After the fire they had consider ending the festival, but when they realized that Kimie was going to continued the myth of The Elder, they decided to support her from behind, as it was their duty. So all the town people bow their heads and apologize for not telling her sooner.
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Kimie continued the "Elder" tradition for her mother, but Heiji wounded but alive reveals that all the middle aged denizens of the isle knew her secret and that the half demolished mermaid corpse was her mother. After the fire they had considered ending the festival, but when they realized that Kimie was going to continue the myth of the Elder, they decided to support her from behind, as it was their duty. So all the town people bowed their heads and apologized for not telling her sooner.
  
Kimie cries due to her guilt ask why they did not told. Heiji spoke that she should have awoken from a nightmare to an extended life, he stated that life is short, will be appreciated, and to live their life to fullest. He asks an unconscious Kazuha if he is right.
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Kimie cries due to her guilt ask why they did not tell her anything. Heiji states that she should have awoken from a nightmare to an extended life, he stated that life is short, will be appreciated, and to live their life to fullest. He asks an unconscious Kazuha if he is right.
  
The next morning, Kimie was taken away by the police and local residents came to say goodbye to her. As the large waves stop the police boat from leaving, Conan noted that it was as if the sea were trying to prevent her from leaving and that Kimie, who became the “Elder” three years ago, supported the island until the final night afterward.
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The next morning, Kimie was taken away by the police and local residents came to say goodbye to her. As the large waves stop the police boat from leaving, Conan noted that it was as if the sea were trying to prevent her from leaving and that Kimie, who became the "Elder" three years ago, supported the island until the final night afterward.
  
Ran asks Heiji to show her the stab wound that Kazuha placed with love causing Kazuha to be embarrassed. Heiji told Ran that it healed and was already gone. When Kazuha checked, she said she should have made the wound much deeper if she knew he would recover that quickly but does not care about it since the arrow have gotten people killed and was not worried. Heiji in thought stated that she was naive and would never let her get hurt in which Conan noticed that Heiji's injury was on his other hand.
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Ran asks Heiji to show her the stab wound that Kazuha placed with love causing Kazuha to be embarrassed. Heiji told Ran that it healed and was already gone. When Kazuha checked, she said she should have made the wound much deeper if she had known that he would’ve recover that quickly but does not care about it since the arrow had gotten people killed and was not worried. Heiji in his thoughts stated that she was naive and he would never let her get hurt in which Conan noticed that Heiji's injury was on his other hand.
  
 
==== Aftermath ====
 
==== Aftermath ====
Heiji realized that the crying woman from his phone call to Saori was Kimie. She might had just killed Saori and was crying.
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Heiji realized that the crying woman from his phone call to Saori was Kimie. She most likely had just killed Saori and was pretending to be her.
  
 
It turns out that it was Yukiko and Takayoshi from the murdered diplomat case who recommended Shinichi to Saori. Yukiko grew up on the island, and had been Saori's neighbor. The reason that Saori send her letter to Shinichi to Heiji's address was probably because Yukiko told Saori that the two detectives know each other. Saori might have hoped that Heiji would pass on the letter to Shinichi.
 
It turns out that it was Yukiko and Takayoshi from the murdered diplomat case who recommended Shinichi to Saori. Yukiko grew up on the island, and had been Saori's neighbor. The reason that Saori send her letter to Shinichi to Heiji's address was probably because Yukiko told Saori that the two detectives know each other. Saori might have hoped that Heiji would pass on the letter to Shinichi.
  
From the couple they also learn that the cuisine on island is legendary, and conclude that the island has a chance to survive the tragedy.</spoiler>
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From the couple they also learn that the cuisine on the island is legendary, and conclude that the island has a chance to survive the tragedy.</spoiler>
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== Manga to anime changes ==
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* In the manga when Kimie is removing her mask, she takes it off easily unlike in the anime where she removed the mask slowly for dramatic effect.
  
 
== Remastered version ==
 
== Remastered version ==
On November 5, 2007, a remastered version of the case was aired. All three episodes were heavily edited and combined into one hour long special, and scenes were edited out to fit the timeslot. This was called a "Fall Mystery Version" of the episodes. "[[Glorious Mind]]" was used as the opening, with different shots from various openings before it being used.
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On November 5, 2007, a remastered version of the case was aired. All three episodes were heavily edited and combined into one hour long special, and scenes were edited out to fit the timeslot. This was called a "Fall Mystery Version" of the episodes.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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[[File:EP223-guestbook.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Episode 223]]
 
[[File:Op50-4.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Opening 50]]
 
[[File:Op50-4.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Opening 50]]
* [[Shiho Miyano]]'s name shows up in one of the guestbooks logging past contestants for the arrows, as well as [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]]'s real names, Jin Kurosawa and Saburo Uokka, whose can to see very well in [[ANSWER|opening 50]]. Other names seen in the partial register include just below:
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* The names of the characters are thought to be derived from the [[Wikipedia: Seven Lucky Gods|Seven Lucky Gods]]: Saori Kadowaki ({{font color|blue|門}}脇 {{font color|red|沙}}織) = Bishamonten (毘{{font color|red|沙}}{{font color|blue|門}}天); Toshimi {{font color|orange|Ebi}}hara (海{{font color|blue|老}}原 {{font color|red|寿}}美) = {{font color|orange|Ebi}}su (恵比{{font color|red|寿}}) + Jurōjin ({{font color|red|寿}}{{font color|blue|老}}人); Naoko Kuroe ({{font color|blue|黒}}江 {{font color|red|奈}}緒子) = Daikokuten ({{font color|red|大}}{{font color|blue|黒}}天), 奈 contains the 大 part; Kimi{{font color|red|e}} Shimabukuro (島{{font color|blue|袋}} 君{{font color|red|恵}}) = Hotei (布{{font color|blue|袋}}) + {{font color|red|E}}bisu ({{font color|red|恵}}比寿); {{font color|red|Roku}}rō {{font color|blue|Fuku}}yama ({{font color|blue|福}}山 {{font color|red|禄}}郎) = {{font color|blue|Fuku}}{{font color|red|roku}}ju ({{font color|blue|福}}{{font color|red|禄}}寿); {{font color|red|Ben}}zō Kadowaki ({{font color|blue|門}}脇 {{font color|red|弁}}蔵) = Bishamonten (毘沙{{font color|blue|門}}天) + {{font color|red|Ben}}zaiten ({{font color|red|弁}}財天); {{font color|red|Mi}}koto Shimabukuro (島{{font color|blue|袋}} {{font color|red|弥}}琴) = Hoteison (布{{font color|blue|袋}}尊) + {{font color|red|Mi}}roku Bosatsu ({{font color|red|弥}}勒菩薩), Hotei is also called Hoteison and [[Wiktionary:尊#Kanji|尊]] (''respect'') has the [[Wikipedia: Kanji#Kun'yomi (native reading)|kun reading]] of "Mikoto". He was considered to be a manifestation of [[Wikipedia: Maitreya|Miroku]].
:* Rentaro Oguro (大黒連太郎 - Ōguro Rentarō)
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* Bikuni Island is also thought to be named after [[Wikipedia: Ningyo#Yao Bikuni|Yao Bikuni]], a legend that originated in Fukui Prefecture about a nun who ate the flesh of a mermaid and became long-lived.
:* Keiji Toyoda (豊田敬二 - Toyoda Keiji)
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* [[Shiho Miyano]]'s name shows up in one of the guestbooks logging past contestants for the arrows, as well as [[Gin]] and [[Vodka]]'s names, Jin Kurosawa (黒澤 陣)<ref>Gin's name is only drawn as "Sawa" (澤) in the manga, and only half "Kuro" (黒) is drawn in the anime episode: thus, even if the manga and anime depictions are combined, only the last name Kurosawa is recognizable. The full name Jin Kurosawa (and that it is his real name) was first revealed in an [[Interviews#Love Conan Interview|interview with Gosho Aoyama in ''Love♥Conan: Conan Official Fan Book for Girls'']], published by [[Shogakukan]] on March 1, 2004 in Japan.</ref> and Saburō Uokka (魚塚 三郎)<!--It has been confirmed multiple times that it is read as "Uokka" instead of "Uotsuka/Uozuka" https://www.reddit.com/r/OneTruthPrevails/comments/bhufqf/and_then_there_were_no_mermaidsgina_and_vodka/f193ods/      https://discord.com/channels/352351264081969152/353321538080210945/772789872805150726-->, whose can to see very well in [[ANSWER|opening 50]]. Other names seen in the partial register include just below<ref>Some say that these names are derived from the Seven Lucky Gods and Japanese actors and film directors: Jin Kurosawa = a [[Wikipedia: Romanization of Japanese|romanization]] of "Gin" + [[Wikipedia: Akira Kurosawa|Akira Kurosawa]]; Saburō Uokka = [[Wikipedia: Sanjuro|Sanjūrō Tsubaki]], [[Wikipedia: Sanshiro Sugata|Sanshirō Sugata]] (Akira Kurosawa's films and their protagonists), [[wikipedia:ja:門脇三郎|Saburō Kadowaki]], or [[wikipedia:ja:池谷三郎|Saburō Iketani]] + a romanization of "Vodka"; Masaaki Nakatani = [[wikipedia:ja:橘正晃|Masaaki Tachibana]]; Chiezō Ebisu = [[Wikipedia: Chiezō Kataoka|Chiezō Kataoka]] + Ebisu; Rentarō Daikoku = [[Wikipedia: Rentarō Mikuni|Rentarō Mikuni]] + Daikokuten; Keiji Toyoda = [[wikipedia:ja:榊田敬二|Keiji Sakakida]] + [[Wikipedia: Shirō Toyoda|Shirō Toyoda]].</ref>: Kōnosuke Kishida (岸田 幸之介), Masaaki Nakatani<ref>It can also be read as Nakaya.</ref> (中谷 正晃), Chiezō Ebisu (夷 千恵蔵), Rentarō Daikoku<ref>It can also be read as Ōguro.</ref><ref>[https://www.megane-shufu.com/conan-boss Someone] noticed that this surname is also the name of the building exploded in [[Game Company Murder Case#Resolution|Game Company Murder Case]].</ref> (大黒 連太郎), Keiji Toyoda<ref>It can also be read as Toyota.</ref><ref>[https://www.megane-shufu.com/conan-boss Someone] noticed that this surname appears also in the [[List of Black Organization related characters#APTX 4869 victims|APTX victims list]].</ref> (豊田 敬二), Nobue Ōyama (大山 伸江), Kimihide<ref>It can also be read as Kinhide.</ref> Nishio (西尾 公秀), and Na Doi (土井 菜)<ref>The Japanese name of the single character "Na" is unnatural, so it is assumed that there is a character following it. Some theories suggests it might be written Katsuki Doitō (土井塔 克樹), an anagram used by [[Kaitou Kid]] in [[Magic Lover's Murder Case]], suggesting Kid maybe has wanted to steal the Dugong arrow. Another one suggests it is written Ruri Doigaki (土井垣 瑠璃), an actress who is Kogoro and [[Eri Kisaki|Eri]]'s childhood friend in [[The Unseen Suspect]].</ref>.
:* Chiezo Ebisu (夷千恵蔵 - Ebisu chiezō)
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* This case's title is a pun on the famous novel by [[Wikipedia: Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie]], "And Then There Were None", and the movie of the same name.
* This case's title is a pun on the famous novel by Agatha Christie, "And Then There Were None", and the movie of the same name.
 
  
 
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== BGM listing ==
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{{BGMListingItem|1|恋はスリル、ショック、サスペンス|Koi wa Suriru, Shokku, Sasupensu|Love is Thrill, Shock, Suspense|[[Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense]]}}
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{{BGMListingItem|1|恋はスリル、ショック、サスペンス|Koi wa Suriru, Shokku, Sasupensu|Love is Thrill, Shock, Suspense|[[Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense]]}}
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{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalan dub)|I la sirena va desaparèixer}}
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{{EpLangItem|flag=Malaysia|Bahasa Melayu|Misteri kehilangan Ikan Duyung|Mystery Of Disappeared Mermaid}}
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{{EpLangItem|flag=Catalonia|Catalan (Catalan dub)|I la sirena va desaparèixer (L'assassinat) / (Les deduccions) / (La conclusió)|And the mermaid disappeared (Murder) / (Deductions) / (Conclusion)}}
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{{EpLangItem|flag=France|French|Ensuite, il n'y eut plus de sirènes (L'affaire) / ( Les déductions) / (La résolution)|Then, there were no more mermaid (The case) / (The deductions) / (The resolution)}}
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{{EpLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Der Pfeil der Sirene|The Arrow of the Siren}}
 
{{EpLangItem|flag=Germany|German|Der Pfeil der Sirene|The Arrow of the Siren}}
 
{{EpLangItem|flag=Italy|Italian|L'isola della sirena|The Mermaid's Island}}
 
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{{EpLangItem|flag=Vietnam|Vietnamese|Vụ án nàng tiên cá không hề tồn tại|There Were No Mermaids Case}}
 
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* [[Season 9]]
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Chronology
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Episode 222-224
(Int. Episode 241-243)

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Information
Title: And Then There Were No Mermaids
Japanese title: そして人魚はいなくなった
(Soshite Ningyo wa Inakunatta)
Original airdate: January 29, 2001 (The Case)
February 5, 2001 (The Deduction)
February 12, 2001 (The Resolution)
November 5, 2007 (Remastered version) *
Broadcast rating: 19.2%
19.6%
19.9%
Remastered rating: 10.6%
Manga case: #80
Season: 6
Manga source: Volume 28: Files 6-10 (279-283)
Case
Cast: Conan Edogawa
Ran Mouri
Kogoro Mouri
Heiji Hattori
Kazuha Toyama
Shinichi Kudo
Ai Haibara
Yukiko Katsuragi
Takayoshi Tsujimura
Case solved by: Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint: Mermaid's grave (The Case)
Insurance card (The Deduction)
Palm reading (The Resolution)
Health insurance card (Remastered version)
Staff
Director: Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Kenji Kodama (chief)
Organizer: Hirohito Ochi
Storyboard: Hirohito Ochi
Episode director: 222: Eiichi Kuboyama
223: Kazuo Nogami
224: Minoru Tozawa
Animation director: 222: Izumi Shimura
223: Atsushi Aono
224: Keiko Sasaki
Character design: Masatomo Sudo
Junko Yamanaka and Kumiko Shishido (design works)
Music
Opening song: Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense
Closing song: Start in my life
* 1 Hour Special (Remastered version)

And Then There Were No Mermaids (そして人魚はいなくなった Soshite Ningyo wa Inakunatta?) is the 222nd, 223rd, and 224th episode of Detective Conan anime.

Cast

Gadgets

Case

Situation

The Case

Conan, Heiji, Kogoro, Ran, and Kazuha visit the solitary Isle of Mermaids, in the high seas off Wakasa Bay, Fukui Prefecture, looking for Saori Kadowaki, who had sent a letter to Heiji asking them to save her from being killed by a mermaid. In secret Heiji confines to Conan that the letter was meant for Shinichi despite being send to Heiji's address. But when they try to look for Saori she has been reported missing. They decided to talk with Saori's childhood friend Kimie, who is the elder's great-granddaughter. Rokuro Fukuyama the fisherman is Toshimi's fiancé. Those two along with Naoko, a shop clerk, are also childhood friends with Saori. They don't seem concerned over Saori's disappearance, but that's because Saori often left home, when she had argued with her father. Every year on this island a festival is held where three people win the Dugong Arrow that is said to wield immortality to its carrier. Saori won one last year, but have lost it and had since been paranoid about being curse by mermaids up until her disappearance. Kimie offer Ran and Kazuha each a ticket to the lottery, since a couple called off, and promise to take them to Saori's house after the festival. During the festival Kazuha wins an arrow, which she receives along with Naoko and Saori's father Benzo. The festival is brought to a disastrous end when one of the winners is found dead hanging down the waterfall.

Accident?

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Location: Waterfalls
Victim: Toshimi Ebihara
Age: 27 years old
Cause of death: Hanging
Suspects: Naoko Kuroe, Kimie Shimabukuro, Rokuro Fukuyama, Mikoto Shimabukuro, and Benzo Kadowaki
Toward the end of the festival, one of the supposed winner, Toshimi, was found hanged over the waterfall like the mermaid of the legend. It could either be accident, suicide or murder. It's not certain why she would be the forest, but it's guessed that she was looking for a hidden grave, where an unidentified woman is buried.

The Deduction

Conan and Heiji investigate the area and history of Mermaids Grave, a forest on mermaid island. They learn that an elder who is over 130 years old is a holder of the arrow and the head of the festival. Three years ago a warehouse got burned down and a half body was discovered missing its legs. The police from the coast said that the body was of a middle age woman, and concluded that it might have been a tourist, who snuck into the warehouse to look for a dugong arrow and accidently started the fire. The deceased was never identified. But rumors had been going around that it was a body of a mermaid. The year after the incident, the bones were buried on the island, but later moved into the forest on orders from the Elder due to grave robbers who had stolen bones from the grave. In myth it was believed that bones of a mermaid grant long life. It was that incident that made the Elder famous around the country. Naoko suggest that Toshimi had been looking for the grave, and Kimie confirms that Toshimi often spoke of it. While investigating two more murders occur. First Naoko being strangled and her arrow is missing. The only connection between the three women, beside being childhood friends, is that they all three believed in the power of the arrow, and that the Elder was immortal. Heiji and Conan decides to take a look at the book with the names and numbers for those who anticipated in the festival's lottery, but the most recent one is missing. While Kimie goes out to search for it. Heiji and Conan takes a look at the old ones. Conan finds a name, Shiho Miyano, and remembers that it was Haibara's real name, but doubts that's her. Then Kimie gets burned in the warehouse near the shrine. After the corpse's identity is determent by dental records, Rokuro breaks down crying and the 'Elder' takes to her bed muttering about seeing young life dying, while she still lives. The group splits up, Heiji and Kazuha goes out searching for Benzo, while Rokuro takes the rest to Saori's house, so Ran can see a picture of Saori and determent if she was the woman, she and Kazuha saw. After searching a bag for travel in the house Conan realizes that something is missing. He reveals to Heiji he knows who the murderer is, relay his theory, and asks him to meet up later, but later Heiji and Kazuha fall off a cliff after they discovered the much-talked-about grave. At the grave Heiji sees that someone has visited it recently and begins to wonder if Conan's solution was correct.

Accident (past)

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Location: Warehouse near the shine
Victim: Unidentified woman
Time: 3 years ago
Cause of death: Burned or suffocated with smoke
After the festival three years ago, The warehouse caught fire and a body was discovered. The police concluded that it might be a tourist who was looking for an extra arrow to steal, but accidentally set the warehouse on fire.
Murder

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Location: Ebihara Household
Victim: Naoko Kuroe
Age: 28 years old
Cause of death: Strangulation
Suspects: Kimie Shimabukuro, Rokuro Fukuyama, and Benzo Kadowaki
During Toshimi's funeral, Naoko was found murdered by someone at the fishing net. The foot prints of the criminal went toward the ocean and vanished, and her arrow is missing. Is Naoko murdered by the mermaid!?
Murder

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Location: Shimabukuro's warehouse
Victim: Kimie Shimabukuro
Age: 27 years old
Cause of death: Burning
Suspects: Saori Kadowaki, Rokuro Fukuyama, and Benzo Kadowaki
Not long after Ran and Kazuha saw a strange woman resemble Saori, the warehouse was set on fire. The burnt body was identified as Kimie. From circumstances, everything pointed to Saori being the true mastermind of the three murders. Was she really the woman Ran and Kazuha saw? Or it's the other two suspects, her father and Rokuro?

The Resolution

Heiji saves Kazuha and they're still having trouble. While everyone is waiting for the deduction of Sleeping Kogoro, Ran arrives with Lady Mikoto, to the chock of the island's elder citizens. Sleeping Kogoro is now going to present a deduction.

People

  • Resolution

    Manga to anime changes

    • In the manga when Kimie is removing her mask, she takes it off easily unlike in the anime where she removed the mask slowly for dramatic effect.

    Remastered version

    On November 5, 2007, a remastered version of the case was aired. All three episodes were heavily edited and combined into one hour long special, and scenes were edited out to fit the timeslot. This was called a "Fall Mystery Version" of the episodes.

    Trivia

    Episode 223
    Opening 50
    • The names of the characters are thought to be derived from the Seven Lucky Gods: Saori Kadowaki (織) = Bishamonten (毘天); Toshimi Ebihara (海寿美) = Ebisu (恵比寿) + Jurōjin (寿人); Naoko Kuroe (緒子) = Daikokuten (天), 奈 contains the 大 part; Kimie Shimabukuro (島) = Hotei (布) + Ebisu (比寿); RokuFukuyama (郎) = Fukurokuju (寿); Benzō Kadowaki (蔵) = Bishamonten (毘沙天) + Benzaiten (財天); Mikoto Shimabukuro (島 琴) = Hoteison (布尊) + Miroku Bosatsu (勒菩薩), Hotei is also called Hoteison and (respect) has the kun reading of "Mikoto". He was considered to be a manifestation of Miroku.
    • Bikuni Island is also thought to be named after Yao Bikuni, a legend that originated in Fukui Prefecture about a nun who ate the flesh of a mermaid and became long-lived.
    • Shiho Miyano's name shows up in one of the guestbooks logging past contestants for the arrows, as well as Gin and Vodka's names, Jin Kurosawa (黒澤 陣)[1] and Saburō Uokka (魚塚 三郎), whose can to see very well in opening 50. Other names seen in the partial register include just below[2]: Kōnosuke Kishida (岸田 幸之介), Masaaki Nakatani[3] (中谷 正晃), Chiezō Ebisu (夷 千恵蔵), Rentarō Daikoku[4][5] (大黒 連太郎), Keiji Toyoda[6][7] (豊田 敬二), Nobue Ōyama (大山 伸江), Kimihide[8] Nishio (西尾 公秀), and Na Doi (土井 菜)[9].
    • This case's title is a pun on the famous novel by Agatha Christie, "And Then There Were None", and the movie of the same name.

    BGM listing

    Case Part

    # Song Title Romaji Translation OST
    1 恋はスリル、ショック、サスペンス Koi wa Suriru, Shokku, Sasupensu Love is Thrill, Shock, Suspense Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense
    2 夜の探索 (未収録ヴァージョン) Yoru no Tansaku (Mi Shūroku Vājon) Night Search (Unreleased Version)
    3 キーワードの謎解き (未収録ヴァージョン) Kiiwādo no Nazotoki (Mi Shūroku Vājon) Keyword to the Riddle Solution (Unreleased Version)
    4 「何だこの痕跡は?」 (未収録ヴァージョン) "Nanda Kono Konseki wa?" (Mi Shūroku Vājon) "What Is This a Trace Of?" (Unreleased Version)
    5 友情 (未収録ヴァージョン) Yūjou (Mi Shūroku Vājon) Friendship (Unreleased Version)
    6 「何だこの痕跡は?」 (未収録ヴァージョン) "Nanda Kono Konseki wa?" (Mi Shūroku Vājon) "What Is This a Trace Of?" (Unreleased Version)
    7 (Unreleased BGM 9)
    8 赤い光のスナイパー2 Akai Hikari no Sunaipā 2 The Sniper's Red Light 2 Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
    9 忍び寄る影 Shinobiyoru Kage Creeping Shadow Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
    10 犯人の謎 Hannin no Nazo The Mystery of the Culprit Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
    11 悪のテーマ (パート2) Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2) Theme of Evil (Part 2) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
    12 (Unreleased BGM 9)
    13 赤い光のスナイパー1 Akai Hikari no Sunaipā 1 The Sniper's Red Light 1 Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
    14 Start in my life Start in my life Start in my life Start in my life

    Investigation Part

    # Song Title Romaji Translation OST
    1 恋はスリル、ショック、サスペンス Koi wa Suriru, Shokku, Sasupensu Love is Thrill, Shock, Suspense Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense
    2 謎解き (その2) Nazotoki (Sono 2) Riddle Solution (Part 2) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
    3 赤い光のスナイパー1 Akai Hikari no Sunaipā 1 The Sniper's Red Light 1 Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
    4 事件現場 (謎ver.) Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.) Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
    5 悪のテーマ (パート2) Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2) Theme of Evil (Part 2) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
    6 夜の探索 (未収録ヴァージョン) Yoru no Tansaku (Mi Shūroku Vājon) Night Search (Unreleased Version)
    7 事件現場 (オリジナルver.) Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.) Scene of the Case (Original ver.) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
    8 「何だこの痕跡は?」 (未収録ヴァージョン) "Nanda Kono Konseki wa?" (Mi Shūroku Vājon) "What Is This a Trace Of?" (Unreleased Version)
    9 犯人からの電話 Hannin Kara no Denwa Phone Call From the Culprit Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
    10 ターゲット サスペンスJ Tāgetto Sasupensu J Target Suspense J Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
    11 犯人の謎 Hannin no Nazo The Mystery of the Culprit Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
    12 ターゲット サスペンスC Tāgetto Sasupensu C Target Suspense C Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
    13 謎解き (その1) Nazotoki (Sono 1) Riddle Solution (Part 1) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
    14 推理 (オリジナルver.) Suiri (Orijinaru ver.) Deduction (Original ver.) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
    15 陰謀 Inbō Conspiracy Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
    16 古城の探索 Kojō no Tansaku Exploration of the Old Castle Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
    17 殺意 Satsui Murderous Intent Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
    18 赤い光のスナイパー2 Akai Hikari no Sunaipā 2 The Sniper's Red Light 2 Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
    19 赤い光のスナイパー1 Akai Hikari no Sunaipā 1 The Sniper's Red Light 1 Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
    20 Start in my life Start in my life Start in my life Start in my life

    Resolution Part

    # Song Title Romaji Translation OST
    1 恋はスリル、ショック、サスペンス Koi wa Suriru, Shokku, Sasupensu Love is Thrill, Shock, Suspense Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense
    2 謎解き (その2) Nazotoki (Sono 2) Riddle Solution (Part 2) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
    3 赤い光のスナイパー1 Akai Hikari no Sunaipā 1 The Sniper's Red Light 1 Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
    4 赤い光のスナイパー2 Akai Hikari no Sunaipā 2 The Sniper's Red Light 2 Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
    5 犯人の謎 Hannin no Nazo The Mystery of the Culprit Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
    6 陰謀 Inbō Conspiracy Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
    7 真相究明 Shinsō Kyūmei Investigating the Truth Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
    8 事件現場 (オリジナルver.) Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.) Scene of the Case (Original ver.) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
    9 ターゲット サスペンスD Tāgetto Sasupensu D Target Suspense D Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
    10 謎解き (その1) Nazotoki (Sono 1) Riddle Solution (Part 1) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
    11 陰謀 (摩天楼ヴァージョン) Inbō (Mantenrō Vājon) Conspiracy (Skyscraper Version) Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
    12 古城のテーマ Kojō no Tēma The Old Castle's Theme Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
    13 怪人包帯男2 Kaijin Hōtai Otoko 2 The Mysterious Bandaged Man 2 Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
    14 コナンの夢 (夕暮れver.) Konan no Yume (Yūgure ver.) Conan's Dream (Twilight ver.) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
    15 それいけコナン (哀愁ヴァージョン) Soreike Konan (Aishū Vājon) Let's Go Conan (Sorrow Version) Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
    16 蘭のテーマ Ran no Tēma Ran's Theme Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
    17 Start in my life Start in my life Start in my life Start in my life
    18 悲劇のヒロイン Higeki no Hiroin Tragic Heroine Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3

    Gallery

    In other languages

    Language Title Translation
    Flag of Arabic Arabic الجزيرة المعزولة The Isolated Island
    Flag of Malaysia Bahasa Melayu Misteri kehilangan Ikan Duyung Mystery Of Disappeared Mermaid
    Flag of Catalonia Catalan (Catalan dub) I la sirena va desaparèixer (L'assassinat) / (Les deduccions) / (La conclusió) And the mermaid disappeared (Murder) / (Deductions) / (Conclusion)
    Flag of Valencia Catalan (Valencian dub) La sirena desapareguda The disappeared mermaid
    Flag of China Chinese 人鱼失踪记 Disappearance of Mermaid
    Flag of France French Ensuite, il n'y eut plus de sirènes (L'affaire) / ( Les déductions) / (La résolution) Then, there were no more mermaid (The case) / (The deductions) / (The resolution)
    Flag of Galicia Galician A desaparición da serea The disappearance of the mermaid
    Flag of Germany German Der Pfeil der Sirene The Arrow of the Siren
    Flag of Italy Italian L'isola della sirena The Mermaid's Island
    Flag of Chile Spanish (American dub) Y no quedó ninguna: la sirena desaparecida (Capítulo del crimen) / (Capítulo de la deducción) / (Capítulo de resolución) And then were none: the disappeared mermaid (Crime chapter) / (Deduction chapter) / (Resolution chapter)
    Flag of Spain Spanish (Castilian dub) La sirena desaparecida The disappeared mermaid
    Flag of Thailand Thai และแล้วนางเงือกก็หายไป
    (ภาคคดี / ภาคสันนิษฐาน / ภาคไขปริศนา)
    And then, the mermaid disappeared
    (The case / The deduction / The resolution)
    Flag of Vietnam Vietnamese Vụ án nàng tiên cá không hề tồn tại There Were No Mermaids Case

    References

    1. ^ Gin's name is only drawn as "Sawa" (澤) in the manga, and only half "Kuro" (黒) is drawn in the anime episode: thus, even if the manga and anime depictions are combined, only the last name Kurosawa is recognizable. The full name Jin Kurosawa (and that it is his real name) was first revealed in an interview with Gosho Aoyama in Love♥Conan: Conan Official Fan Book for Girls, published by Shogakukan on March 1, 2004 in Japan.
    2. ^ Some say that these names are derived from the Seven Lucky Gods and Japanese actors and film directors: Jin Kurosawa = a romanization of "Gin" + Akira Kurosawa; Saburō Uokka = Sanjūrō Tsubaki, Sanshirō Sugata (Akira Kurosawa's films and their protagonists), Saburō Kadowaki, or Saburō Iketani + a romanization of "Vodka"; Masaaki Nakatani = Masaaki Tachibana; Chiezō Ebisu = Chiezō Kataoka + Ebisu; Rentarō Daikoku = Rentarō Mikuni + Daikokuten; Keiji Toyoda = Keiji Sakakida + Shirō Toyoda.
    3. ^ It can also be read as Nakaya.
    4. ^ It can also be read as Ōguro.
    5. ^ Someone noticed that this surname is also the name of the building exploded in Game Company Murder Case.
    6. ^ It can also be read as Toyota.
    7. ^ Someone noticed that this surname appears also in the APTX victims list.
    8. ^ It can also be read as Kinhide.
    9. ^ The Japanese name of the single character "Na" is unnatural, so it is assumed that there is a character following it. Some theories suggests it might be written Katsuki Doitō (土井塔 克樹), an anagram used by Kaitou Kid in Magic Lover's Murder Case, suggesting Kid maybe has wanted to steal the Dugong arrow. Another one suggests it is written Ruri Doigaki (土井垣 瑠璃), an actress who is Kogoro and Eri's childhood friend in The Unseen Suspect.

    See also

    And Then There Were No Mermaids is a featured article This is a featured article on the Detective Conan Wiki. This article was featured on June 21, 2017


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