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| image              = Volume 21.jpg
 
| image              = Volume 21.jpg
 
| releasedate        = October 17, 1998
 
| releasedate        = October 17, 1998
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| chapters            = 201-211
 
| isbn                = 4-09-125491-8
 
| isbn                = 4-09-125491-8
 
| publisher          = [[Shogakukan]]
 
| publisher          = [[Shogakukan]]
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{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
 
{{Char|Ran Mouri}}
 
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
 
{{Char|Kogoro Mouri}}
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{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa|display=Professor Agasa}}
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{{Char|Hiroshi Agasa}}
 
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
 
{{Char|Ai Haibara}}
 
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
 
{{Char|Ayumi Yoshida}}
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{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
 
{{Char|Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya}}
 
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
 
{{Char|Shinichi Kudo}}
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{{Char|Inspector Megure}}
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{{Char|Juzo Megure}}
 
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
 
{{Char|Wataru Takagi}}
 
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
 
{{Char|Miwako Sato}}
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{{Char|Kiyonaga Matsumoto}}
 
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
 
{{Char|Heiji Hattori}}
 
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
 
{{Char|Kazuha Toyama}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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== Blue Castle Case ==
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== Gadgets ==
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 +
== Chapters ==
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=== Blue Castle Case ===
 
{{ref anime|136-137|The Old Blue Castle Investigation Case}}
 
{{ref anime|136-137|The Old Blue Castle Investigation Case}}
  
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=== File 201 - And Again... ===
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==== Gadgets introduced ====
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=== File 202 - Countdown ===
 
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==== New gadget ====
 
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{{NewGadget|name = [[Wristwatch Flashlight]]|image = Wristwatch Flashlight.jpg |description =  
 
{{NewGadget|name = [[Wristwatch Flashlight]]|image = Wristwatch Flashlight.jpg |description =  
 
* Small flashlight}}
 
* Small flashlight}}
 
{{clearleft}}
 
{{clearleft}}
  
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=== File 203 - Ivory Tower ===
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==== File 201 - And Again... ====
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 +
==== File 202 - Countdown ====
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==== File 203 - Ivory Tower ====
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<spoiler>
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 +
The culprit is '''Masuyo Mamiya'''. She is in reality a maid named '''Mutsumi Nishikawa''', who killed the grand mistress and took over her identity to search the castle for the treasure. The Grand Mistress had figured out that the maid was searching for the treasure and wanted to fire her, so since their voices were similar, Mutsumi came up with the plan to take her place. But she feared that the daughter couldn't be fooled, so she killed her and the long-time servants by setting the tower on fire. The fire also provided with a way for her old identity to 'die' official. She killed the assistant to get rid of other treasure hunters.
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But Mitsuhiko rescues Conan, Genta and Agasa by using the glasses to track them, instead of going into Mutsumi's trap. Then Agasa asks a friend, who is a specialist in plastic surgery, if he had heard of someone who had requested to look like an old woman and managed to get Mutsumi's real identity.
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Conan shows her the way to the treasure, which, to Mutsumi's chok turns out to be the castle itself and a beautiful view. Mutsumi break down upon realizing that she paid too high a price for nothing by killing people and change her appearance into a old woman.
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 +
</spoiler>
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==== People ====
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{{BeginBox}}
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{{People|Katsuo Tabata|Katsuo Tabata manga.jpg|
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* 41 years old
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* Mamiya family gardener}}
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{{People|Mitsuru Mamiya|Mitsuru Mamiya manga.jpg|
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* 49 years old
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* Husband of the eldest Mamiya daughter (Married into the family)}}
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{{People|Takahito Mamiya|Takahito Mamiya manga.jpg|
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* 25 years old
 +
* Son of the eldest Mamiya daughter}}
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{{People|Masuyo Mamiya|Masuyo Mamiya manga.jpg|
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* 83 years old
 +
* Head of the Mamiya family}}
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{{EndBox}}
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 +
==== ''Major events'' ====
 +
Ayumi admits to Ai that she feels very affectionate to Conan, saving some bread for him because she thinks that if he is lost, he is also very hungry.
 +
 
 +
=== Shinichi's First Murder Case ===
 +
[[File:Shinichi's first case manga.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Shinichi's first murder case.]]
 +
{{ref anime|162|The Locked Room in the Sky: Shinichi Kudo's First Case}}
 +
 
 +
==== File 204 - His First Bow ====
 +
 
 +
==== File 205 - Midair Sealed Chamber ====
 +
 
 +
==== File 206 - The Last Trump Card ====
 +
 
 +
==== File 207 - Hidden Within The Depth Of The Heart... ====
  
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== Shinichi's First Case ==
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<spoiler>
−
{{ref anime|162|The Sealed Chamber in the Sky! Shinichi Kudo's First Case}}
 
  
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=== File 204 - The Initial Call ===
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The culprit is '''Tsugumi Amano'''.
  
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=== File 205 - Midair Sealed Chamber ===
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</spoiler>
  
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=== File 206 - The Last Trump Card ===
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==== People ====
 +
{{BeginBox}}
 +
{{People|Tsuneo Ukai|Tsuneo Ukai manga.jpg|
 +
* 47 years old
 +
* Company employee}}
 +
{{People|Kazuhiro Otaka|Kazuhiro Otaka manga.jpg|
 +
* Victim (suffocated)
 +
* 29 years old
 +
* Photographer}}
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{{People|Tsugumi Amano|Tsugumi Amano manga.jpg|
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* 27 years old
 +
* Photographer}}
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{{People|Chizuru Tachikawa|Chizuru Tachikawa manga.jpg|
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* 29 years old
 +
* Photographer}}
 +
{{People|Noboru Saginuma|Noboru Saginuma manga.jpg|
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* 30 years old
 +
* Photographer}}
 +
{{People|Edward Crowe|Edward Crowe manga.jpg|
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* 51 years old
 +
* Freelance journalist}}
 +
{{EndBox}}
  
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=== File 207 - Hidden Within The Depth Of The Heart ===
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==== ''Major events'' ====
 +
* This is Shinichi's first ever murder case. His incredible deduction skills completely overwhelm and impress Inspector Megure. This is also very early in Takagi's career as a member of Megure's police force.
 +
* Ran and Shinichi's budding feelings for each other are briefly explored.
 +
* The whole episode takes place before the actual show. This airplane trip is what leads into [[Shinichi Kudo's New York Case]].
  
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== Treadmill Murder Case ==
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=== Treadmill Murder Case ===
 
{{ref anime|146-147|Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story}}
 
{{ref anime|146-147|Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story}}
  
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=== File 208 - The Sakurada Gate ===
 
 
==== Characters introduced ====
 
==== Characters introduced ====
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{{NewChar|name = [[Yumi Miyamoto]]|image = Yumi Miyamoto.jpg|description =
 
{{NewChar|name = [[Yumi Miyamoto]]|image = Yumi Miyamoto.jpg|description =
 
* Police patrol officer
 
* Police patrol officer
 
* Friend of Detective Sato}}
 
* Friend of Detective Sato}}
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{{NewChar|name = [[Ninzaburo Shiratori]]|image = Ninzaburo Shiratori.jpg|description =
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* Police inspector}}
 
{{clearleft}}
 
{{clearleft}}
  
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=== File 209 - The Inspector's Investigation ===
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==== File 208 - The Sakuradamon Incident!? ====
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==== File 209 - The Inspector's Investigation ====
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 +
==== File 210 - An Unexpected Rival ====
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 +
<spoiler>
 +
 
 +
The culprit is '''Keizo Masuo'''.
  
 +
</spoiler>
  
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==== People ====
 +
{{BeginBox}}
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{{People|Keizo Masuo|Keizo Masuo manga.jpg|
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* 53 years old
 +
* Tohto Bank manager, Haido Branch}}
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{{People|Kayo Masuo|Kayo Masuo manga.jpg|
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* Victim (stabbed)
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* 42 years old
 +
* Keizo Masuo's wife}}
 +
{{EndBox}}
  
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=== File 210 - An Unexpected Rival ===
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==== ''Major events'' ====
 +
* Sato's, Takagi's, and Shiratori's characters develop fully. The latter becomes a full time Inspector.
 +
* Sato and Takagi's budding romance is explored for the first time.
 +
* Takagi and Sato are about to eat a ramen dinner together, until Megure interrupts and insists that he takes Sato somewhere, along with Takagi.
  
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== Wedding Murder Case ==
+
=== Wedding Murder Case ===
 
{{ref anime|141-142|The Night Before the Wedding Locked Room Case}}
 
{{ref anime|141-142|The Night Before the Wedding Locked Room Case}}
  
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=== File 211 - A Nice Day in Tokyo ===
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==== File 211 - A Nice Day in Tokyo ====
 +
Heiji and Kazuha arrive in Tokyo in order to attend the wedding of the son of a former classmate of Heiji’s mother; she was originally the one invited, but since she broke her toe bones while cooking, Heiji was asked to attend instead. Kazuha comes along because, according to her, Heiji’s mother wants her to take care of him whilst he is in Tokyo; Heiji disputes this account, and claims instead that Kazuha is in Tokyo mainly for shopping. Since they arrive one day in advance, they decide to take a guided tour of the city that day (the guides, unsurprisingly, are Kogoro, Ran and Conan). After spending some time in Shibuya, Kazuha decides to go shopping; Ran suggests that they head to the stores that she knows of. Kazuha rejects this coldly, saying that she already has the stores that she wants to visit in mind. Ran thus offers to accompany her to the stores of her choice, which Kazuha accepts. The two girls thus head to a shopping mall; at one point, Ran asks Kazuha whether a particular shirt suits her; Kazuha, without lifting her head to look at Ran, answers in affirmative, adding indifferently that Ran’s cuteness will make everything fit her well. She then encourages Ran to buy the sweater, which she does. <br>
 +
 
 +
After shopping, the two girls head back to Kogoro’s rented car to wait for the detectives, who have not returned. Ran, having noticed that Kazuha seems to be holding something against her, asks her what the problem is. Kazuha, after hesitation, reveals that it bothers her that Ran and Heiji wear shirts with the same colors, patterns and styles in their encounters. She conjectures that they have a special relationship, and that before they meet they secretly agree on what to wear (which Kazuha finds gross). Ran, realizing the misunderstanding, takes off her shirt without thinking twice, and puts on the shirt that she just bought. Kazuha is astonished by this, as they are in the middle of a busy commercial district, and Ran only has underwear below. Ran, after changing, tells Kazuha joyfully that now Heiji and she are not wearing the same thing; Kazuha blushes, and exclaims that Ran is a genuinely good person. <br>
 +
 
 +
After the return of the three detectives, they head to Meiji Shrine, which, because of its historical importance and the fact that if one makes a wish there, it is likely to come true, is a major tourist attraction. There, they coincidentally meet the butler of the family whose son is getting married; his name is Akio Shigematsu. Heiji, who knows Shigematsu from when he was a child, asks what he is doing at the shrine; the latter replies that he is accompanying the fiancée Kaede Katagiri on a tour of Tokyo (as she is from somewhere else). Heiji thus wonders where the fiancé (whose name is Kikuhito Morizono) is, to which Katagiri replies, apologetically, that he is unwell because she insisted on ascending to the panoramic platform of Tokyo Tower, ignorant of his extreme acrophobia. <br>
 +
 
 +
At this point, Shigematsu asks Katagiri what wish she is making; the latter says that she wants to be blessed with children. Conan and Heiji notice that as she replies, her expression is somewhat unnatural; Ran explains, knowledgably, that women could be slightly unstable ahead of a wedding, and Kazuha adds that that is why the term “pre-wedding anxiety” exists. They then look at each other and say “right?” happily; Heiji is puzzled by this interaction, and wonders when their relationship has grown so close. <br>
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 +
After visiting the shrine, and upon the invitation of Shigematsu, Kogoro, Ran and Conan head to the mansion of Morizono family with the butler, the fiancée and the two wedding invitees. In the garden, they meet Kihuhito’s sister Yurie and servant Yuji Sakuraba. Sakuraba has just managed to find the naughty family pet Rebecca (who is a cat) in the crown of a tall tree; as he shows Rebecca to Ran and Kazuha, who find her lovely, Rebecca is able to escape again. <br>
 +
 
 +
At the dinner table, the visitors finally meet Mikio Morizono, the head of the family and the father of Kikuhito and Yurie. Noticing that Rebecca is not around, he asks Sakuraba to look for it, and tells Kogoro (of whom he is a fan) that her wife used to love the cat. Kogoro wonders why he used the past tense; Kikuhito interjects and explains that her mother passed away in an unfortunate car accident (Mikio is later revealed to be in the car then too, but he was lucky, and only injured his leg). <br>
 +
 
 +
After the dinner, Kogoro, Ran and Conan plan to return home; Heiji and Kazuha accompany them to the garden to say goodbye. As the three near the entrance of the mansion, Heiji sighs in relief, commenting that there is no murder case this time. This prediction is soon proven to be wrong: right as he speaks, a window on the third floor breaks, prompting the detectives to rush back into the mansion. Ran is ordered to stay where she is to see if anyone suspicious jumps out of the mansion, and Kazuha sets out to look for Shigematsu. He turns out to be missing, and the door leading to the room with the broken window is locked. Since Shigematsu is the only one with the key to that lock, Kogoro and Heiji have no choice but to break in with brute force. There is nothing but a blood trail in the dark room, but by following the blood trail, the detectives are led to the adjoining room; this one is well-lit, and Shigematsu is found sitting on the floor, soundless and unmoving. There is a huge red patch on his left chest, which suggests that he died from a stab wound that penetrated the heart directly.
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==== People ====
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{{BeginBox}}
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{{People|Akio Shigematsu|Akio Shigematsu manga.jpg|
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* Victim (stabbed)
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* 51 years old
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* Morizono family butler}}
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{{People|Kaede Katagiri|Kaede Katagiri manga.jpg|
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* 22 years old
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* Kikuhito Morizono's fiancé}}
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{{People|Yuji Sakuraba|Yuji Sakuraba manga.jpg|
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* 23 years old
 +
* Morizono family servant}}
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{{People|Yurie Morizono|Yurie Morizono manga.jpg|
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* 28 years old
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* Eldest Morizono daughter}}
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{{People|Mikio Morizono|Mikio Morizono manga.jpg|
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* 57 years old
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* Head of the Morizono family}}
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{{People|Kikuhito Morizono|Kikuhito Morizono manga.jpg|
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* 26 years old
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* Eldest Morizono son}}
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{{EndBox}}
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== Trivia ==
 +
* The title for each chapter are worded as the following in ''Case Closed'':
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:* File 201 - Another Victim
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:* File 203 - The Ivory Tower
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:* File 204 - The First Entry
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:* File 205 - A Locked Room in the Sky
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:* File 207 - A Secret Hidden in the Heart
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:* File 208 - The Sakuradamon Incident
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:* File 209 - The Inspector's Deduction
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:* File 210 - An Unforeseen Enemy
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:* File 211 - A Perfect Day for Tokyo
  
 
== Cover in other countries ==
 
== Cover in other countries ==
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<div class="left">[[File:Volume 21e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</div>
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<div class="left">[[File:Volume21f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</div>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume21cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</li>
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<div class="left">[[File:Volume21g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</div>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume21fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</li>
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<div class="left">[[File:Volume21i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy]]</div>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume21f.jpg|150px|thumb|left|France]]</li>
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<div class="left">[[File:Volume21fi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Finland]]</div>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume21g.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Germany]]</li>
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<div class="left">[[File:Volume21n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</div>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume21ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</li>
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<div class="left">[[File:Volume21sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</div>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume21bi.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Indonesia]]</li>
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<div class="left">[[File:Volume21k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</div>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume21i_Comicart.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Comic Art)]]</li>
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<div class="left">[[File:Volume21cc.jpg|150px|thumb|left|China]]</div>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume21i.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Italy (Star Comics)]]</li>
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<div class="left">[[File:Volume21cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Republic of China (Taiwan)]]</div>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume21k.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Korea]]</li>
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<div class="left">[[File:Volume21ce.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Hong Kong]]</div>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume21ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</li>
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<div class="left">[[File:Volume21ct.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Chinese)]]</div>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume21m.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Malaysia (Malay)]]</li>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume21n.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Norway]]</li>
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<div class="left">[[File:Volume21v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</div>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume21cw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Rep. of China (Taiwan)]]</li>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume21pl.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Philippines]]</li>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_15sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]</li>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume2_16sp.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Spain (Spanish, Volumen 2)]]</li>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume21sw.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Sweden]]</li>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume21th.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Thailand]]</li>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume 21e.jpg|150px|thumb|left|United States]]</li>
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<li style="display: inline-block;">[[File:Volume21v.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Vietnam]]</li>
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</ul></div>
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* [[Manga]]
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* [[Volume 21-30]]
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* [[Detective Conan]]
  
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* [[Volume 21-30]]
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{{Volumes}}
  
 
[[Category:Volumes]]
 
[[Category:Volumes]]
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[[de:Band 21]]
 
[[de:Band 21]]

Latest revision as of 04:54, 5 October 2023

Chronology
‹ Volume 20 List of Chapters • List of Cases Volume 22 ›
Volume 21

Volume 21.jpg

Information
Release date: October 17, 1998
Chapters: 201-211
ISBN: ISBN 4-09-125491-8
Publisher: Shogakukan
English release date: January 15, 2008
English ISBN: ISBN 1-4215-1456-7
English Publisher: Viz Media
Featured Detective & Keyhole
Detective 21.jpg
Sam Spade 		Keyhole 21.jpg
Miwako Sato
Aoyama's death & Conan side images
Aoyama 21.jpg
ConanSide 21.jpg

Volume 21 was released on October 17, 1998 in Japan.

Cast

Gadgets

Chapters

Blue Castle Case

Anime Episode 136-137: The Old Blue Castle Investigation Case

Gadgets introduced

Wristwatch Flashlight
Wristwatch Flashlight.jpg
  • Small flashlight

File 201 - And Again...

File 202 - Countdown

File 203 - Ivory Tower

People

  • Katsuo Tabata
    Katsuo Tabata manga.jpg
    • 41 years old
    • Mamiya family gardener
  • Mitsuru Mamiya
    Mitsuru Mamiya manga.jpg
    • 49 years old
    • Husband of the eldest Mamiya daughter (Married into the family)
  • Takahito Mamiya
    Takahito Mamiya manga.jpg
    • 25 years old
    • Son of the eldest Mamiya daughter
  • Masuyo Mamiya
    Masuyo Mamiya manga.jpg
    • 83 years old
    • Head of the Mamiya family

    • Major events

    Ayumi admits to Ai that she feels very affectionate to Conan, saving some bread for him because she thinks that if he is lost, he is also very hungry.

    Shinichi's First Murder Case

    Shinichi's first murder case.
    Anime Episode 162: The Locked Room in the Sky: Shinichi Kudo's First Case

    File 204 - His First Bow

    File 205 - Midair Sealed Chamber

    File 206 - The Last Trump Card

    File 207 - Hidden Within The Depth Of The Heart...

    People

  • Tsuneo Ukai
    Tsuneo Ukai manga.jpg
    • 47 years old
    • Company employee
  • Kazuhiro Otaka
    Kazuhiro Otaka manga.jpg
    • Victim (suffocated)
    • 29 years old
    • Photographer
  • Tsugumi Amano
    Tsugumi Amano manga.jpg
    • 27 years old
    • Photographer
  • Chizuru Tachikawa
    Chizuru Tachikawa manga.jpg
    • 29 years old
    • Photographer
  • Noboru Saginuma
    Noboru Saginuma manga.jpg
    • 30 years old
    • Photographer
  • Edward Crowe
    Edward Crowe manga.jpg
    • 51 years old
    • Freelance journalist

    • Major events

    • This is Shinichi's first ever murder case. His incredible deduction skills completely overwhelm and impress Inspector Megure. This is also very early in Takagi's career as a member of Megure's police force.
    • Ran and Shinichi's budding feelings for each other are briefly explored.
    • The whole episode takes place before the actual show. This airplane trip is what leads into Shinichi Kudo's New York Case.

    Treadmill Murder Case

    Anime Episode 146-147: Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story

    Characters introduced

    Yumi Miyamoto
    Yumi Miyamoto.jpg
    • Police patrol officer
    • Friend of Detective Sato
    Ninzaburo Shiratori
    Ninzaburo Shiratori.jpg
    • Police inspector

    File 208 - The Sakuradamon Incident!?

    File 209 - The Inspector's Investigation

    File 210 - An Unexpected Rival

    People

  • Keizo Masuo
    Keizo Masuo manga.jpg
    • 53 years old
    • Tohto Bank manager, Haido Branch
  • Kayo Masuo
    Kayo Masuo manga.jpg
    • Victim (stabbed)
    • 42 years old
    • Keizo Masuo's wife

    • Major events

    • Sato's, Takagi's, and Shiratori's characters develop fully. The latter becomes a full time Inspector.
    • Sato and Takagi's budding romance is explored for the first time.
    • Takagi and Sato are about to eat a ramen dinner together, until Megure interrupts and insists that he takes Sato somewhere, along with Takagi.

    Wedding Murder Case

    Anime Episode 141-142: The Night Before the Wedding Locked Room Case

    File 211 - A Nice Day in Tokyo

    Heiji and Kazuha arrive in Tokyo in order to attend the wedding of the son of a former classmate of Heiji’s mother; she was originally the one invited, but since she broke her toe bones while cooking, Heiji was asked to attend instead. Kazuha comes along because, according to her, Heiji’s mother wants her to take care of him whilst he is in Tokyo; Heiji disputes this account, and claims instead that Kazuha is in Tokyo mainly for shopping. Since they arrive one day in advance, they decide to take a guided tour of the city that day (the guides, unsurprisingly, are Kogoro, Ran and Conan). After spending some time in Shibuya, Kazuha decides to go shopping; Ran suggests that they head to the stores that she knows of. Kazuha rejects this coldly, saying that she already has the stores that she wants to visit in mind. Ran thus offers to accompany her to the stores of her choice, which Kazuha accepts. The two girls thus head to a shopping mall; at one point, Ran asks Kazuha whether a particular shirt suits her; Kazuha, without lifting her head to look at Ran, answers in affirmative, adding indifferently that Ran’s cuteness will make everything fit her well. She then encourages Ran to buy the sweater, which she does.

    After shopping, the two girls head back to Kogoro’s rented car to wait for the detectives, who have not returned. Ran, having noticed that Kazuha seems to be holding something against her, asks her what the problem is. Kazuha, after hesitation, reveals that it bothers her that Ran and Heiji wear shirts with the same colors, patterns and styles in their encounters. She conjectures that they have a special relationship, and that before they meet they secretly agree on what to wear (which Kazuha finds gross). Ran, realizing the misunderstanding, takes off her shirt without thinking twice, and puts on the shirt that she just bought. Kazuha is astonished by this, as they are in the middle of a busy commercial district, and Ran only has underwear below. Ran, after changing, tells Kazuha joyfully that now Heiji and she are not wearing the same thing; Kazuha blushes, and exclaims that Ran is a genuinely good person.

    After the return of the three detectives, they head to Meiji Shrine, which, because of its historical importance and the fact that if one makes a wish there, it is likely to come true, is a major tourist attraction. There, they coincidentally meet the butler of the family whose son is getting married; his name is Akio Shigematsu. Heiji, who knows Shigematsu from when he was a child, asks what he is doing at the shrine; the latter replies that he is accompanying the fiancée Kaede Katagiri on a tour of Tokyo (as she is from somewhere else). Heiji thus wonders where the fiancé (whose name is Kikuhito Morizono) is, to which Katagiri replies, apologetically, that he is unwell because she insisted on ascending to the panoramic platform of Tokyo Tower, ignorant of his extreme acrophobia.

    At this point, Shigematsu asks Katagiri what wish she is making; the latter says that she wants to be blessed with children. Conan and Heiji notice that as she replies, her expression is somewhat unnatural; Ran explains, knowledgably, that women could be slightly unstable ahead of a wedding, and Kazuha adds that that is why the term “pre-wedding anxiety” exists. They then look at each other and say “right?” happily; Heiji is puzzled by this interaction, and wonders when their relationship has grown so close.

    After visiting the shrine, and upon the invitation of Shigematsu, Kogoro, Ran and Conan head to the mansion of Morizono family with the butler, the fiancée and the two wedding invitees. In the garden, they meet Kihuhito’s sister Yurie and servant Yuji Sakuraba. Sakuraba has just managed to find the naughty family pet Rebecca (who is a cat) in the crown of a tall tree; as he shows Rebecca to Ran and Kazuha, who find her lovely, Rebecca is able to escape again.

    At the dinner table, the visitors finally meet Mikio Morizono, the head of the family and the father of Kikuhito and Yurie. Noticing that Rebecca is not around, he asks Sakuraba to look for it, and tells Kogoro (of whom he is a fan) that her wife used to love the cat. Kogoro wonders why he used the past tense; Kikuhito interjects and explains that her mother passed away in an unfortunate car accident (Mikio is later revealed to be in the car then too, but he was lucky, and only injured his leg).

    After the dinner, Kogoro, Ran and Conan plan to return home; Heiji and Kazuha accompany them to the garden to say goodbye. As the three near the entrance of the mansion, Heiji sighs in relief, commenting that there is no murder case this time. This prediction is soon proven to be wrong: right as he speaks, a window on the third floor breaks, prompting the detectives to rush back into the mansion. Ran is ordered to stay where she is to see if anyone suspicious jumps out of the mansion, and Kazuha sets out to look for Shigematsu. He turns out to be missing, and the door leading to the room with the broken window is locked. Since Shigematsu is the only one with the key to that lock, Kogoro and Heiji have no choice but to break in with brute force. There is nothing but a blood trail in the dark room, but by following the blood trail, the detectives are led to the adjoining room; this one is well-lit, and Shigematsu is found sitting on the floor, soundless and unmoving. There is a huge red patch on his left chest, which suggests that he died from a stab wound that penetrated the heart directly.

    People

  • Akio Shigematsu
    Akio Shigematsu manga.jpg
    • Victim (stabbed)
    • 51 years old
    • Morizono family butler
  • Kaede Katagiri
    Kaede Katagiri manga.jpg
    • 22 years old
    • Kikuhito Morizono's fiancé
  • Yuji Sakuraba
    Yuji Sakuraba manga.jpg
    • 23 years old
    • Morizono family servant
  • Yurie Morizono
    Yurie Morizono manga.jpg
    • 28 years old
    • Eldest Morizono daughter
  • Mikio Morizono
    Mikio Morizono manga.jpg
    • 57 years old
    • Head of the Morizono family
  • Kikuhito Morizono
    Kikuhito Morizono manga.jpg
    • 26 years old
    • Eldest Morizono son

    • Trivia

    • The title for each chapter are worded as the following in Case Closed:
    • File 201 - Another Victim
    • File 203 - The Ivory Tower
    • File 204 - The First Entry
    • File 205 - A Locked Room in the Sky
    • File 207 - A Secret Hidden in the Heart
    • File 208 - The Sakuradamon Incident
    • File 209 - The Inspector's Deduction
    • File 210 - An Unforeseen Enemy
    • File 211 - A Perfect Day for Tokyo

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    See also

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