Season 1

Season 1 aired from January 8, 1996 to August 12, 1996.

List of episodes

The following is a list of episodes for Season 1.

Jpn#	Int#	Episode title	Original broadcast	English dub broadcast	Plot	Manga source	Next Conan's Hint
1	1	Roller Coaster Murder Case	January 8, 1996	May 24, 2004		V1 - F1	Skyscraper
Shinichi Kudo uncovers a murderer along with the police at a party. Later, Shinichi and Ran Mouri take a trip together to an amusement park, where a man is murdered during a roller coaster ride. Shinichi deduces that the people in front and behind the victim are the suspects. Shortly investigating the scene, he reveals the murderer to be the man's ex-girlfriend. After the case Shinichi spots two suspicious black-clothed men. He decides to follow them and witnesses a deal taking place but is attacked from behind. The two men, intending to kill him, force him to swallow newly developed poison. Most of the main characters are introduced. First appearance of Shinichi Kudo, Ran Mouri, Kogoro Mouri, Juzo Megure, Gin, Vodka, Ayumi Yoshida, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, Genta Kojima, and Hiroshi Agasa. Shinichi turns back into a 7 year old boy after being poisoned. As Shinichi parts from Ran at an amusement park to check on some suspicious activities, Ran feels like she's seeing Shinichi for the last time (which will happen to have been somewhat of a premonition). The men in black poison Shinichi after he is discovered spying on them. Shinichi and Ran are presented as childhood friends and are shown to share a strong bond. Many other important facts about the characters are revealed (such as Shinichi's usual involvement in the police affairs).
2	2	Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case	January 15, 1996	May 25, 2004		V1 - F2~5	Ice
Shinichi wakes up as a young child due to the effect of the poison. After running into Professor Agasa he decides he must hide his identity or those men in black will come back to finish off those connected to him. Shinichi renamed "Conan Edogawa" is placed in the care of Ran and her father, Kogoro Mouri who owns a detective agency which may allow him to gather information on the men in black. Kogoro receives a case to find a man's kidnapped daughter, Akiko. Conan drops subtle hints for Kogoro to solve the case revealing Asao, the butler, to have kidnapped Akiko. A phone call reveals Akiko has been kidnapped again. Conan follows the clues from the phone call and is able to locate her. After arresting the kidnapper, Akiko reveals she asked Asao to fake a kidnapping in an attempt to get her father away from work to spend time with her. The father asks Asao to arrange a vacation for him and Akiko. Kogoro, happy to have solved a difficult case, allows Conan to stay. First appearance of Conan Edogawa. Shinichi moves to Ran's place and calls himself Conan Edogawa.
3	3	An Idol's Locked Room Murder Case	January 22, 1996	May 26, 2004		V1 - F6~9	Neon sign
Conan at school meets up with Ayumi Yoshida, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, and Genta Kojima. The three decide to follow Conan home and make him one of their friends. Later Pop Idol Yoko Okino arrives at Kogoro's Mouri Detective Agency claiming that a man is stalking her. Once there, they find a man with a knife in his back dead. The man was revealed to be Yoko's high school boyfriend, making Yoko one of the three suspects. Conan investigates and finds out how the crime was committed. He knocks Kogoro out by kicking a cigarette tray to his head and using his voice-changing bowtie, uses Kogoro's voice. As Kogoro, he reveals the man killed himself by placing a block of ice with a knife inside it, then lying on top of it until the ice melted causing the knife to stab through him. That night, Conan gives Ran a call and with his bowtie, using Shinichi Kudo's voice. He tells Ran he is on a difficult case and will return when he solves it. First appearance of Yoko Okino and Eiichi Yamagishi. 1) Agasa invents the Voice-Changing Bowtie. 2) Conan uses Kogoro to solve a case for the first time.
4	4	The Coded Map of the City Case	January 29, 1996	May 27, 2004		V4 - F7~10	Cell phone
After a day at the museum, the Conan and his friends find a piece of paper with symbols and the word "Oro" written on it. Conan believes that it is a treasure map after he discovers "Oro" means gold in Italian. Following clues, they find gold coins hanging from the ceiling of an abandoned building, but they interrupted by a gang from the Italian mafia. With Conan's quick thinking, they are able to capture the men. Later, Ayumi gives Conan a kiss, thanking him for saving them as Mitsuhiko and Genta stare jealously. Creation of the Detective Boys.
5	5	The Shinkansen's Bomb Case	February 5, 1996	May 31, 2004		V4 - F4~6 (h.a.)	Chocolate
Conan runs into the two men in black from before on the Shinkansen bullet train. Upon investigating, he finds out they only resemble the two men. Using his new glasses and a bug Conan overhears their conversation about a bomb in a black suitcase on board. Conan is able to narrow down the location of the suitcase leaving four suspects. He is able to figure out who has the bomb at the last moment and with his new shoes invented by Agasa to increase kicking power, Conan manages to kick it off the train just in time. Agasa invents the Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes and updates his glasses with a microphone and listening device.
6	6	Valentine Murder Case	February 12, 1996	June 1, 2004		TV Original	Bar code
Ran is invited to a Valentine's party and Conan, jealously, follows her. The host, Katsuhiko Minagawa, falls dead from poisoning. Conan investigates and finds out that he was poisoned from the coffee served to the party guests. Conan uses his newly acquired wristwatch that shoots a tranquilizer dart to put Kogoro to sleep and with his voice changing bowtie, pretends to be Kogoro. Using Kogoro, Conan reveals that Katsuhiko's adopted mother did it for the insurance money by putting poison in the coffee and that the cake everyone else ate excluding Katsuhiko was the antidote to the poison. First appearance of Sonoko Suzuki. Agasa invents the Stun-Gun Wristwatch. Conan is very protective of Ran and even stops a man from flirting with her.
7	7	Once-A-Month Present Threat Case	February 19, 1996	June 2, 2004		V3 - F7~10	Ball-point pen
Once a month for the past two years, a surgeon named Masayuki Ogawa has received toys and money totaling up to 25 million yen anonymously. He asks for Kogoro's help to find whoever is sending them. With Conan's suggestion, they check Ogawa's history of operated patients. During the investigation Ran begins to suspect that Conan is really Shinichi. When Conan tries out a video game that John received, he realizes that it belonged to a child, named Tomoya Ogino, that died during an operation led by Ogawa three years ago. He realizes Ogawa's son, Yuta, may be in danger. They find Mr. Ogino, Tomoya Ogino's father, and Mr. Ogino at the park just in time to prevent him trying to murder Yuta in vengeance. Ogawa decides not to push any charges and comforts Mr. Ogino about his son's death. That night, Conan manages to deceive Ran about his identity by getting Agasa to call her as Shinichi. Ran gets suspicious of Conan is really Shinichi for the first time.
8	8	Art Museum Owner Murder Case	February 26, 1996	June 3, 2004		V4 - F1~3	Disposable camera
There are rumors that a mysterious ghost knight is roaming the local art museum, and Ran wants to check it out. When they go to check out the 'Hell' exhibit, they find Manaka, the manager of the museum, has been stabbed to death by the ghost knight. Upon investigation, Conan realizes that the murderer moved the paintings before hand to avoid splattering them with blood. He realizes that the museum's director, Ochiai, was the culprit. Conan drops subtle hints to show Kogoro Ochiai is the murderer.
9	9	Tenkaichi Night Festival Murder Case	March 4, 1996	June 7, 2004		V6 - F9 ~ V7 - F1	Video game
Conan, Ran, and Kogoro attend a Festival when Imatake Satoru, a famous writer, is murdered. Conan is certain that it was Norikazu Sasai, the murdered writer's partner. Sasai has a perfect alibi provided by photographs. Conan re-examines the photo and with other clues, proves Sasai to be the criminal. Using Kogoro, Conan proves the pictures are taken from the previous festival with the same camera and that he saved the camera until the day he could Imatake. As certain proof he shows that Sasai in the pictures taken that day did not wear a wristwatch. Sasai revealed that his first published work was stolen by Imatake and he murdered him in vengeance. First appearance of Sango Yokomizo.
10	10	Pro Soccer Player Blackmail Case	March 11, 1996	June 8, 2004		V7 - F8 ~ V8 - F1	Sheet music
The Detective Boys talk about the Sunday Cup, a soccer tournament. They mention Uemura Naoki and Akagi Hideo of the Tokyo Spirits. Afterwards, Conan returns to the Mouri Detective agency to find a girl named Akagi Ryoko waiting in front. She asks Mouri to find Kudo Shinichi, saying that she was his girlfriend. Ran gets jealous and angry and decided to go to her house, but Conan notices some strange things and realizes that there was a kidnapping of Mamoru Akagi, Hideo Akagi's likettle brother. The kidnapper is later revealed to be Uemura Naoki, a fellow soccer player of Hide's. He kidnapped Mamoru because he believed that Hide injured his leg on purpose to stop him from surpassing him. After the solution, Ran calls Shinichi's cell phone, which he gave to Ryoko before, and chases Conan to an alley where she confronts him about Ryoko. At that moment Agasa drives up in his yellow beetle. Conan replies with word that somewhat suggest feelings for her and he hides in Agasa's car, escaping Ran sucessfully. First appearance of Hideo Akagi and Naoki Uemura. Agasa invents the Portable Bentou Box Fax.
11	11-12	Moonlight Sonata Murder Case (1 Hour Special)	April 8, 1996	June 10, 2004		V7 - F2~7	School festival
Kogoro receives a letter with a large sum of money from Keiji Asou requesting that he investigate Moon Light island. On the island, they discover that Keiji was a famous pianist and has been dead for twelve years. They believe the client wanted them to investigate Keiji and so they decide to question the Mayor. They learn that Keiji's piano is in the community hall and that the previous mayor was discovered dead with the song Moonlight Sonata playing in the background. Moonlight Sonata was the same song Keiji played on his piano during the fire that killed him. During the funeral for the previous mayor, Moonlight Sonata is heard from the piano room and they find another man murdered there. Conan interprets the letter as indicating that the murders are just starting. Conan and the others spend the night near the piano along with Dr. Narumi Asai. The police interrogate everyone the next day who were at the funeral but another man is murdered. Music notes left by the killer reveal that he is avenging Keiji Asou. From further investigation of Keiji's music sheet Conan realizes the killer is Dr. Narumi Asai. Conan, through Kogoro, reveals that she has been creating alibis by reporting the wrong times of death. Conan also deduces that Dr. Asai is Keiji's son, Seiji Asai. He disguised himself as a woman to get revenge on those who murdered his family. Seiji escapes to the community hall where his father's piano is and sets the building on fire. Conan tries to convince him to escape from the building by showing him Keiji's dying message. Seiji, grateful for Conan's attempt, throws him out the window. Seiji then plays the piano as the building burns down around him, just like his father.
12	13	Ayumi-chan Kidnapping Case	April 15, 1996	June 14, 2004		V9 - F1~3	¥1,000,000,000
While playing hide-and-seek in the park, Ayumi Yoshida hides herself in the trunk of a car and falls asleep. When she wakes, the car has already left the park, and Ayumi finds herself with a head of a girl wrapped in newspapers. Conan uses the new radio transmitters the Detective Boys received from Professor Agasa to get clues and find where the car is heading. They boys finally catch up to rescue Ayumi, but not before they find out the girl's head was prop for a play. Having knocked out one of the actors, Conan and his friends must take over his part. Agasa invents the Detective Boys Badges and Turbo Engine Skateboard.
13	14	The Strange Person Hunt Murder Case	April 22, 1996	June 15, 2004		V2 - F4~7 (h.a.)	Calculator
A woman named Masami Hirota shows up at the Mouri Detective Agency and asks Kogoro to find her father, Kenzou Hirota. Rearranging Kenzou's cat's name, they realize it's the name of a racing horse, and find him at a horse track. The next day, Kenzou is found dead and Masami missing. Conan remembers that he accidentally placed a tracker on Masami and tries to track her location but the batteries in his glasses run out. Later a detective is revealed to be tracking Masami down for his client Akira Hirota. After Conan's tracker is recharged, they head to Masami's location and find Akira dead. Conan realizes that the Hirotas are connected to a billion yen robbery and that a disguised Masami passed them in the halls. Conan follows her and finds her with her boss Okita. Okita, who plans to remove all evidence of his involvement, prepares to shoot her but is knocked out by Conan. Masami reveals she left the money at the hotel and thanked Conan for his help. First Appearence of Masami Hirota. Agasa invents the Criminal Tracking Glasses for Conan.
14	15	The Mysterious Shooting Message Case	April 29, 1996	June 16, 2004		TV Original	Answering machine
The Detective Boys watch as a sniper shoots a balloon by the river, but Conan notices that the sniper is held at gunpoint by other men. When the Detective Boys get there, the gunmen are nowhere to be seen, but Conan finds a message on a calculator that the sniper left behind. The message is only decoded when Conan turns the calculator upside down to discover the location of the sniper. The gunmen, holding the sniper and his wife hostage, force him to try and assassinate an important political figure. Conan manages to stop the gunmen and save the sniper.
15	16	Missing Corpse Murder Case	May 13, 1996	June 17, 2004		V6 - F6~8	Drawer marks
While looking for a missing cat, the Detective Boys find the cat covered in blood. Tracing the source, they find a dead corpse in a house. After calling the police, they investigate the house but the corpse is nowhere to be found. Conan returns at night to discover the cranky sleeping man that the police avoided during their search was the corpse. Conan realizes the culprit disguised himself as the victim in order to make he police believe the victim is alive. He manages to get the culprit's confession to the murder on the phone to the police and have him arrested.
16	17	The Antique Collector Murder Case	May 20, 1996	June 21, 2004		V6 - F2~5	Elevator girl
An antique collector, Denjiro Maru, asks Kogoro to investigate his wife's affair, but he later found murdered. The crime scene is shredded by a sword and fake clues point to different people that had scheduled a meeting with the collector. Conan notices the drawers on the shelves are scratched and have been rearranged. Using Kogoro, Conan reveals that the shelves when rearranged back to their normal positions, spell the name of the murderer, Yuji Suwa. Conan reveals that the victim sold his prized sword passed down from generation to generation in his family for money and killed him in a rage.
17	18	Hijacked Department Store Case	May 27, 1996	June 22, 2004		TV Original	Medicine capsule
The Detective Boys are accidentally locked inside a department store after hours when returning to retrieve Genta's Kamen Yaiba autograph. That night, robbers try to rob the store. They are soon found out and with clever strategies, the Detective Boys are able to apprehend the robbers. In the end, they were awarded for capturing the robbers, and were absolved from paying food they ate and objects broke during their stay.
18	19	A June Bride Murder Case	June 3, 1996	June 23, 2004		V8 - F8~10	Bouquet
Ran and Shinichi's old homeroom teacher, Sayuri Matsumoto, is getting married, but before the wedding even starts, the bride is poisoned when she drinks her canned juice. Several suspects are caught on video including Sayuri's father, Kiyonaga Matsumoto and Toshihiko Takasugi, the groom. The fingerprint analysis show that some prints are missing from the can. Conan, using Sonoko Suzuki, reveals the culprit to be Toshihiko. Toshihiko reveals that Kiyonaga was the indirect cause of his mother's death. Sayuri's friend proclaims to Toshihiko, Sayuri knew about his past with her father but she married him anyways because he was her childhood love. Toshihiko becomes enveloped in guilt but a message from the hospital reveals Sayuri's surgery to be a success, leaving Toshihiko to cry with happiness. Toshihiko is sent to prison for three years after which he marries Sayuri. First appearance of Kiyonaga Matsumoto.
19	20	An Elevator Murder Case	June 10, 1996	June 24, 2004		TV Original	Creepy basement
Ran is invited to be a model for a fashion designer company. After they arrive, one of the company's employees, Mika Taniguchi, is killed in the elevator. Conan is certain that the company's owner, Eiko Ashiya is the one who killed her but can't prove how as Mika went directly to the 8th floor in the elevator while Eiko went to the 15th . Conan realizes how the murder was pulled and uses Kogoro to solve the case. Conan reveals that Eiko called Mika to come up to the 15th floor and killed her where she then placed Mika in the elevator and sent it to the 8th floor. Eiko reveals that Mika stole her clothing designs and sold it to her rivals and she murdered Mika in vengeance.
20	21	A Haunted Mansion Murder Case	June 17, 1996	June 28, 2004		V2 - F8~10	Fu dog
Ayumi is walking home when she sees lights in an old abandon house where an unsolved murder took place several years ago. She convinces the Detective Boys to sneak into and explore the house. Genta and Mitsuhiko suddenly disappear leaving Conan and Ayumi following an old woman down a hidden stairs where they find a caged man. Conan's deduces that the man, who was the son of the murdered man years back, is being locked away against his will by his mother who refuses to let him confess to the police. Conan manages to persuade the mother that her son, Akio, wants to confess for his crime and atone for it rather than live with the guilt. Akio turns himself in the next day along with his mother with Genta and Mitsuhiko have been revealed to be outside sleeping. Later, the Detective Boys decide to investigate another haunted house which actually belongs to Conan. Agasa invents the Elasticity Suspenders.
21	22	On Location, TV Drama Murder Case	June 24, 1996	June 29, 2004		TV Original	Bread crumb
Yoko Okino is starring in a television drama and she invites Kogoro, Ran, and Conan to watch the filming. The cameraman named Morio is murdered and his dying message in kanji spells Shrine god. Conan notices that some of the words are dry while others are wet, revealing the dry message to spell Ringo, the name of one of the actors. Ringo reveals he changed the message to avoid being suspected of murdering Morio. Conan discovers the name was altered to frame Shingo and that the real name is under Shingo. Using Kogoro, Conan reveals that the name left by Mario is Tina. He reveals when Tina killed Mario, she did not notice the dying message. When he husband was her husband, Jerumia, was searching for her, he spots the message and changed it to frame Shingo. Tina revealed that she murdered Morio because he blackmailed her about her past where she indirectly caused the robbery of her grandfather's shrine and causing the shrine's supervisor to suicide. First appearance of Wataru Takagi.
22	23	Luxury Liner Serial Murder Case (Part 1)	July 1, 1996	June 30, 2004		V3 - F1~6	Sketch book
Kogoro, Ran, and Conan miss their boat home from a vacation and are lucky to hitch a ride with the rich Hatamoto family on a private ship. The head of the Hatamoto family, Gozo is murdered, and the evidence all points to Takeshi whose father committed suicide when his company was taken over by the Hatamoto family. Takeshi is forced into a locked cabin for suspicion of murder. Everyone in the family is interested in the Hatamoto inheritance but are shocked to find that a will was made and the inheritance was signed to Natsue, the Head's granddaughter. Later a Hatamoto family member, Tatsuo, is found dead and Takeshi is missing from the storage room. First appearance of Natsue Hatamoto, Takeshi Hatamoto, and Joji Hatamoto.
23	24	Luxury Liner Serial Murder Case (Part 2)	July 8, 1996	July 1, 2004		V3 - F1~6	Pendant
Conan finds the crime scene of Gozo strange and believes that Takeshi is being framed. The boat's power is suddenly switched off and Ichiro, a grandson of Joseph, is stabbed in the dark. Everyone is suspicious of one another and accusations are thrown around. After looking in each of the rooms searching for Takeshi, Conan finds the evidence to prove Takeshi's innocence and the culprit guilty. Conan uses Kogoro and proves Ichiro is the murderer and that his motive was because he was in love with Natsue, who became engaged to Takeshi. Ichiro revealed Gozo rejected his proposal for marriage with Natsue and humiliated him. After learning of Takeshi's past, Ichiro murdered Joseph and framed Takeshi In the end, Takeshi talks to Natsue and tells her he planned to avenge his father but fell in love with her and gave up on revenge.
24	25	The Mysterious Woman With Amnesia Case	July 15, 1996	July 5, 2004		TV Original	Scuba gear
A woman named Maya has amnesia and stumbles into Kogoro, Ran, and Conan. After leaving the hospital with Maya a car almost hits them and a piece of a building almost falls on them. Conan suspects that someone is trying to kill Maya, but also finds the Maya is acting strangely. Later Maya regains her memories and remembers her duty was to kill Kogoro. Conan realizes the man who was thought to have targeted her was her client who's goal was to kill Kogoro. After Maya leads Kogoro to an abandoned warehouse, she attempts to strangle him with a wire but Conan manages to stop her by kicking a baseball through the wire. The assassin and her client are arrested afterwards.
25	26	The False Kidnapping and Hostage Case	July 22, 1996	July 6, 2004		TV Original	Conditioned response
Katsuhiko Takei's daughter, Naoko, is being held hostage by a kidnapper who is demanding 500 million yen. The first transaction meeting fails when the kidnapper finds out Takei called the cops about their meeting and escapes. During the escape, the van drives off the cliff and into the river. Conan finds evidence that the kidnapper escaped, but no evidence of a second person. Conan overhears the conversation between Takei and his assistant Akiko Hanai and finds out Takei is hesitant to pay the ransom for his daughter. Takei decides to use fake money to try and trick the kidnapper. When he goes to meet the kidnapper with Akiko, Akiko reveals she is the kidnapper. Akiko revealed that when Takei sent her father's company to bankruptcy, he caused her father to kill himself after murdering her mother and brother. Conan, who was hidden in the trunk of the car, persuades her to spare Takei proclaiming she'll make Naoko suffer the same pain she did. Later Naoko was released and Akiko is arrested.
26	27	Pet Dog John Murder Case	July 29, 1996	July 7, 2004		TV Original	Gun
Conan is coming back from a restaurant with Ran and Kogoro when they hear a man scream. They enter the house and find a man has been jumped by a dog in the house, causing him to fall backwards off the stairs and into a wall. Pronounced dead, Conan suspects Masayoshi Sakaguchi, the owner of the dog called John. Conan suspects that Masayoshi trained John to kill the man, Takeshi Maehara, who bulled his son, Masato, causing him to suicide several years ago. Conan gives Kogoro subtle hints allowing him to solve the crime. Kogoro reveals that the dog was trained to attack when he hears nine chimes from a grandfather clock along with the voice of Masayoshi. Masayoshi reveals that Takeshi was forgiven in the past believing he would change from Masato's death. When Masayoshi saw Takeshi in the present, he finds out Takeshi remained cruel to others. Feeling his son died in vain, Masayoshi planned to murder Takeshi. Afterwards, John is spared from death and placed with a relative of Masayoshi's.
27	28	Kogoro's Class Reunion Murder Case (Part 1)	August 5, 1996	July 8, 2004		V9 - F4~6	Benkei
Kogoro, Ran, and Conan are out walking when a robbery occurs. Conan and Kogoro are able to take down the robber and hand him to the police. A crowd gathered to watch the scene and Kogoro's friend, Yumi recognizes him. After talking about the judo class reunion that is to take place that day, she leaves. While turning back, Conan and Kogoro realize the gun the robber had is missing. That night at the reunion, they plan to go out and watch fireworks. Kogoro's friends did not go leaving only Conan, Kogoro, and Ran. Yumi is missing from dinner so the judo members go to her room to wake her up from her sleep. There, they find her dead from a gunshot wound to the head and in her hand was the missing gun from before. Kogoro realizes that burn marks are missing from Yumi's temple meaning that it was a murder and one of the judo members is the suspect. First appearance of Jun Omura. Kogoro meets with his old friends.
28	29	Kogoro's Class Reunion Murder Case (Part 2)	August 12, 1996	July 12, 2004		V9 - F4~6	Cat
Conan recognizes two things strange about Yumi's body; the finger was not on the trigger and she was naked under her robe. Conan then realizes who the murderer is and plans to tranquilize Kogoro to solve the case. Realizing how determined Kogoro is on solving the case, Conan instead decides to drop subtle hints and let Kogoro solve the case. Kogoro solves the case, revealing that Yumi died much earlier and that exercise from table tennis caused her body to undergo rigor mortis much earlier. He reveals that the judo member who murdered Yumi was Kazushi Nakamichi. Nakamichi revealed that he was dating Yumi for eighteen years and he proposed to her multiple time but she always turned him down. When he became engaged to another woman, Yumi terrorized them both with threats. He revealed that he picked up the gun from the robbery earlier, seeing it as a sign to murder Yumi. Kogoro meets with his old friends.

Theme songs

Openings

• Episodes 1-28: Mune ga DOKIDOKI by ↑THE HIGH-LOWS↓

Endings

• Episodes 1-26: STEP BY STEP by Ziggy
• Episodes 27-28: Meikyuu no RAVAAZU by Heath

See also

• Anime
• Staff Listing Season 1
• Season 2