Promise with a J-Leaguer

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Episode 742 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	Promise with a J-Leaguer
Japanese title:	Jリーガーとの約束 (J Riigā to no Yakusoku)
Original airdate:	June 14, 2014
Broadcast rating:	8,70%
Filler case:	#227
Season:	23
Manga source:	TV Original
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ai Haibara Detective Boys Yumi Miyamoto Takahiro Sanada Kaoru Kouda Ryusuke Higo Shinichi Kudo
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
Next Conan's Hint:	Takahiro Sanada
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Screenplay:	Kazunari Kouchi
Storyboard:	Kenichi Takeshita
Episode director:	Kenichi Takeshita
Animation director:	Seiji Muta (supervisor) Kenichi Otomo Tomoko Fukunaga
Music
Opening song:	Butterfly Core
Closing song:	RAIN MAN

Cast

Characters

Conan Edogawa

Ai Haibara

Ayumi Yoshida

Genta Kojima

Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

Yumi Miyamoto

Takahiro Sanada

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Kaoru Kouda

Ryusuke Higo (background)

Shinichi Kudo (flashback)

Gadgets

Gadgets

Voice-Changing Bowtie (implied)

Case

Situation

Accident

Location: Nishishiba Park

Victim: Kou Watanabe

Suspects: Takahiro Sanada

While practicing penalty kicks, Sanada's soccer ball accidentally hits Kou while he's riding his bike past the park, injuring Kou's ankle. Kou is upset and makes Sanada promise to play his next match and score a goal using his right leg.

People

Yuki Ayase
	Sanada's great fan

Yasuo Minegishi
	Yuki's stalker

Kou Watanabe
	11 years old Nishishiba Elementary School 4th grader

Shingo Fukazawa
	40 years old Convenience store owner

Resolution

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Evidence

• Conan points out that with the way Sanada had kicked the soccer ball there is no way for the ball to have hit Kou.
• Fukazawa's glasses are damaged.

Conclusion

Shingo Fukazawa is actually responsible for the soccer ball hitting Kou. Conan, disguising his voice as Kogoro, called the manager of the Nishishiba Park and had him check the video footage. In the video footage, Sanada's soccer ball hits Fukazawa in the face, knocking off his glasses. Angry, Fukazawa then picked up the ball and threw it, accidentally hitting Kou and causing the accident.

Fukazawa later apologizes to both Kou and Sanada, and Sanada in turn apologizes to Fukazawa.

Motive

Fukazawa was angry the ball hit him. Sanada felt responsible so Fukazawa didn't bother telling the truth.

Trivia

• This episode was written by movie 16's scripwriter, Kazunari Kouchi, as a follow-up to movie 16. The episode takes place after movie 16.

See also

• Season 23
• The Eleventh Striker
• Teimuzu River Kite Flying Case