Season 15

Season 15 aired from January 23, 2006 to February 19, 2007.

List of episodes

The following is a list of episodes for Season 15.

Jpn#	Int#	Episode title	Original broadcast	English dub broadcast	Plot	Manga source	Next Conan's Hint
427	-	Super Secret of the Road to School (Part 1)	January 23, 2006			V49 - F5~7	Ai Haibara lookalike
A girl vanishes on her way to school, and the Detective Boys decide to investigate. Conan fears the arrival of a new Black Organization member.
428	-	Super Secret of the Road to School (Part 2)	January 30, 2006			V49 - F5~7	Allergic diathesis
Conan figured out from accounts of the missing girl's trip to a convenience store that she was secretly feeding some kittens in an unoccupied building. But when they found the kittens, the girl was nowhere to be seen, and there were clues to a recent motor accident nearby. Traffic police Yumi came and rendered help to the kids. An intriguing character is mysteriously introduced in the episode's ending.
429	-	Two People Who Can't Return (Part 1)	February 6, 2006			V49 - F8~10	Sleeping posture
A client asked Kogoro Mouri to locate his girlfriend who drove off in his car after a quarrel. The client said he needed a file he had left in a hurry. They track the car down to the place where the client and his girlfriend first met, and find her dead inside the car. First appearance of Eisuke Hondou.
430	-	Two People Who Can't Return (Part 2)	February 13, 2006			V49 - F8~10	Adhesive plaster
Continuing with the previous episode, Kogoro, Ran, Conan, the client and Ran's classmate Eisuke Hondou travel to the mountains in order to help the client find his girlfriend, only to find her laying dead in the car. The police is called, both Kogoro and the inspector suspect the death to be a suicide. But Conan believes that the boyfriend murdered his girlfriend.
431	-	Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 7 (Part 1)	February 20, 2006			V50 - F1~4	Rare card
Kogoro, Ran, and Conan are at a café when they run into Takagi who is aiming to pick up girls. Meanwhile, he finds Sato there doing the same. After a tense date with two strangers, Conan realizes from the conversation that a boy home alone is in danger. When they arrive at their house, the boy has been kidnapped. The kidnapper leaves an email demanding money.
432	-	Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 7 (Part 2)	February 27, 2006			V50 - F1~4	Perfect game
After solving clues Takagi leaves suddenly and Conan reveals who the kidnapper is. Just then, the boy returns home unharmed, making them believe the culprit will try to make a run for it. After arriving to his house it is revealed that a winning lottery ticket was returned to the culprit in his mailbox, making him release his friends had no intention of stealing from him and the guilt of his crime caused him to commit suicide. Takagi manages to save his life while Sato yells at him for the danger he could have been in. Sato and Takagi almost kiss until they realise that Kogoro,Ran and Conan are in the backseat of the car.
433	-	Conan: A Strange Child	March 6, 2006			TV Original	Chewing gum
One day, Kogoro and Conan go visit a famous author. But when they come back later so Mouri can thank him for signing his book they find him dead. But who could have done it?
434	-	The Great Dog Coeur's Triumph	April 10, 2006			TV Original	Toothpaste for dogs
That night the mother-in-law of a woman is killed. There is a dog bite marks on her neck. Could the dog really have done this?
435	-	Information Gathered About the Detective Boys (Part 1)	April 17, 2006			V50 - F5~7	Hay fever
The Detective Boys from class 1-B have been requested for an interview. They arrive at Sugimori's (the interviewer) apartment, excited, only to find him dead. Kobayashi amazed to see that Conan has been shown of his detective skills to his sensei, allowed Haibara to ask him to slow down and act more childish, being careful not to expose his detective skills similar to those of the high school detective Shinichi Kudo. Conan's actions were seen to be immature in the eyes of rest of the DB's members except for Haibara who was laughing to herself. Kobayashi becomes interested in the Detective Boys and is surprised about Conan's skills.
436	-	Information Gathered About the Detective Boys (Part 2)	April 24, 2006			V50 - F5~7	Railway crossing sound
Continuing from the previous episode the Detective Boys, Kobayashi and Conan call the police upon the discovery of the dead body of the interviewer but due to Kobayashi getting suspicious of Conan's deductions he has to divert her suspicions somehow and at the same time uncover the murderer by letting Inspector Megure and Detective Takagi solve the case. Kobayashi is revealed to be a fan of Edogawa Ranpo and wants to join the Detective Boys but the kids refuse.
76	-	Conan vs. Kaitou Kid (1 Hour Special) (Rerun)	May 1, 2006			V16 - F6~9	Pearl
Conan is not actually Aoyama's first character. There's another one who happened to face Kudo once... What happens when the infamous magician of the moonlight squares off against our child detective? First appearance of Kaitou Kid, Kaito Kuroba, Aoko Nakamori, Ginzo Nakamori, and Shintaro Chaki. First time Conan and Kid face off. Heist: The Black Star.
437	-	Aya Ueto and Shinichi - The Promise from 4 Years Ago	May 8, 2006			TV Original	TV drama
While Ran and Sonoko are dusting at Shinichi's house, Aya Ueto, an actress, asks where she can find Shinichi Kudo, in hopes of help in finding her Grandmother. While Shinichi is not available, Ran, Sonoko, and Conan are able to use the clues of Aya's family past to unravel the mystery. Meanwhile, Ran tries to understand what was said between Shinichi and Aya four years ago. It is revealed that Shinichi and Aya made a pact four years ago that he would someday become a real detective, and she a real actress.
438	-	The Pursuit of the Fish E-mail	May 15, 2006			V51 - F2~3	Three fish
The waitress of Café Poirot, Azusa Enomoto, reported she received strange messages from a boy, suggesting he might be kidnapped or trapped in a location without food and water. The only way to find him is by reading his text messages. The boy only knows how to send, but does not know how to receive. Conan must put the clues he gives to find out his location.
439	-	And It'd Be Nice if Everybody Disappeared	May 22, 2006			TV Original	Novel
Kogoro and Conan are approached by two clients who claim that their lives are threatened by a man called Hikage, who was a member of their college investigation club who wrote a manuscript for a murder-prophecy novel. Kogoro and Conan take the case and decide to investigate.
440	-	The Car Stunt's Utmost Limit	May 29, 2006			TV Original	Two cars
The professor Agasa and the Detective Boys go to visit the set where the show Kamen Yaiba is being filmed, but all is not good as their is tension going on within the crew. Later, a stuntman who was eager to shoot his stunts is found dead in a car crash
441	-	The Final "Ahh"	June 5, 2006			TV Original	Muddler
While going to buy some cakes, Kogoro and Conan are dragged into a case as two witnesses claim to have heard a gunshot sound. They discover the dead body of their neighbor, but the police and Kogoro declare it's a suicide. Conan is convinced that it was murder.
442	-	The Man Obstructed by the Steel Frame	June 12, 2006			TV Original	Amnesia
A man is severely injured after a steel frame drops on him. Was this just an accident, or an attempted murder?
208	-	The Entrance to the Maze: The Anger of the Colossus (1 Hour Special) (Rerun)	June 19, 2006			TV Original	Self-service ropeway
Kogoro, Ran and Conan are invited for a ceremony for a ropeway which is built through a giant Goddess Statue on the mountains by Doumouto Guze. They learn that the there is a rumor about a curse by the goddess' anger and Kogoro was invited to disprove it. After riding through the ropeway on the opening day, Doumouto, who has disappeared from the ropeway cart, is later found dead on the goddess' hand. Inspector Sango Yokomizo enters the scene, and begins an investigation, believing that this may be an impossible crime.
443	-	Clam Digging With a Sigh (Part 1)	June 26, 2006			V51 - F4~6	Matching parkas
The Junior Detective Club were at the beach digging up clams. They encountered a college group of students on similar excursion. Later, one of the college boy was found dead from poisoning. Was it suicide, or murder?
444	-	Clam Digging With a Sigh (Part 2)	July 3, 2006			V51 - F4~6	PET bottle cap
Inspector Jugo Yokomizo was called in on the scene to investigate.
445	-	Secret of the Russian Blue	July 10, 2006			V51 - F7~8	Young Japanese woman texting style
Kogoro Mouri solves the case! It is a busy day for the detective when he plans to meet a client and watch the new Okino Yoko drama series. His assignment is to decipher a suspicious text message written in code by the client's daughter. However, Mouri finds out there is a cat in the office. It is Goro, a Russian Blue that belongs to Eri. While Eri has to Okinawa for a case and Ran and Conan go to school, Kogoro has to look after the cat. Mouri becomes annoyed with Goro when gets cathair over the wash towel, knocks down an English-to-Japanese dictionary, plays with shoes, and goes into the video collection. But through these hints, Mori is able to figure our the coded message! It turns out Conan hid katsuobushi in several places so Goro could give hints to Mouri. In the end, Eri shows up to pick up Goro. First appearance of Goro.
446	-	The Sealed Western-Style Window (Part 1)	July 24, 2006			V51 - F9~11	Key chain
Sonoko, Ran, Eisuke and Conan were hiking to Sonoko's mountain villa when they discovered the bridge leading to the lodge had collapsed due to disrepair. Out of range of mobile phone signals, they went to a neighboring villa to request the use of the house phone, and learned that it was recently bought over by a music group "Dorcus" as a den for composing new music.
447	-	The Sealed Western-Style Window (Part 2)	July 31, 2006			V51 - F9~11	Book sequence
Inspector Misao Yamamura arrived to investigate. Conan also tries to gather clues to help, but is limited to what he can do when a sneaky Eisuke starts to spy and watch him. Conan has to use different tactics so he won't seem suspicious to him. Eisuke continues being suspicious of Conan with Conan aware of the fact that he is being watched.
342	-	The Bride of Huis ten Bosch (1 Hour Special) (Rerun)	August 7, 2006			TV Original	N/A
Sonoko, Ran and Conan are guests at a wedding to be conducted at the Dutch theme park Huis Ten Bosch in Nagasaki. Upon arrival, there was unmistakable tension from the groom's household members (a banking family) towards the bride-to-be, who was not from an elite background. Subsequently, loss of a valuable heirloom ring given to the bride by the groom threatens to end the marriage before it begun. As Ran, Sonoko and Conan worked hard to locate the missing ring, the bride-to-be herself went missing. More complication arose it was revealed that a decade before, the bride-to-be's father, a glass artisan, committed suicide after being unable to repay a loan to the bank owned by the groom's family. Ran catches the bride's bouquet! And Conan runs away saying "fate isn't on my side!"
448	-	The Meguro Sanma Case	August 14, 2006			TV Original	Fairytale
Mouri, Conan, and Inspector Megure are walking towards a Rakugo (type of Japanese play center) where Mouri will attempt to act and win the prize of "All you can drink". They make a stop by a famous Rakugo actor's restaurant named Meguro. Ichimatsu is the owner of this shop and he works alongside his ex-wife Meguro Miya. After the play, Ichimatsu is stabbed and sent to the hospital. The evidence points the culprit to be Meguro Miya, but then Ichimatsu's assistant named Manragutei Kisaburau appears claiming he stabbed Ichimatsu. While both of them try to convict themselves, Conan figures out who the culprit is. Once solved the Miya and Kisaburau go out on a date. At the end Mouri practices his horrible play forcing Conan, Inspector, and one of the cops to listen.
449	-	Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding (1 Hour Special)	August 21, 2006			V52 - F3~5	Ominous message
Takagi and Miyamoto Yumi poses as a bride and groom in order to catch a serial killer/burglar who had threatened to kill the real bride and groom. When Chiba reports that the burned corpse of one of the wedding guests is found near the river, Megure deduces that the victim was killed by the serial killer in order to obtain the wedding invitation. A mysterious video arrives at the wedding party from a friend of the groom. After watching the video, Megure suspects that the killer is already in the chapel and Conan suggests that the bride meet with the guests in order to find the burglar who broke into her house. The bride reports that there are three suspicious guests: a photographer, a snowboarding instructor, and an internet administrator. The groom insists that the wedding to proceed, despite Megure's protests. As the bride walks down the aisle, the burglar suddenly appears. However, the groom announces that the burglar was actually a police officer, Chiba, posing as the burglar. Megure points out that Chiba has been by the river and the groom could not have figured out the burglar's true identity. Megure also reveals that the groom was the burglar's accomplice and in the end killed the burglar so he could marry the bride for money. When the groom attempts to escape, he is stopped by Conan and Ran. Conan imagines Ran in a wedding dress. Lots of Sato and Takagi moments!
450	-	Trick vs. Magic (Part 1)	August 28, 2006			TV Original	Stage lighting
A famous magician hires Kogoro to keep watch on his staff members, as he believes one of them may be out to kill him. For his first act, he lies on a bed of spikes, and is slammed with another, which has Conan and Kogoro worried until he's revealed to be alive. The next trick does not go so well, and he ends up trapped in a water tank where the entrance has been sealed. By the time it's open and he's rescued, it's too late, and one of his workers is responsible.
451	-	Trick vs. Magic (Part 2)	September 4, 2006			TV Original	Latch
Conan fishes around for clues in hopes of finding the true culprit. After gaining info, he learns who's behind the trick, and exposes the true master mind behind the death of the magician.
452	-	The Phantom of the Konpira (1 Hour Special)	September 11, 2006			TV Original	Stage actor
Conan, Ran, Mouri, and Sonoko travel to Shikoku to see the kabuki play Phantom of the Konpira. It is a play based on Phantom of the Opera. Things start to mimic the play. There are requests for a heroine change, sightings of a phantom, and a deliberate attempt on the heroine, just like Phantom of the Opera. The chief of the stage setting is killed, and the chairman and the sponsor are arrested by circumstantial evidence. Conan uses Sonoko to reveal who ruined the theater's play.
453	-	Preview Screening of Fate and Friendship	October 23, 2006			V52 - F1~2	Premium ticket
A man buys a ticket to see a movie, which is a sequel to another he and his friends have seen in the past. He gives his ticket to one of his friends, then leaves, but clues he has left behind leads Conan to believe that he has more on his mind. He plans to commit suicide, and plans frame his friend for it afterward. Will Conan be able to prevent his plan before he follows through with it?
454	-	The Overturned Conclusion (Part 1)	October 30, 2006			V52 - F6~8	Collection
The scene starts with Toshihisa Manda, an author, meeting with his publisher at a hotel to discuss the deadline for his newest novel. The author sneaks out of the hotel and travels to the home of his ghostwriter, Kohei Haramoto, in order to collect the manuscript. When Haramoto tells his employer that he plans on releasing his own novel, Manda bludgeons his apprentice with a vase. Meanwhile, the Detective Boys are playing baseball nearby when Genta hits the ball through the window of Haramoto's home, breaking the vase. When the young detectives attempt to apologize, they discover the deceased ghostwriter's body.
455	-	The Overturned Conclusion (Part 2)	November 6, 2006			V52 - F6~8	Incomplete manuscript
Continuing from the last episode the police is called and investigation is started.after hearing what the housekeeper says Conan figured out that the author Manda was the one who murdered Haramoto.
456	-	The Mystery I Loved	November 13, 2006			TV Original	Sushi shop ginger
A murder occurs in an apartment. The victim is a famous detective author. After finding the evidence through the sushi, the culprit was revealed to do it out of love for the author's mystery.
457	-	Sonoko's Red Handkerchief (Part 1)	November 20, 2006			V52 - F9~11	Katakana name
Sonoko brought Ran, who brought Conan, to visit the site in the country used as location in filming of a well-received romantic TV serial, where the lead actress tied a red handkerchief to a tree branch to enable her lover to find her. The success of the serial went beyond expectation and the sleep rural area became a popular spot where female visitors tied red handkerchiefs all over the woods, spoiling Sonoko's scheme to lure Makoto for a romantic rendezvous. They encountered a man who claimed to be part of the TV serial crew, and commissioned by a fan to find the exact location of tree with the original red handkerchief in the show. Shortly afterwards, he was discovered, stabbed dead, at the spot. Sonoko is again upto her "love-love" strategies,while Ran gets jealous over Shinichi again.
458	-	Sonoko's Red Handkerchief (Part 2)	November 27, 2006			V52 - F9~11	April 1st
The murder investigation narrowed to three suspects who were recent arrivals at the nearby inn. Conan deduced the culprit and the cause of the murder. He confronted the culprit at the murder site, but a shock waited him, Ran and Sonoko - the culprit was not alone! The culprit was a yakuza lieutenant who brought henchmen far too numerous for Ran to deal with alone. Makoto arrived in the nick of time, he and Ran fought them off until the police arrived. First appearance of Misae Yamamura. Sonoko gets a surprise visit from Makoto
459	-	A Mysterious Man - Overly Strict with Regulations	December 4, 2006			TV Original	Moving
An overly strict man is accused of murdering a woman. Is it murder or is it self-defense? Conan must investigate and figure out the truth.
460	-	Class 1-B's Great Operation!	January 15, 2007			V53 - F5~6	Eye of a die
The teacher of the Detective Boys decides to give the class a mental test. Just when Conan understands the puzzle their teacher has given them, he is called by his teacher so the class must solve it without him. They solve it with the help of two silent out-casted students. It turns out it was a plan to include the new students so they feel more involved. First appearance of Maria Higashio.
461	-	The Missing Page	January 22, 2007			TV Original	Picture frame
As the Detective Boys work on their book reports in the library, Ayumi notices her book is missing a page. The young detectives attempt to identify who would do such a thing to a library book and so, during the investigation, they discover that the book was borrowed by a boy named Tsukasa. The Detective Boys decide to investigate this missing page mystery.
462	-	The Shadow of the Black Organization (The Young Witness)	January 29, 2007			V53 - F7~9	Shining hammer
In the hospital, the FBI members talk about Rena Mizunashi. Elsewhere, a child witnesses the murder of a rock'n roll star, and Conan and the group try to figure out what he saw. Conan gets suspicious of Eisuke who starts showing similarities to Kir. Akai discovers Rena Mizunashi's name means 007.
463	-	The Shadow of the Black Organization (The Strange Illumination)	February 5, 2007			V53 - F7~9	Serpent and nail
Conan and the others attempt to solve the case of the murdered rock star. Near the end of the case, Eisuke tries to find info on how Kogoro solved it, only to be interrupted by Conan claiming to be tired. Eisuke swiftly glares at him, giving further speculation that he may be working with the organization, and his secret identity may no longer be safe. Eisuke seems to have a dark side or is related to the Black Organization. Shows connection of the Black Organization in the death of a mysterious person killed by Kir.
464	-	The Shadow of the Black Organization (The Mystery of the Big Reward)	February 12, 2007			V53 - F10 ~ V54 - F2	"The Red-Headed League"
Eisuke manages to find another case and convinces Kogoro into taking it. A woman is murdered, and her son says he saw who did it. Conan realizes that the case has something to do with the organization, as the boy was a witness to Kir's abduction by the FBI in episode 425. Eisuke puts his hand on the boy's pulse in the same way Rena checked if Conan was lying. Conan becomes suspicious of Eisuke's relation to her. Shows Gin and Vodka talking about how Mizunashi Rena got into the Organization and a mysterious foreign woman in black confronting the boy who witnessed the accident.
465	-	The Shadow of the Black Organization (Shining Star of Pearl)	February 19, 2007			V53 - F10 ~ V54 - F2	Scattering beans for Setsubun
Conan solves the case, but makes an astounding revelation afterward. It appears the foreign woman the boy encountered happens to be no other than Vermouth. Shows confirmation of Vermouth's involvement to the child. Also shows about the Black Organization and a person named Hondou.

Theme songs

Openings

• Episodes 427-437: Shoudou by B'z
• Episodes 438-456: 100 mono tobira by Rina Aiuchi and U-ka saegusa IN db
• Episodes 457-465: Kumo ni notte by U-ka saegusa IN db

Endings

• Episodes 427-437: Kanashii hodo anata ga suki by ZARD
• Episodes 438-458: Mou kimi dake o hanashitari shinai by Aya Kamiki
• Episodes 459-465: Shiroi yuki by Mai Kuraki

See also

• Anime
• Staff Listing Season 15