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Revision as of 19:08, 30 June 2011

Chronology
Heiji Hattori vs. Shinichi Kudo: Deduction Battle on the Ski Slope List of Episodes Lawyer Eri Kisaki's Testimony
Episode 491-504
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Information
Title: Clash of Red and Black!
Original airdate: January 14, 2008 (The Beginning)
January 21, 2008 (Blood Relative)
January 28, 2008 (Exclamation)
February 4, 2008 (Hades)
February 11, 2008 (Coma)
February 18, 2008 (Invasion)
February 25, 2008 (Awakening)
March 3, 2008 (Disturbance)
March 10, 2008 (Disguise)
March 17, 2008 (Testament)
April 14, 2008 (Suspicion)
April 28, 2008 (Innocence)
May 12, 2008 (Ready to Die)
May 19, 2008 (Killed in the Line of Duty)
Season: 17
Case
Cast: Conan Edogawa
Shuichi Akai
Jodie Starling
Case solved by: Conan Edogawa (4x)
Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Jodie Starling
Andre Camel

Clash of Red and Black is the longest arc in the anime series as well as the manga, taking place for episodes 491-504. In the arc, we are introduced to two new characters, Andre Camel and Rikumichi Kusuda, and witness the death of F.B.I. agent, Shuichi Akai. We also learn the truth about Eisuke Hondou and his sister, Hidemi.

Characters introduced

Cast

Plot

The Beginning (Manga: 585-586, Anime: 491)

Cast

Situation

Conan, Ran, and Sonoko are visiting a sick friend in the hospital. There they meet Eisuke who tells them he is searching for his long lost sister who looks identical to Rena Mizunashi. Eisuke explains that his sister intended to become a nurse so he is searching the local hospitals for her. Conan, however, suspects Eisuke knows Rena has been hospitalized due to her accident. The three decide to visit Kōshi Anno, a big fan of Rena, to confirm whether Rena is actually Eisuke's sister. Unable to contact Kōshi, they visit his mother and learn Kōshi recently called asking for money in order to pay off a rival company in a business meeting later that day.

Possible Scam

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Location: Koshi Anno's house, Tokyo
Victim: Koshi Anno's mother
Someone claiming to be Koshi Anno using Koshi Anno's home phone number has called his mother asking for a large money deposit in order to pay back a loan due today.

People

  • Resolution




    Deceased Mother's Memento (Manga: 586, 587-590, Anime: 492-494)

    Cast

    Situation

    Blood Relative (Manga: 586, 587-590, Anime: 492)

    Kōshi confirms that the picture is indeed Rena and shows them a news recording depicting Rena with the same hairstyle as Eisuke's sister's in the photograph. In the video, they learn that Rena's blood type is AB. Eisuke denies that Rena is his sister since his sister's blood was once used for his blood transfusion; Eisuke has blood type O, meaning he can only receive Type O blood. Conan suspects there is a hidden component to Eisuke's story and believes Eisuke is searching for Rena with an ulterior motive. The next day, Eisuke invites Ran and Sonoko to accompany him to the mansion he used to live in to collect his mother's belongings which were recently found. Kogoro, coincidentally, was also hired to investigate a murder at the mansion that occurred a year ago. Once there, Eisuke finds his birth certificate, confirming that he has blood type O. Meanwhile, Kogoro is with the owner of the mansion, Kakuzō Okudaira, discussing the murder of his son, Tango Okudaira. Kakuzō tells Kogoro he suspects the murderer is one of three people in the mansion.

    Murder

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    Location: Study Okudaira mansion, Tokyo
    Victim: Kakuzō Okudaira
    Cause of death: Hanging
    Suspects: Eiko Okudaira, Kikuyo Tabata, Hataro Segawa
    While Kakuzō Okudaira was in his study alone, there was a loud crash. As Kikuyo Tabata and Hataro Segawa rushed to investigate, Kakuzō Okudaira shouted "Don't open!" as they began to open the door. When Conan and Kogoro arrived seconds later, Kakuzō Okudaira was found dead, still swinging. The fragments of Kakuzō's treasured vase were found below the body along with many books, one of which was stained in an unusual pattern with blood. A trolley with a small stack of books was nearby.
    Murder

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    Location: Okudaira mansion Pool, Tokyo
    Victim: Tango Okudaira
    Cause of death: Drowning
    Suspects: Eiko Okudaira, Kikuyo Tabata, Hataro Segawa
    On the one year anniversary of Tango's murder, Kogoro was hired by Kakuzō Okudaira to re-investigate the case because he believes the murderer is one of the members of the household. Tango was found drowned in the pool with his hands and legs bound, and mouth taped. The right glove of the deceased butler was on his left hand. At the estimated time of death everyone was inside watching a film. Three days later, the left hand glove of the deceased butler was found in Kakuzō Okudaira's room which he interpreted as a threat.
    Accident?

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    Location: Cliffs
    Victim: Older brother of Hataro Segawa
    Cause of death: Falling of a cliff in a car
    Exactly two years ago Segawa fell off a cliff in his car and died.
    Exclamation (Manga: 587-590, Anime: 493)

    Kakuzō shows Kogoro a photograph of Tango's body in a pool and points to a white glove Tango is wearing. He reveals that the glove was the same glove their previous butler wore before a car accident killed him, and that Tango's murder occurred on the anniversary of the butler's death. Kakuzō tells Kogoro that, three days after Tango's death, he received a white glove and now presumes the murderer plans to kill him next. After the discussion, Kogoro and Conan investigate the house searching for clues. When a blackout occurs and the sound of a vase is heard from Kakuzō's room, they arrive to find him hanged. Conan investigates and realizes three suspicious points: glue was used to keep the knot of the rope together, the broken vase with sweat near the top, and a book titled "Killer of Hades" (in kanji) with blood on it. The police declare that if the book is a dying message, the murderer must be one of the three suspects.

    Hades (Manga: 587-590, Anime: 494)

    Conan's investigation leads him to realize how Kakuzō and Tango's murder was accomplished.

    People

  • Resolution




    Fake Patient (Manga: 595-598, 495-497)

    Cast

    Situation

    Coma (Manga: 595-598, Anime: 495)

    Conan learns from Ran that she had been unable to contact Eisuke since the winter break. She tells him Eisuke last told her that he had found someone from his father's company at Haido Central Hospital, the same hospital in which Rena is currently hospitalized. Conan contacts Jodie Starling to inform her Eisuke may be searching for Rena and learns from her that Eisuke's father, Ethan Hondou, was a spy for the CIA who were investigating the Black Organization. She reveals that Rena and the Black Organization murdered him four years ago. Conan phones Ran asking her how Eisuke recognized the colleague. She replies that Eisuke recognized the person through the phones keypad tone which played the song "Nanatsu no Ko", the phone number of the Black Organization's leader. Conan realizes that a Black Organization member is in Haido Central Hospital. Fearing that the criminal syndicate may be close to finding Rena, Conan and the FBI investigate the hospital. After asking a nurse about a suspicious person, the FBI narrows the suspects list to hospitalized patients between December 18 and December 21 and begin their search for the Black Organization member.

    Black Organization Infiltration

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    Location: Haido Central Hospital
    Suspects: Chotaro Shinki, Rikumichi Kusuda, and Chugo Nishiya
    The Black Organization sent in a fake patient to look for Rena Mizunashi. The FBI are able to narrow it down to three people based on the testimony of a nurse who said the patient was male and enrolled near the end of the year.
    Invasion (Manga: 595-598, Anime: 496)

    The nurse tells Conan that she just remembered Eisuke had surgery for leukemia when he was young, raising the possibility Rena may in fact be his sister. Meanwhile, the FBI manages to narrow the list of suspects down to three patients: An old man with a broken leg, a man with a neck sprain, and a man with dorsalgia. Conan volunteers to secretly investigate them. After recording the three patients on a secret camera, Conan reports back to the FBI.

    People

  • Resolution

    Invasion (Manga: 595-598, Anime: 496)
    Awakening (Manga: 598-599, Anime: 497)




    Last Resort (Manga: 600-604, Anime: 498-500)

    Cast

    Situation

    Disturbance (Manga: 600-604, Anime: 498)

    The FBI plan on transporting Rena to another location in one of three identical vans, making the other two decoys. Later that day, James Black receives a flower from the deceased Kusada. Elsewhere, the Black Organization cause food poisoning throughout restaurants in the city, release poisonous gas in public areas, and start a fire in a local theatre. These incidents cause a large amount of people needing medical attention to flow into the hospital. While Conan and Akai attempt to deduce the Black Organization plans, they notice a ticking sound from Jame's flower pot and realize there is a bomb in it. Agent Andre Camel and Jodie are given the task to detonate the bomb in an isolated location. After doing so, Akai notices there is a rush of deliveries to patients and realize they also contain explosives sent by the Black Organization.

    Disguise (Manga: 600-604, Anime: 499)

    Rena appears on television while the FBI agents are gathering the small explosives which causes them to gather to Rena's room to investigate. They realize it was part of the Black Organization's plan as the explosives the agents were collecting contained transmitters; Gin, who watches the transmitters gather in a single location, tells his colleagues of Rena's location in the hospital. The FBI initiate their plan to transport Rena to another location. Camel is given the task of transporting Rena while the other FBI agents become decoys in the other two vans. Jodie suspects Camel is part of the organization and attempts to pursue Camel to give her the task of driving the van with Rena. Camel incapacitates her and hides her body. The three vans drive off with Chianti, Korn, and Vodka stalking them. Using thermal vision devices, they are able to see through the vans and upload the images to Gin who attempts to deduce which truck contains Rena. Vermouth follows Akai who is secretly tailing the second van, causing them to believe the truck Korn is stalking contains Rena. However, Gin stops them and reveals that Rena is in the van Camel is driving.

    Testament (Manga: 600-604, Anime: 500)

    Rena wakes up and knocks Camel unconscious, causing the car to crash. Once freed, she reunites with the other members of the Black Organization. Chianti prepares to kill Camel, but the vehicle explodes, attracting the attention of the public and forcing the Black Organization members to flee.

    Resolution




    Friday the Thirteenth (Manga: 605-609, 501-504)

    Cast

    Situation

    Suspicion (Manga: 605-608, Anime: 501)

    Back in the present time, Rena asks Gin to spare the hospital and its employees, causing Gin to suspect her of being disloyal to the organization. Elsewhere, Professor Agasa takes the Detective Boys to a hotel restaurant. They run into Officer Takagi who tells them the president of a foreign talent agency was murdered only a few minutes ago. Takagi tells them that the suspect is an unknown foreigner who had an appointment with the president. Conan tells him that the suspect must be in the hotel still since the president's office is on the top floor and—with so little time—the suspect would not have had enough time to rid himself of the smell of gunpowder and escape the building. The police gather up three foreign suspects, one of which includes FBI Agent Camel. Camel is the prime suspect because of his physical features and refusal to answer the questions relating to his profession since the FBI's investigation in Japan must remain a secret. Conan calls Jodie to come and help prove Camel's innocence.

    Murder

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    Location: Talent Agency on 39th floor of New Beika Hotel
    Victim: Renji Sunouchi
    Cause of death: Instantaneous death from multiple gunshot wounds
    Suspects: Irina Palmer, Toby Keynes, Hal Buckner, and Andre Camel
    The secretary's testified that the president had a meeting with a new foreign talent. She returned to the office to find the president only a few minutes dead. Only one elevator was working, so the police who had arrived quickly were able to round up potential foreign suspects on the stairs or the roof. It was later discovered the dead man written a note saying "bring my tux" on a pad of paper which was though to have been taken by the murderer.
    Innocence (Manga: 605-608, Anime: 502)

    Jodie arrives and tells the police that Camel is an FBI agent and that they are a couple vacationing in Japan. The police continue the investigation and notice that a memo with the words "Bring my Tux" was ripped out by an unknown culprit. Jodie asks Camel why he was in Japan two years ago. He replies that he was on a mission with Akai to investigate the Black Organization. He tells her that in the past, he made a mistake and exposed Akai's identity as an FBI agent to the syndicate and impeded Akai's mission as a spy. This indirectly resulted in the Organization murdering Akai's love, Akemi Miyano. Elsewhere, Gin orders Rena to set up a meeting with Akai or be branded as a traitor and subsequently killed. He tells her that he will plant a bug on her during the meeting and that it is her duty to kill Akai. Akai receives a call from Rena and agrees to meet with her, knowing that it is an ambush set up to take his life.

    Ready to Die (Manga: 605-608, Anime: 503)

    Conan realizes why the culprit took the memo and tells Inspector Megure his plan to reveal the culprit.

    People

  • Resolution

    Ready to Die (Manga: 605-608, Anime: 503)
    Killed in the Line of Duty (Manga: 608-609, Anime: 504)

    Resolution

    Gallery

    Trivia

    • The anime reordered several cases in the making of Clash of Red and Black. In the manga, Demon of the TV Station occured in between Deceased Mother's Memento (Manga: 586, 587-590, Anime: 492-494) and the Fake Patient (Manga: 595-598, 495-497).
    • The anime omitted a single chapter manga case called "The Fugitive" that took place in just before the Fake Patient (Manga: 595-598, 495-497). To date it is the only case that has not been made into an anime, however Opening 23 vaguely resembles the plot of this short case.

    See also

  • ^ a b Manga Volume 58, File 2, pg 9: "Akai's Past"
  • ^ Manga Volume 58, File 2, pg 10: "Akai's Past"