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Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story (Part 2)

The detective boys go to the police station who are trying to figure out who robbed a nearby bank. The man who owns the bank phones his wife, then gives the phone to one of the officers. Suddenly, the woman screams and she is then found dead in her house with a wound from a knife. Conan thinks that these two cases are related - did the robbers kill the wife because she recognized one of them? He sees the man smiling at his wife's dead body.

Yumi Miyamoto debuts in this episode, in a flashback with Takagi.

Sato's, Takagi's, and Shiratori's characters develop fully. Shiratori becomes a full time Inspector.

Sato and Takagi's budding romance is explored for the first time.

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May 30, 1999

V21 - F8~10

Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2 (Part 1)

Conan gives the police small clues and they eventually find out that the man killed his own wife and staged the robbery to his own bank.

Takagi and Sato are about to eat a ramen dinner together, until Megure interrupts and insists that he take Sato somewhere, along with Takagi.

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August 9, 1999

V23 - F10 ~ V24 - F2

Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2 (Part 2)

Sato is chasing a murderer through the school building where the Detective Boys are in. After cornering him, she accidentally handcuffs him to her between a toilet handle, trapping them. The man proclaims he is innocent and that needs to get on a plane tomorrow to attend his daughter's wedding. She tells Takagi to solve the case before the time and not to inform the police. The Tokyo police department send out a massive manhunt for the suspect, Sato, and Takagi.

Sato and Takagi's romance is once again explored.

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August 16, 1999

V23 - F10 ~ V24 - F2

Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3 (Part 1)

With the help of the Detective Boys, the case is solved. However, the building Sato and the suspect is trapped in is about to be blown up. With all the ruckus of the people, they are unable to warn Agasa who created a special bomb called Tropical Rainbow, a bomb that explodes with all the colors of the rainbow. Conan manages to knock Agasa out before he pushes the button to demolish the building. Takagi is also extremely relieved when he finds out that Sato only sees Inspector Megure as a fatherly figure.

Takagi is relieved when he learns that Sato only thinks of Megure as a father figure.

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August 28, 2000

V27 - F4~F7

Season 8

A serial arsonist sets huge fires across the city and Takagi and Sato with the Detective Boys are out to solve it. It turns out this is also the day the case of Sato's father's death will be annulled, and the bank robber will be able to keep the money he stole from the bank. Sato sets out to solve both cases before the day ends, but Takagi has been attacked by the arsonist.

Masayoshi Sato's first appearance.

Sato's feelings for avenging her father's death are displayed. When Takagi says a line similar to the last thing Sato's father said to her on the day he was killed, she gets very scared.

Takagi and Sato's budding romantic feelings for each other are once again on display. Sato lets Takagi use her treasured handcuffs, the ones her father used. After she learns that Takagi dissappears, Sato is also very determined to find him.

Sato's past is explored. Her father was also a policeman, but he was killed by one of his own close friends. Sato is set out to find this person.

206

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Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 3 (Part 2)

September 4, 2000

V27 - F4~F7

Season 8

After Ai reveals the pattern of the arsonist attack, the Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko run into the arsonist who attempts to kill them. Takagi is revealed to be inside the warehouse the arsonist set fire to. He can't break the handcuffs due to them being a momentum from Sato's dead father. Conan manages to arrive in time and stop the arsonist, but does not realize Takagi is in the burning warehouse. Meanwhile, the clock strikes midnight and the suspected bank robber explains everything to Sato, saying how his father saved his life. Sato reveals that due to the typhoon in Italy, the anull date was moved forward by one day. Takagi seemingly dies but appears with his handcuffs attached to the window bars. He collapses in Sato's arms.

Even though Takagi knew that he could have shot the handcuffs to escape from the trap that was set, he was still determined to never shoot them, and find another way out, knowing how much those handcuffs meant to Sato.

A bewildered Sato sees Takagi, her feelings for him finally growing stronger when she learns that not only is he safe, but that he cared so much to not even touch the handcuffs. Due to this, Sato and Takagi go on a date! However, the date turns into another case, as Megure calls them both before they can even begin the date, to monitor an escaped convict.

We finally learned what happened to Sato's father on the day he died.

240

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The Shinkansen Transport Case (Part 1)

July 2, 2001

V30 - F1~3

The Shinkansen Transport Case (Part 2)

Conan is on the way home from Osaka, before so, he gives Ran a phone call as Shinichi. Later, they meet Sato and Takagi on the train who are transporting a drug dealer to the station. Sato goes to investigate a bomb and Takagi tricked into letter the drug dealer to the bathroom. Later the bomb was found out to have been a distraction. They rush back and find the drug dealer stabbed with a knife.

Takagi wants to go on a date with Sato, via tickets to a show that Yumi gave him, but will he get up the courage?

Takagi wants to take Sato on a date.

241

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July 9, 2001

V30 - F1~3

Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4 (Part 1)

Conan, Takagi, and Sato come to the conclusion that the victim originally tricked Takagi, and then was murdered while Takagi was running to Sato. Conan points out the suspects of who the murderer is. After investigating and finding clues, Conan reveals the culprit. He tries to escape but is stopped by Takagi and Sato.

Sato and Takagi's budding romance is explored.

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October 15, 2001

V32 - F11 ~ V33 - F2

Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 4 (Part 2)

Sato is having an arranged marriage meeting with a man due to her mother's persistence. She arrives to find out it's Ninzaburo Shiratori. She proposes that if Takagi does not arrive to her before sunset, she will marry him whether she wants to or not. He accepts, but Takagi is busy with a store robbery. Three of the eye witnesses all give different description and three culprits are kept in the back of the police car. Conan on the phone prepares to help Takagi solve the case as Kudo Shinichi.

Takagi is determined to not let Shiratori marry Sato! Also, Yumi has a plan that involves Takagi running in to save Sato just in time.

Sato and Takagi's feelings for each other are heavily explored. Everyone knows about their feelings for each other, except Sato and Takagi themselves!

254

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October 22, 2001

V32 - F11 ~ V33 - F2

Parade of Malice and Saint (Part 1)

Takagi solves the case and arrests the culprit when he tries to make a dash out of the police car. Takagi catches up and gives up on going to Sato in time to stop the marriage as the sun is almost set and the car is too far away. His party comes to cheer him on and he runs. Conan manages to stop the marriage in time with Tomoaki Araide's help. Takagi manages to reach the restaurant but the sun has completely sunk. He then sees Sato around the corner who tells him he told her an emergency case has come up. Takagi smiles as he enters the car. Meanwhile Shiratori leaves the restaurant, disappointed in his close marriage. Conan comments how Takagi and Sato reminded him of Ran and himself.

With a little help from Chiba, Conan, and Dr. Araide, Takagi is able to stop the almost kiss! And we get to know why Conan(Shinichi) is helping Takagi with his love!

Before she is about to kiss Shiratori, Sato finally admits to herself her strong feelings for Takagi, mentioning how much she'll miss him. Takagi stops the kiss in time!

301

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November 25, 2002

V36 - F5~7

Season 11

A bomb explodes during a parade and the police believe it's the bombing case from three years ago. Sato is acting strange when she see's Takagi's disguise who resembled her previous partner. Conan realizes that the bomb was a distraction for something else.

Jinpei Matsuda's first appearance.

It is hinted that Sato is in love or "still" in love and can't let go of Jinpei.

302

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Parade of Malice and Saint (Part 2)

December 2, 2002

V36 - F5~7

Season 11

After solving the case, it was revealed to not be related to the bombing three years ago but a simple bank robbery. Sato later breaks up with Takagi explaining every man she loves dies.

Takagi tried to confess to Sato while holding her hands. However, he didn't manage to get enough courage to do it...

304

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The Trembling Police Headquarters: 12 Million Hostages (2 Hour Special)

January 6, 2003

V36 - F8 ~ V37 - F1

Season 11

The death of Satou's last partner haunts her when she is put up against the same bomber. The bomber likes to place bombs around the city. Some bombs will display the location of an even bigger bomb if left for the last three seconds, this resulted in the death of Satou's partner in the past. After following clues placed by the bomber, Takagi and Conan are trapped in an elevator, where they await the bomb's clue to the location of an even bigger bomb. Conan disarms the bomb before the last second as he has already figured out the last part of the code. He stops the bomber and he is captured.

Takagi and Satou almost kissed each other but is interrupted by Megure.

The case of 3 and 7 years ago is explored... The death of the two dismantlers who died on duty Hagiwara and Matsuda and some other officials. The terrorist appears again and Sato will try to get revenge for Matusda.

358

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Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5 (Part 1)

May 3, 2004

V40 - F1~3

Season 13

Takagi and Sato are on a date at Tropical Island while the Tokyo police force try and prevent Takagi from making a move with Sato. Later, the Detective Boys are bought up and Takagi and Sato are forced to watch over them. Later Takagi's bag with a wedding ring in it is switched, and Takagi finds out he has a bag of cocaine.

Takagi and Sato are on a date! He plans on offering her a ring, but the other officers are jealous and interfere!

359

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Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5 (Part 2)

May 10, 2004

V40 - F1~3

Season 13

With evidence from the bag and elimination, they are able to track down the culprit and arrest him but Takagi's bag is lost in the ocean in the process.

390

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Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 6 (Part 1)

February 28, 2005

V44 - F4~6

Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 6 (Part 2)

Yumi overhears that a promotion for Takagi will send him to a case in a far away place where he shall remain there until the case is solved. Apparantly the case involves a large number of people in a crime organization, where he is expected to be there for three years. Later the Detective Boys are walking home when they noticed a strange jogger. Takagi, Sato, and Chou are placed on the case of a murder. The Detective Boys come across them and identify the jogger as the suspect. When they arrive, the suspect's allibi of video recordings proves he was there the whole time the murder took place, but the Detective Boys are certain he was the jogger. What's more, the alibi is confirmed by Officer Chiba, since it's his roommate.

Chosuke Takagi is introduced.

391

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March 7, 2005

V44 - F4~6

A Jewel Thief Caught Red-Handed (Part 1)

Conan discovers that the suspect tricked Chiba's sense of time. He revealed that there was a re-air of the news, and it was dubbed. He also revealed that the culprit cut out parts and fast forwarded parts of the video to manipulate time. He also spun the time two hours behind, and slowly fixed it as the day dragged on. Afterwards, Takagi almost proposes to Sato but Megure reveals to him Chosuke Takagi is the one being sent for the case. They later take the Detective Boys to Karaoke.

401

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June 6, 2005

V47 - F5~7

A Jewel Thief Caught Red-Handed (Part 2)

The Detective Boys meet Takagi in a jewelry store, and soon after, they witness the store being robbed. They chase him to a nearby roof, which he jumps off of, killing himself. Conan notices several suspicious things about the incident, leading the police to believe that it wasn't as simple of a case as it first appeared to be, including the fact that the van he fell onto was being used by the culprit's former boss. At the end, Conan realizes that it was a murder, and who did it.

402

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June 13, 2005

V47 - F5~7

Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 7 (Part 1)

The Detective Boys and Conan solve the case and show the police that they were wrong about almost everything that happened.

431

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February 20, 2006

V50 - F1~4

Season 15

Mouri, 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

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Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 7 (Part 2)

February 27, 2006

V50 - F1~4

Season 15

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 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.

449

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Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story - Fake Wedding (1 Hour Special)

August 21, 2006

V52 - F3~5

Season 15

Takagi and Miyamoto 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.

Lots of Sato and Takagi moments!

487

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Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 8: The Left Hand's Ring Finger (1 Hour Special)

October 15, 2007

V56 - F1~3

Season 16

Sato has a ring on her left hand ring finger, which all the officers believe was given to her by Takagi, thus, making them angry at him. Sato receives a call from Ran that there was a murder. A fifty-two year old mystery author is murdered. Sato, Takagi and Kogoro was able to solve the locked room murder case through the hints Conan provided them.

530

581

The Truth Behind the Urban Legend (Part 1)

April 18, 2009

V60 - F6~8

The Truth Behind the Urban Legend (Part 2)

A person who murders people with a hammer dubbed "Hammer Man" has be spotted after a murder heading to an apartment. Sato and Takagi stalk out the apartment. After realizing there was no activity in the apartment, they enter the suite and find a man who's hanged himself. They then realize that the man who hanged himself is not the hammer man and that the culprit has impersonated a delivery worker and escaped.

While Sato and Takagi are on a date, Sato suddenly asks Takagi to give her "a HOT kiss RIGHT NOW" only to be interrupted by Conan. When asked if they were pretending to be lovers as cover for a stakeout, Sato answers with a resounding "YES," to the shock of a disappointed Takagi. Later, during an investigation, Takagi discovers that Chiba and Sato would sometimes pretend to be lovers during their stakeouts as well. When Takagi asked if anything would happen during the stakeouts, Chiba mentions something that happened was "very soft".

531

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April 25, 2009

V60 - F6~8

The New Scar and the Whistling Man

Inspector Megure, Sato, Chiba, Takagi, and Tome investigate the scene along with Conan, Ran, and Sonoko. After investigating the apartment, they find out the hammer man was actually a woman. They manage to capture her before she escapes, with some help from Shiratori.

Bothered by what happened between Chiba and Sato in stakeouts, Chiba eventually tells Takagi that sometimes they held hands and Sato's hands were very soft hearing that's all what happened with Chiba and Sato and what happened between him and Sato (kiss incident) he realizes that because it was him (Takagi) that Sato requested something like a kiss, only because it was him.

534

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May 16, 2009

V64 - F7~10

An Old Scar and the Detective's Spirit

Conan finds Hiramune murdered with the letter "Z" burned into his back. The police department arrive and are confused as the letter they were expecting was "N" as the previous victims had the letters "E", "S", "W" and were thought to be Cardinal direction. They notice the Hiramune's left hand was on his keyboard on the keys "Ctrl" and "C" and his right hand holding the wire of his mouse. Takagi and the Detective Boys decide to accompany him and his interrogation of the victim's relatives. Conan than realizes the victims share one thing in connection, Mahjong.

Sato and Takagi make a promise if they arrest the serial killer in the next 3 days they will go on a date to a hot spring.

535

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May 23, 2009

V64 - F7~10
(668-673)

Inspector Shiratori, Memories of the Cherry Blossom (Part 1)

Later, Takagi comes to the conclusion that Kibo Dokurou is the serial killer. Conan notices something is strange about Hiramune's dying message, and realizes his message indicates the person who murdered him was a copycat killer. Conan reveals to Sato that Hiramune was actually the serial killer from the past. Conan reveals that Nabei Eiki is the murderer. Takagi who was ordered to bring Eiki to the police station was taken hostage by Eiki. Takagi is shot in an attempt to subdue Eiki from shooting the police. Takagi is later revealed to be saved by a mahjong tile in his shirt pocket. Takagi and Sato share their first kiss, with Takagi in the hospital.

Takagi and Sato kiss for the first time!

568

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March 13, 2010

V66 - F2~4

Inspector Shiratori, Memories of the Cherry Blossom (Part 2)

At the movie theatre, the Detective Boys run into Shiratori, who is depressed because of Sato's affection being directed at Takagi. Shiratori reveals that he is in love with Sato because of an encounter he had with her in the past. Shiratori explains that Sato, as a young girl, stood up to two thieves by herself; Shiratori helped her stop the thieves and in return, received from her a drink with paper folded sakura, setting up an encounter that changed his whole life. Ai questions whether that girl was actually Sato, as their personalities differ greatly. During the movie, Shiratori runs into a woman named Nami Kasakura who offers him a drink with paper folded sakuras, causing him to consider the possibility she was the girl in the past and not Sato. After the movie, Kasakura tells Shiratori she is being stalked and asks him to investigate. At her apartment, Kasakura's boyfriend Yoshiro Soumei is found dead. Conan suspects Kasakura but her alibi supposedly states she was at the theatre the whole time and her eyewitnesses are him, Ai, Shiratori and the children. In the mean time, Shiratori is very disturbed by some things he finds in his surroundings...

569

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March 20, 2010

V66 - F2~4

Shiratori reveals his deductions and explains that Kasakura drugged him with sleeping pills and placed her tuque hat on him to create her alibi by having Shiratori impersonate her with her hat and using the darkened movie room to her advantage. Shiratori is saddened that the girl of his past has become a criminal, but is cheered by Ayumi who offers him paper folded sakuras and repeats the same thing the girl in Shiratori's past says. Ayumi explains she learned that from her teacher Sumiko Kobayashi, causing Shiratori to realize Sumiko was the girl from his past, and this is confirmed when he sees Sumiko with his own eyes and recognizes her.

Shiratori's reasons to like Sato are explained, and linked to the girl who changed his life. Throughout the case, he wonders if she's actually Nami Kasakura, but it turns out she was the murderer of the case instead. Few afterwards, however, he finds out that she was actually Sumiko.

583

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Kobayashi-sensei's Love

August 14, 2010

V68 - F9 ~ V69 - F1

Inspector Shiratori's Lost Love

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584

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August 21, 2010

V68 - F9 ~ V69 - F1

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585

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Timeless Sakura's Love

August 28, 2010

V68 - F9 ~ V69 - F1

A Video Letter of First Love

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624

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July 16, 2011

V71 - F1~2

Season 20

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659

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Co-Investigating with a First Love (Part 1)

June 9, 2012

V75 - F6~8

Season 21

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660

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Co-Investigating with a First Love (Part 2)

June 16, 2012

V75 - F6~8

Season 21

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731

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The Ex-Boyfriend Living Next to a Crime Scene (Part 1)

March 1, 2014

V80 - F8~10

Season 23

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732

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The Ex-Boyfriend Living Next to a Crime Scene (Part 2)

March 8, 2014

V80 - F8~10

Season 23

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748

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Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story (Confession)

August 2, 2014

V82 - F8~10

Season 24

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749

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Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story (Truth)

August 9, 2014

V82 - F8~10

Season 24

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785

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Taiko Meijin's Match of Love (Part 1)

July 18, 2015

V85 - F6~9

Season 25

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786

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Taiko Meijin's Match of Love (Part 2)

July 25, 2015

V85 - F6~9

Season 25

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847

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Chiba's Difficult UFO Case (Part 1)

January 28, 2017

V89 - F5~7

Chiba's Difficult UFO Case (Part 2)

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848

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February 4, 2017

V89 - F5~7

The Marriage Registration's Password (Part 1)

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849

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February 11, 2017

V89 - F8~10

The Marriage Registration's Password (Part 2)

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850

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February 18, 2017

V89 - F8~10
(945-947)