Library Murder Case

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Episode 50 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	Library Murder Case
Japanese title:	図書館殺人事件 (Toshokan Satsujin Jiken)
Original airdate:	March 3, 1997 March 15, 2014 (Remastered version)
Broadcast rating:	16.8%
Remastered rating:	8.8%
Manga case:	#26
Season:	2
Manga source:	Volume 10: Files 6-8 (097-098)
English version
English title:	The Book Without Pages
Dubbed episode:	Episode 51
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Detective Boys Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi Hiroshi Agasa Shinichi Kudo
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
Next Conan's Hint:	Hardcover books Elevator (Remastered version)
Staff
Director:	Kenji Kodama
Organizer:	Hirohito Ochi
Storyboard:	Hirohito Ochi
Episode director:	Hirohito Ochi
Animation director:	Haruo Ogawara
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Wataru Takagi as Genta Kojima, Next Conan's Hint Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Chafurin as Juzo Megure Kenichi Ogata as Hiroshi Agasa Isshin Chiba as Police detective Ichiro Nagai as Shuji Tsugawa Kaoru Morota as Clerk
Music
Opening song:	Feel Your Heart
Closing song:	Meikyū no Lovers

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ayumi Yoshida Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Genta Kojima Kogoro Mouri Ran Mouri Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi Hiroshi Agasa Shinichi Kudo (background)

Case

Situation

A routine afternoon at the library turns into the hunt for a corpse after an attendant turns up missing. When Conan and the Detective Boys try to solve the mystery by staying after-hours, they find themselves trapped, in the dark, and not alone. Will they catch the killer before he catches them?

Smuggling
	Location: Beika Library Suspect: Shuji Tsugawa Tsugawa hid narcotics in the mysterious books.

Attempted Murder
	Location: Beika Library Victim: Ayumi Yoshida Attack Types: Strangulation Culprit: Shuji Tsugawa Ayumi was to be strangled by Tsugawa while fixing her shoes. Luckily, Conan turned to call, making Tsugawa hide.

People

Shuji Tsugawa
	57 years old Beika Library head librarian

Kazuo Tamada
	Victim (missing) Library employee Mrs. Tamada's husband Calls wife every day before leaving the library

Mrs. Tamada
	Kazuo's wife Talks to husband every day before he leaves the library

Resolution

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Shuji Tsugawa is the culprit and he hid the corpse above the elevator. Tamada discovered the illegal drugs hidden inside the fake books which means Tsugawa is a drug dealer and that's why Tsugawa killed him to keep him quiet.

Murder
	Location: Beika Library Elevator Victim: Kazuo Tamada Cause of death: Blunt force trauma Culprit: Shuji Tsugawa The victim was put on top of the elevator box, adding unseen weight.

Murder
	Location: Beika Library (unknown specific location) Victim: Kazuo Tamada Culprit: Shuji Tsugawa Tsugawa killed Tamada because Tamada found the narcotics hidden in the mysterious books.

After finishing the case, Conan walked back with the Detective Boys, thinking that should be his final case in Conan's form, as he will be drinking Paikaru afterward and turning back to Shinichi Kudo permanently. However, a second round of Paikaru didn't work for him, and the next day Conan appeared to be hung over in front of the Detective Boys.

Translation changes

Anime

• The names of the characters in the Funimation Dub are:

• Shuji Tsugawa - Sherman Tuttlebore
• Kazuo Tamada - Kyle Gearsbeck

Remastered version

• A remastered version of this case was aired on March 15, 2014.

Trivia

• The inspector that appears during Megure's questioning of Tsugawa has Takagi's earlier character design but he wasn't voiced by Wataru Takagi. He was voiced by Isshin Chiba who later would go on to inspire the creation of and provide the voice for Kazunobu Chiba.
• This is the first time that Ayumi is a target of a murderer, and almost killed.
• This is the first time crime that takes place in a library.
• This is the first episode to really show how bored he is in school, considering he is a genius 2nd year high school brain, and having to do first grade junk.
• In this episode he is having to write a book report for school, and he is only finding boring little kid books that he probably would never read to his own kids. Most likely, he would start the babies on Holmes and mystery genre books, which is probably what his dad did to him.
• Interesting note: Conan does not think of leaving the little kid books, and looking for the more difficult books or at least mystery genre of books in order to do his book report on. This would also let the teacher know that he needs a more challenging curriculum. Instead, he just insults them because he finds them boring and uninteresting and "insepid."
• This episode does not take place at a school library:
  • He attends Teitan Elementary School.
  • They are at Beika Library.
• Interesting note: Conan does not leave the boring little kid books, and go and look for his Mystery style (Sherlock Holmes) type books to do his book report on, and he can even use his Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes if they are on a high shelf. Let the teacher find out that he is bored in class, and belongs in a higher grade, or at least can do much more challenging schoolwork.
• Plus, if he gets schoolwork for his mental level, he may not fall too far behind when he returns to Shinichi Kudo for good.
• Interesting Note: It is unknown if Conan is doing first grade schoolwork, and actually keeping up with his second year in high school work via computer or mail, which would be good for him to do.
• This is the first body found on top of an elevator.
• Four first grade kids will fit inside a locker, including a fat one.
• This is the first time that Ayumi was almost strangled.
• This is the second episode to feature narcotics smuggling. The first was Moonlight Sonata Murder Case.
• Genta weights double Mitsuhiko's weight.

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	Feel Your Heart	Feel Your Heart	Feel Your Heart	Feel Your Heart
2	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
3	昼下がりの天使たち	Hirusagari no Tenshitachi	Early Afternoon Angels	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
4	犯人のアジト （忍び込みver.）	Hannin no Ajito (Shinobikomi ver.)	The Culprit's Hideout (Creeping In ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
5	悪のテーマ１	Aku no Tēma 1	Theme of Evil 1	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
6	謎解き （その１）	Nazotoki (Sono 1)	Riddle Solution (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
7	事件現場 （オリジナルver.）	Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)	Scene of the Case (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
8	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
9	サスペンス～危機感	Sasupensu ~ Kikikan	Suspense ~ Impending Crisis	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
10	コナンの危機	Konan no Kiki	Conan's Crisis	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack Super Best
11	対決のテーマ （落ち着きver.）	Taiketsu no Tēma (Ochitsuki ver.)	Showdown Theme (Calm ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
12	緊迫	Kinpaku	Tension	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
13	絶体絶命	Zettai Zetsumei	A Desperate Situation	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
14	緊迫	Kinpaku	Tension	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
15	前話回想	Zenwa Kaisō	Previous Story Recollection	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
16	蘭のテーマ （優しさver.）	Ran no Tēma (Yasashisa ver.)	Ran's Theme (Gentle ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
17	迷宮のラヴァーズ	Meikyū no Lovers	Lovers' Labyrinth	Meikyū no Lovers
18	コナンの勝利	Konan no Shōri	Conan's Victory	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
19	事件解決（意気揚々ver.）	Jiken Kaiketsu (Ikiyōyō ver.)	Case Resolution (Triumphant ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	الكتب القاتلة	The Deadly Books
Basque	Hilketa liburutegian	Murder in the library
Catalan (Catalonia dub)	El cas de l'assassinat de la biblioteca	Library murder case
Catalan (Valencian dub)	Assassinat en la biblioteca	Murder in the library
French	Meurtre à la bibliothèque	Murder in the Library
Galician	Asasinato na biblioteca	Murder in the Library
German	Der verschwundene Bibliothekar	The Missing Librarian
Italian	Una biblioteca di misteri	A Library of Mysteries
Spanish (Castilian dub)	Asesinato en la biblioteca	Murder in the Library
Spanish (American dub)	El caso del asesinato en la biblioteca	Murder in the library case
Vietnamese	Án mạng trong thư viện	Library Murder Case

See also

• Season 2