The Naniwa Serial Murder Case

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Episode 118 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Naniwa Serial Murder Case
Japanese title:	浪花の連続殺人事件 (Naniwa no Renzoku Satsujin Jiken)
Original airdate:	September 23, 1998 * July 19, 2004 (Rerun) *
Broadcast rating:	21.2%
Manga case:	#54
Season:	5
Manga source:	Volume 19: Files 5-8 (185-188)
English version
English title:	License to Die
Dubbed episode:	Episode 124-125
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Heiji Hattori Ran Mouri Kazuha Toyama Heizo Hattori Ginshiro Toyama Goro Otaki Ki'ichiro Numabuchi Shinichi Kudo
Case solved by:	Heiji Hattori
Next Conan's Hint:	Car mirror N/A (Rerun)
Staff
Director:	Kenji Kodama
Organizer:	Michiyo Sakurai
Storyboard:	Michiyo Sakurai
Episode director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Animation director:	Keiko Sasaki Hiroto Yokote
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa, Next Conan's Hint Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri, Next Conan's Hint Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Ryo Horikawa as Heiji Hattori Yuko Miyamura as Kazuha Toyama Takehiro Koyama as Heizo Hattori Masato Sako as Ginshiro Toyama Norio Wakamoto as Goro Otaki Kazuya Ichijou as Yusuke Sakata Yukiko Hattori as Sumie Okazaki Takaya Hashi as Sotaro Goshi Naoki Tatsuta as Ki'ichiro Numabuchi Yukimasa Natori as Teahouse owner Hitoshi Horimoto as Secretary Katsumi Suzuki as Newscaster Kazunari Tanaka as Policeman A Nobuaki Kanemitsu as Policeman B
Music
Opening song:	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite
Closing song:	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni
* 1 Hour Special

Characters introduced

Goro Otaki
	Inspector from Osaka Prefecture Police

Kazuha Toyama
	17 years old Heiji's friend and love interest

Ginshiro Toyama
	Detective from Osaka Prefecture Police Kazuha's father

Ki'ichiro Numabuchi
	Serial hold-up murderer

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Kogoro Mouri Heiji Hattori Ran Mouri Heizo Hattori Shinichi Kudo (background)

Case

Situation

Heiji invites Conan, Ran, and Kogoro on a sightseeing tour on Osaka. While there they meet Heiji's childhood friend, Kazuha Toyama, but new acquaintances are quickly forgotten when the team comes head-to-head with the third and fourth victims of a serial murderer. The Congressman is the main suspect, but can evidence be found showing his innocence or guilt?

Murder (Past)
	Location: Toyonaka City Victim: Hidetoshi Nagao Cause of death: Stab wound

Murder (Past)
	Location: Hirakata City Victim: Tayo Nishiguchi Cause of death: Stab wound

Murder
	Location: Shinsai Bridge Victim: Kazuto Noyasu Age: 41 years old Cause of death: Fell off the window and stab wound

Murder
	Location: Public toilet near the Seito condo Victim: Sumie Okazaki Age: 39 years old Cause of death: Strangulation and stab wound

A careful study of the victims' driver records reveals they all attended the same driving school. Heiji is the first one to learn of this and decides to confront the Congressman about it. Meanwhile Conan rejoins Ran and Kogoro only to be swooped away to a hidden shack where a serial killer is believed to be, but with a photo of the driving record and the testimony of the serial killer it appears two mysteries are about to be solved.

People

Hidetoshi Nagao
	Deceased (stabbed) Department store manager Goshi's former personal secretary

Tayo Nishiguchi
	Deceased (stabbed) Bar owner

Yusuke Sakata
	26 years old Osaka police detective from Investigation Unit 1, Tojiri Station

Kazuto Noyasu
	Victim (stabbed) 41 years old Taxi driver Goshi's former personal chauffeur

Sotaro Goshi
	Assemblyman

Sumie Okazaki
	Victim (strangled & stabbed) 39 years old Office worker

Chef
	Chef at Restaurant

Crowd
	Crowd outside of Restaurant

Man
	Man on Roof of Restaurant

Man 2
	Man who found body

Policemen
	Policemen

Resolution

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Tetsujii Inaba
	Driving Instructor Yusuke's father

The killer was Yusuke Sakata, one of the detectives. His real name is Yusuke Inaba, and twenty years ago his father, a very strict driving instructor, was killed when a tasteless prank involving alcohol and his car went too far, and it was performed by the four victims plus the serial killer Numabuchi and Assemblyman Goshi.

Sakata always had doubts about Inaba's death, as he was a very careful and responsible man. When investigating the case with Numabuchi, however, Numabuchi started screaming and begging for "Instructor Inaba"'s forgiveness, due to their noticeable physical resemblance. Ever since then, he kept Numabuchi hidden in the forest, but was planning to kill him and frame him for the murders he'd commit as revenge for his father's death.

Attempted Murder

Location: Abandoned shack Victims: Ran Mouri and Conan Edogawa Attack Types: Stabbing Culprit: Kiichiro Numabuchi When he was located in a shack outside of Osaka, Kiichiro Numabuchi lost it and attempted to stab the closest person with a knife, then run away. Ran Mouri was said "closest person", but Conan jumped in front to block the blow. The knife caught on Hattori's omamori which he lent Conan earlier; Conan was in pain and out of breath, but after resting a little he was fine.

Attempted Murder

Location: Near the shack Victims: Hattori Heiji and Yusuke Sakata Age: 26 years old (Yusuke) Cause: Gunshot Wound (Heiji) and Burnt Alive Culprit: Yusuke Sakata Sakata's soon-to-be target was the Congressman, but he failed. By that time, Heiji had realized on his own that he was the killer and confronted him. Yusuke explained why did he kill several people and intended to kill Numabuchi and the Congressman, then got ready to shoot himself dead with his service gun; Heiji tried to stop him and empty the gun itself, but in the struggle he got shot, and the rest of the projectiles hit a fas tank and the place caught fire.

Manga to anime changes

• In the manga, Heiji remarks that the trick that was used to make the corpse of the third victim fall to the ground is the same as the one used in a case that Kogoro (or rather, Conan) solved before. This part was removed in the anime.

Translation changes

Anime

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

• Yusuke Sakata - Truman Salinger
• Sotaro Goshi - Congressman Grady
• Tayo Nishiguchi - Tammy Nightengale
• Hidetoshi Nagao - Nathan Tollingsworth
• Kazuto Noyasu - Castron Odalis
• Sumie Okazaki - Susan Connely

Rerun

• The episode was rerun on July 19, 2004. It was unchanged except for the addition of a new scene at the beginning.

Trivia

• When Heiji explains at the end why he put himself in danger to prevent the culprit from committing suicide, he cites Shinichi's principle, enunciated in Distinguished Family's Consecutive Accidental Death Case, that a detective should never force the culprit into suicide in the process of deducing their identity.
• This is the episode that Kazuha first mistook Ran for Heiji's 'Kudo," and presumed love interest.
• This is the first case that takes place in Heiji Hattori's home town of Osaka.
• This is the case that Hattori is worried about a nightmare that he had, where Kudo/Conan ends up dying.
• Hattori wanted to give Kogoro, Conan, and Ran a tour of Osaka in a police car, although it is the newest model. They three were anything but pleased.
• In The Mystery Writer Disappearance Case, Hattori told Conan, that if he comes to Osaka, he will treat him to some udon, in this episode, he took Kogoro, Ran, and Conan to a restaurant, and they are eating a soup that has some noodles, although I do not know if it is udon or not.
• Hattori almost made a slip about where Kudo was in response to Kazuha's question, and in front of Kogoro and Ran no less, however he was stopped in time by Conan.
• Kazuha and Heiji's "bond of steel" is when they were little kids they were handcuffed together once.
• Kazuha keeps the link of the handcuffs as a momento around her neck, and gave one to Heiji with the handcuff key as an amulet, which protects him.
• This is the case that Hattori smuggled Conan inside of his jacket.
• Although Conan had not met Ki'ichiro Numabuchi, prior to this case, or made his link with the Black Organization yet, he is aware that he is a wanted murder or serial murderer, who is missing.
• This is the episode that Hattori places his amulet around Conan's neck to keep him safe.
• This is the first episode that Ran almost got stabbed, however Conan jumped in the way of the knife.
• In a way, this is the first case where Conan gets stabbed, however, thanks to Hattori's amulet, which completely protected him from the knife, he was only temporarily breathless, but okay. In short, Conan had his first near miss with being stabbed, but he was not really stabbed, however, it was a near miss.
• This is the first episode that Kazuha uses her aikido to take down a culprit, in short the serial killer who stabbed Conan.

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	運命のルーレット廻して	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite	Spinning the Roulette of Destiny	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite
2	犯人の謎	Hannin no Nazo	The Mystery of the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
3	昼下がりの天使たち	Hirusagari no Tenshitachi	Early Afternoon Angels	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
4	蘭のテーマ （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Ran no Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon)	Ran's Theme (Skyscraper ver.)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
5	少年探偵団のテーマ	Shōnen Tanteidan no Tēma	The Detective Boys' Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
6	蘭・愛のテーマ	Ran・Ai no Tēma	Ran's Love Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
7	ターゲット サスペンスＡ	Tāgetto Sasupensu A	Target Suspense A	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
8	ターゲット サスペンスＤ	Tāgetto Sasupensu D	Target Suspense D	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
9	ターゲット サスペンスＧ	Tāgetto Sasupensu G	Target Suspense G	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
10	コナンの大作戦１	Konan no Daisakusen 1	Conan's Big Battle 1	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
11	犯人の謎	Hannin no Nazo	The Mystery of the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
12	トリック	Torikku	Trick	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
13	蘭・愛のテーマ （ギターver.）	Ran・Ai no Tēma (Gitā ver.)	Ran's Love Theme (Guitar ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
14	ターゲット サスペンスＣ	Tāgetto Sasupensu C	Target Suspense C	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
15	ターゲット サスペンスＤ	Tāgetto Sasupensu D	Target Suspense D	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
16	ターゲット サスペンスＢ	Tāgetto Sasupensu B	Target Suspense B	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
17	コナンの大作戦２	Konan no Daisakusen 2	Conan's Big Battle 2	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
18	(Unreleased Sound Effect/BGM)
19	ターゲット サスペンスＡ	Tāgetto Sasupensu A	Target Suspense A	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
20	ターゲット サスペンスＢ	Tāgetto Sasupensu B	Target Suspense B	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
21	ターゲット サスペンスＣ	Tāgetto Sasupensu C	Target Suspense C	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
22	犯人の謎	Hannin no Nazo	The Mystery of the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
23	殺意	Satsui	Murderous Intent	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
24	ターゲット サスペンスＣ	Tāgetto Sasupensu C	Target Suspense C	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
25	コナンが通る	Konan ga Tōru	Conan Passes By	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
26	ターゲット サスペンスＪ	Tāgetto Sasupensu J	Target Suspense J	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
27	何かが起きる…	Nanika ga Okiru...	Something Happened...	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
28	ターゲット サスペンスＣ	Tāgetto Sasupensu C	Target Suspense C	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
29	ターゲット サスペンスＤ	Tāgetto Sasupensu D	Target Suspense D	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
30	ターゲット サスペンスＣ	Tāgetto Sasupensu C	Target Suspense C	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
31	蘭・愛のテーマ （ギターver.）	Ran・Ai no Tēma (Gitā ver.)	Ran's Love Theme (Guitar ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
32	トリック	Torikku	Trick	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
33	殺意	Satsui	Murderous Intent	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
34	ターゲット サスペンスＤ	Tāgetto Sasupensu D	Target Suspense D	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
35	ターゲット サスペンスＧ	Tāgetto Sasupensu G	Target Suspense G	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
36	ターゲット サスペンスＩ	Tāgetto Sasupensu I	Target Suspense I	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
37	挫折	Zasetsu	Frustration	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
38	「名探偵コナン」メイン・テーマ （バラードver.）	"Meitantei Konan" Mein・Tēma (Barādo ver.)	"Detective Conan" Main Theme (Ballad ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
39	氷の上に立つように	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni	Like Standing on Ice	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni
40	名探偵コナン・メインテーマ （ヴォーカル・ヴァージョン)	Meitantei Konan・Mein Tēma (Vōkaru・Vājon)	Detective Conan Main Theme (Vocal ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
41	蘭のテーマ	Ran no Tēma	Ran's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1

In other languanges

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	خوف الشمال	Fear of the North
Catalan (Catalan dub)	El cas dels assassinats en serie de Naniwa	The serial murders in Naniwa case
Catalan (Valencian dub)	Els assassinats en sèrie d'Osaka	The Osaka serial murders
Traditional Chinese	浪花連續殺人事件	The Naniwa Serial Murder Case
French	Meurtres en série à Osaka	Serial Murder in Osaka
Galician	Os asasinatos en serie de Osaka	The Osaka serial murders
German	Der Serienmörder von Osaka	The Serial Killer of Osaka
Italian	Venti anni fa	Twenty Years Ago
Spanish (American dub)	La misteriosa serie de asesinatos	The mysterious serial of murders
Spanish (Castilian dub)	Los asesinatos en serie de Naniwa	The Naniwa serial murders
Thai	คดีฆาตกรรมต่อเนื่องแห่งนานิวะ	The Naniwa serial murder case
Vietnamese	Vụ án giết người hàng loạt ở Naniwa	The Naniwa Serial Murder Case

See also

• Season 5