A Mysterious Spring Beetle

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Episode 360 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	A Mysterious Spring Beetle
Japanese title:	不思議な春のかぶと虫 (Fushigi na Haru no Kabutomushi)
Original airdate:	May 17, 2004
Broadcast rating:	13.7%
Filler case:	#114
Season:	13
Manga source:	TV Original
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Detective Boys Miwako Sato Wataru Takagi Misao Yamamura Detective Terashima Detective Miyazaki
Case solved by:	Misao Yamamura (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint:	Mobile phone strap
Staff
Director:	Masato Sato
Screenplay:	Yuko Okabe
Storyboard:	Katsumi Endo
Episode director:	Akihiko Nishiyama
Animation director:	Akiko Kawashima
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida Wataru Takagi as Wataru Takagi, Genta Kojima Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Toshio Furukawa as Misao Yamamura Atsuko Yuya as Miwako Sato Kōichi Tōchika as Detective Terashima Masaya Taki as Saburo Haruna Takehito Koyasu as Yutaka Araki Yūsuke Numata as Toshiya Ninomiya Katsuhisa Hōki as Minoru Shirai Hikaru Midorikawa as Takashi Ishida
Music
Opening song:	START
Closing song:	Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi o

Characters introduced

Detective Terashima
	Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Detective

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Genta Kojima Ayumi Yoshida Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Miwako Sato Wataru Takagi Misao Yamamura Detective Miyazaki

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

The Detective Boys, with Genta's persuasion, decide to visit a pet shop where they find the owner, Minoru Shirai, dead.

Murder
	Location: Pet shop Victim: Minoru Shirai Age: 41 years old Cause of death: Strangulation Suspects: Yutaka Araki, Saburo Haruna, and Takashi Ishida The Detective Boys saw Minoru's corpse in the pet shop

They find a Rhinoceros beetle and pamphlets of an insect museum at Gunma Prefecture. Detective Takagi drives the Detective Boys to the museum where they learn that a truck load of Rhinoceros beetles were stolen from the van. Conan investigates and realizes Shirai and an accomplice were the thieves and that the accomplice was the murderer.

People

Minoru Shirai
	Victim (strangled) 41 years old Pet shop manager

Toshiya Ninomiya
	23 years old Rhinoceros beetle buyer

Yutaka Araki
	32 years old Insect museum staff member

Saburo Haruna
	58 years old Rhinoceros beetle researcher

Takashi Ishida
	25 years old Magazine editor

Resolution

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Deducing from his investigation that the accomplice is one of the employees at the museum, Conan tranquilizes Yamamura and reveals Takashi Ishida to be the culprit. Conan explains that evidence on Shirai's body suggested he was murdered in the van and was strangled by a neck strap from the museum.

Murder
	Location: Inside Truck Victim: Minoru Shirai Age: 41 years old Cause of death: Strangulation Culprit: Takashi Ishida

As further evidence, Conan reveals that he saw a message from Ishida's phone that proves he was selling the stolen Rhinoceros beetles. Ishida confesses to the murder and explains that Shirai was always insulting him.

Trivia

• The bus is a 1999 Nissan Civilian.
• Takagi is driving in a 1966 Light Blue Toyota Publica De Luxe [UP20-D].
• This is the second case for Misao Yamamura to have been tranquilized by Conan's Stun-Gun Wristwatch. The first time was in The Cornered Famous Detective! Two Big Murder Cases.

BGM listing

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	START	START	START	START
2	事件一件落着	Jiken Ikken Rakuchaku	The End of a Case	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
3	何かが起きる…	Nanika ga Okiru...	Something Happened...	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
4	推理 （不気味ver.）	Suiri (Bukimi ver.)	Deduction (Ominous ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
5	夜の探索	Yoru no Tansaku	Night Search	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
6	コナンのRock&Roll	Konan no Rock & Roll	Conan's Rock & Roll	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
7	西の名探偵	Nishi no Meitantei	The Great Detective of the West	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
8	容疑者は？	Yōgisha wa?	The Suspect Is?	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
9	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
10	小五郎の推理	Kogorō no Suiri	Kogoro's Deduction	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
11	のんびり気分（アナザーver.）	Nonbiri Kibun (Anazā ver.)	Carefree Feeling (Another ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
12	忍び寄る影	Shinobiyoru Kage	Creeping Shadow	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
13	ターゲット サスペンスＤ	Tāgetto Sasupensu D	Target Suspense D	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
14	犯人（スナイパー）の正体	Hannin (Sunaipā) no Shōtai	The Culprit's (Sniper's) Identity	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
15	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
16	緊迫	Kinpaku	Tension	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
17	事件現場 （ショートver.）	Jiken Genba (Shōto ver.)	Scene of the Case (Short ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
18	コナン組曲－Captured In Her Eyes	Konan Kumikyoku - Captured in Her Eyes	Conan Suite - Captured in Her Eyes	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
19	事情聴取	Jijōchōshu	Police Interrogation	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
20	眠る君の横顔に微笑みを	Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi o	The Feeling When I See Your Smile While Sleeping	Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi o
21	１０年後の歩美	10 Nengo no Ayumi	Ayumi 10 Years Later	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
22	ゲームスタート～ピッタリ賞	Gēmu Sutāto ~ Pittari Shō	Game Start ~ Exact Prize	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
23	陽気な仲間	Yōki na Nakama	Cheerful Friends	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	خنفساء الربيع الغامضة	The Mysterious Spring Beetle
Catalan (Catalan dub)	El misteriós escarabat de la primavera	The mysterious spring beetle
Catalan (Valencian dub)	El misteriós escarabat de la primavera	The mysterious spring beetle
German	Ein mysteriöser Hirschkäfer im Frühling	A mysterious beetle in spring
Italian	Il mistero dello scarabeo	The Mysterious Beetle
Spanish (Castilian dub)	El misterioso escarabajo de primavera	The mysterious spring beetle
Thai	ตัวด้วงแห่งฤดูใบไม้ผลิอันน่าฉงน	A mysterious spring beetle

See also

• Season 13