Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest

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Episode 289-290 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	Mitsuhiko's Mystifying Forest
Japanese title:	迷いの森の光彦 (Mayoi no Mori no Mitsuhiko)
Original airdate:	August 5, 2002 (Part 1) August 12, 2002 (Part 2)
Broadcast rating:	15.00% 14.70%
Manga case:	#104
Season:	11
Manga source:	Volume 35: Files 8-10 (358-360)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ai Haibara Professor Agasa Detective Boys Asami Tsuburaya Detective Yamamura Ki'ichiro Numabuchi
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
Next Conan's Hint:	Lemon scent (Part 1) Historical names (Part 2)
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Organizer:	289 Chika Ichimaru 290 Masakazu Amiya
Storyboard:	289 Chika Ichimaru 290 Masakazu Amiya
Episode director:	289 Mashu Ito 290 Hideki Hiroshima
Animation director:	289 Atsushi Aono 290 Masaki Kudo
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Kenichi Ogata as Professor Agasa Megumi Hayashibara as Ai Haibara Yukiko Iwai as Ayumi Yoshida Ikue Otani as Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, Asami Tsuburaya Wataru Takagi as Genta Kojima, Next Conan's Hint Toshio Furukawa as Detective Yamamura Norio Wakamoto as Inspector Otaki MAI as Mitsuhiko's mother Yuki Matsuoka as Girl Naoki Tatsuta as Ki'ichiro Numabuchi Junichi Sugawara as Senior detective Isshin Chiba as Bus driver Hiromichi Kogami as Station attendant
Music
Opening song:	I can't stop my love for you♥
Closing song:	Mushoku

Characters introduced

Asami Tsuburaya
	Mitsuhiko's older sister

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ai Haibara Professor Agasa Ayumi Yoshida Genta Kojima Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya Detective Yamamura Ki'ichiro Numabuchi Inspector Otaki (Flashback) Ran Mouri (Flashback) Gin (Backround) Vodka (Background)

Gadgets

Gadgets
Detective Boys Badge Criminal Tracking Glasses Wristwatch Flashlight

Case

Situation

Part 1

It's summer vacation and the Detective Boys (along with Agasa) are gathered on the school ground for morning radio exercises. Professor Agasa had told the Detective Boys about these exercise once when they went to see the fireworks. When Mitsuhiko doesn't show up for the exercise, Conan, Genta, Ayumi, Haibara and Agasa decide to visit Mitsuhiko, believing that he was ill. Mitsuhiko's older sister, Asami Tsuburaya, tells them that he left saying that there was a "camping trip" with the Detective Boys, so Mitsuhiko prepaired his schoolbag to go with them and took some candies wrapped in bamboo leaves. Concerned, the kids and Agasa set off a journey into the forest in search of their best friend.

Missing Person
	Location: Gunma Forest Victim: Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya When Mitsuhiko suddenly disappeared, it's up to the Detective Boys to find out where he is!

Asami told the Detective Boys that Mitsuhiko had borrowed from her a sunscreen that she had bought, which came from abroad. She also mentioned that her brother often saw a girl which worked at a flower shop, and probably was in love with her. The girl said she hadn't seen Mitsuhiko that morning, but then she realized she had seen him indeed about to take a bus. She called his name, but he didn't reply. The guys also heard from her that Mitsuhiko had been wearing his cap, smelled like lemons, and that she had seen him being warned by two men after mentioning the name of some samurais. She started wondering which they were, and she mentioned Uesugi, Takeda, Toyotomi and Takegawa.

With no more clues, the Detective Boys asked the bus driver about Mitsuhiko. He told them that he was in his bus and that he remembered him because he wasn't looking through the window but ahead, as if he was worried. He had got off the bus at a train station, so his friends went to look for him there. One of the employees there remembered him because he had bought an adult ticket by mistake and asked him to change it in a hurry. The ticket was 1,900 yen so it could be a ticket to Chiba or Gunma. A worker at a train station in Gunma said he had seen Mitsuhiko hiding there for a while and then leaving. The Professor and the Detective Boys start looking for Mistuhiko in the Gunma Prefecture with Conan's tracking glasses... Where could he be?

Part 2

In the forest, the Detective Boys and Agasa run into Officer Yamamura. He tells them that they have let loose a very dangerous criminal killer known as Ki'ichiro Numabuchi by accident, and that they were in search for him. Having met with this serial killer once before in Osaka, Conan knew how dangerous Numabuchi was already. He was there with the Gunma police because he testified that his fourth victim was buried there, as his mother was born in Gunma, but they haven't been able to find this corpse yet. Mistuhiko is in fact in the forest, but for some reason he can't pick the Detective Badge to talk to Conan. Everyone is afraid this serial killer could be targetting Mitsuhiko. After a long while of searching him, Conan starts deducing the truth.

The scent of lemon was nothing but just the sunscreen Mitsuhiko borrowed from Asami. It smelled like that because it also was an insect repelent. Suddenly, Ayumi spots Numabuchi up in a tree, but he flees. Haibara starts wondering why she can't feel people from the Black Organization anymore...

People

Girl
	Teitan Elementary student "Fujiwara" florist

Man
	Senior detective from Gunma Prefecture Police

Man
100px	Metropolitan bus driver

Man
	Hana Bay Station attendant

Resolution

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Haibara seems to know a lot about Ki'ichiro Numabuchi, and she reveals to Conan that it is because Numabuchi was part of the Black Organization. He had been probably hired to be a hitman, but as he wasn't clever enough, they tried to send him to Sherry as a guinea pig for her prototypes. However, Numabuchi escaped the Organization before she could meet Shiho.

Regarding Mitsuhiko, Conan tells his friends that he can't reply because he got lost and started shouting to ask for help and almost lost his voice. Moreover, he can't pick the badge because he can't use his hands.

Numabuchi found Mitsuhiko in the forest and says that he reminds him of himself, worried and lost. Mitsuhiko is afraid because he can hear Conan telling him that there's a serial killer in the forest, but he can't escape from Numabuchi, who suddenly appears in front of everyone and gives himself in. He's carrying Mitsuhiko, who hasn't been hurt or harmed by the serial killer. The police officers take him away and Genta takes a look at Mitsuhiko's hands, from where a firefly comes out.

Conan explains everything to his friends. Mitsuhiko had gone to the forest to catch fireflies, due to the fact that in summer a lot of fireflies appear near that river in Gunma forest, as fireflies live in clean waters. They can't be seen from the city, so Mitsuhiko went to Gunma. The name of the samurais Mitsuhiko had mentioned were because he meant to say the names of two firefly species who were named after two samurais who were rivals, Genji and Heike. The two men were from an organization that defends the environment. They knew where Mitsuhiko wanted to go, so they warned him because he didn't want a lot of kids to go to Gunma forest and pollute it. He was looking ahead in the bus because he was following those two men who were in that bus, so he had to know when to get off of the bus as they were also going to Gunma. This was the reason why he bought an adult ticket, as he pressed the same button in the machine as those men. He was hurried to change the ticket because he didn't want to miss the train as he had to keep following the two men. When he got to Gunma, he hid for a while so that the men didn't see him, or they would lecture him again. The bamboo leaves were going to be used by Mitsuhiko to attract the fireflies.

He had done all that because after seeing the fireworks, Ayumi and Ai mentioned they also wanted to see the fireflies, so everything was a surprise for the two of them. Conan then tells everyone that Numabuchi was sentenced to death penalty for his serial murders and that there was no fourth victim. He just wanted to see the fireflies in the forest for the last time in his life.

Trivia

• Episode 289 features the first use of the show's seventh post-credits stinger image, featuring a new image of Conan looking at the audience, with Shinichi's face in the background.

BGM listing

Part 1

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	I can't stop my love for you♥	I can't stop my love for you♥	I can't stop my love for you♥	I can't stop my love for you♥
2	ラジオ体操 第一	Rajio Taisō Daiichi	Radio Gymnastics Number One
3	ラジオ体操 第一	Rajio Taisō Daiichi	Radio Gymnastics Number One
4	とっておきクイズ	Totte Oki Kuizu	Take the Quiz	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
5	カギを探せ！	Kagi o Sagase!	Search for the Key!	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
6	キーワードの謎解き	Kiiwādo no Nazotoki	Keyword to the Riddle Solution	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
7	暗号トリックの解読	Angō Torikku no Kaidoku	The Trick to Deciphering the Code	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
8	犯人のアジト （いよいよver.）	Hannin no Ajito (Iyoiyo ver.)	The Culprit's Hideout (More and More ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
9	小五郎の推理	Kogorō no Suiri	Kogoro's Deduction	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
10	雄大な富士山	Yūdai na Fujisan	Grand Mt. Fuji	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
11	ターゲット サスペンスＤ	Tāgetto Sasupensu D	Target Suspense D	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
12	暗殺者のテーマ─忍び寄る魔手	Ansatsusha no Tēma - Shinobiyoru Mashu	Assassin's Theme - The Devil's Hand Approaches	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
13	新少年探偵団のテーマ	Shin Shōnen Tanteidan no Tēma	The New Detective Boys' Theme	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
14	男の心情	Otoko no Shinjō	A Man's Feelings	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
15	コナンの決断	Konan no Ketsudan	Conan's Decision	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
16	哀の予感～ジンのテーマＥ	Ai no Yokan ~ Jin no Tēma E	Ai's Premonition ~ Gin's Theme E	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
17	無色	Mushoku	Colourless	Mushoku

Part 2

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	I can't stop my love for you♥	I can't stop my love for you♥	I can't stop my love for you♥	I can't stop my love for you♥
2	謎解き （その２）	Nazotoki (Sono 2)	Riddle Solution (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
3	暗殺者のテーマ─忍び寄る魔手	Ansatsusha no Tēma - Shinobiyoru Mashu	Assassin's Theme - The Devil's Hand Approaches	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
4	小五郎の推理	Kogorō no Suiri	Kogoro's Deduction	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
5	とっておきクイズ	Totte Oki Kuizu	Take the Quiz	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
6	ジンのテーマＦ	Jin no Tēma F	Gin's Theme F	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	漆黒の殺意	Shikkoku no Satsui	Jet Black Murderous Intent	Detective Conan "Captured in Her Eyes" Original Soundtrack
11	哀が電話を…～ジンのテーマＡ	Ai ga Denwa o... ~ Jin no Tēma A	Ai's Phonecall to... ~ Gin's Theme A	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
12	ジンのテーマＣ	Jin no Tēma C	Gin's Theme C	Detective Conan "Countdown to Heaven" Original Soundtrack
13	謎解き （その１）	Nazotoki (Sono 1)	Riddle Solution (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
14	飛び立つ鳩　（歌：菅井えり）	Tobitatsu Hato (Uta: Sugai Eri)	Flying Doves (Sung By: Eri Sugai)	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
15	オセンチな歩美	Osenchina Ayumi	Sentimental Ayumi	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 ~Isoge! Shōnen Tanteidan~
16	無色	Mushoku	Colourless	Mushoku
17	蘭のテーマ （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Ran no Tēma (Mantenrō Vājon)	Ran's Theme (Skyscraper Version)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack

See also

• Season 11