Clash of Red and Black
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| Episode 491-504 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}}) | |
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| Title: | Clash of Red and Black! |
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| Original airdate: | January 14, 2008 (The Beginning) January 21, 2008 (Blood Relative) January 28, 2008 (Exclamation) February 4, 2008 (Hades) February 11, 2008 (Coma) February 18, 2008 (Invasion) February 25, 2008 (Awakening) March 3, 2008 (Disturbance) March 10, 2008 (Disguise) March 17, 2008 (Testament) April 14, 2008 (Suspicion) April 28, 2008 (Innocence) May 12, 2008 (Ready to Die) May 19, 2008 (Killed in the Line of Duty) |
| Season: | 17 |
| Cast: | Conan Edogawa Shuichi Akai Jodie Starling |
| Case solved by: | Conan Edogawa (4x) Kogoro Mouri (via Conan) Jodie Starling Andre Camel |
Clash of Red and Black is the longest arc in the anime series as well as the manga, taking place for episodes 491-504. In the arc, we are introduced to two new characters, Andre Camel and Rikumichi Kusuda, and witness the death of F.B.I. agent, Shuichi Akai. We also learn the truth about Eisuke Hondou and his sister, Hidemi.
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Characters introduced
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Cast
Plot
The Beginning
Conan, Ran, and Sonoko are visiting a sick friend in the hospital. There they meet Eisuke who tells them he is searching for his long lost sister who looks identical to Rena Mizunashi. Eisuke explains that his sister intended to become a nurse so he is searching the local hospitals for her. Conan, however, suspects Eisuke knows Rena has been hospitalized due to her accident. The three decide to visit Kōshi Anno, a big fan of Rena, to confirm whether Rena is actually Eisuke's sister. Unable to contact Kōshi, they visit his mother and learn Kōshi recently called asking for money in order to pay off a rival company in a business meeting later that day. Listening to her story, Conan reveals the inconsistencies with Kōshi's story and reveals that a man is impersonating Kōshi in order to scam Kōshi's mother for money. As evidence, Conan explains that the fraud claimed to have canceled his planned vacation due to a cold but had business plans on the same day as his vacation; a person who had to suddenly cancel his vacation due to an illness would not have business plans on the same day. The fraud is later arrested outside of Kōshi's apartment. Later that day, Kōshi returns home and is confronted by Conan who asks him whether Eisuke's picture of his sister is actually Rena.
Blood Relative
Kōshi confirms that the picture is indeed Rena and shows them a news recording depicting Rena with the same hairstyle as Eisuke's sister's in the photograph. In the video, they learn that Rena's blood type is AB. Eisuke denies that Rena is his sister since his sister's blood was once used for his blood transfusion; Eisuke has blood type O, meaning he can only receive Type O blood. Conan suspects there is a hidden component to Eisuke's story and believes Eisuke is searching for Rena with an ulterior motive. The next day, Eisuke invites Ran and Sonoko to accompany him to the mansion he used to live in to collect his mother's belongings which were recently found. Kogoro, coincidentally, was also hired to investigate a murder at the mansion that occurred a year ago. Once there, Eisuke finds his birth certificate, confirming that he has blood type O. Meanwhile, Kogoro is with the owner of the mansion, Kakuzō Okudaira, discussing the murder of his son, Tango Okudaira. Kakuzō tells Kogoro he suspects the murderer is one of three people in the mansion.
