The Revival of the Dying Message

Chronology
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Episode 172-173 (Int. Episode 183-184)
Information
Title:	The Revival of the Dying Message
Japanese title:	よみがえる死の伝言(ダイイング・メッセージ) (Yomigaeru Daīngu Messēji)
Original airdate:	December 13, 1999 (Part 1) December 20, 1999 (Part 2)
Broadcast rating:	17.3% 15.9%
Manga case:	#69
Season:	4
Manga source:	Volume 25: Files 1-3 (243-245)
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Sonoko Suzuki Kogoro Mouri Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi Kazunobu Chiba Makoto Kyogoku
Case solved by:	Kogoro Mouri (via Conan)
Next Conan's Hint:	The sound of fireworks (Part 1) 5 yen coin (Part 2)
Staff
Director:	Yasuichiro Yamamoto Kenji Kodama (chief)
Organizer:	Masato Sato
Storyboard:	Masato Sato
Episode director:	172: Masato Sato 173: Hideki Hiroshima
Animation director:	172: Miwa Oshima 173: Masayuki Hiraoka
Character design:	Masatomo Sudo Junko Yamanaka and Yasuhiro Moriki (design works)
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Chafurin as Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi as Wataru Takagi, Next Conan's Hint Naoko Matsui as Sonoko Suzuki Nobuyuki Hiyama as Makoto Kyogoku Isshin Chiba as Kazunobu Chiba Yuri Satou as Chihiro Itami Mari Yokoo as Yoriko Komatsu Yukimasa Kishino as Kunitomo Oda Hiroshi Watari as Yasuharu Misawa Rumiko Ukai as Izumi Sano Akiko Koike as Woman A (Episode 172) Keiko Sonoda as Woman B (Episode 172)
Music
Opening song:	Mysterious Eyes
Closing song:	Free Magic

The Revival of the Dying Message (よみがえる死の伝言(ダイイング・メッセージ) ,Yomigaeru Daīngu Messēji) is the 172nd and 173rd episode of Detective Conan anime.

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Sonoko Suzuki Kogoro Mouri Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi Kazunobu Chiba Makoto Kyogoku

Gadgets

Gadgets
Voice-Changing Bowtie Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

Part 1

Ran, Sonoko, and Conan are at Tropical Land ice skating. A murder occurs in the women's bathroom and there are what appear to be two dying messages, an S smeared in blood and the victim's phone, which reveals the letters KIX when the redial function is pressed.

Murder
	Location: Restroom Victim: Chihiro Itami Age: 27 years old Cause of death: Gunshot wound on heart Suspects: Yasuharu Misawa, Izumi Sano, Yoriko Komatsu, and Kunitomo Oda A murder occurs in the women's bathroom and there are what appear to be two dying messages, an S smeared in blood and the victim's phone, which reveals the letters KIX when the redial function is pressed.

Part 2

The murder trick is revealed.

People

Chihiro Itami
	Victim (gunshot) 27 years old Company President's daughter

Yasuharu Misawa
	29 years old Banker

Izumi Sano
	28 years old Office worker

Yoriko Komatsu
	30 years old Housewife

Kunitomo Oda
	29 years old Firefighter

Narita
	Deceased (suicide by gunshot) Chihiro's previous boyfriend

Woman A
	Mother with child

Woman B
	Woman A's friend

Child
100px	Woman A's child

Resolution

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Conan solves the case and reveals that the culprit manufactured their alibi by (incorrectly) imitating the noise of the fireworks going off and tried to deflect suspicion from themselves by writing the bloody S using the victim's finger. He reveals that the S was not the dying message, but the phone was: except for Oda, all of the friends (including the now deceased Narita, who was once part of this group) had last names that correspond to cities with airports in them. Megure and Takagi on the scene realize that since the message is "KIX" (the airport code of the Kansai International Airport, located in Izumisano), that means the culprit is Izumi Sano. The proof that she committed the murder lies in the blades of her ice skates, where she'd stepped in the victim's blood without realizing that she had done so.

Motive

When confronted with this proof, the murderer confesses: she killed Chihiro for dating Narita then ruthlessly dumping him, driving him to suicide (but the other friends thought he'd simply had a fatal accident while cleaning his gun). Before he killed himself he called Izumi and in tears told her, Chihiro had told him that she had been two-timing with his best friend Kunitomo Oda. Oda reveals it was a misunderstanding and that Chihiro was lying about them having a relationship as the one he truly loves is Izumi herself telling her perhaps she killed the wrong person, leaving her stunned.

Aftermath

Afterwards Sonoko gets a call from Makoto, revealing that she bought a phone just for him. Later Shinichi sends Ran a phone after hearing about "how nice that is" from her under the guise as thanks for the sweater.

Differences between the manga and anime

• Due to the brutal nature of the murder, the expression of Chihiro is changed to be more peaceful, and her eyes are closed, compared to the manga. This type of censorship would later be used in various cases, such as the innocent victim in Sonoko's Dangerous Summer Story, and is fully used from A Small Client onward in the anime with a small exception in Bathroom Where Ran Collapsed As Well due to plot reason.

Trivia

• The culprit's weapon is a Browning O/U Double Barreled Shotgun.
• The name of four of the suspects and the person who died prior to the case are derived from airport names: Chihiro Itami (Osaka International Airport), Yoriko Komatsu (Komatsu Airport), Narita (Narita International Airport), Izumi Sano (Kansai International Airport), Yasuharu Misawa (Misawa Airport).

BGM listing

Part 1

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	Mysterious Eyes	Mysterious Eyes	Mysterious Eyes	Mysterious Eyes
2	昼下がりの天使たち （摩天楼ヴァージョン）	Hirusagari no Tenshitachi (Mantenrō Vājon)	Early Afternoon Angels (Skyscraper Version)	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
3	新一の名推理	Shin'ichi no Meisuiri	Shinichi's Great Deduction	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
4	赤い光のスナイパー２	Akai Hikari no Sunaipā 2	The Sniper's Red Light 2	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
5	赤い光のスナイパー２	Akai Hikari no Sunaipā 2	The Sniper's Red Light 2	Detective Conan "The Last Wizard of the Century" Original Soundtrack
6	謎解き （その１）	Nazotoki (Sono 1)	Riddle Solution (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
7	事件現場 （謎ver.）	Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)	Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
8	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
9	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
10	真相究明	Shinsō Kyūmei	Investigating the Truth	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
11	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
12	犯人からの電話	Hannin Kara no Denwa	Phone Call From the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
13	Free Magic	Free Magic	Free Magic	Free Magic

Part 2

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	Mysterious Eyes	Mysterious Eyes	Mysterious Eyes	Mysterious Eyes
2	謎解き （その２）	Nazotoki (Sono 2)	Riddle Solution (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
3	犯人からの電話	Hannin Kara no Denwa	Phone Call From the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
4	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
5	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
6	殺意	Satsui	Murderous Intent	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
7	悪のテーマ （パート１）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 1)	Theme of Evil (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
8	事件解明 （オリジナルver.）	Jiken Kaimei (Orijinaru ver.)	Case Clarification (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
9	忍び寄る危機	Shinobiyoru Kiki	Incoming Crisis	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
10	沈む夕陽	Shizumu Yūhi	Depressing Sunset	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
11	小さな巨人	Chiisana Kyojin	A Small Great Person	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
12	トリック	Torikku	Trick	Detective Conan "The Fourteenth Target" Original Soundtrack
13	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
14	怪人包帯男２	Kaijin Hōtai Otoko 2	The Mysterious Bandaged Man 2	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
15	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 Version)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
16	Free Magic	Free Magic	Free Magic	Free Magic
17	蘭・愛のテーマ	Ran・Ai no Tēma	Ran's Love Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
18	コナンの勝利	Konan no Shōri	Conan's Victory	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1

Gallery

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In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	رسالة قبل الرحيل	A Message Before Dying
Catalan (Catalan dub)	Un missatge just abans de la mort (1a part) Un missatge just després de la mort (2a part)	A message just before the death (Part 1) A message just after the death (Part 2)
Catalan (Valencian dub)	El missatge de la víctima	The victim message
French	Le Message de mort	The dying message
Galician	Regresa a derradeira mensaxe	The last message comes back
German	Mysteriöse Buchstaben	Mysterious letters
Italian	Messaggio in fin di vita	Dying message
Spanish (American dub)	El mensaje moribundo sobrevive	The dying message survives
Spanish (Castilian dub)	Recuperar el mensaje póstumo	Get back the dying message
Thai	ไดอิ้งเมสเซจคืนชีพ	The revived dying message
Vietnamese	Sự hồi sinh của lời trăng trối	The revival of the dying message

See also

• Season 4