Season 21 2016

TV-14

Conan prevents an accident involving a out-of-control car with no working breaks. Someone poked holes in the brake hose, and the police investigate the incident as an attempted murder. The driver Hosoo was on his way to deliver a valuable double-sided mask to Ichikawa Ebizo, who is rehearsing at the kabuki theater. Ebizo plans to use the mask at next month's performance of "Nanatsu Men."

While on his way to meet Kaneko, Conan is kidnapped! Conan awakens in the dark basement of a building being demolished. Realizing he doesn't have his phone, he attempts to use his Detective Boys badge to call for help, but there is no answer.

The ventriloquist Tengan puts on a show about a ventriloquist who becomes possessed by his doll and murders his wife. Tengan falls victim to a genuine split personality disorder, and the personality of his doll appears and orders him to kill his wife Kazuko. The next morning, Kazuko is found murdered. Tengan confesses...

Ventriloquist Tengan's wife Kazuko is bludgeoned to death with a trophy. Afflicted by multiple personality disorder, Tengan confesses that he may have killed her while he was unaware, but based on the circumstances, Tengan's apprentice Togawa, who was having an affair with Kazuko, rises as a suspect. Conan feels as though something is wrong with the case and investigates Tengan's home with Detective Takagi. He examines the sideboard where the trophies are displayed and realizes what has been bothering him. Later, Conan asks Takagi some questions and closes in on the truth behind the case..

Conan, Ran, Kogoro, Heiji and Kazuka visit an inn deep in the mountains of Nagano. Heiji acquires a photo of a figure carrying a scythe running across the surface of the inn's outdoor bath. Conan and his friends have come to investigate the identity of this figure who resembles a kamaitachi, a supernatural demon. At the inn they meet writers Daigo Nakama and Midori Koyanagi, who have come to gather information on the incident as well. While searching inside a dark storehouse, Heiji, Kogoro and Koyanagi are attacked.

As incidents thought to be the work of the kamaitachi demon occur one after another, the innkeeper's father-in-law, Bonzo Ohno, is murdered in the annex of the inn. Based on the crime scene, Heiji believes the culprit came to the annex through the outdoor bath. However, the snow around the bath is undisturbed, meaning the culprit could only have run across the bath's surface. After hearing everyone's testimony, Conan and Heiji realize who the culprit is from a casual remark.

Kogoro, Conan, and Ran are visiting Nagano Prefecture when they run into Inspector Yamato and his associates of the Nagano Prefectural Police. Conan and his friends visit the Kansuke Shrine ruins and Yamamoto Kansuke's grave. While visiting the Chikumagawa River, their final destination, Inspector Shigeru Takeda's severed head is found in the river. On the body's forehead is a mark resembling a woodpecker's footprint. Allegedly, a mysterious group known as the Woodpecker Society exists in the Nagano Prefectural Police. Yamato and his associates search for someone who may have borne a grudge against Takeda when two cases involving Takeda resurface.

Police Lt. Shoji Kano is found dead in his home. From the body's condition, Inspector Morofushi reasons that after being strangled, Kano was hung from the ceiling. Later, the culprit sends an e-mail declaring that he will kill three additional people. Sgt. Shinsuke Akiyama is called to Mt. Saijozan by the culprit and is murdered. Inspector Yamato's fingerprints are found on the rope that was wrapped around Kano's neck, so Section One Chief Kuroda puts out a BOLO for Yamato as the suspect.

Members of the Nagano Prefectural Police are killed one after another. After observing the crime scenes, Section One Chief Kuroda puts out a BOLO for Inspector Yamato as the murderer of the three men.

In the morning, Conan notices a suspicious man watching Amuro at the Cafe. Later, on his way home from school, he spots the same man. Believing something must be up if Conan is interested in him, Mitsuhiko, Genta, and Ayumi follow the man. Conan warns Amuro that the man may be a member of the Black Organization...

Professor Agasa takes the Detective Boys to a cake buffet in a hotel, where they meet Saya Kitami and Kyona Shono, two rival actresses who are filming a drama. Kyona asks Saya if she's seen her blog and warns her that she should surrender if she doesn't want to have her secret exposed. Conan checks Kyona's blog but is unable to determine what the secret is. Later, Kyona is found murdered in her locked hotel room.

Kyona is found murdered in her locked hotel room. Based on their hatred for each other, in addition to Saya's actions, Conan believes she is the culprit. Conan remembers what Kyona said previously about Saya’s secret and tries to uncover it from her blog. After talking with the Detective Boys, he figures out the trick to the locked room!

Unemployed man Hanzaki Yasuo slips and falls to his death after he sees office worker Takedera Hitoshi wearing an alien costume. After questioning Takedera's three acquaintances who witnessed the incident, the Detective Boys investigate and close in on the truth.

A man comes to Kogoro for him in locating his missing fiancée. Kogoro narrows down the list of suspects, but Conan believes that the case was too easy to resolve.

Ran attends a concert of Risa Purple, a rising idol. Kogoro is also acting as her bodyguard. However, before the performance can start, Ran is mistaken for Risa and is kidnapped. Things take a turn for the worse when the kidnappers find out their mistake and try to bury Ran alive to cover their tracks.

Conan and Kogoro set a trap for the culprit and the real culprit behind the kidnapping is captured and Ran is rescued and rushed to the hospital.

Seven people, including Kogoro, Ran and Conan, are caught in a typhoon and forced to take shelter in a train station, along with the station master and his assistant. Kogoro receives a warning that a murder will occur. The murder occurs in the middle of the night, with no one knowing who the murderer is. Will Conan figure out the culprit before a second murder occurs?

Detective Takagi and Chiba are investigating the robbery happened in Beika involving 30 million yen. However, the robber died in a car accident and the money he stole was not there.

A rumor is floating around that Yoko Okino and soccer star Ryusuke Higo are dating when they are seen together. Yoko fan Kogoro, Conan, and Higo fan Haibara decide to investigate if the news is true. They end up in an Italian restaurant belonging to Higo's former teammate, Teiya Asuka, who is discovered in a storeroom with his throat cut.

With the owner found dead in the storeroom, the culprit appears to be an employee. Can Conan figure out which one before Higo gets blamed?

The Detective Boys take shelter from rain in a house filled with toys. As Genta is struggling to go to the toilet, they ask the two men in the house to let them in for a bit. It turns out that all is not as it seems, when they hear a woman shout out for help from within the house.

Conan, Ran, and Mouri visit a tidal park in Chiba Prefecture. Kogoro is about to take them to a seafood restaurant for dinner when they discover a body on a flooded bridge.

Conan, Kogoro and Ran come across the scene of an accident. A man named Takeshi Yaginuma fell to his death from the staircase of a parking structure. On top of the stairs is Misaki Takizawa, who claims Yaginuma attacked her and accidentally fell. During the investigation, it is discovered Yaginuma is a criminal who broke into Misaki's home and murdered her husband, Akira, and stole 100 million yen worth of precious jewels. Kogoro believes Yaginuma attacked Misaki to silence her, but Conan suspects there's something wrong with Misaki's testimony.

Conan, Ran, and Sonoko are taken to Sera's regular ramen spot, Ramen Ogura, where a murder previously occurred. Inside they find regulars Shono Yuna, Mizushina Sosuke, and Nakanishi Osamu eating. Conan finds the great quantities of condiments and seasoning they put in the food strange. After they leave, employee Sayo reveals a robbery-murder occurred in the neighborhood a few days earlier. The police chased the culprit into the restaurant, and the customers present at the time were Shono, Mizushina and Nakanishi.

The police have narrowed the suspects down to three regulars of the shop: Shono, Mizushina and Nakanishi. After the incident, Yumi ran into her ex-boyfriend Haneda, who says he heard a strange noise every time the culprit took a step. Upon hearing Haneda's story, Conan realizes something. He and Sera solve the mystery behind the reason the culprit was swinging a hose around after committing the crime, determine the reason the culprit continued to visit the shop, and close in on the truth.

After making him drunk, a man was lured to the Kometo Bridge. While his back was temporarily turned, a flashing boomerang quickly drew attention. When the man looked after the mysterious glowing object flying by, he was grabbed his legs and tipped him over the bridge railing to his death in the dried-out riverbed.

When Kogoro, Conan, and Ran go to the cottage where a zombie movie was filmed, they encounter Heiji and Kazuha there. Later, a movie crew arrives to shoot a trailer for the sequel to the zombie movie. While filming, producer Takashi Harawaki goes missing, and the others search for him in the cottage. Conan and Heiji discover Harawaki's body.

Conan and his friends discover Harawaki's body at the filming location of a zombie movie. On his smartphone is a video of Harawaki drinking hydrocyanic acid. Because only Harawaki was able to drive and there is no cell phone service at the cottage, they are unable to call the police. That night, the bedridden Kogoro tells Ran and Kazuha that zombies have surrounded the cottage. The girls do not believe him, but then they are attacked.

Camerawoman Kyoko Ejiri is found dead. On her smart phone is a video in which a zombified Harawaki bites Kyoko on the neck, and Harawaki's body has disappeared from the other room. Conan and Heiji believe this case and the one from eight years ago may be related. Gunma police Inspector Yamamura begins his own investigation, while Conan and Heiji close in on the truth.

Kogoro inadvertently gets caught up in a bank robbery and chases an armed robber onto a building rooftop. Kogoro, who has a fear of heights, enters a state of shock and loses the robber. The police eventually arrest the robber, but the robber tossed the gun while fleeing. Two days later, Taizo Sakaki, a futures trader accused of fraud, is shot in the shoulder and leg by a person riding a motorcycle. The gun used in the incident is the same one thrown away by the robber. Kogoro determines the identity of the individual who picked up the missing gun, but the case is not over yet.

Kogoro and Conan witness secretary Shinkai stabbing moneylender Takarada with a chef's knife. However, Takarada had been murdered two hours earlier. Kogoro believes Shinkai stabbed Takarada without realizing he was already dead. Kogoro had been summoned to the apartment by Takarada to discuss a murder threat he received in the mail. Inspector Megure reasons that one of Takarada's financial victims killed him for revenge, and Shinkai testifies that he stabbed Takarada to prevent said victim from becoming a murderer. Megure also suspects one of Takarada's family members may have committed the crime and questions his wife, Mika, and younger brother, Koji.

Takarada's wife, Mika, has no alibi, and she becomes the prime suspect in the strangling when material evidence is discovered, meaning Koji will inherit Takarada's fortune. Conan suspects Koji set up Mika and questions him, but it becomes clear that Koji has an alibi. Conan goes over the facts again and gradually closes in on the truth.

Conan, Sonoko, Ran, and two friends decide to go to a recording studio to record some songs. They meet the members of a girl's band, who are arguing about their upcoming performance. The drummer is later found strangled in the studio. Three of her band members are suspected of killing her, but when the police cannot find the string used to kill her, the investigation encounters some trouble.

Inspector Megure learns the drummer often fought with other bands and believes someone else may have committed the murder. After listening to the stories of the three surviving band members, Conan checks the video of the band practicing. He realizes why the string-like weapon used to kill the victim has not been found in the studio and determines the identity of the killer and the surprising trick that was used.

The Suzuki Corporation holds a hot balloon competition, and Sonoko, Ran, and Conan take part in it. During the race, the reigning champion Shingo Mizuguchi's balloon collides with Akihiro Okuda's and begins falling. As the balloon descends, his wife, Arisa Mizuguchi, falls to her death. Because Mizuguchi and Okuda fought before the race, the police suspect Okuda deliberately crashed into Mizuguchi's balloon. Okuda insists it was an accident but based on the condition of Okuda's balloon, Conan determines it was not an accident but a murder.

While hiking, Kogoro, Conan, and Ran hear the moaning voice of the tengu, a mythical dog-like creature. After staying the night at a guest house at the bottom of the mountain, they decide to visit the tengu's cave, one of the town's historic sites. Inside the cave, Conan discovers a body wearing a tengu mask hanging from the shrine. The body belongs to Mayor Shoji Mayama. Kogoro determines the death is a suicide based on the absence of anyone else in the cave, but Conan feels there's something off about the body and crime scene.

Officer worker Junko Hirose is arrested for a murder that took place in Tonkoro City. Junko confesses she was being blackmailed by the victim, Masaru Katsui, and killed him because she could not take it anymore. However, Kogoro saw Junko in Beika City at the time of the murder. Because Tonkoro City and Beika City are an hour's drive apart, Kogoro explains to Inspector Megure that it was impossible for Junko to commit the crime. As her alibi was verified, Junko is released. However, a dissatisfied Conan, Kogoro, and Ran question Junko's coworker and ex-boyfriend as they close in on the truth.

While walking home in the rain, Kogoro and Conan come across a car accident with Toshiaki Kikuchi unconscious in the driver's seat. In front of his car is the deceased Naohiro Tsutsumi. Kikuchi is shocked when he comes to and sees Tsutsumi's body, as he was a former coworker. Kikuchi testifies that a man with an umbrella suddenly jumped into the intersection and he could not stop his car in time. Tsutsumi's will is found in his jacket pocket.

Kogoro drives Conan and Kei down a seaside highway. Six months earlier, Remi hanged herself in her apartment. Her neighbor Kei blamed herself for being unable to prevent her suicide. Now Kei has moved and is working at her uncle's resort inn. Kei is showing Kogoro and Conan around the local area. Remi used fake names to flee from debt collectors. Conan finds it strange that she used her real name to rent an apartment just before she died. He notices a few other strange things about the story as well...

Conan, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, Genta, Ai, and Professor Agasa go to the Beika Department Store together. In the stairwell, they witness Hosokoshi, the head chef at the high-end restaurant on the top floor, being stabbed in the stomach by a disgruntled customer. Conan calls Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi to let them know the culprit escaped down a different stairway. The potential suspects are part-time worker Kamaya, housewife Mitsuko, and chef Miyanodai. Genta, Mitsuhiko, and Ayumi all saw the culprit, but each of their accounts is totally different from the others. Determining the culprit's identity will be rather difficult...

Conan, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, Genta, and Ai go to the Beika Department Store with Professor Agasa. During their visit, head chef Hosogoe of the restaurant on the top floor is stabbed by a customer near the stairs. Inspector Megure questions Genta, Ayumi, and Mitsuhiko who all saw the culprit, but their testimonies are all over the place. Together the Detective Boys visit the various floors to determine the why the kids seemed to have seen different culprits.