#Conan is great fun

[klikkat]

I like this analysis and it's very clever, but I think there might be some way in which it's incomplete - and it clicked when I thought about some of the other influences that characterized D&D's nascence. Namely, Robert E. Howard, author of Conan the Barbarian and Solomon Kane.

I think the problem with D&D orcs isn't that they're a poorly done take of LotR's Orcs, but rather that they're an uncritically straight translation of the barbaric savage from Conan, painted over with an orc-colored brush. And likewise, a lot of the seemingly-odd D&D choices, which don't emulate LOTR very well, can lead to a Conan, or Zothique, or Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, or Elric story practically by accident.

The OD&D progression from "wandering ne'er-do-well" to "leader of men" to "local lord" is exactly what Conan does - from a thief in Zamora exploring the spider-haunted Tower of the Elephant to a leader of a tribe of Afghuli bandits in People of the Black Circle all the way to king of Aquilonia in The Phoenix on the Sword.

The random wandering monster reaction chart can lead to incidents like The Scarlet Citadel, where Conan unexpectedly stumbles on an evil wizard trapped in the same dungeon that he is, and who helps him escape (a "12 - helpful" reaction) because the evil wizard hates the same guy who trapped Conan down there.

Red Nails is basically Conan and Valeria teaming up with one faction in a dungeon to help wipe out another faction basically because they ran into the first faction first, and because trying to eliminate either faction by themselves would be suicide.

His adventure to Darfar in Jewels of Gwahlur has no greater motivation than "I hear there's treasure in that dungeon and I want it," a purpose to which a great many D&D parties can relate.

And of course Conan isn't a man to shy away from a good scrap. In Pool of the Black Ones he starts by murdering a pirate to earn a place on their crew (and showcase how effortlessly badass he is), while Black Colossus' third act is clearly where the GM breaks out the mass combat rules to fight the assembled forces of the sorcerer Thugra Khotan.

So like, I think seeing D&D as an LOTR emulator is getting it a little off-target: D&D is a Sword & Sorcery emulator with elves tacked on and the savage cannibals replaced with orcs, and the disjoint this caused has haunted the series ever since. It's not that Gygax was aiming at High Fantasy and missed, it's that he hit Sword & Sorcery right on the mark - and kept all the unpleasant baggage of the genre at the same time.

(Solomon Kane, being set in a more modern world, is a lot less subtle during Kane's wanderings through Africa; The Moon of Skulls has a particularly solid demonstration of the "fast-breeding savage race overthrowing the superior dynastic ruling race and crudely aping their religion while descending into vicious barbarism and cruel parodies of civilization" in the descendants of the Atlantean colony of Negari. The presumption that some peoples are just generally evil and hostile and can be gotten rid of without guilt is dyed deep into the source material.)

I've talked a lot about the specific types expectations that post-TSR D&D encodes in its players and I do think it's funny how some of the stuff I talk about sometimes seems to feel, like, huge and revelatory to people.

"What do you mean not all RPGs assume the player characters to be an adventuring party that goes on adventures together? What are they even supposed to do if there's no adventure?" Assume that D&D is like an Avengers film, about a group of heroes assembling and going up against adversity to save the day. A lot of games are soap operas, where the players create the central characters, pro and ant agonist alike, and then they're thrown into a powderkeg together.

"If there is no challenge rating or similar mechanic, how is the GM supposed to know if a given combat encounter is something the player characters can overcome?" A lot of games don't have combat encoded into the game as an activity that characters are expected to partake in just to demonstrate their strength. In fact, if combat does happen in lots of games it's usually as a last resort and something that requires an active player choice for it to happen. You won't get ambushed by bandits who are willing to fight to the death for no discernible reason just so your characters can demonstrate their strength and get one of their daily intake of five combat encounters a day (or whatever number games assume these days idk).

"Wait, there are modes of play besides combat that can have deep and granular rules? How can such a thing even work?" It can and it rules.

[akai-anna]

Round 1

Round: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

[marshmallowgoop]

I combined footage from my Detektiv Conan Blu-ray with audio from my Case Closed FUNimation DVD and made an HD English dub clip compilation for Episodes 57-58, "The Holmes Freak Murder Case."

[yumedoca]

HOLY SHIT, WHY IS THERE A DETCO REFERENCE IN MY URUSEI YATSURA??

Anyway, this reference is really funny and cute (and I think some episodes ago there was another reference but I'm not entirely sure for that one) since Detco also has a bunch of references to UY as well (this how I discovered Detco in the first place btw), so it's kind of like the UY remake is returning the favor :)

This is only one of them, there's a whole section in the UY wiki which lists most of them (which you can find here).

[marivanilla05]

My preview for the @conanredraw project!

It was so much fun participating in this project with everyone! I really can't wait until the full thing releases! Please look forward to it!

[lesbianjodie]

Ok folks here's a game:

The black organization is having a secret santa... what little gifts are our dear codenamed agents getting, and from whom?

Send me an ask and in some time (depends on like how many I'm getting at once) I will pick the best ones for each character and draw them with it!! Then a poll may be made for people to guess which agent made the gift 👀

[soratsuart]

Does anyone understand my vision?

[gisachi]

Twenty Words: Shinichi/Ran

Drawing inspiration from prompt challenges. Twenty prompts, twenty sentences of twenty words each. Fluff and angst. Pairing, ShinRan.

Dominant - “What do you mean? We’re not competing,” Shinichi laughs, licking his lips, “We’re in love, ‘course I’ll let you lead.”

Wartime - He reaches for her hand despite every resisting muscle under the armor — after all, how dare he aid the enemy?

Sleep - The tranquilizing dart is ready behind his back, then she says, “Don’t you dare, Shinichi… let me finish for once.”

Pattern - Whenever he returns, she doesn’t say ‘You’re back’ — for a tiresome pattern of two years, he never is, never was.

Discipline - “On your knees, Shinichi,” Ran glares and Shinichi bites back a menacing smirk, taking that as reward more than punishment.

Outcome - The worst combo - murder case during a long-awaited anniversary date - leaves him with the worst outcome: Ran’s week-long silent treatment.

Champion - Shinichi champions himself as a smart man, but Ran somehow manages to dumb him down everytime she smiles like that.

Waste - “It’s not wasted time if spent with people you love…” Shinichi glances at Ran, ears red, his words fading shyly.

Hidden - ‘Wait for me’ — hidden in Shinichi’s study, she reminisces the ten-year-old plea, forlorn smile confirming her final answer to Araide.

Award - To Shinichi, it isn’t the trophy that matters most, but Ran’s grin of victory from the bleachers everytime he scores. 

Book - Shinichi can read Ran like an open book - god he wished he couldn’t - because he’s down to the last page.

VCR - Ran smiles, a wistful one, before playing the cassette, a ‘96 news recording, “See, that’s your dad right there, Sakura-chan.”

Mob - She goes past the mob into the source of commotion, stunning Shinichi and the knife-wielding culprit with a roundhouse kick.

Speech - A declaration of love, a fearless kiss – Shinichi’s always one for dramatic flair, and tonight, he jumps off a cliff.

Sinner - Maybe he shouldn’t stay here, wrapped in the arms of an Angel, for sinners like him don’t deserve hundredth chances.

Immortality - Count Shinichi clutches at the faded photograph, and weeps – to live another century without this woman is his death sentence.

Girlfriend - “What if I stop calling you my girlfriend…” before Ran can react, Shinichi’s on one knee, a ring in hand.

Shaking - Ran thought nothing could scare him, until a shaking hand grips hers after the dentist chirps, “This won’t hurt, Kudou-kun!”

Westbound - Of the many times they’ve visited Osaka, they arrive with hands entwined this time, and Heiji and Kazuha are thrilled.

Holiday - May 4th isn’t a holiday, but she leaves work early anyway; otherwise, nobody will light the candles on his grave.

[conanmythbusting]

That moment when your billionaire friend makes you buy their lunch.

[miyano-shiho4869]

I watched movie 27! it was very fun I had a great time

[shirleykarasuma]

Quick closet cosplay for Ai-chan!

I wore this to a local cosplay meet-up!

[livmadart]

Hiya to @californiaispurple my giftee for @dcmk-exchange ! It’s been great chatting with you over the past few weeks, much like we were talking about, here is an unshrunk Shiho hanging out with the girls! I realized the four of them would make the worlds most effective detective agency—Sera’s got deductions covered, Shiho could basically be her own forensic team, Ran can get people to open up and also very much chase down and stop the culprit, and Sonoko has the connections to get them anywhere they need to go!

This is based off a shot of the Detective Boys from the first opening! Many thanks to @dcmk-exchange for putting this together!! I had a lot of fun!

And to answer your last two questions from the most recent ask:

Who is my favorite member of the police force?

Sato and Takagi of course! He is the most guy of all time

What go me into Detective Conan in the first place?

I saw the name floating around online and i am a hugeeeee mystery nerd so of course i gave it a try! And then i watched the first episode and my brain rewired itself and the rest is history!

[comicaurora]

Do you have any good-bad movie recommendations?

Pacific Rim is my go-to. In high school it was my default suggestion for movie nights, which one specific friend always justly shot down - until last week when he enthusiastically put it on just to see if it was really as bad as he remembered. It was, but ALSO as soon as the first proper kaiju fight started he was in it, and I consider that a win. Great fun for a movie night with friends, in large part because the dialogue really doesn't stand up to examination, which is always good for riffing. It's all very functional, just there to get across the necessary exposition so we can get back to the giant robot punching.

In terms of "why is this good though" I stand by the live action Scooby Doo movies, especially the second one where Shaggy has a metanarratively aware existential crisis about being comic relief.

I recently watched the 80s Conan the Barbarian movie as nerd homework and oh baby it's bad, it's everything that gave D&D a bad reputation back in the day, but it's bad in such a sincere way that I came out the other side loving it. James Earl Jones fires a snake from a bow. Instant ten out of ten.

[rabbitsrants]

Could you tell me what's your opinion about kogoro,like you always appear like you hate kogoro that's why I wanted to know (whenever you mention him you tell that unbothered fuckin father) wanna know your opinion please answer my ask

fun question!

I LOVE KOGORO

with that being said, i have a very nuanced opinion on him

do i think he's a good detective, husband or father? NO, absolutely not. i don't even think he's a good guardian in regards to conan lol

kogoro can be very self-absorbed, impatient and superficial. his alcoholism and gambling addiction strain every aspect of his life, but kogoro doesn't seem to care enough to change

a few examples:

chapter 1

chapter 370

LIKE??? SHE HAS TO STUDY FOR HER MOCK EXAMS AND KOGORO CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO GIVE A FUCK LOL

initially, i blamed his attitude on his lack of success as a detective. but he shows signs of being irresponsible in his youth as well, despite working for the police:

chapter 572

even after shinichi saves kogoro's career and introduces him to a lot of fame, kogoro shows no willingness to change. he's chronically self-indulgent:

chapter 853

on top of that, the rare times that ran asks him to do something for her, he acts like it's a complete burden:

chapter 528

ran asks him to watch eri's cat while she's in school and kogoro tries to pass the responsibility on to conan

speaking of conan, kogoro repeatedly gets violent with him when he's investigating alongside him

chapter 12

the reason why it appears like i hate him is because my posts are mainly about shinran and interestingly enough, gosho decided to write kogoro as shinichi's polar opposite in a lot of ways. which he even admits in his own writing:

chapter 163

it's evidently a writing choice that gosho decided to go for on purpose. and i think that's fucking brilliant. think about it: ran growing up with an irresponsible, unreliable dad who often prioritizes drinking and gambling over his own daughter? and that same girl falling in love with a guy who's incredibly dependable, attentive, selfless and everything her father is not? IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE

so whenever i analyze certain shinran moments, it becomes glaringly obvious to me that shinichi often acts like an anti-kogoro, so to speak.

examples i already mentioned in my acts of service post: kogoro refusing to help ran - shinichi stepping up as a result in chapter 457 and 716.

additional examples:

chapter 192

kogoro drops off ran at this weird, isolated mansion for a meeting that sonoko arranged with a bunch of strangers online and he feels off about the whole thing and i'm like YES LOVE THAT, SHOWING GREAT PARENTAL INSTINCTS

he even warns one of the guys and i'm like YEAH YOU'RE BEING A GOOD DAD, LETS GO KOGORO

naturally, shinichi feels weird about the situation as well, so he insists on staying with his girl, even though it's already been discussed that he's too sick:

so, despite the fact that a) kogoro feels like something is odd about the meeting, b) he warns the guy to leave ran tf alone... HE STILL LEAVES HER AT THE MANSION UNPROTECTED

and i'm like... WHY????? and gosho immediately answers my question:

LIKE????????????????????? talk about bad parenting lol

anyway, turns out something about the meeting was indeed off and ran is potentially in danger. both shin and kogoro lose their shit:

but there's a key difference between kogoro and shinichi and i feel like gosho wrote this difference on purpose - nothing, and i mean absolutely NOTHING will ever stop shinichi from trying to keep ran safe:

ONE MORE EXAMPLE

chapter 347-349

the case barely even begins and shinichi immediately observes that ran isn't feeling well:

he even tries to convince her to ditch dinner and go back home:

when shit starts hitting the fan and ran is getting incredibly dizzy, kogoro doesn't even notice:

again, maybe i'm reading too much into it, but i think the fact that gosho depicts kogoro's ignorance in this situation is 100% by design and as a result shinichi gets to be the anti-kogoro again:

throughout the whole case shinichi worries about ran and tries to take care of her. which is very impressive considering that ran constantly tries to downplay her symptoms:

examples like this occur way too often for me to write them off as a coincidence. we're clearly dealing with a pattern. how could i not point that out in my analysis? especially when shinichi's unwavering loyalty towards ran is something that she gushes about constantly?

with all that being said, just because i regurarly point out kogoro's flaws as a dad, doesn't mean i hate him. it's just that i aim to reach a full, comprehensive conclusion with every analysis i write and that entails important details like the glaring differences between shinichi and kogoro regarding their treatment of ran.

i still adore kogoro. cause like i said, there's nuance. i feel like there's a lot of hidden depth behind kogoro's character that i wish gosho explored more:

he's smarter than people think

chapter 11

HE'S THE FIRST PERSON TO QUESTION CONAN'S REAL IDENTITY, EVEN BEFORE RAN:

chapter 165

to everyone's suprise, kogoro deducts that eri lost her wedding ring and he goes out of his way to find it for her:

there are more examples of him showing decent detective skills during certain cases but this post is already long enough lol so i'm not getting into that

he can be very idealistic

chapter 86

him holding an old and dear friend accountable for murdering someone:

chapter 376

him doing the same again with a childhood friend:

HE HAS HIS MOMENTS, OKAY?!

chapter 266

I LOVE IT when kogoro shows his vulnerable side, i find it so heartwarming:

chapter 986

OR HIS BADASS SIDE (this is him protecting eri from a guy who's about to sexually assault her)

WHAT A KING

and even though i shit on his parenting a lot he can be very endearing at times! examples:

chapter 207

his reaction to ran dreaming about the one time that shinichi asked her to give him her bra (it was for a case lol)

chapter 254

MY FAVORITE KOGORO MOMENT:

it's a small but incredibly touching gesture and i love him so much for moments like this

chapter 255

HE CAN BE SO SUPPORTIVE AND SWEET

chapter 765

even though i criticized him for his treatment of conan earlier, shinichi and kogoro have their moments as well. the ramen case is one of my favorite moments between them, it's just so wholesome!

this case is giving dad and son-in-law eneregy!

to sum up my very long response: kogoro is an overall shitty person but he can be very smart, idealistic and sweet and i wish gosho explored those aspects of his character more, cause i feel like he gets sidelined a lot. he often uses kogoro for comedic relief which is fair to a certain extent cause kogoro is HILARIOUS and makes me laugh all the time but gosho keeps giving the bigger and more meaningful plotlines to characters that I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT (looking at you amuro) and i think that's a fucking shame cause kogoro has a lot of potential

hope that answers your question! :)

visit the shinran library for more

[honey-milk-depresso]

Batboys watching anime with reader

You know my ass went FULL ON LOCK MODE with Tim. I went crazy- 💀

***S/o is above 18, which means characters below are also aged up!

Doing requests until 1 Feb! Please see my pinned post and read the request rules on the navi! Thank you!🩷

Batbros watching anime with you

Dick Grayson

He’s watched a few 90s anime before, more the basic ones like One Piece and Pokémon, and he probably still watches them to this day. Boy has old CDs he has and you should probably try finding a Blue Ray (or use his if he can have Tim help fix it because it’s good as dead 💀) because he’s popping in every CD of old anime’s he have lying about.

“Wow, I didn’t know I had cowboy bebop! Or Slam Dunk!” He got a few rare gems, which makes it all the more fun to sit down on the couch under a blanket as you huddle and watch the nostalgic 90s anime shows together while eating popcorn.

He doesn’t mind watching new, modern day animes, just be prepared for when you two watch sad anime shows because he will sob like it’s the end of the world.

“NO, WHY WOULD KAORI DIE LIKE THIS?? AND SHE LOVES ARIMA- OH MY GOD IM SO—”sobs even more. He gets emotional while watching them because it’s so sad that it’s sO GOOD-

Loves dancing to those danceable anime music with you. He goes ALL. OUT. He even sings all of it in Japanese like wow-

I would love to hear him sing Cruel Angel’s Thesis in his Discowing suit and with goth makeup on it because it “sets the mood”, PLEASE-

Overall, great time watching with Dick. <3

Jason Todd

You expect someone like him to like Chainsaw Man, Trigun or something like those grunge-y, guns and knives animes, right? I mean, he does, but only with you and ONLY with you will he let his inner Magical Girl enthusiast ass shine. Because he LOVES Magical Girl animes. That’s probably the reason and one point of time why he wore red ribbons around his arms, he wanted that Sailor Moon experience and Tim might’ve just teased him about that era without knowing his love for Magical Girl animes and Jason might’ve flipped and freaked the fuck out and started chasing him down the manor.

Jason watches Sailor Moon, Madoka when he feels edgier than usual, Cardcaptor Sakura, every Precure series, Tokyo Mew Mew, man has all these shows somehow. He swears they weren’t through illegal means and he just worked very hard to gather all of them. He also might be a shoujo anime fan because if he loves Jane Austen books, you bet his ass would be reading Fruits Basket, Maid Sama or something because of course he would.

Also a Studio Ghibli fan, although watching the Tale of Princess Kaguya might make him feel too much, especially getting pissed off with the dad who forces his daughter into a wealthy life without her input and- yeah, you gotta calm him down as he cries bitterly and sourly with a pout on his face.

The two of you can go on and on about debating about unclear endings of animes all day long. You know the “AND SHE WAS A PRINCESS” video? That’s Jason.

Great man to watch anime with, and he’ll gladly be your Tuxedo Mask to your Sailor Moon (and not the “But you did nothing meme- or the other way around- he don’t mind being the Usagi-). <3

Tim Drake

I’m very convinced this man got into his whole detective shit because he watched Detective Conan and honestly I can’t blame him. Tim has probably the largest vessel of anime knowledge out of all of them. He doesn’t really have a specific genre he likes but he’s pretty fond of old 90s and 80s animes. He can explain the whole lore of One Piece, Fairytale, Pokémon like Jesus Tim, calm down- 💀

I can see him watching Neon Genesis Evangelion, Serial Experiments Lain or Key the Metal Doll because he likes that little bit of horror nature and mystery and thriller in his animes although he really doesn’t mind watching Haikyuu all over again if you want to.

Might introduce you to underrated and/or old animes like Revolutionary Girl Utena, Nadia the Secrets of Blue Water, every Studio Ghibli movie, those kinds of animes that give off the really pretty and aesthetic old anime animations that is just so pretty to watch and with really good storylines that both of you can cuddle on a couch together and watch. I bet he even watches anime with you even before you two got together, so you guys pretty much have “watching anime together” as part of the foundation of your relationship. Owns so much manga that you can’t even count, too.

Just… don’t make him watch those really slow burn, comedy love animes, specifically Love War. Not that he don’t like romance animes, he watches Ouran High School Host Club and Your Name, trust me, but Love War? He is going absolutely insane because of it.

“OH MY GOD- PLEASE JUST KISS ALREADY. ME AND S/O ARE ALREADY TOGETHER FIVE MONTHS AGO ANF YOU TWO ARE STILL TOO PROUD TO ADMIT YOU LOVE EACH OTHER WHILE BLUSHING- JUST KISS ALREADY-” <3

Damian Wayne

Damian likes anime. Would 100% go to an anime convention with you as a date if you’re up for it. He doesn’t mind (surprisingly- just for you only-).

He doesn’t necessarily like showmen animes although he has enjoyed a few, but he really loves slice of life, I feel. It just feels like he wants to put himself in a normal life and with a tad bit of drama in it like what the characters go through. The touching ones like Hyouka or Natsume’s Book of Friends.

Also animal related anime maybe except Beastars because he didn’t understand shit-?? He calls that peak anime. Aggretsuko, Chi’s Sweet Home and My Roommate is a Cat?? Damian loves this shit, he watches it intently with his arm around you. Even if he doesn’t smile, you know he loves it by the way his eyes sparkle.

Just don’t tell his brothers. He will seriously feel betrayed if you do so because he only watches these kinds of shows with you: the cute animal ones that are actually wholesome and/or funny.

The whole family is into Studio Ghibli, and he is no exception. He feels like it’s the best kinds of anime to watch with you when you guys just want to turn in for the day and huddle up on the couch. It’s one of the rare times he relaxes and softens and he’s glad to have quality time with you. <3

Duke Thomas

He likes anime! Studio Ghibli is definitely a favourite of his and he would gladly watch it together with you! He also love a fair bit of Shounen animes, the more popular ones like Jujutsu Kaisen, One Piece, Haikyuu, or Spy x Family. He likes them a lot!

A big fan of romance animes too: Ouran High School Host Club and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (if you two are in the mood to huddle on the couch together and cry).

Duke doesn’t mind any kind of anime so long as it doesn’t have too much horror or gore like… Higurashi. He gets chills when that anime is mentioned. D-Don’t watch it for your own sake if you don’t know. And if you do, avoid it with him at all cost because he will.

Duke also like singing some good anime songs with you and you guys can go crazy and dance around, just not as dramatic as Dick.

He would be super excited to spend a date with you watching shounen anime movies like from Jujutsu Kaisen and he would be so hype to spend time with you being a fanboy while also sharing that romantic air for the shared love of anime between you two and the love that you two share, although that love is far stronger. <3

Reblogs help! ^^

[floofiestboy]

Official DC App's Voiced Stories: Akai Shuuichi

The official Detective Conan app offers a number of voiced stories - short conversations between characters - to its premium subscribers. I translated all twelve stories that include Akai.

Other characters that appear in these stories are Conan (12), Amuro (3), Okiya (3), Kaito Kid (1), Haibara (1), and Ran (1).

Table of Contents

Voiced Stories: Akai Shuuichi

Voiced Stories: Amuro Tooru

Makeup Time (メイク時間)

Okiya: "Hey there, boy."

Conan: "Good morning, Akai-san! Sorry for coming by so early."

Okiya: "I don't mind. You're here for the study's books, aren't you?"

Conan: "Yeah, there's something I wanna look into... ah, you were putting on your disguise!"

Okiya: "It's taking me less time to put on my disguise lately, but my makeup didn't quite go on smoothly this morning..."

Conan: "Huh? Your makeup didn't go on s-smoothly?"

Okiya: "I suspect my new lotion is to blame..."

Conan: "L-L-Lotion? That's that thing, right? You use it after washing your face..."

Okiya: "Yes... I ended up using up all of the lotion Yukiko-san provided for me... I bought a similar type, but it seems like this brand doesn't suit my skin well."

Conan: "Akai-san, thanks for all your hard work..."

Okiya: "I'm Okiya Subaru right now, Edogawa Conan-kun... And it's surprisingly fun once you get used to it. I make new discoveries every day. Why don't you give it a try as well?"

Conan: "I'll have to say no to that."

How to Make Ham Sandwiches (ハムサンドの作り方)

Amuro: "Now then, we'll be putting the fillings on."

Conan: "Right!"

Amuro: "First, we spread mayonnaise over the bread we just steamed..."

Conan: "The special mayonnaise with a dash of miso!"

Amuro: "Then we place the lettuce we washed in lukewarm water, and ham on top of that..."

Conan: "The ham you just applied olive oil to!"

Amuro: "Finally, place another slice of bread on top of that, cut it into triangles, and it's complete..."

Conan: "You were putting so much work into it... no wonder it's so good!"

[...]

Amuro: "Ah, thank you very much! You'd like the bill, yes? I'll accept this thousand yen bill..."

Conan: (Amuro-san is working his café job seriously too...)

Amuro: "Thank you very much!"

Conan: "Thanks, Amuro-san! I'll try making these at home right away too... huh? What's the matter?"

Amuro: "That man just now... I feel as though I've met him before... am I imagining things...?"

Akai: (Heh… the secret to Café Poirot's famous ham sandwiches… I've successfully obtained it!)

Who's the Culprit? (犯人は？)

Conan: "I'll go over the facts of the case one more time. The ham and chicken breast were the only things that disappeared, right?"

Amuro: "Yes... this morning, we had more than enough ham and chicken breast. There's no doubt about that..."

Conan: "But now there isn't, right? When was the last time you confirmed how much ham and chicken breast you had?"

Amuro: "When I made a ham sandwich an hour ago, we still had enough... and I haven't used it for anything else..."

Conan: "I've never heard of a thief who only steals ham and chicken breast..."

Akai: "I was listening in to your conversation. The culprit must then be someone who can easily both enter and exit this Café Poirot, or alternatively someone who wouldn't be noticed even if they entered or exited."

Amuro: (gasps) "Which means...!"

Conan: "Don't tell me, the culprit is...!"

Amuro: "So it was you, Taii."

Taii: "Meow!"

Let's Go to the Scene! (現場へ行ってみよう！)

Conan: "Amuro-san, how was it?!"

Amuro: "As we thought, there was a robbery at that bank... but mysteriously, after the culprit took hostages, they vanished out of the blue."

Conan: "Are the hostages all safe?"

Amuro: "Yes... it appears as though the police are taking statements from each one."

Conan: "So the culprit could be..."

Amuro: "...among their number..."

Conan: "Amuro-san, let's go to the scene!"

Amuro: "Yes! Let's hurry!"

Akai: "There seems to be some kind of case going on..."

The Two Great Detectives (2人の名探偵)

Kaito Kid: "I've finished casing out the joint, so I guess it's about time for me to head h- mm? Hey now, no way... the two walking over there- is that the detective and... the turtleneck guy?!

Conan: "Hey, Subaru-san! I wanna drop by a book store."

Okiya: "Yes, that sounds nice. I was just thinking I'd like to drop by one as well."

Kaito Kid: "That's right! He's Okiya Subaru, if I remember correctly... he's a grad student that's been going in and out of the Kudo Mansion. But he's kinda suspicious... there's something on his neck too. Just who is he?"

Conan: "Don't tell me- you want that magazine too, Subaru-san?"

Okiya: "Yes, it is a Holmes special edition, after all."

Kaito Kid: "I see, so to the detective, he's a fellow Sherlockian... but is that all? Alright, I'm following them!"

[...]

Kaito Kid: "Dammit, did I lose sight of them...? But this is strange... why would a book store be in an alley like this...?"

Conan: "As if there'd be a book store in a place like this. I just wanted to move you here."

Kaito Kid: (in a high, feminine voice) "Who might you be? I'm afraid poor little me is quite lost..."

Conan: "Idiot. I can sense who you are from your presence alone."

Kaito Kid: "Oh, is that so. What happened to the turtleneck guy?"

Conan: "I had him go on ahead. Said I had something I needed to do."

Conan: "Wait - cough, cough - a smoke bomb?!"

Kaito Kid: "See you, detective. Our next meeting will be under the moonlight."

Conan: "Hey! Geez, what did he come here to do?"

What Do You Do On Your Days Off? (休日何してるの？)

Conan: "Speaking of which, what do you do on your days off?"

Akai: "Me? Why do you ask?"

Conan: "I just thought it'd be kinda questionable for you to spend all day at home..."

Akai: "I have no dearth of books to read in the mansion, after all..."

Conan: "Mm, well, I can't deny that..."

Akai: "I tend to cook a lot as well..."

Conan: "Right, the professor did say that you bring your homecooking over a lot."

Akai: "Aside from that, I clean and repair the house, I suppose."

Conan: "Sorry about the house being old and cluttered..."

Akai: "Why do you feel the need to apologize?"

Conan: "Huh?! ...Um..."

Akai: "Well, I'm doing more than just that, but... you don't need to know about that, boy..."

Conan: "Hey, hey, what are you doing in someone else's house?"

The Colour Black- Do You Like it? Hate It? (黒は好き？嫌い？)

Conan: "Hey, Akai-san. Do you wanna play this?"

Akai: "Oh? Othello, I see... I don't mind. It's a valuable opportunity to face off against you."

Conan: "Let's start with rock-paper-scissors. Rock, paper, scissors!"

Akai: "Hm, it appears I've won. I'll choose black, which goes first."

Conan: "Huh? Akai-san, you're fine with black?"

Akai: "Didn't I previously tell you that my favourite colour is black?"

Conan: "Did you...? Oh, you mean when the Mokubasou Apartments burnt down. B-But didn't you say 'if I had to pick one'? And that you hated black too?

Akai: "The colour black does hide all the parts of yourself you don't want others to see, after all."

Conan: "But you answered as Okiya-san back then, right? As yourself, the colour black- do you like it? Hate it?

Akai: "Well, who knows. Perhaps I'll tell you if you win against me in Othello."

Conan: "Can't say no to that!"

Jeet Kune Do (ジークンドー)

Akai: "There you go. Boy, I've finished applying the warm compress."

Conan: "Thank you, Akai-san... you were a huge help..."

Akai: "To think you'd come flying down from above while we were chasing a purse snatcher... you always take such risks."

Conan: "I'm sorry. There were a lot of people around, so I couldn't use my wristwatch or my soccer ball."

Akai: "I see. So it was beyond the abilities of your small body. At least you didn't involve anyone else in the incident- small mercies."

Conan: "Yeah, I'll be more careful from now on... Man, if only I could use Jeet Kune Do like you."

Akai: "Oh? You using Jeet Kune Do? That sounds rather amusing."

Conan: "Like, Holmes could use that martial art called 'bartitsu' too, right? So it's always been something I looked up to."

Conan: "Oh yeah, speaking of Jeet Kune Do, did you really send training videos to Sera-no-neechan?"

Akai: "Right, I did do that."

Conan: "I see~ so you really love your sister, huh?"

Akai: "I presumed she would be interested, given how she is."

Conan: "I wanna see you and Sera-no-neechan battle it out in a master-apprentice match someday."

Memories With Your Family (家族との思い出)

Akai: "Boy... I've brewed some coffee, so let's take a break."

Conan: "Thank you, Akai-san! Wow, it's already this late... I was reading for so long, my neck's all cricked... ouch..."

Akai: "Haha, you did appear to be concentrating quite deeply."

Conan: "Eheheh... oh right. Akai-san, do you like onsen-manju? Ayumi-chan brought some over as a souvenir from her family vacation."

Akai: "Oh? I'll gladly partake."

Conan: "...Speaking of which, have you ever gone on a family vacation?"

Akai: "Mm? Right... I'm not sure if I'd call it a family vacation, but I do recall we went to a beach once around a decade back... I met Masumi for the first time there."

Conan: "A-Ah, really...?"

Akai: "Well, it wasn't any kind of happy-go-lucky family time. I ended up garishly fighting it out with my mother."

Conan: "I-Is that so..."

Wanna Go Out? (ちょっと出かけない？)

Conan: "Agh, it's almost noon... geez, who's Ran going to meet...? The only guy I can ask for help is Akai-san at this point... ah! Akai-san is here!"

Conan: "Hey hey, Akai-san, wanna go out?"

Akai: "With you, boy? Where?"

Conan: "I want to get to a mall in the neighbouring town by noon..."

Akai: "I see, so you need a car..."

Conan: "Yeah... Kogoro-no-ojisan is glued to horse racing on the TV, and the professor says he won't be back until night..."

Akai: "So you've turned to me for help? But what do you need to buy at the mall?"

Conan: "I-I wanna read a new Holmes translation that came out recently! None of the book stores near here have it, so I wanna go to a mall and buy it at a big book store!"

Akai: "Hmph, if that's the case, then I'll accompany you."

Conan: "Thank goodness, thank you!"

Akai: "Then let's make haste, so we'll make it by noon... it's so you can see who she's meeting with, correct?"

Conan: "Huh...?!"

Akai: "If all you wanted was to buy a book, it wouldn't matter when we arrived. Am I wrong?"

Conan: "Urk... I'm counting on you!"

What's Under His Turtleneck? (タートルネックの下は？)

Okiya: "Hello, I came to retrieve my pot from yesterday..."

Conan: "Subaru-san! Huh, your pot from yesterday...? Did you share your food with them again?"

Okiya: "Oh, Conan-kun. You were here? Yes, I actually cooked the best stew I've ever made yesterday, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to share it with Professor Agasa and Haibara-san."

Haibara: "Yes, the vegetables weren't half-cooked, and the broth had soaked into them- but he boiled it for too long, and the potatoes were dissolving."

Okiya: "My, my, you're as harsh as ever."

Haibara: "And you're as turtleneck-clad as ever."

Conan: "That's because- the professor explained it before, yeah? Subaru-san must get cold easily!"

Haibara: "Why are you panicking, Edogawa-kun? All I said was 'you're as turtleneck-clad as ever.' Unless you're saying there is something under there?"

Conan: "So it is bothering you after all..."

Okiya: "Why does it bother you so much?"

Haibara: "Isn't it obvious? It's because you're trying to hide it."

Okiya: "I see. But unfortunately, I have no real reason for this turtleneck. It's as I told you- adults are sensitive to the cold. We aren't outdoor creatures like children."

Okiya: "Now then. I'll be taking my leave."

Haibara: "Hmph. Being sensitive to the cold isn't enough to explain it."

Conan: "Ha ha, Subaru-san might just like turtlenecks."

Haibara: "Well, fine. Out of respect for the stew, I won't press further for today."

I'd Expect No Less From Akai-san (さすが赤井さん)

Akai: "I appreciate it... thanks to you, boy, I didn't have to reveal my identity to Public Safety..."

Conan: "No worries. It wasn't all because of me... and no normal person could shoot from inside a wobbling vehicle at the tires of a car chasing them."

Akai: "Heh heh, I'll need to thank the owner of this home once again."

Conan: "It was a big pain when he started talking even though I was handling things on my side though..."

Conan: "Huh, Akai-san...? Where did you go?"

Ran: "Oh, Conan-kun... What are you doing here?"

Conan: "Geh! R-Ran-neechan?!"

Ran: "What do you mean by 'geh'? And weren't you talking with someone just now?"

Conan: "Y-Yeah! Someone was lost and wanted directions to the station..."

Ran: "Hm..."

Conan: "L-Let's go home! Uncle said he won at the pachinko machines today, so I'm sure we'll get to eat a feast!"

Ran: "That's true! Then let's go home right away! Conan-kun!"

Conan: (exhales) "That could've been bad... but wow, he sensed Ran's presence and disappeared first. I'd expect no less from Akai-san."