I am taking a hiatus. (If you noticed!)
This is due to personal reasons that I cannot control. Sorry. Thanks for following my blog!
This is due to personal reasons that I cannot control. Sorry. Thanks for following my blog!
Friday, April 4, 2014
Friday, March 21, 2014
It is unknown as to why this has happened, however, it would appear that FUNimation has pulled several seasons/episodes from across many different digital storefronts. Thanks to a TIP off from Gammalad on Youtube, it came to my attention and I have done research, and have come to the following:
On Google Play and Itunes, the entire series has been pulled. Searching CASE CLOSED on either store turns up nothing:
On Amazon Video, every season but Season 5 is available:
On Xbox Live and Playstation Network, all 5 seasons are still available:
I am not sure what this means. Could FUNimation be losing the license to Case Closed? Or is it some system error? I have contacted both Alison Viktorin (Conan's VA) and FUNImation for an answer and hopefully I will have one soon.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Episode Number: Episode 3 - Beware of idols!
Airdate: May 26th, 2004
Season: 1
Featured Characters: Conan, Rachel, Richard, Yoko
Yea I know, its been a bit and now you are wondering if I gave up on the blog. No, I got a new computer. Turns out that E machines is an AWFUL brand and so my PC died, and I lose everything. No joke. The motherboard caught fire and fried my hard drive too, so I even lost my files for the Case Closed Visual Novel. Ugh... so yea, that will be delayed until further notice! So... lets get on with the review. Also, as always, my reviews contain full spoilers, so if you choose to read on, don't blame me if I spoil it for you if you haven't watched this CC yet.
In this episode, a pop idol, Yoko Okino, arrives unexpectedly at Richards office requesting help. Turns out, a man is following her and breaking into her home, which is scaring Yoko to no end. They all go to her apartment and they come to the horrific (But not surprising), discovery of a body. Instantly, all eyes are on Yoko, where everyone, besides Richard (Due to him being the "Ladies Man" he is, he likes Yoko), and the investigation starts.
Eventually they find an earring under the couch and they find out it is not Yoko's, but instead, Yuko's, which is Yoko's rival.
Yuko arrives and now people start to think it was her, especially Richard. However, Conan still thinks different.
Eventually, Conan knocks Richard out and tells everyone using Richards voice the truth. Turns out, Yuko and Yoko look alike from the backside, and because of this, the man who was dead, actually attacked Yuko because he thought she was Yoko. Being rejected, he committed suicide, but purposely made it look like murder. So this means it was suicide, and everything was solved.
Later on, Rachel is walking Conan home and gets upset, worrying about the missing Jimmy, as she always will. (Curse you Jimmy!)
This episode was actually better than the previous two. It had an unexpected conclusion rather than the usual murdercase solved ending, and was actually a well planned suicide that was intended to look like murder.
As usual, leave your thoughts in the comments and I will attempt to get back to you! More reviews should be posted soon, as well as information about the delay of Case Closed Files.
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Translation:
It is Kogorou who requests the Mystery Tour Project.
When Conan and Co. are going around checkpoints together, they are attacked by an unexpected ruffian.
Therefore they are pursuing the culprit, until event company staff that were traveling together are attacked by someone!
Just who are they, and what is their goal?
You/They explain another meaning that was hidden by the tour's cipher and continue chasing the culprit!
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Please note that this review will be SPOILER FREE, since it is more "obscure". I want to give people an oppourtunity to actually play the game themselves, so instead of spoiling the story, I will only reveal slight tidbits of information.
The One and Only "Case Closed" game, The Mirapolis Investigation was released in the summer of 2009 only in Europe, and only on the Nintendo Wii console. The game takes Conan and friends to a place called The Mirapolis. The game plays similar to the previous point and click "Detective Conan" games that were released in Japan, and everything is rendered in 3D. Some parts of the game also play as a visual novel with 3D animated backgrounds.
NAME: The Mirapolis Investigation
YEAR: 2009
PLATFORM: Wii
REGION: EU/JP
PLAYERS: 1
CORRESPONDING SEASON: N/A
This game is the only Case Closed game to be released, as all of the other Conan games have never been English dubbed besides this one (And a very, very old GBC one in the 90's).
Despite the game not being affiliated with FUNImation entertainment, all voice talents from the English dubbed Anime returned.
One of the many things I hate about this game, which may seem like such a small thing, is Vi Graythrorn's (Haibara) name. In the game, they decided to use her name from the Manga rather than the Anime Movies (Vi only appeared in the movies, as CC was cancelled a season short of her Anime introduction). Her name in the game and manga is Anita Hailey, which yes, is more Americanized than Vi Graythorn, but I preferred Vi, because the name comes from FUNImation, and I prefer the Anime series to the Manga, IMO. Yes, this seems like a very small thing, and it is, but it breaks storyline for me when they constantly call her Anita.
Another problem with the game is the very bad animations. Yes, it is a budget title, and yes, we are lucky at all to be getting an english dubbed CC game. However, the animations are painfully awful, and not to mention that almost every ingame character model actually looks like their Anime counterparts, something is up with Conan's face ingame. Is it his glasses? No idea. It looks awkward. Additionally, when characters engage in conversation with NPC's, they simply stand looking forward with no facial expressions whatsoever, as seen below.
A few other minor problems are the plot inconsistencies. The plot jumps around from one place to another, and they first talk about one thing, and then another.
More problems occur with the very bad control scheme. Since you are forced to use the awful Wii controller in the style of a TV remote, as you can imagine for a 3D platform/action adventure game, this is a bad thing. Controlling Conan is a pain. If you could use a classic Wii controller, or at very least this came to PS3 and 360 with analog sticks, it wouldn't have been a problem.
I do recommend that hardcore Case Closed fans check this game out if you can. Sadly, if you don't have access to a Europe Region console, or at least a region free modded Wii, you are out of luck, because the North American port of this game was to be published by Electronic Arts in 2010 (According to IGN.com), but nothing ever came of the port. It is assumed that it was cancelled due to Funimation ending the dub. Who knows? If you can play it, I suggest you check it out. The plot was poor though, and the overall experience is not really rewarding, but if you are finished watching the Anime and Movies and just want more Conan, this would be something you can get into.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Case Closed Files is a new visual novel series coming Summer 2014 to Windows, Mac, Android and Ouya.
The visual novel series will have a weekly release, with 10 novels per season.
Each season will follow 10 of the best Anime episodes from seasons. Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 have been entirely planned already, with planned Release dates as well.
However, for people to get to know the series who may be new... season 1 will consist entirely of 10 episodes from seasons 1-5 of the TV series, but only important episodes.
Season 1:
Season 1 will follow episodes spanned from Seasons 1-5 of the Anime.
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Episode 1: The Big Shrink - June 1st, 2014
- Jimmy Kudo goes on a date with his friend, Rachel, and things go crazy fast!
Episode 2: The Kidnapped Débutante - June 11th, 2014
- Jimmy shrinks into a little boy and changes his name to Conan!
Episode 3: Conan is kidnapped - June 21st, 2014
- Weeks after shrinking, Conan's mother shows up to take him home... but its not his mother.
Episode 4: No Immunity For The Diplomat - July 1st, 2014
- A man is murdered at a mansion and Jimmy returns!
Episode 5: Footsteps of the hero - July 11th, 2014
- A Holmes party is held and the host is killed, to the surprise of Conan, Harley, Rachel and Richard.
Episode 6: Knight Baron Mystery - July 21st, 2014
- At a hotel, a killer is killing people while wearing a Knight Baron outfit.
Episode 7: Phantom Thief 1412 - August 1st, 2014
- On a ship, the Phantom Thief makes an Appearance!
Episode 8: Jimmy Kudo Revealed - August 21st, 2014
- Rachel starts to suspect Conan to be Jimmy, and Jimmy's parents return.
Episode 9: License To Die - September 1st, 2014
- A serial murderer is loose stabbing people in the heart with a dagger.
Episode 10: A robbery and the girl from the black organization* - September 11th, 2014
- A robbery takes place, and Conan may have found leads to Melkor and Vodka.
* Episode will be a merge of both 128/129 of the Japanese series.
Season 2:
Season 2 will follow Season 6 of the Anime.
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Episode 1: SOS! Message from Amy! - November 1st, 2014
- A robber breaks into Amy's home and she calls Conan for help.
Episode 2: The North Star Express - November 11th, 2014
- Conan, Rachel and Richard get on a train to meet a former client and get more than they came for.
Episode 3: Metro Police Love Story - November 21st, 2014
- A love affair is occurring within the police headquarters.
Episode 4: The Car That Went Kaboom! - December 1st, 2014
- Richard meets his former student who's sister ends up being killed when her car explodes.
Episode 5: Serena is targeted! - December 11th, 2014
- While on Vacation with Rachel, Serena is targeted by a murderer.
Episode 6: Detective Saimone and the demolition. - December 21st, 2014
- Due to bad luck, Saimone is trapped in a building ready to be demolished! Can she escape?
Episode 7: The Legend of the Five Storied Pagoda! - December 25th, 2014
- Richard, Rachel and Conan are invited to a Pagoda and the manager turns up dead.
Episode 8: Conan VS Kaito: The Yaiba Incident - January 1st, 2015
- Kaito plans to steal from the Yaiba family.
Episode 9: 16 Suspects!? - January 11th, 2015
- Santos invites Richard and co to his home for a housewarming party.
Episode 10: The Ribbon Of Love * - January 21st, 2015
- A man is bombing several locations in the city, which may just become Conan's biggest case yet!
*Follows "The TimeBombed Skyscraper"
Season 3:
Season 3 will follow Seasons 7 and 8 of the Anime. The season will also contain 2 based on movies.
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Episode 1: The Moon, Stars and Sun - February 21st, 2015
- The detective boys explore Agasa's uncles old home.
Episode 2: The Spider Mansion - March 1st, 2015
- Conan and Harley are hired to solve a case in the spider mansion.
Episode 3: The Dying Message - March 11th, 2015
- Conan, Rachel and Serena are at Tropical Land when a murder happens.
Episode 4: The Black Organization Finds Out - April 1st, 2015
- The BO Catches up with Shiho and Jimmy.
Episode 5: The Desperate Revival - April 11th, 2015
- Conan and the others go on a camping trip, and are targeted by murderers.
Episode 6: Richard is a suspect - April 21st, 2015
- Richard falls asleep in a room with a body, and he is thought to be the culprit.
Episode 7: Arsonist - May 1st, 2015
- An arsonist is starting fires all through the city, and more of Saimone's life is revealed.
Episode 8: Serena is targeted! Again! - May 11th, 2015
- After a murder at a mall, Serena is targeted by the killer.
Episode 9: The 14th Target - May 21st, 2015
- A murderer is killing people in order, leaving cards on their bodies.
Episode 10: The Last Wizard of the century - June 1st, 2015
- Kaito plans to return and steal an expensive jewel egg from Serena's family.
Season 4:
Will follow seasons 9 and 10 of the Anime.
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Episode 1: Captured in her eyes - July 1st, 2015
- Everyone heads to the grand opening party of the twin towers, where it is attacked by the BO.
Episode 2: Mermaids - July 11th, 2015
- A girl asks Conan and Harley for help because she thinks she will be murdered by a mermaid.
Episode 3: The Arcade of murder - July 21st, 2015
- Rachel, Serena and Conan go to an arcade where they meet their english teacher, Jodie.
Episode 4: The Bus Bomb - August 1st, 2015
- Conan and Anita are on a bus when they find out it is rigged to blow, and the BO make an appearance.
Episode 5: Richards Twin? - August 11th, 2015
- A man impersonates Richard.
Episode 6: Yoko Returns! - August 21st, 2015
- Yoko Okino returns with a secret!
Episode 7: Chicago - September 1st, 2015
- A man from Chicago visiting Japan is kidnapped.
Episode 8: Eva VS Richard - September 11th, 2015
- Richard is framed for murder and Eva is to prove he did it, despite her feelings.
Episode 9: The Memento - September 21st, 2015
- Someone has stolen all documents related to Richards Cases.
Episode 10: The Mysterious Man - October 1st, 2015
- Rachel is daydreaming about a man she seen before, and Jodie interrupts her during class.
Season 5:
Will follow Seasons 11 and 12 of the Anime.
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Episode 1: The New York City Case - November 1st, 2015
- Rachel falls asleep and dreams about the day Jimmy and her were in New York City.
Episode 2: Mitch is missing! - November 11th, 2015
- Mitch's family and friends have not heard from him.
Episode 3: Someone loves Serena - November 21st, 2015
- Serena receives a text message from a secret admirer!
Episode 4: The Black Organization Returns - December 1st, 2015
- Conan and Agasa discover there is a cabin that may contain leads to finding Melkior and Vodka.
Episode 5: The Company President - December 11th, 2015
- Conan, Richard and Rachel break down but find an electronics company in the woods.
Episode 6: Harley and Kirsten are kidnapped! *1 - December 21st, 2015
- Harley and Kirsten get kidnapped by a woman and held in her attic.
Episode 7: Vivian and the movie - December 25th, 2015
- Conan and the detective boys are taken to watch a movie by Jimmy's mom.
Episode 8: Shiho caught? *2 - January 1st, 2015
- A member of the black organization may be closing in on Shiho.
Episode 9: The Fall - January 11th, 2015
- Someone falls but they don't think its an accident
Episode 10: Head to head with The Black Organization *3 - January 21st, 2015
- The Black Organization finally catch up with Shiho, and Jodie is not who she seems.
*1 Follows episodes 323-327 of the Anime
*2 Follows episodes 338-341 of the Anime
*3 Follows episodes 343-347 of the Anime
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The episodes for Seasons 1-5 are planned. If series is not very popular, Later seasons will be shortened and releases sporadic.
Screen shots to be revealed later.
I know, I know. I said originally that I would be keeping this blog focused specifically on Case Closed. However, eventually, I will finish reviewing all the episodes of the english dub and quite possibly, FUNI still would not of dubbed more episodes, which will cause this blog to run dry.
To prevent that, I am going to expand the canvas a little bit and start reviewing Detective Conan episodes.
This will begin starting next season, Season 24, which will probably begin airing this fall in Japan.
Until then, I will be reviewing only Case Closed related material.
ALSO, a feature update for the blog will be coming soon, which will be a page where you can access archived reviews and news updates at a later date.
ALSO, a quick peek at my upcoming reviews, which are all currently in draft stage and being written, and will be published in this order on the following dates:
1. Case Closed Episode 3 - 3/11/14
2. Case Closed Episode 4 - 3/12/14
3. Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation - Wii (Game) - 3/13/14
4. Case Closed Episode 5 - 3/14/14
5. Case Closed: The 14th Target (Movie) 3/15/14
Planned, but unknown dates:
6. Case Closed Episode 6 - TBA
7. Case Closed Episode 7 - TBA
8. Case Closed Episode 8 - TBA
Additionally, my Case Closed Visual Novel series is being revived. I had released 1 episode last year but abandoned the project. I am currently restarting the project, but with a catch:
It will not follow the 130 FUNimation episodes. Why? Because if you want to know of those, you can simply watch them. I would like to encourage people to buy the episodes they dubbed, so that is why I will not be making VN games based on the 130 dubbed episodes. The VN series will cover Episodes 131 (124 by Japanese number) and up.
Thanks for reading my blog fellow Conies!
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Episode Number: Episode 2 - The Kidnapped Debutante
Airdate: May 25th, 2004
Season: 1
Featured Characters: Conan, Rachel, Richard
A few days ago, I reviewed the First Episode, and now I am reviewing the next episode, Episode 2: The Kidnapped Debutante, which originally aired in Japan on January 15th, 1996, and later aired in the United States on May 25th, 2004.
In this episode, Jimmy wakes up and discovers he survived. However, police are searching the area and find him, and after they start to make him uncomfortable calling him "Little Boy" and "Kid", Jimmy runs away and finds his way into the city. After tripping and getting up, he sees his reflection in a window and discovers he has shrunk back into his body from when he was 7 years old. He then runs to Dr.Agasa's home, to where he convinces him he is Jimmy and they come up with an alias to protect him, and they use Conan, named after Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Next, Rachel enters the house and Agasa lies and tells her that Jimmy had a case, and that Conan needs a place to live. Rachel takes him home and a case pops up.
It turns out that a little girl was kidnapped by a man in black. Thinking he has a lead on the people who shrunk him, Conan gets into the Taxi Cab with Richard and Rachel and goes along. They get to a mansion of a rich business man and he says his daughter was kidnapped. Later they discover the kidnapping was a hoax but later they discover that she was kidnapped again. Conan and a dog track her down to a shed at a school, and get attacked by the kidnapper. Just when the kidnapper is about to kill Conan, Rachel thankfully intervenes and knocks the culprit out. He is arrested, and the little girl is taken home.
After, Rachel asks Richard if Conan could stay, and after a few seconds of thinking, he says its fine if he does. The episode then ends. In the epilogue, Conan introduces himself to his classmates at an elementary school and says to himself: "Please just be a dream."
This episode is a pretty good episode. Good action and a plot twist. Also with every CC viewer, it is probably the most memorable, especially if you watched Case Closed on Adult Swim from 2004-2005. Case Closed had been cancelled after the 50th Episode aired on August 16th, 2004 due to low ratings, however, Adult Swim continued to air re runs until March 2005, and a they constantly kept replaying the first and second episode, so this episode is a memorable one. I can actually remember every single line. Hmm...
Earlier today I received an email from a viewer of my blog saying that he spotted the following on the Canada Amazon Store. Apparently it is a Blu-Ray release of all 5 seasons packed on 2 BR discs in one box for the price of $59.99. (Pretty good price considering if you buy all 5 seasons on DVD from Funi it would cost $100 + Tax and shipping, all together).
It is a bit questionable though, so take it with a grain of salt. Why? First off, compared to the other season boxes, the box art seems very unprofessional. Second, this is FUNimation we are talking about. The price would be more like $100+ knowing them. Thirdly, some things seem a bit odd on the text side. Looks photo shopped to me. It may be real, but don't be sad if this never actually releases on May 1st.
But if it does, buy it. This is a considerably good deal to own all 5 seasons for that price. Sadly, if this is real, "The Complete Series" clearly means they are set in stone about not doing a future season. Oh, and its odd that they say "Complete Series", when it includes only the TV show. The 6 dubbed movies are missing.
Friday, March 7, 2014
A few days ago when browsing my old IMAC G3 that I pulled out of my closet, I discovered I had the Case Closed Official soundtrack on my ITUNES player. You may be asking: "Wait... what? FUNI released an OST?" They sure did!
Here is a bit of a backstory:
It was summer 2010, Funimation quietly released the OST to the English Series on ITUNES for a whopping $20! I, being a Case Closed fan, snagged it up when I seen it. However, I noticed that a few days later, it was pulled for unknown reasons and to this day, it was never put back for sale, and many have not even heard of the OST at all! However, a few days ago, when digging in my closet, I found my old IMAC G3 and powered it on. When I went into ITUNES I discovered that I had the OST and remembered it. I transcoded it to work on other players that were not ITUNES Authorized and now it works fine. They are in MP3 format and I have the front and back art.
I hope you enjoy this! There are some rare tracks here, like the English version of "Happy Birthday" that was used at the end of the first movie, but in full form!
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT HERE!
Alison Viktorin, who played Conan, now plays CT, a small robot in Space Dandy, and sounds extremely like our little Conan.
Meanwhile, Colleen Chickenbeard plays Scarlet, an Inspector at the space center.
Both CT and Scarlet sound identical to Conan and Rachel. Watching this on adult swim made me nostalgic from 2004 when Case Closed originally premiered on that channel.
Oh, and did I mention both shows are produced by FUNimation?
You can catch it on Adult Swim or on FUNimation.com!
The next Case Closed volume, 50, will be released on April 8th, 2014.
Volume 50 follows the following chapters:
It will cost $8.99 plus shipping, or you can get a digital copy later on for the same price.
You can pre order it here.
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Thursday, March 6, 2014
Episode Number: Episode 1 - The Big Shrink
Airdate: May 24th, 2004
Season: 1
Featured Characters: Jimmy, Rachel
In the first episode of the series, Jimmy solves a murder case at a mansion, and then goes home. The next morning, an explosion sounds and Jimmy wakes up. Seeing that it was Dr. Agasa who had a failed experiment explode, Jimmy asks why he is doing it so early. They meet up inside Jimmy's library and Agasa tells him about his jetpack experiment. He flies his jetpack into a bookshelf and Jimmy helps him clean up.
The episode gets more interesting that night when it shows a woman crying in the dark, with her tears dropping on large jewels. The next morning, Rachel and Jimmy are at Tropical Land Amusement Park and they both spend the day together. Later on, they are on the Mystery Coaster and a man is murdered when he is decapitated on the ride. Jimmy concludes the murderer was the victims ex girlfriend due to jealously, and they leave. Later on, Jimmy leaves Rachel to follow one of the men in black where he witnesses a deal going on. Jimmy is then attacked from behind by Melkior and fed a pill, which knocks him out.
The episode then ends soon after. In the epilogue after the credits, Jimmy wakes up to police searching him, and he discovers he is a little boy.
This was a pretty basic episode for the series. It introduced characters and showed how the series goes. Other than that, there wasn't much action in this episode, but that is ok, because it was the first episode. I personally don't like this episode as much as the next, because the next episode is where Jimmy discovers he is a little boy.
Tomorrow I will be doing Episode 2. To watch this episode, click here.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Please note that this review contains full spoilers for the film. Please read at your own risk if you have not yet to see this movie!
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Title: Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper
Release Date: October 3rd, 2006
Publisher: FUNimation
Run time: 94 Minutes
Coinciding Season: 3 (Originally released in Japan in 1997 during Japanese Season 3)
Featured Characters: Conan, Jimmy, Rachel, Richard, Leo Joel
Major Characters Introduced: Inspector Santos
Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper is the first Case Close feature film and was released on October 3rd, 2006 by FUNimation. The film follows Conan after he was invited, along with Rachel and Richard, to a famous architects home for a party.
When the trio arrive, they solve a small puzzle and get a tour of the Architect, Leo Joel's, gallery.
Later on, at Dr.Agasa's home, Conan sees on the news that C4 was stolen from a warehouse. Right after, a man calls using a voice changer and tells him that he has stolen bombs, causing Agasa and Conan to panic. He tells Conan to go to the park, and then he heads to the park to find Mitch, Amy and George and discovers they were given an RC Bomber Plane from a mysterious man, who called it a bomber. Quickly, Conan realizes that the plane is a bomb and tells the trio that there is a bomb in the plane. After that, the controller falls and breaks, preventing them from controlling the plane. It then crashes and explodes.
My personal opinion is that this film is probably the best of the 6 Case Closed movies, with some great intense action moments and some tear jerker's (Rachel's words to Jimmy before she cuts the wire, for example.) The story line was also really good.
This movie is also very hard to find. FUNimation did a very limited production run compared to other movies, and there are very few (and all are expensive) copies on online retailers.
I was able to obtain a copy from Craigslist by some very, very shear luck.
This is a great movie and If you can find a copy, I think you would like it too if you are a true case closed fan.
Title: Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper
Release Date: October 3rd, 2006
Publisher: FUNimation
Run time: 94 Minutes
Coinciding Season: 3 (Originally released in Japan in 1997 during Japanese Season 3)
Featured Characters: Conan, Jimmy, Rachel, Richard, Leo Joel
Major Characters Introduced: Inspector Santos
Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper is the first Case Close feature film and was released on October 3rd, 2006 by FUNimation. The film follows Conan after he was invited, along with Rachel and Richard, to a famous architects home for a party.
When the trio arrive, they solve a small puzzle and get a tour of the Architect, Leo Joel's, gallery.
Later on, at Dr.Agasa's home, Conan sees on the news that C4 was stolen from a warehouse. Right after, a man calls using a voice changer and tells him that he has stolen bombs, causing Agasa and Conan to panic. He tells Conan to go to the park, and then he heads to the park to find Mitch, Amy and George and discovers they were given an RC Bomber Plane from a mysterious man, who called it a bomber. Quickly, Conan realizes that the plane is a bomb and tells the trio that there is a bomb in the plane. After that, the controller falls and breaks, preventing them from controlling the plane. It then crashes and explodes.
Right after, the man calls asking for Jimmy, to where Conan says he is not there. The man gives Conan information about the next bomb, saying it is under a tree in a plaza. Conan finds the bomb but an old lady takes it, due to a cat being hidden inside the box. Conan takes a bike and drives the bomb into a vacant area, and it explodes. However, Conan is caught in the blast and sent flying into a tree, where he is knocked out.
After that, Conan wakes up in a hospital with Amy, Mitch, George, Agasa, Richard and a doctor surrounding him. After Amy, Mitch and George leave, the bomber calls and informs everyone that he has placed bombs on the city metro line. Afterwards, the police call the metro offices and tells them of the bombs. After, the trains speed up to 60 miles per hour to make sure it is fast enough to pass bombs. Later on, they stop the trains after finding out the bombs are not on the trains. The bombs are then located and everything is safe.
Later on, Rachel arrives at the city center tower for her apparent date with Jimmy. Meanwhile, the detectives at the hospital are thinking the culprit is targeting Leo Joel's works, and they leave to his mansion. Once they arrive and inform him of the situation, Conan hides and calls Inspector Megure, and says that the bomber is Leo Joel. He explains why he wants to destroy them, and they arrest him. Leo then informs them that he plans to blow up the City Center Tower (Which appeared in second episode of Case Closed, which the victim mistakes the tower as a factory smoke stack.) , which causes everyone to panic, especially Richard and Conan, who know that Rachel is there.
The bombs explode sealing the exits and everyone heads to the tower. Once they all arrive, they see fire and smoke pouring out of the skyscraper, and Conan runs into the tower to the lobby area, and Rachel, in the lobby, comforts a crying woman. Conan calls Rachel as Jimmy and says he cannot enter the lobby because the door is blocked. He asks Rachel to search for something odd, to which she finds a large bomb in a bag. They decide to defuse the bomb themselves, much to Rachel's dismay. After cutting most of the wires, they discover 2 wires, Red and Blue, that are not in the disarming guide. Rachel then tells him happy birthday, because it turned 12AM, Jimmy's Birthday. Jimmy gives up, sits by the door with Rachel, and tells her to just cut one. He assures her that if it explodes, he will die too, as he is not leaving her side. However, Conan is then pulled out of there despite his cries for Rachel, and Rachel then cuts a wire, saying: "Goodbye... Jimmy."
She cuts the wire, and it is revealed she cut the right one, as the bomb timer stops. The survivors escape the tower and Rachel finds Conan. Conan tells her a fake story that Jimmy left, and asked why she chose the blue wire. She says: "I never cut the red one... because its the wire that connects Jimmy and Me" and the credits role.
My personal opinion is that this film is probably the best of the 6 Case Closed movies, with some great intense action moments and some tear jerker's (Rachel's words to Jimmy before she cuts the wire, for example.) The story line was also really good.
This movie is also very hard to find. FUNimation did a very limited production run compared to other movies, and there are very few (and all are expensive) copies on online retailers.
I was able to obtain a copy from Craigslist by some very, very shear luck.
This is a great movie and If you can find a copy, I think you would like it too if you are a true case closed fan.
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