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literally wishing every single day that dcmk fandom was just even the slightest bit less cynical and irony poisoned

and also maybe could/would read

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Happy New DetCo Dubbed Episodes on Netflix Daaaaaay! :D :D :D

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is it too much to ask that people not make personal attacks at gosho when interacting with detco book club posts........

like i get that ribbing on him is just kind of a Thing, especially in english-speaking fan spaces, and god knows i've done it (if i had a nickel for every "gosho when i catch you" ive ever said) but theres a point where it really just becomes disrespectful in a way that i think is fully over the line

we're here to celebrate and enjoy his work, i think the least we can do is give him a modicum of grace

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Aw YESSSSSSSSSSS

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Language of The Lost - Detective Conan MV

SONG : R.I.P - Language of the Lost ft. Kasane Teto SV (SynthV Original Song)

I heard this song for the first time last night and I thought that the lyrics really fit with Shinichi, enjoy! 🙏🙂‍↕️

(hint hint— I intentionally draw conan trapped within the capsule of APTX4869 and with a gun in front of him— as an implication that he's trapped in his 'false identity' because of the drug and there's no way out, unless... 😁)

I haven't drawn fanart of my blorbo for a long time— hope you like the trauma! 💕💕🌈✨💃💃

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DCMK tier list but it's based on how many times they "died"

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Happy Akai death day 💚 have some detco text posts (Friday the 13th edition) for the occasion

Detco + text posts, 13/?

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an unusual video is trending in japan right now...

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How is everyone faring with the first week of reading?

To add a little extra food for thought, here is the first entry in our Case Notes, a semi-regular (read: when Mod B has time) write-up of various bits of trivia, translation notes, and personal musings that we hope can spice up your reading!

These will, of course, not be comprehensive in the slightest; there's FAR too much to cover to create something truly encompassing of something as old and long-running as Detective Conan. What you'll find written here are my own curated notes, some more obviously well known than others, so feel free to add on any bits and bobs you may know, whether it be in a reblog or in the tags!

Without any further ado, let's crack open the notebook.

1) Of The Times

File 1 of Detective Conan is named Heisei Holmes. Some six or so years ago, you may remember the big commotion when the Japanese emperor passed away, leading to the shift from Heisei to Reiwa. These terms are official calendar terms, used to mark imperial eras in the Japanese calendar.

That might make you assume they're largely ceremonial, but this is far from the case. These era names are in common use in nearly every facet of life in Japan, from government records to newspapers.

Speaking of which... early on in File 1, there just so happens to be a newspaper!

It's somewhat cut off, but there's enough of it there to read the date in the very top left corner: 平成六年一月十二日. Heisei 6, January 12.

The Heisei era covers the years 1989-2019, meaning Heisei 6 is 1994... so this newspaper is dated a week after the first chapter's release!

2) Names!!

Here we have the first of a string of trivia we'll likely see: character names! We're given a hint as to how Shinichi came up with his "Conan Edogawa" alias in the story, but there's plenty more characters outside of it that have interesting facets to their names. We've been introduced to four of our core characters in this first volume, so let's take a quick look at where their name inspiration comes from.

Shinichi Kudo: Believe it or not, this name is Vibes Based, with Gosho apparently admitting he chose the name largely based on how it sounded when spoken out loud. “Kudo” comes from Shunsaku Kudo, the main character of Tantei Monogatari, a 1979 Japanese TV series. Shinichi is from Shinichi Hoshi, a mid-20th century SF writer.

Ran Mouri: A snippet of sounds from the Japanese reading of Maurice Leblanc (モーリス・ルブラン). Mo-risu Ruburan.

Kogoro Mouri: Take Mouri from above, and combine it with the first name of Kogoro Akechi, a fictional private detective created by Edogawa Ranpo.

Hiroshi Agasa: “Agasa” is from Agatha Christie. “Hiroshi” is an alternate name reading of the noun 博士, hakase, which loosely means “professor.” His name is even written with the very same kanji!

But where names are concerned, we also have to consider Yoko Okino's intro case! As it turns out, each of the four case specific characters introduced in these chapters have names that share a common theme:

Yoko Okino: Oki (沖) can refer to the open sea.

Yuko Ikezawa: Ike (池) means lake.

Yamagishi: Gishi (岸), or kishi, refers to a shoreline.

Akiyoshi Fujie: E (江) refers to an inlet.

3) Detective Trivia

Another quick and easy one we'll probably see a lot.

When Shinichi tries to prove himself to Agasa, he refers to a meal the professor undoubtedly ate at the restaurant Columbo.

Columbo is a 1970s American crime drama that saw international success, being syndicated in more than 40 countries. In Japan, it aired throughout the 1970s and was one of the first foreign TV shows chosen for reairing after Nippon TV shifted their Wednesday night movie block to the “Friday Road Show” (the currently very popular Friday night movie block that has featured a number of Detective Conan movies) in 1985.

4) Japanese Language Quirks

For this first week, I've pulled two examples. The first is a little more cultural, while the second is a little more linguistic.

Aniki

Though we don't know their names yet at the time of this reading, there were two pretty obviously shady characters introduced in File 1 that subsequently pounded and poisoned our protag. Over the course of the chapter, the stockier of the two refers to the other with the term "aniki."

"Aniki" is from a subset of familial terms (in this case, "brother") that can be used to indicate certain societal or hierarchical relationships outside the scope of family. It's a particularly versatile one, but context is important here: their shady garb, and their shady behavior. The use, combined with these factors, immediately pegs them as either involved in or directly adjacent to organized crime. Though it can be a fairly soft term of endearment outside this context, when used IN this context it refers to a member worthy of respect who has the backing of their leader.

As a result, it's a term that's difficult to localize. It's less immediately hierarchical than "boss," but a little more formal and full of admiration than "bro."

Furigana

This is the very last panel of the volume in Japanese:

You might notice that the furigana, the much smaller text normally reserved for a pronunciation guide, also includes kanji... which seems to defeat the purpose.

This is a common practice in literary works that aims to double up the meaning of the printed word. When spoken, you'll often hear the smaller furigana text spoken instead. As it's the word that's spoken, you'll also often see it prioritized in translations, which may or may not leave some of the meaning lost in the process.

As such, a simple translation that wouldn't over-complicate things would use the phrase "real voice" (ホントの声) here, since that's the furigana. "[When that time comes, I'll let you hear] my real voice."

What this is functionally modifying, though, is the word 本音. If you've done any digging into Japanese culture, you may have seen honne discussed historically or culturally with the contrasting ideas of "honne and tatemae" - the idea that we provide a front (tatemae) to the world, while keeping our true motives (honne) hidden.

All that to say that when Shinichi thinks about letting Ran hear his "real voice," he's also insinuating that he'll simultaneously let her hear how he "really feels." A confession, perhaps?

5) MAGIC KAITO REAL?!

I know Magic Kaito isn't part of the reading homework yet, but I simply can't ignore these Easter eggs.

The first and most obvious reference is probably Tropical Land itself. The theme park that started it all in Detective Conan actually first appeared in Chapter 4 of Magic Kaito: "Kaitou Kid's Busy Day Off" (1987). If you've seen either the TMS adaptation or 1412, this episode was adapted in both.

The second super blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference is in File 6. While Agasa is rifling through his various gadgets in search of his new voice-changing bow tie, you can just barely see one of the tiny robots that chase after Kaito in Chapter 9 of Magic Kaito: "I Am The Master" (1988).

This chapter was NOT adapted for either anime, for reasons that will probably become immediately clear if you ever wanted to read it (early Magic Kaito is WILD).

6) Food For Thought: Sherlock Holmes

For Shinichi, the Sherlock Holmes influence can be discussed in both Doylist and Watsonian terms. In other words, it can be discussed both from without and within the story. There are many aspects that can be fun to discuss in both of these categories (his playing the violin), some that may lean closer to Watsonian (his justification for playing soccer), and still more than are probably a little more Doylist (a little crime can be forgiven if it's in service of a greater good...but this may also have some of Gosho's love of Arsene Lupin to thank as an inspiration).

In this moment, though, the most interesting (Doylist) discussion is the idea that Shinichi’s poisoning could be read as somewhat analogous to The Final Problem. This story is probably one of the most famous Sherlock Holmes stories, given it's the very story that killed Sherlock. It also introduces Professor James Moriarty, a crime lord who is very talented at making the deaths he orchestrates look like an accident and finding ways to physically distance himself from the deed.

Outside of Moriarty's talents resembling the way the drug used to poison Shinichi is said to leave no detectable trace in its victims, Gosho has also previously stated that Ran is Shinichi’s Watson. She, like Watson in The Final Problem, has been left behind while Shinichi went off to "die." But... at least Shinichi has told Ran he's alive instead of ghosting her for years like Sherlock did to Watson, right?

...That's a good thing, right?

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This was vaguely based around the idea of Kid knowing a lot of Conan's secrets (like Conan's life is 'on display' in a way) while he continues to hide in the shadows

I'm never drawing stairs again :')

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Week 1 | 5.25 - 5.31

Case 1: Ch. 1 (Volume 1, File 1) Case 2: Ch. 2-5 (Volume 1, Files 2-5) Case 3: Ch. 6-9 (Volume 1, Files 6-9)

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and yet, even alone, there is still...

( EPHEMERWEEK 7: hope / resilience )

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some random drawings ☆

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i told myself "hey i need to stop making uselessly long projects and just do simple easy quick stuff to work on my art". and i immediately got started on this thing