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Guys, guys ... Listen to me.

Shinichi: night owl to straight up pulling all-nighters because "books". Falls asleep fast and wherever but is a really light sleeper. Likes to sleep in when possible.

Ran: early bird. Goes to bed at a decent time but takes a while to actually fall asleep. Talks in her sleep and an extremely heavy sleeper. Wakes early to feel "productive".

Hah.

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真実はいつも一つ！おえかきrkgk

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👉 https://oekaki.cisumchronicles.com

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Diehard FUNimation English Dub Fan Watches Studio Nano's New Detective Conan English Dub

Hi, I made a Tumblr video essay. VPR: flashing from about 0:22 to 0:30, quick cuts, split screens

The short of it is that the new-new-new English dub for Detective Conan, with a wholly different voice cast from FUNimation (well, mostly), the movies and specials dubbed by Bang Zoom! Entertainment, and the episodes dubbed by Macias Group on Tubi, is maybe a little rough for the first couple of episodes. But it gets better and better, and I think it deserves support.

While only Episodes 1, 2, 128, 129, 176-178, and 230-231 of Studio Nano's dub are available for streaming right now on Netflix and Crunchyroll (in Australia, South and North America, and the UK), I'm definitely hoping for more. Please watch if you can! (Sub also available!)

More English dub thoughts (largely about FUNimation's):

#funimation-english-dub-script Tag

A Loose Translation But Fun Production

FUNimation's English Dub versus Bang Zoom! Entertainment's English Dub

FUNimation's Name Changes

Naturalistic Scripting

Officer Tome in Countdown to Heaven

The Over-Localization is a Shame

Unethical to Like an Anime Dub That Makes Dialogue Changes?

How I got FUNimation's English dub in HD (76/123 episodes mixed so far!):

Mixing an Old Anime Dub with HD Footage

Transcript for video under the cut:

Why watch something originally in a language you don't understand dubbed in a language you do understand?

One reason, of course, is that dubs are more accessible, allowing many foreign viewers to enjoy the content without subtitles. But as someone who watches dubs with subs, that's not why I watch dub. I watch dub because I appreciate the effort to make the dialogue really work, and sound natural, in a language that I know.

FUNimation's English dub of Case Closed became my favorite way to watch the series, even after watching in Japanese first and disliking the dub's localized name changes, because FUNi's scripts are so lively, smooth, and full of character.

Take this short example from Episode 1:

Megure: All right... I'll give you and Rachel the benefit of the doubt and assume you didn't go nuts. That leaves us five.

A more literal translation of the scene looks like this:

Megure: So, temporarily taking you and Ran-kun out of the picture, there were five passengers total.

The FUNimation dub contains all the important information—that Megure's narrowing down the suspect list to five because he doesn't believe that Shinichi or Ran could be the killer—but it does so in a way that's much more fun than the literal translation. I could buy someone really saying this.

How does the new Studio Nano English dub for Detective Conan stack up?

Well...

Megure: All right. If we leave you and Ran out, that'd leave five others. Does that sound correct?

It's definitely less stiff than the more literal translation! But even with Mark Stoddard reprising his role as Megure, it lacks that FUNimation charm.

So, is the Studio Nano dub worth a watch? For Episodes 1 and 2, which were dubbed so excellently by FUNimation, it's hard for me to say yes, even with some strong performances from the cast:

[Clip from Episode 1, with Christopher Guerrero as Agasa]

Agasa: You gotta promise not to tell anyone! This has gotta stay between the two of us!

[Clip from Episode 1, with Mauricio Ortiz-Segura as Shinichi]

Shinichi: [squeals] 'Cause nothing beats the exhilaration of catching the bad guys in real time! [chuckles]

[Clip from Episode 1, with Megan Shipman as Ran]

Ran: It's fine if you go around flirting with girls, but you've at least gotta pick a favorite, okay?

[Clip from Episode 2, with Molly Zhang as Conan]

Conan: I'm Conan Edogawa, and I just transferred in! Hello there! [chuckles] Conan (thinking): I seriously have to go back to grade school again?

Generally, the Studio Nano scripts here just don't speak to me the way FUNimation's do. But of the nine Studio Nano dub episodes available at the time of this video, I feel like the writing only gets better and better.

Circling back to the start, why watch dubs, especially if you like subtitles? Well, personally, I want to experience something I don't get by watching the original. And Studio Nano delivers on that front. I didn't fully appreciate Conan and Ai's banter and sass in these episodes until I watched Nano's dub:

[Clip from Episode 129, Studio Nano dub]

Ai: The Black Organization is hunting me, which puts you in a sticky situation. I'm a dangerous person to have around. Are you sure you want me nearby? Conan: No.

[Clip from Episode 129, Japanese]

Ai: I am an extremely dangerous, loathsome person to have around you. There's no reason to keep me near you. Conan: You idiot.

[Clip from Episode 177, Studio Nano dub]

Ai: Even a detective as good as you can't figure who the killer is with only one clue. Conan: And what if I have two clues? Ai: Ah? Conan: After the chandelier fell, and before the lights came back on, something landed on me. This handkerchief. Ai: Yeah, so? What good is that? The killer didn't happen to write their full name on it, did they?

[Clip from Episode 177, Japanese]

Ai: Even you wouldn't be able to figure out who the killer is with just that. Conan: What if there are two? After the chandelier fell and before the lights came back on, something fell from above. This handkerchief. Ai: So what? It's not like the name of the killer is written on it.

[Clip from Episode 177, Studio Nano dub]

Conan: All right, then, fine! Why don't you try and find a way to escape from that place yourself? In the meantime, I'll go and figure out which of the seven is Pisco! Ai: You say that like it's so simple. Why didn't I think of that?

[Clip from Episode 177, Japanese]

Conan: Then why don't you find a way to get out of there yourself? In the meantime, I'll go and figure out who out of the seven is Pisco. Ai: You say find a way to escape like it's so simple…

Just like with FUNi, all the important info is included in the Nano dub, but it feels more natural. I love Conan and Ai's dynamic in a way that the more literal translations didn't convey to me.

And Studio Nano doesn't just shine with scenes that make me smile. Dramatic moments can also have fantastic scripts:

[Clip from Episode 177, Studio Nano dub]

Ai: Just shut up! Listen to what I'm saying now! This is important. Because after this conversation, I'm never going to be able to talk to you again.

[Clip from Episode 177, Japanese]

Ai: No, just shut up and listen! Never again… Never are we going to exchange words ever again.

And as heard there with Alexis Tipton's Ai, Nano's cast delivers. Colleen Clinkenbeard, Ran's FUNi VA, kills it as Vermouth, Molly Zhang balances “cute” and “serious” Conan wonderfully, and Macy Anne Johnson pours so much emotion into her portrayal of Akemi, just to name a few.

[Clip from Episode 178, with Colleen Clinkenbeard as Vermouth]

Vermouth: And that's after I went out of my way to give him the handkerchief before the police questioned him. He deserved to die.

[Clip from Episode 230, with Colleen Clinkenbeard as Vermouth]

Vermouth: A secret makes a woman a woman. Don't you see? A woman is at her most beautiful when she has secrets to keep.

[Clip from Episode 176, with Molly Zhang as Conan]

Conan: Uh-huh! But it's okay, we're looking for them together. Let's go, Hana! Conan (deeper voice): Hey, what's the deal with you? You aren't acting like yourself. You're the one who said you wanted to tag along, aren't you?

[Clip from Episode 231, with Molly Zhang as Conan]

Conan: Don't run away, Ai. Not from this. Not from your destiny. Don't you dare run away.

[Clip from Episode 128, with Macy Anne Johnson as Akemi]

Akemi: Thank you, but... I have to disappoint you, Conan.

[Clip from Episode 129, with Macy Anne Johnson as Akemi]

Akemi: Don't worry about me. I'll be fine, Shiho. I'm more worried about you. Quit making drugs. There's so much more to life than a laboratory. Go make yourself a lover or two. I'm perfectly fine, I promise.

No, Studio Nano's dub isn't FUNimation's. (Even if returning voice actors can make it feel that way!) But not being FUNi doesn't mean it's not worth supporting. There's heart here, and a bit of that same FUNi flavor that made its dub so lovable.

Detective Conan is something of a comfort for me. And Studio Nano, just like FUNi, can feel so very cozy.

[Clip from Episode 129, Studio Nano dub]

Conan: I really appreciate all your help. Bye! Janitor: Of course. Have a good day!

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wanted to draw a building! was watching detective conan! voilà.

I made my first ever timelapse of me drawing this and the results shocked me: it's kind of boring watching it immediately after finishing the drawing. like yeah. I was there, I know what happened.....

Agasa Laboratory

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imo ran deserves better than shinichi and how he treats her But I don't think shinichi is necessarily in the wrong. like I both believe that if shinichi explains himself he can be understood and forgiven, AND that ran does not need to hear his side, she does not owe it to him.

regardless of whether or not shinichi fully explains his side and ran understands, it does not change the fact that shinichi did hurt her. she would be entirely valid in cutting him out of her life for that! if she did I don't think that's what shinichi deserves but I do believe it's what ran does, y'know?

their relationship is Not clear cut, black-and-white, this is what should happen. as a viewer I'm on shinichi's side but if I was one of ran's friends I'd say Dump His Ass!!! and I think both perspectives can and should coexist.

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Aw YESSSSSSSSSSS

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Just realized inever posted theese

Theyre so nostalgic to me <3

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Gosho girls and some shinran

Sorry for the multi fandom posting guys im going back to my beloved old animes

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WHO ALLOWED HIM TO BE SO DARN CUUUUUUTE ???!!!!!????

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Edit/Re-upload - Personal redraw challenge

‘We are talking about early Conan so of course they would have brought physical cameras and camcorders to Kyoto hahah’ ~ Inspired by episode 18

I realized the canvas I used was too small, it made the drawings look very blurry once posted here on Tumblr. I also edited the colors and managed to add noise & blur which didn’t work on the previous version. I hope this one looks better (*´ー｀*)

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Edit/Re-upload Personal redraw challenge

Originally posted for Valentine’s Day Based on a drawing from Gosho Aoyama where this scene takes place during sunset

I always wanted to redraw the confession/kiss scene because, while it was romantic, I felt it lacked the romantic atmosphere. And what is more romantic than sharing a kiss above the rooftops of Kyoto while the sun is setting in the most picturesque of ways.

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+1 ! 🐶

Here is my HeiShin Valentines Exchange gift for @yumerikka! I love both your prompts so much, and so I did both. Hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy making them~🥰 -red

Also thank you @heishinvalentineexchange2025 for holding the event! It was a blast!🥳

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Personal redraw challenge - Aquarium case

I really wanted to redraw a scene from the aquarium case because some of the Shinran frames in that episode were just not it.

I actually finished this one months ago but ended up never posting it because I wasn’t satisfied with the colors. I had decided to go for more traditional colors, outfits, and the simplicity that came with hand drawn tv shows. And I do think it looks good, but I feel that overall, it clashes with the fish in the background :p

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Angel 🪽

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"At that moment, I got the terrible feeling that I was never going to see Shinichi again."

Original [link] by Sergio Cupido

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Summer's Illusion

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close ups!

rambles below~

this was inspired by ending 10, which comes after the desperate revival arc!

i wanted to try to paint out the idea of an outsider looking in. shinichi still gets to experience everyday life as conan, but of course it isn't really his life.

shinichi doesn't exist anymore.

at least in the same way he used to exist.

in the ending, shinichi peers through the mirror to see conan. for the first drawing i wanted only his outline to be visible. then for conan looking back at shinichi, i wanted him to be a more concrete, physical form. from the rest of the world's perspective, shinichi isn't around but conan is well aware of his existence. he lived 16-17 years as shinichi after all.

i just like the idea of shinichi struggling with his identity from being forced to live out his life as conan. to see everyone living out their lives and being simultaneously present and not present in them.