Detective Conan 26
Posted: January 21, 2009 Filed under: Case Closed Leave a comment »Since I’ve had Mune ga Doki Doki lodged firmly in my head for days, I jumped right into the next volume of this. I’m glad I did.
WHAT?! I was totally not expecting the treat in this volume. It’s rare for the series to address its plot, and to address it so aggressively… well, I was expecting another cop-out where everyone fools Ran when she starts guessing the truth about Conan. The wool was pulled over her eyes once again, to be sure, but there was no elaborate hoax this time. This time, it was the real deal working the cover-up, and I was so surprised and pleased to see him.
It’s about 1,000 times better than the last time he appeared. He sticks around. He lives a normal life. He hangs out with friends. There are some nice scenes with Ran. It’s everything I hope for and more in every single volume of this series.
I was horribly depressed when it was cruelly taken away. I almost couldn’t finish the volume because I felt like not enough was done with it. It could have stayed that way for a few volumes! It would have been great! I wouldn’t have minded! Now I’m going to have to wait another 15 volumes to be treated again.
Bonus points for the heavy hints between Shinichi and Anita. I doubt anything other than hints will be given, because Anita seems too serious-minded for a little crush, but… well, she knows he’s Shinichi, and someone might as well take advantage.
I forgot to mention this yesterday, but I always enjoy the detective profiles in the back of the volumes. Detective Samejima is profiled in the back of this volume. There’s been a few based in Japanese literature that have flown over my head (and others that I recognized when I ran across them later elsewhere from Detective Conan), but it’s worth noting that Vertical publishes the English translations of the Detective Samejima novels, in case you thought he sounded cool.
