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4 of 5 stars

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Chapters 010-019
Favorite Case: Mysterious Shadow Case

If I were to choose my most favorite among the three cases in this volume, it has to be the Mysterious Shadow Case. Having to crack the criminal's perfect alibi will always be one of the most fun cases in Detective Conan. As as reader, you knew who the criminal was from the beginning and the only problem was to break his perfect alibi. Because not all of us are as keen as Conan, we tend to overlooked the most obvious clue. In the anime episode of this case, it was kind of like a dead end to think that the criminal has an irrefutable alibi. But that alibi was not exactly the problem. It was actually the only truth in the case. The problem was about the trick used by the criminal to make everyone believe the false time of death was the actual time of death. It was good!

Though among the cases in this volume, I also liked the 1 Billion Robbery Case because it involved the Black Organization and for me, cases involving the Black Organization in the anime were always be the intense one. I was just kind of confused because in the anime, I remember having two cases with the same 1 Billion Yen Robbery Case. Both episodes have the same female culprit named Miyano Akemi having to used the fake name Hirota Masami. Other than having a robbery case and exactly the same character name, it was a totally different case. But only one of the two episodes included the Black Organization. As I now read the case in the manga, the case was like the combination of the two episodes. I don't know if it just got overlooked in the anime or if it was intentional, though.

In this volume was also the first appearance of the cute little kids Ayumi, Genta and Mitsuhiko. Overall, this was fun!

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.25

first miyano family appearance everybody clapped

ryandriyani's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

sednadragon35's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was an entertaining volume with a group of distinct cases that keeps all guessing what's going on. I also liked how one case flipped everything on its head especially when you think that it's over only to find out it was just beginning along with further developing the mystery of those two men in black.

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

4.0

Another great volume! I loved the stories in this one! Really entertaining!

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