#IReadsYou Review: CASE CLOSED: Volume 72

CASE CLOSED, VOL. 72
VIZ MEDIA – @VIZMedia

MANGAKA: Gosho Aoyama
TRANSLATION: Tetsuichiro Miyaki
LETTERS: Freeman Wong
EDITOR: Shaenon K. Garrity
ISBN: 978-1-9747-0656-3; paperback (October 2019); Rated “T+” for “Older Teen”
184pp, B&W, $9.99 U.S., $12.99 CAN, £6.99 UK

Detective Conan is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama.  It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday since January 1994.  VIZ Media is publishing an English-language edition of the manga as a paperback graphic novel series, entitled Case Closed, under its “Shonen Sunday” imprint.

Case Closed focuses on Jimmy Kudo, ace high school detective.  Kudo is trailing two suspicious men in black (named “Gin” and “Vodka”), when the nefarious duo attacks him.  The two men administer to Jimmy a mysterious substance that physically transforms the teen into a first grader.  While searching for a cure, Jimmy adopts a new identity, becoming elementary school student, Conan Edogawa.  Acting alone and sometimes with his friends, the Junior Detective League (JDL), Jimmy/Conan continues to solve criminal cases and mysteries.

As Case Closed, Vol. 72 (“In the Cards”) opens, we find Conan, Dr. Herschel Agasa, Richard Moore (“the Sleeping Detective”), and his daughter Rachel continuing their London sojourn.  They were invited to the United Kingdom on an all-expenses-paid trip by an eccentric lady millionaire.  Now, Conan is trying to unravel an elaborate terrorist plot before it becomes a reality.  It involves the favorite in the finals of a women's championship tennis match.  And if Conan is in London, how does Jimmy Kudo end up there, also?  And can they solve the mystery of the devilish serial killer and terrorist whose clues reference Sherlock Holmes stories?

Next, Conan and the Junior Detective League are playing hide and seek in an abandoned building when they happen upon an unexpected criminal case with an unexpected victim and the threat of imminent death for our young detectives.  Also, when Conan is out sick, the JDL is forced to try to stop a crime on their own.  And all they have to stop that crime with is … a deck of cards?!

THE LOWDOWN:  I am a huge fan of the Case Closed manga.  But you already know that, dear readers, if you are regular reader of my manga reviews.

Case Closed Graphic Novel Volume 72 starts off by wrapping up the London adventure, and it only takes the first chapter of this volume to do so.  The abandoned building is a fun adventure with the JDL.  I have to admit that I have not always been a fan of that bunch, but I find myself warming to them.  The two mysteries in Vol. 72 that involve the JDL show me that this group of characters offers a respite from the edgier story lines and darker elements of this series.  Oh, you also get to see Conan put a soccer ball to excellent use a few times in Vol. 72, which is one of the better recent volumes.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Readers looking for fun mystery fiction will want to investigate the “Shonen Sunday” detective manga, Case Closed.

A
9 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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#IReadsYou Reivew: CASE CLOSED Volume 71

CASE CLOSED, VOL. 71
VIZ MEDIA – @VIZMedia

MANGAKA: Gosho Aoyama
TRANSLATION: Tetsuichiro Miyaki
LETTERS: Freeman Wong
EDITOR: Shaenon K. Garrity
ISBN: 978-1-9747-0655-6; paperback (July 2019); Rated “T+” for “Older Teen”
184pp, B&W, $9.99 U.S., $12.99 CAN, £6.99 UK

Detective Conan is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama.  It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday since January 1994.  VIZ Media is publishing an English-language edition of the manga as a paperback graphic novel series, entitled Case Closed, under its “Shonen Sunday” imprint.

Case Closed focuses on Jimmy Kudo, ace high school detective.  Kudo is trailing two suspicious men in black (named “Gin” and “Vodka”), when the nefarious duo attacks him.  The two men administer to Jimmy a mysterious substance that physically transforms the teen into a first grader.  While searching for a cure, Jimmy adopts a new identity, becoming elementary school student, Conan Edogawa.  Acting alone and sometimes with his friends, the Junior Detective League (JDL), Jimmy/Conan continues to solve criminal cases and mysteries.

As Case Closed, Vol. 71 (“The Game is Afoot”) opens, Conan and the Junior Detective League solve a rather benign mystery.  It is set at Teitan Elementary School, and it involves – first, finding a “crime prevention” VHS tape lost in the school's A.V. room, which is hardly organized at all.  Then, Conan and the JDL find themselves on the case of a second lost VHS tape containing a superhero TV show (“Samurai Boy”) made by the students; a lost love letter from 13 years earlier; Teitan alumnus, Detective Chiba; and his lost love.  Can Conan and the other kids find the tape, a lost message, and reignite the flames of puppy love?

Then Conan, Dr. Herschel Agasa, Richard Moore (“the Sleeping Detective”), and his daughter Rachel head to London after being invited on an all-expenses-paid trip by an eccentric lady millionaire.  So how does Jimmy Kudo end up in London, also?  And how do both Jimmy and Conan end up trailing a devilish serial killer whose clues reference Sherlock Holmes stories?

THE LOWDOWN:  I'll start off this review by saying the usual:  I love the Case Closed manga.  And regular readers of my reviews know that.

Case Closed Graphic Novel Volume 71 starts off with the sweet and charming two-chapter mystery involving videotape memories and 13-year-old messages.  The remaining nine chapters of this 11-chapter volume focus on the London-set mystery of Sherlock Holmes clues, a serial killer, and a Wimbledon championship tennis match that turns out to have life and death implications.  By the way, that mystery doesn't conclude in Vol.71, which leaves us with a helluva cliffhanger.

As usual, Tetsuichiro Miyaki's sharp translation skills come to the fore in this particularly dialogue-heavy volume.  There is so much dialogue in some chapters that you might think you are reading a double-sized chapter, dear readers.  Luckily, Freeman Wong's unique lettering sets the stage, as well as being clear and concise.  Well, we've got to hurry back for Vol. 72... for the end of the match.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Readers looking for fun mystery fiction will want to investigate the “Shonen Sunday” detective manga, Case Closed.

A
8 out of 10

Reviewed by leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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#IReadsYou Review: CASE CLOSED Volume 69

CASE CLOSED, VOL. 69
VIZ MEDIA – @VIZMedia

MANGAKA: Gosho Aoyama
TRANSLATION: Tetsuichiro Miyaki
LETTERS: Freeman Wong
EDITOR: Shaenon K. Garrity
ISBN: 978-1-4215-9867-3; paperback (January 2019); Rated “T+” for “Older Teen”
184pp, B&W, $9.99 U.S., $12.99 CAN, £6.99 UK

Detective Conan is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama.  It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday since January 1994.  VIZ Media is publishing an English-language edition of the manga as a paperback graphic novel series, entitled Case Closed, under its “Shonen Sunday” imprint.

Case Closed focuses on Jimmy Kudo, ace high school detective.  Kudo is trailing two suspicious men in black (named “Gin” and “Vodka”), when the nefarious duo attacks him.  The two men administer to Jimmy a mysterious substance that physically transforms the teen into a first grader.  While searching for a cure, Jimmy adopts a new identity, becoming elementary school student, Conan Edogawa.  Acting alone and sometimes with his friends, the Junior Detective League (JDL), Jimmy/Conan continues to solve criminal cases and mysteries.

As Case Closed, Vol. 69 (“The Shape of Murder”) opens, Conan is accompanying the renowned Detective Richard Moore (known as “Sleeping Moore”) and his daughter, Rachel, to “Kora Inn,” a remote inn located in the village of Kuchibashi in Gunma.  They are responding to a note purported to be from an “accused murder,” who is seeking Moore's help to clear his name.  The trio will soon discover a new murder, one that may be connected to a mysterious death near Kora Inn over a decade ago.  Scariest of all, there will be a sighting of the river monster known as the “kappa.”

Then, the Junior Detective League travels with eccentric inventor, Dr. Herschel Agasa, to a hot springs resort.  There, they find murder when a notorious film director is found dead in what appears to be a locked room murder.  Also, the JDL is involved in a classical music-themed mystery at a deserted resort.  The biggest clue the kids find is the music of Bach.

THE LOWDOWN:  I'll start off this review by sayings something familiar:  I love the Case Closed manga.  Of course, you know that, dear readers, because I have been saying that for a long time.

Case Closed Graphic Novel Volume 69 offers three murder mysteries, and begins a fourth mystery that will be concluded in Vol. 70.  The “Kora Inn” mystery is poignant, and it may be one of the saddest resolutions that I have ever come across in Case Closed.  The “hot springs mystery” did not really interest me, and I was only a little more interested in the “White Day” mystery.

The deserted resort/classical music mystery looks to be a grand time.  Tetsuichiro Miyaki shows off his sharp translation skills in this case that closes out Vol. 69.  As usual, Freeman Wong's unique lettering captures the eccentricities of this manga, and I am starting to believe that it is one of the reasons I keep coming back for the next case.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Readers looking for fun mystery fiction will want to investigate the “Shonen Sunday” detective manga, Case Closed.

A
8 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Case Closed: Blood Type

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Case Closed: Cheesecake Upside Yo Head

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Case Closed: The Moving Shrine Room

I read Case Closed, Vol. 54: The Moving Shrine Room

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Case Closed: The Kaito Kid - A Murderer?!

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Case Closed: Star Blade VI

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Case Closed: Junior Detective League in the News

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Case Closed: Fanboy and Sidekick

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Case Closed: The House of the Evil Spirit

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Case Closed on Case Closed 31

I finished Case Closed, Volume 31 (Case Closed (Graphic Novels))

I posted my review at the Comic Book Bin. Case Closed (originally known as Detective Conan) is a classical mystery series - think Agatha Christie, except Agatha is a small Japanese boy named Conan Edogawa. Readers who enjoy Ellery Queen or viewers of PBS mystery series will eat this up.