#case statistics

Chapters 150-153

Deaths: 2

Days: 2 (I think? This one is tough and might need to be revisited in another format or with another translation. There's a reference to someone's alibi being "two days ago around x time", but the actual events of the case don't make it clear that the entire investigation isn't happening entirely in one night. Right now, I'm saying 2 though.)

Essential: Yes, in the "Shinichi's character arc" way. I don't think anyone would argue with me against that. Also because I think it's a huge point in Heiji's character arc.

Chapters 82-83

Deaths: 0

Days: 1

Essential? About that. This chapter introduces the ICONIC and IMPORTANT turbo-engine skateboard.

Chapters 117-121

Days: 3

Deaths: 2

Chapters: 139-143

Deaths: 2

Days: 1

Essential: I'm sort of hesitating on this one. I do think there's significant character development here that can't be skipped for both Shinichi and Ran... I kind of want to say it's a spiritual partner to both Kogoro's Class Reunion and also to the Night Baron Murder Case. (Reasoning for the first one is obvious-- that's the one Mouri has to accuse his college friend. But in the Night Baron case, Ran spends a lot of effort trying to prove her karate idol is not the killer. And he wasn't, it was her karate idol's partner. And in this one, Ran isn't the one who investigated like she was in the Night Baron case, but she is the one who has to deliver the deduction and her beloved old teacher was the killer... I think the Shinichi phone call is also significant.

But as this project has taken shape, I've gotten a bit more conservative over what constitutes essential, and I think I'm going to call this TBD at this exact second.

Notes: I do think it's really interesting that in the manga, this is the case right after Ran accuses Conan of being Shinichi, whereas in the anime, this comes about 10 episodes before The Cornered Meitantei! cases. See below:

Chapters 63-67

Deaths: 4

Days: 2

Essential: Yes.

Chapters 144-146

Deaths: 0

Days: 1

Essential: Not as far as I can tell.

Chapters

Days: 1

Deaths: 1

Essential? Yeah, I'm relatively certain that Shinichi refers back to bathing with Ran a few times when he's tempted to tell Ran his identity, so probably yeah. Certain enough to mark it as "yes". I do also think that Shinchi not knocking out Mouri and letting him solve it himself is an important step in his development into the Conan we all know and love.

Chapters 105-107

Deaths: 1

Days: 1

Essential? So this is Eri's first appearance. I'm sure Eri's gotta be part of something important at some point. She really must, right? Besides flashbacks???? I've glanced through the chapters she appears in and nothing jumped out to me right away, though, so I think I'm just going to say... TBD? Like it probably is, but I can't say for 100% certain right now.