A girl fakes her own kidnapping to test her boyfriend. The boyfriend ends up dead. Conan unravels the lie.

Kogoro is summoned to a remote island by a dead pianist.

[Shinichi Kudo] ──(Witnesses Black Org Deal)──> [Forced to Drink APTX 4869] ──> [Regresses to Child]

However, the English voice acting for Conan (by Alison Retzloff in early episodes) is surprisingly strong, capturing his smug intelligence. If you can find the uncut bilingual DVD release, it’s the best of both worlds.

These first 28 episodes laid down the lore, emotional stakes, and gadgetry that transformed Detective Conan from a seasonal anime into an international anime phenomenon. If you want to dive deeper into this classic era, tell me:

A woman is found dead in a ski lodge’s sauna. Conan proves it was murder via a delayed poison capsule.