The Picture Speaks

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| **Chapter 12** | |
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| **Information** | |
| Title: | The Picture Speaks |
| Japanese title: | 写真は語る   (Shashin wa Kataru) |
| Original release: | March 23th, 1994 |
| Shōnen Sunday issue: | #16/1994 |
| Volume: | (/wiki/Volume_2 "Volume 2") |
| Pages: | 16 |
| Anime adaptation: | Episode 38: [Akaoni Village Fire Festival Murder Case](/wiki/Akaoni_Village_Fire_Festival_Murder_Case "Akaoni Village Fire Festival Murder Case") |
| **Viz Media version** | |
| English title: | The Picture Speaks |
| English release: | November 3rd, 2004 |
**The Picture Speaks (写真は語る ,*Shashin wa Kataru*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"))** is the twelfth chapter of the [manga](/wiki/Manga "Manga") of *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")*. It was written by [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama"), drawn by him and his [assistants](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama%27s_assistants "Gosho Aoyama's assistants") and first released in [Shōnen Sunday](/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dnen_Sunday "Shōnen Sunday") #16/1994 on March 23rd, 1994 and later on reprinted as part of [Volume 2](/wiki/Volume_2 "Volume 2") on July 18th, 1994.
## Contents
* [1 Characters](#Characters)
+ [1.1 Introduced](#Introduced)
+ [1.2 Featured](#Featured)
* [2 Gadgets](#Gadgets)
+ [2.1 Featured](#Featured_2)
* [3 Settings](#Settings)
+ [3.1 Introduced](#Introduced_2)
+ [3.2 Featured](#Featured_3)
* [4 Plot](#Plot)
* [5 Continuity](#Continuity)
* [6 Cameos](#Cameos)
* [7 Crossover](#Crossover)
+ [7.1 *Yaiba*](#Yaiba)
* [8 Real Life Models](#Real_Life_Models)
+ [8.1 Narita Airport](#Narita_Airport)
* [9 Shōnen Sunday Q&A](#Sh.C5.8Dnen_Sunday_Q.26A)
* [10 Trivia](#Trivia)
* [11 Adaptations](#Adaptations)
* [12 See also](#See_also)
* [13 References](#References)
## Characters[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Picture_Speaks&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Characters")]
Main article: [Characters](/wiki/Characters "Characters")
### Introduced[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Picture_Speaks&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Introduced")]
In order of introduction:
- | [Yaiba Kurogane](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane") | |
| --- | --- |
|  | * Young samurai * Cameo on TV |
### Featured[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Picture_Speaks&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Featured")]
In order of appearance:
Characters
[Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa")
[Masaki Negishi (Photo/Mention)](/wiki/Masaki_Negishi "Masaki Negishi")
[Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri")
[Kogoro Mouri](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri")
[Yutaka Abe](/wiki/Yutaka_Abe "Yutaka Abe")
[Juzo Megure](/wiki/Juzo_Megure "Juzo Megure")
## Gadgets[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Picture_Speaks&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Gadgets")]
Main article: [Gadgets](/wiki/Gadgets "Gadgets")
### Featured[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Picture_Speaks&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Featured")]
In order of appearance:
Gadgets
[Voice-Changing Bowtie](/wiki/Voice-Changing_Bowtie "Voice-Changing Bowtie")
[Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes](/wiki/Power-Enhancing_Kick_Shoes "Power-Enhancing Kick Shoes")
## Settings[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Picture_Speaks&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Settings")]
Main article: [Setting](/wiki/Setting "Setting")
### Introduced[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Picture_Speaks&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Introduced")]
In order of introduction:
* [Japan](/wiki/Japan "Japan")
+ [Narita Airport](/wiki/index.php?title=Narita_Airport&action=edit&redlink=1 "Narita Airport (page does not exist)")
* [United States of America](/wiki/index.php?title=United_States_of_America&action=edit&redlink=1 "United States of America (page does not exist)") (Mentioned)
+ [Seattle](/wiki/Seattle "Seattle") (Mentioned)
### Featured[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Picture_Speaks&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Featured")]
In order of appearance:
* [Mouri Detective Agency](/wiki/Mouri_Detective_Agency "Mouri Detective Agency")
## Plot[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Picture_Speaks&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Plot")]
## Continuity[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Picture_Speaks&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Continuity")]
Main article: [Continuity](/wiki/Continuity "Continuity")
* Ran wears her winter school uniform (October 1st-May 31st).
* Twelfth chapter of the so-called "[Conan Arc](/wiki/Conan_Arc "Conan Arc")", a fan-coined term.
## Cameos[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Picture_Speaks&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Cameos")]
* [Masaki Negishi](/wiki/Masaki_Negishi "Masaki Negishi") and [Yutaka Abe](/wiki/Yutaka_Abe "Yutaka Abe") are directly named after two of [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama")'s [assistants](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama%27s_assistants "Gosho Aoyama's assistants"). The latter one was also the author of *[100% Tantei Monogatari](/wiki/100%25_Tantei_Monogatari "100% Tantei Monogatari")* Gosho assisted him with in turn and works on the manga adaptations of the movies and the novel illustrations nowadays.
* Masaki Negishi is named after an assistant of Gosho.
* Yutaka Abe is named after a current assistant and previous mentor of him.
## Crossover[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Picture_Speaks&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Crossover")]
Yaiba wielding the Haō-ken on Kogoro's TV in file 12.
Main article: [Crossover](/wiki/Crossover "Crossover")
### *Yaiba*[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Picture_Speaks&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: Yaiba")]
Main article: [Yaiba](/wiki/Yaiba "Yaiba")
* At the end of the chapter, [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") sleeps in front of the TV in the [Mouri Detective Agency](/wiki/Mouri_Detective_Agency "Mouri Detective Agency") on which [Yaiba Kurogane](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane") can be seen, wielding the [Hao-ken](/wiki/index.php?title=Hao-ken&action=edit&redlink=1 "Hao-ken (page does not exist)") with the energy blade he uses in his final battle against [Takeshi Onimaru](/wiki/Takeshi_Onimaru "Takeshi Onimaru") in his demon form during chapter 233-236 ([Yaiba Volume 23](/wiki/Yaiba_Volume_23 "Yaiba Volume 23"), chapter 1-4). The real anime *[Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba](/wiki/Kenyuu_Densetsu_Yaiba "Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba")* never adapted that story arc.
## Real Life Models[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Picture_Speaks&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: Real Life Models")]
Main article: [Setting models (Manga)](/wiki/Setting_models_(Manga) "Setting models (Manga)")
### Narita Airport[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Picture_Speaks&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Narita Airport")]
The airport everyone gathers and [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") and [Yutaka Abe](/wiki/Yutaka_Abe "Yutaka Abe") have their duel at the end is the real [Narita International Airport](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narita_International_Airport "wikipedia:Narita International Airport") on the border between the towns of [Narita](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narita,_Chiba "wikipedia:Narita, Chiba") and [Shibayama](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibayama,_Chiba "wikipedia:Shibayama, Chiba") in the [Chiba Prefecture](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiba_Prefecture "wikipedia:Chiba Prefecture"), which is part of the [Greater Tokyo Area](/wiki/Greater_Tokyo_Area "Greater Tokyo Area"). It was the biggest and most important airport serving Tokyo back then, before it was replaced in this function by [Haneda Airport](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haneda_Airport "wikipedia:Haneda Airport"). It was also where the Princess [Anne of Sublina](/wiki/index.php?title=Anne_of_Sublina&action=edit&redlink=1 "Anne of Sublina (page does not exist)") and [Yaiba Kurogane](/wiki/Yaiba_Kurogane "Yaiba Kurogane") arrived in Japan in *[Magic Kaito](/wiki/Magic_Kaito "Magic Kaito")* and *[Yaiba](/wiki/Yaiba "Yaiba")* respectively.
* Narita Airport in real life.
* Narita Airport in file 12.
## Shōnen Sunday Q&A[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Picture_Speaks&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Shōnen Sunday Q&A")]
Main article: [Questions given by the Shonen Sunday magazine](/wiki/Questions_given_by_the_Shonen_Sunday_magazine "Questions given by the Shonen Sunday magazine")
Every issue of the [Shōnen Sunday](/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dnen_Sunday "Shōnen Sunday") features a question asked by the magazine to the manga artists featured in it. The one accompanying this chapter was:
**Playgrounds, such as public parks and amusement parks, that you recommend is**
"The [Shakujii Park](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakujii_Park "wikipedia:Shakujii Park"), which was near the apartment I used to live in."
(Translation by justwantanaccount, with a small correction made)
## Trivia[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Picture_Speaks&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: Trivia")]
* The fictional airline "[SAL](/wiki/index.php?title=SAL&action=edit&redlink=1 "SAL (page does not exist)")" is a parody of the real JAL ([Japan Airlines](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Airlines "wikipedia:Japan Airlines")), including their crescent-like logo.
## Adaptations[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Picture_Speaks&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: Adaptations")]
Main article: [Anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime")
* **[Anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime") Episode 38:** [Akaoni Village Fire Festival Murder Case](/wiki/Akaoni_Village_Fire_Festival_Murder_Case "Akaoni Village Fire Festival Murder Case")