Drama

***Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo*** (工藤新一への挑戦状 ,*Kudō Shin'ichi e no Chōsenjō*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a live-action drama series starring [Junpei Mizobata](/wiki/Junpei_Mizobata "Junpei Mizobata") as [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") that takes place before the events that begin the story of *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")*. The series began airing every Thursday at 23.58 JST - 0.38 JST the following day, from July 7, 2011 to September 29, 2011. Prior to the series [three live-action specials](/wiki/Challenge_Letter_to_Shinichi_Kudo#Specials "Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo") were produced, with a fourth special produced afterwards.
## Contents
* [1 Main cast](#Main_cast)
* [2 Other notable cast](#Other_notable_cast)
* [3 Episodes](#Episodes)
* [4 Specials](#Specials)
* [5 Music](#Music)
+ [5.1 Theme songs](#Theme_songs)
* [6 Gallery](#Gallery)
* [7 See also](#See_also)
## Main cast[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Challenge_Letter_to_Shinichi_Kudo&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Main cast")]
The following is a listing of the main cast of the drama series according to the [Chart](http://www.ytv.co.jp/conan-drama/chart/index.html) section of the official series website.
| Character | | Actors | | |
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| Picture | Name | Picture | Name | Notes |
|  | [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") |  | [Minami Takayama](/wiki/Minami_Takayama "Minami Takayama") | Minami Takayama only provides the voice for Conan, since she already voices him in the main series. |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Nao_Fujisaki_60px.jpg "File:Nao Fujisaki 60px.jpg") | [Nao Fujisaki](/wiki/Nao_Fujisaki "Nao Fujisaki") |  |
|  | [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") | [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Shun_Oguri_60px.jpg "File:Shun Oguri 60px.jpg") | [Shun Oguri](/wiki/Shun_Oguri "Shun Oguri") |  |
|  | [Junpei Mizobata](/wiki/Junpei_Mizobata "Junpei Mizobata") | Mizobata is the 2nd actor to portray Shinichi in live-action following [Shun Oguri](/wiki/Shun_Oguri "Shun Oguri"). |
|  | [Kappei Yamaguchi](/wiki/Kappei_Yamaguchi "Kappei Yamaguchi") | Yamaguchi voices Shinichi in the post credits' narration in [A Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo ~Prologue Until Goodbye~](/wiki/A_Challenge_Letter_to_Shinichi_Kudo_~Prologue_Until_Goodbye~ "A Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo ~Prologue Until Goodbye~"). |
|  | [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") | [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Tomoka_Kurokawa_60px.jpg "File:Tomoka Kurokawa 60px.jpg") | [Tomoka Kurokawa](/wiki/Tomoka_Kurokawa "Tomoka Kurokawa") |  |
|  | [Shiori Kutsuna](/wiki/Shiori_Kutsuna "Shiori Kutsuna") | Kutsuna is the 2nd actress to portray Ran in live-action following [Tomoka Kurokawa](/wiki/Tomoka_Kurokawa "Tomoka Kurokawa"). |
|  | [Kogoro Mouri](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri") |  | [Takanori Jinnai](/wiki/Takanori_Jinnai "Takanori Jinnai") | Jinnai has portrayed Kogoro in all live-action adaptations. |
|  | [Sonoko Suzuki](/wiki/Sonoko_Suzuki "Sonoko Suzuki") | [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Mayuko_Iwasa_60px.jpg "File:Mayuko Iwasa 60px.jpg") | [Mayuko Iwasa](/wiki/Mayuko_Iwasa "Mayuko Iwasa") |  |
|  | [Sayaka Akimoto](/wiki/Sayaka_Akimoto "Sayaka Akimoto") | Akimoto is the 2nd actress to portray Sonoko in live-action following [Mayuko Iwasa](/wiki/Mayuko_Iwasa "Mayuko Iwasa"). She was also a member of the AKB48 idol group. |
|  | [Eri Kisaki](/wiki/Eri_Kisaki "Eri Kisaki") |  | [Nene Otsuka](/wiki/Nene_Otsuka "Nene Otsuka") |  |
|  | [Miwako Sato](/wiki/Miwako_Sato "Miwako Sato") |  | [Natsuhi Ueno](/wiki/Natsuhi_Ueno "Natsuhi Ueno") |  |
|  | [Wataru Takagi](/wiki/Wataru_Takagi "Wataru Takagi") |  | [Yuichi Tsuchiya](/wiki/Yuichi_Tsuchiya "Yuichi Tsuchiya") |  |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Hajime_Hirata_60px.jpg "File:Hajime Hirata 60px.jpg") | [Hajime Hirata](/wiki/index.php?title=Hajime_Hirata&action=edit&redlink=1 "Hajime Hirata (page does not exist)") | [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Hironobu_Nomura_60px.jpg "File:Hironobu Nomura 60px.jpg") | [Hironobu Nomura](/wiki/index.php?title=Hironobu_Nomura&action=edit&redlink=1 "Hironobu Nomura (page does not exist)") | Hironobu Nomura voices Hajime Hirata, the main villain in the 13-episode series. |
## Other notable cast[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Challenge_Letter_to_Shinichi_Kudo&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Other notable cast")]
| Character | | Actors | | |
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| Picture | Name | Picture | Name | Notes |
|  | [Ai Haibara](/wiki/Ai_Haibara "Ai Haibara") |  | [Megumi Hayashibara](/wiki/Megumi_Hayashibara "Megumi Hayashibara") | Hayashibara does the voiceover for Haibara, just likes Takayama does for Conan. |
| [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Kyoka_Shibata_60px.jpg "File:Kyoka Shibata 60px.jpg") | [Kyoka Shibata](/wiki/index.php?title=Kyoka_Shibata&action=edit&redlink=1 "Kyoka Shibata (page does not exist)") |  |
|  | [Heiji Hattori](/wiki/Heiji_Hattori "Heiji Hattori") |  | [Tori Matsuzaka](/wiki/Tori_Matsuzaka "Tori Matsuzaka") |  |
|  | [Kazuha Toyama](/wiki/Kazuha_Toyama "Kazuha Toyama") |  | [Rei Okamoto](/wiki/Rei_Okamoto "Rei Okamoto") |  |
|  | [Hiroshi Agasa](/wiki/Hiroshi_Agasa "Hiroshi Agasa") | [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Ryosei_Tayama_60px.jpg "File:Ryosei Tayama 60px.jpg") | [Ryosei Tayama](/wiki/Ryosei_Tayama "Ryosei Tayama") |  |
|  | [Gin](/wiki/Gin "Gin") | [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Kuranosuke_Sasaki_60px.jpg "File:Kuranosuke Sasaki 60px.jpg") | [Kuranosuke Sasaki](/wiki/Kuranosuke_Sasaki "Kuranosuke Sasaki") |  |
|  | [Vodka](/wiki/Vodka "Vodka") | [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Taro_Okada_60px.jpg "File:Taro Okada 60px.jpg") | [Taro Okada](/wiki/Taro_Okada "Taro Okada") |  |
|  | [Shiho Miyano](/wiki/Shiho_Miyano "Shiho Miyano") | [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Yu_Kashii_60px.jpg "File:Yu Kashii 60px.jpg") | [Yu Kashii](/wiki/Yu_Kashii "Yu Kashii") |  |
|  | [Juzo Megure](/wiki/Juzo_Megure "Juzo Megure") | [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Masahiko_Nishimura_60px.jpg "File:Masahiko Nishimura 60px.jpg") | [Masahiko Nishimura](/wiki/Masahiko_Nishimura "Masahiko Nishimura") |  |
|  | [Masato Ibu](/wiki/Masato_Ibu "Masato Ibu") |  |
|  | [Yusaku Kudo](/wiki/Yusaku_Kudo "Yusaku Kudo") | [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=60px.jpg "File:60px.jpg") | [[|]] |  |
|  | [Yoko Okino](/wiki/Yoko_Okino "Yoko Okino") | [60px](/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Becky_60px.jpg "File:Becky 60px.jpg") | [Becky](/wiki/index.php?title=Becky&action=edit&redlink=1 "Becky (page does not exist)") |  |
## Episodes[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Challenge_Letter_to_Shinichi_Kudo&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Episodes")]
| # | Title | Original airdate | English airdate | [Plot](/wiki/Detective_Conan_Wiki:Plot_Legend "Detective Conan Wiki:Plot Legend") |
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| 1 | [File. 1](/wiki/Drama_Episode_1 "Drama Episode 1") - The High School Detective Before Becoming Conan, Uncovering the Murder Affair Mystery! | July 7, 2011 | - |  |
| Yuuhei Tsubouchi, a professional cameraman, strangles Momoko Aida after thinking she was going to leave him for another guy and covers up his murderous act by ransacking her apartment to look like a robbery. Will Shinichi Kudo be able to prove Tsubouchi's guilt?  |  | | --- | | *First appearance of [Shinichi Kudo](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo"), [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri"), [Kogoro Mouri](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri"), [Miwako Sato](/wiki/Miwako_Sato "Miwako Sato"), & [Wataru Takagi](/wiki/Wataru_Takagi "Wataru Takagi").* | | *Ran Mouri comments that she longs to have wedding photos like the one's from Tsubouchi's wedding and Shinichi Kudo agrees. Meanwhile, Miwako Sato comments she'd rather not have any, surprising Wataru Takagi and causing him to stumble over his next few words to her.* | | | | | | | |
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| 2 | [File. 2](/wiki/Drama_Episode_2 "Drama Episode 2") - The Live Broadcast Locked Room Murder! Expose the Secret of the Psychic's Curse | July 14, 2011 | - |  |
| Shinichi Kudo is a guest on a live TV program called "The Showdown" where he tests his deductive abilities against the psychic abilities of Jiro Washimi. The TV program goes horribly wrong however when Washimi seems to kill the show's host, Takayuki Harada, using his psychic powers. Are psychic powers really to blame or was it simply a trick by the real murderer?  |  | | --- | | *When Shinichi Kudo explains how the shape-memory alloy in Harada's bandana works and is the same as the shape-memory alloy found in the materials of Ran Mouri's brassiere, Shinichi Kudo gets closer towards Ran Mouri and comments that the materials are "Excellent, aren't they?". Ran Mouri in embarrassment asks how Shinichi Kudo could possibly know something like that. Kogoro Mouri freaks out and asks if Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri are really in* that *kind of relationship. Ran Mouri then hits him in embarrassment. Later on when the group makes it to the 3rd white room, Ran Mouri is startled by the gunshot sounds so Shinichi Kudo grabs her hand to help calm her down.* | | | | | | | |
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| 3 | [File. 3](/wiki/Drama_Episode_3 "Drama Episode 3") - The Court Murder Case Behind Closed Doors! Expose the Hostess' Murder Trick | July 21, 2011 | - |  |
| Shinichi Kudo, Ran Mouri, Kogoro Mouri attend a trial at which Eri Kisaki is a witness for the defendant Reika Saito's alibi. Things get out of hand though when Reika Saito begins insulting Eri Kisaki and Eri Kisaki threatens to kill her, pointing at Reika Saito with her hand in the shape of a gun. Much to everyone's surprise, a gunshot is heard when Eri Kisaki says "bang" & Reika drops to the floor dead. Can Shinichi Kudo prove Eri Kisaki's innocence?  |  | | --- | | *First appearance of [Eri Kisaki](/wiki/Eri_Kisaki "Eri Kisaki").* | | *When Shinichi is looking at flowers on his phone to possibly give Ran as a gift, Eri catches him & suggests buying underwear instead, saying it's a popular present in foreign countries for lovers. Eri then continues to give Shinichi romance advice.* | | | | | | | |
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| 4 | [File. 4](/wiki/Drama_Episode_4 "Drama Episode 4") - Perfect Crime! The Notice of a Murder at a Wedding, Reveal the Mystery of the Locked Room Poisoning Trick! | July 28, 2011 | - |  |
| Shinichi Kudo loses a game against Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki during lunch so now he must play a penalty game: he must accept every request for a favor for the rest of the day. Before Ran Mouri can ask for Shinichi Kudo to take her out to a restaurant, Kogoro calls Shinichi Kudo and asks for him to assist with the wedding party of Kensuke Motoki and Kanon Shimabara. Later on, one of the guests, Nana Matsumoto, drops dead from what seems to be poison. Kensuke asks for Shinichi Kudo to prove his innocence, but is this pme favor Shinichi Kudo can't complete?  |  | | --- | | *First appearance of [Sonoko Suzuki](/wiki/Sonoko_Suzuki "Sonoko Suzuki").* | | *Ran Mouri's reason for getting Shinichi Kudo to do the penalty game in the first place was a roundabout method of getting him to go on a date to a restaurant with her. Ran Mouri is relieved when she discovers that Shinichi Kudo hasn't had his first kiss yet. While leaving the fourth white room, Ran Mouri wants to keep the dress. Shinichi Kudo asks if it wouldn't just be better to get a new one, confusing Ran Mouri and causing Kogoro Mouri to tell Ran Mouri she's not a bride yet.* | | | | | | | |
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| 5 | [File. 5](/wiki/Drama_Episode_5 "Drama Episode 5") - The Amnesiac Actress's Magnificent Murder Trick - The Perfect Crime at the Summer Villa | August 4, 2011 | - |  |
| Shinichi Kudo, Ran Mouri, and Sonoko Suzuki are at movie director Akihiro Nagata's villa where Shinichi Kudo is practicing for a possible role in one of Akihiro Nagata's films. Nagata's wife and famous actress Chisato becomes jealous and enraged when she catches Nagata "demonstrating" a kiss on rising actress Saori Kisaragi and even threatens her with a knife. Akihiro Nagata calms Chisato down as villa manager Kana Ishihara prepares tea for the group. Suddenly, Akihiro Nagata collapses from poison in his tea and Chisato suffers a shock so great that she loses her memory! It's up to Shinichi Kudo to reveal the truth, find Akihiro Nagata's murderer, and prove whether or not Chisato has truly lost her memory.  |  | | --- | | *Ran Mouri is clearly jealous of Saori when she discovers Shinichi is supposed to do a kissing scene with her. Nagata, catching on to Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri's actions around each other, suggests that Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri should do the love scene instead, embarrassing both of them.* | | | | | | | |
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| 6 | [File. 6](/wiki/Drama_Episode_6 "Drama Episode 6") - The Twenty Ladies' Magnificent Killing Kiss! The Killing Intent Hidden in the Murder Equation! | August 11, 2011 | - |  |
| Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri in disguise, accompanied by Wataru Takagi, spy on Kogoro Mouri flirting with the hostesses at the Cristiano cabaret club. Kogoro Mouri and variety show educator Masato Mine are invited to participate in 1 of the club's games in which the men receive kisses on the cheek from nineteen of the hostesses while a decanter of wine is filled and the grand prize is a kiss from lead hostess Kumi Amagi. Mine wins the game, so Kumi drinks his decanter of wine and prepares to kiss him, only to collapse to the floor dead instead. How did the murderer ensure Kumi would end up with the poison? Was the game truly luck, or can Shinichi Kudo reveal the secret behind winning the game and catch the murderer?  |  | | --- | | *When Kazuyo asks Ran Mouri if she loves Shinichi Kudo, Ran Mouri gets very embarrassed and claims Shinichi Kudo is just a mystery geek. After the murderer's motive is revealed, Ran Mouri asks Shinichi Kudo if he would ever kill somebody for the sake of someone he loved. Shinichi Kudo replies that no matter what a murder is still a murder. However, when Shinichi Kudo gives Ran Mouri the antidote in present day he adds on that although he wouldn't kill somebody for Ran Mouri, he would* never *let the one he loves die.* | | | | | | | |
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| 7 | [File. 7](/wiki/Drama_Episode_7 "Drama Episode 7") - The Blood Smeared Kin's Inheritance Murder! Reveal the Mystery Behind the Kidnapping Trick! | August 18, 2011 | - |  |
| After attending the funeral of a famous ramen chain owner, Sonoko gets kidnapped along with Yuri Noguchi! Miki, Yuri's sister, receives a phone call from the kidnapper demanding a large amount of money in diamonds. Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri manage to get to Sonoko Suzuki and Yuri safely, only to find Miki was murdered when she was separated from them! Who killed Miki and why? | | | | | | |
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| 8 | [File. 8](/wiki/Drama_Episode_8 "Drama Episode 8") - A Girl's Willpower, Revenge on the Molester! The Surveillance Camera's Hidden Murder Trick | August 25, 2011 | - |  |
| Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri are riding a bus in Beika when Ran Mouri is suddenly touched on her butt by molester Osamu Sawada. After chasing the molester, Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri come across a case at the Beika Residence apartments where Katsuyo Miyano's respirator ceased working and she lies between life and death. Is Makoto Yamashita responsible for the respirator trouble through neglect or is there more to this case, and what does Sawada's obsession with Yukari Miyano's black underwear have to do with anything?  |  | | --- | | *After capturing the molester on the bridge, Shinichi Kudo comments that* he's *the only one allowed to touch Ran Mouri. Ran Mouri however isn't amused and threatens Shinichi Kudo with a kick.* | | | | | | | |
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| 9 | [File. 9](/wiki/Drama_Episode_9 "Drama Episode 9") - Heiji Hattori and the Locked Room Unseen Weapon Murder Mystery! The East-West Detective Reasoning Battle | September 1, 2011 | - |  |
| Osakan high school detective Heiji Hattori and his best friend Kazuha Toyama are on their way to visit Teitan High School when they witness a thief steal a purse. Heiji Hattori chases after the thief only to run past Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri on their way back from school. They capture the thief only to suddenly hear a woman scream in a nearby house. When owner Yoshino Fujimaru gets home and lets them in, the three are surprised to find Hideko Nakajima dead on a couch with a shard of glass protruding from her neck. Now it is up to Shinichi and Heiji to figure out why and how she died, as well as to see who is the better detective between the east and the west.  |  | | --- | | *First appearance of [Heiji Hattori](/wiki/Heiji_Hattori "Heiji Hattori") and [Kazuha Toyama](/wiki/Kazuha_Toyama "Kazuha Toyama").* | | *Shinichi Kudo and Kazuha Toyama both notice Ran Mouri seeming to watch Heiji Hattori very closely. Shinichi Kudo comments on it making Ran Mouri ask if he's jealous. Shinichi Kudo quickly claims he's not, but then Kazuha Toyama asks to talk to Ran Mouri privately. A jealous Kazuha Toyama confronts Ran Mouri forcing Ran Mouri to explain herself. Ran Mouri was watching Heiji Hattori because he reminded her so much of the guy she thinks about. Kazuha Toyama explains the story to Ran Mouri about how she and Heiji Hattori were accidentally handcuffed to 1 another when they were little and shows Ran the piece of the chain she keeps as a lucky charm. Ran asks if she and Heiji Hattori are dating but Kazuha Toyama, embarrassed, remarks that she thinks of herself as more of an older sister to Heiji Hattori. Kazuha Toyama in turn asks if Ran Mouri is dating the "mystery-loving-nut" she was commenting on earlier and as Ran Mouri explains she isn't quite sure what their relationship is, Shinichi Kudo overhears the girls' conversation.* | | | | | | | |
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| 10 | [File. 10](/wiki/Drama_Episode_10 "Drama Episode 10") - Mystery of the Corpse That Teleported 200 Kilometers! Reveal the Wicked Woman's Perfect Crime Plan | September 8, 2011 | - |  |
| Ran video-chats with Yukino Mizutani, Kogoro Mouri's client who apparently is under domestic abuse and being stalked by her lover, Kensuke Kubo. In the middle of the conversation, Yukino seems to be attacked by Kubo and screams for help. Ran Mouri calls Shinichi Kudo to Beika Mansion where Yukino lives; rushing there, she bumps into Kubo and later deduces that he is the culprit. However, Yukino is nowhere to be found – her corpse is discovered six hours later at a weekly mansion in Saitama, which is 200 km far from Beika Mansion; therefore, it's impossible for Kubo to be the culprit.. | | | | | | |
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| 11 | [File. 11](/wiki/Drama_Episode_11 "Drama Episode 11") - A Kiss is the Reason for Killing, a 20-year-old Revenge Murder! The Mystery of the Perfect Alibi | September 15, 2011 | - |  |
| Shinichi Kudo invites Ran Mouri to have dinner in the restaurant on the thirty-eighth floor of the Beika Center Building for a reason. Meanwhile, a murder occurs: the victim is Taiji Tatsumi, the president of the Games company. Shinichi Kudo suspects the director of Games, Satoru Oba, but he has been with the president's daughter, Sakurako Tatsumi, all the time. Can Shinichi Kudo solve the case and go back to confess his intention to the waiting Ran Mouri on time?  |  | | --- | | *Shinichi Kudo attempts to confess his feelings for Ran Mouri in the same location his father, [Yusaku Kudo](/wiki/Yusaku_Kudo "Yusaku Kudo"), proposed to his [mother](/wiki/Yukiko_Kudo "Yukiko Kudo"). Unfortunately the lights in the restaurant go out just before he manages to say anything, so he doesn't end up confessing.* | | | | | | | |
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| 12 | [File. 12](/wiki/Drama_Episode_12 "Drama Episode 12") - I'm the Killer! Three Independent Murderers? Reveal the Mystery of the Disguised Murder! | September 22, 2011 | - |  |
| Machiko Sonoda, Ran Mouri's computer school teacher and Kogoro Mouri's drinking buddy, is found lying still – presumably dead – behind the closed shutter of Beika City Bank's safe-deposit box floor. There is a warning – the moment the shutter is open or the police make a move, the bank will be exploded. When asked for the murder culprit, all three suspects – Yuzo Nimura, Yoko Sakai and Ryosuke Hasegawa – raise their hands. Can Shinichi Kudo find the true culprit and prevent the 'explosion'? | | | | | | |
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| 13 | [File. 13](/wiki/Drama_Episode_13 "Drama Episode 13") - Ran Dies! Expose the Mystery of the Final White Room Challenge from the True Culprit to the Genius Detective | September 29, 2011 | - |  |
| Right after Ran Mouri admits being the criminal behind everything, she and Shinichi Kudo are separated and put to sleep. Hearing Wataru Takagi's voice, Shinichi Kudo wakes up, finding himself at Beika Marina and Ran Mouri lying still nearby. However, Ran Mouri is declared dead by a Medical Examiner named Hajime Hirata, and will be dissected to find out the cause of death; Shinichi Kudo can't do anything, being taken to the police station as an important witness. He and Kogoro Mouri later deduce Ran Mouri is only in an "apparent death" condition and may be revived. Will Shinichi Kudo be able to locate the true culprit of the white room? More importantly, can he save Ran Mouri?  |  | | --- | | *Shocked and desperate to hear that Ran is dead and going to be dissected, Shinichi Kudo does all it takes to rush to Ran Mouri and has to be stopped by both Miwako Sato and Wataru Takagi. Much later, after having suspended the criminal, Shinichi Kudo finds Ran Mouri in the morgue and tries to wake her up – to no avail. Overwhelmed by agony, Shinichi Kudo cries, stating that he hasn't been in time to save her. When Ran Mouri comes to finally, both of them apologize to each other, and Shinichi Kudo says he is glad that Ran Mouri is safe. While piggy-backing Ran Mouri to the hospital, Shinichi Kudo offers to take Ran to an amusement park after she recovers and wins the city Karate Tournament. Several months later, Shinichi Kudo takes Ran Mouri to [Tropical Land](/wiki/Tropical_Land "Tropical Land") and gives her another phone strap as a present.* | | | | | | | |
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## Specials[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Challenge_Letter_to_Shinichi_Kudo&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Specials")]
| Special | Title | Original airdate | English airdate | [Plot](/wiki/Detective_Conan_Wiki:Plot_Legend "Detective Conan Wiki:Plot Legend") |
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| 1 | [A Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo ~Prologue Until Goodbye~](/wiki/A_Challenge_Letter_to_Shinichi_Kudo_~Prologue_Until_Goodbye~ "A Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo ~Prologue Until Goodbye~") | October 2, 2006 | - |  |
| The story takes place when Shinichi Kudo was still a high school student. A letter of challenge is sent to Shinichi Kudo, a high school detective who continues to successfully solve difficult cases! "I'm going to do a kidnapping during the Teitan High School field trip." The match with the life at stake between Shinichi Kudo and the culprit who bravely gave a warning before committing his crime begins! | | | | | | |
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| 2 | [Shinichi Kudo Returns! Confrontation with the Black Organization](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo_Returns!_Confrontation_with_the_Black_Organization "Shinichi Kudo Returns! Confrontation with the Black Organization") | December 17, 2007 | - |  |
| Conan Edogawa, Ran Mouri, Kogoro Mouri, Sonoko Suzuki, Haibara Ai, and Hiroshi Agasa attends a party for the "Miss Japanesque" awards, where the strongest candidate to win gets a threatening letter!! Conan Edogawa and Haibara Ai who came to the judging location temporarily transforms back to their original bodies after eating a cake!! While there, a murder takes place, and Shinichi Kudo must solve the case. Then, the Black Organization that was targeting the two jumped into action!! This life-threatening drama with the hotel as the stage has begun. | | | | | | |
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| 3 | [A Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo ~The Mystery of the Legendary Bird~](/wiki/A_Challenge_Letter_to_Shinichi_Kudo_~The_Mystery_of_the_Legendary_Bird~ "A Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo ~The Mystery of the Legendary Bird~") | April 15, 2011 | - |  |
| What is the legend of a mysterious bird that has been passed down from generation to generation in a remote village? Shinichi Kudo, Ran Mouri, Sonoko Suzuki, Eri Kisaki, and Kogoro Mouri are invited to a village by a leading fast food restaurant company owner. However, an impossible kill was successively happening before them!! Were the victims really sacrifices for the mysterious bird god!? Then, what is the meaning of the mirror shards left at each scene? | | | | | | |
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| 4 | [Shinichi Kudo and the Kyoto Shinsengumi Murder Case](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo_and_the_Kyoto_Shinsengumi_Murder_Case "Shinichi Kudo and the Kyoto Shinsengumi Murder Case") | April 12, 2012 | - |  |
| Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mouri are invited to the set of a jidaigeki in Kyoto. On their airplane ride to Kyoto, a murder mystery arises. As well, when they finally reach the set in Kyoto, they become involved in another murder mystery, where the high school detectives of the East and West Shinichi Kudo and Heiji Hattori compete to solve a murder at the Kyoto film studio. Will Shinichi Kudo be able to solve the mystery? | | | | | | |
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## Music[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Challenge_Letter_to_Shinichi_Kudo&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Music")]
### Theme songs[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Challenge_Letter_to_Shinichi_Kudo&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Theme songs")]
| # | Episodes | Song name | Artist | Release date | Oricon chart peak |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Special 3](/wiki/A_Challenge_Letter_to_Shinichi_Kudo_~The_Mystery_of_the_Legendary_Bird~ "A Challenge Letter to Shinichi Kudo ~The Mystery of the Legendary Bird~") | [To You...](/wiki/To_You... "To You...") | [Dream](/wiki/Dream "Dream") | April 13, 2011 | - |
| 2 | TV series | [Kimi to Zutto...](/wiki/Kimi_to_Zutto... "Kimi to Zutto...") | [yu-yu](/wiki/Yu-yu "Yu-yu") | August 24, 2011 | - |
| 3 | [Special 4](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo_and_the_Kyoto_Shinsengumi_Murder_Case "Shinichi Kudo and the Kyoto Shinsengumi Murder Case") | [Sakura Uta](/wiki/Sakura_Uta "Sakura Uta") | [yu-yu](/wiki/Yu-yu "Yu-yu") | April 4, 2012 | - |