The Other Perpetrator

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| **Information** | |
| Title: | The Other Perpetrator |
| Japanese title: | もう一人の犯人   (Mō Hitori no Hannin) |
| Original release: | February 2nd, 1994 |
| Shōnen Sunday issue: | #9/1994 |
| Volume: | (/wiki/Volume_1 "Volume 1") |
| Pages: | 16 |
| Anime adaptation: | Episode 2: [Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case](/wiki/Company_President%27s_Daughter_Kidnapping_Case "Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case") |
| **Viz Media version** | |
| English title: | The Other Perpetrator |
| English release: | September 7, 2004 |
**The Other Perpetrator (もう一人の犯人 ,*Mō Hitori no Hannin*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"))** is the fifth 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") #9/1994 on February 2nd, 1994 and later on reprinted as part of [Volume 1](/wiki/Volume_1 "Volume 1") on June 18th, 1994.
## Contents
* [1 Characters](#Characters)
+ [1.1 Featured](#Featured)
* [2 Settings](#Settings)
+ [2.1 Introduced](#Introduced)
+ [2.2 Featured](#Featured_2)
* [3 Plot](#Plot)
* [4 Continuity](#Continuity)
+ [4.1 Referencing](#Referencing)
* [5 Cameos](#Cameos)
* [6 Real Life Models](#Real_Life_Models)
+ [6.1 Futatsubashi Middle School](#Futatsubashi_Middle_School)
+ [6.2 Yayoi](#Yayoi)
* [7 Shōnen Sunday Q&A](#Sh.C5.8Dnen_Sunday_Q.26A)
* [8 Trivia](#Trivia)
* [9 Adaptations](#Adaptations)
* [10 See also](#See_also)
* [11 References](#References)
## Characters[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Other_Perpetrator&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Characters")]
Main article: [Characters](/wiki/Characters "Characters")
### Featured[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Other_Perpetrator&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Featured")]
In order of appearance:
Characters
[Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa")
[Kidnapper](/wiki/index.php?title=Kidnapper&action=edit&redlink=1 "Kidnapper (page does not exist)")
[Akiko Tani](/wiki/Akiko_Tani "Akiko Tani")
[Jumbo](/wiki/Jumbo "Jumbo")
[Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri")
[Kogoro Mouri](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri")
[Tani](/wiki/index.php?title=Tani&action=edit&redlink=1 "Tani (page does not exist)")
[Asou](/wiki/index.php?title=Asou&action=edit&redlink=1 "Asou (page does not exist)")
[Shinichi Kudo (Flashback)](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo")
[Man in Black #1 (Flashback)](/wiki/Gin "Gin")
## Settings[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Other_Perpetrator&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Settings")]
Main article: [Setting](/wiki/Setting "Setting")
### Introduced[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Other_Perpetrator&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Introduced")]
In order of introduction:
* [Australia](/wiki/index.php?title=Australia&action=edit&redlink=1 "Australia (page does not exist)") (Mentioned)
### Featured[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Other_Perpetrator&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Featured")]
In order of appearance:
* [Futatsubashi Middle School](/wiki/index.php?title=Futatsubashi_Middle_School&action=edit&redlink=1 "Futatsubashi Middle School (page does not exist)")
* [Tani residence](/wiki/index.php?title=Tani_residence&action=edit&redlink=1 "Tani residence (page does not exist)") (Flashback)
* Unnamed hotel [Akiko Tani](/wiki/Akiko_Tani "Akiko Tani") stayed at (Flashback)
* [Mouri Detective Agency](/wiki/Mouri_Detective_Agency "Mouri Detective Agency") (Mentioned)
## Plot[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Other_Perpetrator&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Plot")]
[Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa"), still getting beaten up by the [kidnapper](/wiki/index.php?title=Akiko_Tani%27s_kidnapper&action=edit&redlink=1 "Akiko Tani's kidnapper (page does not exist)"), gets unexpected help by [Jumbo](/wiki/Jumbo "Jumbo"), who went back to the [Tani residence](/wiki/index.php?title=Tani_residence&action=edit&redlink=1 "Tani residence (page does not exist)") and returns to the [Futatsubashi Middle School](/wiki/index.php?title=Futatsubashi_Middle_School&action=edit&redlink=1 "Futatsubashi Middle School (page does not exist)"), first bringing [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") with him, who makes short work of the culprit with her karate skills. All seems well that ends well, [Mr. Asou](/wiki/index.php?title=Mr._Asou&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mr. Asou (page does not exist)") and [Akiko Tani](/wiki/Akiko_Tani "Akiko Tani") explain the situation to her [father](/wiki/index.php?title=Mr._Tani&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mr. Tani (page does not exist)"), [Kogoro](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri") is proud of himself and Conan is allowed to move into the [Mouri Detective Agency](/wiki/Mouri_Detective_Agency "Mouri Detective Agency").
## Continuity[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Other_Perpetrator&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Continuity")]
Main article: [Continuity](/wiki/Continuity "Continuity")
* This chapter is a direct continuation of [File 4](/wiki/File_4 "File 4") and it's still the same evening/night as in chapters 1-4.
* Fifth chapter of the so-called "[Conan Arc](/wiki/Conan_Arc "Conan Arc")", a fan-coined term.
### Referencing[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Other_Perpetrator&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Referencing")]
* **[The Heisei Holmes](/wiki/The_Heisei_Holmes "The Heisei Holmes") (Manga: [File 1](/wiki/Volume_1#File_001_-_The_Heisei_Holmes "Volume 1"))**: [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") thinks about the moment [one of the men in black](/wiki/Gin "Gin") gave him the [poison](/wiki/APTX_4869 "APTX 4869") again when sitting in the taxi at the end of the chapter.
## Cameos[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Other_Perpetrator&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Cameos")]
* The [Tani family](/wiki/index.php?title=Tani_family&action=edit&redlink=1 "Tani family (page does not exist)")'s name is taken from [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama")'s assistant [Yutaka Tani](/wiki/Yutaka_Tani "Yutaka Tani").
* [Mr. Asou](/wiki/index.php?title=Mr._Asou&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mr. Asou (page does not exist)")'s, the Tani family's butler, name is also taken from an assistant of Gosho, in this case [Keiji Asou](/wiki/Keiji_Asou "Keiji Asou").
## Real Life Models[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Other_Perpetrator&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Real Life Models")]
Main article: [Setting models (Manga)](/wiki/Setting_models_(Manga) "Setting models (Manga)")
### Futatsubashi Middle School[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Other_Perpetrator&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Futatsubashi Middle School")]
Futatsubashi Middle School the kidnapper keeps [Akiko Tani](/wiki/Akiko_Tani "Akiko Tani") at is a play on the real Hitotsubashi Middle School in [Chiyoda](/wiki/Chiyoda "Chiyoda") Ward ("hitotsu" = "one", "futatsu" = "two").
* Google Maps Hitotsubashi Junior High School: [2 Chome-6-14 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 101-0003, Japan (35°41'39"N 139°45'24"E)](https://goo.gl/maps/q9bA4JbaXq9LUs898)
### Yayoi[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Other_Perpetrator&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Yayoi")]
Main article: [Yayoi](/wiki/Yayoi "Yayoi")
The Yayoi District [Kogoro](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri") and [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") as well as [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") drive to for this case and where the [Tani family](/wiki/index.php?title=Tani_family&action=edit&redlink=1 "Tani family (page does not exist)") lives is a [real district](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yayoi,_Tokyo "wikipedia:Yayoi, Tokyo") of [Tokyo](/wiki/Tokyo "Tokyo") in the [Bunkyō Ward](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunky%C5%8D "wikipedia:Bunkyō").
* Google Maps: [Bunkyo City, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan](https://goo.gl/maps/fspMzipndwh6hMWSA)
## Shōnen Sunday Q&A[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Other_Perpetrator&action=edit&section=13 "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:
**Something that you are particular about, that you cannot miss doing is that**
"Furniture must absolutely be unified in black."
(Translation by justwantanaccount)
## Trivia[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Other_Perpetrator&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: Trivia")]
* This is the first time [Ran Mouri](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri") knocks out a culprit with her incredible karate skills.
* The skyscraper in the background at the end of the chapter resembles the real [Sunshine 60](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_60 "wikipedia:Sunshine 60") in the [Toshima](/wiki/Toshima "Toshima") Ward a bit again [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama") lived close to until around the start of *[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")*. A similar building appears in the second half of *Yaiba* and during early *Detective Conan* (including the Omakes) a lot in background shots.
## Adaptations[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=The_Other_Perpetrator&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Adaptations")]
Main article: [Anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime")
* **[Anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime") Episode 2:** [Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case](/wiki/Company_President%27s_Daughter_Kidnapping_Case "Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case")