Case Closed: Season 5 (Super Amazing Value Edition) by Funimation

In the fifth season Case Closed. Conan is going strong in solving case after case. Rachel is starting to figure out that Conan may be Jimmy in kid form. Because he seem to be leading Richard in the right pathway to solved all the cases Richard lands. Because before Richard wasn't the great detective he is now. Harley invites Richard, Rachel and Conan to come visits where he lives, because of a dream that Conan gets stabbed in dies. So there holiday turns into a murder case that has Harley fearing that Conan is in grave danger. So remember "Only One Truth Prevails."Season Five Disc BreakDownDisc 01106.The Memories Of First Love Part 1107.The Memories Of First Love Part 2108.Fame And Misfortune Part 1109.Fame And Misfortune Part 2110.The Mystery Of Bludcraven Manor Part 1111.The Mystery Of Bludcraven Manor Part 2Disc 02112.Snapshots Of Death113.The Mysterious Moletian Case Part 1114.The Mysterious Moletian Case Part 2115.Hit And Run116.Recipe For Murder Part 1117.Recipe For Murder Part 2Disc 03118.School Of Ghouls119.Prescription For Murder120.Scuba Dying Part 1121.Scuba Dying Part 2122.The Mystery Writer Disappearance Part 1123.The Mystery Writer Disappearance Part 2Disc 04124.License To Die Part 1125.License To Die Part 2126.The Masked Yaiba Murder Mystery127.The Big Sting128.The Forgotten Bond Part 1129.The Forgotten Bond Part 2130.The Disappearing Weather GirlComing Soon Case Closed Season Six????

Before I get started, I would like to point out that this review was written when I decided to rewatch the episodes of Detective Conan that I own and I make references the things not available in my other Amazon reviews.Also, I have edited it a bit from when I originally wrote this.CasesThis season features the following cases. All cases listed here are for reference of what episodes were adapted from the manga, so any cases not listed here are all anime filler.Volume 16118 School of GhoulsVolume 17120 & 121 Scuba Dying110 & 111 The Mystery of Bludcraven Manor108 & 109 Fame and MisfortuneVolume 18108 & 109 Fame and Misfortune (continuation)106 & 107 The Memories of First LoveVolume 19122 & 123 The Mystery Writer Disappearance124 & 125 License to DieVolume 20128 & 129 The Forgotten BondSpecial Volume 1 (Not Available in the US)119 Prescription for MurderReviewI kind of liked this season. Unlike its predecessor, most of the cases were quite good, with one that had a scene that gave off powerful emotion. It looks like Japan made some good choices when it came to what cases to put in as episodes 100-123 (Japanese count). All nine cases, except for episode 113 (Japanese count), which I cannot verify because the volume that contains it is not available in my country, were pretty faithful to their manga counterparts, with only one obvious, but understandable, omission between the anime adaption and manga counterpart. I also liked how I got quite a bit of a laugh out this season. It has been quite some time since I have been able to laugh about something that happened during cases. However, the thing that I liked the most was that FUNimation consistently fixed some minor problems that happen in Japan's fifth season, which is comprised of the final 17 (18, according to FUNimation's count) episodes of this set and then some. Many times, the Japanese version featured next episode previews for cases that either already happened or are quite a bit further down the line and FUNimation replaced those previews with the ones that are the real next episodes. This alone makes me glad that I watch the dubbed version of Detective Conan, instead of the subbed version. Outside of that, I cannot really think of anything else without repeating myself. The fact that most of the cases were actually decent and that I found something truly funny, as well as the fact that FUNimation fixed minor issues present in the original Japanese version, made this season fairly enjoyable.Although there were I things that I liked about this season, there are some issues. First, many of the issues from the fourth season set, such as the removal of the Next Conan's Hint segments, have returned. The worst of which was the fact that FUNimation once again split an extended length episode into multiple episodes, the victim this time being episode 118 (Japanese count). As I said in my review of that case, I was hoping that they would not do that again, after I had complained about it in my original review of the fourth season on Amazon, but they did not listen at all. As a result, I lost any desire to repurchase any episodes I would have been willing to buy again and the desire to cover episodes 124+ (Japanese count) is barely existent. Another thing that I found wrong with this set, which again involves episode 118 (Japanese count), is that they removed a scene that was present in the Japanese version and the manga. While I may have been willing to overlook this omission, I cannot because of a far worse issue that I will bring up later. I also did not like how FUNimation's dub did not make any sense in a few places, whether it be because of a mismatched dub, like episode 123 (Japanese count), or their dub did not explain things that were explained in both the Japanese version and the manga (episodes 104 & 105 (Japanese count)). As FUNimation is supposed to be a professional dubbing company, I expect them to not do things like this. The thing that annoyed me the most about this set though was like its predecessor, the box says that this season set was unedited and uncut. Really? As I said before in my review of the fourth season, if the box says that it is unedited and uncut, I expect it to be unedited and uncut. However, with how much was done in this season set, it obviously does not deserve to be advertised as unedited and uncut. Fortunately, the Viridian edition, SAVE edition, and the iTunes edition do not have that false advertising, so many of the issues I have this set are not quite as bothersome in the newer releases, though the fact that the two episodes that made up episode 118 (Japanese count), like episode 96 (Japanese count), was never combined still bugs me. While there are issues that can normally be overlooked, the fact that this set was advertised as being unedited and uncut, which made most them issues to begin with, really ruined my enjoyment of this season.Considering that there were things some things to like, this is definitely worth watching. I recommend this to fans of detective, mystery, and crime fiction, as well as fans of Detective Conan (Case Closed), but only if you get the newer editions, which are not advertised as being unedited and uncut. As for everyone else, since this is the last season set from FUNimation, at least until they decide to release episodes 124+ (Japanese count), I recommend getting one of the other season sets first.

Case Closed is a mystery show about a high school detective named Jimmy Kudo. Jimmy was the go to guy for solving mysteries until one night while at an amusement park with his best friend and love interest, Rachel Moore, he witnesses a suspicious man in black in the middle of a shady deal. Unfortunately for Jimmy, the man in black's partner sneaks up on him and ambushes him. Jimmy is then forced to take an experimental poison, but instead of killing him, the poison ends up shrinking him. Afraid that the men in black might try to kill him and those close to him if they ever found out that he was still alive, Jimmy takes on the disguise of 1st grader, Conan Edogawa. To get possible leads on just who these men in black might be, Jimmy moves in with Rachael and her hack detective dad, Richard Moore. Because he looks like a little kid, no one takes Jimmy seriously anymore. Because of this, Jimmy has to find creative ways to solve the many murders and other mysteries that pop up around him all while trying to get his old body back.If you are a fan of crime dramas and whodunits, then you will definitely like this series. The animation was done in the 90s, so the visuals are a little dated but the stories more than make up for this. The stories feature clever plots and fun characters. I recommend the episodes "The Moonlight Sonata Murder Case" and "The Mountain Villa Murder Case". Both stories are intriguing as well as exciting. "Phantom Thief, 1412" is also a good episode.Also, there are six movies in English that you can buy in DVD format on Amazon. The movies feature a little better animation and some pretty excited stories. I recommend the fourth movie, "Captured in Her Eyes" and the fifth movie, "Count Down to Heaven." Both are thrilling stories that will keep you engaged until the end.

The localization of Detective Conan into Case Closed famously had Gosho Aoyama request names and settings be americanized, this was a cluncky and akward process however the localization offered me a new way to enjoy Case Closed. For buyers of this and previous seasons of Case Closed I recommend watching the Dubbed audio with the Japanese subtitles on it is hilarious and some times horrifiying how some motives are tweeked or changed completely (Warning this method of viewing can be tough and may cause head aches)

リージョン１なので、通常の国内DVDプレイヤーでは再生できません。ご注意ください。DISC４枚に２５話収録。英語・日本語音声入り。日本語再生中も字幕は消せます。ただし、ところどころ英語に置き換わっています。例えば「名探偵コナン」のタイトルは「Case Closed」に。サブタイトル「...事件」などは英語名に。オープニング曲「運命のルーレット」やエンディング曲「♪願いが叶うなら...のヤツ」も日本語音声で収録されています。3000円程度ならば、かなりのお買い得かと。