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名探偵コナン [Meitantei Conan] #30

名探偵コナン 30 [Meitantei Conan 30]

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Detective Conan Vol. 30 (Meitantei Konan) (in Japanese) [Comic] Goushou Aoyama (Author)

184 pages, Paperback

First published December 18, 2000

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Gosho Aoyama

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Gosho Aoyama (青山剛昌) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the creator of the manga series Detective Conan (known in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom as Case Closed).

Aoyama made his debut as a manga artist with the work Chotto Matte which was published in the weekly magazine Shōnen Sunday on winter of 1987. Shortly after that, another work by Aoyama, Magic Kaito, was published on the same magazine.

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294 reviews4 followers
July 19, 2021
Caso Policía Busca Chica (Váter Edition): hay que concederle algunas cosas (lo del periódico es un poco excesivo), pero en general funciona bien y plantea un misterio bastante grande por la cercanía de Takagi a la víctima. Que Sato sea tan misteriosa con respecto a sus sentimientos por Takagi ayuda a vender su relación.

Caso Mucho Detective y Poco Kaito: esperaba más de la gran reunión de detectives de Japón. Aunque el caso tiene todo el sentido del mundo, creo que lo del cianuro es un riesgo demasiado grande y que la aparición de Kaito es más bien anecdótica, incluso irresoluta. ¿Qué sucede al final con la mansión? De cualquier manera, esta es la primera mención de Renya Karasuma y, en retrospectiva, vuelve todo más misterioso. ¿Se relacionará esa mansión con la Organización?

Caso ¿Es Genta Estúpido?: pues eso, me parece que lo de Genta casi amnésico resulta muy conveniente para la trama. De los casos más olvidables, si bien la resolución tiene su gracia.
Profile Image for Nathan.
382 reviews6 followers
February 11, 2016
This came so close to five stars, with a great Takagi-Sato sequence and a crazy gathering of detectives. But the stories of George's stalker and the pottery class weren't quite strong enough a finish. That's okay, though; anything with the Kaito Kid is gonna be a tough act to follow!
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1,478 reviews3 followers
January 27, 2024
The first story in this volume deals with a murder on the train. There could be a number of suspects, but it quickly becomes apparent that it is one of 3 individuals on the train. Conan assists the detectives in figuring out the murderer. This story absorbs roughly 25% of the volume and I found it very rewarding. The second story is a scenario that I felt was bound to happen. What occurs when you invite a bunch (6) of the most skilled detectives in the world together in an old mansion to solve a mystery? You get this exciting story of Case Closed!!! The next story involves the Junior Detectives…and specifically one of their own is being targeted to be murdered!?! George is fearful for his life and with good reason. In terms of usual length, this is a shorter story but to me, it’s a fun one that’s a little different and so it made it more engaging. Finally we have a story involving Rachel, Conan and Serena attending a pottery class. Lo and behold a murder occurs. This story is much different in it’s approach as you know the killer upfront, but ultimately just as rewarding to see Conan deduce what occurred. This volume doesn’t see the conclusion of the tale, but I would not exactly call it a cliff-hanger wither since you know who the killer is. Overall this was another solid volume of detective work!
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251 reviews7 followers
January 29, 2018
3.5/5

I know I don't talk about this series on a personal level. It's hard to recommend and any additional details feels like spoilers. I do plan on rereading at least the first five or so volumes in the future, explaining more on why the series is great while underrated (has a big fandom but not a big following outside Japan). It's a personal goal of mine to do one day. For now I'll stay brief on any new (first time reading) volumes :)

For some reason I rambled on this one. Sorry about that.

As someone who has read farther down the series, I appreciated some of the moments--potential characters in this instance--that are hinted to play more of a bigger part of the series. For me, since I watch the anime and have seen some of these earlier mysteries, their gonna be some that won't stick with me while others I'm excited to revisit. This volume is one of those cases where I did enjoy it but can easily be overlook besides certain events.
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664 reviews35 followers
August 22, 2022
With a follow-up case involving a train "open locked room" murder case featuring Detectives Takagi and Sato, Conan scrambles to solve the case before the train gets to Tokyo or the murderer will evade capture.

The main case involves six eccentric master detectives invited to Sunset Manor, the site of a gruesome massacre and mystery treasure, by none other than Phantom Thief Kid! A game of survival is afoot as Conan and the others must race to uncover the mystery before history repeats itself and the night ends in another bloody slaughter.

The final complete case within the volume centers around George's sudden strange behavior, Conan and the other members Junior Detective League work to help George and even solve an ongoing local criminal investigation. Ending vol. 30 is a murder case set in a pottery studio where Conan must find the evidence the prove who really was the killer...
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1,122 reviews15 followers
August 24, 2025
3.5 stars

The first case with the restaurant wasn't all the impressive. I wish that there'd been more to it, because it felt kind of rushed storywise. On the other hand, I think the mansion case was the best of the volume. I kind of liked the setup with all the different detectives, and I'm 95% sure that all of them were referenced from other literature. The old woman and the overweight man made me think of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. But I have no idea where other detective characters were referenced from. I will say that I wasn't a fan of the ending of the case and I'm also not the biggest fan of Kaito Kid being a recurring character.
Then there was another kid case, and they are still not my favourite. Lastly, the pottery case seem meh, but I am curious to see how the murder was set up.
The mansion case really pulled most of the weight of this volume.
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398 reviews
December 28, 2018
Case 1: a murder on a train. It seems like it was suicide at first but there are some clues that it is a murder.
Case 2: Quiet some detectives are invited to solve a 50 year old case. One after the other dies and Kogoro is shot in the chest. Conan vanishes and somehow Kaito Kid is involved. One of the best cases until now.
Case 3: Someone tries to kill Genta because he saw a criminal. But Genta cannot recall where he saw him to solve the case
Case 4: the beginning of a case where someone is murdered in a closet and all the clues point directly at one persodn. However Conan has a clue that there might be a trick involved to get the victima dn the suspect out of the way.
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68 reviews
February 19, 2023
Relecture

Un bon tome !
- L'affaire de l'escorte policière dans le train, la moins bonne
- Le manoir du crépuscule, une affaire assez mémorable avec l'introduction de Saguru Hakuba, des plot twists, la présence du Kid
- L'ombre de Genta
- Le début de l'affaire du meurtre lors de la leçon de poterie
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542 reviews55 followers
November 11, 2017
The first three cases - Takagi and Sato, then Kaito Kid, then Genta's mystery - were absolutely fabulous. The pottery case is a little less exciting.
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1,127 reviews13 followers
May 25, 2018
This was another very solid volume in this mystery manga series. It is hard to discuss the story without spoiling things, so let it best be said that the mystery was well plotted and the reveal genuinely surprising. I continue to be satisfied with this series.
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250 reviews
June 3, 2018
This one has an absurd and entertaining closed-loop mystery that has all the best things: a mysterious secluded mansion, a group of famous detectives, a hidden treasure, a phantom thief, and a 40 year old unsolved case.
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242 reviews14 followers
August 27, 2023
One of my favourite, especially one with Saguru Hakuba and Kid's appearances. Nice nice work 👏


Ps. I found my old mangas and read them one by one depending on my mood. I have to put them on GR as a reminder on what year I found my passion to read comics again.
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Profile Image for Felicia.
782 reviews
February 13, 2024
In the first chapters it feels like a horror thriller. I liked both the flap of the story and the appearance of "Kaito Kid". The chapters dedicated to Sato and Takagi were pleasant. I think Aoyama will never let us see the climax of their love story. Jenta protagonist and cunning.
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7,169 reviews134 followers
August 25, 2024
Magari non mi ricordo tutti i casi che Conan risolve, però la serie continua a farsi leggere con piacere. C'è sempre una variazione sul tema (riunione di detective, casi con i piccoli, casi normali) e quindi la lettura non è mai noiosa.
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408 reviews188 followers
July 18, 2025
LOVE LOVE LOVEEE I'm not sure if I'm correct with some of the parody characters but I'm sure one character is inspired by Miss Marple and the other one is Nero Wolfe. The Sunset Manor was a fun mystery albeit a little rushed and convoluted for my liking. Love the other mysteries here too!
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588 reviews16 followers
December 8, 2025
3/5
Lots of fun. We go to a mansion and it was kind of like Clue, but was over too fast and the ending was kind of cheesy. Still, the return of Kaito Kid was bound to happen sooner rather than later.
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391 reviews4 followers
August 14, 2024
Worth it for the classic detective pastiches alone, although I wish that mystery had been a bit longer.
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425 reviews19 followers
July 22, 2017
Proper review to follow

One Word Rec.: READ

Rating: 5 🔍🔍🔍🔍🔍

Aoyama Gosho; DETECTIVE CONAN [Meitantei Conan #30]

e/read online; genre: { manga, mystery, shounen }; shelves: |comics, GN, manga, manhua, manhwa|

General Synopsis:
As mentioned above, I am going to write a proper review for this soon, but I have a few books ahead of this one in the queue, so I cannot stop reading DC NOW! That's sacrilege. I have decided to read all the chapters available up to now (we are almost to 1000!) As you can see, I am totally fangirling over here and I don't care, because this is one of my favorite manga series, ever! But all of this aside, there are a few things I wanted to list so I don't need to go back and look everything up when I do finally sit down and write my fangirl review. ✌🏻

V.30, includes Files 296 - 306

DO NOT click on the spoiler link if you don't want to read all the cases in this volume, because it will ruin it for you. On the other hand, if you're a fan like me or are looking for a certain case (and please note, these are how I have set the cases), etc. click away, that's why it's there.



Another spoiler link, so don't click if you don't want to ruin this manga. I am going to include the characters introduced or as the series continues are in this volume. Personally, I think us DC fans love certain characters more than other (yes, Heiji, I mean you!), so sometimes when we are re-reading this series (like all the time!) you might wish to start at a specific case or start when a certain character is involved.

Characters in this volume:

Personal Opinion:
#1, I never call this CASE CLOSED. If you do, you're not a true fan of this series, so don't even bother reading my review or my personal opinions. I'm sorry if I offend you, but you offended me first by telling me you want to read CASE CLOSED or you just love Jimmy.

#2, as you can tell by #1, I read this online. I would never waste my money buying a manga series in english that cannot get the name correct and mess up the main characters to make it appear more "ENGLISH." I am so happy I don't run a blog and this isn't a review on Sailor Moon, #1, because I have a huge soap box tirade against DiC. I also don't think there is anything against reading something online. Comics, which is what manga are, are meant to be read and shared and sometimes paying over $10 is too much in my opinion. Plus, I read the newest chapters as soon as they are released from Japan, because I would never miss a release of DC. So this is my personal shout out to you translators from me, Thank You!
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1,401 reviews8 followers
February 9, 2025
SHINKANSEN SUSPENSE: A CRIMINAL’S DEATH
While traveling on the Shinkansen, Conan, Ran, and Kogoro cross paths with Officers Sato and Takagi, who are escorting a criminal. Tension escalates when a bomb is discovered on board, and Sato rushes to investigate. Meanwhile, Takagi momentarily leaves the criminal unattended at the restroom after his attempt at suicide, only to return and find him dead. But Conan notices subtle inconsistencies at the crime scene, hinting that something far more sinister is at play.

SUNSET MANOR’S DEADLY INVITATION: A GATHERING OF DETECTIVES TURNS INTO A NIGHTMARE
Kogoro receives a mysterious banquet invitation accompanied by 2 million yen, leading him to a secluded mansion in the mountains of Nagano. He arrives alongside five other detectives, all drawn by the same offer. However, their gathering takes a deadly turn when one of them is murdered. Trapped inside the eerie Sunset Manor after the bridge and vehicles are destroyed, they uncover a cryptic connection to a brutal massacre from forty years ago. As suspicions rise, the name on their invitations suggests the infamous Kaitou Kid may be involved. A recorded message from their enigmatic host reveals a hidden treasure, pushing the detectives into a dangerous hunt for both the truth and their survival.

A SHADOW STALKS GENTA: THE DEADLY GAME OF A RELENTLESS PURSUER
Genta’s strange behavior at school—hiding under his futon, skipping meals, and evading unseen pursuers—raises alarms among his friends. When confronted, he reveals a chilling truth: someone is trying to kill him. His fears are justified as he recounts near-fatal encounters—footsteps stalking him in a tunnel, being pushed off a bridge, and a flaming car nearly running him down. Just as he shares his ordeal, a massive bolt suddenly crashes near them, sending a store’s "BAKER" sign plummeting toward the group. Conan’s sharp instincts confirm the worst—the support cable was deliberately cut, and a relentless assassin is hunting Genta.
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311 reviews46 followers
February 15, 2017
*KAITO KID KNOWS THAT SHINCHI IS ACTUALLY CONAN? or because when he noticed the watch?*

1. i have to say i enjoyed the first case about the suspectt being killed (i only loved the development in Sato & Takagi life !)
2. all famous detectives? solving a riddle from 40 years ago? SIGN ME UP!
3. i thought the blonde guy with the falcon was kaito kid in disguise but plot twist— kaito kid always surprises me
4. when conan figured out the riddle (the clock) that has happened before way before probably in volume 20 or 21.
5. i was astonished when it turns out that THE ENTIRE MANSION was made of solid gold.
6. the next case was nice, but i wish we had more highlight on SATO AND TAKAGI!!
7. the last case related to that old case THE ONE ABOUT THE FAMOUS POTTER! i love when that happens

all in all,
lovely read, really this manga relieves me from reality’s stress!
Profile Image for Angel.
28 reviews
January 13, 2014
Probably one of my favourite parts of Detective Conan is that each case is different. Each case is a stand alone which makes it more entertaining and gripping than a very long case. Perhaps this episodic nature is why I can't seem to bring myself to give the volumes a five star.

This volume brought more of the Takagi and Sato pairing. The opening case involves a criminal being transported in the hands of Takagi and Sato on a train. Of course, our hero Conan was there to help sort out a murder on the train of the criminal.

The next case was one of a group of detectives invited to a mansion by 'Kaito Kid'. There they played a 'game' where one detective was killed off one after another. This was a well written case in particular.

The third case was surprisingly short. Genta was being watched by someone and it was up to the detective boys to find out who! I'm not much of a fan of the Detective boy's cases as they feel too childish.

The final case was related to pottery. Ran and Sonoko (and later Conan) went to take pottery classes when a man is murdered in the shop. Conan suspects the murderer but must gather evidence.
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419 reviews10 followers
July 9, 2011
By now, if one has been reading all the volumes up to now, no one should be surprised of the convoluted nature and manner of the crime that was committed in each storyarc. However, the first two arcs of volume 30 seems to win the prize of the 'take 3 rights instead of a left' method of committing a murder, where a crime is so convoluted that it almost seems counterproductive.

With 30 volumes, I'm getting the feeling that Aoyama is running out of material and is basically either scraping the bottom of the creativity bowl, or he drinks Kool-Aid with each chapter for inspiration. Though, the fact that he's currently around volume 66 in Japan may disprove my theory.
1,026 reviews10 followers
March 29, 2015
This starts off with a murder mystery on a train and ends with a story about Genta being convinced someone's after him, and the start of a story involving a pottery class, but the real highlight of Vo. 30 for me was a story that brought a number of detectives together in a remote house and presented with a number of mysteries to solve - all of them deadly.

This was one of the stories that I felt would have been as well served by being made into a movie as by being turned into episodes of the show. Not that the episodes were bad, but the story actually had a lot going for it. One of my favorites.
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