Detective Conan: The Grim Reaper Has His Eye on Me

As the title suggests, Detective Conan is essentially a romance-mystery anime. Why jump straight into writing cases? It'll only make it worse, because the cases are already repetitive. How can you create something new? If all 100 chapters are cases, those who've been waiting to read it won't want to continue, and those who are following it will eventually drop it.

I listened to twenty chapters of the audiobook, and speaking of the first twenty chapters alone, apart from being a bit slow at the beginning, they were absolutely amazing 🤯. The accidental death in the elevator shaft gave me a different feeling than when I read Conan novels before, and the later death cruise was even more exciting.

Let's not write Sonoko as the female lead this time. There are so many beautiful women with distinct personalities in the Conan world; any one of them is better than Sonoko. Like the witch Akako, or Reiko Akita from the movies, or Natsumi Kosaka—these would all be quite suitable as the female lead.

I just have to get this off my chest. This book is such a hodgepodge, first it's Bleach, then a dark version of the world, then Ai Haibara from another era. Each setting is fine on its own, but mixed together it just looks incongruous and makes for a tiring read. It's nowhere near as good as your previous Detective Conan book.

The protagonist's primary goal is survival, with two main obstacles. First, as someone who has returned from the dead, he attracts the attention of Death, facing immense danger if discovered. Second, the Death Mark amplifies others' malice, making them prone to murderous intent.

You really do like Sonoko, right? You did too in the previous Detective Conan book. This book continues to be so secretive, slowly digging holes and pulling the plot along. If you want Sonoko to remain the female lead, why not just be more open about it? At least let readers who don't like Sonoko as the female lead have a peaceful ending, okay?

This is just my personal opinion; please delete the post if you disagree. Please, author, stop with the ambiguity. If there's no female lead, fine, but if there is, please be direct and establish the relationship between the protagonist and the female lead as soon as possible. Then, write about their interactions as a couple. I'm sure you can write that well. But please, don't include any ambiguity or hesitation. Having read several of your books, none of them have handled that aspect well.

His name must not be mentioned, every appearance is accompanied by death, he has his own unique symbol, he used to be very popular but is now hated by everyone, he has a fateful connection with a little boy, and he is being targeted by a mysterious organization. It's you, Voldemort! 🤣

The protagonist keeps saying he doesn't want to find a partner, but then he's having an ambiguous relationship with someone else. Author, do you want to die?

Endless Shennong, I command you to write your evaluation of this book.