Episode 1178 of the TV anime " Detective Conan " (Yomiuri TV/Nippon TV, Saturdays at 6pm), based on the popular manga by Gosho Aoyama , entitled "The Crimson Skull of Mt. Washio (Part 1)", will be broadcast on October 11th.
Conan was climbing Mt. Washuo with Ran, Kogoro, Heiji, and Kazuha. Ran, who supports Heiji and Kazuha's romance, had planned the trip to see a spectacular view from the summit, but it began to rain. Looking for a place to shelter, Conan and the others arrived at Shorakuji Temple. Learning that a spectacular view could be seen from the temple, they decided to relax. When they spoke to the temple's head priest, he learned that there used to be a monk named Kantetsu at Shorakuji Temple, but that he had suddenly disappeared five days prior. There is a legend about the demon Guren Dokuro, which appears on Mt. Washuo with a ghost, kidnaps those who have committed mischief, devours their souls, and then leaves behind the empty shell.
" Detective Conan" is a popular manga serialized by Aoyama in the manga magazine "Weekly Shonen Sunday" (Shogakukan). It depicts elementary school detective Conan Edogawa solving difficult cases one after another.
