Meitantei Conan Movie 06: Baker Street no Bourei

The latest innovation in virtual reality gaming is set for a private showcase, with the children of Japan's elite given the opportunity to playtest it. Unfortunately, their carefree fun is cut short when a company employee is found murdered, his dying message pointing to a clue hidden within the game's historical setting.

Along with the Detective Boys and Ran Mouri, Conan Edogawa enters the game to solve this mystery and ensure the perpetrator is caught. But once they load in, an artificial intelligence named Noah's Ark imprisons them and the other children within. To escape and bring the murderer to justice, Conan and company must navigate a simulated 19th-century London and track down the infamous Jack the Ripper—with the lives of 50 innocent children depending on them.

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Edogawa, Conan Main

Takayama, Minami Japanese

Haibara, Ai Main

Hayashibara, Megumi Japanese

Mouri, Ran Main

Yamazaki, Wakana Japanese

Yoshida, Ayumi Main

Iwai, Yukiko Japanese

Tsuburaya, Mitsuhiko Main

Ootani, Ikue Japanese

Kojima, Genta Main

Takagi, Wataru Japanese

Noah's Ark Main

Orikasa, Ai Japanese

Mouri, Kogorou Supporting

Kamiya, Akira Japanese

Kudou, Yuusaku Supporting

Tanaka, Hideyuki Japanese

Agasa, Hiroshi Supporting

Ogata, Kenichi Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Suwa, Michihiko Producer, Planning

Yoshioka, Masahito Producer

Kojima, Satoshi Producer

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Apr 8, 2019

ActionManonAnime

Recommended

This movie used to be one of my least favorites in the series. Back then, I found it to be weird and somewhat contrived. I understand that this statement may displease some fans. After all, Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street is unarguably a very popular movie among them all and is often considered the best one in the whole series. To this day, I still don't necessarily agree with these opinions. That said, I can finally see why it is that people love this movie so much and why it is still worth recommending to this day.

One of the things I found to ... be very fun about this movie is how it implemented the fiction of Arthur Conan Doyle into the world of 19th century London. The environments of industrial London are very well designed and the fan service for Sherlock fans is, admittedly, a pretty fun treat. The movie felt a lot more like an action-adventure story than the usual "stay-in-one-place" murder stories in most movies.

One of the things that I originally didn't liked was the perpetrators motivation to trap all of the children under threat of death. Even now when I do understand what he really meant to do, it still feels kind of weird, ya know? You don't just go saying things like that only to reveal that you meant completely different. Among other criticisms, the fact that the whole movie takes place inside a game is pretty silly, I thought Yusako's case in the real world was basic(the fact that he had to wait for Conan to reveal the culprit's motive was contrived), most of the dialogue is pretty clumsy and hammy(e.g., the villain revealing his goal), and how there is barley any lack of tension when one of the characters gets offed in the game.

My criticisms may look many, but I assure you that this movie is still quite good. If you just choose to let things be as they are and not worry too much about it, then The Phantom of Baker Street can still be a fun, good time.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Sep 15, 2017

Yuuki1276

Recommended

The Phantom of Baker Street has always been one of my favourite Detective Conan movies. I like its characters and story.
The idea of a virtual reality game such as Cocoon and an artificial inteligence like Noah is really fascinating and may be products that will be created in the future.

But there has always been one part of the story, that I do not understand until today. Schindler is supposed to be a descendant of Jack the Ripper, but why should that be a problem for Schindler and his company? It is not as if he were responsible for who his ancestors are. How would people ... make Schindler responsible for that in any legal way and why should they? That doesn't make sense to me at all.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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May 2, 2014

vigorousjammer

Mixed Feelings

Story: 4
The story in this Detective Conan film was definitely the weakest part of it for me. It makes many attempts to do something, but doesn't follow the rules required to do that thing. One thing it tried to do was have a suspenseful mystery, but the film reveals who the murderer is early on, creating a mystery story that doesn't really matter, because we, the viewer already know who did it. The method the murderer used also didn't end up being very interesting. Aside from ruining the mystery elements, the film also does a poor job of creating suspense and tension. The newly introduced ... characters are put in life-threatening situations, but because they're in the same situation as the main cast, there's never any reason to be worried, because you're always assured that they're going to survive with them. What we're left with is a story about an adventure in a game world, that ends up being moderately exciting, but nowhere near as exciting as it could have been if a proper mystery was in place alongside it.

Art: 8
The art was pretty decent. It goes one step above the Detective Conan TV series, and does end up having some nice looking moments. However, there are also some pretty mediocre looking CGI shots in there as well. However, those CGI shots make up a minority of the film, and they're pretty easy to ignore. For the most part, the art is pretty acceptable, and looks pretty decent, even by today's standards.

Sound: 7
The soundtrack doesn't stand out, but it also doesn't get in the way. It's pretty average. The audio mix is pretty average as well. The voice acting (I watched it in Japanese) is what you'd expect to hear from Detective Conan. It's quality work, and is enjoyable, but also doesn't amaze.

Character: 8
Your standard Detective Conan characters are here in spades, and they're all just as interesting as they are in the TV series. There's a few new characters introduced, but none of them manage to be very interesting or deep, so for that, the characters lose a few points from me. Still, this is easily the best aspect of the film.

Enjoyment: 5
This managed to be a pretty average experience. I felt like the lack of suspense made it much more tepid than it otherwise would have been, and if it wasn't for Conan & crew being such an interesting and eclectic cast, I would have been somewhat more bored with this film.

Overall, I give Detective Conan: the Phantom of Baker Street a 6/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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