Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear

Musicians are attacked one after another at a newly opened concert hall. The attacker follows a pattern and the signs left behind refer to a piece of music. Conan follows the events and realises that the attacks are moving toward a concert night. Meanwhile there is something wrong with the hall itself and the danger is not limited to the musicians. Yasuichiro Yamamoto directs. It is the twelfth cinema film of the series. The plotting is built on music; the clues are given through notes, ear training and the idea of perfect pitch. The known structure of the series is here: a puzzle, clues distributed, a section of solution and a large scale danger at the end. Its most ambitious side is the sound design; the concert and piano sequences were worked separately. One character's musical ability has a function inside the narrative and the ending ties to that detail. The production is at the series average; the plot is familiar and the cast does not change. Who it is for: viewers of Detective Conan and anyone who likes puzzle plotted animation. Who it is not for: the cast is crowded for a newcomer, the solution runs long, and the last section is not realistic.