Detective Conan Episode 717 Review

The Kurata family is a rogues’ gallery of red herrings: the stoic eldest son, the grieving widow with shaky alibi, the eccentric uncle who knows the legend intimately, and a quiet housekeeper who seems to see more than she says. Part 1 does an excellent job of making every single person look guilty while also providing each with a physical impossibility regarding the locked room. The Verdict (So Far) As a first half, Episode 717 is a slow burn—literally. It prioritizes atmosphere and procedural detail over action. There are no bombastic explosions or Black Organization shootouts. Instead, there’s Conan kneeling on the floor, deducing a trajectory, and the haunting image of a burning arrow frozen in the night.

Locked-room mysteries are the soul of golden-age detective fiction. Here, the challenge is twofold: How was the room sealed from the inside? And how did a flaming arrow strike a man with surgical precision without setting the entire room ablaze? Conan’s inner monologue as he inspects the ceiling, the floorboards, and the victim’s clothing is a masterclass in noticing the one weird detail —a small, melted piece of metal that doesn’t belong. Detective Conan Episode 717

A key member of the Kurata household is found dead in a . The cause of death is not a knife or poison, but a single, precise burn wound to the chest. And the only clue? A burnt Japanese yumi (longbow) lying on the tatami mat, next to a window that has been nailed shut from the inside. The Kurata family is a rogues’ gallery of