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The Alchemy Murder Case File 3 - S1-E8

Revealing mistake: The setup of the story is the usual; characters forced to coop together at a secluded location, they can't contact the outside world and one of them is a killer. In this case, they are on an island and the only radio they had been on the boat that someone set on fire. However, when one of the suspects shows Kindaichi a photo from their smartphone, the screen shows that they have an active 3G connection. (00:08:00)

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The Alchemy Murder Case File 2 - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: In the final murder of the episode, the smashed pieces of the vase change position on the floor between shots; easy to spot when you go by the floor tiles and the grid they form. (00:19:25)

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The Alchemy Murder Case File 2 - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: When Miyuki wakes up from the drug effect, the bottle on the floor originated a puddle of water that changes between shots. (00:18:45)

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The Alchemy Murder Case File 2 - S1-E7

Revealing mistake: The director is drinking alone and freaks out about to go on a murderous rage. In the shot when she realises that her snacks have been tampered with and stands up, the bottle of "Yontory whisky" she is drinking from has a different texture from the rest of the scene. The snacks themselves also change position between shots. (00:17:00)

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The Alchemy Murder Case File 2 - S1-E7

Continuity mistake: Miyuki and Reika are alone in the makeshift cell. When they sit on the bed after Kindaichi left them alone, the bottles on the table keep changing the direction they face between shots - just look at the "500 ml" notation, which faces the camera in 1 out of 3 bottles in the first two shots - which are taken at opposed angles - and then in all 3 bottles in close-up. (00:14:20)

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The Alchemy Murder Case File 1 - S1-E6

Stupidity: Kindaichi is on the set of a reality show, with a film crew. When one person goes missing, he is the one who comes up with the idea to tell those people, a reality show film crew, to check the footage of the cameras, and the TV people are shocked by this brilliant idea.

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The Alchemy Murder Case File 1 - S1-E6

Revealing mistake: When Kindaichi shifts the stage screen Miyuki is holding, her fingers are not gripping the sides in the new position. Unless she is keeping it up sticking the back of it to her palms like Spider-man, it is impossible. She does hold it normally in all the other shots. (00:01:55)

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Reika Hayami and the Uninvited Guest - S1-E5

Stupidity: The plot hinges on the fact that the culprit switched clothes with the guy in the bathroom. It would be unfair to say that they do not address the issue, since both the shoes and the belt buckle are mentioned. However, this can work just in a cartoon, since he could wear without any issue and looking absolutely dapper the jacket and shirt of an obese guy. Anyone trying that in reality wouldn't just have to tighten the belt.

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Reika Hayami and the Uninvited Guest - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: The bloodstains on the back of the pink shirt change throughout the episode, from the time when the victim wore it, to the various phases when the culprit is exposed. (00:19:55)

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Reika Hayami and the Uninvited Guest - S1-E5

Stupidity: A rather unnecessary part of the plot focuses on the convict trying to learn Reika's last name by ordering something on her behalf to read the name on the bill. That's absurd; he couldn't possibly know if the bill would just have the number of the cabin on it instead, or the production company's, and quite frankly for such a VIP (the cruise itself was a one-evening trip around the bay just so fans could spend time with their idol Reika, and he knew that) the ship wouldn't even charge anything for a drink brought to her room.

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Reika Hayami and the Uninvited Guest - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: When Reika asks everyone who got the first two questions right to stand, the imposter's cup and Kindaichi's are different from just a moment before; Kindaichi's is suddenly empty and both cups are turned (the guy's cup and plate switched side too). (00:10:20)

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Reika Hayami and the Uninvited Guest - S1-E5

Continuity mistake: The bad guy digs his fork and knife into the juicy steak, and we get a close-up of that. When he forces out a laughter at Kindaichi's statement a couple of shots later, we see the plate changed; the veggies swapped position and the cut does not match. (00:05:30)

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The Hong Kong Kowloon Treasure Murder Case File 4 - S1-E4

Plot hole: The plot involves mother and daughter having a matching tattoo on their butt. This episode tells us that they had the matching tattoo since Ran was literally a child since her father himself did it. It's easy to understand that since kids, you know, grow and all, a dragon on the buttock of a 6 years-old would be quite different when they are all grown up. And it's no small tattoo and it needs to be accurate because it's a map.

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The Hong Kong Kowloon Treasure Murder Case File 3 - S1-E3

Plot hole: The surprise reveal of the killer doesn't make any sense, because Kindaichi gathered everyone involved in the case, and the killer very much is; they are absent for no reason, so the denouement shouldn't have even started and the audience would have to be napping not to notice.

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The Hong Kong Kowloon Treasure Murder Case File 3 - S1-E3

Stupidity: The plan of the murderer involved tying a wire between two different building. To do that, they needed access to the victim's apartment, and to set the trick in advance. The problem is that they tied the wire to a pillar in the middle of the apartment, below eye-level and well in advance; since they spent basically the whole afternoon with Kindaichi (and they met him by chance) the timing of the plan wouldn't work. He'd have literally walked into the trap just coming back home.

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The Hong Kong Kowloon Treasure Murder Case File 3 - S1-E3

Other mistake: Saki was filming the table from his seat, and he couldn't have got close-ups of the soup bowls from the angle proposed. (00:04:45)

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The Hong Kong Kowloon Treasure Murder Case File 2 - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: Ivy's grip on the glass shard changes between shots; at first the thumb is not visible, then the hand is positioned differently. (00:19:55)

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The Hong Kong Kowloon Treasure Murder Case File 2 - S1-E2

Continuity mistake: Kindaichi and Saki's position keeps changing between shots when they discover the fake suicide victim at the top of the stairs. (00:19:50)

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The Hong Kong Kowloon Treasure Murder Case File 2 - S1-E2

Other mistake: When Saki shows the picture of Ran's butt, the photo is taken from the right of the girl. In the scene during the previous episode, Saki was standing on Hajime's left, and he could never take that shot from that angle.

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The Hong Kong Kowloon Treasure Murder Case File 2 - S1-E2

Other mistake: Miyuki calls Kindaichi at 9:48 AM. Hearing the pink dolphin hint, they run to the Kowloon Palace statue. When at that location Saki shows him the picture, the cell phone says it's 15:24. Too much time elapsed between the two moments. (00:17:00)

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