I'm already on my end wits following the story. I can't remember the last time I read it, how far I've read it, what has happened. I understand Acradnxy's feeling that this is too far-fetched to the point that I myself don't need to remember the case-solving episode because that's not really the point. I often get damn annoyed when the crucial part starts. But on the one hand, why people are still hype about this is, childhood memories play a big role in it. The bias here is very strong, I can feel it. I'm one of them. It doesn't matter if the story is good or not anymore but people still enjoy the fun. The scans team will also not continue if they really like what they are doing. The feeling of people who have read it is not just "we have already done it so like it or not it must be finished".
I personally feel DC can't compare to Kindaichi and other detective series. They are too different, and although Kindaichi is more logical but that doesn't mean DC has low quality. I discovered today the fact that the DC timeline has only started 6 months after Shinichi's body shrunk. That's surprising lol but in retrospect it answers the reason why they didn't grow up. The drawback tho, too many people died in that time.
I don't want to defend the fact that DC has lost its charisma--if not for making the reader tired of waiting, not forget to mention the author is probably getting tired of making new characters so that similar faces with modifications will keep popping up--but, because of its similar episodic, I also don't have any unexpected disappointments. It's very solid, repetitive but guaranteed solid. Similar analysis, similar technique, similar case and scheme. No sudden dumb cringe-y shounen-level approach. Conan does his job, the people around him are suspicious and they go back and forth to help the case, like a continuous police procedure. That's it. I don't think it's a series I like to read on a weekly basis or sitting in one go, but it's perfect for filling my spare time.
I don't want to do a full review here because I totally forgot about it, but I still remember some pretty fun parts and personally it's a good memory. DC falls perfectly into a slice of life where you get to see the lives and personality of each characters. It makes the actual mystery side not as serious as one might think but it's not unreasonable either. I don't want to betray that feeling by criticizing this because deep down in my heart DC is special. I don't want to forbid other people to judge this bad because no one is forcing you to continue. I agree with everything that was said tho. There are so many things that make the reader lose interest.
If you ask me is this a recommended read? Yes, but I'm sure in this case you can get bored quickly so there's no need to rush through it because clues and key events don't happen in dozens of chapters. I didn't really look into it, if you're curious you can see any notes that have BO in them. It's everywhere on the internet. What I'm waiting for now is just, I hope the author doesn't mess up the arc until the climax. If it isn't made as exciting, satisfying as possible I'll be pissed lol. At least it's not wrapped up fast, but slowly getting there. It will be the most beautiful gift after a long wait not the other way around and bam, end.