【Kagamine Len】 The Riddle Solver who can't solve Riddles ~English Subbed~ 【Vocaloid PV】 

Besides going deep into figuring out the lore, who else thinks the chorus is really catchy?

I fucking figured it out and it's the simplest shit ever. Rin mentions in her part that there are two wine glasses. Len poisoned himself too but he's still around, meaning the poison works slowly. Len poisoned the man and left him for a while, then Rin stabbed him and left him to bleed out, not knowing about the poison. HOWEVER, there is no way to know what did him in first... The poison or the knife. So, the mystery is unsolvable. Literally. That's the whole point. If you really want a culprit you could just say it's both of them but that kinda defeats the purpose. Only took me like 3 years to figure out lmao.

Rin: Stay back I have a butter knife!

Why do Rin and Len seem to well fitted for Renaissance England, even though they're speaking Japanese. It just suites them so well.

What if all of us listeners are the culprits? *huge plot twist*

To whoever reads this, the creator of this song has a RU-vid channel! Her channel is called HINATA Haruhana. She actually remade Nazotoki and Nazokake in 2018/2020. She is not mainly a vocaloid producer (I believe she only made a few songs with vocaloid actually), but she sings her own songs, makes art for most of her videos, and plays the piano for most of them too! In fact, There is a verson of Nazotoki played on the piano and sung by her! She is extremely talented and I recommend checking out her other works! Her music is very soothing.

you're all wrong, it's Junko

You thought it was Len but IT WAS I, DIO!

Presenting... Clue: The Song

This is one of the only somewhat melancholy song where Len doesnt die. Let me put emphasis on that 'one of the only'

Komaeda in the first trial be like

Came back here in 2022. Old vocaloid songs are a gem.

Len: say my name! Rin: god damn i- Len: SAY MY NAME! Rin: *sigh* and his name is John Cena Len: DO DO DIT DOOO

My theory: This other detective they're talking about is the audience, whoever is watching the video via youtube. Each time Len says "it happened before your eyes", he's actually referring to us watching the video. The reason all those people were "destined to die" was because we clicked Play. The people die because of us. In reality, Rin and Len are supposed to die too; they just happened to be the last two 'destined to die'. Rin tries to fulfill that destiny because that's the only way the murderer (us) will be stopped--if everyone in the video dies, then we will be satisfied with the result and move on to another video. However, Len doesn't want Rin to die which is why he tries to pretend to be the murderer in order to scare Rin into running away from us. That way, Rin won't be present when we click Play. Instead, Rin isn't scared off. Their two opposing goals (Rin to finish the video by killing everyone, and Len to save Rin by pretending to be the murderer and prolonging the video until she is safely far away) ends up confusing the watchers. As a result, we end up replaying the video to see if we can get more clues, and each time, we are repeating the murders, killing everyone again. It becomes a neverending cycle. In "The Riddler who Won't Solve Riddles", I guess Rin and Len decide to collaborate and purposely try to confuse the watchers by giving mixed signals so that we end up watching TRWWSR instead of this video. That way, we are 'trapped' in sequel where nobody dies instead of replaying this one and continuing to murder.

"silently listening to the one armed detective" 1:45 i'm pretty damn sure he has 2 arms there

The butler did it. Case closed.

“Who’s the culprit? Come on, say the name of the person in front of you! Say my name!” Dang, Nagito Komaeda from Danganronpa much?

Its like Sherlock Holmes, but Japan..

In my opinion, I think Len poisoned the man so he could die, but Rin stabbed him with a knife(I don't care what kind of knife it is) before the poison could take effect. After she left, Len saw that he was dead and dumped him in a river, and the blood from the wound got on his arm. Either they both killed the man or Len killed him. That proves the blood on his arm. He only told people he had one arm because he didn't want people to see that he was the culprit. I'm still lost. The song is catchy though. And to all people who are arguing about what kind of knife it was, SEBASTIAN MICHAELIS WILL GIVE YOU THE ANSWER!!!!! GOOD GOD!!!!

Here's my two cents on the story. Basically, Len put poison in the man's drink, but before he could die (whether it was before he drank the poison or before the poison could kill him) Rin, who found out about Len's plan, killed him with a knife. Then, every time he tried to kill another person, Rin would beat him to the punch and kill them first, so he disposed of the evidence by throwing their bodies into the ocean, but ended up bloodying his arm in the process because the dead bodies bled out all over him. Now, it's just the two of them. The only way anyone can know who the real killer is, is if one kills the other first (Hence why Rin tries to stab Len and why Len is saying that she needs to hurry before he kills her), or if one accuses the other and the accused stays silent. Neither of them wants the other to be labeled as the true killer, so that's why Len constantly urges Rin to accuse him of being the killer aka 'say my name', and why Rin tries to kill Len with the knife.

*Sherokku Horumesu.*

I have contemplated about the flash of words near the end when the man says "there are too many factual errors", and noticed that they are factual ERRORS. Since they are errors, we can conclude the following: 1. The crimes that happened in the morning (the poisoning, the drownings) were NOT supposed to be "crimes"; they were all intended to be either intentional suicide, or accident. 2. The detective (Len) is NOT the culprit, supported by the fact that Rin wished to whisper to him "The hideous culprit is not you"; it means that for certain, Len is not the culprit and thus must be the detective who got "involved" in the matters, likely providing false covers for Rin since he still liked her. 3. "The culprit is someone else"-or is he? This is the statement that we make; that we, the detectives who were called to solve this case, are not the culprits. However, there're no evidences what so ever that we are not the culprits; in fact, the very fact that we know EXACTLY what happened and what Rin and Len said makes us even more likely to be the mastermind behind all this, but ironically we do not even consider such possibility. 4. "The other detective"-since we already concluded Len to be the other detective who was "involved", and this is the factual list of ERRORS, we can be certain that Len is not actually a bona-fide detective; instead, he is likely to be either pretnding to be one, so that he can cover Rin, or be a criminal himself who utilized his cover as a detective to help Rin out. And here is the list of facts that we can consider to be true, or at least likely to be true: 1. The man to die first by being poisoned was killed by the knife (the correctly translated lyrics I obtained stated something like "he died not by the poison but by the knife") 2. The five people who drowned were either drunk and went over the sides, or were pushed off by someone while either being already dead or wounded by the knife. 3. The crimes happened in an mansion on an island. 4. We somehow know all this occurrence, including exact words that were said. 5. Len lost his right arm to a fire while saving Rin. 6. Rin and Len loved each other, and Len used to play a piano. 7. They indeed created a story that entraps us; even an old, retiring detective like myself is being intrigued by it! 8. Len knew that Rin would always carry around her knife. 9. Rin is either a serial killer (she was willing to kill Len with a knife, and Len seemed to be providing cover for her), or a paranoid vigilante who wishes to protect oneself from any harm by any means, including preemptive strikes. (Supported when she mentions how Len could protect anyone if he keeps getting himself hurt) 10. The "mysterious man", sitting in front of a desk with a book and a pen, neither has a visible face nor any definite signs to tell of his/her age or gender; I believe that this person represents our inner self, wanting to cause all this havoc and destruction and deaths, refrained by our occupation as detectives.

i miss those old vocaloid medieval/vitorian time themed songs with instruments like the harp

Was Rin really planning on killing Len with a butter knife...? I mean, I guess Len always dies, but a butter knife is either really stupid or a really cruel way to kill someone.

i heard this once in a flipnote in 2012 and it’s stayed intact in my head since

I finally understand this. Len isn't talking to Rin. Len is talking to us. He is asking who the killer is and wants us to say he is the murderer. He wants to save Rin I think. I don't know. In the sequel it is saying that Rin is the murderer. It can be both, but Len wants all the blame to be put on him.

Rin rly thought she could kill someone with a butter knife huh

FINALLY, I GET IT!! so Rin is a murderer. Len found the bodies and dispose them. he loves her so much so HE take the blame. "say my name" when the police will arrive, he tells her to pretend to be an innocent victim, and let him take the blame. he even cover in the blood of her victim. Rin loves him, so she cant let him to it. she is going to cut hin and take the blame. but Len knows it, so he kill himself for her sake. Rin is going insane, paranoid. she decides that Len can't be remembered as criminal, so she become a detective, looking for someone else to blame. ANOTHER THEORY Len knows that Rins wants to kill, so he do it for her. he blame himself, while she blames herself. both are the criminals.

Ah the butter knife. A good weapon choice Rin. Who knew it could be so dangerous?

Omg throwback to when this was my jam in middle school lol I'm in college now lol

Incredibly Long Theory: The song says that there are multiple culprits, so what if one of them is the creator of the story? They decided the people would be killed, after all. And the watcher can be another "culprit." They/we are probably "the other detective that got dragged into this" because we're trying to solve the mystery. The people were "destined to die" at that specific time because that's when the video's creator planned the death and the viewers started the whole story by pressing play. We, the other detective, are supposed to know who the killer is because the video plays out right in front of us. And when the creator makes Len say, "Say my name," what if they're actually referring to themselves? The last culprit is either Len or Rin; the people right in front of us. The video says that there may be more than one answer to the riddle, and then that the means to confirm this will soon disappear. That means there's a clue in the story, not just with the viewer or the video's creator. Honestly, I think it's both of them (Len and Rin, I mean), because they both have their guilty moments, and Len is symbolized by the wineglass and Rin by the knife, which are shown crossed over each other at the end. Warning: ESSAY ALERT. I feel like Rin committed one or more of the murders, but not all of them. She attempts to kill Len, the detective, so that he won't discover that she's killed some of the victims (That's why at 1:29, she turned her knife and Len's picture got stained with blood.) But she makes one crucial mistake - she's not the only murderer there. Len killed the others. It's also probably how Len got blood on his clothes; I think he also hid his arm to create a new identity for himself. He and Rin were probably from the same family, whom were the murder victims, which is why they're in the family photo together.I think that Len did something wrong and was kicked out of the family, which is why Rin doesn't recognize him at first - he's been gone for awhile. He may have assumed his new one-armed detective identity to get closer to the family as the detective investigating their relatives' murders, except he really just wants to kill them for disowning him all those years ago. He's bitter and revenge-seeking and all that. I think he wanted Rin to confess she killed the other family members to prove that the family was worth killing or something, and that's why he was pressuring her to confess so much at the beginning. But he has a soft spot for her, as they were close when they were younger, so he doesn't want her to know who he really is or that he killed the remaining family members, which is why he says, "I really did not want you to find out," and gives her a chance to run. After she does find out, he still doesn't want her to tell everyone that he killed the family and get him arrested, so he wants Rin to confess as well, thereby proving it wasn't all his fault and making it impossible for her to tell anyone about his crimes without her admitting that she was a murderer, too. He even tries to guilt her into confession by telling her to say that he's the total culprit when she knows she's killed the others. If she won't either say that it's him or herself, he'll kill her and she won't be able to tell anyone anything.

Yes, Rin, a butter knife will help you.

The first mystery of all, why was he alone drinking a wine in his room A wine that was actually poisoned, and thats how he began to met his doom Without a sound, the girl listened clearly to the one-armed detective The girl listened to the detective speaking, in front, continuing The reason was very simple, to why the fate has tied At that somewhere point of time, he was always destined to die Tell me, whos the culprit You know the answer, so do not fret After all, the events happened right before you isnt it Tell me, whos the culprit Even if you shuttened your mouth i will always Tell you the culprit, by finding the way Where this crime is supposedly to play The second mystery of all, why did they fall into the ocean? And was the culprit really the one at ocean who was witnessed for The girl took out the sharp knife, from inside her pocket all this time The detective doesnt realize he continued to tell the story of a crime A fatal mistake that i made, why the plan slips away that day Was no way other than the other detective that dragged in the way Tell me, whos the culprit The detective hits the knife from her hand The girls only last resort had to make it come to this pitiful end Tell me, whos the culprit Come and say the name who you once always knew This all bunch of some useless crimes. Say the name who is in front of you I was truthfully hoping, wishing you would never find it out So i will give you some mercy, so why dont you go and leave quickly Tell me, whos the culprit? There might be more answers than what it was asked But say to confirm this obviously answer, then wouldnt we complete the task Tell me, who's the culprit? Say the name before my thoughts gone astray If you dont hurry up and on your way, then i would have gone to kill you from today Tell me, whos the culprit? You know the answer, so do not fret After all, the events happened right before you, wasnt it? Why dont you say the name To the person who you always once knew To speak the name, and reveal the crime with a truth The persons name whos in front of you!

When I first read "call my name" at 2:04 I thought it said call my mom XD

Yooo! Remember the Fanfic multific based on this? aand the cases were also based on some other songs i believe. The ending of the story was like how the whole story started (SPOILER: i think it was that Rin lost her memory so she went to Len to solve 'who she was', she wasnt his sister, then the end was that she lost her memory again)

Everyone in among us be like...

Len: "Who is the culprit?" Kuroha: "WELCOME TO THE INSIDE OF MY WOMB!" It's the exact same pose at 2:23...

Alright I am the killer but you will never cath me *jumps out of window into sewer*

p.s. keikaku means plan (points for who gets the reference)

Okay but this Len is lowkey Kokichi Ouma and you can't deny that

Theory time! one of the main ideas of this is “who killed who first?” And it should have been ‘no one’ SINCE,, if you notice there are a lot of clocks in the bg symbolisng something, I think this is symbolizing the time being paused in the video resulting in us not knowning who the killer is who..did the knife or the poison kill him first? UNTIL WE RESUME OR WATCH THE VIDEO! AND AND THATS WHY RIN SAYS “the one fatal mistake in my plan..”, “was the other detective dragged into this.” *WE’RE*THE OTHER DETECTIVE!!

Oh my god I haven’t heard this since I first found it on Flipnote Hatena

The fact how nobody knowdays knows about this song is so fucking sad to me :')

Literally been looking for this song since I heard it on Flipnote Studio in 2010. Here it is, on a random Vocaloid playlist. A+++

It has been 1 million years since I last heard this song and it is still a good one.

Oh gosh I used to listen to this nonstop. Well, here I am, in 2023, to continue!

I still remember when this comment section wasn't flooded with Danganronpa people... good times... good times... where have those times gone?

The title could also be “The Person That Can’t do Their Job”

oh god that is really catchy!

'he was destined to die' BRILLANT DEDUCTION LEN

WHY DO ALL THE VICTIMS LOOK LIKE ENGLOIDS THOUGH CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS

SO DANG CATCHY!

I’ve been fangirling over Layton these past few days, is this the reason youtube is recommending me this?

Dammit! Why can't murder cases in real life be as simple as solving a RU-vid riddle/mystery video? All this mental exertion is shortening my life expectancy...

Fun fact: theres a novel loosely based on this

short and sweet. love it. the tune of it was fantastic. Lens voice matched the tune. the use of "say my name backwards three times and ill leave" goes into this with the line "if you dont hurry up my hands will kill you, say my name"

You ever think we're the culprit? I mean really, none of the crimes would have happened if we hadn't started the video....and yet, we're trying to find out who the culprit is, so we're the "other detective" and at the same time, the culprit.

This song is decade old classic

underrated

Giving the fourth wall break a whole new meaning

Man that "saa hannin wa daare" stuck in my head for days

I remember I was kid I can get addicted to a song entirely this is the one I got addicted to

ayo it’s been like 10 years when this was uploaded but…this is a bop 🤪🤪🤪

coming back after a year of not listening to a bunch of vocaloid songs... QUICK THEORIES FOR THIS AND ITS CONFUSING AS HELL SEQUEL GO!

i was looking for this song for at least a year now im proud of myself for finding it

Len: The first mystery is why he was alone - Rin: I'm gonna stop you right there

This song/story really reminds me of a book I had to read for English class in the 6th or 7th grade. All of the characters are on a deserted island away from any police or medical help. At the beginning we see a poem/song/rhyme of some sort and 1 by 1 all of the characters start dying like the people in the poem. Poisoned, Shot, Mauled by a Bear (the character who died then was actually crushed by a Bear Statue, but it was still Bear themed), Hung to death, and someone had a Bee/Hornet allergy if I remember correctly. Anyway, one of the most trusted characters was a Judge and at the end we learn he was evil. He forces a woman to hang herself and shoots himself afterward in a way that makes the gun slide across the table. The Judge didn't kill everyone though, just some of the people and the rest killed each other. I don't remember the name of the book, but it was written by a famous women who wrote some great mystery novels. Also the poem at the beginning was racist, but I don't know why our teacher made a point of telling us that.

Has it really been over ten years? Holy shit I feel old. Anyway I miss these kinds of vocaloid songs I don’t know this older sound of the slightly choppy voice banks was just the best, or old kaito songs, people just can’t tune the guy even now….

I may never remember the name of this song, but I always end up back here, even after years of not hearing it, because the music still bounces around in my noggin from time to time. This will always be one of my favorite Vocaloid songs.

After listening to this a lot, I just realized there was a second vocaloid backup singer singing in sync with Len. It sounds a bit more noticeable if you listen closely 0:37

I can't believe this song is 10 years old already!

I love the art style for this CX

Yo I saw a recreation of this on Flipnote Hatena! It was spot on!

I'm from 2021 and i still love it!

I swear , I need a Saihara and Kaede version of this >///

this was the first vocaloid song i heard, and it was reanimated on flipnote hatena, i cant believe i have liked vocaloid for 10 years

This reminds me of Ace Attorney for a weird reason...

len's voice... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

I love this artstyle!!

Revenge for all the times Len has died coughcanterelladaughterofevilcough

Hard to believe this song is 12 years old. I could have sworn I just found it yesterday. 🥲

Caru-Kun: It's always the janitor, guys.

i just discovered this masterpiece. it's...pure art 🥲❤ new favorite song

Romaji lyrics: hitotsume no NAZO wa naze kare ga hitori no heya de doku iri no WAIN wo noma nakereba ike nakatta no ka? kata ude no tantei no hanashi wo shizuka ni kiite iru me no mae no shoujo ni tantei wa tsudzuketa riyuu wa kantan kare wa ano toki shinu beki sadamei to kimatte ita no dakara saa, hannin wa daare? kimi wa kotae wo shitteru ne datte kimi no me no mae de subete okotta no dakara saa, hannin wa daare? kimi ga kotae wo iwazu tomo boku ga oshiete ageyou kono jiken no owari wo futatsume no NAZO wa karera ga umi he ochita WAKE hontou ni karera no naka ni hannin ga ita no ka? shoujo wa POKETTO no naka shinobaseta NAIFU wo nigiru tantei wa kidzukazu mada hanashi tsudzuketeru tatta hitotsu dake kurutta keikaku jiken ni makikomareta mou hitori no tantei saa, hannin wa daare? kimi no kotae wa shitteru yo datte boku no me no mae ni subete sorotta no dakara saa, hannin wa daare? kimi wa soko ni iru dake de ii NAZOTOKI wo hajimeyou ka kimi to boku no futari de mittsume no NAZO wa umikaze ga kanojo no kami wo nadete ita ano toki kanojo ga nani wo omotta no ka? kata ude no tantei wa wazuka ni hitomi wo hosometa isshun no kageri ni shoujo wa iki wo nomu subete owatta koto itoshii kimi ga koko ni tadoritsuita sono NAIFU wo kakushite saa, hannin wa daare? tantei wa shoujo no te kara kotomo nage ni hataki otosu kanojo no saigo no shudan saa, hannin wa daare? hora kimi no sugu me no mae ni iru! sono namae wo saa, itte goran kono boku no namae wo! hontou wa kimi ni shiraretaku wa nakatta semete mo no nasake da nigeru nara ima da hayaku… saa, hannin wa daare? kotae ga “hitotsu” to wa kagiranai sore wo kakunin suru sube mo moujiki kiete nakunaru saa, hannin wa daare? hora hayaku shinai to boku no te ga kimi wo ayamete shimau yo mou jikan ga nai n da saa, hannin wa daare? kimi wa kotae wo shitteru ne datte kimi no me no mae de subete okotta no dakara saa, hannin wa daare? hora kimi no sugu me no mae ni iru! sono namae wo saa, itte goran kono boku no namae wo!

man, I really love the chord progression during the chorus

Len was not the imposter. 1 imposter remain

I know I’m a few years late but I’m glad i found this song, len sounds really good here imo. [I prefer his version to rin’s tbh].

Its been 10 years and i never didnt know whos the impostor, rin and len looks sus

Im on a vocaloid binge dont mind me

I remember listening to this song for a week straight, during that week in my theater class we had to make a horror/ghost story and act it out. I showed my fellow partners for the project this song, and they loved the idea of it. It was so much fun to rewrite it into a script and to act it out. :) good memories with this song forever :3

超懐かしい…好き

For anyone who's confused about the two arms, he doesn't actually still have both. He really does have one arm. This is, in fact, a fanmade PV and the actual title of the song is "Solving Riddles" ("Nazotoki"). The creator of the PV often names her PVs differently from the original song. This song and its sequel (actual name: "Asking Riddles"/"Nazokake") are based off of a story written by the songs' creator herself, HINATA Haruhana.

the largest crime is that this isn't on spotify

I really like how his voice goes in sync with the rythm

ひとつめのナゾはなぜ彼が一人の部屋で 毒入りのワインを飲まなければいけなかったのか 片腕の探偵の話を静かに聞いている 目の前の少女に探偵は続けた 理由は簡単 彼はあのとき 死ぬべき宿命(さだめ)と決まっていたのだから さぁ犯人はだあれ？ 君は答えを知ってるね だって君の目の前で すべて起こったのだから さぁ犯人はだあれ？ 君が答えを言わずとも 僕が教えてあげよう この事件の終わりを ふたつめのナゾは彼らが海に落ちたワケ 本当に彼らの中に犯人がいたのか 少女はポケットの中 忍ばせたナイフを握る 探偵は気づかず まだ話続けてる たったひとつだけ 狂った計画 事件に巻き込まれた もう一人の探偵 さぁ犯人はだあれ？ 探偵は少女の手から 事も無げに叩き落とす 彼女の最後の手段 さぁ犯人はだあれ？ ほら君のすぐ目の前にいる その名前をさぁ言ってごらん この僕の名前を！ 本当は君に知られたくはなかった せめてもの情けだ逃げるなら今だ早く… さぁ犯人はだあれ？ 答がひとつとは限らない それを確認する術ももうじき消えてなくなる さぁ犯人はだあれ？ ほら早くしないと僕の手が 君を殺めてしまうよ もう時間がないんだ さぁ犯人はだあれ？ 君は答えを知ってるね だって君の目の前で すべて起こったのだから さぁ犯人はだあれ？ ほら君のすぐ目の前にいる その名前をさぁ言ってごらん この僕の名前を！

Why do I love it so much.

Traduction en FRANÇAIS pour ceux qui aimeraient :) "Le premier mystère est : Pourquoi était-il seul dans sa chambre à boire un verre de vin empoisonné ?" Écoutant silencieusement le détective parler Il continue son explication à la fille. "La raison est simple, à ce moment-là Il était destiné à mourir." "Alors, qui est le coupable ? Tu connais la réponse à cette question Car tout c'est déroulé Devant tes yeux ! Alors, qui est le coupable ? Si tu ne veux pas dire la réponse Je dirai à ta place Comment ce crime se terminera." "Le deuxième mystère est : Pourquoi se sont-ils noyés ? Et le coupable était-il vraiment l'un d'eux ?" La jeune fille attrapa le couteau caché dans sa poche. Le détective ne le réalisa pas et continua de parler. "La seule erreur fatale de mon plan Était que l'autre détective s'en mêle." "Alors, qui est le coupable ?" Le détective arracha facilement Le dernier recours de la fille. "Alors, qui est le coupable ? Aller, dis le nom de la personne en face de toi. Dis mon nom !" "Je ne voulais vraiment pas que tu saches. Je serai clément Vite, si tu veux t'enfuir dépêche toi..." "Alors, qui est le coupable ? Il peut y avoir plus d'une réponse à cette question Mais le moyen d'en être sûr est sur le point de disparaître. Alors, qui est le coupable ? Aller, si tu ne te dépêche pas Mes mains vont te tuer. Tu n'as plus beaucoup de temps !" "Alors, qui est le coupable ? Tu connais la réponse à cette question Car tout c'est déroulé Devant tes yeux ! Alors, qui est le coupable ? La personne qui se tient en face de toi. Aller, dis son nom. Mon nom !" J'ai adoré cette chanson

danganronpa be like

I can't stop listening to this song I don't even know why just like the melody and the song and the hole thing just works for me

thank you for that!