Detective Conan
Brilliant high-school detective Shinichi Kudo is shrunk into a child's body by a shadowy organization's experimental drug and, going by the name Conan Edogawa, secretly solves cases while searching for the antidote.
Detective Conan: Heiji Confesses to Kazuha in Episode 1216
Detective Conan episode 1216, "Akaneiro no Senshūraku," aired in Japan on October 10, 2026, closing a serial murder case told over three weeks. In the episode, Heiji Hattori confesses to Kazuha Toyama at the Naniwa Harukas observation floor. Anime Anime collected social media posts celebrating the pair.
Detective Conan Blue Butterfly Forest Goods Debut at AGF2026
New Detective Conan merchandise using the newly drawn "Blue Butterfly Forest" illustrations goes on advance sale at the YTE booth at Animate Girls Festival 2026, held November 7 and 8, 2026 at Ikebukuro's Sunshine City and other venues. The same series also goes on sale at animate stores nationwide from November 28 to December 20, 2026.
Detective Conan Plaza Gets Holmes-Style Bobblehead Dolls
Six Detective Conan bobblehead dolls go on early sale from October 8, 2026 at the Detective Conan Plaza venue in Tokyo Character Street. Five characters wear newly drawn Sherlock Holmes-style costumes, while Kaito Kid keeps his usual outfit. Singles cost ¥1,650 in blind boxes, and the six-doll set box is ¥9,900.
Detective Conan Opens Fan Vote on All 138 OP and ED Themes
Detective Conan and the long-running music special Best Hit Kayosai have launched a joint fan vote covering every opening and ending sequence the anime has produced in 30 years on air, 138 in total. Voting opened on October 3, 2026, and the finished ranking will be revealed during the Best Hit Kayosai 2026 broadcast. No air date for that broadcast has been announced yet.
Detective Conan 2-Hour Special Streams on Netflix Japan
Detective Conan: 30-gō Satsujin Jiken, the mystery franchise's first two-hour TV special in roughly a decade, started streaming exclusively on Netflix in Japan the moment its September 25, 2026 broadcast ended. Netflix is also running 30 character-by-character episode collections, and a giant anniversary cake monument takes over Shibuya Hikarie from September 26 through 29.
Detective Conan Reveals 30th Mai Kuraki Theme at Kyoto Stage
Detective Conan's 30th-anniversary stage at the Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair on September 19, 2026 brought Heiji Hattori voice actor Ryō Horikawa and Kazuha Toyama voice actor Yūko Miyamura together to premiere the full trailer for the two-hour special 30-gō Satsujin Jiken and a Heiji-and-Kazuha PV for the Akane-iro no Senshūraku episodes. The stage also confirmed that Mai Kuraki's new song "Ai de Zenbu Dakishimete Aishite" becomes the ending theme from September 26, her 30th song for the franchise.
Detective Conan 30th Special Gets All-Star PV, Kuraki Theme
Detective Conan's two-hour 30th anniversary TV special, 30-go Satsujin Jiken (billed in English as The Counterfeit Case of Ultra 30), now has an all-hands trailer, a main visual and a theme song from Mai Kuraki ahead of its September 25, 2026 broadcast. The TV series follows it up on September 26 with a three-week adaptation of the manga's Heiji-and-Kazuha stage-play arc, Akane-iro no Senshuraku.
Detective Conan Special Taps Mai Kuraki for Her 29th Theme
Mai Kuraki's new song "Hallelujah" will close out Detective Conan: 30-gō Satsujin Jiken, the two-hour TV special airing September 25, 2026 on Nippon TV's Friday Roadshow. It's her 29th song for the franchise. The announcement came with a 16-character main visual, an all-cast PV, and word that the regular Saturday broadcast will adapt the manga's "Akaneiro no Senshūraku" storyline over three weeks starting September 26.
Detective Conan 30th Anniversary Special Airs September 25
Detective Conan is marking 30 years on TV with a two-hour special, 30-gō Satsujin Jiken, airing September 25 at 9:00 p.m. on Nippon TV's Friday Roadshow block. Actress Elaiza Ikeda guest stars as a forensic document examiner in a case built around counterfeit banknotes. The same announcement revealed Misohitojima no Satsujin, the TV series' first viewer-participation story, in which the audience is asked to name the culprit.
Detective Conan Marks 30 Years With Yokohama Fireworks Show
Detective Conan is celebrating 30 years of its TV anime with a fireworks show over Yokohama Bay. Geijutsu Hanabi 2026 takes place at Yamashita Pier on Saturday, November 21, setting the series' historic opening themes, ending themes and background score to a choreographed display. Official presale tickets opened on September 5, with general sale following in mid-October.
'Detective Conan' Announces Fan-Participation Whodunit Anime
Detective Conan marked its 30th anniversary with a double reveal: a trailer and teaser visual for the two-hour TV special 30-gō Satsujin Jiken (roughly, The No. 30 Murder Case), airing September 25, 2026 on Nippon TV's Friday Road Show, and a brand-new anime called Misohitojima no Satsujin, the first viewer-participation mystery in the franchise's history. In the latter, the audience deduces the culprit.
Detective Conan 30th Anniversary Exhibition Hits Hiroshima
The 30th Anniversary TV Anime Detective Conan Exhibition opens at Hiroshima's NTT Credo Hall on September 19, 2026, running daily through October 12. The Hiroshima stop comes with two extras: a free Kaito Kid photo session on September 26 and an exclusive character card handed out to weekday visitors.
'Detective Conan' Gets MAYLA Character Rings, Now 20% Off
Japanese jewelry brand MAYLA has put its Detective Conan Iconique Story Ring Objet set on sale at 20% off through its official online store. The bundle packs six rings based on Conan Edogawa, Shinichi Kudo, Ran Mouri, Heiji Hattori, Kazuha Toyama, and Kaito Kid, with a list price of ¥19,800.
Detective Conan 2027 New Year Osechi Pre-Orders Open Aug 5
Pre-orders opened August 5 for the Detective Conan 2027 osechi, a 26-dish New Year's feast subtitled "Memorial" that works tributes to Fallen Angel of the Highway into its menu. The set costs ¥21,600 (about $140), ships frozen on December 30, 2026, and delivery is limited to addresses in Japan.
Detective Conan and J.League Announce First-Ever Conan DAY
Detective Conan is taking its 30th-anniversary J.League collaboration from the screen to the stands. Alongside the July 18 broadcast of collab episode 1207, the franchise unveiled a newly drawn soccer visual of Conan and announced the first-ever Conan DAY, set for Cerezo Osaka vs. Tokyo Verdy at YANMAR HANASAKA STADIUM on September 6, 2026.
Detective Conan Sets First 'Conan DAY' at J.League Match
Detective Conan is taking its 30th-anniversary J.League collaboration to an actual stadium. A newly drawn visual of soccer-loving Conan Edogawa is out now, and the franchise's first-ever "Conan DAY" is set for September 6, 2026, when Cerezo Osaka host Tokyo Verdy at YANMAR HANASAKA STADIUM.
'Detective Conan' J.League Crossover Episode Airs July 18
Detective Conan is teaming up with the J.League for a new episode airing July 18, 2026. In "J.League: The Opening Whistle," a bomb is planted somewhere in a packed stadium at the league's season opener, set to go off the moment the match ends. Former Japan international Hiroaki Morishima (森島寛晃) and actor Yūka Kageyama (影山優佳) guest-star as themselves.
Detective Conan x Graniph Apparel Collab Launches July 14
Japanese graphic-apparel brand Graniph is releasing a 20-item Detective Conan collection on July 14, 2026, built around Kaito Kid, the Black Organization, and some of the series' most famous scenes. Prices run from ¥1,200 socks to an ¥8,900 zip hoodie, and pre-orders are open on Graniph's online store through July 13.
Detective Conan Shinkansen Puzzle Campaign Starts August 10
Detective Conan is boarding the Tokaido Shinkansen. JR Central's Oshi-Tabi fan-travel program is running a mystery-solving campaign on the bullet train from August 10 to November 9, 2026, and riders who ace all five onboard puzzles get an original acrylic keychain. An AR photo frame giveaway and a lottery-only railway tour featuring Conan himself round out the package.
Detective Conan Escape Game Picks Up Where 2026 Movie Ends
SCRAP's Real Escape Game series has turned Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway into a playable epilogue. The new collaboration game opened July 2, 2026, casting players as Kanagawa Prefectural Police recruits racing to rescue Ran from a hijacked self-driving bus in Yokohama. It is rolling out to more than 40 venues worldwide, Taiwan included.
Detective Conan Snack Cards Return With 33 OP/ED Designs
Bandai's popular Itajaga collectible snack line is back with a Detective Conan vol.7 set featuring 33 metallic cards depicting scenes from the TV anime's opening and ending sequences across its 30-year history. Pre-orders opened June 19 on Premium Bandai, with shipping and retail availability set for October 2026.
'Detective Conan' Launches Adventure-Themed Merch Line
Detective Conan is getting a new "Adventure Collection" merchandise line featuring knapsacks, sacoche bags, and scarves with original adventure-themed character illustrations. The lineup pairs fan-favorite characters, including Police Academy favorites Kenji Hagiwara and Jinpei Matsuda, with pre-orders open now through June 28, 2026.
Detective Conan Gets Stackable Ice Cream Figures With 6 Pairs
MegaHouse is releasing a set of stackable, ice cream-themed Detective Conan mascot figures called "Tsumichen," featuring six fan-favorite character pairs including Conan and Kaito Kid, Shinichi and Ran, and Amuro and Matsuda. The full set with an exclusive waffle cone cup is priced at ¥6,490 (approx. $42) and ships in December 2026, available for pre-order now at Premium Bandai and Animate.
Detective Conan Takes Over Osaka's Abeno Harukas for 30th Anniversary
Osaka's Abeno Harukas will host a Detective Conan collaboration event at its Harukas 300 observatory from July 24 through November 29, 2026, celebrating the TV anime's 30th broadcast anniversary. The event will transform the 300-meter-high observation deck into a Conan-themed experience featuring episode retrospectives set in the Kansai region and a special exhibit on Heiji and Kazuha's love story.
'Detective Conan' Film Launches Enhanced 4DX Screenings
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway has upgraded its 4DX theatrical screenings to a rebuilt "Super Limit-Breaking" version, cranking seat motion speed to 1.5 times the original, amplifying vibration effects, and layering on wind and heat to turn the film's motorcycle chase sequences into a full-body experience. The enhanced format launched May 29 in Japanese theaters.
'Detective Conan' Drops Hotel Key Chains, Macaron Merch
Detective Conan is getting a fresh wave of themed merchandise, including a second volume of hotel room key-style acrylic ball chains and a new "Macaron Collection" featuring chibi characters popping out of pastel sweets. Pre-orders for both lines are open now through mid-to-late June 2026.
'Detective Conan' Crosses Into 'Star Detective Precure'
Conan Edogawa crosses network lines to appear in Star Detective Precure! episode 18, "Star Detectives Assemble," airing May 31. The crossover goes both ways — Cure Answer will guest in the Detective Conan anime on June 6.
'Detective Conan' and Precure Team Up for Crossover Episodes
Detective Conan and the 23rd Precure series, Star Detective Precure!, are crossing over in back-to-back episodes airing May 31 and June 6, 2026. Conan appears in Precure, Cure Answer steps into Conan's world — marking a rare cross-network, cross-studio anime collaboration that took a year of negotiations to pull off.
'Detective Conan' and Precure Cross Networks for Collab
Detective Conan and Star Detective Precure! are crossing over in two special episodes that bridge rival Japanese TV networks — a first for both franchises. Conan, Ran, and Kogoro appear in Precure Episode 18 on May 31, then Cure Answer shows up in a Detective Conan episode airing June 6.
'Detective Conan' Movie Airs First 12 Minutes on TV Tonight
The mega-hit Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway is giving TV audiences their first taste of the action tonight. Nippon TV's Friday Road Show will broadcast the film's opening 12 minutes uncut on May 22, following a screening of Minions: The Rise of Gru — marking the first time any footage from the record-breaking 29th Conan film has aired on television.