Case Closed#Anime
{{Short description|Japanese manga series by Gosho Aoyama}}
{{About|the manga series|the Spanish-language court show|Caso Cerrado|other uses|Case Closed (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = Case Closed Volume 36.png
| caption = 36th North American volume cover, featuring Conan Edogawa
| ja_kanji = 名探偵コナン
| ja_romaji = Meitantei Konan
| genre = {{ubl|Mystery|Thriller{{cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/case-closed|title=The Official Website for Case Closed|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=October 27, 2017|archive-date=July 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702040707/http://www.viz.com/case-closed|url-status=live}}}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Gosho Aoyama
| publisher = Shogakukan
| publisher_en = {{English manga publishers
| NA = Viz Media
| SEA = Shogakukan Asia{{Efn|As Detective Conan}}
}}
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}
| imprint = Shōnen Sunday Comics
| magazine = Weekly Shōnen Sunday
| first = January 5, 1994
| last =
| volumes = 107
| volume_list = List of Case Closed volumes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| director = {{ubl|Kenji Kodama (1–118)|Yasuichiro Yamamoto (119–161, 163–218, 220–332, 667–677, 680–present)|Masato Satō (162, 219, 333–504)|Kōjin Ochi (505–666, 678–679)|Nobuharu Kamanaka (975–present)}}
| producer = {{ubl|Yomiuri TV:|Michihiko Suwa (1–332)|Shuichi Kitada (453–666)|Isato Yonekura (667–1008)|Takeshi Shioguchi (1009–1129)|Takeshi Yoshida (1130–present)|TMS:|Kazuhiko Yagiuchi (1–33)|Masahito Yoshioka (1–332)|Hiroaki Kobayashi (333–529)|Tetsu Kojima (505–520)|Takeshi Yamakawa (602–695)|Kiyoaki Terashima (750–1032)|Masataka Todo (1033–present)}}
| writer = {{ubl|Jun'ichi Ii'oka (story editor)|Yukie Koyake (1102–present; story editor)}}
| music = Katsuo Ōno
| studio = TMS Entertainment
| licensee = {{English anime licensees
| AUS = Hanabee Entertainment
| NA = {{ubl|Crunchyroll{{Efn|Subbed episodes}}{{#tag:ref|Formerly Funimation, which licensed episodes 1–123 and the first six feature films from 2004–2018.|group=note}}|(streaming; 1–123, 754–present)|Tubi{{Efn|Subbed and English dubbed episodes; no longer streaming as of February 2025}}|(streaming; 965–1014)|Discotek Media|(home video; films only)}}
}}
| network_en = {{English anime networks
| CA = YTV
| PH = {{ubl|Animax}}
| US = {{ubl|Adult Swim|Funimation Channel|United Television Broadcasting|TV Japan}}
}}
| first = January 8, 1996
| last =
| episodes = 1,164
| episode_list = List of Case Closed episodes (seasons 31–current)
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title = Related media
| content =
- List of films
- List of TV specials and OVAs
- Discography
- Live action drama episodes
- List of video games
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title = Spin-off manga
| content =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer|portal=yes}}
Case Closed,
The manga was adapted into an anime television series by Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation and TMS Entertainment, which premiered in January 1996. The anime resulted in animated feature films, original video animations, video games, audio disc releases and live action episodes. Funimation licensed the anime series for North American broadcast in 2003 under the name Case Closed with the characters given Americanized names. The anime premiered on Adult Swim but was discontinued due to low ratings.
In March 2013, Funimation began streaming their licensed episodes of Case Closed; Crunchyroll simulcast them in 2014. Funimation also localized the first six Case Closed films, while Discotek Media localized the Lupin III crossover special, its film sequel, and select films, starting with Case Closed Episode One. Meanwhile, the manga is localized by Viz Media, which used Funimation's changed title and character names. Shogakukan Asia is making its own localized English version of the manga, which used the original title and Japanese names.
The {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes of the manga had over 270 million copies in circulation worldwide by January 2023, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. In 2001, the manga was awarded the 46th Shogakukan Manga Award in the {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} category. The anime adaptation has been well received and ranked in the top twenty in Animage{{'}}s polls between 1996 and 2001. In the Japanese anime television ranking, Case Closed episodes ranked in the top six weekly. Both the manga and the anime have had a positive response from critics for their plot and cases. The manga has been sold in 25 countries, while the anime has been broadcast in 40 countries.
Plot
{{See also|List of Case Closed characters{{!}}List of Case Closed characters}}
Jimmy Kudo (Japanese name: Shinichi Kudo) is a high school detective who sometimes works with police to solve cases. During an investigation, he is ambushed and incapacitated by a member of a crime syndicate known as the Black Organization. In an attempt to murder the young detective, they force-feed him a dangerous experimental drug. However, instead of killing him, it shrinks his body to the size of an elementary school child.{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Case Closed|volume=1|publisher=Viz Media|isbn=1-59116-327-7|chapter=File 2|date=September 7, 2004|page=[https://archive.org/details/caseclosedvol10000aoya/page/44 44]|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/caseclosedvol10000aoya/page/44 }} Adopting the pseudonym Conan Edogawa and keeping his true identity a secret, Kudo lives with his childhood friend Rachel Moore (Ran Mori) and her father, Richard (Kogoro Mori), who is a private detective. Throughout the series, he tags along on Richard's cases. Nonetheless, after Kudo solves one, he uses Dr. Agasa's hidden tranquilizer to sedate Richard and then uses a voice changer to simulate his voice to reveal the solution.{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Case Closed|volume=1|publisher=Viz Media|date=September 7, 2004|isbn=1-59116-327-7|chapter=File 2|pages=[https://archive.org/details/caseclosedvol10000aoya/page/56 56–57]|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/caseclosedvol10000aoya/page/56 }} He also enrolls in Teitan Elementary School, where he makes friends with a group of classmates who form their own Junior Detective League (Detective Boys). While he continues to dig deeper into the Black Organization, he frequently interacts with other characters, including his neighbor, Dr. Agasa; Ran's friend Serena Sebastian (Sonoko Suzuki); a fellow teenage detective, Harley Hartwell (Heiji Hattori); assorted police detectives from different regions; and a phantom thief called Kaito Kid.
Kudo later encounters an elementary school transfer student, Anita Hailey (Ai Haibara), who reveals herself to be a former member of the Black Organization under the code name Sherry and the creator of the experimental drug that shrunk him. She too ingested it to evade the pursuit of the organization.{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|script-title=ja:名探偵 コナン|trans-title=Detective Conan|chapter=File 8. コードネーム・シェリー|trans-chapter=File 8. Code Name Sherry|date=January 17, 1998|publisher=Shogakukan|volume=18|isbn=4-09-125048-3|language=Japanese}} She soon joins the Junior Detectives. During a rare encounter with the Black Organization, Conan helps the FBI plant a CIA agent, Kir, inside the Black Organization as a spy.{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|script-title=ja:名探偵 コナン|trans-title=Detective Conan|chapter=File 7. 姉弟|trans-chapter=File 7. Older Sister and Younger Brother|date=July 18, 2007|publisher=Shogakukan|volume=58|isbn=978-4-09-121155-2|language=Japanese}}
Production
Case Closed was conceived in 1994 during the rise of mystery genre manga due to the publishing of the series The Kindaichi Case Files; the first chapter appeared in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday on January 5.{{cite book|last1=Furukawa|first1=Takuya|last2=Gene|first2=Tim|title=The Case Closed Casebook: An Essential Guide|publisher=DH Publishing|date=March 25, 2008|isbn=978-1-932897-30-2}} Aoyama cites the stories of Arsène Lupin, Sherlock Holmes and the samurai films by Akira Kurosawa as influences on his work.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090319014001/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?&series_id=49§ion=profiles|archive-date=March 19, 2009|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?&series_id=49§ion=profiles|title=Case Closed- Profiles|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=June 12, 2009|url-status=dead}} When scripting each chapter, he ensures the dialogue remains simple and spends an average of four hours for each new case and twelve for more complicated ones.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212092405/http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/game/071002/gam0710021516000-n1.htm|archive-date=February 12, 2008|url=http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/game/071002/gam0710021516000-n1.htm|script-title=ja:｢名探偵コナン、最終回の構想できている｣|date=October 2, 2010|publisher=Sankei Shimbun|language=Japanese|trans-title=Detective Conan{{'}}s ending made|access-date=December 3, 2010}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-10-02/case-closed-interview-post|title=Sankei Shimbun interview translated|date=October 2, 2010|work=Anime News Network|access-date=December 3, 2010|archive-date=December 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201080212/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-10-02/case-closed-interview-post|url-status=live}} Aoyama's older brother is a scientist who helps him out with the "gimmicks" in the series.{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Case Closed|publisher=Viz Media|date=April 2017|volume=62|page=184|isbn=978-1-4215-8685-4}} Each case spans several chapters (except for a handful of shorter cases that span only one) and is resolved at the end, when characters explain the details of their solutions in simple terms.{{cite book|last1=Amano|first1=Masanao|last2=Wiedemann|first2=Julius|title=Manga Design|publisher=Taschen|date=September 2004|volume=1|isbn=978-3-8228-2591-4}} An online database of all the cases from the manga was launched in 2007.{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Evan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410044010/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-05-29/database-opens-for-every-detective-conan%27s-case-closed|archive-date=April 10, 2009|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-05-29/database-opens-for-every-detective-conan%27s-case-closed|title=Database Opens for Every Detective Conan{{'}}s Case Closed|date=May 29, 2007|work=Anime News Network|access-date=May 5, 2009|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://websunday.net/conandb/top.html|title=Detective Conan database|publisher=Shogakukan|language=Japanese|access-date=November 28, 2010|archive-date=December 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202045007/http://websunday.net/conandb/top.html|url-status=live}} In 2007, Aoyama hinted that he had planned an ending but did not intend to end the series yet. Aoyama and his staff decided to computerize their manga creation process in early 2011, although he still draws with a pen and paper.{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Case Closed|publisher=Viz Media|date=July 2019|orig-year=2011|volume=71|page=181|isbn=978-1-9747-0655-6}}{{cite book|last=Aoyama|first=Gosho|title=Case Closed|publisher=Viz Media|date=October 2019|orig-year=2011|volume=72|page=181|isbn=978-1-9747-0656-3}} The change began with the final page of chapter 760.
Media
=Manga=
{{See also|List of Case Closed volumes{{!}}List of Case Closed volumes}}
Written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama, Case Closed started its serialization in Shogakukan's Shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday on January 5, 1994.{{Efn|The series debuted in the magazine's fifth issue of 1994 (cover date January 19),{{cite web|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M578090|script-title=ja:週刊少年サンデー 1994年 表示号数5|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=March 25, 2020|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326003301/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M578090|archive-date=March 26, 2020|url-status=live}} released on January 5 of that same year.{{cite press release|script-title=ja:祝！『名探偵コナン』連載30周年！ 〜「少年サンデー」はじめ、盛りだくさんなお祝い企画が続々スタート！〜|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002444.000013640.html|publisher=Shogakukan|via=PR Times|access-date=January 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110082809/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002444.000013640.html|archive-date=January 10, 2024|language=ja|date=January 10, 2024|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:「名探偵コナン」少年サンデー第7号は連載30周年記念スタート号！探偵衣装＆虫眼鏡… "初表紙"を思い起させる特別デザインにも注目|url=https://animeanime.jp/article/2024/01/10/82218.html|website=AnimeAnime.jp|access-date=January 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110083031/https://animeanime.jp/article/2024/01/10/82218.html|archive-date=January 10, 2024|language=ja|date=January 10, 2024|url-status=live}}}} Case Closed became one of the longest running manga series, with over 1,000 chapters released in Japan, and the first series with over 1,000 chapters published in Weekly Shōnen Sunday.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Detective Conan Is 1st Shonen Sunday Manga to Publish 1,000th Chapter|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-08-08/detective-conan-is-1st-shonen-sunday-manga-to-publish-1000th-chapter/.119911|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 12, 2019|date=August 8, 2017|archive-date=July 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729105047/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-08-08/detective-conan-is-1st-shonen-sunday-manga-to-publish-1000th-chapter/.119911|url-status=live}} Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. The first volume was released on June 18, 1994.{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720013921/http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_tid?tid=1572|archive-date=July 20, 2012|url=http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_tid?tid=1572|title=Detective Conan Vol. 1|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=June 11, 2009|language=Japanese|url-status=dead }} On October 18, 2021, the series reached one hundred volumes;{{cite web|script-title=ja:「名探偵コナン」100巻発売！ホームズに“報告”、CMや100人のコナン並ぶ巨大広告も|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/449768|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=October 18, 2021|language=ja|date=October 18, 2021|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018045103/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/449768|url-status=live}} One Piece author, Eiichiro Oda, whose series achieved the same feat a month before, sent congratulations to Aoyama.{{cite web|last=Morrissy|first=Kim|title=Eiichiro Oda Congratulates Gosho Aoyama For Detective Conan's 100th Volume|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-11-09/eiichiro-oda-congratulates-gosho-aoyama-for-detective-conan-100th-volume/.179386|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 10, 2021|date=November 9, 2021|archive-date=November 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109212836/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-11-09/eiichiro-oda-congratulates-gosho-aoyama-for-detective-conan-100th-volume/.179386|url-status=live}} As of April 18, 2025, 107 volumes have been published.{{cite web|script-title=ja:名探偵コナン １０７|trans-title=Detective Conan, Vol. 107|url=https://shogakukan-comic.jp/book?isbn=9784098540792|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=February 24, 2025|language=ja|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250224001744/https://shogakukan-comic.jp/book?isbn=9784098540792|archive-date=February 24, 2025|url-status=live}}File:Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory - Aoyama's Workplace 2013-08-14.jpgViz Media announced its acquisition of the series for North America on June 1, 2004.{{cite web|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2004-06-02/viz-announces-new-manga-for-q3|title=Viz announces new manga for Q3|date=June 2, 2004|work=Anime News Network|access-date=November 28, 2010|archive-date=June 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628231514/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2004-06-02/viz-announces-new-manga-for-q3|url-status=live}} Following Funimation's localization, Viz released the series as Case Closed and took their character names to keep consistency between the two media.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-06-28/case-closed-manga-names-to-change|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070422122009/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-06-28/case-closed-manga-names-to-change|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 22, 2007|title=Case Closed Manga Names to Change|date=June 28, 2004|work=Anime News Network|access-date=November 28, 2010}} Viz Media released the first volume in September 2004 and began releasing digital editions in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/manga/print/case-closed-volume-1/2210|title=Case Closed Vol. 1|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=November 1, 2013|archive-date=October 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031053330/http://www.viz.com/manga/print/case-closed-volume-1/2210|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/manga/digital/case-closed-volume-1/1660|title=Digital Case Closed Vol. 1|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=November 1, 2013|archive-date=November 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104144559/http://www.viz.com/manga/digital/case-closed-volume-1/1660|url-status=live}} On May 9, 2023, Viz Media launched their Viz Manga digital manga service, with the series' chapters receiving simultaneous English publication in North America as they are released in Japan.{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Viz Media Simultaneously Releases Shogakukan Manga Titles in New VIZ Manga App|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-09/viz-media-simultaneously-releases-shogakukan-manga-titles-in-new-viz-manga-app/.197912|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510113238/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-09/viz-media-simultaneously-releases-shogakukan-manga-titles-in-new-viz-manga-app/.197912|archive-date=May 10, 2023|date=May 9, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Diaz|first=Ana|title=Viz's new subscription service will deliver translated manga the same day it's out in Japan|url=https://www.polygon.com/23711092/viz-media-new-subscription-app-manga-shojo|website=Polygon|access-date=May 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510113247/https://www.polygon.com/23711092/viz-media-new-subscription-app-manga-shojo|archive-date=May 10, 2023|date=May 9, 2023|url-status=live}} Gollancz licensed and distributed 15 of Viz Media's volumes in the United Kingdom before ceasing publication of manga. (Viz Media has since re-released them).{{cite book|title=Case Closed Volume 15: v. 15 (MANGA)|isbn=0575080809|last1=Aoyama|first1=Gōshō|year=2005|publisher=Gollancz Manga }} In 2014 Shogakukan Asia began its own English localization of the series for Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries as Detective Conan.{{cite web|url=http://shogakukan.asia/category/books/manga-comics/page/4/|title=Shogakukan Asia Manga releases|publisher=Shogakukan Asia|access-date=June 3, 2015|archive-date=June 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615005733/http://shogakukan.asia/category/books/manga-comics/page/4/|url-status=live}} - Go to "Detective Conan A Modern Day Sherlock Holmes " - {{ISBN|978-981-07-9567-2}} - Release date 6 June 2014 Laura Thornton of CBR.com, citing the common Japanese ownership in both Shogakukan Asia and Viz, described the Singapore version as, compared to the Viz one, "completely identical, word-for-word, even -- save for the names and the Detective Conan logo".{{cite web|last=Thornton|first=Laura|url=https://www.cbr.com/detective-conan-cased-closed-too-many-localizations/|title=Detective Conan's Trickiest Case Is Its Sheer Number of Localizations|work=CBR.com|date=September 24, 2020|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=October 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006141050/https://www.cbr.com/detective-conan-cased-closed-too-many-localizations/|url-status=live}}
==Spin-offs==
{{Main|Case Closed: The Culprit Hanzawa{{!}}Case Closed: The Culprit Hanzawa|Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time{{!}}Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time|Detective Conan: Police Academy Arc{{!}}Detective Conan: Police Academy Arc}}
Gosho Aoyama's assistants have written an anthology series of Case Closed which are released irregularly.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013113046/http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/comics/detail/_isbn_4091425313|archive-date=October 13, 2012|url=http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/comics/detail/_isbn_4091425313|title=Detective Conan Special Edition 1|publisher=Shogakukan|language=Japanese|access-date=June 4, 2010|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:名探偵コナン 特別編 闇夜の追撃手|url=https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091432995|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=May 19, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210519095044/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091432995|archive-date=May 19, 2021|language=ja|url-status=live}}
A spin-off manga series, titled Case Closed: The Culprit Hanzawa, by Mayuko Kanba, began in the July 2017 issue of Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday S, released on May 25, 2017.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「名探偵コナン」犯人が主役のギャグ新連載、黒い人が犯罪都市・米花町へ|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/233973|website=Comic Natalie|access-date=October 18, 2020|language=ja|date=May 25, 2017|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017065318/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/233973|url-status=live}}
Another spin-off manga series, illustrated by Takahiro Arai with supervision by Aoyama, titled Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time started in issue #24 of Weekly Shōnen Sunday on May 9, 2018. The story centers on the agent Toru Amuro/Rei Furuya.{{cite web|last=Baker|first=Bayleigh|title=Detective Conan Gets Spinoff Manga Centering on Tōru Amuro|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-10/detective-conan-gets-spinoff-manga-centering-on-toru-amuro/.130125|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 18, 2018|date=April 10, 2018|archive-date=November 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118130004/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-10/detective-conan-gets-spinoff-manga-centering-on-toru-amuro/.130125|url-status=live}} New chapters of the manga are only published when Case Closed is on hiatus.
Another spin-off manga series by Arai, titled Detective Conan: Police Academy Arc – Wild Police Story, was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from October 2, 2019, to November 18, 2020. Spanning 13 chapters, it again focuses on Amuro/Furuya during his years in the police academy with his colleagues.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Detective Conan Gets New Police Academy Spinoff Manga Centering on Tōru Amuro|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-09-24/detective-conan-gets-new-police-academy-spinoff-manga-centering-on-toru-amuro/.151479|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 18, 2020|date=September 24, 2019|archive-date=October 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024100401/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-09-24/detective-conan-gets-new-police-academy-spinoff-manga-centering-on-toru-amuro/.151479|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:「名探偵コナン 警察学校編」ついに開幕！松田陣平の声が聴けるPVも|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/349765|website=Comic Natalie|access-date=October 18, 2020|language=ja|date=October 2, 2019|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017072334/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/349765|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Detective Conan Police Academy Spinoff Manga Ends on November 18|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-11/detective-conan-police-academy-spinoff-manga-ends-on-november-18/.166221|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 11, 2020|date=November 11, 2020|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111214552/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-11/detective-conan-police-academy-spinoff-manga-ends-on-november-18/.166221|url-status=live}}
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{{See also|List of Case Closed episodes (seasons 1–15){{!}}List of Case Closed episodes (seasons 1–15)|List of Case Closed episodes (seasons 16–30){{!}}List of Case Closed episodes (seasons 16–30)|List of Case Closed episodes (seasons 31–current){{!}}List of Case Closed episodes (seasons 31–current)}}
The anime version of Case Closed is produced by Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation and TMS Entertainment.{{cite web|url=http://www.ytv.co.jp/conan/staff/|title=Detective Conan staff|publisher=Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation|access-date=April 13, 2009|language=Japanese|archive-date=August 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824024320/http://www.ytv.co.jp/conan/staff/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810095556/http://www.tms-e.com/english/search/index.php?pdt_no=161|archive-date=August 10, 2011|url=http://www.tms-e.com/english/search/index.php?pdt_no=161|title=Detective Conan|publisher=TMS Entertainment|access-date=December 9, 2010|url-status=dead}} Over 1,150 episodes have aired in Japan since the anime's premiere on January 8, 1996, making it the fifteenth longest anime series to date.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110329161620/http://www.ytv.co.jp/anime/suwa/back1158124.html|archive-date=March 29, 2011|url=http://www.ytv.co.jp/anime/suwa/back1158124.html|title=YTV: Animation on the Web|date=February 18, 2010|publisher=Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation|language=Japanese|access-date=March 29, 2011|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ytv.co.jp/conan/archive/|title=Detective Conan episode archive|publisher=Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation|language=Japanese|access-date=December 5, 2010|archive-date=May 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520101135/http://www.ytv.co.jp/conan/archive/|url-status=live}} Initially, Shogakukan collected and released the episodes on VHS video cassettes from June 1996 to October 2006.{{cite book|title=Detective Conan Volume 1 (VHS)|language=Japanese|id={{ASIN|4099031918|country=jp}}}}{{cite web|url=http://store.tsutaya.co.jp/item/sell_dvd/4988005441911.html|title=Detective Conan 14-10 (VHS)|publisher=Tsutaya.co.jp|language=Japanese|access-date=March 26, 2011|archive-date=October 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008020951/http://store.tsutaya.co.jp/item/sell_dvd/4988005441911.html|url-status=live}} Four hundred and twenty-six episodes were released on VHS until Shogakukan abandoned the format and switched over to DVDs, starting over from the first episode.{{cite web|url=http://www.beinggiza.com/conan/tvseries/1.html|title=Detective Conan Part 1|publisher=Being Inc.|language=Japanese|access-date=December 8, 2012|archive-date=April 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429140244/http://beinggiza.com/conan/tvseries/1.html|url-status=live}} For the fifteenth anniversary of the anime series, the series was made available for video on demand.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623220050/http://www.ytv.co.jp/conan/blog/2010/10/post_199.html|archive-date=June 23, 2011|url=http://www.ytv.co.jp/conan/blog/2010/10/post_199.html|script-title=ja:祝!!15周年|author=Conan Blog|date=October 27, 2010|publisher=Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation|language=Japanese|trans-title=Celebrate! 15th anniversary|access-date=November 27, 2010|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ytv.co.jp/yod/anime/conan.html|title=Detective Conan Video on Demand|publisher=Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation|language=Japanese|access-date=November 27, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404010310/http://www.ytv.co.jp/yod/anime/conan.html|archive-date=April 4, 2011}} The series celebrated its 25th anniversary in January 2021, and the "Moonlight Sonata Murder Case" episode (11th episode of the series) was given the remake treatment as the first part of its celebration, which featured the latest staff and production techniques, and classical pianist Aimi Kobayashi performed Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 for the episode. It aired on March 6, 2021.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Detective Conan Anime to Remake 'Legendary' Episode to Mark 25th Anniversary|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-15/detective-conan-anime-to-remake-legendary-episode-to-mark-25th-anniversary/.167494|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 16, 2020|date=December 15, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216014214/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-15/detective-conan-anime-to-remake-legendary-episode-to-mark-25th-anniversary/.167494|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Detective Conan Anime Remakes 'Moonlight Sonata Murder Case' Episode|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-02/detective-conan-anime-remakes-moonlight-sonata-murder-case-episode/.169086|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 3, 2021|date=February 2, 2021|archive-date=February 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203004005/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-02/detective-conan-anime-remakes-moonlight-sonata-murder-case-episode/.169086|url-status=live}}
As of 2018, the Detective Conan anime has been broadcast in 40 countries around the world.{{cite news|title=Detective Conan: Behind the scenes|url=http://en.cncnews.cn/news/v_show/72069_Detective_Conan:_Behind_the_scenes.shtml|work=CNC News|publisher=CNC|date=June 2, 2018|access-date=December 1, 2018|archive-date=December 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202024719/http://en.cncnews.cn/news/v_show/72069_Detective_Conan:_Behind_the_scenes.shtml|url-status=live}} The Canadian channel YTV picked up the Case Closed series and broadcast 22 episodes between April 7, 2006, and September 2, 2006, before taking it off the air.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513201806/http://www.ytv.com/programming/shows/case_closed/index.asp|archive-date=May 13, 2006|url=http://www.ytv.com/programming/shows/case_closed/index.asp|title=Case Closed – Anime on YTV|publisher=YTV|access-date=April 13, 2009}}{{cite web|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/the-click/2006-04-01|title=The Click April 8th – April 14th|author=Brian Hanson|date=April 8, 2006|work=Anime News Network|access-date=December 5, 2010|archive-date=April 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417163351/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-click/2006-04-01|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/the-click/2006-08-26|title=The Click August 26th – September 1st|first=Brian|last=Hanson|date=August 26, 2006|work=Anime News Network|access-date=December 5, 2010|archive-date=April 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422230138/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-click/2006-08-26|url-status=live}} Case Closed was later broadcast in North America on NHK's cable network TV Japan.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724115035/http://www.tvjapan.net/en/subcategory/anime.html|archive-date=July 24, 2011|url=http://www.tvjapan.net/en/subcategory/anime.html|title=TV Japan Cartoon/Anime|publisher=NHK|access-date=January 29, 2011|url-status=dead}} Hanabee Entertainment licensed the series for distribution in Australia.{{cite web|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2013-11-16/hanabee-entertainment-licenses-case-closed|title=Hanabee Entertainment Licenses Case Closed|date=November 16, 2013|work=Anime News Network|access-date=December 4, 2013|archive-date=March 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308122805/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2013-11-16/hanabee-entertainment-licenses-case-closed|url-status=live}}
In 2003, the first 104 episodes, as well as the first six movies were licensed by Funimation for distribution in North America, under the title Case Closed because of legal considerations.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040327142351/http://caseclosed.com/|archive-date=March 27, 2004|url=http://www.caseclosed.com/|access-date=October 3, 2010|publisher=Funimation|title=Case Closed FAQ}}{{cite web|last=Phillips|first=George|date=July 5, 2003|title=Funimation Confirms Detective Conan|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-07-05/funimation-confirms-detective-conan|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810114131/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-07-05/funimation-confirms-detective-conan|archive-date=August 10, 2010|access-date=November 28, 2010|work=Anime News Network}} The Case Closed anime has also been released in other languages such as French, German and Italian.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112024138/http://www.ab-international.com/catalogue_2006/detail.asp?Code=959|archive-date=January 12, 2011|url=http://www.ab-international.com/catalogue_2006/detail.asp?Code=959|title=Detective Conan by AB International|publisher=AB International|language=French|access-date=March 31, 2011|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004222144/http://www.m-4-e.de/de/dvd_conan.html|archive-date=October 4, 2013|url=http://www.m-4-e.de/de/dvd_conan.html|title=Detective Conan by M4E|publisher=M4E|language=German|access-date=March 31, 2011}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724083037/http://www.tv.mediaset.it/italia1/detective_conan/|archive-date=July 24, 2011|url=http://www.tv.mediaset.it/italia1/detective_conan/|title=Detective Conan|publisher=Mediaset|access-date=March 31, 2011|url-status=dead}} Case Closed debuted on Cartoon Network as part of their Adult Swim programming block on May 24, 2004;{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|date=April 18, 2004|title=Cartoon Network Upcoming Premieres|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-04-13/cartoon-network-upcoming-premieres|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727130106/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-04-13/cartoon-network-upcoming-premieres|archive-date=July 27, 2009|access-date=May 5, 2009|work=Anime News Network}} no more than 50 episodes were licensed from Funimation due to low ratings.{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|date=January 22, 2005|title=Adult Swim Anime Plans|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-01-22/adult-swim-anime-plans|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090623044157/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-01-22/adult-swim-anime-plans|archive-date=June 23, 2009|access-date=May 5, 2009|work=Anime News Network}} Funimation made the series available with the launch of the Funimation Channel in November 2005; it was temporary available on Colours TV during its syndication with the Funimation Channel.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051124004353/http://www.funimationchannel.com/|archive-date=November 24, 2005|url=http://www.funimationchannel.com/|title=Funimation Channel|publisher=Funimation|access-date=December 5, 2010}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003161542/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/8797.html|archive-date=October 3, 2012|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/8797.html|title=Funimation Channel Debuts On Dish Network & LA 18|date=June 7, 2006|publisher=ICv2.com|access-date=December 5, 2010|url-status=dead}} Funimation also released DVDs of their dubbed series beginning August 24, 2004.{{cite web|url=http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/Case-Closed-2-Deadly-Illusions/e/704400078125|title=Case Closed 2: Deadly Illusions|publisher=Barnes & Noble|access-date=May 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606041248/http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/Case-Closed-2-Deadly-Illusions/e/704400078125|archive-date=June 6, 2011|url-status=dead }} Initially, the releases were done in single DVDs and future episodes were released in seasonal boxes; 130 episodes have been released in total.{{cite web|url=http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/Case-Closed-Season-Five/e/704400078019|publisher=Barnes & Noble|title=Case Closed Season 5 Box Set|access-date=November 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624101652/http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/Case-Closed-Season-Five/e/704400078019|archive-date=June 24, 2011|url-status=dead }} The seasonal boxes were later re-released in redesigned boxes called Viridian edition.{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240525034943/https://www.webcitation.org/5vS3xHqjd?url=http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/UcZkx=NeDldhdvEGGT/browse/item/83416/4/0/0|archive-date=May 25, 2024|url=http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/eQAiGT=mg8PhoBNYOs/browse/item/83416/4/0/0|title=Case Closed Season 1 DVD Box Set (Hyb) – Viridian Collection|publisher=The Right Stuf International|access-date=November 28, 2010|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240525035026/https://www.webcitation.org/5vS3xHqjk?url=http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/Ue1XlXrquV-QHPwPe1/browse/item/86129/4/0/0|archive-date=May 25, 2024|url=http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/6qNjiVXHxUpjHmH3t-/browse/item/86129/4/0/0|title=Case Closed Season 5 DVD Box Set (Hyb) – Viridian Collection|publisher=The Right Stuf International|access-date=August 2, 2016|url-status=dead}} Funimation began streaming Case Closed episodes in March 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.funimation.com/lee/blog/watch-case-closed-online/7592285|title=Watch Case Closed Online!|author=Michelle|date=April 2, 2013|publisher=Funimation|access-date=April 14, 2013|archive-date=April 15, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415041800/http://www.funimation.com/lee/blog/watch-case-closed-online/7592285|url-status=live}} Finally, in 2018, Funimation lost the rights to the series.{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=May 4, 2018|title=Funimation's Case Closed, Kenichi the Mightiest Disciple Licenses Expire|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-04/funimation-case-closed-kenichi-the-mightiest-disciple-licenses-expire/.131202|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107081408/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2018-05-04/funimation-case-closed-kenichi-the-mightiest-disciple-licenses-expire/.131202|archive-date=November 7, 2021|access-date=July 28, 2018|work=Anime News Network}}
A separate English adaptation of the series was made by Voiceovers Unlimited Pte Ltd. in Singapore. Another one by Animax Asia premiered in the Philippines on January 18, 2006, under the name Detective Conan.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070619171955/http://www.animax-asia.com/synopsis/default.asp?pid=39|archive-date=June 19, 2007|url=http://www.animax-asia.com/synopsis/default.asp?pid=39|title=Detective Conan on Animax Asia|publisher=Animax Asia|access-date=December 5, 2010}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060113034615/http://www.animax-asia.com/schedule/animax-schedule-d-200601-ph.pdf|archive-date=January 13, 2006|url=http://www.animax-asia.com/schedule/animax-schedule-d-200601-ph.pdf|title=Animax Philippines schedule (January 2006)|publisher=Animax Asia|access-date=December 5, 2010}} Because Animax were unable to obtain further TV broadcast rights, their version comprised only 52 episodes.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731084631/http://www.spena.tv/animax-asia/animax-web-live-chat/animax-faq.php|archive-date=July 31, 2010|url=http://www.spena.tv/animax-asia/animax-web-live-chat/animax-faq.php|title=Animax FAQ|publisher=AXN Asia|access-date=December 5, 2010|url-status=dead}} The series continued with reruns until August 7, 2006, when it was removed from the station.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060521193247/http://www.animax-asia.com/schedule/animax-schedule-m-200605-ph.pdf|archive-date=May 21, 2006|url=http://www.animax-asia.com/schedule/animax-schedule-m-200605-ph.pdf|title=Animax Philippines schedule (May 2006)|publisher=Animax Asia|access-date=December 5, 2010}} Both the Singapore and Philippines versions used Japanese character names. The California-based channel United Television Broadcasting (UTB) aired it with English subtitles from 2011 to 2014, until episode 421.{{cite web|last=Osmond|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Osmond (journalist)|date=August 23, 2011|title=S. California's UTB Airs Detective Conan/Case Closed|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-23/s-california-utb-airs-detective-conan/case-closed|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308050558/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-23/s-california-utb-airs-detective-conan/case-closed|archive-date=March 8, 2017|access-date=March 7, 2017|website=Anime News Network}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rafu.com/2016/08/switching-off-major-cuts-coming-to-utb-schedule/|title=UPDATE: Switching Off: Major Cuts Coming to UTB Schedule|website=www.rafu.com|date=August 26, 2016|access-date=July 31, 2017|archive-date=July 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731163334/http://www.rafu.com/2016/08/switching-off-major-cuts-coming-to-utb-schedule/|url-status=live}}
Crunchyroll began simulcasting the series in October 2014, starting with episode 754.{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/10/10/crunchyroll-adds-case-closed-to-anime-simulcasts|title=Crunchyroll Adds Case Closed to Anime Simulcasts|first=Joseph|last=Luster|date=October 10, 2014|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=November 2, 2014|archive-date=April 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410185622/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/10/10/crunchyroll-adds-case-closed-to-anime-simulcasts|url-status=live}} In September 2020, Crunchyroll began streaming the first 42 episodes, later adding episodes 42–123 in August 2021 (with any special episodes with an extended runtime that were previously split into multiple parts being presented as they were originally broadcast in Japan).{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Crunchyroll Adds Case Closed Anime's 1st Season to Catalog|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-17/crunchyroll-adds-case-closed-anime-1st-season-to-catalog/.164160|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 17, 2020|date=September 17, 2020|archive-date=September 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920094419/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-17/crunchyroll-adds-case-closed-anime-1st-season-to-catalog/.164160|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Cardine|first=Kyle|title=Case Closed Episodes 42-123 Launch Today on Crunchyroll|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/08/12-1/case-closed-episodes-42-123-launch-today-on-crunchyroll|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=May 21, 2023|date=August 12, 2021|archive-date=December 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205205803/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/08/12-1/case-closed-episodes-42-123-launch-today-on-crunchyroll|url-status=live}} In January 2016, 52 episodes of the anime appeared on Netflix, initially under its original title Detective Conan before changing to its English moniker Case Closed. The episodes were listed as "season one", although in reality they are episodes 748 to 799. The episodes were only available in Japanese, but were subtitled. The availability was likely part of Netflix's efforts to expand its anime catalog.{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=January 1, 2016|title=Netflix Adds Detective Conan Anime Streaming|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-01/netflix-adds-detective-conan-anime-streaming/.97124|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902072743/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-01/netflix-adds-detective-conan-anime-streaming/.97124|archive-date=September 2, 2017|access-date=September 3, 2017|work=Anime News Network}} In January 2021, Netflix removed the episodes.
It was revealed in February 2023 that TMS Entertainment commissioned a new English dub of Case Closed, with episodes of the anime beginning streaming on Tubi that same month, starting at episode 965.{{Cite web|last=Dennison|first=Kara|title=Case Closed English Dub Anime Series Added to Tubi|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2023/02/09-1/detective-conan-prevails-as-tubi-launches-case-closed-dubbed-anime|access-date=February 9, 2023|website=Crunchyroll|archive-date=February 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209235150/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2023/02/09-1/detective-conan-prevails-as-tubi-launches-case-closed-dubbed-anime|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Tubi Streams 10 New English-Dubbed Episodes for Case Closed Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-09/tubi-streams-10-new-english-dubbed-episodes-for-case-closed-anime/.194692|access-date=February 9, 2023|website=Anime News Network|archive-date=February 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209182958/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-09/tubi-streams-10-new-english-dubbed-episodes-for-case-closed-anime/.194692|url-status=live}} This marked the first English dub for the series since 2010.{{Cite web|last=Ryan|first=Louis|date=February 20, 2023|title=Case Closed Returns to the US for First Time in 13 Years|url=https://thepostrider.com/case-closed-returns-to-the-us-for-first-time-in-13-years/|access-date=April 2, 2023|website=The Postrider|archive-date=April 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402165220/https://thepostrider.com/case-closed-returns-to-the-us-for-first-time-in-13-years/|url-status=live}} The dub is produced by Florida-based studio Macias Group with a new dub cast (except for the voices of Shinichi, Conan, Ran, Kogoro, and Kaito Kid, whose voice actors were retained from the Bang Zoom! Entertainment home video dubs).Credits from {{cite episode|title=Kaiju Gomera vs Kamen Yaiba (Prologue)|series=Case Closed|station=|airdate=February 15, 2023|season=30|series-link=Case Closed|network=Tubi|date=|number=965}}
==Films==
{{See also|List of Case Closed films{{!}}List of Case Closed films}}
Twenty-seven feature films based on the Case Closed series have been released. They are animated by TMS Entertainment and produced by Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Nippon Television, ShoPro, and Toho.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220043248/http://www.toho.co.jp/lineup/conan2010/|archive-date=February 20, 2011|url=http://www.toho.co.jp/lineup/conan2010/|title=Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky|publisher=Toho|language=Japanese|access-date=September 25, 2010|url-status=dead}} The first seven were directed by Kenji Kodama; films 8–14 were directed by Yasuichiro Yamamoto; films 15–21 were directed by Kobun Shizuno; film 22 and 26 were directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa; films 23, 24, and 27 were directed by Chika Nagaoka; and film 25 was directed by Susumu Mitsunaka. The films have been released in April of each year, starting in 1997 with the first film, Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118063930/http://www.conan-movie.jp/14case/index.html|archive-date=January 18, 2012|url=http://www.conan-movie.jp/14case/index.html|title=Detective Conan movie archives|publisher=Conan-movie.jp|language=Japanese|access-date=March 29, 2011}} The 28th and latest film, Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback, was released on April 18, 2025. The second film and onwards were the top twenty grossing anime films in Japan.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613064628/http://eiren.org/toukei/1998.html|archive-date=June 13, 2010|url=http://www.eiren.org/toukei/1998.html|title=Highest grossing movies of 1998 in Japan|publisher=Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan|language=Japanese|access-date=May 13, 2008|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eiren.org/boxoffice_e/index.html|title=Highest grossing movies of 2011 in Japan|publisher=Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan|access-date=July 9, 2012|archive-date=December 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207193029/http://www.eiren.org/boxoffice_e/index.html|url-status=live}} The revenue earned from the films funded Toho's other film projects.{{cite book|last=Berra|first=John|title=Directory of World Cinema: Japan|publisher=Intellect Ltd|date=June 1, 2010|isbn=978-1-84150-335-6|chapter=Contemporary Blockbuster}} Each film was adapted into two film comics which were released in the fourth quarter of the same year.{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208223925/http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=4091248713|archive-date=December 8, 2012|url=http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=4091248713|title=Detective Conan Movie: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper Part 1|publisher=Shogakukan|language=Japanese|access-date=February 21, 2010|url-status=dead }}{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209011316/http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=9784091225757|archive-date=December 9, 2012|url=http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=9784091225757|title=Detective Conan Movie: The Lost Ship in the Sky Part 2|publisher=Shogakukan|language=Japanese|access-date=January 2, 2011|url-status=dead }} Funimation released English dubbed versions of the first six films on Region 1 DVDs between October 3, 2006, and February 16, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/Case-Closed-The-Time-Bombed-Skyscraper-The-Movie/Kenji-Kodama/e/704400077906|title=Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper - The Movie|publisher=Barnes & Noble|access-date=November 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624101704/http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/Case-Closed-The-Time-Bombed-Skyscraper-The-Movie/Kenji-Kodama/e/704400077906|archive-date=June 24, 2011|url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/XbEbP-mbXRAGqDd86t/browse/item/85841/4/0/0|title=Case Closed Movie 6: The Phantom of Baker Street DVD (Hyb)|publisher=The Right Stuf International|access-date=September 25, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908040714/http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/XbEbP-mbXRAGqDd86t/browse/item/85841/4/0/0|archive-date=September 8, 2012}} Bang Zoom! Entertainment has released English dubs of Case Closed films through Discotek Media, starting with the Episode One TV special on July 28, 2020.
==Original video animations==
{{See also|List of Case Closed TV Specials and OVAs{{!}}List of Case Closed TV Specials and OVAs}}
Two original video animations (OVA) series were produced by TMS Entertainment, Nippon Television, and Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. The OVA series Shōnen Sunday Original Animation are yearly mail order episodes available to subscribers of Weekly Shōnen Sunday.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-14/shonen-sunday-mag-offers-detective-conan-anime-dvd|title=New Conan vs. Kaitō Kid story in mail-away offer to readers|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 17, 2010|date=April 14, 2010|archive-date=April 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417074128/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-14/shonen-sunday-mag-offers-detective-conan-anime-dvd|url-status=live}} The first Shōnen Sunday Original Animation was available in Weekly Shōnen Sunday{{'}}s 26th issue in 2000, with eleven OVAs released as of 2011.{{cite journal|journal=Weekly Shōnen Sunday|volume=2000|number=46|publisher=Shogakukan|title= 11 OVAs are available in 26th issue in 2000 as of 2011|language=Japanese}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425035046/http://websunday.net/news/|archive-date=April 25, 2011|url=http://websunday.net/news/#n_zensa|title=『名探偵コナン』特製DVD ～ロンドンからの㊙指令～特製DVD ～ロンドンからの㊙指令～|trans-title=Detective Conan Special DVD: The Secret Order from London|publisher=Shogakukan|language=Japanese|access-date=April 14, 2011|url-status=dead}} The first nine episodes of the OVA series were later encapsulated into four DVD volumes titled Secret Files and were released between March 24, 2006, and April 9, 2010.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927072439/http://www.toho-a-park.com/dvd/item/html/SDV/SDV16119D.html|archive-date=September 27, 2011|url=http://www.toho-a-park.com/dvd/item/html/SDV/SDV16119D.html|title=名探偵コナン Secret File 1|publisher=Toho|access-date=January 7, 2011|language=Japanese|trans-title=Detective Conan Secret File 1|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927072617/http://www.toho-a-park.com/dvd/item/html/SDV/SDV20114R.html|archive-date=September 27, 2011|url=http://www.toho-a-park.com/dvd/item/html/SDV/SDV20114R.html|title=名探偵コナン Secret File 4|publisher=Toho|access-date=January 7, 2011|language=Japanese|trans-title=Detective Conan Secret File 4|url-status=dead}} The second OVA series, entitled Magic File, consists of yearly direct-to-DVD releases. The first Magic File was released on April 11, 2007, and contained four episodes from the anime series.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605193516/http://conandvd.jp/weblog/|archive-date=June 5, 2008|url=http://conandvd.jp/weblog/|title=名探偵コナン Magic File|publisher=Visionare Corporation|language=Japanese|trans-title=Detective Conan Magic File|access-date=January 8, 2011}} The subsequent Magic File OVAs contained an original plot with background ties related to their respective Case Closed theatrical films, beginning with the twelfth film Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear.{{cite web|url=http://conandvd.jp/cp08/index.php|title=名探偵コナン Magic File 2|publisher=Visionare Corporation|language=Japanese|trans-title=Detective Conan Magic File 2|access-date=January 8, 2011|archive-date=August 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813223421/http://conandvd.jp/cp08/index.php|url-status=live}}
==Television special==
A two-hour television special titled Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan was produced by TMS Entertainment, Nippon Television, and Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation and aired on March 27, 2009.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225163134/http://www.ntv.co.jp/lupin-conan/|archive-date=December 25, 2010|url=http://www.ntv.co.jp/lupin-conan/|title=Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan|publisher=Nippon Television|language=Japanese|access-date=January 30, 2009|url-status=dead}} It was first announced in the 9th issue of Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 2009.{{cite journal|journal=Weekly Shōnen Sunday|volume=2009|number=9|title= 9th issue of Weekly Shõnen Sunday in 2009|publisher=Shogakukan|language=Japanese}} The plot follows Kudo as he investigates the death of the Queen of Vespania while Arsène Lupin III from the Lupin III series attempts to steal the Queen's crown. The special earned a household record rating of 19.5 in Japan.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-06/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-march-23-29|title=Japanese Anime TV Ranking, March 23–29|date=April 6, 2009|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 9, 2011|archive-date=May 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503233038/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-06/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-march-23-29|url-status=live}} VAP released the special on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on July 24, 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00287Z2D8/|title=Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (DVD)|date=July 24, 2009 |publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=Japanese|access-date=March 8, 2010|archive-date=January 11, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111235408/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00287Z2D8/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00287Z2DS/|title=Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (Blu-Ray)|date=July 24, 2009 |publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=Japanese|access-date=March 8, 2010|archive-date=January 11, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111173954/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00287Z2DS/|url-status=live}} The special is followed by Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie which takes place after the television special.
=Video games=
{{See also|List of Case Closed video games{{!}}List of Case Closed video games}}
Case Closed{{'}}s expansion into the video games industry followed behind its foray into animation. On December 27, 1996, Detective Conan: Chika Yuuenchi Satsujin Jiken was released for the Game Boy.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725192741/http://www.gamespot.com/gameboy/adventure/meitanteiconanchikaysj/index.html|archive-date=July 25, 2008|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gameboy/adventure/meitanteiconanchikaysj/index.html|title=Detective Conan: Chika|publisher=GameSpot|access-date=February 3, 2010|url-status=dead}} Since then, 24 games have been released. Currently, the majority of the games have only been released in Japan, though Nobilis has localized Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation for the PAL region.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312035623/http://uk.wii.ign.com/objects/892/892926.html|archive-date=March 12, 2012|url=http://uk.wii.ign.com/objects/892/892926.html|title=Case Closed: Mirapolis Investigation|publisher=IGN|access-date=February 3, 2010|url-status=dead}} All dedicated Detective Conan games released for the Game Boy, Sony's consoles, the WonderSwan, and the Nintendo DS have been developed by Bandai.{{cite web
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=Audio CDs=
{{Main|Case Closed discography{{!}}Case Closed discography}}
Katsuo Ono composed and arranged the music in the Case Closed animation; his works have been released on several CDs.{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715001703/http://music.jp.msn.com/music/cd.aspx?cdid=113120|archive-date=July 15, 2012|url=http://music.jp.msn.com/music/cd.aspx?cdid=113120|script-title=ja:｢名探偵コナン｣オリジナル・サウンドトラック 4〜急げ!少年探偵団〜|publisher=MSN|language=Japanese|trans-title=Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 4 (Let's Go! Detective Boys)|access-date=November 28, 2010|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622042641/http://www.universal-music.co.jp/ost/conan/upch1318.html|archive-date=June 22, 2009|url=http://www.universal-music.co.jp/ost/conan/upch1318.html|script-title=ja:名探偵コナンオリジナル サウンドトラック スーパーベスト 2|publisher=Universal Music Group|language=Japanese|trans-title=Detective Conan: Original Soundtrack Super Best 2|access-date=November 28, 2010|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013081511/http://www.neowing.co.jp/track_for_cdj.html?KEY=JBCJ-9025|archive-date=October 13, 2012|url=http://www.neowing.co.jp/track_for_cdj.html?KEY=JBCJ-9025|title=Detective Conan TV Original Soundtrack Selection Best|publisher=Neowing.co.jp|access-date=November 28, 2010|url-status=dead}} Two image albums, comprising several songs sung by Japanese voice actors of the characters in the animation, were also released.{{cite web|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5vS3xHqmo?url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%B8%9D%E4%B8%B9%E5%B0%8F%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1%E3%81%AB%E5%85%A8%E5%93%A1%E9%9B%86%E5%90%88-%E5%90%8D%E6%8E%A2%E5%81%B5%E3%82%B3%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BD%E3%258|archive-date=January 3, 2011|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000CBO07Q/|title=ぼくがいる〜TVアニメ｢名探偵コナン｣イメージソングアルバム|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|access-date=September 25, 2010|language=Japanese|trans-title=Detective Conan Image Song Album|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219101832/http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%81%BC%E3%81%8F%E3%81%8C%E3%81%84%E3%82%8B-%E4%BC%8A%E7%B9%94/dp/B00005FN07|archive-date=December 19, 2010|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005FN07/|script-title=ja:名探偵コナン・キャラクター・ソング集 帝丹小学校に全員集合!!|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|access-date=September 25, 2010|language=Japanese|trans-title=Detective Conan All Character Best Songs in School|url-status=dead}} Several theme music were performed by pop musicians such as B'z, Zard, and Garnet Crow. The first four theme music were released by Universal Music Group and all releases thereafter were by Being Inc.{{cite web|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5vS3xHqn2?url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E8%83%B8%E3%81%8C%E3%83%89%E3%82%AD%E3%83%89%E3%82%AD-HIGH-LOWS/dp/B00005FDVP|archive-date=January 2, 2011|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B00005FDVP/|title=胸がドキドキ (Single)|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=Japanese|trans-title=My Heart Pounds|access-date=December 2, 2010|url-status=dead}} {{cite web|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5vS3xHqn9?url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/Feel-Heart-%E5%A4%A2%E3%82%92%E3%81%A8%E3%82%81%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84%E3%81%A7%E3%81%84%E3%81%A6-VELVET-GARDEN/dp/B00005FN5V|archive-date=January 2, 2011|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B00005FN5V/|title=Feel your Heart (Single)|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=Japanese|access-date=December 2, 2010|url-status=dead}} {{cite web|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5vS3xHqnH?url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/STEP-ZIGGY/dp/B00005FHA0|archive-date=January 2, 2011|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B00005FHA0/|title=Step by Step (Single)|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=Japanese|access-date=December 2, 2010|url-status=dead}} {{cite web|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5vS3xHqnO?url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E8%BF%B7%E5%AE%AE%E3%81%AE%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA-heath/dp/B00005FN5S|archive-date=January 2, 2011|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B00005FN5S/|title=迷宮のラヴァーズ (Single)|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=Japanese|trans-title=Lovers of Labyrinth|access-date=December 2, 2010|url-status=dead}} {{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B00005FN6F/|title=Happy Birthday (Single)|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|language=Japanese|access-date=December 2, 2010|archive-date=May 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510121049/http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B00005FN6F|url-status=live}}
The Best of Detective Conan and The Best of Detective Conan 2 albums collectively sold over 2.2{{nbsp}}million copies, while singles from The Best of Detective Conan 3 collectively sold over 1.6{{nbsp}}million copies.{{cite news|title=B'z、ZARD収録、『名探偵コナン』テーマ曲集第3弾発売|url=http://music.jp.msn.com/news/5737.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080815133526/http://music.jp.msn.com/news/5737.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 15, 2008|access-date=August 15, 2008|work=MSN News|date=August 7, 2008}} On July 25, 2017, the singer Mai Kuraki was awarded a Guinness World Record for singing the most theme songs in a single anime series, having sung 21 songs for Detective Conan, starting with her hit song "Secret of My Heart" (2000).{{cite news|title=Japanese singer Mai Kuraki claims animation theme songs record for Detective Conan aka Case Closed|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2017/7/japanese-singer-mai-kuraki-claims-animation-theme-songs-record-for-detective-cona-483615|work=Guinness World Records|date=July 27, 2017|access-date=December 1, 2018|archive-date=December 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220020427/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2017/7/japanese-singer-mai-kuraki-claims-animation-theme-songs-record-for-detective-cona-483615|url-status=live}}
=Live-action drama=
{{See also|List of Detective Conan live action drama episodes{{!}}List of Detective Conan live action drama episodes}}
Four live action drama TV specials and a TV series were created by Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation and TMS entertainment based on the series.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060715034208/http://www.ytv.co.jp/conan_drama/|archive-date=July 15, 2006|url=http://www.ytv.co.jp/conan_drama/|title=Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge official website plot|publisher=Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation|language=Japanese|access-date=March 29, 2011}} The first two specials aired in 2006 and 2007 featuring Shun Oguri portraying the teenage Jimmy Kudo and Tomoka Kurokawa as Rachel Moore.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623122451/http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/2671715|archive-date=June 23, 2011|url=http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/2671715|title=Detective Conan Drama 2 DVD|publisher=HMV|language=Japanese|access-date=March 31, 2011|url-status=live}} The third and fourth TV specials aired in 2011 and 2012 featuring Junpei Mizobata as Jimmy and Shioli Kutsuna as Rachel.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829022923/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/84538/full/|archive-date=August 29, 2011|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/84538/full/|title=溝端淳平、実写版SPドラマ『名探偵コナン』で"2代目"工藤新一役に抜擢|date=February 9, 2011|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese|trans-title=Mizohata Juntaira, Detective Conan TV Live action drama, Junpei Mizobata chosen as second generation Kudo|access-date=June 2, 2011|url-status=live}} The cast used for those TV specials were used for the television series which aired between July 7 and September 29, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.ytv.co.jp/conan-drama/story01/index.html|title=Kudo Shinichi he no Chosenjo episode 1|publisher=Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation|language=Japanese|access-date=July 11, 2011|archive-date=July 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711005330/http://www.ytv.co.jp/conan-drama/story01/index.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ytv.co.jp/conan-drama/story13/index.html|title=Kudo Shinichi he no Chosenjo episode 13|publisher=Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation|language=Japanese|access-date=October 9, 2011|archive-date=October 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002175902/http://www.ytv.co.jp/conan-drama/story13/index.html|url-status=live}}
Reception
=Popularity=
The series has ranked on the "Book of the Year" list from Media Factory's Da Vinci magazine, where professional book reviewers, bookstore employees, and Da Vinci readers participate; it ranked fifth in 2012;{{cite web|last=Nelkin|first=Sarah|title=Da Vinci Magazine Lists 2012's Top Manga Series|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-06/da-vinci-magazine-lists-2012-top-manga-series|website=Anime News Network|date=December 6, 2012|access-date=December 7, 2021|archive-date=October 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031130835/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-06/da-vinci-magazine-lists-2012-top-manga-series|url-status=live}} eleventh in 2014;{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Attack on Titan Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Ranking for 2nd Year|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-08/attack-on-titan-tops-da-vinci-magazine-ranking-for-2nd-year/.81801|website=Anime News Network|date=December 8, 2014|access-date=December 7, 2021|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020054706/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-08/attack-on-titan-tops-da-vinci-magazine-ranking-for-2nd-year/.81801|url-status=live}} fourth in 2015;{{cite web|last=Blyden|first=Jabulani|title=March comes in like a lion Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Rankings for 2015|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-06/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-tops-da-vinci-magazine-rankings-for-2015/.96157|website=Anime News Network|date=December 6, 2015|access-date=December 7, 2021|archive-date=November 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115181852/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-06/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-tops-da-vinci-magazine-rankings-for-2015/.96157|url-status=live}} sixth in 2016;{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=March comes in like a lion Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Rankings for 2nd Year|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-06/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-tops-da-vinci-magazine-rankings-for-2nd-year/.109547|website=Anime News Network|date=December 6, 2016|access-date=December 7, 2021|archive-date=December 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219132634/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-06/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-tops-da-vinci-magazine-rankings-for-2nd-year/.109547|url-status=live}} fifth in 2017;{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=March comes in like a lion Manga Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Rankings for 3rd Straight Year|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-07/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-manga-tops-da-vinci-magazine-rankings-for-3rd-straight-year/.124899|website=Anime News Network|date=December 7, 2017|access-date=December 7, 2021|archive-date=November 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109092359/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-07/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-manga-tops-da-vinci-magazine-rankings-for-3rd-straight-year/.124899|url-status=live}} first in 2018;{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Detective Conan Manga Tops Da Vinci Ranking|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-06/detective-conan-manga-tops-da-vinci-ranking/.140435|website=Anime News Network|date=December 6, 2018|access-date=December 7, 2021|archive-date=November 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115181855/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-06/detective-conan-manga-tops-da-vinci-ranking/.140435|url-status=live}} fifth in 2019;{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Kingdom Manga Tops Da Vinci Ranking|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-06/kingdom-manga-tops-da-vinci-ranking/.154037|website=Anime News Network|date=December 6, 2019|access-date=December 7, 2021|archive-date=March 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210317003757/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-06/kingdom-manga-tops-da-vinci-ranking/.154037|url-status=live}} sixth in 2020;{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Demon Slayer Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-05/demon-slayer-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.167101|website=Anime News Network|date=December 5, 2020|access-date=November 9, 2021|archive-date=February 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217230911/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-05/demon-slayer-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.167101|url-status=live}} tenth in 2021;{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Demon Slayer Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking for 2nd Consecutive Year|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-06/demon-slayer-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking-for-2nd-consecutive-year/.180340|website=Anime News Network|date=December 6, 2021|access-date=December 7, 2021|archive-date=December 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208082249/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-06/demon-slayer-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking-for-2nd-consecutive-year/.180340|url-status=live}} fifth in 2022;{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Spy×Family Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-06/spy-family-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.192624|website=Anime News Network|date=December 6, 2022|access-date=December 6, 2022|archive-date=December 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206080401/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-06/spy-family-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.192624|url-status=live}} eighth in 2023;{{cite web|last=Tai|first=Anita|title=Tomoko Yamashita's Ikoku Nikki Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-05/tomoko-yamashita-ikoku-nikki-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.205150|website=Anime News Network|date=December 5, 2023|access-date=December 5, 2023|archive-date=December 6, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231206031031/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-05/tomoko-yamashita-ikoku-nikki-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.205150|url-status=live}} and thirteenth in 2024.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen Tops 2024 Da Vinci Manga Ranking|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-06/gege-akutami-jujutsu-kaisen-tops-2024-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.218711|website=Anime News Network|date=December 6, 2024|access-date=December 7, 2024|archive-date=December 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207042703/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-06/gege-akutami-jujutsu-kaisen-tops-2024-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.218711|url-status=live}} On TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, Case Closed ranked fourth, behind One Piece, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Slam Dunk.{{cite web|script-title=ja:テレビ朝日『国民15万人がガチで投票!漫画総選挙』ランキング結果まとめ！ 栄えある1位に輝く漫画は!?|url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1609599746|website=Animate Times|publisher=Animate|date=January 3, 2021|access-date=January 3, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210103023119/https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1609599746|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|title=TV Asahi Announces Top 100 Manga Voted on By 150,000 Readers|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-01-05/tv-asahi-announces-top-100-manga-voted-on-by-150000-readers/.168145|website=Anime News Network|date=January 5, 2021|access-date=January 8, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126212008/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-01-05/tv-asahi-announces-top-100-manga-voted-on-by-150000-readers/.168145|url-status=live}}
The animated adaptation of the series was also popular in Japan, appearing in the top six of Japanese TV Rankings at various times.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 23–29|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-05-08/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-april-23-29|website=Anime News Network|date=May 8, 2007|access-date=December 7, 2010|archive-date=November 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108203747/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-05-08/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-april-23-29|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Japanese Anime TV Ranking, November 22–28|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-05/japan-animation-tv-ranking-november-22-28|website=Anime News Network|date=December 5, 2010|access-date=December 7, 2010|archive-date=December 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207184550/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-05/japan-animation-tv-ranking-november-22-28|url-status=live}} The television series ranked among the top twenty in polls conducted by anime magazine Animage from 1996 to 2001.{{cite web|script-title=ja:第19回アニメグランプリ|trans-title=19th Annual Anime Grand Prix|url=http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1997.html|website=Animage|date=June 1997|access-date=October 16, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=December 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213080835/http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1997.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:第20回アニメグランプリ|trans-title=20th Annual Anime Grand Prix|url=http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1998.html|website=Animage|date=June 1998|access-date=October 16, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=December 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213074154/http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1998.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:第21回アニメグランプリ|trans-title=21st Annual Anime Grand Prix|url=http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1999.html|website=Animage|date=June 1999|access-date=October 16, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=December 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213073754/http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1999.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:第22回アニメグランプリ|trans-title=22nd Annual Anime Grand Prix|url=http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_2000.html|website=Animage|date=June 2000|access-date=October 16, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=December 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213073830/http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_2000.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:第23回アニメグランプリ|trans-title=23rd Annual Anime Grand Prix|url=http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_2001.html|website=Animage|date=June 2001|access-date=October 16, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=December 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213081230/http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_2001.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:第24回アニメグランプリ|trans-title=24th Annual Anime Grand Prix|url=http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_2002.html|website=Animage|date=June 2002|access-date=October 16, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=December 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213075348/http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_2002.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=More details Regarding Animage Top 100|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-01-16/more-details-regarding-animage-top-100|website=Anime News Network|date=January 16, 2001|access-date=April 27, 2014|archive-date=April 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420062747/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-01-16/more-details-regarding-animage-top-100|url-status=live}} It also placed better than twenty-third in polls for the Top 100 anime conducted by Japanese television network TV Asahi in 2005–06.{{cite web|title=TV Asahi Top 100 anime 2005|url=http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/anime100/contents/ranking/cur/index.html|publisher=TV Asahi|access-date=October 9, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=August 11, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060811063208/http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/anime100/contents/ranking/cur/index.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|title=TV Asahi Top 100 Anime (Part 2)|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime-part-2|website=Anime News Network|date=September 23, 2005|access-date=December 29, 2009|archive-date=December 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091226001756/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-09-23/tv-asahi-top-100-anime-part-2|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=TV Asahi Top 100 anime 2006|url=http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/anime100/contents/2006user/cur/|publisher=TV Asahi|access-date=October 9, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=May 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527230822/http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/anime100/contents/2006user/cur/|url-status=dead}} The series received considerable airtime in China; it was the second most broadcast animation there in 2004.{{cite book|last=Keane|first=Michael|title=Created in China: the great new leap forward|publisher=Routledge|date=December 14, 2007|isbn=978-0-415-41614-6}}
In 2006, the Japanese government used Conan in campaigns to help promote crime awareness among children.{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|title=Detective Conan Helps Kids Fight Crime|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-09-18/detective-conan-helps-kids-fight-crime|website=Anime News Network|date=September 18, 2006|access-date=October 16, 2010|archive-date=January 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102223316/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-09-18/detective-conan-helps-kids-fight-crime|url-status=live}} Targeting the same audience, Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs used Conan and his friends in two pamphlets: one to promote the ministry's mission, the other to introduce the 34th G8 summit held in the country in 2010.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Japanese Government Hires Detective Conan for PR Campaign|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-04-09/japanese-government-hires-cite-detective-conan/cite-for-pr-campaign|website=Anime News Network|date=April 9, 2007|archive-date=January 2, 2011|access-date=October 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102223322/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-04-09/japanese-government-hires-cite-detective-conan/cite-for-pr-campaign|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:名探偵コナン-外務省を探る-|trans-title=Detective Conan Investigates the Ministry of Foreign Affairs|url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/press/pr/pub/pamph/conan.html|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)|access-date=January 28, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=December 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205154344/http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/press/pr/pub/pamph/conan.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Japan Hires Detective Conan to Introduce World Summit|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-04-08/japan-hires-detective-conan-to-introduce-world-summit|website=Anime News Network|date=April 8, 2008|access-date=October 16, 2010|archive-date=November 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128132305/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-04-08/japan-hires-detective-conan-to-introduce-world-summit|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:名探偵コナン-サミットガイド-|trans-title=Detective Conan – Guide to Summit|url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/press/pr/pub/pamph/conan_summit.html|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)|access-date=January 28, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=December 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205154241/http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/press/pr/pub/pamph/conan_summit.html|url-status=dead}} Several characters in the series featured in the sixth installment of the Anime, Heroes and Heroines commemorative stamp series issued by Japan Post in 2006.{{cite web|title=Detective Conan Special Stamp Collection|url=http://www.post.japanpost.jp/kitte_hagaki/stamp/tokusyu/2006/h180403_t.html|publisher=Japan Post|access-date=December 8, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=April 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426020235/http://www.post.japanpost.jp/kitte_hagaki/stamp/tokusyu/2006/h180403_t.html|url-status=dead}} Aoyama and his creations are celebrated in his hometown Hokuei, Tottori; a museum with exhibits of his work is located there, and several bronze statues of Jimmy Kudo, Conan Edogawa, and Rachel Moore are installed in various locations throughout the town.{{cite web|title=Gosho Aoyama's Profile|url=http://www.conan-town.jp/contents/sec2_6.htm|publisher=Conan-Town.jp|access-date=March 19, 2011|language=ja|archive-date=March 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315072256/http://www.conan-town.jp/contents/sec2_6.htm|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|title=Aoyama World|url=http://www.conan-town.jp/contents/sec2_1_5.htm|publisher=Conan-Town.jp|access-date=March 19, 2011|language=ja|archive-date=July 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722101725/http://www.conan-town.jp/contents/sec2_1_5.htm|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:工藤新一の像|trans-title=Shinichi Kudo Statue|url=http://www.conan-town.jp/contents/sec2_1_2.htm|publisher=Conan-Town.jp|access-date=April 3, 2017|language=ja|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182843/http://www.conan-town.jp/contents/sec2_1_2.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:コナンの像|trans-title=Conan Statue|url=http://www.conan-town.jp/contents/sec2_1_1.htm|publisher=Conan-Town.jp|access-date=January 28, 2010|language=ja|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223904/http://www.conan-town.jp/contents/sec2_1_1.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:大栄小学校|trans-title=Taiei Elementary|url=http://www.conan-town.jp/contents/sec2_1_6.htm|publisher=Conan-Town.jp|access-date=April 3, 2017|language=ja|archive-date=April 5, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405012052/http://www.conan-town.jp/contents/sec2_1_6.htm|url-status=dead}} It also has other tourist attractions related to Detective Conan, including a Detective Conan themed airport and train station, and it is promoted as Conan Town.{{Cite news|url=https://matcha-jp.com/en/5431|title=Meet Detective Conan In Tottori! Explore The World Of Manga And Anime {{!}} MATCHA - JAPAN TRAVEL WEB MAGAZINE|last=MATCHA|work=MATCHA - JAPAN TRAVEL WEB MAGAZINE|access-date=August 31, 2018|language=ja-JP|archive-date=August 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831104915/https://matcha-jp.com/en/5431|url-status=live}}
In 2018, Case Closed caught the attention of American late night talk show host Conan O'Brien, who discussed the character Conan Edogawa as well as Conan Town in his talk show Conan,{{Cite news|last=McDonald|first=Andy|title=Conan O'Brien Is Headed To Japan To Visit 'Conan Town'|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/conan-obrien-is-headed-to-japan-to-visit-conan-town_us_5b880422e4b0162f47206e30|work=Huffington Post|date=August 31, 2018|access-date=August 31, 2018|archive-date=December 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202130923/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/conan-obrien-is-headed-to-japan-to-visit-conan-town_us_5b880422e4b0162f47206e30|url-status=live}} and visited the town in September 2018.{{Cite news|last=Suk|first=Sarah|title=Conan O'Brien's showdown in Japan's 'Conan Town' ends peacefully after 1,000-hamburger barbecue|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/09/07/national/conan-obriens-showdown-japans-conan-town-ends-peacefully-1000-hamburger-barbecue/|work=The Japan Times|date=September 7, 2018|access-date=September 10, 2018|issn=0447-5763|archive-date=September 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919020001/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/09/07/national/conan-obriens-showdown-japans-conan-town-ends-peacefully-1000-hamburger-barbecue/|url-status=live}}
==Sales==
By October 2021, the Case Closed manga had over 250 million copies in circulation worldwide, making it one of the best-selling manga series,{{Cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Detective Conan Manga Has 250 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-18/detective-conan-manga-has-250-million-copies-in-circulation-worldwide/.178559|website=Anime News Network|date=October 18, 2021|access-date=October 18, 2021|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018081507/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-18/detective-conan-manga-has-250-million-copies-in-circulation-worldwide/.178559|url-status=live}} having been sold in 25 countries. By January 2023, the manga had over 270 million copies in circulation worldwide.{{cite web|script-title=ja:コナン声優に〝同期〟の沢村一樹 テレビ放送開始の96年に俳優デビュー 4.14公開、映画「名探偵コナン 黒鉄の魚影」|url=https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/619396|publisher=Chunichi Shimbun|date=January 18, 2023|access-date=January 20, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=January 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117224654/https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/619396|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Detective Conan Manga Has 270 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2023-01-22/detective-conan-manga-has-270-million-copies-in-circulation-worldwide/.194069|website=Anime News Network|date=January 22, 2023|access-date=January 22, 2023|archive-date=January 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122063221/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2023-01-22/detective-conan-manga-has-270-million-copies-in-circulation-worldwide/.194069|url-status=live}} In Japan, individual volumes frequently appear on the lists of best-selling manga.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, #1–25|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-19/2008-yearly-japanese-comic-ranking-no.1-25|website=Anime News Network|date=December 19, 2008|access-date=October 18, 2010|archive-date=August 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811114320/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-19/2008-yearly-japanese-comic-ranking-no.1-25|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2010|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-02/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-volume/1st-half-of-2010|website=Anime News Network|date=June 2, 2010|access-date=October 18, 2010|archive-date=October 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021064217/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-02/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-volume/1st-half-of-2010|url-status=live}} Case Closed was the nineteenth best selling manga in 2011, with 2,120,091 copies sold.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2011|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2011|website=Anime News Network|date=December 1, 2011|access-date=November 18, 2013|archive-date=October 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013123424/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2011|url-status=live}} Nikkei Entertainment magazine published a list of top 50 manga creators by sales since January 2010, in its September 2011 issue; Gosho Aoyama, the author of Case Closed was ranked sixteenth, with 3,320,000 copies sold.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Top 50 Manga Creators by Sales Since 2010|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-05/top-50-manga-creators-by-sales-since-2010|website=Anime News Network|date=August 6, 2011|access-date=November 18, 2013|archive-date=October 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011161426/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-05/top-50-manga-creators-by-sales-since-2010|url-status=live}} It was the seventeenth best selling manga in 2012, with 2,430,572 copies sold.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=30 Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2012|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-02/30-top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2012|website=Anime News Network|date=December 3, 2012|access-date=November 18, 2013|archive-date=June 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618151720/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-02/30-top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2012|url-status=live}} In 2013, Case Closed became the 24th best selling manga, with 1,966,206 copies sold.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2013|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-01/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2013|website=Anime News Network|date=December 1, 2013|access-date=January 1, 2014|archive-date=December 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229151828/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-01/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2013|url-status=live}} In 2024, alongside Space Brothers, Case Closed won the grand prize of Rakuten Kobo's second E-book Award in the "Long Seller Comic" category.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Berserk of Gluttony, Dungeon People, Oblivion Battery Manga Win 2nd Rakuten Kobo e-Book Awards 2024|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-06-03/berserk-of-gluttony-dungeon-people-oblivion-battery-manga-win-2nd-rakuten-kobo-e-book-awards-2024/.211464|website=Anime News Network|date=June 3, 2024|access-date=June 3, 2024|archive-date=June 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603072510/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-06-03/berserk-of-gluttony-dungeon-people-oblivion-battery-manga-win-2nd-rakuten-kobo-e-book-awards-2024/.211464|url-status=live}}
Licensed merchandise based on Detective Conan are sold in Asia. In Japan, Detective Conan licensed merchandise sold {{JPY|2.89 billion}} in 2003, {{JPY|{{#expr:2.74+5.61+4.78+4.16}} billion}} during 2005{{ndash}}2008, and {{JPY|{{#expr:2.75+3.37+2.91}} billion}} during 2010{{ndash}}2012, adding up to at least {{JPY|29.21 billion}} ({{US$|{{To USD|29210|JPN|year=2012}} million|long=no}}) sold in Japan between 2003 and 2012.{{cite news|script-title=ja:在日本，地位最高的动漫是哆啦a梦么？|url=http://www.taojinjubao.com/zhihu/267465.html|website=Taojinjubao|publisher=Character Databank (CharaBiz)|date=January 6, 2018|access-date=December 1, 2018|archive-date=September 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909185415/http://www.taojinjubao.com/zhihu/267465.html|url-status=dead}} The first volume of Case Closed appeared thrice in the top ten selling lists, right after its premiere,{{cite web|title=Spiegelman's 'No Towers' Tops BookScan List|url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/5795.html|website=ICv2|date=October 4, 2004|access-date=January 1, 2013|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203042424/http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/5795.html|url-status=live}} the same volume has also appeared in the Diamond Comic Distributors's ranking list.{{cite web|title=Top 100 Graphic Novels Actual--August 2004|url=http://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/5714/top-100-graphic-novels-actual-august-2004|website=ICv2|date=September 20, 2004|access-date=January 1, 2013|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126112407/https://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/5714/top-100-graphic-novels-actual-august-2004|url-status=live}} Later-published volumes have appeared on The New York Times Manga Best Sellers lists.{{cite web|title=Best Sellers Manga|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2010-11-07/manga/list.html|website=The New York Times|date=November 7, 2010|access-date=December 27, 2010|archive-date=December 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219023412/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2010-11-07/manga/list.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Best Seller Manga|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-05-01/manga/list.html?date=2011-05-01&category=manga&pagewanted=print|website=The New York Times|date=May 1, 2011|access-date=September 30, 2012|archive-date=October 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010143/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-05-01/manga/list.html?date=2011-05-01&category=manga&pagewanted=print|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Best Seller Manga|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-05-01/manga/list.html|website=The New York Times|date=May 1, 2011|access-date=September 30, 2012|archive-date=March 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314180717/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-05-01/manga/list.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Best Seller Manga|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-01-29/manga/list.html|website=The New York Times|date=January 29, 2012|access-date=September 30, 2012|archive-date=January 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125222611/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-01-29/manga/list.html|url-status=live}} Case Closed is one of the best-selling manga in Vietnam,{{cite web|title=Vì sao 'Thám tử lừng danh Conan' là bộ truyện có tuổi thọ lâu nhất?|url=https://znews.vn/vi-sao-tham-tu-lung-danh-conan-la-bo-truyen-co-tuoi-tho-lau-nhat-post1071926.html|website={{ill|Zing News|vi|Zing}}|date=April 12, 2020|access-date=June 16, 2022|language=vi|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216004636/https://zingnews.vn/vi-sao-tham-tu-lung-danh-conan-la-bo-truyen-co-tuoi-tho-lau-nhat-post1071926.html|url-status=live}} with volumes 93–96, surpassing the 1.5 million digital copies each by 2020.{{cite web|title=Lượng đăng ký xuất bản lớn, Conan được yêu thích ra sao ở Việt Nam?|url=https://znews.vn/luong-dang-ky-xuat-ban-lon-conan-duoc-yeu-thich-ra-sao-o-viet-nam-post1119109.html|website={{ill|Zing News|vi|Zing}}|date=August 13, 2020|access-date=June 16, 2022|language=vi|archive-date=June 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607170945/https://zingnews.vn/luong-dang-ky-xuat-ban-lon-conan-duoc-yeu-thich-ra-sao-o-viet-nam-post1119109.html|url-status=live}}
=Critical response=
In the United States, Case Closed received praises from Mania.com's Eduardo M. Chavez and IGN's A. E. Sparrow for its stories—telling the mysteries and how they were unfolded by the investigations of Conan and gang. Sparrow called the style of the series a mix of Scooby-Doo and Sherlock Holmes, while Chavez believed the manga had appeal to readers of all ages.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930075707/http://www.mania.com/case-closed-vol-01_article_81858.html|archive-date=September 30, 2009|url=http://www.mania.com/case-closed-vol-01_article_81858.html|title=Case Closed Vol. #01 review|author=Eduardo M. Chavez|date=October 20, 2004|publisher=Mania.com|access-date=December 29, 2009|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313161935/http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/839/839503p1.html|archive-date=March 13, 2012|url=http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/839/839503p1.html|title=Case Closed: Volume 21 Review|author=A. E. Sparrow|date=December 4, 2007|publisher=IGN|access-date=December 29, 2009|url-status=dead}} Melissa Sternenberg from THEM Anime Reviews gave the series 5 out of 5 stars, she praised its animation and plot, and described it as "what puts Detective Conan as my all-time favorite anime is the superb writing. I soak up Detective Conan like a good book, I get so drawn into every episode that everything around me just sinks away and it is just me and the episode. It is engrossing. I can not think of another word for it. Like I said, every episode is fresh, and every mystery that is solved is profound. The kid is a prodigy, and you can not blink while watching an episode of this wonderful series".{{cite web|url=https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=704|title=Detective Conan Review|publisher=THEM Anime Reviews|first=Melissa|last=Sternenberg|access-date=November 4, 2012|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112013331/http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=704|url-status=live}}
ActiveAnime's reviewers commented on complex character design and the "spirit" that the series has, indicating that fans of serialized mystery shows would rather enjoy it. The series is also said to better suit the more matured audience.{{cite web|url=http://activeanime.com/html/2007/06/13/case-closed-season-2-vol-2-death-wears-a-blindfold/|title=CASE CLOSED SEASON 2 – VOL. 2: DEATH WEARS A BLINDFOLD|publisher=activeAnime|first=Scott|last=Campbell|access-date=June 21, 2013|archive-date=December 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212093522/http://activeanime.com/html/2007/06/13/case-closed-season-2-vol-2-death-wears-a-blindfold/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://activeanime.com/html/2007/01/29/case-closed-2-cracking-the-perfect-alibi-case-2-advance-review/|title=CASE CLOSED 2: CRACKING THE PERFECT ALIBI (CASE 2) [ADVANCE REVIEW]|publisher=activeAnime|first=Holly|last=Ellingwood|access-date=June 21, 2013|archive-date=October 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030212024/http://activeanime.com/html/2007/01/29/case-closed-2-cracking-the-perfect-alibi-case-2-advance-review/|url-status=dead}} Lori Lancaster of Mania.com described Case Closed as "a clever series that had mysteries at every corner", noting the "bizarre" and "interesting" nature of each case.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814075528/http://www.mania.com/case-closed-season-1-collection_article_80374.html|archive-date=August 14, 2009|url=http://www.mania.com/case-closed-season-1-collection_article_80374.html|title=Case Closed Season 1 Collection|author=Lori Lancaster|date=September 12, 2008|publisher=Mania.com|access-date=November 28, 2010|url-status=dead}} IGN's Chris Wyatt was positive to the manner the cases were set up, relating them to Agatha Christie's locked-room mysteries. He described the series as "Inspector Gadget meets Law & Order but in an anime style".{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/05/14/case-closed-the-exploits-of-genius|title=Case Closed: The Exploits of Genius|author=Chris Wyatt|date=May 14, 2007|publisher=IGN|access-date=December 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312012644/http://uk.dvd.ign.com/articles/788/788270p1.html|archive-date=March 12, 2012|url-status=live}}
In the United States, the dubbed series faced several negative reactions toward its changes to localize the content for international English-speaking audiences, mostly North American. Jeffrey Harris of IGN found it pointless to change the names of the characters, and Anime News Network's Carl Kimlinger said that the changes of certain Japanese cultural references rendered several parts of the mysteries and their investigation illogical.{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/09/27/case-closed-32-death-wears-a-blindfold-dvd-review|title=Case Closed – 3.2: Death Wears a Blindfold DVD Review|author=Jeffrey Harris|date=September 27, 2007|publisher=IGN|access-date=December 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312012648/http://uk.dvd.ign.com/articles/822/822435p1.html|archive-date=March 12, 2012|url-status=live}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223154745/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/case-closed/dvd-2|archive-date=December 23, 2010|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/review/case-closed/dvd-2|title=DVD 2.1 review|author=Carl Kimlinger|date=December 31, 2006|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 28, 2010|url-status=live}} The voice-overs proved to be a mixed bag for Carlo Santos, who reviewed the first DVD release of Case Closed for Anime News Network; he said that while the main characters sounded like "real people", the secondary ones "[came] off as caricatures".{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502152714/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/case-closed/dvd-1|archive-date=May 2, 2011|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/review/case-closed/dvd-1|title=DVD 1: Secret Life of Jimmy Kudo review|author=Carlo Santos|date=November 3, 2004|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 28, 2010|url-status=live}}
=Accolades=
The Case Closed manga series was awarded the 46th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2001.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213085555/http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html|archive-date=December 13, 2010|url=http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html|script-title=ja:小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者|publisher=Shogakukan|language=Japanese|trans-title=Shogakukan Manga Award: Winners|access-date=December 17, 2009|url-status=dead}} It respondents in an online poll for Japanese citizens in their mid-twenties voted Case Closed as one of the top three manga they wanted to continue running in publication.{{cite web|title=Detective Conan Men in Black vs FBI|url=https://shogakukan.asia/detective-conan-men-in-black-vs-fbi/|publisher=Shogakukan Asia|access-date=October 14, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181014124624/http://shogakukan.asia/detective-conan-men-in-black-vs-fbi/|archive-date=October 14, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124091929/http://cobs.jp/enquete/realranking/2011/01/22_1.html|archive-date=January 24, 2011|url=http://cobs.jp/enquete/realranking/2011/01/22_1.html|script-title=ja:【男性編】最終回を迎えてほしくないマンガランキング|date=January 22, 2011|publisher=COBS online|language=Japanese|trans-title=(Men's Edition) Which do you not want to see end Manga Poll|access-date=January 23, 2011|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124091225/http://cobs.jp/enquete/realranking/2011/01/22_2.html|archive-date=January 24, 2011|url=http://cobs.jp/enquete/realranking/2011/01/22_2.html|script-title=ja:【女性編】最終回を迎えてほしくないマンガランキング|date=January 22, 2011|publisher=COBS online|language=Japanese|trans-title=(Women's Edition) Which do you not want to see end Manga Poll|access-date=January 23, 2011|url-status=dead}} In France, the series was nominated for the Angoulême Festival Graphic Novel award among the Japanese selection.{{cite web|url=http://www.bdangouleme.com/competition/S%C3%A9lection%20Jeunesse%202011/24|title=Compétition officielle — Sélection Jeunesse 2011|publisher=Angoulême International Comics Festival|language=French|trans-title=Official Competition — Youth Selection 2011|access-date=January 2, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121161013/http://www.bdangouleme.com/competition/S%C3%A9lection%20Jeunesse%202011/24|archive-date=January 21, 2011|df=mdy-all }} The series ranked on About.com's top continuing manga series of 2010, under the title "Best Underappreciated Gem: Shonen" category.{{cite web|url=http://manga.about.com/od/recommendedreading/tp/Best-Continuing-Manga-Of-2010.01.htm|title=Best Continuing Manga of 2010|publisher=About.com|access-date=September 29, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610190551/http://manga.about.com/od/recommendedreading/tp/Best-Continuing-Manga-Of-2010.01.htm|archive-date=June 10, 2012|df=mdy-all }}
Several of the franchise's films were nominated for awards in their home country. The ninth film was nominated for the feature film category at the 5th Annual Tokyo Anime Awards, and the next five films were nominees for the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year in their respective years of release.{{cite web|last=Mays|first=Jonathan|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-03-27/tokyo-anime-fair-award-winners|title=Tokyo Anime Fair: Award Winners|website=Anime News Network|date=March 27, 2006|access-date=December 17, 2009|archive-date=March 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315000127/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-03-27/tokyo-anime-fair-award-winners|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Evan|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-20/tokikake-wins-animation-of-the-year-at-japanese-academy-awards-follow-up|title=Tokikake Wins "Animation of the Year" at Japanese Academy Awards|date=February 20, 2007|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 20, 2010|archive-date=December 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221100725/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-20/tokikake-wins-animation-of-the-year-at-japanese-academy-awards-follow-up|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-15/tekkonkinkreet-wins-japan-academy-award-for-animation|title=Tekkonkinkreet Wins Japan's Academy Award for Animation|date=February 15, 2008|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 20, 2010|archive-date=October 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091021183144/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-15/tekkonkinkreet-wins-japan-academy-award-for-animation|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-23/ponyo-dmc-won-japan-academy-awards-on-friday|title=Ponyo, DMC Won Japan Academy Awards on Friday|date=February 23, 2009|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 20, 2010|archive-date=December 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221100053/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-23/ponyo-dmc-won-japan-academy-awards-on-friday|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-05/summer-wars-wins-japan-academy-animation-of-the-year|title=Summer Wars Wins Japan Academy's Animation of the Year|date=March 5, 2010|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 19, 2011|archive-date=February 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222050312/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-05/summer-wars-wins-japan-academy-animation-of-the-year|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-17/colorful-arrietty-one-piece-earn-japan-academy-nods|title=Colorful, Arrietty, One Piece Earn Japan Academy Nods|date=December 17, 2010|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 20, 2010|archive-date=December 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219221750/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-17/colorful-arrietty-one-piece-earn-japan-academy-nods|url-status=live}} The anime series won the Anime Grand Prize at the 2024 {{ill|TVer|ja|TVer}} Awards, topping the platform's category in total views.{{cite web|last=Tai|first=Anita|title=Detective Conan Anime Wins Grand Prize at TVer Awards 2024|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-03/detective-conan-anime-wins-grand-prize-at-tver-awards-2024/.221852|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 4, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304020708/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-03/detective-conan-anime-wins-grand-prize-at-tver-awards-2024/.221852|archive-date=March 4, 2025|date=March 3, 2025|url-status=live}}
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Bibliography
- {{Cite book|author=Takuya Furukawa|author2=Tim Gene|title=The Case Closed Casebook: An Essential Guide|date=March 2008|editor=DH Publishing Inc|pages=191|publisher=DH Publishing |isbn=978-1932897302|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VjIammBsksQC}}
- {{Cite book|title=Conan Drill: The Decipherment of The Conan|date=1 May 2003|pages=336|publisher=小学館 |isbn=4-09-179402-5}}
- {{Cite book|title=The Anime Encyclopedia|author=Jonathan Clements|author2=Helen McCarthy|editor=Stone Bridge Press|year=2006|isbn=1845765001|pages=867|publisher=Stone Bridge Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rZg4AAAAQBAJ&q=The+Anime+Encyclopedia}}
- {{Cite book|title=Manga: The Complete Guide|year=2012|pages=592|isbn=9780345539441|editor=Random House|author=Jason Thompson|publisher=Random House Worlds |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GvEFDD4rdWMC&q=%22Detective+Conan%22+manga&pg=PT188}}
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