The Detective Conan franchise is in its 30th anniversary year, with the 29th film still in theaters, a new English-dubbed episode collection arriving on streaming, and the series continuing after the death of Ran Mouri's original voice actress.
The Detective Conan franchise is deep into its 30th anniversary year, marked by a steady stream of merchandise, streaming releases, and theatrical milestones. The 29th film, Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway, crossed 10.8 billion yen in May and remained in the Japanese box office top 10 through June, following the 27th film's record as the highest-grossing entry in the series at 15.8 billion yen. The 27th film screened at Anime Expo 2026 in July, giving U.S. fans a theatrical look at the franchise's top earner.
Streaming availability expanded in July 2026 when Netflix and Crunchyroll added the second part of the "FBI Intervention" curated episode selection, continuing a rollout of previously U.S.-unavailable content with a new English dub. The selection focuses on episodes involving FBI characters and the Black Organization. A review of the earlier "FBI Intervention" release noted that TMS's strategy of releasing episodes out of chronological order can drain dramatic tension from later installments.
The franchise lost one of its original core voice actors in April 2026 when Wakana Yamazaki, the voice of Ran Mouri since the series premiered in 1996, died at age 61. Akemi Okamura, who had filled in since March, permanently succeeded her in the role. Creator Gosho Aoyama released a statement mourning the loss. The series also saw its first crossover with the Precure franchise, airing episodes in late May and early June that brought together characters from Detective Conan and Star Detective Precure!.
Merchandise collaborations have been frequent and varied, including a 20-item apparel line with Graniph, a six-character eyewear collection with Zoff, a seventh volume of Bandai's Itajaga snack toy series, and Sega prize figures of Rei Furuya, Kaito Kid, and Hiroshi Morofushi. The Japan Mint opened pre-orders for limited 30th anniversary coin sets. The series also returned for a second consecutive year of 24-Hour Television charity T-shirts, a first for the program. A Conan Day event is scheduled for September 2026 at a J.League stadium, part of a collaboration with Japanese soccer that included a special episode broadcast.
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Detective Conan topped the Japanese animation TV rankings for August 24-30 with a 5.9% household rating in the Kanto region. Sazae-san followed at 5.8%, while the live-action Exit 8 film earned 10.7%. Data is from Video Research.
The Detective Conan TV anime marks its 30th anniversary with a music-and-fireworks event at Yokohama Yamashita Futo on November 21, 2026. The show pairs past opening themes, ending themes, and background music with fireworks choreographed by Ryo Oya, and characters from the anime and theatrical films appear by voice. Advance ticket sales have begun.
A livestreamed 30th anniversary special announced a new original Detective Conan anime special, The Misohitojima Murder Case, where viewers will attempt to deduce the culprit for the first time in the franchise. Also announced was The Counterfeit Case of Ultra 30, the first new two-hour special in 10 years, set to air September 25.
Sega Fave is releasing Detective Conan prize figures of Phantom Thief Kid and Sasuke Haba in its XrossLink series, both arriving September 18, 2026. The lineup also includes Matowooz! 2WAY mascots and the fifth volume of the Yuru Kore plush series, launching September 11.
ABEMA Anime Festival 2026 announced its third lineup of participating works on August 31. Detective Conan, Crayon Shin-chan, Atashi'nchi, Shirotan, Takopi's Original Sin, and PUI PUI Molcar join the September 19-20 event in Shibuya. All rooftop stage programs at MIYASHITA PARK will stream free on the new ABEMA Anime Festival channel.
JR East is running a Mobile Suica campaign tied to the 30th anniversary of the Detective Conan TV anime, giving away two limited-edition card faces that let users reskin the Mobile Suica app. The campaign starts September 1, 2026. The Detective Boys design goes to anyone who buys a commuting or school commuter pass through Mobile Suica between September 1 and October 7, with no entry required. The Conan Edogawa and Kaito Kid design is part of a shopping course running September 1 to October 15, where 200,000 entrants who meet purchase conditions are drawn by lottery. Winners also receive JRE POINT, with top prizes of 50,000 points for 100 people, 2,000 points for 3,000 people, and 100 points for 196,900 people. The anime began airing in January 1996, making 2026 its 30th year on air. The manga has sold over 270 million copies worldwide and won the 46th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shonen category.
CS broadcaster Satellite Theater announced the program "Rewind the VHS! Our OVA Special," airing nine OVA works from September and October 2026. September includes the Gosho Aoyama short film collections animated by the Detective Conan staff and cast, plus Magic Knight Rayearth, Vampire Princess Miyu, and Tokyo Vice. October brings LedA, Virgust, Puttun Make Love, and Plastic Little.
JR East will give away two limited Mobile Suica card faces designed after the Detective Conan TV anime, starting September 1. The campaign marks the anime's 30th anniversary. One design features the Detective Boys, the other Edogawa Conan and Phantom Thief Kid. The Detective Boys face comes with a commuter pass purchase, while the other is part of a lottery for 200,000 winners.
Universal Studios Japan will release collaboration goods this fall pairing ONE PIECE with Jurassic Park, Detective Conan with Back to the Future, and a Junji Ito Tomie design with Halloween Horror Night's Street Zombies. Eiichiro Oda and Gosho Aoyama shared anniversary comments. Woody Woodpecker and Winnie Woodpecker debut as LINE stamps.
At Anime NYC 2026, TMS premiered the English dub of The Million-dollar Pentagram, the first Detective Conan film dubbed by Studio Nano. The dub features Texas-based actors, including Molly Zhang as Conan and Mauricio Ortiz-Segura as Kid the Phantom Thief, alongside returning actors from the original Funimation Case Closed dub. Reviewer Molly Zhang praised the quality and the cast's chemistry.
Bandai's Vender Division is releasing the second volume of the Precure All Stars Q posket Miniature Collection, a gashapon line that shrinks its crane-game prize figures into boxed miniatures. The new set draws entirely from Yes! Precure 5 GoGo!, with all four characters from that series appearing: Cure Lemonade, Cure Mint, Cure Aqua, and Milky Rose. Each capsule costs 500 yen including tax, and the release is scheduled for the fifth week of August 2026, though timing may vary by region and store. The figures are detailed miniatures whose packaging reproduces the design of the standard Q posket boxes, and they can be removed from their packages. The collection is a capsule product with four types in total. Bandai lists Toei Animation as the copyright holder for the Precure characters. The first volume of the series launched earlier in the Q posket Miniature Collection line, which also includes a separate Detective Conan set debuting in the same month with four characters of its own.
Universal Studios Japan (USJ) announced on Tuesday a line of collaboration merchandise pairing One Piece with Jurassic Park and Detective Conan with Back to the Future, celebrating the theme park's 25th anniversary. The One Piece set shows Monkey D. Luffy at the Jurassic Park attraction interacting with a T-Rex, while the Detective Conan items depict Conan Edogawa and Dr. Agasa in poses inspired by the Back to the Future movie poster, with Conan and Agasa standing in for Marty McFly and Doc Brown. The merchandise includes T-shirts for both collaborations, plus a bottle and tote bag for One Piece, and a mug and figure set for Detective Conan. Items go on sale September 9 at the in-park Studio Style store. As of press time, no prices had been announced. One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda and Detective Conan creator Gōshō Aoyama both released statements congratulating USJ on its anniversary, with Oda thanking the park for the annual One Piece Premier live show and Aoyama expressing excitement about the Back to the Future crossover. Purchasers must show a valid admission ticket or annual pass on the day.
Bandai Spirits is launching a new Gundam figure brand called ABSOLUTE ACT, built around the ABSOLUTE ACTION SYSTEM for articulation. The first entry is the Strike Freedom Gundam from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY, which received its world first display at TOKYO Toy Show 2026, running from August 27 to August 30, 2026. The approximately 185mm tall ABS/PVC figure features movable mechanisms in the neck, shoulders, and waist, plus a waist rail mechanism and shoulder pull-out mechanism for dynamic posing. It includes a high-energy beam rifle, two beam sabers, a connected saber handle, two beam shields, interchangeable wrist parts, and a base with a bendable support rod. Reservations begin August 27, 2026, at general retail stores, with release scheduled for March 2027 at 16,500 yen including tax. TOKYO Toy Show 2026's first two days are trade-only, with public access on August 29 and 30. The show also featured other Gundam items at the Bandai Spirits booth, including Gundam Miximize Gundam Zero and HG 1/144 Gundam Zero.
Bandai Candy announced details for the new STAR GALLERY figure series from Detective PreCure! on its official blog on August 19. The series will be available in two versions: a general retail version priced at 2,500 yen each (excluding tax) and a Premium Bandai version, with ordering information scheduled to begin on their respective e-commerce sites from August 20. STAR GALLERY replaces the discontinued Cutie Figure line, which ended due to factors such as the weak yen and rising raw material costs. The new series aims to continue the figure lineup in a different form while significantly improving product specifications. Figures have been enlarged from approximately 100mm to approximately 110mm, and skirts and small accessories that were previously molded in one piece are now divided for finer sculpting. The target age has also changed from 3 years and older to 15 years and older, based on analysis showing many Cutie Figure buyers were at least 15. The first wave includes Cure Answer, Cure Mystic, and Cure Arcana Shadow, while the second wave adds Cure Eclair and Cure Arcana, with both waves releasing simultaneously. The Premium Bandai version adds fine color coding and gold or pearl paint on some parts.
The Detective Conan and J.League collaboration has released a new visual featuring Kudo Shinichi juggling a ball. Conan Day events are set for September 6 at YANMAR HANASAKA STADIUM and September 19 at MUFG Stadium, with mystery challenges, artist performances, and Conan-themed stadium effects.
Detective Conan creator Gosho Aoyama revealed on Saturday that he has already drafted the thumbnail layouts, or name, for the manga's final chapter. He made the comment during an interview segment on YTV's 24-Jikan Terebi Saishin Jōhō SP program with singers Taiga Kyōmoto and CHANMINA, both self-described fans of the series. CHANMINA, who said she plans her life by thinking backward from the end, asked Aoyama if he works the same way. Aoyama answered that he has drafted the final chapter's layouts, then jokingly offered to show them. Kyōmoto, who had heard the rumor before, cautioned CHANMINA not to take him up on it. Aoyama described the draft as entertaining but gave no story details or timeline for the manga's conclusion. The interview also touched on the series' longevity. Aoyama said he initially expected Detective Conan to end quickly and first realized its popularity with the release of the first theatrical film. He also recalled a conversation with One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda about the unusual experience of having their manga adapted into weekly anime. Detective Conan has run in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday since January 1994, with 108 volumes released as of April 2026.
TVer will stream 37 Detective Conan episodes focused on family themes, one per day from August 1 to September 13, 2026. The selection marks Gosho Aoyama designing the charity T-shirt for the 24-Hour Television 49 broadcast. Each episode is free for one week after its release.
Bandai will release Detective Conan Q posket Miniature Collection gashapon in the fifth week of August. The lineup includes Edogawa Conan, Toru Amuro, Shuichi Akai, and Kaito Kid, four figures total. Each comes in a miniature package designed after the real packaging, with the back detailed, and figures can be removed from the package. Each capsule costs 500 yen including tax.
Anime NYC announced panels and premiere screenings for August 22, including a Big West panel on the Macross franchise with a screening of Macross Delta the Movie: Passionate Walkure, the English dub premiere of Go Forward with a Q&A with director Phebe Fabacher, and the world premiere of the English dub of Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram.
BS12 Twelvi broadcasts the TV series special edition 'Detective Conan vs. Kid the Phantom Thief' on July 26 at 7:00 PM on 'Sunday Anime Theater.' The special presents episodes depicting Kid's origin and his first confrontation with Conan, with new footage. Script and composition are by Junichi Miyashita, produced by TMS Entertainment.
The fifth live-action Kingdom film opened at #1 in Japan with 993,000 tickets sold and 1.58 billion yen in its first three days. The anime film You, Fireworks, and Our Promise debuted at #5 with 59.3 million yen in its first three days. Both films opened on July 17.
TMS Entertainment announced that Netflix and Crunchyroll will begin streaming the second part of the Detective Conan anime's "FBI Intervention" curated selection on August 1. The selection features episodes related to FBI characters, including Shuichi Akai and the Black Organization, and continues a series of curated collections that began in July 2025.
The live-action adaptation of Honobu Yonezawa's novel The Samurai and the Prisoner fell from #4 to #5 in its fourth weekend, earning 56,289,900 yen. The 37th Anpanman film dropped to #6, while the 4K restoration of Kiki's Delivery Service rose to #7. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie re-entered the top 10 at #9. SHIBOYUGI: Cloudy Beach debuted at #11.
Sazae-san topped the weekly Japanese animation TV rankings in the Kanto region for July 6-12 with a 7.2% household rating. Detective Conan followed at 5.6%, and Chibi Maruko-chan at 5.5%. The list also includes specials such as the live-action Kingdom Special Edition and the first part of the 2025 Anpanman film, as reported by Video Research.
A new illustration of Edogawa Conan with a soccer ball has been released to commemorate the Detective Conan TV anime's 30th anniversary collaboration with the J.League. A "Conan Day" event will be held on September 6, 2026 at Cerezo Osaka's YANMAR HANASAKA STADIUM, where Conan will appear at the match against Tokyo Verdy. The announcement follows the broadcast of a special collaboration episode earlier today.
Graniph will release a 20-item collaboration apparel line with the anime Detective Conan on July 14, 2026. The collection includes T-shirts, hoodies, bags, and accessories featuring Conan Edogawa, Ran Mouri, Kaito Kid, and the Black Organization, with prices ranging from 1,200 yen socks to 8,900 yen hoodies.
The 2013 theatrical crossover film Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie airs uncut on BS12 TwellV's Sunday Anime Theater today, July 12, at 7:30 PM. The film brings together Lupin III and Detective Conan in a story involving Phantom Thief Kid, a stolen gem, and a global conspiracy.
Graniph will release a 20-item collaboration with the anime Detective Conan on July 14, 2026. The lineup includes T-shirts, parkas, bags, and accessories featuring characters such as Conan, Ran, Kaito Kid, and the Black Organization. Prices range from 1,200 yen for socks to 8,900 yen for a zip parka. The items will be available at Graniph stores and online.
Anime! Anime!'s reader survey for the second consecutive year asked which medicine-related anime character comes to mind. Maomao from The Apothecary Diaries took first place with about 33% of votes, followed by Detective Conan's Ai Haibara at about 15% and Touhou Project's Eirin Yagokoro at about 7%. The survey ran from June 13 to June 20, 2026, and collected 322 responses.
Anime News Network published a five-part roundup of Tanabata greetings from across the anime, manga, and video game industries on July 7, 2026. The collection includes wishes and illustrations from official accounts for series such as Bungo Stray Dogs, Detective Conan, My Hero Academia, Sakamoto Days, Doraemon, Chibi Maruko-chan, Hell's Paradise, and Dragon Quest. Video game franchises like Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter, and Like a Dragon also participated, alongside creators including Hideo Kojima, Yuki Kaji, and Shoko Nakagawa. Several series tied their posts to new releases: the second season of Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers premiered on July 7, My Happy Marriage released a special Tanabata illustration and announced a three-episode special for 2026, and My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked began airing on July 8. The roundup also features greetings from manga titles like Chiikawa, MARRIAGETOXIN, and Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, as well as from studios Tatsunoko Production and Square Enix.
Graniph will release 20 collaboration items with the anime Detective Conan on July 14, 2026. The lineup includes T-shirts, hoodies, bags, and more featuring characters like Conan Edogawa, Ran Mouri, Kaito Kid, and the Black Organization. Prices range from 1,200 yen for socks to 8,900 yen for a zip hoodie. Advance web reservations began July 8.
Video Research published Japanese animation TV ratings for June 22-28, 2026. Detective Conan topped the list with a 7.4% household rating, followed by Sazae-san at 7.1% and Chibi Maruko-chan at 5.2%. The data covers the Kanto region and excludes time-shifted viewing.
BS12 Twellv's Sunday Anime Theater will air Lupin III vs. Detective Conan THE MOVIE uncut on July 12, 2026, and the TV special edit Detective Conan vs. Phantom Thief Kid on July 26. Both films are free-to-air nationwide.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie fell to #5 in its ninth weekend, earning 94 million yen. Kiki's Delivery Service's 4K remaster opened at #6 with 173 million yen in three days. Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway dropped to #7, while the live-action Mr. Osomatsu sequel fell to #9.
Video distribution service ABEMA has announced a selection of five charming father characters from popular anime to celebrate Father's Day on June 21. The list includes Nohara Hiroshi from 'Crayon Shin-chan', Loid Forger from 'SPY×FAMILY', Endeavor from 'My Hero Academia', Mouri Kogoro from 'Detective Conan', and a character from 'Atashinchi'.
Bandai's confectionery toy line Itajaga returns with a seventh Detective Conan edition. The plate-shaped snacks come with metallic character cards featuring scenes from past TV anime opening and ending sequences. Boxes of 20 are available for pre-order on Premium Bandai starting June 19, 2026, with shipment scheduled for October 2026.
The live-action film adaptation of Yuu Saiki's Yamaguchi-kun Isn't So Bad manga opened at #6 at the Japanese box office in its first weekend, earning 88,953,160 yen from Friday to Sunday. The film stars Hikaru Takahashi and Naniwa Danshi member Kyōhei Takahashi, and opened on June 5.
Following crossover episodes that aired on May 31 and June 6, the Precure franchise has announced a line of Star Detective Precure! x Detective Conan merchandise. Items include acrylic stands, pins, coasters, a t-shirt, and a towel, available from June 23 at Precure Pretty Stores and via Premium Bandai preorder until June 30.
TMS Entertainment announced it will screen Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram at Anime Expo 2026 on July 4. The film opened in Japan in April 2024, became the highest-grossing film in the franchise with 15.8 billion yen, and was the highest-grossing domestic film in Japan that year.
A special crossover episode of Detective Conan and Detective Pretty Cure! aired on June 6, 2026. The episode featured Conan-style animation of Pretty Cure characters, a full transformation sequence, and surprise appearances by characters like Nijii and Pochitan. Social media reacted with joy and confusion over the collaboration gimmicks.
Sega Fave is releasing three new figures in its Petite World Memories line from Detective Conan, featuring Rei Furuya, Hiroshi Morofushi, and Kaito Kid. Each comes in a trunk-style box with scene-specific accessories. The figures are prize items available from June 12, 2026.
The 2026 24-Hour Television charity T-shirt again features Detective Conan, the first time the same creator has been used consecutively in the program's history. The shirt comes in a record six colors and includes a larger cast than last year. Fans reacted enthusiastically on social media, with some Takarazuka Revue fans also noting the color lineup.
In its sixth weekend, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie remained at #2 at the Japanese box office, earning 205 million yen. Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi held at #4 in its eighth weekend, while the third Mononoke film, Gekijōban Mononoke Dai-San-Shō: Hebigami, opened at #6 with 117 million yen in its first three days.
The Japan Mint announced pre-orders for two Detective Conan 30th anniversary coin sets, including a regular set with a copper alloy medallion and a proof set with a sterling silver medallion. Orders run from June 3 to June 23, with shipping in early September. Production is limited to 60,000 regular sets and 20,000 proof sets.
Eyewear brand Zoff has opened pre-orders for a collaboration collection with Detective Conan, featuring glasses inspired by six characters from the series. The lineup includes models for Conan Edogawa, Ran Mouri, Ai Haibara, Heiji Hattori, Tooru Amuro, and Shuichi Akai. Each pair incorporates character-specific motifs: Conan's glasses include a keyhole and magnifying glass detail; Ran's frame features the Teitan High School emblem and a clock face; Haibara's design includes APTX4869 elements; Heiji's frame evokes his cap and tire tracks; Amuro's model reproduces the Poirot logo; and Akai's frame uses a silver bullet and target motif. All glasses come with a collaboration-exclusive case and cleaning cloth. Additional merchandise includes a stand glasses case, mascot cleaner, glasses pouch, and large glasses cloth. Pre-orders run from June 1 to June 30, 2026, on the Zoff official online store, with shipping scheduled for late December 2026. Each pair costs 12,200 yen including set lenses.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie fell from first to second place at the Japanese box office in its fifth weekend, selling 203,000 tickets for 276,962,830 yen. Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi dropped to fourth in its seventh weekend, while the live-action Sakamoto Days film held fifth place in its fourth weekend.
Detective Conan and Star Detective Precure! will air crossover episodes in late May and early June. The Star Detective Precure! episode featuring characters from Detective Conan airs on May 31. In that episode, an art piece is stolen, and protagonists Anna and Mikuru encounter Conan Edogawa, Ran Mouri, and Kogoro Mouri while they visit Makoto Mirai Town. The group tracks down the Phantom Thieves together. The Detective Conan episode featuring Cure Answer airs on June 6. In that episode, a string of jewel robberies occurs in Beika Town. Ayumi becomes excited because the situation reminds her of a Precure plot, and she hopes to meet a Precure if the thieves appear. The Junior Detective League is assigned to guard a jewelry store that is rumored to be the thieves' next target. They capture the thieves, but Ayumi then feels uneasy. The crossover was announced on Sunday. This is the first time these two series have crossed over on screen.
Anime News Network reviews the Detective Conan: FBI Intervention anime series, finding that TMS's decision to release a season of previously skipped episodes undermines the narrative tension. The review argues that viewers who watched the earlier Black Organization episodes already know the FBI agents' true identities, removing suspense from the new material.
Detective Conan creator Gōshō Aoyama released an original illustration congratulating the 29th film, Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway, on earning 10.8 billion yen (about US$69 million) since its April 10 opening. The sketch features Conan Edogawa, Chihaya Hagiwara, Kenji Hagiwara, and Jinpei Matsuda.
Voice actress Wakana Yamazaki, best known as the voice of Ran Mori in the long-running anime series Detective Conan, died on April 18 at age 61 following an illness. Her talent agency Aoni Production announced in February that she would pause activities for medical treatment. Yamazaki voiced the character since the series premiered in 1996, a role she held for nearly three decades. The Detective Conan production staff confirmed that Akemi Okamura, who had filled in since March 14, will permanently succeed her as the voice of Ran Mori. Creator Gosho Aoyama released a statement saying, "To think I'll never hear that gentle, comforting voice that was always there again... it's so sad." Yamazaki also voiced Meiko Akizuki in Marmalade Boy, Koan in Sailor Moon R, Nene in the Samurai Warriors game series, and Nojiko in One Piece. She received the Kei Tomiyama and Kazue Takahashi Award at the 19th Seiyuu Awards for her contributions to the profession. A funeral was held by close relatives. The cast and staff of Detective Conan, along with figures across the anime and game industries, posted public condolences on social media.