Along with many other postponements, April saw the announcement of a delay for the latest Detective Conan movie, Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet. At the time it was postponed from its April 17, 2020 date indefinitely due to COVID-19 concerns, but now it finally has …Read more »
Detective Conan films always kill it in the Japanese box office, but this year’s likely success story is going to have to wait. The latest anime film to be delayed as a result of COVID-19 (coronavirus) concerns is Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet, which is …Read more »
Gosho Aoyama’s Detective Conan series has had a long and successful history of anime film releases, and the latest is set to open in Japan on April 17, 2020. Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet marks the 24th theatrical outing for everyone’s favorite pint-sized sleuth, and the official website went up with …Read more »
There are a lot of copies of Gosho Aoyama’s Detective Conan manga floating around, and a 26-year-old man in Mie Prefecture recently made off with 80 in total. Aoi Hattori was arrested for suspected theft after he was caught on camera stealing various volumes of the series, …Read more »
A few days ago we posted about the 23rd Detective Conan anime film breaking opening day records for the franchise, but its success didn’t stop there. With the weekend behind us, we can now see the full scale of The Fist of Blue Sapphire‘s domination, which had it pulling in …Read more »
How does one gauge any particular level of fandom? Does it come down to how much you engage with a particular piece of media, or is it all about collecting, cosplaying, and generally showing your love with the purchase of physical goods? If Twitter user …Read more »
If it feels like a Detective Conan film just came out, well, it kind of did. There’s been a Conan film every year since 1997, meaning we don’t always feel the need to report when the details of a new one emerge. Thing is, Conan …Read more »
The next Detective Conan/Case Closed anime film was recently revealed as Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire. The 23rd feature film in the series opens in Japanese theaters on April 12, 2019, and a teaser trailer has arrived to preview the battle between Kaito …Read more »
Gosho Aoyama’s long-running Detective Conan manga is about to take a fairly lengthy break, but it’s nothing to worry about. This year’s 32nd issue of Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced that a seven-week hiatus will begin with the next issue, and that Aoyama will …Read more »
We previously posted about the impressive numbers the latest Detective Conan anime film, Zero the Enforcer, has been putting up in the Japanese box office since its debut. Not only did it outperform the Japanese premiere of Avengers: Infinity War, it has since risen to …Read more »
Avengers: Infinity War has been smashing box office records since it opened last Friday, but there’s one pint-sized super sleuth Thanos can’t quite figure out how to dominate. Despite it being the third weekend for the 22nd Detective Conan anime film, Detective Conan: Zero the …Read more »
The latest Detective Conan film comes out in Japan April 13, but before that, 2016’s Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare will be released in 4D. Viewers who attend the 4D screenings will get a special bonus—aside from the rocking seats and special odors, that is. …Read more »
This year, on April 13, the 22nd Detective Conan anime film will make its debut in Japanese theaters. Ahead of that, the official website recently went up with the key visual for the movie, which is titled Detective Conan: Zero’s Executioner (Meitantei Conan: Zero no …Read more »
Will these long-running manga series ever end? Not if the fans have anything to do with it. Ranking site Goo just asked its readers to choose the manga series they hope go on forever, and here are their top 20 picks: Date in parentheses indicates …Read more »
Universal Studios Japan continues to make itself a prime destination for the otaku crowd. The Osaka-based theme park has previously hosted attractions based on Neon Genesis Evangelion, Resident Evil and Attack on Titan, among others. Now for 2018, it’s adding the classic anime and video …Read more »
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