Meitantei Conan Movie 08: Ginyoku no Magician

Once again, Kaitou Kid crosses swords with Conan Edogawa in this annual installment of the Detective Conan movie franchise. After receiving a letter from the thief, famous actress Juri Maki seeks the help of private detective Kogorou Mouri to protect the Star Sapphire—the "Jewel of Destiny," said to represent faith, fate, and hope. Thinking he has deciphered Kid's riddle, Kogorou personally shows up to the newly constructed space theater where Juri is acting in the play "Josephine" in order to catch Kid in the act.

The next day, Conan and the gang are invited by Juri to her holiday home, to celebrate the thwarting of Kid's plan and the success of the play. However, their triumph crumbles when a murder occurs during the flight there. Although unintentional, this sets off a series of events that escalate to catastrophic results. Conan and Kid, unlikely allies that they are, must work together to save both their friends and every other passenger aboard the plane.

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Edogawa, Conan Main

Takayama, Minami Japanese

Kuroba, Kaito Main

Yamaguchi, Kappei Japanese

Mouri, Ran Main

Yamazaki, Wakana Japanese

Mouri, Kogorou Main

Kamiya, Akira Japanese

Haibara, Ai Supporting

Hayashibara, Megumi Japanese

Takagi, Wataru Supporting

Takagi, Wataru Japanese

Agasa, Hiroshi Supporting

Ogata, Kenichi Japanese

Suzuki, Sonoko Supporting

Matsui, Naoko Japanese

Yoshida, Ayumi Supporting

Iwai, Yukiko Japanese

Tsuburaya, Mitsuhiko Supporting

Ootani, Ikue Japanese

Nakatani, Toshio Producer

Nishimura, Masayuki Producer

Yoshioka, Masahito Producer

Yamamoto, Yasuichiro Director

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Apr 6, 2019

ActionManonAnime

Recommended

Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky is a very interesting movie. The second film to feature Kaito Kid has him play a much more prominent role here than he did in The Last Wizard of the Century. But does more always mean better? Let's find out.

One of the movie's most interesting aspects is how it takes three different scenarios and combines them into one, cohesive story where the elements in one part carry on into the next. While this is some very interesting story-writing, one could not help but wonder if more time went into writing one part more than the others. In 1995's ... Goldeneye, the movie begins with an opening so great, that the rest of the movie fails to measure up to it. The same can be said for Magician of the Silver Sky. As fun as the other two parts are, the first part is and always will be the most memorable part of the whole movie. It's kind of like eating a three-course meal, where the first dish is a juicy steak, the second is a PB&J sandwich, and the third is a bowel of chicken noodle soup. All are of varying quality, but none are better than the first dish.

One other thing that people do not like about this movie is how Kaito Kid always disguises himself as Shinichi. As genius as it was for him to do so, it sort of takes out the fun of figuring out who Kid is. Back then, I wouldn't really have a problem with Kid disguising himself as Shinichi since it meant Conan can't point him out without giving himself away. But after 15 years and 2 other movies where Kaito disguises himself as Shinichi (plus 1 if you count Fist of Blue Sapphire), I think now would be a good time for Kid to change up his Modus Operandi.

Despite my earlier analogy about chicken PB&J, Magcian of the Silver Sky is still a worth while watch. Everything that people love about Detective Conan is here and is still just as good. The story structure is interesting, the art and animation is pretty good, and the characters are still their usual lovable selves. Definitely a good watch.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jun 20, 2022

neeJay

Recommended

Holy moly!! If it's a Kaito movie, it's gonna get crazy like this one!!

The story was good, it's better than the average story the TV Series tells. There were a lot of surprises and unexpected events that occurred. ofc, there were also some moments where you could guess the outcome but that doesn't make it disappointing, it was still enjoyable. in fact, you 100% would guess the outcome or the twist or the lil mystery of a person if you had watched the TV Series, but again it is still enjoyable.

The art was a lot better and neat than in the previous movies, I liked ... the style and animation, and even though the art & animation of previous movies were good as well this movie wins in terms of art & animation so far.

Same as before, the sound and fx are neat! And perfectly matches the scenes making it more exciting and awesome! The classic soundtracks are truly the best.
I loved the characters here, how they act and think, they were a lot better than they used to be.

That was definitely worth the watch. 30 mins in and there's already a good action and enthralling sequences. This was insanely good!!

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jun 30, 2023

Flash21

Mixed Feelings

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Detective Conan Movies Rewatch Before Watching Movie 26: Movie 8

This was the first stumble in the movie franchise.

The movie is saved by the entire second half of the sequence, where the movie successfully executed an exciting plane landing sequence involving our beloved cast. The plane landing sequence was very enjoyable to watch, and it single-handedly lifted the movie to be somewhat entertaining.

I was disappointed with almost everything else. Kaito Kid's code this time was not that impressive, and the motive of the code made the entire first half of the movie irrelevant. The murder case felt tacked onto the movie in a disconnected way, which ... was caused by the lack of character exploration of the supporting characters this time. By the time the murder plot was underway, I really did not care about any of the characters introduced. The soundtrack felt like elevator music. The murder case wasn't impressive. Most importantly, this movie also started the annoying trend of Kid cosplaying as Shinichi in future movies.

Movie 8 was still a decent watch once it gets past the first half, so it barely gets a passing grade. 6/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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