Meitantei Conan Movie 08: Ginyoku no Magician

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.

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!!

Story: 8
Story-wise, it isn't the typical Detetive Conan wherein the ending is usually when the culprit is caught. It somehow has a mix of other genres as well that made it unique in a way to the other movies so far. The mystery and detective-ness of the typical Detective Conan though was outshone by the scenes in the plane. In a way that made this a bit anti-climatic in terms of mysteriousness. It was however refreshing to see a different story from the typical series. There were also some scenes that had a bit of a bland after taste to it but still the good ... parts outweigh those. The story was good not the best one there is but it was good.

Art: 10
Every anime has its own unique art style. What sets Detective Conan apart from the others is that aside from the unique plot the art is also different so the author's work can be easily distinguished for the others. Growing up with this anime makes my rating for it biased but I, for one, am content with the art.

Sound: 8
The usual sound effects used in the series but there were a few added sound effects to make it sound new to the ears. Not complaining with the usual opening though, it just makes it even more exciting since it is the signature opening of Detectuve Conan so nostalgia from it isn't lost to me.

Character: 7
The characters were okay though the culprit was predictable. The different sides of Kaitou Kid was seen here though his identity remains a mystery and that makes him all the more a character one can look forward to every time he appears. The kids however were a bit unnecessary in some scenes. Ran's parents however made it refreshing. Everytime those two show up it's really fun to watch. There were characters though that were a bit lacking in presence and sort of easily remained in the background. Conan though, is still the typical Conan we all know and love.

Enjoyment: 8
It was not what I had expected from the title and the movie poster though, so at the beginning I thought it was going to be a full on Kaitou Kid vs Conan movie but the unexpectedness of the plot all the more made it a good movie to me. There were some scenes that for me, were not needed and felt like they were just a few added scenes to make the movie longer. But other than that it was good. Not the best Detective Conan movie I've watched but nonetheless a good movie to watch.

Overall: 8
If you want something a bit different from the typical Detective Conan, this is probably the way to go. There are a lot of mixed genres here that made it enjoyable to watch. It was a good movie. There were unexpected scenes and twists but that just made it even more fun to watch.