Alternative TitlesEnglish: Case Closed Synonyms: Meitantei Conan Japanese: 名探偵コナン
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Type: TV
Episodes: Unknown
Status: Currently Airing
Aired: Jan 8, 1996 to ?
Duration:
25 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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SynopsisKudo Shinichi is a seventeen year-old high school detective whom people call the "Modern Sherlock Holmes." However, one night after a date with his childhood sweetheart, Ran, Shinichi witnessed an illegal trade and, caught off his guard, was knocked unconscious and fed a drug that was supposed to kill him... but he woke up and found himself shrunken to a seven year-old. In order to track down the men who did this to him, Shinichi hid his identity and lived with Ran, whose father happened to be a hopeless detective, and with that came a series of murders and mysteries that he must solve. (Source: ANN) |
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It's funny. I'm not the type of person that would sit in front of the TV all day, watching CSI series, but somehow, "Detective Conan" really changed that outlook.
'Detective Conan" is about a teen detective by the name of Shin'ichi Kudo (known in the dub as Jimmy), who has a charismatic skill of solving crimes that leave the police force and its leading investigators baffled and astounded. One night, when Shin'ichi is at the amusement park with his childhood friend Ran Mouri, he whitnesses two strange men dressed in black carrying out an illegal trade. While watching, he's accosted from behind by one of the men, forcefed a drug intended to kill him, and knocked out.
When Shin'ichi wakes up, he finds that the drug didn't kill him, but has caused his body to shrink down to the size of a seven-year-old boy. Shin'ichi confides in his neighbor, the crazy scientest Hiroshi Agasa, who informs him not to tell anybody else about his condition for the safety of those around him and provides his with gadgets to help him around, such as a bowtie that can duplicate any voice and a wrist stun-gun used to put people to sleep. Shin'ichi then goes under the alias "Conan Edogawa" to conceal his identity. In order to get information about the men responsible for his small body, he lives as a surrogate brother to Ran and helps out her father, Kogoro Mouri, who is a mediocre detective with poor deduction skills.
Following Kogoro on cases assigned to him, Conan tries to help behind the scenes any way he can. The problem is that no professionals want to listen to a kid's advice, so "Conan" deducts as other work. After balancing out all the evidence, he gets everyone's attention through knocking Kogoro out with a stungun, hiding behind him, and dupliicating his voice while explaining the case.
While not that popular of an anime in North America (despite finding a fair audience among Americans), Conan has a great amount of success in Japan, spanning more than 450 episodes(and STILL GOING!!), 55 tankoban, 10 movies, and 16 OVAs.
At first I thought this anime wasn't all that interesting and was poorly animated (stopped thinking that after finding it was made in 1996), but after watching the dub more on Adult Swim, I got more attached to the characters, storyline, and everthing that made the show so admirable. For two years I watching both the English and Japanese versions, bought merchandise, and tried to work my way up to the current story development in the manga.
Leaving off the personal experience bits I thought about putting in, I'll get to the qualities that make "Detective Conan"such a favorite to the Japanese and other nationalities as well.
Now starting with the artwork, I'll have to go out on a limb and say that it can take some adjusting to at first, with the pointy, "barely-there" noses, the round eyes, and "jug ears" and all the other oddities in the art. It'll eventually grow on you, nonetheless. Also, the artstyle advances to higher quality in both the anime and manga as animation methods and improve as well as Aoyama's drawing skills, so the artwork still is able to better itself.
The background music for the series really gives it that "classic detective drama" feel. It's a combination of jazz, some saxophone jams both slow and quick, as well as some themes that play in the background on occasion. It sets teh atmosphere and tone for the format and purpose for the playing of the episodes.
The cast of characters starts to build thoughout the series, from the tough but sensitive Ran and the overconfident Kogoro to the brooding Ai Hiabara and the individual members of the Metropolitan Police Force. All of them have distinct personalities that may not develop quickly, but are interesting to explore while watching this long series.
The cases, murder cases, suicide cases, puzzles, kidnappings, and cases involving those men in black and their organization, are so brilliantly laid out. You just want to watch every darned bit of the episode to see the conclusion. The way Shin'ichi uses his logic in each episode just makes one think, "Whoa. This show's amazing." And the series can get somebody hooked with just deductions alone. However the episodes play out in almost the same format, kind of like Law & Order, with the same episode formula, but different twists and clever setups in the cases that keep viewers coming back for more every time.
Overall, "Detective Conan" is all that and a bag of chips, being possibly my ultimate favorite as well as the favorite of many other fans. It can be a bit boring for those that hate being overloaded with details, but mystery fans and intellectuals are bound to love it. read more
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At first glance you'd think its your typical CSI-themed anime, however Detective Conan dishes out much more than that. If you're a fan of sherlock holmes, agatha christie or simply likes a challenging and entertaining series to watch, then you must not miss this. Each cases shows different clever, cunning, and even devilishly simple ways of committing a crime! The solutions are well-explained, and teaches readers the logic behind each reasoning. The cases are varied, ranging from simple to sometimes gruesome murders. The characters are pretty effective, and I'm sure people will like them more with each episodes they watch. There's plenty of comedy, as well as drama and suspense. What's more, the never-ending question of when Ran and Shinichi will admit their feelings is one of the key factors why you have to get glued to this series. Frankly, I'm happy that the series is this long, because whoever wants a good thing to end? read more
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They both need to find criminals and murders happen in every cases much like death note but real culprits :D!
it is somewhat similar because both is about solving a case.., in detective conan there are random cases in death note it ahs only one case, the Kira case~
... both are good ., those two are anime to watch for!
Both include detective-like logic for solving cases. Death note is like a cat and mouse game with L hunting down Light trying to get him arrested for using the death note. Conan has less storyline because it has more cases than one.
Epic Battles of minds, except DC gives you a new challenger every season or so. If you like strategy, suspense, and complex human relationships, either Death Note, or DC work for you.
Mind battles, detectives, murders, crimes, police, geniuses, suspense, strategies.
Not to mention that Takagi and Matsuda are so similar it hurts.
Detective Conan has more typycal shounen elements, and is not as psychological neither as good as Death Note, and is much longer than the latter.
I'm sure many of you out there have seen the great hit Death Note, but may have glanced over Detective Conan or "Case Closed." Or maybe even the other way around! Both shows share the value of intelligence, cunning, planning, and deducing the actions of others. Both forged with great storylines, they are really deserve a good watch. The main differences are that Death Note is a bit "darker" both in color and in terms of death, while Case Closed is a much longer series with a little worse artwork, and the plot of each individual episode is what's important while the plot of the series as a whole takes the backseat. If you like either of these series, or just the elements they share, I implore you to check both of them out for a good watch!
Both series are filled with mind battles, cat and mouse games, psychological battles, and thier main focus is on a detective trying to put the clues together to capture a criminal. Although neither anime focuses on action, their fast paced deductions, and dramatic scenes will put any action series to shame, as both shows have the punch of an action show, and the intellegence of a character drama (You will feel like your watchign some fast paced action show, although action isn't really present in either show). Both are smart well written series, with very interesting characters. L and Jimmy Kudo (Shinichi Kudo) are two of the smartest detective in all of anime and very similur. The cat and mouse game between L and Light is very suspenseful and thrilling, and the same for Jimmy's cat and mouse game with the many criminals. And Jimmy's endless serach for the Men in Black that streches the series lenght is very similur to L fighting Light. It's all very engaging.
The difference is Case Closed is episodic with bits of overarching plot seeping in every once in awhile, while Death Note has a few archs, but overall is one story from start to finish.
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Both include mysteries that are fun and interesting!!!
Both about detectives. They have a similar plot, too..
They're both mystery, or in their case, homicidal solvers. If you love the thrill of finding out a way to bring Kudo back to his normal self in Detective Conan, then you'll definately like the thrill of finding out who the blade children are in Spiral.
Both the animes is detective novels, and about young boys that are detectives.
1. Both shows have unkown organizations.
2. Both are the mystery genera.
3. Both deal with high school detectives.
4. Both shows have very good characrters, at least by my opinion.
detectives-police solving cases
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Opening Theme#01: "Mune ga Dokidoki" by the High-Lows (eps 1-30)
#02: "Feel Your Heart" by Velvet Garden (eps 31-52)
#03: "Nazo" by Miho Komatsu (eps 53-96)
#04: "Unmei no Roulette o Mawashite" by ZARD (eps 97-123)
#05: "Truth" by Two-Mix (eps 124-142)
#06: "Girigiri Chop" by B'z (eps 143-167)
#07: "Mysterious Eyes" by Garnet Crow (eps 168-204)
#08: "Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense" by Rina Aiuchi (eps 205-230)
#09: "Destiny" by Miki Matsuhashi (eps 231-258)
#10: "Winter Bells" by Mai Kuraki (eps 259-270)
#11: "I Can't Stop My Love for You" by Rina Aiuchi (eps 271-305)
#12: "Kaze no Lalala" by Mai Kuraki (eps 306-332)
#13: "Kimi to Yakusoku Shita Yasashii Ano Basho Made" by Yuuka Saegusa in db (eps 333-355)
#14: "Start" by Rina Aiuchi (eps 356-393)
#15: "Hoshi no Kagayakiyo" by ZARD (eps 394-414)
#16: "Growing of My heart" by Mai Kuraki (eps 415-424)
#17: "Shoudou" by B'z (eps 425-437)
#18: "100 Mono Tobira " by Rina Aiuchi & Yuuka Saegusa in db (eps 438-456)
#19: "Kumo ni Notte (Ride on the Clouds)" by Yuuka Saegusa in db (eps 457-474)
#20: "Namida no Yesterday" by Garnet Crow (eps 475-486)
#21: "Glorious Mind" by ZARD (eps 487-490)
#22: "Ai wa Kurayami no Naka de" by ZARD (eps 491-504)
#23: "Ichibyō goto ni Love for you"(eps 505-514)
#24: "MYSTERIOUS" by Naifu (eps 515-520)
#25: "Revive" by Mai Kuraki (eps 521-529)
#26: "Everlasting Luv" by BREAKERZ (eps 530-)
#27: "MAGIC" by Rina Aiuchi (eps ?)
Ending Theme#01: "Step by Step" by Ziggy (eps 1-26)
#02: "Meikyuu no Lovers" by heath (eps 27-51)
#03: "Hikari to Kage no Roman" by Keiko Utoko (eps 52-70)
#04: "Kimi ga Inai Natsu" by DEEN (eps 71-83)
#05: "Negai goto Hitotsu Dake" by Miho Komatsu (eps 84-108)
#06: "Koori no Ue ni Tatsu You ni" by Miho Komatsu (eps 109-131)
#07: "Still for Your Love" by Rumania Montevideo (eps 132-152)
#08: "Free Magic" by WAG (eps 153-179)
#09: "Secret of my heart" by Mai Kuraki
#10: "natsu no maboroshi" by Garnet Crow
#11: "Start in my life" by Mai Kuraki
#12: "always" by Mai Kuraki
#13: "Aoi Aoi Kono Chikyuu ni (青い青いこの地球に)" by Azumi Uehara (eps 248-265)
#14: "Yumemita Ato de" by Garnet Crow (eps 266-287)
#15: "Mushoku" by Azumi Uehara (eps 288-299)
#16: "Overture" by Koshi Inaba (eps 300-306)
#17: "Ashita wo Yumemite" by ZARD (eps 307-328)
#18: "Kimi to iu Hikari" by Garnet Crow (eps 329-349)
#19: "Nemuru Kimi no Yokogao ni Hohoemi wo (眠る君の横顔に微笑みを)" by U-ka saegusa IN db (eps 350-376)
#20: "Wasurezaki (忘れ咲き)" by GARNET CROW (eps 377-397)
#21: "June Bride ~Anata shika mienai~ (ジューンブライド ~あなたしか見えない~)" by U-ka Saegusa (eps 398-406)
#22: "Sekai tomete (世界止めて)" by Shiori Takei (eps 407-416)
#23: "Thank You For Everything" by Iwata Sayuri (eps 417-424)
#24: "Kanashii hodo Kihou ga suki" by Zard (eps 425-437)
#25: "Mou Kimi dake wo Hanashitari Shinai" by Aya Kamiki (eps 438-458)
#26: "Shiroi Yuki (White Snow)" by Mai Kuraki (eps 459-470)
#27: "I still believe ~Tameiki~ (I still believe ～ため息～; I still believe ~Sigh~)" by Yumi Shizukusa (eps 471-)
#28: "Sekai wa mawaru to iu keredo" by Garnet Crow (eps 487-490)
#29: "Yukidoke no ano kawa no nagare no you ni" by U-ka saegusa IN db (eps 491-504)
#30: "Summer Memories" by Aya Kamiki (eps 505-514)
#31: "Go Your Own Way" by Yumi Shizukusa (eps 515-520)
#32: "Koigokoro kagayaki nagara" by Naifu (eps 521-529)
#33: "Doing All Right" by Garnet Crow (eps. 530-539)
#34: "Hikari" by BREAKERZ (eps. 540-)
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