The anime series Case Closed is based on the Meitantei Conan manga series by Gosho Aoyama. Originally titled Meitantei Conan in Japan, the English dub was titled Case Closed due to unspecified legal concerns with the name Detective Conan. The series is directed by Kenji Kodama and Yasuichiro Yamamoto and produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. The episodes follow the adventures of teenage detective Jimmy Kudo, who has become a young child again due to a poison called APTX 4869. Renamed Conan Edogawa, he stays with the Moores and while hiding his identity, he helps solve murder cases until the day he can take down the Black Organization.
Case Closed has aired since January 8, 1996 on Yomiuri TV in Japan. Funimation Entertainment have obtained license to dub the series into English which was officially confirmed on July 5, 2003. Fifty episodes of the English dubbed series aired on Cartoon Network as part of their Adult Swim programming block on May 24, 2004 until January 2005 and were discontinued due to low ratings. The dubbed series aired in Canada on YTV's Bionix programming block from April 7, 2006 until September 2, 2006.
Sixty-seven pieces of theme music are used throughout the series: twenty-seven opening themes and thirty-three closing themes in the Japanese animation and three opening and four closing themes in the English adaption. Several CDs that contain the theme music and other tracks of the anime have been released by Universal Music Group. As of July 2009, 18 seasons and 144 volumes in total have been released by Shogakukan. Five DVD collection boxes of the English adaption of the anime has been released by Funimation and contains the first to fifth seasons of the anime.
First Season:1996
EP# | Funimation Entertainment title/Literally translated titleOriginal Japanese title | Original airdate | English airdate | ||||||
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Orig. | Funi. | ||||||||
01 | 01 | "The Big Shrink" / "Roller Coaster Murder Case" "Jet Coaster Satsujin Jiken" |
January 8, 1996 | May 24, 2004 | |||||
02 | 02 | "The Kidnapped Debutante" / "Company President's Daughter Kidnapping Case" "Shachō Reijō Yūkai Jiken" |
January 15, 1996 | May 25, 2004 | |||||
03 | 03 | "Beware Of Idols" / "An Idol's Locked Room Murder Case" "Idol Misshitsu Satsujin Jiken" |
January 22, 1996 | May 26, 2004 | |||||
04 | 04 | "Fish Marks The Spot" / "The Coded Map of the City Case" "Dai Tokai Angō Map Jiken" |
January 29, 1996 | May 27, 2004 | |||||
05 | 05 | "The Time Bomb Express" / "The Shinkansen's Bomb Case" "Shinkansen Dai Bakuha Jiken" |
February 5, 1996 | May 31, 2004 | |||||
06 | 06 | "Tragic Valentine" / "Valentine Murder Case" "Barentain Satsujin Jiken" |
February 12, 1996 | June 1, 2004 | |||||
07 | 07 | "The Case Of The Mysterious Gifts" / "Once-A-Month Present Threat Case" "Tsukichi Purezento Kyōhaku Jiken" |
February 19, 1996 | June 2, 2004 | |||||
08 | 08 | "The Art Museum Murder Case" / "Art Museum Owner Murder Case" "Bijutsukan Ōnā Satsujin Jiken" |
February 26, 1996 | June 3, 2004 | |||||
09 | 09 | "Festival Fiasco" / "Tenkaichi Night Festival Murder Case" "Tenkaichi Yomatsuri Satsujin Jiken" |
March 4, 1996 | June 7, 2004 | |||||
10 | 10 | "Deadly Game" / "Pro Soccer Player Blackmail Case" "Puro Sakkā Senshu Kyōhaku Jiken" |
March 11, 1996 | June 8, 2004 | |||||
11 | 11 | "The Moonlight Sonata Murder Case Part 1" / "Moonlight Sonata Murder Case" "Piano Sonata "Gekkō" Satsujin Jiken" |
April 8, 1996 | June 9, 2004 | |||||
11 | 12 | "The Moonlight Sonata Murder Case Part 2" / "Moonlight Sonata Murder Case" "Piano Sonata "Gekkō" Satsujin Jiken" |
April 8, 1996 | June 10, 2004 | |||||
12 | 13 | "Kidnapped: Amy" / "Ayumi-chan Kidnapping Case" "Ayumi-chan Yūkai Jiken" |
April 15, 1996 | June 14, 2004 | |||||
13 | 14 | "Mystery Mastermind" / "The Strange Person Hunt Murder Case" "Kimyō na Hito Sagashi Satsujin Jiken" |
April 22, 1996 | June 15, 2004 | |||||
14 | 15 | "The Shooter" / "The Mysterious Shooting Message Case" "Nazo no Messēji Sogeki Jiken" |
April 29, 1996 | June 16, 2004 | |||||
15 | 16 | "The Two Faced Brother" / "Missing Corpse Murder Case" "Kieta Shitai Satsujin Jiken" |
May 13, 1996 | June 17, 2004 | |||||
16 | 17 | "A Loan Repaid" / "The Antique Collector Murder Case" "Kottōhin Korekutā Satsujin Jiken" |
May 20, 1996 | June 21, 2004 | |||||
17 | 18 | "The Case Of The Hi-Jacked Department Store" / "Hijacked Department Store Case" "Depāto Jatsuku Jiken" |
May 27, 1996 | June 22, 2004 | |||||
18 | 19 | "Wedding Day Blues" / "A June Bride Murder Case" "Rokugatsu no Hanayome Satsujin Jiken" |
June 3, 1996 | June 23, 2004 | |||||
19 | 20 | "Fashion Sense" / "An Elevator Murder Case" "Erebētā Satsujin Jiken" |
June 10, 1996 | June 24, 2004 | |||||
20 | 21 | "The Disappearing Act" / "A Haunted Mansion Murder Case" "Yūreiyashiki Satsujin Jiken" |
June 17, 1996 | June 28, 2004 | |||||
21 | 22 | "Lights, Camera...Murder" / "On Location, TV Drama Murder Case" "TV Dorama Roke Satsujin Jiken" |
June 24, 1996 | June 29, 2004 | |||||
22 | 23 | "Smooth Sailing Part 1" / "Luxury Liner Serial Murder Case (Part 1)" "Gōka Kyakusen Renzoku Satsujin Jiken (Zenpen)" |
July 1, 1996 | June 30, 2004 | |||||
23 | 24 | "Smooth Sailing Part 2" / "Luxury Liner Serial Murder Case (Part 2)" "Gōka Kyakusen Renzoku Satsujin Jiken (Kōhen)" |
July 8, 1996 | July 1, 2004 | |||||
24 | 25 | "Better Off Forgotten" / "The Mysterious Woman With Amnesia Case" "Nazo no Bijo Kioku Sōshitsu Jiken" |
July 15, 1996 | July 5, 2004 | |||||
25 | 26 | "The Counterfeit Ransom Kidnapping" / "The False Kidnapping and Hostage Case" "Itsuwari no Mino Shiro Kin Yūkai Jiken" |
July 22, 1996 | July 6, 2004 | |||||
26 | 27 | "Jack Attacks!" / "Pet Dog John Murder Case" "Aiken Jon Satsujin Jiken" |
July 29, 1996 | July 7, 2004 | |||||
27 | 28 | "Richard's Class Reunion Part 1" / "Kogoro's Class Reunion Murder Case (Part 1)" "Kogoro no Dōsōkai Satsujin Jiken (Zenpen)" |
August 5, 1996 | July 8, 2004 | |||||
28 | 29 | "Richard's Class Reunion Part 2" / "Kogoro's Class Reunion Murder Case(Part 2)" "Kogoro no Dōsōkai Satsujin Jiken (Kōhen)" |
August 12, 1996 | July 12, 2004 | 28 | 29
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"Yukio's Counterattack" / "Detective Conan VS Detective Yukio" "Kogoro no Dōsōkai Satsujin Jiken (Kōhen)" |
August 12, 1996 | July 12, 2004 |
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