Detective Conan News: December 2010

December 23, 2010

Aoyama’s Acting Debut in “Aibou”; Conan’s 2011 New Year Greetings

Detective Conan’s author, Aoyama Gosho, is making his acting debut!

As many fans probably know, Aoyama Gosho frequently visits different places to gather ideas and background information for his manga series Detective Conan. This time, it appears that while gathering information on the set of TV Asahi’s popular drama “Aibou”, Aoyama spoke to the staff and eventually decided to make his acting debut. He plays a forensic identification specialist in the New Year’s Day special episode of the series, which will air at 9:00pm on Jan 1, 2011.

Aibou: Season 9

Interestingly, Aoyama Gosho and Mizutani Yutaka, who plays the protagonist

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December 10, 2010

Detective Conan OP #30 “tear drops” [Updated]

Detective Conan’s new opening theme song has been announced!

The 30th opening theme song of the Detective Conan anime, entitled “tear drops”, is a song from the debut single of a new five-member all-girls group, Caos Caos Caos. The song will be used in the anime from 8th Jan 2011, while the single will be released on 23rd February 2011.

Update A two-minute preview of the song:

Source: Caos Caos Caos’s official website

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December 8, 2010

Detective Conan ED #37 “Fifteenth Night Crisis ~I Miss You~” [Updated]

The 37th ending theme song of the Detective Conan anime has been announced!

Hundred Percent Free’s new single “Juugoya Crisis ~Kimi ni Aitai~”, or “Fifteenth Night Crisis ~I Miss You~”, will be the 37th ending theme song of the Detective Conan anime. The single will be released on 26th Jan 2011, while the song will be used in the anime from 08th Jan 2011.

Update Here are the covers of this single:

Detective Conan Cover

Hundred Percent Free Cover

Source: Hundred Percent Free’s official website

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December 6, 2010

Detective Conan 2011 New Year Greeting Cards

Detective Conan has released a series of New Year greeting cards for 2011:

If you’re in Japan, be sure to get one of these and send it to your friends and family!

Images © postcardshop.jp

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December 5, 2010

Detective Conan Movie 15: Quarter of Silence

The 15th Detective Conan movie has been revealed!

A poster of the 15th Detective Conan movie, Quarter of Silence, was bundled with this week’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine:

The tagline of the 15th movie is “We will survive, definitely…” This time, Shizuno Koubun will be directing the movie while Yamamoto Yasuichirou, who directed the 8th to 14th Detective Conan movies, will act as the chief director. Not coincidentally, the 15th Detective Conan movie installment’s Japanese title literally translates to “15 minutes of silence.”

Visit dcfc Movie 15 page for more information on this movie.

Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence will open in Japanese theaters on April 16th, 2011.

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December 4, 2010

Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence Revealed, New Precure Teaser

The official website for the anime films based on Gosho Aoyama's Detective Conan manga has confirmed that the 15th film, Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence, will open in Japan on April 16, 2011. The story begins with a threat against the Tokyo governor, but Conan's quick thinking prevents any fatalities when a subway tunnel is blown up. Conan learns there may be a connection to a village that was relocated for the construction of a dam, and he races to stop the criminal before the next attack.
The website is streaming a teaser trailer. (In the linked page, select the "Trailer 特報" button on the bottom.) The Detective Conan anime franchise is celebrating its 15th anniversary.

Toei Animation began streaming the second teaser trailer for the Eiga Precure All-Stars DX3 Mirai ni Todoke! Sekai o Tsunagu Niji-Iro no Hana (Precure All-Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World) film. (In the linked page, select the "特報2" button on the right.)
Like the two previous Precure All-Stars DX magical girl films, the new film will combine the casts of all the Pretty Cure (Precure) television series to date. This 10th Precure film will open in Japan on March 19, 2011.

Thanks to skyechan for the news tip.

Image © 2011 Gosho Aoyama/Detective Conan Production Committee
© 2011 Eiga Precure All-Stars 3 Production Committee

Source: Anime News Network