2011 Aoyama Gosho Interview

The next climax in the Detective Conan manga will be a showdown between ** and **? More Kaitou Kid soon? The answers to these questions are found in a recent interview with Detective Conan’s author Aoyama Gosho, conducted by the Japanese magazine Otona Fami and published in its June 2011 issue.

After 25 years as a manga artist, Aoyama talks about how he started this job and his various works Yaiba, Magic Kaitoand Detective Conan. He names the five episodes that he likes most in the Detective Conan anime and talks about the latest movie, Quarter of Silence. In addition, he reveals some spoilers about how the story in the Detective Conan manga will progress in the near future.

Anime Schedule: May 2011

Anime Schedule: May 2011

The much-awaited London arc has finally arrived. Here are the Detective Conan episodes airing in May:


Air Date: May 07, 2011
#614 The Secret That The Diary Plays (Part One)
Manga chapters: Vol. 69 File 10 – Vol. 70 File 1

Air Date: May 14, 2011
#615 The Secret That The Diary Plays (Part Two)
Manga chapters: Vol. 69 File 10 – Vol. 70 File 1


Air Date: May 21, 2011
#616 Holmes’s Revelation: The Great Detective’s Disciple
Manga chapters: Vol. 71 File 3 – Vol. 72 File 1


Air Date: May 28, 2011
#617 Holmes’s Revelation: Love is 0
Manga chapters: Vol. 71 File 3 – Vol. 72 File 1


Source: 2channel, dcfc

 

 

Anime Schedule: June 2011

Detective Conan episodes airing in June 2011:

• June 04, 2011
  
  #618 Holmes’ Revelation (Satan)
  Manga chapters: Vol. 71 File 03 – Vol. 72 File 01
  
• Jun 11, 2011
  #619 Holmes’ Revelation (Code Break)
  Manga chapters: Vol. 71 File 03 – Vol. 72 File 01
  
• Jun 18, 2011
  #620 Holmes’ Revelation (Grass Court Queen)
  Manga chapters: Vol. 71 File 03 – Vol. 72 File 01
  
• Jun 25, 2011
  #621 Holmes’ Revelation (Zero is Start)
  Manga chapters: Vol. 71 File 03 – Vol. 72 File 01
  

Source: dcfc | Detective Conan Fan Club, ytv’s Detective Conan anime production blog

Detective Conan OVA 11: Haibara Ai’s Past

As with previous years, an original video animation (OVA) of Detective Conan will be released this year.


OVA 11 is titled “A Secret Order From London” and talks about Haibara Ai’s past, of which not much is known. Apparently, it will reveal a secret about Ai when she was still a girl. Besides Conan and the Detective Kids, Okiya Subaru will also be featured.

To purchase this OVA, you will need to make an order using a form found in Weekly Shonen Sunday. The deadline for orders is June 23, 2011.

Source: Web Sunday News, dcfc | Detective Conan Fan Club

Detective Conan’s 15th Movie Opens At Number One

Detective Conan’s 15th movie, Quarter of Silence, opened at number one in Japanese theaters over the past weekend, from April 16-17, 2011.

According to Kogyo Tsushinsha, three new films that opened over the past weekend topped the box office charts of Japan. Among them, Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence emerged first, while Crayon Shin Chan 2011 took second place, followed by Gulliver’s Travels.
As with previous years, a Magic File, an original video animation (OVA) that contains a side story to the movie, will be released. Magic File 2011 is titled “Niigata~Tokyo The Presents Capriccio,” and talks about what happens the day after the story in the movie ends. Hattori Heiji, who did not appear in the movie, will be featured in this side story.

Magic File 2011 is now on sale at all 7-eleven stores in Japan.


Sources: Kogyo Tsushinsha, 7net shopping, conan-movie.jp, dcfc | Detective Conan Fan Club