Detective Conan 30th Anniversary Special Set to Air: All-Star Cast and Mai Kuraki Theme Song Spark Massive Excitement

It has been announced that a brand-new, completely original television special titled "Detective Conan: The 30th Case," commemorating the 30th anniversary of the TV anime, will air on Friday, September 25th at 9:00 PM on the "Friday Roadshow" program. Alongside this announcement, the long-awaited main visual and an "All-Hands-On-Deck PV" were unveiled, sending waves of excitement and anticipation through social media.

True to its catchphrase of "All Hands on Deck," this special is expected to be a festival-like spectacle featuring a massive lineup of characters, including protagonists Conan Edogawa, Shinichi Kudo, and Heiji Hattori, alongside police personnel and beloved figures from all across Japan. Upon the release of the promotional video, fans flooded social media with surprised and joyful comments, such as, "This is as lavish as a movie!", "With this many allies, the culprit is almost to be pitied—they have zero chance of winning," and "Even the Yokomigo brothers, Shugo, and Chihaya are showing up?!"

Additionally, it was revealed that Mai Kuraki will perform the highly anticipated theme song. Her new track, "Hallelujah," will color the story, drawing many celebratory messages from fans who are thrilled about the renewal of their Guinness World Record for collaborations with the franchise.

This highly anticipated TV special brings together an unprecedented all-star cast, fitting for the momentous 30th-anniversary milestone. Fan enthusiasm is sure to reach even greater heights as the broadcast approaches.

The context

"Detective Conan," known as "Case Closed" in some regions, is a legendary manga and anime franchise created by Gosho Aoyama that began serialization in 1994. The television anime series premiered in 1996 and has remained a massive cultural phenomenon in Japan for nearly three decades. The "Friday Roadshow" is a popular weekly Friday night movie-broadcast block on Nippon Television, which frequently airs special television features and theatrical anime films related to major franchises like Detective Conan. Mai Kuraki is a renowned Japanese singer who holds numerous Guinness World Records for her extensive and ongoing contributions of theme songs to the Detective Conan anime series.

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