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January 14, 2023

First volume of the Star Comics edition.

The Detective Conan manga was first published in Italy by Comic Art in August 1998. 22 volumes containing six chapters, as opposed to the Japanese version of nine to eleven chapters, were released, before Comic Art declared bankruptcy in 2000. Kabuki Publishing later purchased the rights to the series, but only released the first volume in 2002, before the releases were stalled again. Finally, Star Comics acquired the rights to the series in October 2004 and released its first volume in February of 2005, and follows the Japanese version of release. Publishing is ongoing, with at least 100 volumes released as of 2023. On February 21, 2018, Star Comics announced its joint release of Detective Conan volumes with La Gazzetta dello Sport, a daily newspaper that regularly features comic books together, and started a weekly release of the manga until November 2019 with volume 90. In september 2021, Star Comics announced its New Edition of the Detective Conan series, featuring revised translations and volume formats. As of 2023, both the regular serialization and the New Edition serialization are still running in Italian. Learn more ...

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June-July

June 18, 2023

Hand-drawn poster of movie 21 by Gosho Aoyama, author of the original manga.

The Crimson Love Letter (から(くれない)恋歌(ラブレター) Karakurenai no Raburetā?) is the 21st movie of the Detective Conan franchise. It was first released during Golden Week of 2017 on April 15th. Directed by Kobun Shizuno and written by Takahiro Okura, it was released following Movie 21: The Darkest Nightmare. It is the second movie focused on Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama, particularly on Kazuha. Its main theme is the Japanese card game of karuta. It is also the introduction of Momiji Ooka, a karuta champion from Kyoto and Heiji's self-declared future wife, and her butler Muga Iori. In Kyoto, the incubent karuta champion of the high-school Satsuki Cup Toshiya Yajima is killed in his mansion by a black figure. Later that day, Conan, Ran, Kogoro, the Detective Boys and Heiji and Kazuha attend the filming of a karuta TV program in Osaka along with Kazuha's friend Mikiko Hiramoto. They meet the organizer of the Satsuki Cup Kensuke Achiwa. However, they are the target of a vicious bombing, which they narrowly survive. In these two crimes, the culprit left a mysterious karuta card, hinting to further crimes. At the same time, Satsuki Cup finalist Koji Sekine is seen in front of Yajima's body. Moreover, Togo Kaieda, Achiwa's secretary is moving in the shadows. Heiji and Conan are ready to solve the crime, but it takes more than brains to go against a very calculating serial killer. Will they be able to stop him ?! ...

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August

August 16, 2023

The monorail following its path. An unbelievable case will unfold as it approaches its terminus.

The Monorail Sniper Case (モノレール狙撃事件 Monorēru Sogeki Jiken?) is the 1016th and 1017th episode of the Detective Conan anime. Split in two parts, it aired on August 28, 2021 and September 4, 2021 as part of Season 31. Written by seasoned screenplay writer Akatsuki Yamatoya and storyboarded by Shinji Takagi, the story brings a police-style story mixed with a fast-paced action, which is reminescent of the adventure-type anime-original cases from the earlier years of the series. The plot follows a monorail in which Conan and Kogoro are riding. A rider is suddenly struck by a stray bullet. Following the source of the bullet will lead the pair to an even bigger mystery involving a disappearing victim and a mysterious and cunning sniper. The characters are brought around Toyosu, an artificial island in the port area of Tokyo notable for its fish market. Follow Conan and Kogoro to solve the mystery of the missing body of Ichiro Akiyama and the mysterious sniper tailing them ...

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September-November

September 15, 2023

End credits of movie 21, dedicated to the late screenplay writer.

Kazunari Kouchi (古内 一成 Kouchi Kazunari?, January 18, 1956 - July 18, 2016) is a Japanese screenplay writer. He is best known for his work on episodes of the anime Detective Conan, and for writing and producing most of the movies released before his retirement in 2014.

Kouchi began to serve as screenwriter for Detective Conan after Hiroshi Kashiwabara's invitation, who did the manga adaptation of the first Detective Conan episode, Roller Coaster Murder Case . His contributions towards the Detective Conan anime is tremendous. Which he was behind the screenplay of several TV specials, manga adaptions, movies, OVAs, magic files, and short stories. His most notable scenarios include the 14 movies he wrote, and the highly acclaimed cases The Truth Behind the Car Explosion Case and The Invisible Weapon, Ran's First Investigation, as well as the anime adaptation of Clash of Red and Black.

On July 18, 2016, he died of pancreatic cancer. Discover the legacy of one of the most renowned writers behind the Detective Conan anime...

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December

December 2, 2023

The main suspects.

The Case of the Furisode at the Hidden Hot Spring on a Snowy Night (秘湯雪闇振袖事件 Hitō Yuki Yami Furisode Jiken?) is the 379th and 380th episode of Detective Conan anime. With the first part airing on November 22, 2004 and the second part on the following week on November 29, 2004, it was storyboarded by Yasumi Mikamoto, produced by Minoru Tozawa and Nana Harada and animated by Rei Masunaga and Akiko Kawashima. The screenplay is written by Koujin Ochi, known for his quality scenarios, while the animation offered extensive views of the local snowy nature and the traditional Japanese inn. The story follows Conan, Ran and Kogoro at a hot springs inn in the moutainous Yamagata Prefecture where they meet a group of people producing a TV drama. Under a fake guise of collaboration, it seems tensions are high between the group and two members in particular are the cause of everyone's bad mood. A member of the group, Eri Akechi, whom Kogoro is a fan off, tells them about the local legend of a vengeful "Kimono Goddess". After an alcohol-infused party with the TV crew, the Mouri Family take a late night bath in the hot springs only to find the two aforementioned members stabbed to death in a similar fashion to the legend. Curse or not, Conan is determined to solve the case. Read more...

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