Season 26

Season 26 aired in 2021. This year, there were a total of 40 episodes: 16 for manga adaptation; 24 for anime-original. Remastered broadcast for 8 weeks. There were breaks totalling to 4 weeks.

List of episodes

The following is a list of episodes of Season 26.

Jpn#	Int#	Episode title	Original broadcast	English dub broadcast	Plot	Manga source	Next Conan's Hint
993	1050	Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Part 1)	January 9, 2021	March 15, 2023		V96 - F8 ~ V97 - F1 (1022-1026)	Stunt
Makoto, Sonoko, Sera, Ran, and Conan are walking on the street when they see a man has taken a woman hostage, Makoto knocks him out without knowing it was a drama shooting, so he has to be the understudy. They also meet Saiya Tokuzono, an annoying actor who teases multiple people and even insults Sonoko, causing Makoto to be furious until Sonoko cools him off. But later, when preparing for the next scene, Saiya is seen falling from the building, with Makoto being the main suspect, as he is on the same floor as the victim. The Police arrive and begin their investigation, with Conan and Sera doing the same. But after seeing the footage recorded when the incident happened, Daisaku Odori suddenly laughs out loud and sends a message to the culprit? Sonoko and Makoto are on a date.
994	1051	Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Part 2)	January 16, 2021	March 15, 2023		V96 - F8 ~ V97 - F1 (1022-1026)	Medicine
Sera does not concentrate on the investigation as she starts asking Ran about Shinichi's sickness and where Conan was when Shinichi was around. The Police ask Makoto to confirm some information before Saiya’s death as well. Later, the drinks everyone ordered are available, however, Daisaku suddenly falls after having some tastes of his. In all of his brought along, there’s a butterfly-looking item that makes sound like what Makoto had heard before the first incident. When Conan is deducing, he accidentally agrees with Sera’s question without knowing that she just called him Kudou Shinichi. Sera catches Conan off guard by calling him Shinichi with him responding to it normally at first. Sonoko and Makoto are on a date. Flashback of Teitan school festival event are mentioned as Shinichi and Conan appeared at the same time.
995	1052	Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Part 3)	January 23, 2021	March 15, 2023		V96 - F8 ~ V97 - F1 (1022-1026)	Straw
Conan quickly denies what he just said after realizing Sera is trapping him. Sera then tries to ask Ran and Sonoko who look mature around Conan, with both Sonoko and Ran mention Ai Haibara after Conan is asked and taken away by Takagi to make his deduction as usual. While at Agasa residence, Agasa takes Shirohato brand sneeze medicine, with Haibara revealing that her deceased father worked there. It’s getting late and Conan has to close the case or else the culprit may escape and destroy the evidence but Sera cares more about Conan’s identity rather than the case. How is Conan gonna escape this rough situation ? Deduction Queen Sonoko has his back. Sera catches Conan off guard by calling him Shinichi with him responding to it normally at first. She also finds out that Haibara is a mature child from Ran and Sonoko. Sonoko and Makoto are on a date.   Shirohato Pharmaceuticals is where Haibara's parents worked and the company made them create APTX 4869.
996	1053	The Skilled Hawk Hides His Crime	January 30, 2021	March 15, 2023		TV Original	Puffed Rice
In a traditional café located in the mountains holding a festival, Kogoro, Ran and Conan meet Akashiba and his hawk, Genichi Takehara and Sakoto, the managers of the café, and a local farmer named Masahiko Ishima who made puffed rice. Takehara later went hunting boar with Conan’s group watching Ishima’s process of making puffed rice. When making puffed rice, there are two different explosions, one from the valve, and 1 gunshot... On the hawk training, when the hawk is arriving at the target, it gets stuck and injured by a wire and a gunshot is heard shortly after, Takehara is seen dead due to the gunshot wound. Is the hawk the culprit ?
235 R111	254	The Locked Wine Cellar (Remastered)	February 6, 2021			TV Original	Handkerchief
Conan, Kogoro, and Ran are all at a party. While there, they discover a locked wine cellar, and a man is found dead in it. How could the killer have murdered the victim, and then escaped from the locked wine cellar. Conan stuns Kogoro, and with the help of Officer Chiba and Wataru Takagi, is able to solve the case.
997	1054	Intrigue at Smile Village	February 13, 2021	March 15, 2023		TV Original	Dance
The Detective Boys are invited to an elderly service in Smile Village. Is this something suspicious, or just a day off for the Detective Boys ?
998	1055	The Frying Pan of Hatred	February 20, 2021	March 15, 2023		TV Original	Hamburgers
Kogoro, Ran and Conan are invited to attend the demonstration of a new frying pan, but the event turns out to be a grave for Naoyuki Omura, the president of the company and Masakazu Koshiro, the head of the invention, both of whom quarreled the day before the demonstration. Are they the one to kill each other ? Or there is a 3rd person in-between ?
999	1056	Troublesome Kindness	February 27, 2021	March 15, 2023		TV Original	Hand dryer
Kogoro, Ran and Conan are eating at a restaurant when they hear Tomoya Kusano, a man who cares about others too much, talk to Hajime Yamanashi about his troublesome kindness. This angers Shin Kotani, the man in the hoodie, who is having flashbacks when he lost his job due to Kusano’s and is seen killing Kusano out of anger. But has the statement that Kotani killed Kusano actually happened ?
1000	1057	The Moonlight Sonata Murder (Part 1)	March 6, 2021	March 15, 2023		V7 - F2~4 (062-064)	Tsukikage Island
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1001	1058	The Moonlight Sonata Murder (Part 2)	March 13, 2021	March 15, 2023		V7 - F5~7 (065-067)	Piano
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779 R112	832	The Scarlet Return (Prologue) (Remastered)[1]	March 20, 2021			V84 - F9~10 (891-892)	Jodie Starling
This episode begins with a flashback outside Haido Central Hospital, where Tooru Amuro obtains information from Detective Takagi regarding Rikumichi Kusuda and deduces that Rikumichi was shot by a gun. At the present, Natsuko Shibuya, a teacher at Haido Elementary School, receives a call from Jodie Starling while grading math tests at night. Natsuko tells Jodie she needed to meet with some parents soon after. After the conversation, Andre Camel asks Jodie about Natsuko, and Jodie tells him that Natusko was her acquaintance. Natsuko was involved in a case while studying abroad in America, and Jodie helped her out. Jodie also reveals that she was able to go undercover in Japan as an English teacher because Natsuko taught her Japanese. Natsuko Shibuya is introduced. Bourbon knows that Jodie and Camel are FBI agents.   Bourbon and Vermouth appear. Jodie and Camel appear. Hidemi Hondou's retrieval and Mystery Train cases.
780-781 R113	833-834	The Scarlet Return (Pursuit) (Remastered)[1]	March 27, 2021			V84 - F11 ~ V85 - F1 (893-894)	Andre Camel
Inspector Megure and Detective Takagi question the three suspects again, this time in further detail. After this, they, Jodie, Andre, Amuro, and Conan examine the picture containing Natsuko's graded tests. Amuro and Conan immediately figure out who the culprit is. Later, Andre meets up with Jodie and Conan only to realize that the Jodie he talked to previously was Vermouth. Because Andre leaked out the fact that Rikumichi shot himself, Amuro now knows that Shuichi indeed faked his death. Conan asks Amuro whether he's an enemy of the bad guys. Bourbon and Vermouth learns that Rikumichi Kusuda dies from a gunshot suicide. Conan confronts Bourbon directly with his suspicion of him being an BO member. Camel is fooled by Vermouth in disguise as Jodie.
781-782 R114	834-835	The Scarlet Return (Intersection) (Remastered)[1]	April 3, 2021			V85 - F2 ~ F3 (895-896)	Subaru Okiya
Subaru Okiya invites Tooru Amuro into Shinichi's house for some tea and Amuro begins to explain Shuichi's faked death trick. Meanwhile, Jodie and Andre, on their way to Raiha Pass, also realize that Shuichi's death was faked. In reality, the one who planned all of this was not Shuichi, but actually Conan. Vermouth disagree with Bourbon about Shuichi Akai's fake death. Bourbon "confronts" Subaru to reveal the truth. Jodie and Camel revisit Raiha Pass to investigate Shuichi's death.
783 R115	836	The Scarlet Return (Truth) (Remastered)[1]	April 10, 2021			V85 - F4 ~ F5 (897-898)	Shuichi Akai
Shuichi takes out a gun and shoots down the front car's tires, causing all of Amuro's colleagues' cars to crash into each other and be rendered useless for further pursuit. However, Shuichi tells Andre to turn back and drive toward the cars. Back at Shinichi's house, as Amuro got the news that Shuichi shot the cars down, Yusaku Kudo begins to make his speech upon being rewarded the Best Original Script award. He reveals that the man who inspired him to write "The Scarlet Investigator" was Shuichi Akai. During the speech, Ran was surprised to see Yusaku acting strangely cute. Shuichi Akai returns.   Bourbon and Vermouth appear. FBI appearance
1002	1059	The Beika City Shopping Center Garbage Bin Mystery	April 17, 2021	March 15, 2023		TV Original	WSG (World Sports Games)
The Detective Boys are cleaning up some trash in the shopping center when they realize the missing Garbage Bin, in Teitan High School, there is a small competition for the best idea to be used to greet guests for the upcoming World Sport Game. In the association of stores, there are concerns of whether who will be paying for the Garbage Bin expense. On the next day, the garbage is once again thrown at the former Garbage Bin place, which prompts the Detective Boys to find who is the one behind this. While walking, Conan, Ran and Sonoko meet Subaru Okiya, which is a sign of a big case following the episode.   Akai Shuichi (disguised as Subaru Okiya) is seen doing an FBI mission, with his bag sparking Ran and Sonoko the idea for the school competition.
1003	1060	The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Part 1)	April 24, 2021	March 16, 2023		V97 - F2~6 (1027-1031)	Snowy mountain villa
Kogoro receives a letter to a specific building with a strange piece of paper from Nichihara Taisei 1 month ago, the letter states that one of Nichihara’s friends committed suicide with the piece of paper that might tells why he did that, but Ran couldn’t come, so Amuro and Wakita have to come with them. Kogoro’s group meets other people in the reunion who also receive a piece of paper similar to Kogoro’s group, and they reveal that Nichihara was the one committed suicide, but the talk is interrupted as the parking lot of the building collasped. With no way to escape, they have to call local Police for help, while at the building, after an hour missing, Kouhei Wada, one of the people, is seen dead due to a crossbow wound.
1004	1061	The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Part 2)	May 1, 2021	March 15, 2023		V97 - F2~6 (1027-1031)	Drawing straws
The murder is then reported to Nagano Police. They also ask for the murder scene through camera, with Taka’aki seeming to have seen Amuro somewhere before. To prevent further murders from happening, Amuro suggests splitting into 4 groups of 2, with Conan going with Amuro. When discussing the scene, Conan asks him about Rum, he only states that he lacks patience. However, when Nishino and Kawasaki have to check the weird sound, Kawasaki receives a strange email and later is seen dead due to drink poisoning. In Nagano Police Agency, Taka’aki recalls that he once met Amuro when visiting Touto University to see Hiromitsu, his brother, who is taken care of by a relative; but suddenly Kuroda calls them, asking to talk to Taka’aki privately. We learn that Komei knows Amuro. Conan asks Bourbon about Rum. Komei remembers his brother Hiromitsu being friends with Amuro.
1005	1062	The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Part 3)	May 8, 2021	March 15, 2023		V97 - F2~6 (1027-1031)	Nine
Nagano Police need 3 hours to come aid them, so Kogoro’s group needs to survive until they come, but Nishino decides to lock himself down to feel safer. Kogoro, Amuro, Conan and Wakita find out who is the real culprit and next victim respectively with the code being actually sport related, what could it be ?
1006	1063	Who Poisoned the Victim	May 15, 2021	March 29, 2023		TV Original	Facial hair
Kobayakawa, a secretary of Sasano Finance, hired Kogoro as there was a death threat sent to Sasano, so Kogoro, Ran and Conan went to the party hosted by Sasano to identify who was the one to do that out of the three guests. Just as the party goes on, Sasano dies due to poisoning but Kobayakawa reveals to be the real Sasano as the two switched their identity according to Kobayakawa’s offer. Can Conan find the truth ?
102 R116	108	The Historical Actor Murder Case (Part 1) (Remastered)	May 22, 2021			V17 - F10 ~ V18 - F2 (170-172)	Model gun
When a famous samurai movie star, Kozaburo Hijikata, hires Kogoro the group is led to believe he wants to learn about detective work for an upcoming TV series where he is to star as a detective, but rumors of an affair between his wife Isami Nagakura and stunt actor Hajime Okita can't help but lead Conan to doubt the reason. When Isami is found dead on Okita's balcony, the group believes it is an open and shut case, but Conan doubts the authenticity when he sees a big smile form on Hijikata's face. Which side is truly right?
103 R117	109	The Historical Actor Murder Case (Part 2) (Remastered)	May 29, 2021			V17 - F10 ~ V18 - F2 (170-172)	Tea set
Conan returns to Kozaburo's apartment to find concrete proof to prove Hajime's innocence. While Kogoro attracts the newspaper press so Inspector Megure can take Hajime to the police station, Conan knocks Kogoro out to announce Kozaburo is the real killer. Conan reveals Kozaburo tricked everyone by taking them to the 6th floor while everyone believed they were on the 5th by creating a duplicate room on both floors. As proof, Conan asks Takagi to find the model gun under the sofa that Kogoro secretly broke in the room on the 6th floor.
1007	1064	Out for Revenge (Part 1)	June 5, 2021	March 29, 2023		TV Original	Lighter
Junpei Haruyama is found dead at the park, so Megure, Takagi and Chiba go to investigate any of Haruyama’s friends, with the help of Kogoro and Conan passing by. After asking Yori Natsukawa, Miyako Akiba and Ryuzaburo Fuyuki, it seems like they are hiding something, so on the next day, Kogoro and Conan go to ask Natsukawa again, only to find out that he is dead. When the Police arrive, Akiba and Fuyuki have to admit that they once fooled Takashi Komoto 10 years ago, and Komoto then left Japan. One day, he returned and was seen peering at Haruyama's shop, at first the other three didn’t believe until he was found dead. Later, it is confirmed that Komoto, who also has incurable illness, returned one week ago to drag all 4 into the other world, so the Police decide to be the bodyguard. On the next day, while trying to kill Akiba, Komoto falls off the cliff but the corpse hasn’t been found yet. But the murders don't end there as Akiba is found dead 2 days later, with Komoto’s also making a threat call to Fuyuki, which sparks his full score of fear.
1008	1065	Out for Revenge (Part 2)	June 12, 2021	March 29, 2023		TV Original	Car
Komoto’s corpse is later found by a man working in his excavator. Examination shows that the time he died was almost identical to when he fell from the cliff. Later that night, Megure reveals that Fuyuki received a call from the mysterious man to make a deal for the next morning, so the Police attempt to catch him when the two are making the deal, but the attempt fails as they focus on the wrong person, gosh! So Conan has to investigate on his own. Later Conan calls everyone under the name Kogoro and when everyone comes, he tranquilizes Kogoro and starts his deduction.
1009	1066	The Lost Article That Smells Like a Case	June 19, 2021	March 29, 2023		TV Original	Perfume
Ayumi notices a bracelet, while Conan notices the blood in the bracelet, At first, the Detective Boys find the owner of the item, who was Shinobu Yanaki, Risa’s sister, but she gets worried as her brother has been lost for days, so she visits Keita Yagi to ask for his trace, only to get tied up without any other knowing. Later, The Detective Boys, excluding Conan as he is going the other route, visits his house as well and is later informed by Conan, after they tell the anomalies, that Yagi kidnapped her. Can the Detective Boys rescue her ?
1010	1067	The Idol Whose Smile Disappeared	June 26, 2021	March 29, 2023		TV Original	Red shoes
Futoshi Yamasato, who just transferred to Beika Town 4th police box, received a report about a woman who ate and ran away without paying her bill (called dine and dash), but was seen coming with another woman to pay the bill. He also reveals to receive one similar, and with the two women looking identical to Kayoko Kakurai. But both of the incidents turn out to be all misunderstood as she forgot something.
1011	1068	Picking Wild Plants and Clovers (Part 1)	July 10, 2021	March 29, 2023		V97 - F7~9 (1032-1034)	Commemorative photo
The Detective Boys, Kobayashi and Wakasa, are picked up by Maika Zenda after they went from a train to pick wild plants. However, Toji Fukikoshi, Zenda’s husband, is found dead near the car but it is strange as when they just parked there, his corpse has never been there. Yamamura arrives and investigates, with his assistant revealing that Fukikoshi is a wanted marriage swindler, who also has many card names. Wakasa also recalls Kohji Haneda and his last word to her when seeing the Detective Boys trying to find the 4-leaf clover that was seen previously by Ayumi when she and Zenda were trying to find the latter’s earring.   Rumi recalls Kohji Haneda's dead body and something that he said.
1012	1069	Picking Wild Plants and Clovers (Part 2)	July 17, 2021	March 29, 2023		V97 - F7~9 (1032-1034)	Lucky charm
The Police also find a villa near the scene and it seems where the murder happened, however, inside the villa there was an injured woman and now is currently in the police station. She stated that she was the girlfriend of the just killed victim. Later, Conan finally knows that Zenda was the one behind the murders, but how is he gonna reveal the truth to everyone ? Rumi learns the secret of Sleeping Kogoro when she sees Conan use his tranquilizer dart on Yamamura. She also throws away Ayumi's four-leaf clover as a gift of lucky charm when Ayumi turns away.
1013	1070	The Man Who Loved Too Much	July 24, 2021	March 29, 2023		TV Original	Birthday card
Kogoro and Conan are going to buy vegetables for the curry dishes but they stumble across a murder which is under investigation. At first, the Sakuragawa says that the husband did this as self-defense, however, Conan finds some evidence that they are actually lying and this reveals the terrifying truth behind this proclaimed self-defense.
1014	1071	The Novelist Known as the Demon King	July 31, 2021	March 29, 2023		TV Original	Curtains
Kogoro and Conan happen to walk by a famous writer’s house, where it happens to be the scene as he is found dead. The writer also has 4 apprentices, with them revealing that they were the one responsible for most of his work and get paid. The culprit is most likely one of them, but who could it be ? Sleeping Kogoro has the answer.
1015	1072	Stakeout	August 14, 2021			TV Original	Ball, frisbee, and stuffed animal
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1016	1073	The Monorail Sniper Case (Part 1)	August 28, 2021			TV Original	Bullet
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1017	1074	The Monorail Sniper Case (Part 2)	September 4, 2021			TV Original	Turret truck
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1018	1075	The Antique Tray Can't Be Hidden (Part 1)	September 11, 2021			V97 - F10 ~ V98 - F2 (1035-1038)	Black lacquer tray
No summary yet Shuichi appears as Subaru to keep an eye on Sera.
1019	1076	The Antique Tray Can't Be Hidden (Part 2)	September 18, 2021			V97 - F10 ~ V98 - F2 (1035-1038)	Crane
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1020	1077	The Antique Tray Can't Be Hidden (Part 3)	September 25, 2021			V97 - F10 ~ V98 - F2 (1035-1038)	Hearing aid
No summary yet Conan suspect Mary is a member of member of the British Secret Intelligence Service, known as MI6. Sera suspect Subaru could be her older brother Shuichi. Shuichi appears as Subaru to keep an eye on Sera.
1021	1078	Rondo in Bad Company	October 2, 2021			TV Original	30 million Yen
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1022	1079	The Cursed Museum	October 9, 2021			TV Original	Anubis statue
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1023	1080	The Whistling Bookstore 3	October 16, 2021			TV Original	Spine of a Book
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148 R118	158	The Streetcar's Sudden Stopping Case (Remastered)	October 23, 2021			TV Original	S-shaped hook
Conan and the Detective Boys wake up at 5:30 in the morning to go get in line for a roller coaster ride. There are only three other people on the train at that time, and they plan on going there in order to take pictures of the train. One of the photographers waits outside so he can take pictures of the train coming towards him; suddenly, the ladder underneath him tips over and he falls onto the track. The train conductor quickly applies the emergency brakes, and everybody rushes out of the train to find him unhurt. However, when Conan comes back into the train to continue their journey, they find one of the other photographers dead. How can Conan make the officer in charge of the case see sense that this was a murder, not an accident?
1024	1081	Momiji Ooka's Challenge (Part 1)	October 30, 2021			V98 - F3~4 (1039-1040)	Footbowl
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1025	1082	Momiji Ooka's Challenge (Part 2)	November 6, 2021			V98 - F5~6 (1041-1042)	Jingisukan
No summary yet Conan deduces that Kohji Haneda is the son of a wealthy family. Heiji tries confessing to Kazuha at the Haido Harbor but fails again, as Momiji and Iori ask her to take a photo and she runs off. ​
1026	1083	The Wordless Witness	November 13, 2021			TV Original	Sneakers
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1027	1084	Beyond the Curtain	November 20, 2021			TV Original	Silhouette
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1028	1085	Ballad of the Woman Who Loved Cake	November 27, 2021			TV Original	Pieces of concrete
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1029 WPS1	1086	Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Jinpei Matsuda	December 4, 2021			WPS V1 - F1~3	Outrageous behavior
No summary yet First appearance of Hachizo Onizuka The story take place 7 years ago, when Amuro and his friends attended the police academy.
1030	1087	The Blank Year (Part 1)	December 11, 2021			TV Original	Dog
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1031	1088	The Blank Year (Part 2)	December 18, 2021			TV Original	Thunder and lightning
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1032	1089	Ran Mouri, The Model	December 25, 2021			TV Original	Signature
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Theme songs

Openings

• Episodes 993-999: JUST BELIEVE YOU by all at once
• Episodes 1000-1020: ZERO kara Hajimete by Mai Kuraki
• Episodes 1021-1032: YURA YURA by WANDS

Endings

• Episodes 993-1015: Reboot by Airi Miyakawa
• Episodes 1016-1028: Veronica by Mai Kuraki
• Episodes 1029-1032: SWEET MOONLIGHT by BREAKERZ

See also

• Anime
• Staff Listing Season 26
• Japanese DVDs