“Teen detective Shinichi becomes child Conan after poison, secretly solves cases while hunting criminal organization.”
Case Closed
名探偵コナン
Would You Love or Hate This?
AI-powered analysis tailored to your taste
Based on your preference for character-driven stories with layered emotional arcs, this title's exploration of identity and belonging would deeply resonate. The pacing mirrors series you've rated highly, and its thematic depth aligns with your appreciation for nuanced storytelling...
However, the slow initial episodes might test your patience given your history of dropping shows that don't hook you early. The art style shift in the middle arc could also be a concern...
Synopsis
Teen detective Shinichi becomes child Conan after poison, secretly solves cases while hunting criminal organization.
Shinichi Kudou, a high school student of astounding talent in detective work, is well known for having solved several challenging cases. One day, when Shinichi spots two suspicious men and decides to follow them, he inadvertently becomes witness to a disturbing illegal activity. Unfortunately, he is caught in the act, so the men dose him with an experimental drug formulated by their criminal organization, leaving him to his death. However, to his own astonishment, Shinichi lives to see another day, but now in the body of a seven-year-old child. Perfectly preserving his original intelligence, he hides his real identity from everyone, including his childhood friend Ran Mouri and her father, private detective Kogorou Mouri. To this end, he takes on the alias of Conan Edogawa, inspired by the mystery writers Arthur Conan Doyle and Ranpo Edogawa. Shinichi, as Conan, starts secretly solving the senior Mouri's cases from behind the scenes with his still exceptional sleuthing skills, while covertly investigating the organization responsible for his current state, hoping to reverse the drug's effects someday.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 104 sampled reviews
What 104 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.57 · some divergence
4.8 pts
Recommenders 9.3 · others 4.5
↓ 0.13
Running avg · Nov 2006 → Mar 2026
- 10 “Conan is an absolute genius who masters everything from complex mathematical equations and quantum physics to expert detective work and incredible physical feats. There are no notable flaws to...”
- 8 “I enjoyed Detective conan because of it's unique plot. The author does an amazing job coming up with new mysteries to be solved and adding in great characters. The show also has a creative side by...”
- 10 “This is my first time to write a review, so bear with me. DC is and will always be my most favorite anime. It has a little bit of everything and you will always be attracted to how complicated yet...”
Watch Order & Related
Explore the Case Closed universe
Cast
See all →Trailers & videos
See all →Gallery
See all →If you stay for this, you'll stay for these
See all →The community pairs this with
See all →Made by
See all credits →Production slate
A Tv Production · Winter 1996
TMS Entertainment.Yomiuri Telecasting · Shogakukan
- Format 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 24m all episodes
- Aired Jan 1996 – ongoing Winter 1996
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0212 catalog
Produced by
- Yomiuri Telecasting Producer
- Shogakukan Producer
- Audio Planning U Producer
- Tokyo Movie Producer
- Polydor Records Producer
- /companies/company_odprmOnbNRMPCQAPG8zPQeMx Producer
- /companies/company_odprmOnbNRMPCQAPG8zPQeMx Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor
- Crunchyroll Licensor