Stacks of freshly inspected currency plates set the stage for an unprecedented national crisis as the franchise prepares its first extended television case in a decade. The production staff of Detective Conan: 30-gō Satsujin Jiken officially announced the new Detective Conan 2-hour special with promotional materials that detail the counterfeit investigation. How will the young detective untangle a conspiracy stretching across two major Japanese prefectures? The Detective Conan two-hour special airs September 25 at 9:00 p.m. on NTV’s Kinyō Roadshow. [1, 2]
Detective Conan 2-Hour Special Broadcast
Japanese television network NTV and its regional affiliates will broadcast the special on September 25 at 9:00 p.m. local time, which corresponds to 8:00 a.m. EDT for international observers tracking the franchise’s release calendar. [1, 3] Ten years have passed. [1] That decadelong gap makes this production the first television special of this duration since the franchise last presented an extended broadcast event. [1] Broadcasters placed the Detective Conan 2-hour special inside the network’s Kinyō Roadshow schedule. [1, 3] The programming block normally showcases feature films rather than standard weekly television episodes, giving the new storyline a prominent prime-time slot. [1, 3]
A promotional video debuted. [1, 2] The production committee paired that video preview with an official main visual, distributing both assets across Japanese broadcast networks to launch the formal publicity campaign for the late September premiere. [1, 2] Audiences received their first look at the animated sequences through the published trailer. [1, 2] The visual depicts the central mystery figures while reinforcing the scale of the impending criminal plot. [1]
Television schedules in Japan routinely designate two-hour special presentations for landmark anniversaries and major narrative milestones. [1] While seasonal broadcast line-ups feature varied productions—such as television projects highlighted in production staff updates for Doukyo Shiteiru Kensei—NTV’s film block reserves its Friday evening hours for high-profile releases. [1, 3] Prime-time placement signals immense broadcast priority. [1] The network aims to gather longstanding mystery followers who have tracked the serialized detective since his earliest television appearances. [1]
Counterfeit Bills Across Nagano and Osaka
The Detective Conan 2-hour special bears the Japanese title Detective Conan: 30-gō Satsujin Jiken, translated in official promotional materials as The Counterfeit Case of Ultra 30. [1] A national threat emerges immediately. [1] Criminal networks trigger the central crisis by releasing counterfeit currency into public circulation, compelling the authorities to confront an economic hazard capable of destabilizing financial confidence throughout the entire country. [1] Conan and his associates enter the case once investigators realize ordinary enforcement methods cannot trace the counterfeit origin. [1]
Official story details state that the investigation initially brings Conan and his companions directly to the National Printing Bureau located in Nagano prefecture to inspect security protocols and note physical printing plates. [1] Evidence points southward toward Kansai. [1] Conan travels westward to join his longtime ally Heiji in Osaka, where investigators believe the fraudulent currency was manufactured. [1] The narrative splits its investigative legwork between Nagano’s state printing infrastructure and Osaka’s urban backstreets. [1]
Heiji Hattori regularly partners with Conan whenever criminal operations expand beyond the Tokyo metropolitan area into western Japan. [1] Osaka provides a familiar hunting ground. [1] Their joint investigation demands rigorous deductive collaboration, requiring the two teenage sleuths to cross-reference forensic clues recovered from the printing bureau with criminal manufacturing rings operating inside the commercial hub. [1] Federal security concerns mount as the September broadcast date approaches. [1]
Mai Kuraki Performs New Theme
Renowned recording artist Mai Kuraki will perform the special’s opening theme song, titled “Hallelujah.” [1] Kuraki returns to familiar ground. [1] Her musical involvement reinforces a partnership spanning decades, during which Kuraki has contributed dozens of signature opening and ending tracks to both the weekly television broadcast and theatrical releases. [1] The promotional video released by the production committee offers viewers their initial preview of the newly recorded musical piece. [1, 2]
The announcement also confirmed that actress Elaiza Ikeda joins the production as a guest voice cast member. [1] Ikeda brings notable cinematic credentials. [1] Her prior screen appearances include prominent roles in live-action genre productions such as Doronjo and Sadako, marking this appearance as a noteworthy transition into the long-running animated mystery universe. [1] Producers have not disclosed the precise role Ikeda portrays, keeping her character’s allegiance concealed from promotional summaries. [1]
Combining an established franchise musical icon with high-profile guest talent reflects the television network’s ambitious promotional strategy for the broadcast. [1] Theme music drives fan anticipation. [1] By highlighting “Hallelujah” within the animated teaser, the production team links the dramatic tension of the Detective Conan 2-hour special to Kuraki’s recognizable vocal styling, ensuring broad engagement across broadcast platforms. [1, 2] Viewers can evaluate both the opening theme song and Ikeda’s voice work when the broadcast airs in late September. [1]
Thirty Years of Mystery Publishing
Manga creator Gōshō Aoyama launched Detective Conan in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shounen Sunday magazine in 1994, beginning thirty years of continuous serialization. [1, 4]
The printed narrative swiftly expanded into a major multimedia franchise when Japanese television launched the ongoing anime adaptation in January 1996. [1] For three continuous decades, the weekly animated series has chronicled criminal puzzles without concluding its overarching narrative, dispelling recurrent reader inquiries regarding whether the serialized detective story has finished. [1] Rather than concluding, the franchise continually generates annual feature films to accompany its sustained television presence. [1] Television specials provide a distinct storytelling format by allowing intricate, multi-layered criminal conspiracies to unfold across two continuous broadcast hours without standard weekly constraints. [1] This dual publishing and television endurance makes every extended broadcast a celebrated occasion for multiple generations of dedicated mystery enthusiasts who follow Conan’s captivating ongoing adventures. [1, 4]
Shogakukan continues publishing new chapters weekly. [1, 4] Readers purchasing Weekly Shounen Sunday follow continuous case developments that feed directly into both the animated television episodes and major cinematic narratives orchestrated by Aoyama. [1, 4] The magazine platform remains central to the franchise’s creative longevity. [1, 4] Each adaptation draws its foundational lore directly from those serialized pages. [1, 4]
Case Closed Localization and Cast
International readers frequently ask why the property carries two distinct titles across global markets. [1, 5] Localization history explains the difference. [1, 5] Viz Media distributes the English manga edition under the title Case Closed, adopting the original localized branding established by distributor Funimation when the anime first arrived in North America. [1, 5] English manga releases preserve the adapted character names from Funimation’s English dub when applicable, while relying on original Japanese names for other figures. [1, 5]
The underlying storyline centers on brilliant high school detective Shinichi Kudo. [1] Poison fundamentally transformed his physical life. [1] After criminal conspirators administer a lethal toxin that unexpectedly shrinks his body rather than killing him, Shinichi adopts the juvenile alias Conan Edogawa to conceal his survival. [1] He resides with detective Kogoro Mori and his daughter Ran, using the bumbling investigator as a public proxy to crack intricate criminal schemes. [1] Shinichi remains in his child body. [1]
That juvenile disguise will face severe tests as the investigation into counterfeit bills unfolds across Nagano and Osaka. [1] The financial conspiracy looms large. [1] Whether Conan and Heiji can dismantle the illicit printing operation before the fraudulent bills permanently corrupt the national economy will be resolved when the Case Closed production and Detective Conan 2-hour special premieres on September 25. [1, 3] Viewers across Japan can tune in to NTV’s Kinyō Roadshow at 9:00 p.m. to witness the outcome. [1, 3]
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