Name: Probably my favorite anime forever
Item: Case Closed
Rating: 100
Author: Ayaya

Probably my favorite anime forever · Waifora

My English isn't pretty good, but it doesn't matter now, what matters is that I can convey the feeling... right? I've nothing to do right now, so I'm gonna write this review~

I met Detective Conan aka Case Closed aka 名探偵コナン aka Meitantei Conan in 2016, Coincidentally, I went back to talk to a friend and he insisted that I watch Conan, so after much insistence I saw the first episode, and ok, it was good, however, I really didn't expect what the series would become afterwards. And today, 2020, I've rewatched Case Closed 3 times. Once a year I rewatch. And no, I'm not crazy. I'm normal.

Don't be alarmed by the size of the series, as soon as you get used to it, and if you skip the fillers, there will be 350 fewer episodes for you to watch.

Detective Conan has the best worldbuilding I've seen. However, you may find the series tiring, as it is slow (It was not my case). The anime starts to work from episode 128, with the first plot twist, but the first 200 episodes are, practically, a cast presentation. The introduction of characters. From episodes 300, the series begins to reach its peak, lasting until around episodes 800. The story is perfectly connected, even using developed questions in episode 200, for example, there in episode 700. The way the author fits his work is sensational.

Conan's universe is rich in a small box. The story revolves around only one city, of course you'll get to know other places throughout the series like Osaka, but the focus is Beika, and that city is so developed that you will know it like the back of your hand. Conan keeps evolving and never stops, it's crazy how Conan gets better, better and better with each episode and with each arc. And on top of that it's a series that involves almost every kind of genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama, Psychological, Adventure, Action, Mystery, everything! The author creates, solves and connects everything. And you've no idea how beautiful he can connect.
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Look how many characters this anime uses (and there are still more, much more that were presented after). And they're all great characters. A good portion of them are developed in certain arcs that the series has, and many of them are also used frequently. There are all kinds of characters. Character development is something that won't be missing without a doubt. Case Closed even develops secondary characters. There are many secondary characters in Detective Conan who have a complete development without even needing it.

Detective Conan is a slow series, so you'll need to be patient as much to see the development of the characters as well as the plot progression. It's something that won't end in a single episode, it will be developed little by little. However, there are some episodes that would be called "climax" episodes, special episodes, including some that close some of the series' arcs or that are very important and impactful.

I usually say that Conan is similar to Gintama. But... is that one is comedy and the other is more focused on mystery.

Here we go, Detective Conan has 3 universes: Magic Kaito, Movies and Main Series (Detective Conan TV).

Kaito Kid Kaito Kuroba is an ordinary teenage student whose father is often absent. When his father dies in mysterious circumstances, he discovers his father's secret identity: a famous international criminal known as International Criminal 1412: the Phantom Thief, and that he was murdered by a mysterious organization for refusing to help them recover their "Pandora Gem", a mystical stone that fell during the passage of a comet (often called "Volley Comet"), whose consumption confers immortality. He promises to prevent the organization from gaining immortality, assumes his father's identity and begins his search for the treasure.

The Kaito who uses magic has his own series, Magic Kaito 1412. The one who doesn't use it is in Detective Conan.

Magic Kaito's universe needs to be different, because the Kaito in Magic Kaito 1412 uses magic, but magic in Conan would be a plothole, so it was necessary to separate the universes. In MK, he uses magic, but in Conan he needs to use tricks.

Kaito was initially a crossover, but the series turned him into a Detective Conan character. If you watch Conan, you'll someday understand why.

And relax, is the same character. The only difference is: one uses magic and the other doesn't.

Movies

In a way you can watch them without seeing the anime series, as it is like a separate and non-canonical story, but it uses the plot of the series, even the current films already have a lot of spoilers. The films are becoming more and more canon, the author is trying to connect certain moments of some films and fit them into the main series.

The films have their own stories and more focused on action, like, you know, BAAM BOOM YEAHH!!!! Good animation here and there and much better produced. They're inferior to the main series, but it doesn't mean that it's bad, they're also great.
While the series focus on mystery, the movies on the other hand like to focus in action. It's a good dynamic in my opinion.
From the date I do this review, there are 23 movies and 24th will be released next month in cinema. 1 film per year.

And

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Detective Conan: Episode One. Do NOT start here.

This is a remake of the first episode, but narrated by several different places, what or where everything was happening on the same day as the first episode of the series.

There will be many character spoilers and revelations. Not to mention that it will totally break your immersion and much of your experience. It's a Special made to feel more nostalgic, only watch it when you arrive at about the 800th episode.

There are people who prefer the old animation and others who prefer the current one. I like both. The old one has its own charm

I like both.

The animation starts well, gets worse, but gets better.

Episodes 1-300 = Good
400-600 = Average
700~Current = Great

OST/Soundtrack

One of the best I've seen as well. Over 6 hours of soundtrack, 51 openings and I don't even know how many endings, but they're all recognizable, Conan's ost is unique.
They use a lot of the same singers too. Mai Kuraki, B'z and Breakerz are the main names for Detective Conan for music. The best known of Conan's soundtrack comes from the Saxophone. The most iconic sound in the series.

Main Theme

Mai Kuraki

Breakerz

Urgh, I'm done.

You have a timeline where you can create endless theories and debate with your friends, including solving cases and feeling the joy of everything you thought was being said and solved, you feel like a real detective!
In conclusion, that's it. In my opinion, I really don't think there should be an anime that can beat this one for me! An incredible universe where anything can happen and be connected. This work is great, as much as worldbuilding as much as story, and it's very worthwhile. Thank you, Detective Conan! And watch it!