by The movie “Detective Conan Black Iron Fish Shadow (Submarine)” (released in April 2023) has become a big hit with box office revenue exceeding 12.5 billion yen. Yoshihiro Tanigawa, a philosopher well versed in anime and manga, says, “Conan movies in recent years have a catastrophe like Hollywood action blockbusters. “Imagination” is the hidden charm.
“Detective Conan” has become a social phenomenon. Few people probably have never heard of the name “Detective Conan.” A manga by Gosho Aoyama that began serialization in Weekly Shonen Sunday in 1994 and has already exceeded 100 volumes.
The cumulative circulation of comics has exceeded 270 million as of February 2023, and at the time of writing, it is the fourth-largest circulation of comics in Japan. It’s an incredible sale. Of course, this work has been animated (from 1996 to the present). With the exception of one postponement due to the pandemic, an anime movie has been produced almost every year since 1997, and “Detective Conan: Black Iron Fish Shadow,” released in the spring of 2023, will be the 26th movie (by the way, “Kuroku Iron no Fish Shadow”). Uokage” is directed by the much-talked-about theatrical animation “Blue Mr. Yuzuru Tachikawa from Giant.)
When writing, the box office revenue of “Kurokutetsu no Uokage” exceeded 12.5 billion yen, and the number of spectators recorded was 8.86 million people. About 40 days after the movie was released, it ranked 31st in Japan’s all-time box office rankings.
As you can see from the fact that it is a long-lived content that has continued for 30 years, this popularity is not temporary. USJ has Conan attractions, collaboration cafes, merchandise development, games, and collaborations with other works that are endless, and the momentum knows no bounds. At the same time as being explosively popular, “Conan” sits in the position of a work that blends into one scene of everyday life, for example, “Doraemon.”
The philosopher talks about the fun of Conan for non-fans. Even though he’s not a fan, I won’t delve into Conan’s popularity in this article. In that case, can we look back on the basics of Conan like this? Conan Edogawa, who lives as a first-grade elementary school student, is Shinichi Kudo, a high school detective.
It is basic information such as continuing. But for things like this, Wikipedia would be more convenient. I can’t help but reiterate that in an article. I am a philosopher living in Kyoto. He was born in 1990 and has been in contact with Conan since he can remember. Now I watch a lot of anime and dramas every season, and I read about 800 manga yearly to make a living.
This article aims to explain the fun of Conan for non-Conan fans from the perspective of a researcher who loves pop culture. The above “Black Organization” is Conan’s main story, but there are no spoilers. There is no point in revising. I am a philosopher living in Kyoto. Born in 1990, I have been in contact with Conan since I can remember. I watch many anime and dramas every season and read about 800 manga yearly to make a living.
This article aims to explain the fun of Conan for non-Conan fans from the perspective of a researcher who loves pop culture. The above “Black Organization” is Conan’s main story, but there are no spoilers.
There is no point in revising. I am a philosopher living in Kyoto. Born in 1990, I have been in contact with Conan since I can remember. I watch many anime and dramas every season and read about 800 manga yearly to make a living.
This article aims to explain the fun of Conan for non-Conan fans from the perspective of a researcher who loves pop culture. The above “Black Organization” is Conan’s main story, but there are no spoilers.
