Case Closed, also known as Detective Conan (Japanese:
å æŽ¢å µã‚³ãƒŠãƒ³, Hepburn: Meitantei Konan), is a Japanese detective
manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been
serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly ShÅ nen Sunday since January 1994,
and has been collected into 98 tankÅ bon volumes as of April 2020. Due
to legal problems with the name Detective Conan, the English language
releases from Funimation and Viz were renamed to Case Closed. The
story follows the high school detective Shinichi Kudo (renamed as
Jimmy Kudo in the English translation) who was transformed into a
child while investigating a mysterious organization and solves a
multitude of cases while impersonating his childhood best friend's
father and other characters.The series received an anime adaptation by
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation and TMS Entertainment, which premiered
in January 1996. The anime resulted in animated feature films,
original video animations, video games, audio disc releases and live
action episodes. Funimation licensed the anime series for North
American broadcast in 2003 under the name Case Closed with the
characters given Americanized names. The anime premiered on Adult Swim
but was discontinued due to low ratings. In March 2013, Funimation
began streaming their licensed episodes of Case Closed; Crunchyroll
simulcast them in 2014. Funimation also localized the first six Case
Closed films, while Discotek Media localized the Lupin III crossover
special and its film sequel. Meanwhile, the manga was localized by Viz
Media, which used Funimation's changed title and character names.
Shogakukan Asia made its own English language localized version of the
manga which used the original title and Japanese names.The tankÅ bon
volumes of the manga have sold over 230 million copies worldwide,
making it the fifth-best-selling manga series. In 2001, the manga was
awarded the 46th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shÅ nen category. The
anime adaptation has been well received and ranked in the top twenty
in Animage's polls between 1996 and 2001. In the Japanese anime
television ranking, Case Closed episodes ranked in the top six on a
weekly basis. Both the manga and the anime have had positive response
from critics for their plot and cases. The manga has been sold in 25
countries, while the anime has been broadcast in 40 countries.
å æŽ¢å µã‚³ãƒŠãƒ³, Hepburn: Meitantei Konan), is a Japanese detective
manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been
serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly ShÅ nen Sunday since January 1994,
and has been collected into 98 tankÅ bon volumes as of April 2020. Due
to legal problems with the name Detective Conan, the English language
releases from Funimation and Viz were renamed to Case Closed. The
story follows the high school detective Shinichi Kudo (renamed as
Jimmy Kudo in the English translation) who was transformed into a
child while investigating a mysterious organization and solves a
multitude of cases while impersonating his childhood best friend's
father and other characters.The series received an anime adaptation by
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation and TMS Entertainment, which premiered
in January 1996. The anime resulted in animated feature films,
original video animations, video games, audio disc releases and live
action episodes. Funimation licensed the anime series for North
American broadcast in 2003 under the name Case Closed with the
characters given Americanized names. The anime premiered on Adult Swim
but was discontinued due to low ratings. In March 2013, Funimation
began streaming their licensed episodes of Case Closed; Crunchyroll
simulcast them in 2014. Funimation also localized the first six Case
Closed films, while Discotek Media localized the Lupin III crossover
special and its film sequel. Meanwhile, the manga was localized by Viz
Media, which used Funimation's changed title and character names.
Shogakukan Asia made its own English language localized version of the
manga which used the original title and Japanese names.The tankÅ bon
volumes of the manga have sold over 230 million copies worldwide,
making it the fifth-best-selling manga series. In 2001, the manga was
awarded the 46th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shÅ nen category. The
anime adaptation has been well received and ranked in the top twenty
in Animage's polls between 1996 and 2001. In the Japanese anime
television ranking, Case Closed episodes ranked in the top six on a
weekly basis. Both the manga and the anime have had positive response
from critics for their plot and cases. The manga has been sold in 25
countries, while the anime has been broadcast in 40 countries.
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