TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd. has announced that its new animated movie, Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween will be released nationwide in Japan on April 15. The story is set in Tokyo’s bustling Shibuya district during the spookiest season of the year, and features a realistic recreation of the ward’s well-known cityscape, with detailed depictions of the buildings and facilities as they exist today.
Co-produced by TMS, the movie is the 25th installment in the Detective Conan franchise, based on the original boy-sleuth manga by Gosho Aoyama. The Bride of Halloween is directed by Conan newcomer Susumu Kitsunaka (Haikyu) from a script by franchise stalwart Takahiro Okura (series writer since The Crimson Love Letter). Composer Yugo Kanno (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and Psycho-Pass movies) joins the crew, having worked on numerous blockbusters and hit series across animation and live action. The movie’s theme song is performed by alt rock band Bump of Chicken
The Story:
A wedding ceremony is being held in Shibuya’s “Hikarie” skyscraper. The bride, Sato, a detective of the Metropolitan Police Department, is in a wedding dress. While Conan and the other guests are watching, a group of thugs suddenly invade the venue and attack. Detective Takagi puts himself in danger and risks his life to protect Sato.
Though the situation is settled, and Detective Takagi is safe, Sato is reminded of the incident about the series of bombings from three years ago; the ones that killed Detective Matsuda, her first love.
At the same time, the criminal behind the bombing incident three years ago, has escaped prison. Is this a coincidence? Rei Furuya (Toru Amuro) of the Public Security Bureau hunts down the person who killed his colleague, Detective Matsuda. However, another person in a mysterious costume appeared, and attached a collar bomb on him.
Conan visits an underground shelter where Amuro is hiding to safely remove the collar bomb. Amuro tells Conan about the incident from three years ago: the encounters with an unidentified costume bomber “Plamya” in Shibuya with his fellow Police Academy members. Eventually, a disturbing shadow is cast upon Conan and others who are proceeding with the investigation…
The voice cast features familiar voices, such as Minami Takayama as the main character, Conan Edogawa; Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mori; Rikiya Koyama as Kogoro Mori; Toru Furuya as Toru Amuro; and the characters from Police Academy, including Nobutoshi Kanna as Jinpei Matsuda, Shinichiro Miki as Kenji Hagiwara, Hiroki Touki as Wataru Date and Hikaru Midorikawa as Hiromitsu Morofushi.
Detective Conan (Case Closed) was first serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan) in 1994. Since then, the manga’s 94 published volumes have sold over 230 million copies — one of the bestselling detective/mystery comics in Japan with great international popularity.
The Detective Conan Committee comprises TMS, Shogakukan Inc., Nippon Television Network Corporation, Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd. and Toho Co., Ltd.
