Last September, the anime adaptation of Gosho Aoyama's Detective Conan/Case Closed series revealed plans for a special titled Episode "ZERO" The Shinichi Kudo Aquarium Case , which premiered today in Japan. But sharp-eyed sleuths may have noticed that something else was hinted at in the first visual. Today, we have our reveal: a new Kaito Kid-centric special! A new visual that announced the special, titled Kid vs. Hakuba: The Azure Throne , features Kaito Kuroba and Aoko Nakamori out on an evening date: RELATED: Detective Conan Episode ZERO Anime Special Confirms January 3 Premiere Look closely at the bottom, and you can see how the new visual mirrors Shinichi and Ran's art from the Episode ZERO announcement: Detective Conan: Episode ZERO key visual No other information about the new episode was announced at the time of reporting. From the title, however, we can gather that we will likely see Kaito Kuroba (a.k.a. Kaito Kid) facing off against fellow young sleuth Saguru Hakuba. Based on the manga by Gosho Aoyama, the Detective Conan anime first debuted in Japan in 1996. It now spans over 1,000 episodes — some of which are available to stream on Crunchyroll — and 28 theatrical anime films. The 29th film, Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway , will premiere on April 10, 2026 in Japan . Source : Detective Conan anime official website
