Detective Conan ( Case Closed in the US) announced plans for a run of 30th anniversary projects earlier this year. Today, we have news of a major facet of this project dropping in January: an hour-long special! Titled Episode Zero: The Shinichi Kudo Aquarium Incident , the special will take place shortly before the beginning of the series. Before becoming Conan, Shinichi Kudo meets up with Ran as part of a plan to reconcile her estranged parents. A new key visual released on the show's social media accounts hint at what's to come: Episode ZERO: Shinichi Kudo Aquarium Incident Key Visual RELATED: Detective Conan 29th Anime Film Teaser Trailer Announces Golden Week 2026 Release 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 under the title Case Closed — and 28 theatrical anime films. Source: Official X (formerly Twitter) account
