Case Closed: The Culprit Hanzawa, also known as Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa (Japanese: 名探偵コナン 犯人の犯沢さん, Hepburn: Meitantei Konan Hannin no Hanzawa-san) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayuko Kanba. It is a spin-off of the original manga Detective Conan by Gosho Aoyama and stars the black-silhouetted "criminal" that appears in the main series to represent the mystery culprits. Kanba launched the manga in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday S in May 2017 and its chapters have been collected in eight tankōbon volumes as of October 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by TMS Entertainment aired from October to December 2022.
| Case Closed: The Culprit Hanzawa | |
 Cover of the first volume | |
| 名探偵コナン 犯人の犯沢さん (Meitantei Konan Hannin no Hanzawa-san) | |
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| Genre | Gag comedy[1] |
| Created by | Gosho Aoyama |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mayuko Kanba |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Imprint | Shōnen Sunday Comics |
| Magazine | Shōnen Sunday S |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | May 25, 2017 – present |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Akitaro Daichi |
| Music by |
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| Studio | TMS Entertainment |
| Licensed by | Netflix (streaming rights) |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, ytv, BS Nippon |
| Original run | October 4, 2022 – December 20, 2022 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Characters
- Makoto Hanzawa (犯沢 真人, Hanzawa Makoto)
- Voiced by: Shouta Aoi[2] (Japanese); Max Mittelman (English)
- Pometarō (ポメ太郎)
- Voiced by: Inori Minase[3] (Japanese); Courtney Lin (English)
- Conan Edogawa (江戸川 コナン, Edogawa Konan)
- Voiced by: Minami Takayama[a] (Japanese); Wendee Lee (English)
- Ran Mōri (毛利 蘭, Mōri Ran)
- Voiced by: Wakana Yamazaki[a] (Japanese); Cristina Vee (English)
- Kogorō Mōri (毛利 小五郎, Mōri Kogorō)
- Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama[4] (Japanese); Xander Mobus (English)
- Ai Haibara (灰原 哀, Haibara Ai)
- Voiced by: Megumi Hayashibara[4] (Japanese); Erica Mendez (English)
- Saguru Hakuba (白馬 探, Hakuba Saguru)
- Voiced by: Akira Ishida[5] (Japanese); Alejandro Saab (English)
- Tsutomu Hanbayashi (犯林 つとむ, Hanbayashi Tsutomu)
- Voiced by: Junya Enoki[6] (Japanese); Ben Diskin (English)
Media
Manga
Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa is written and illustrated by Mayuko Kanba. It is a spin-off of the original manga Detective Conan by Gosho Aoyama and stars the black-silhouetted "criminal" that appears in the main series to represent the mystery culprits.[7] The manga began in the July 2017 issue of Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday S, released on May 25, 2017.[8] The series 30th chapter was published on November 25, 2019,[9] the 31st chapter on February 25, 2020,[10] and the 32nd chapter on May 25, 2020.[11] The series resumed publication on December 25, 2020.[12][13][14] Shogakukan has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on December 18, 2017.[15] As of October 18, 2023, eight volumes have been released.[16]
Volumes
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 18, 2017[15] | 978-4-09-128027-5 |
| 2 | April 11, 2018[17] | 978-4-09-128226-2 |
| 3 | October 18, 2018[18] | 978-4-09-128564-5 |
| 4 | April 10, 2019[19] | 978-4-09-129180-6 |
| 5 | December 18, 2019[20] | 978-4-09-129450-0 |
| 6 | October 18, 2021[21] | 978-4-09-850727-6 |
| 7 | September 15, 2022[22] | 978-4-09-851256-0 |
| 8 | October 18, 2023[16] | 978-4-09-852129-6 |
Anime
On October 4, 2021, it was announced that the manga will receive an anime adaptation.[23][24] In November 2021, at Netflix's "Festival Japan" virtual event, it was revealed that they would stream the series.[25] It is produced by TMS Entertainment and directed by Akitaro Daichi, with character designs handled by Fū Chisaka, and music composed by Jun Abe and Seiji Muto. The series aired on Tokyo MX, ytv and BS Nippon from October 4 to December 20, 2022.[26][27][b] The opening theme song is "Tsukamaete, Konya" by Leon Niihama, and the ending theme song is "Secret, Voice of My Heart" by Mai Kuraki.[27] The series premiered on Netflix outside of Japan on Netflix on February 1, 2023.[29]
Episodes
| No. | Title [30] | Directed by [c] | Storyboarded by [c] | Original air date | English release date [31] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Culprit Is Here!" Transliteration: "Yattekita Hannin" (Japanese: やって来た犯人) | Masako Sato | Akitarō Daichi | October 4, 2022 | February 1, 2023 |
| 2 | "Encounters Are Mysterious Things" Transliteration: "Hito no Deai wa Ara Fushigi" (Japanese: ひとの出会いはアラふしぎ) | Masako Sato | Akitarō Daichi | October 11, 2022 | February 1, 2023 |
| 3 | "Death Trap" Transliteration: "Arijigoku" (Japanese: 蟻地獄) | Akira Yoshimura | Akitarō Daichi | October 18, 2022 | February 1, 2023 |
| 4 | "The Jet-Black Shower Scene" Transliteration: "Shikkoku no Shawā Shīn" (Japanese: 漆黒の入浴) | Akira Yoshimura | Akitarō Daichi | October 25, 2022 | February 1, 2023 |
| 5 | "Beika Town Rhapsody" Transliteration: "Beika-chō Rapusodī" (Japanese: 米花町狂詩曲) | Akira Yamada | Akitarō Daichi | November 1, 2022 | February 1, 2023 |
| 6 | "The Countdown to Getting Evicted" Transliteration: "Taikyo e no Kauntodaun" (Japanese: 退去へのカウントダウン) | Akira Yamada | Akitarō Daichi | November 8, 2022 | February 1, 2023 |
| 7 | "The Part-Time Workers' Requiem" Transliteration: "Baitā-tachi no Rekuiemu" (Japanese: 労働者たちの鎮魂歌) | Makiko Hayase | Akitarō Daichi | November 15, 2022 | February 1, 2023 |
| 8 | "Next Conan's Hint: Hairball" Transliteration: "Nekusuto Konanzu Hinto 'Kedama'" (Japanese: ネクストコナンズヒント「毛玉」) | Makiko Hayase | Akitarō Daichi | November 22, 2022 | February 1, 2023 |
| 9 | "Dress-Up Tonight" Transliteration: "Kikazatte Tounaito" (Japanese: 着飾ってトゥナイト) | Hitomi Ezoe | Akitarō Daichi | November 29, 2022 | February 1, 2023 |
| 10 | "A Visitor From Another Dimension" Transliteration: "Ijigen no Hōmon-sha" (Japanese: 異次元の訪問者) | Hitomi Ezoe | Akitarō Daichi | December 6, 2022 | February 1, 2023 |
| 11 | "Oh! Fortune" Transliteration: "Ō! Mikuji" (Japanese: オー！ミクジ) | Masako Sato | Akitarō Daichi | December 13, 2022 | February 1, 2023 |
| 12 | "The First Target" Transliteration: "Ichi Banme no Tāgetto" (Japanese: １番目の標的) | Masako Sato | Akitarō Daichi | December 20, 2022 | February 1, 2023 |
Reception
The manga ranked fourteenth on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2018".[32] By October 2018, the manga had over 1 million copies in circulation.[33]
Notes
References
External links
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Case Closed: The Culprit Hanzawa on Netflix
- Case Closed: The Culprit Hanzawa (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
