The latest film version of Oshiri Tantei, an anime based on Troll's picture book, Oshiri Tantei Detective: Star and Moon (directed by Shibata Hiroki) will be released on March 20, 2025. In the latest film, the great detective Oshiri Tantei Detective and Kaito U, illuminated by a spotlight in the center of a sparkling stage. The poster is accompanied by the tagline "If it's the two of us, we can fight," and the visual makes it seem as if the two are taking on the international crime organization, Kaito Academy, behind them.
Along with the publication of the original books "Oshiri Tantei Detective: Oshiri Tantei " and "Butt Detective: Moonside" (Poplar Publishing), an animated film will be released at the same time. This is the first time that an original work and an animated film will be released at the same time. These two, who have faced off against each other many times before - Oshiri Tantei Detective, a great detective who has solved many difficult cases with his intellect of 1104 IQ, and Thief U, a master of disguise and the greatest thief of the century who adheres to his own unique aesthetic - form a forbidden tag team to solve the terrifying plot of the international crime organization, the Thief Academy. The animated film will include original elements.
It was also announced that the idol group "FRUITS ZIPPER" will be performing the theme song for the film, "Kawaiitte Magic." This is the first original theme song for the "Oshiri Tantei Movie" series, and it is a song that strongly supports the theme of the film, "Never give up on your dreams."
The official trailer, which uses the theme song, was also released on YouTube. The trailer begins with Oshiri Tantei Detective forming an idol group with his assistants Brown and Koala-chan and infiltrating Stardust Island to find the participants of the idol contest. At the same time, Thief U also lands on Stardust Island with the goal of recapturing the Moonstone. In the shadows of the glamorous idol contest, the international criminal organization Thief Academy begins to put their "DARK AGE Plan" into motion, and Oshiri Tantei and Thief U are shown standing up to it, saying, "I will never give up on my dreams!"
"Oshiri Tantei" is based on a popular picture book that has sold over 30 million copies worldwide. The great detective Oshiri Tantei Detective, whose face resembles a butt, solves difficult cases with his catchphrase, "Hmm, it smells." The TV anime is broadcast every Saturday at 9:00 a.m. on NHK Educational TV.
