It has been announced that the TV anime "Detective Conan," which celebrated its 30th anniversary this year, and the TV anime "My Hero Academia (Hiroaka)," which will celebrate its 10th anniversary in April, will collaborate. To commemorate the anniversaries of both works, a collaboration visual drawn by Gosho Aoyama, the original author of "Detective Conan," and Kohei Horikoshi, the original author of "Hiroaka," has been released. Aoyama has drawn the main character of "Hiroaka," Izuku Midoriya, also known as Deku, while Horikoshi has drawn the main character of "Detective Conan," Conan Edogawa.
A special collaboration PV has also been released. Narration is provided by Takayama Minami as Conan Edogawa and Yamashita Daiki as Deku, and the line "Two times become one" is spoken by both characters, symbolizing the special moment of this double memorial year.
"Detective Conan" is a manga that depicts Conan Edogawa solving a succession of difficult cases, and began serialization in 1994 in "Weekly Shonen Sunday" (Shogakukan). The comics have sold over 270 million copies in total. The TV anime has been airing since January 1996. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the series, a collaborative episode with Yomiuri TV's "Birdman Contest" is scheduled to be aired, as well as a two-hour special for the first time in 10 years. It airs every Saturday at 6pm on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV.
"My Hero Academia" was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" from July 2014 to August 2024. Set in a world where approximately 80% of the population possesses supernatural powers and quirks, the series follows Izuku Midoriya, also known as Deku, as he strives to become the greatest hero. The manga has sold over 100 million copies worldwide. The first season of the TV anime began airing in April 2016, with the final chapter, "FINAL SEASON," airing in December 2025. The anime adaptation of "More," chapter 431 from the final volume 42 of the manga, titled "No. 170+1 'More'," is also garnering attention as it will air on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV from 5:30 PM on May 2nd.
(c) Gosho Aoyama / Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, TMS 1996 (c) Kohei Horikoshi / Shueisha, My Hero Academia Production Committee
