The 29th film in the popular anime series " Detective Conan, " based on the manga by Gosho Aoyama , titled " Detective Conan: Fallen Angel on the Highway," was released on April 10th and has reportedly surpassed 1.13 billion yen in box office revenue on its opening day. The number of viewers exceeded 739,000. This represents approximately 107% of the box office revenue of "Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback," which was released last year and grossed approximately 14.74 billion yen, marking the biggest hit opening in the series' history.
The 29th installment, "Fallen Angel on the Highway," opened on April 10th in 526 theaters, the largest theatrical release in the series' history. This surpasses the 522 theaters of the previous film.
"The Fallen Angel of the Highway" is set in Yokohama, where Conan and his friends are visiting the Kanagawa Motorcycle Festival when a mysterious black motorcycle suddenly appears and goes out of control. Chasing it is Hagiwara Chihaya, a police officer from the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Traffic Mobile Unit, whom Ran had seen before and known as the "Goddess of Wind." Later at the festival, the latest technology-equipped police motorcycle, "Angel," is unveiled. Meanwhile, in Tokyo, a black motorcycle ("Lucifer") goes on a rampage. Ryusei Yokohama and Mei Hata Mei appear as guest voice actors.
"Detective Conan" is a manga series depicting the adventures of Conan Edogawa as he solves a series of difficult cases. It began serialization in "Weekly Shonen Sunday" (Shogakukan) in 1994. The cumulative circulation of the comic books exceeds 270 million copies. The TV anime has been airing since 1996, and the first theatrical film, "Detective Conan: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper," was released in 1997.
The 28th Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback of the One-Eyed Man," released in 2025, grossed approximately 14.6 billion yen, setting new records for Japanese films by surpassing 10 billion yen in box office revenue for the third consecutive year and exceeding 10 million viewers for the second consecutive year.
