It has been announced that the opening 12 minutes of " Detective Conan: Fallen Angel on the Highway," the 29th film in the popular anime series "Detective Conan, " based on the manga by Gosho Aoyama , will be broadcast for the first time on Friday Road Show (Nippon Television Network, Fridays at 9 PM) on May 22nd. It will be broadcast "uncut" after the main feature "Minions: The Rise of Gru."
The 29th film in the "Detective Conan" series, "Fallen Angel on the Highway," opened on April 10th in 526 theaters, the largest release in the history of the " Detective Conan" theatrical films. This surpasses the 522 theaters of the previous film. The story 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 after it is Chihaya Hagiwara, a police officer from the Kanagawa Prefectural Police Traffic Mobile Unit, whom Ran had previously seen as the "Goddess of Wind." Later, at the festival venue, 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 make guest voice appearances. The film has been a huge hit, grossing approximately 11.4 billion yen and attracting approximately 7.74 million viewers.
Following "Submarine" (released in 2023), "Million Dollar Star" (released in 2024), and "Flashback" (released in 2025), this film has achieved the One-Eyed Flashback feat of surpassing 10 billion yen in box office revenue for four consecutive years, which has also become a hot topic.
"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.
