Complete Detective Conan Watch Order Guide – Easily Rewatch Case Closed Anime

Detective Conan is one such anime that has not only stood the test of time but has successfully become a pop-cultural phenomenon. It would be an understatement to say it is one of the best anime shows ever produced.

Also known as Case Closed, the series tells the story of a detective teen prodigy whose body got transformed into a kid under mysterious conditions.

Detective Conan started in 1996 and is currently running on its 31st season. The catalog of this franchise continues after more than just TV series, as it has released multiple movies, specials, and a lot more.

The franchise also includes four live-action movies and one live-action TV drama series.

Ideally, you should watch Case Closed in the release order. That way, you can watch the episodes, movies, special episodes, live-action series, and crossover episodes according to the intended timeline. You can watch the OVAs and spinoff series between or after completing the TV anime and movies.

1. Recommended: Case Closed Release Order

Detective Conan has received approximately 1100 episodes, movies, special episodes, crossovers, spin-off shows, and live-action adaptations. Here’s the complete watch order for you:

# Title Type Air Date
1 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 1 Season 08/01/1996
2 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 2 Season 08/19/1996
3 The Time Bombed Skyscraper Movie 04/19/1997
4 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 3 Season 04/21/1997
5 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 4 Season 12/01/1997
6 The Fourteenth Target Movie 04/18/1998
7 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 5 Season 06/29/1998
8 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 6 Season 02/15/1999
9 The Last Wizard of the Century Movie 04/17/1999
10 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 7 Season 10/11/1999
11 Conan vs. Kid vs. Yaiba – The Decisive Battle over the Treasured Sword! ONA 01/06/2000
12 Captured in Her Eyes Movie 04/22/2000
13 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 8 Season 06/12/2000
14 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 9 Season 12/11/2000
15 Countdown to Heaven Movie 04/21/2001
16 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 10 Season 10/29/2001
17 16 Suspects!? ONA 04/12/2002
18 The Phantom of Baker Street Movie 04/20/2002
19 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 11 Season 07/15/2002
20 Conan and Heiji and the Vanished Boy ONA 01/01/2003
21 Crossroad in the Ancient Capital Movie 04/19/2003
22 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 12 Season 04/21/2003
23 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 13 Season 03/08/2004
24 Time Travel of the Silver Sky Special 04/09/2004
25 Magician of the Silver Sky Movie 04/17/2004
26 Conan and Kid and the Crystal Mother ONA 04/19/2004
27 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 14 Season 02/28/2005
28 The Target is Kogoro Mori!! The Detective Boys’ Secret Investigation ONA 03/28/2005
29 Strategy Above the Depths Movie 04/09/2005
30 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 15 Season 01/23/2006
31 The Private Eyes’ Requiem Movie 04/15/2006
32 Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo’s Written Challenge Live Action 10/02/2006
33 Pursuit of the Vanished Diamond! Conan, Heiji vs. Kid ONA 12/09/2006
34 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 16 Season 02/26/2007
35 Detective Conan Magic File Special 04/11/2007
36 Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure Movie 04/21/2007
37 A Written Challenge from Agasa! Agasa vs. Conan & the Detective Boys ONA 12/15/2007
38 Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo Returns! Showdown with the Black Organization Live Action 12/17/2007
39 Black History Special 12/17/2007
40 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 17 Season 01/14/2008
41 High School Girl Detective Sonoko Suzuki’s Case Files ONA 03/20/2008
42 Full Score of Fear Movie 04/19/2008
43 Detective Conan Magic File 2 “Shinichi Kudo — The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Labrador Special 04/23/2008
44 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 18 Season 03/09/2009
45 Lupin the III vs. Detective Conan Special 03/27/2009
46 Detective Conan Magic File 3 “Shinichi and Ran — The Memories from Mahjong Pieces and Tanabata Special 04/08/2009
47 The Raven Chaser Movie 04/18/2009
48 Stranger in 10 Years ONA 12/17/2009
49 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 19 Season 02/27/2010
50 Detective Conan Magic File 4 “Osaka Okonomiyaki Odyssey Special 04/14/2010
51 The Lost Ship in the Sky Movie 04/17/2010
52 Kid in Trap Island ONA 04/24/2010
53 The Secret Order from London ONA 12/17/2010
54 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 20 Season 02/19/2011
55 Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo’s Written Challenge! The Mystery of the Legendary Strange Bird Live Action 04/15/2011
56 Quarter of Silence Movie 04/16/2011
57 Detective Conan Magic File 2011 “The Niigata-Tokyo Souvenir Capriccio Special 04/16/2011
58 Detective Conan: Kudo Shinichi he no Chosenjou Live Action 07/07/2011
59 The Miracle of Excalibur ONA 12/09/2011
60 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 21 Season 02/18/2012
61 Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo and the Kyoto Shinsengumi Murder Case Live Action 04/12/2012
62 The Eleventh Striker Movie 04/14/2012
63 Detective Conan Magic File 2012 “Fantasista Flower Special 04/14/2012
64 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 22 Season 01/05/2013
65 Private Eye in the Distant Sea Movie 04/20/2013
66 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 23 Season 11/02/2013
67 Lupin the III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie Crossover 12/07/2013
68 Dimensional Sniper Movie 04/19/2014
69 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 24 Season 05/31/2014
70 The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History Special 12/26/2014
71 Fugitive: Kogoro Mori Special 12/27/2014
72 Sunflowers of Inferno Movie 04/18/2015
73 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 25 Season 05/30/2015
74 The Darkest Nightmare Movie 04/16/2016
75 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 26 Season 05/21/2016
76 Detective Conan Episode “ONE” – The Great Detective Turned Small Special 12/09/2016
77 The Crimson Love Letter Movie 04/15/2017
78 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 27 Season 04/29/2017
79 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 28 Season 04/07/2018
80 Zero the Enforcer Movie 04/13/2018
81 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 29 Season 01/05/2019
82 The Fist of Blue Sapphire Movie 04/12/2019
83 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 30 Season 11/23/2019
84 Detective Conan / Case Closed Anime Season 31 Season 03/06/2021
85 The Scarlet Bullet Movie 04/16/2021
86 Detective Conan: Zero’s Tea Time Spin-off 04/05/2022
87 The Bride of Halloween Movie 04/15/2022
88 Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa Spin-off 02/01/2023
89 Black Iron Submarine Movie 04/14/2023

Following this well-structured release order, you’ll relish the ever-evolving adventures of Kudo Shinichi and his gang of kid detectives. And who knows, you might even meet the infamous Kaito Kid along the way.

2. Case Closed Chronological Order

With this meticulously arranged chronological order, you’ll be able to traverse the mystery-riddled world of Detective Conan. And trust me, it’s great! It’s one of my favorite animes of all time.

Short list features Episodes, Movies and OVAs only.

3. Where to watch Case Closed with English subs and dub?

Unfortunately, everything related to anime isn’t readily available for streaming since it’s not mainstream. I know, bummer. You can find the full streaming list here:

S. No.TitleWhere to stream Eng subs?Where to stream Eng dub?
1Detective Conan Anime (Season 1 – ongoing)Crunchyroll (Free & Premium), Crackle, fubo TV, Plex, The Roku ChannelCrunchyroll, Plex, fubo TV
2The Time Bombed SkyscraperN/AN/A
3The Fourteenth TargetN/AN/A
4The Last Wizard of the CenturyN/AN/A
5Conan vs. Kid vs. Yaiba – The Decisive Battle over the Treasured Sword!N/AN/A
6Captured in Her EyesN/AN/A
7Countdown to HeavenN/AN/A
816 Suspects!?N/AN/A
9The Phantom of Baker StreetN/AN/A
10Conan and Heiji and the Vanished BoyN/AN/A
11Crossroad in the Ancient CapitalN/AN/A
12Time Travel of the Silver SkyN/AN/A
13Magician of the Silver SkyN/AN/A
14Conan and Kid and the Crystal MotherN/AN/A
15The Target is Kogoro Mori!! The Detective Boys’ Secret InvestigationN/AN/A
16Strategy Above the DepthsN/AN/A
17The Private Eyes’ RequiemN/AN/A
18Pursuit of the Vanished Diamond! Conan, Heiji vs KidN/AN/A
19Detective Conan Magic FileN/AN/A
20Jolly Roger in the Deep AzureN/AN/A
21A Written Challenge from Agasa! Agasa vs. Conan & the Detective BoysN/AN/A
22Black HistoryN/AN/A
23High School Girl Detective Sonoko Suzuki’s Case FilesN/AN/A
24Full Score of FearN/AN/A
25Detective Conan Magic File 2 “Shinichi Kudo — The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black LabradorN/AN/A
26Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective ConanN/AN/A
27Detective Conan Magic File 3 “Shinichi and Ran — The Memories from Mahjong Pieces and TanabataN/AN/A
28The Raven ChaserN/AN/A
29Stranger in 10 YearsN/AN/A
30Detective Conan Magic File 4 “Osaka Okonomiyaki OdysseyN/AN/A
31The Lost Ship in the SkyN/AN/A
32Kid in Trap IslandN/AN/A
33The Secret Order from LondonN/AN/A
34Quarter of SilenceN/AN/A
35Detective Conan Magic File 2011 “The Niigata-Tokyo Souvenir CapriccioN/AN/A
36The Miracle of ExcaliburN/AN/A
37The Eleventh StrikerN/AN/A
38Detective Conan Magic File 2012 “Fantasista FlowerN/AN/A
39Private Eye in the Distant SeaN/AN/A
40Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The MovieN/AN/A
41Dimensional SniperN/AN/A
42The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in HistoryN/AN/A
43Fugitive: Kogoro MoriN/AN/A
44Sunflowers of InfernoPrime Video (Rent), Apple TV (Rent)Prime Video (Rent), Apple TV (Rent)
45The Darkest NightmareN/AN/A
46Detective Conan Episode “ONE” – The Great Detective Turned SmallN/AN/A
47The Crimson Love LetterN/AN/A
48Zero the EnforcerN/AN/A
49The Fist of Blue SapphirePrime Video (Rent), Apple TV (Rent)Prime Video (Rent), Apple TV (Rent)
50The Scarlet BulletN/AN/A
51Detective Conan: Zero’s Tea TimeN/AN/A
52The Bride of HalloweenN/AN/A
54Detective Conan: The Culprit HanzawaNetflixNetflix
55Black Iron SubmarineNetflixNetflix
56Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo’s Written ChallengeN/AN/A
57Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo Returns! Showdown with the Black OrganizationN/AN/A
58Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo’s Written Challenge! The Mystery of the Legendary Strange BirdN/AN/A
59Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo and the Kyoto Shinsengumi Murder CaseN/AN/A
60Kudo Shinichi he no ChosenjouN/AN/A
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4. Can you download and watch Case Closed offline?

You can download and watch episodes of Detective Conan on Crunchyroll, fubo TV, and multiple other services listed below, along with their different packages that support the download feature.

WebsiteSubscription PackagesOffline Viewing
CrunchyrollFan – $7.99/monthNo
Mega Fan – $9.99/monthYes
Ultimate Fan – $14.99/monthYes
NetflixStandard (with ads) – $6.99/monthNo
Standard (no ads) – $15.49/monthYes
Premium – $19.99/monthYes
CrackleFreeNo
fubo TVPro – $74.99/monthNo
Elite – $84.99/monthNo
Ultimate – $99.99/monthNo
PlexYes
The Roku ChannelYes
Apple TVAvailable for RentAvailable for Rent
Prime VideoAvailable for RentAvailable for Rent

5. What to do if Case Closed is unavailable in your region?

If Case Closed anime isn’t available on any streaming website in your area, you can use a VPN to bypass the geo-block. Some of the top VPN service providers in the game are ExpressVPN, Nord VPN, Proton VPN, Cyberghost, and Private Internet Access, to name a few. 

All you have to do is connect to a country where your preferred anime is streaming, and voila, you can now watch the anime even if it is unavailable in your region. 

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There are many unpaid VPN services at hand or free browser extensions. However, low-tier VPN providers might decrease your speed and block you from streaming services. Connection drops and unsecured encryption are also other disadvantages. 

The important thing is that Detective Conan is on Crunchyroll (Free & Premium), Crackle, fubo TV, Plex, and The Roku Channel, so set your VPN to a suitable location to access the anime from anywhere.

6. How much time will it take to complete Case Closed?

Ideally, it’ll take 22 days, 16 hours, and 50 minutes (~ 32590 minutes)to watch Detective Conan (or Case Closed), including all the episodes, movies, special episodes, crossover, live-action adaptations, and extras.

Here is the runtime of each installment of Detective Conan:

  • TV Series: 19 days, 9 hours (27,900 minutes)
  • Movies: 46 hours and 36 minutes (2796 minutes from 26 movies)
  • Detective Conan: Zero’s Tea Time (15-minute episodes): 90 minutes
  • Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa (9 Minute episodes): 45 minutes
  • Conan vs. Kid vs. Yaiba (OVA): 23 minutes
  • 16 Suspects!? (OVA): 26 minutes
  • Conan and Heiji and the Vanished Boy (OVA): 24 minutes
  • Conan and Kid and the Crystal Mother (OVA): 25 minutes
  • The Target is Kogorō Mōri!! The Detective Boys’ Secret Investigation (OVA): 23 minutes
  • Pursuit of the Vanished Diamond! Conan, Heiji vs. Kid (OVA): 25 minutes
  • A Written Challenge from Agasa! Agasa vs. Conan & the Detective Boys (OVA): 25 minutes
  • High School Girl Detective Sonoko Suzuki’s Case Files (OVA): 25 minutes
  • Stranger in 10 Years (OVA): 22 minutes
  • Kid in Trap Island (OVA): 24 minutes
  • The Secret Order from London (OVA): 23 minutes
  • The Miracle of Excalibur (OVA): 29 minutes
  • Detective Conan Magic File (OVA): 25 minutes
  • Detective Conan Magic File 2 (OVA): 28 minutes
  • Detective Conan Magic File 3 (OVA): 20 minutes
  • Detective Conan Magic File 4 (OVA): 25 minutes
  • Detective Conan Magic File 5 (OVA): 25 minutes
  • Detective Conan Magic File 6 (OVA): 25 minutes
  • Time Travel of the Silver Sky (Special): 25 minutes
  • Black History (Special): 24 minutes
  • Lupin the III vs. Detective Conan (Special): 104 minutes
  • Fugitive: Kogoro Mori (Special): 22 minutes
  • The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History (Special): 93 minutes
  • Detective Conan Episode “ONE” – The Great Detective Turned Small (Special): 94 minutes
  • Lupin the III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie (Spin-off): 107 minutes
  • Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo’s Written Challenge (Live Action): 90 minutes
  • Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo Returns! Showdown with the Black Organization (Live Action): 88 minutes
  • Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo’s Written Challenge! The Mystery of the Legendary Strange Bird (Live Action): 95 minutes
  • Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo and the Kyoto Shinsengumi Murder Case  (Live Action): 90 minutes
  • Kudo Shinichi he no Chosenjou (Live Action): 585 minutes

Note: These are the approximate run times.

7. About Detective Conan (Case Closed)

Detective Conan is a detective manga series by Gosho Aoyama. It was first serialized in 1994 and has been published for over two decades.

Shinichi Kudo, or Conan is a high school detective who has been turned into a child after consuming a toxin.

Along with the FBI and a variety of characters, he solves mysterious cases. He takes on the name of Conan and tries to pin down the syndicate responsible for shrinking him.