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Detective Conan Anime Celebrates Edogawa Rampo With 2-Part Story Set at Rampo's Home

Among the pantheon of modern Japanese storytellers are Rampo Edogawa), almost inarguably the father of modern Japanese mystery novels. Best known for his Kogoro Akechi detective stories, his stories have inspired generations of Japanese readers.

One such reader is manga creator Twitter) for the Detective Conan anime series announced on September 20 that it is presenting a two-episode special murder mystery set at the real-life Edogawa Rampo Residence on November 16 and 23. The also revealed a special visual for the episodes:

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コナンの名前の由来にもなった
江戸川乱歩とのSPコラボ
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11/16(土)・23(土)よる6時放送決定📺

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— アニメ名探偵コナン【公式】⚽️ (@conan_anime1000) September 20, 2024

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A special collaboration with Edogawa Ranpō (who's the inspiration of Conan's name), "The Ranpō Residence Murder Case" will air on Saturday, November 16 and Saturday,, November 23 at 6 p.m. 📺

A special visual also debuts✨

The key visual for the two-episode special shows the protagonist Conan Edogawa (the shrunken Shinichi Kudo) inserted into an iconic photo of Edogawa Rampo. The visual also features the tagline, “A great detective does not choose his era.”

It will be interesting seeing Conan solve a case in the home of one of his namesakes. Perhaps he will even take on more iconic poses of the father of modern Japanese mystery stories during the episodes.

Update: Official photograph of Edogawa Rampo and copyright notice added, courtesy of The Edogawa Rampo Memorial Center for Popular Culture Studies, Rikkyo University.

Sources: Detective Conan anime's X/Twitter , Comic Natalie