Detective Conan Celebrates the 30th Anniversary with Nation-Wide Exhibition in 2024
Detective Conan a.k.a. Case Closed, is one of the most popular Japanese manga and anime series of all time. Written by Gosho Aoyama, Detective Conan has been serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday since 1994 and has sold over 250 million copies worldwide so far. The series was also adapted to TV anime series and over 20 movies have been produced.
2024 will be a special year for the Detective Conan series and its fans as they celebrate the 30th anniversary since it started serialization in Weekly Shonen Sunday in January 1994.
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the series, a special event “30th Anniversary Detective Conan Exhibition” will be held at Ikebukuro Sunshine City from January 2024, then it’s scheduled to tour cities across Japan including Fukuoka, Sapporo, Osaka and more.
This nation-wide exhibition will delve into the history and charm of the Detective Conan series that has been fascinating fans across the world for many years.
Starting with the introduction area where you can look back the 30-year history of the series, it will exhibit the works divided into 6 themes; words, love, mystery, Hannin, justice and magic. At the end of the exhibition, there is a theater space with a video footage with the history of Detective Conan. There will be also a special exhibition room of the write Gosho Aoyama with valuable initial materials of Detective Conan as well as photo spots featuring original illustrations drawn for this event will be available, too.
At the exhibition shop, there will be a wide range of original merchandise including keyring, tin badge, acrylic stand, t-shirt, towel, etc. Here are some of goods available at the 30th Anniversary Detective Conan exhibition!
-30th Anniversary Detective Conan Exhibition (連載30周年記念 名探偵コナン展)
Venue: Ikebukuro Sunshine City Exhibition Hall A
Date: 12 January to 25 February 2024
Hours: 10:00~19:00
Ticket: https://www.conanten-30th.jp/#ticket
Advance 1,800 yen (adult), 1,200 yen (students), free for preschoolers
Same day 2,000 yen (adult), 1,500 yen (students), free for preschoolers
Official Website: https://www.conanten-30th.jp
-Touring Schedule
Tokyo
Venue: Ikebukuro Sunshine City
Date: 12 January to 25 February 2024
Fukuoka
Venue JR Kyushu Hall
Date: 16 March to 7 April 2024
Sapporo
Venue: Sapporo Factory
Date: 13 April to 12 May 2024
Sendai
Venue: TFU Gallery Minimori
Date: 18 May to 16 June 2024
Osaka
Venue: Daimaru Museum (15F Daimaru Umeda Store)
Date: mid July to mid August 2024
Hiroshima
Venue: NTT Cred Hall
Date: 17 August to 8 September 2024
Yokohama
Venue: Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse 1 2F Space 3F Hall
Date: 14 September to 6 October 2024
Nagoya
Venue: Kanayama Minami Building Museum Wing
Date: 16 November to 15 December 2024
Osaka
Venue: Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
Date: 18 December 2024 to 8 January 2025
Check out the Detective Conan Cafe opening in cities across Japan for a limited time this summer!
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