Detective Conan and Star Detective Precure! Schedule Crossover Episodes
The crossover unites two long-running franchises that have each collaborated with other series before but never with each other, and it arrives shortly after the death of Ran Mouri's voice actress Wakana Yamazaki.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Niche Gamer (Anime).
Detective Conan and Star Detective Precure! will air crossover episodes in late May and early June. The Star Detective Precure! episode featuring characters from Detective Conan airs on May 31. In that episode, an art piece is stolen, and protagonists Anna and Mikuru encounter Conan Edogawa, Ran Mouri, and Kogoro Mouri while they visit Makoto Mirai Town. The group tracks down the Phantom Thieves together. The Detective Conan episode featuring Cure Answer airs on June 6. In that episode, a string of jewel robberies occurs in Beika Town. Ayumi becomes excited because the situation reminds her of a Precure plot, and she hopes to meet a Precure if the thieves appear. The Junior Detective League is assigned to guard a jewelry store that is rumored to be the thieves' next target. They capture the thieves, but Ayumi then feels uneasy. The crossover was announced on Sunday. This is the first time these two series have crossed over on screen.
The crossover episodes were announced on Sunday, May 24. Episode 18 of Star Detective Precure! will air on May 31 and feature Conan Edogawa, Ran Mouri, and Kogoro Mouri from Detective Conan. The plot involves a stolen art piece and a joint investigation with the Phantom Thieves. The Detective Conan episode airs on June 6 and features Cure Answer from Star Detective Precure!. In that episode, a series of jewel robberies in Beika Town leads Ayumi to hope she will meet a Precure. The Junior Detective League guards a jewelry store, captures the thieves, but Ayumi then feels uneasy. Both franchises have a history of crossovers: Detective Conan has crossed over with Lupin the Third, Yattaman, Yaiba, and Hanyo no Yasha Hime, while Precure has crossed over with Crayon Shin-Chan, Dragon Ball, and Kamen Rider. This is the first meeting of these two particular series on screen. The announcement follows the recent passing of Wakana Yamazaki, the voice actress for Ran Mouri, which adds a somber note to the collaboration.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network Detective Conan, Star Detective Precure! Anime Get Crossover Episodes in May, June
- Niche Gamer (Anime) Star Detective PreCure meets Detective Conan in smashing crossover