Megumi Hayashibara Drops Detective Conan Reference on VIVANT Radio Show
Megumi Hayashibara appeared by voice on the 16th episode of the radio program VIVANT Villains' Meeting Room, streamed on Sunday, November 8, 2026.
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Why it matters
The exchange put two Detective Conan cast members, Hayashibara as Ai Haibara and Takayama as Conan Edogawa, into the same conversation about a drama neither can discuss freely, which is why listeners treated the line as a joke aimed at Conan fans.
Key Facts
- Megumi Hayashibara appeared by voice on the 16th episode of VIVANT Villains' Meeting Room, streamed on Sunday, November 8, 2026.
- Hayashibara voices Drum's smartphone audio and narrates VIVANT.
- Minami Takayama voices AI Hayato in VIVANT and plays Conan Edogawa in the anime Detective Conan.
- Hayashibara said she could not talk much about VIVANT's secrets, then said she had talked with Hayato, calling him a great detective.
- VIVANT's second season ran two consecutive cours from Sunday, July 26, 2026, and a theatrical film is set to open Friday, December 4.
Asked whether the show's voice actors discuss the drama, she said VIVANT has too many secrets to talk much, then added that she had talked with Hayato, calling him a great detective who can solve any case. Minami Takayama, who voices AI Hayato and plays Conan Edogawa, drew delighted reactions from listeners.
Hayashibara has voiced Drum's smartphone audio and served as narrator since VIVANT's first season, and she appeared on the radio program alongside Kyoko Miyashita, who played Han Rinshin. The show's three main personalities, the first-season villains purged by Nogi, monitor the second season from the radio booth and take feedback from listener intelligence agents. The second season ran two consecutive cours from Sunday, July 26, 2026, and its final episode aired on Sunday, November 8, the same day the program streamed. A theatrical film is set to open Friday, December 4.
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