Summary
TheDetective Conanseries is a beloved franchise about a detective that has won hearts all around the world. The series currently has an anime that has aired for almost 30 years, more than 100 volumes of manga, and even video games.Despite its long-running popularitynot just in Japan but globally, 2024 is the first time that aDetective Conanmovie screened in theaters in the United Kingdom.78
To celebrate such a momentous moment in history, Japan’s favorite detective is teaming up with the UK’s most famous detective for a special event at none-other-than theSherlock HolmesMuseum in London. As part of the promotion for the screening ofDetective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram, a fun puzzle game has been added to the Sherlock Holmes Museum that is themed after the anime franchise. A video about the event was posted on the official Japanese X (formerlyTwitter) page for theDetective Conanmovie at the start of October.
Detective Conan Meets Sherlock Holmes
A Tale of Two Detectives
The first news of the special event betweenDetective Conanand the Sherlock Holmes Museum was announced back in September via the museum’sofficial Instagram page, paired with the Instagram for cineasiauk. This post announced the “mystery word hunt” event as a celebration for the release ofDetective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagramin UK theaters on September 27th. The event started on September 13th.
Participation in the specialDetective Conanevent is included in normal tickets to the Sherlock Holmes Museum, with no additional cost. Anyone with a ticket to the museum can get a Mystery Word Hunt card from the museum office, andneeds to search for the four hidden keywordsthroughout the rest of the museum. The first 100 people who completed this challenge got a special Sherlock Holmes Museum gift (this is already finished), and all participants who finish can get an exclusive Sherlock Holmes xDetective Conanpostcard. The special postcard features the main characters fromDetective Conanposing in front of a real picture of the Sherlock Holmes museum.
AboutDetective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram
The firstDetective ConanMovie to Release in the UK
Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagramis the 27th movie in theDetective Conanfranchise. It released on April 12th, 2024 in Japan, and still holds the title of the highest grossing Japanese film of 2024. It then opened in theaters in the UK on September 27th, 2024, as the firstConanmovie to be released in the country. Overall, the movie has had a great international release, grossing over $41 million.
Vue Cinemasimply describes the plot of the film as, “Missing Samurai swords. An unsolved mystery from the great Edo period. The battle for treasure begins…” As the movie is likely to only attract those who are already fans of theConanseries rather than first-timers, though, no more of a description would be needed. Anyone who is a fan ofConanwas happy to see the franchise come to the theater for the first time in their country, and the special collaboration with the Sherlock Holmes Museum showsjust how happy the UKwas to welcomeDetective Conanofficially.
