Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (2025)
1h 49m | PG-13
As police inspector Yamato Kansuke pursues a certain man in the snowy mountains of Nagano, a shadow suddenly appears in his field of vision. While he's distracted, a rifle bullet fired by someone grazes his left eye and causes an avalanche accompanied by a roar. Ten months later, Kansuke, having miraculously survived the avalanche, receives a report that a researcher at the Nobeyama National Astronomical Observatory has been attacked.
Director: Katsuya Shigehara
Studio: TOHO
Genre: Animation, Action, Mystery, Crime
Video: 720p
Cast
Minami Takayama
as Conan Edogawa (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
as Shinichi Kudo (voice)
Wakana Yamazaki
as Ran Mouri (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
as Kogoro Mouri (voice)
Yuji Takada
as Kensuke Yamato (voice)
Ami Koshimizu
as Yui Uehara (voice)
Reviews
I didn’t like this so much as last year’s “Million Dollar Pentagram” as the child-sized super sleuth has to get to grips with a mystery set amidst the snowy Yatsugatake mountains. A gunshot, an avalanche and an assault on a member of staff at the local astronomical telescope soon has police inspector “Kansuke” - himself a survivor of that perilous snowfall, only now with just the one functioning eye - at the scene of the crime trying to piece together just what is going on in this desolate and pristine wilderness. All the while, the ever-observant “Conan” is collecting clues, deducing and deliberating from a diminutive position that allows him unfettered access to the scene. As the investigation gathers pace, there seem to be more and more police and government agencies to contend with so a conspiracy is clearly rife! For me, there simply isn’t enough “Conan” in this animation; there are too many characters for us to follow and the story itself is a little too convoluted, especially at an ending that’s excitingly animated by a bit underwhelming. It’s also probably half an hour too long to sustain the pace that I found a bit lacklustre all too often. Next time, maybe less focus on the already super-served thwhack and pow combat elements and more emphasis on the detective elements for our intrepid sleuth facing a strong baddie.