The new film follows Conan and his friends as they attend a festival in Yokohama, where they witness the unveiling of a new police motorcycle model called "Angel", featuring advanced technology. Simultaneously, a mysterious black motorcycle, identical in design to Angel, evades police pursuit. The film features thrilling chases to uncover the identity behind this motorcycle. Takahiro Hasui directed, Takahiro Okura wrote the screenplay, and Yugo Kanno composed the music.

According to Crunchyroll, a leading Japanese manga and film website, "Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway" sold 2.31 million tickets and grossed 3.5 billion yen (21.91 million USD) during its opening weekend.

On its opening day alone, 10/4, the film garnered 1.13 billion yen (7.06 million USD) from 739,000 tickets sold. This figure is 7% higher than the 2025 installment, "Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback", which earned 1.05 billion yen from 690,000 tickets on its first day. "One-eyed Flashback" went on to gross a total of 14.74 billion yen during its theatrical run in Japan, ranking 20th in the country's box office charts.

"Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway" also ranks as the third-highest opening weekend in Japanese cinema history. It trails only "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle I", which grossed 5.52 billion yen (37.42 million USD) in 7/2025, and "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train", which earned 4.62 billion yen (43.8 million USD) in 10/2020.

An image from "Conan 29". Photo: TMS Entertainment

First released in 1997, the film series about the shrunken detective has consistently delivered a new installment each year. This consistency has established it as a long-running animated franchise, maintaining its appeal for three decades.

The "Conan" manga first published its volume one in 1994, and its author has not yet announced the ending. On NHK last year, artist Gosho Aoyama mentioned he had considered releasing the final part but abandoned the idea because many readers were still anticipating new chapters. He stated he would only put down his pen when the effort and fatigue outweighed the joy. The artist remarked, "Currently, joy outweighs the feeling of distress. I want to work until I pass away."

By Thanh Thanh (according to Crunchyroll)