The highly anticipated 29th cinematic installment in the Detective Conan franchise has officially been titled Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi (Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway) and is slated to premiere in Japanese theaters on April 10, 2026. The announcement, made by the official Detective Conan films’ X/Twitter account, also revealed a new teaser visual drawn by original manga creator Gosho Aoyama.
A New Mystery Hits the Road
The upcoming film marks another exciting chapter for the long-running detective series, which has consistently delivered top-performing movies at the Japanese box office. Highway no Datenshi will be the 29th anime film in the franchise, following the successful Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback, which premiered in April 2025 and achieved significant box office success.
Key Characters and Plot Teases
The teaser visual for Highway no Datenshi prominently features Kanagawa Prefectural Police member Chihaya Hagiwara riding a police motorcycle, with Conan Edogawa holding on. The tagline accompanying the visual, “Do not fall off, boy,” hints at a thrilling, high-stakes narrative. This film will mark Chihaya Hagiwara’s first appearance in a Detective Conan movie. She is a member of the Kanagawa Traffic Mobile Unit, once dubbed a “goddess of the wind” by Ran Mori.
Also depicted in the visual are high school detective Masumi Sera, known for her passion for motorcycles, and Kanagawa Police Inspector Jugo Yokomizo. Intriguingly, the visual also shows Chihaya’s late younger brother Kenji Hagiwara and his close friend Jinpei Matsuda, raising questions about their connection to the case and the meaning of the “fallen angel” in the title.
Production Details and Voice Cast
Takahiro Hasui, known for his work on Yaiba: Samurai Legend and Mob Psycho 100 III, is directing Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi. The screenplay is penned by Takahiro Okura, who has previously worked on other Detective Conan films like The Million-dollar Pentagram and The Bride of Halloween. Yugo Kanno, who also composed music for The Million-dollar Pentagram and Black Iron Submarine, returns as the music composer. TMS Entertainment is handling the animation production for the film.
Miyuki Sawashiro will take over the role of Chihaya Hagiwara, succeeding the late Atsuko Tanaka. The initial teaser video, released earlier, garnered over 300,000 likes on X, indicating strong fan anticipation for Chihaya’s big-screen debut.
The Enduring Legacy of Detective Conan Films
The Detective Conan manga, created by Gosho Aoyama, began serialization in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday in 1994, accumulating 107 tankobon volumes by April 2025. The anime TV series premiered in 1996, and the first anime film followed in 1997. The franchise has maintained consistent popularity, with its films frequently breaking box office records. The 28th film, Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback, became the third highest-grossing Japanese film of 2025 and the second highest-grossing Case Closed film of all time in Japan.
Fans eagerly await April 10, 2026, to unravel the mysteries presented in Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi.
