TV blocks plus filmsRecommended
0 / 16 watchedTV grouped into 100-episode blocks in broadcast order, then the films that matter and the optional extras.
- 1 Detective Conan Episodes 1-100 1996 to 1998. Shinichi's transformation, the core cast assembles, and the first Black Organization cases land.
- 2 Detective Conan Episodes 101-200 1998 to 2000. Heiji Hattori's arrival and the early Osaka cases.
- 3 Detective Conan Episodes 201-300 2000 to 2002. Ai Haibara joins the cast and the syndicate plot thickens.
- 4 Detective Conan Episodes 301-400 2002 to 2005. Vermouth arc material and the FBI's entry into the story.
- 5 Detective Conan Episodes 401-500 2005 to 2008. The Kir arc and the clash with the Organization.
- 6 Detective Conan Episodes 501-600 2008 to 2010. Includes the long-running Clash of Red and Black stretch.
- 7 Detective Conan Episodes 601-700 2010 to 2012. Bourbon-arc groundwork and the London case.
- 8 Detective Conan Episodes 701-800 2013 to 2015. The Mystery Train arc and Shuichi Akai's return plotline.
- 9 Detective Conan Episodes 801-900 2015 to 2018. Rum-arc setup begins across scattered cases.
- 10 Detective Conan Episodes 901-1000 2018 to 2021. Ends with the remade Moonlight Sonata two-parter at episodes 1000-1001.
- 11 Detective Conan Episodes 1001-1100 2021 to 2023. The 25th anniversary stretch with several manga-arc adaptations.
- 12 Detective Conan Episodes 1101-1200 2023 to 2026. Simulcast weekly on Crunchyroll; includes the 30th anniversary Episode Zero special of January 2026.
- 13 Detective Conan Episodes 1201 onward 2026 onward. Currently airing; check episode lists for the latest number.
- 14 Detective Conan: the Black Organization films The syndicate-linked films: Countdown to Heaven (2001), The Raven Chaser (2009), Dimensional Sniper (2014), The Darkest Nightmare (2016), Zero the Enforcer (2018), The Scarlet Bullet (2021), The Bride of Halloween (2022) and Black Iron Submarine (2023). Watch each after reaching roughly contemporary TV episodes, or batch them after the TV blocks.
- 15 Detective Conan: the standalone films The other 21 films, from The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1997) through One-eyed Flashback (2025) and Fallen Angel of the Highway (2026), are self-contained cases released each Golden Week. Watch any time after the first TV block.
- 16 Detective Conan specials and spinoffs Optional extras: the Lupin III vs Detective Conan TV special (2009) and its film sequel (2013), the Episode One remake (2016), and the Zero's Tea Time and Culprit Hanzawa spinoffs (2022).
About Detective Conan
Detective Conan has aired on Japanese TV since January 1996 and passed 1,200 episodes, adapting Gosho Aoyama's still-running manga case by case. With 30-plus Japanese TV seasons, a flat season list is unreadable, so the TV run below is grouped into blocks of 100 episodes with year spans.
The plot barely moves between manga-adapted milestones, so newcomers can start at episode 1 and work through the blocks in order. The 29 annual films are side stories: a handful connect to the Black Organization or recurring characters' pasts and are flagged below, while the rest are self-contained cases to watch whenever you like.
Good to know
The films are anime-original side stories, not manga canon, though the Black Organization entries reuse syndicate plot threads and character backstories. Roughly half the TV episodes are anime-original filler; manga-correspondence guides can trim a rewatch but are not needed first time through. The anime passed episode 1,200 in 2025 and remains ongoing. A 2-hour 30th anniversary special was dated September 25, 2026, after this post's last update; see upcoming releases.
