Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time Explained

Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time
Ja Kanji:名探偵コナン ゼロの
Ja Romaji:Meitantei Conan Zero no Tī Taimu
Creator:Gosho Aoyama
Type:manga
Author:Takahiro Arai
Publisher:Shogakukan
Demographic:Shōnen
Imprint:Shōnen Sunday Comics Special
Magazine:Weekly Shōnen Sunday
First:May 9, 2018
Volumes:6
Type:TV Series
Director:Tomochi Kosaka
Music:Tomisiro
Studio:TMS Entertainment
Licensee:Netflix (streaming rights)
Network:Tokyo MX, ytv, BS Nippon
First:April 5, 2022
Last:May 10, 2022
Episodes:6
Portal:yes

Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time, also known as, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takahiro Arai. It is a spin-off of the Case Closed manga by Gosho Aoyama, with Aoyama supervising the project, and is centered on the character Toru Amuro. The first part of the story was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from May 2018 to May 2022. A six-episode anime television series adaptation produced by TMS Entertainment was broadcast from April to May 2022.

Arai launched another spin-off in Weekly Shōnen Sunday, titled Detective Conan: Police Academy Arc – Wild Police Story, which ran from October 2019 to November 2020.

Characters

He has three faces: he protects Japan as Rei Furuya of the Public Security Police, serves as an apprentice detective under Kogoro Mori as "Toru Amuro", and also infiltrates a black-ops organization under the code name "Bourbon".
  • Works at the Poirot coffee shop, located downstairs from the Mori Detective Agency.
  • A secretary supporting Eri Kisaki, who runs the Kisaki Law Office.
  • A public security police officer in the Public Safety Department of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. He works hard to assist Amuro as his right-hand man.
  • A stray dog that suddenly appeared in front of the mortuary.
  • Media

    Manga

    Detective Conan: Zero's Tea Time is written and illustrated by Takahiro Arai and supervisioned by Gosho Aoyama. The first part of the story ran in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from May 9, 2018,[1] [2] to May 25, 2022.[3] [4] Chapters of the manga were only published when Aoyama's main series Case Closed is on hiatus.[5] Shogakukan has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on August 8, 2018. As of June 17, 2022, six volumes have been released.

    Shogakukan Asia licensed the manga for English language release in Southeast Asia in January 2019.[6]

    Arai published another spin-off, titled Detective Conan: Police Academy Arc – Wild Police Story, which ran in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from October 2, 2019, to November 18, 2020.[7] [8]

    Volumes

    Anime

    On October 4, 2021, it was announced that the manga would receive an anime adaptation.[9] In November 2021, at Netflix's "Festival Japan" virtual event, it was revealed that they would stream the series.[10] It is produced by TMS Entertainment and directed by Tomochi Kosaka, with scripts written by Yoshiko Nakamura, character designs handled by Kyōko Yoshimi, and music composed by Tomisiro. The series was broadcast for six episodes on Tokyo MX, ytv, and BS Nippon from April 5 to May 10, 2022.[11] The opening theme is "Shooting Star" by Rakura, while the ending theme is "Find the truth" by Rainy.[12] The series premiered on Netflix outside of Japan on July 29, 2022.[13]

    Episodes

    Reception

    Detective Conan: Zero's Tea Time ranked sixth on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2018" ranking by the Honya Club website.[14] The series ranked seventh on AnimeJapan's "Most Wanted Anime Adaptation" poll in 2019.[15]

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Baker. Bayleigh. Detective Conan Gets Spinoff Manga Centering on Tōru Amuro. Anime News Network. November 18, 2018. April 10, 2018. November 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181118130004/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-10/detective-conan-gets-spinoff-manga-centering-on-toru-amuro/.130125. live.
    2. Web site: ja:安室透が主人公の「名探偵コナン」スピンオフ連載、サンデーで開幕. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/281333. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. October 18, 2020. ja. May 9, 2018. May 22, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220522061249/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/281333. live.
    3. Web site: ja:安室透の日常描く「名探偵コナン ゼロの日常」第1部完結、新井隆広は新連載準備中. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/478878. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. May 25, 2022. ja. May 25, 2022. June 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220605092300/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/478878. live.
    4. Web site: Pineda. Rafael. Detective Conan: Zero's Tea Time Manga Ends '1st Part'. Anime News Network. May 25, 2022. May 25, 2022. May 25, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220525193010/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-25/detective-conan-zero-tea-time-manga-ends-1st-part/.185992. live.
    5. Web site: Morrisy. Kim. Detective Conan's Police Academy Spinoff Manga Solicits Reader Questions. Anime News Network. October 16, 2020. July 26, 2020. Arai launched the Meitantei Conan Zero no Tea Time manga in Weekly Shonen Sunday in May 2018. The manga began serializing chapters only when the main Detective Conan manga took hiatuses. October 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201018022155/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-07-26/detective-conan-police-academy-spinoff-manga-solicits-reader-questions/.162045. live.
    6. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Shogakukan Asia to Release Zero's Tea Time Manga in English in January. Anime News Network. December 30, 2018. December 30, 2018. December 30, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181230233628/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-30/shogakukan-asia-to-release-zero-tea-time-manga-in-english-in-january/.141459. live.
    7. Web site: ja:「名探偵コナン 警察学校編」ついに開幕!松田陣平の声が聴けるPVも. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/349765. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. October 17, 2020. ja. October 2, 2019. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017072334/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/349765. live.
    8. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Detective Conan Police Academy Spinoff Manga Ends on November 18. Anime News Network. November 11, 2020. November 11, 2020. November 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201111214552/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-11/detective-conan-police-academy-spinoff-manga-ends-on-november-18/.166221. live.
    9. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Detective Conan Spinoff Manga Hannin no Hanzawa-san, Zero no Tea Time Both Get Anime. Anime News Network. October 4, 2021. October 4, 2021. October 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211004094602/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-04/detective-conan-spinoff-manga-hannin-no-hanzawa-san-zero-no-tea-time-both-get-anime/.178127. live.
    10. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Netflix to Stream Detective Conan Spinoff Anime Zero's Tea Time, The Culprit Hanzawa Worldwide. Anime News Network. November 8, 2021. November 8, 2021. November 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211109041343/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-08/netflix-to-stream-detective-conan-spinoff-anime-zero-tea-time-the-culprit-hanzawa-worldwide/.179378. live.
    11. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Detective Conan Spinoff Anime Zero's Tea Time Ends in 6th Episode. Anime News Network. May 9, 2022. May 9, 2022. May 9, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220509111525/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-09/detective-conan-spinoff-anime-zero-tea-time-ends-in-6th-episode/.185487. live.
    12. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Detective Conan Spinoff Anime Zero's Tea Time Reveals Cast, Staff, Theme Songs, April Premiere. Anime News Network. February 21, 2022. February 21, 2022. February 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220221235128/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-21/detective-conan-spinoff-anime-zero-tea-time-reveals-cast-staff-theme-songs-april-premiere/.182866. live.
    13. a new series from Detective Conan is on }} way... Detective Conan: Zero's Tea Time is coming to Netflix globally on July 29th! ]. May 27, 2022. NetflixAnime. 1530171968988782593.
    14. Web site: Ressler. Karen. Japan's Bookstore Employees Rank Top Manga of 2018. Anime News Network. February 4, 2019. May 19, 2020. May 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200511022204/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-02-04/japan-bookstore-employees-rank-top-manga-of-2018/.142998. live.
    15. Web site: Loveridge. Lynzee. Nearly 200,000 Fans Vote in AnimeJapan's 'Most Wanted Anime Adaptation' Poll. Anime News Network. March 27, 2019. April 2, 2019. June 15, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220615061715/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-03-27/nearly-200000-fans-vote-in-animejapan-most-wanted-anime-adaptation-poll/.145085. live.