| Season Number: | 12 |
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| Num Episodes: | 38 |
| Network: | NNS (ytv) |
| Prev Season: | Season 11 |
| Next Season: | Season 13 |
| Episode List: | List of Case Closed episodes (seasons 1–15) |
The twelfth season of the Case Closed anime was directed by Yasuichiro Yamamoto (until episode 332) and Masato Satō (since episode 333) and produced by TMS Entertainment and Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation.[1] The series is based on Gosho Aoyama's Case Closed manga series. In Japan, the series is titled but was changed due to legal issues with the title Detective Conan.[2] The episodes' plot follows Conan Edogawa's daily adventures.
The episodes uses five pieces of theme music: two opening themes and three ending themes. The first opening theme is by Mai Kuraki until episode 332[3] The second opening theme is by U-ka Saegusa in dB for the rest of the season.[4] The first ending theme is by Zard until episode 328.[3] The second ending theme is by Garnet Crow until episode 349.[4] The third ending theme is by U-ka Saegusa in dB for the rest of the season.[4]
The season initially ran from April 21, 2003, through February 23, 2004 on Nippon Television Network System in Japan.[3] [4] Episodes 316 to 353 were later collected into ten DVD compilations by Shogakukan. They were released between July 22, 2005, and November 25, 2005, in Japan.[5] __TOC__