Case Closed season 18 explained

Season Number:	18
Bg Colour:	D2DFF0
Num Episodes:	42
Network:	NNS (ytv)
Prev Season:	Season 17
Next Season:	Season 19
Episode List:	List of Case Closed episodes (seasons 16–30)

The eighteenth season of the Case Closed anime was directed by Kōjin Ochi 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 series focuses on the adventures of teenage detective Shinichi Kudo who was turned into a child by a poison called APTX 4869, but continues working as a detective under the alias Conan Edogawa.

The episodes use eight pieces of theme music: four opening themes and four ending themes. The first opening theme is "Revive" by Mai Kuraki until episode 529.^[3] The second opening theme beginning episode 530 is "Everlasting Luv" by Breakerz until 546.^[4] The third opening beginning with episode 547 is "Magic" by Rina Aiuchi is used up to episode 564.^[5] The fourth opening theme is "As the Dew" by Garnet Crow and used for the final episode of the season. The first ending theme is by Naifu until episode 529.^[3] The second ending theme beginning episode 530 is "Doing all right" by Garnet Crow until episode 539.^[4] The third ending theme is by Breakerz until episode 561.^[6] Starting from episode 562, the ending theme "Hello Mr. My Yesterday" by Hundred Percent Free is used onwards.

The season began airing on February 9, 2009 through February 7, 2010 on Nippon Television Network System in Japan. The season was later collected and released in ten DVD compilations by Shogakukan between October 23, 2009 and October 22, 2010, in Japan.^{[7] [8]} __TOC__

Episode list

Home media release

Shogakukan (Japan, Region 2 DVD)

Volume		Episodes	Release date	Ref.
	Volume 1	524–525, 528–529	October 23, 2009	^[9]
	Volume 2	530–533	February 26, 2010
	Volume 3	534–536, 539	March 26, 2010
	Volume 4	537–538, 540–541	April 23, 2010
	Volume 5	542–544, 553	May 28, 2010
	Volume 6	545–548	June 25, 2010
	Volume 7	549–552	July 23, 2010
	Volume 8	554–557	August 27, 2010
	Volume 9	558–561	September 24, 2010
	Volume 10	562–565	October 22, 2010

Notes and References

1. Web site: 名探偵 コナン staff list. Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. April 13, 2009.
2. Web site: Funimation renames Conan. Anime News Network. April 13, 2009.
3. 社長令嬢誘拐事件. The Blue Spark of Hate (Part 1) . List_of_Case_Closed_episodes_(season_18)#ep524 . Detective Conan . Case Closed (manga) . . February 9, 2009 . 18 . Director: Kenji Kodama and Yasuichiro Yamamoto.
4. 都市伝説の正体(前編). The Truth of the Urban Legend (Part 1) . List_of_Case_Closed_episodes_(season_18)#ep530 . Detective Conan . Case Closed (manga) . . April 18, 2009 . 18 . Director: Kenji Kodama and Yasuichiro Yamamoto.
5. 犯人との二日間(一日目). Two Days with the Culprit (First Day) . List_of_Case_Closed_episodes_(season_18)#ep547 . Detective Conan . Case Closed (manga) . . September 19, 2009 . 18 . Director: Kenji Kodama and Yasuichiro Yamamoto.
6. 毛利小五郎探偵廃業の日(前編) . The Day Kogorō Mōri Discontinues His Detective Business (Part 1) . List_of_Case_Closed_episodes_(season_18)#ep540 . Detective Conan . Case Closed (manga) . . July 11, 2009 . 18 . Director: Kenji Kodama and Yasuichiro Yamamoto.
7. Web site: Detective Conan Part 18 vol.1. Amazon.co.jp. October 14, 2009. ja.
8. Web site: Detective Conan Part 18 Vol.10. Amazon.co.jp. August 30, 2010. ja.
9. Web site: Detective Conan Part 18 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130224022815/http://beinggiza.com/conan/tvseries/18.html . February 24, 2013 . December 8, 2012 . . Ja.