How to Watch Detective Conan in Order

Detective Conan is a well-known anime TV series that debuted in January 1996 and hasn’t stopped since. As of March 2023, there are 1077 episodes and counting! It’s insane when you think of it. The show has been running for more than 27 years, and is one of the most long-running anime series, along with popular anime like One Piece, Pokémon, and Naruto. All in all, it’s a hassle to figure out the right order to watch Detective Conan because there are just so many movies, OVAs, and TV specials to choose from.

Whether you’re rewatching it or you are a newcomer to Detective Conan and want to give it a shot, this is a perfect guide on how to watch Detective Conan (Case Closed) in the right order. This guide includes also all Detective Conan movies, OVAs, and TV Specials, which are all integral parts of the franchise.

For readers who haven’t seen Detective Conan, it is a show about a high school detective who gets physically turned into a kid by a criminal gang. But even though he looks like a child, he still has all his smarts and helps crack police cases.

The last update was on 19/06/2022 by Misaka in order to include the new Detective Conan movie and ongoing episodes of the series.

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How to Watch Detective Conan in Order

The easiest way how to watch Detective Conan (Case Closed) in order is to start with the TV series. There, it’s pretty straightforward, you just watch the episodes as they aired. You don’t have to watch any movies, OVAs, or TV Specials, as those are non-canon.

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Detective Conan TV Series in Order of Release Date

Skipping filler in the Detective Conan TV series

• Total episodes: 1077, ongoing
• Filler episodes: 482 (45%)
• Skip 6, 14, 17, 19, 21, 24-26, 29-30, 33, 36-37, 41, 44-45, 47, 51, 53, 55-56, 59, 61-62, 64-67, 71, 73-74, 79-80, 83, 87-90, 92-95, 97, 106-111, 119-120, 123-127, 135, 140, 143, 148-152, 155, 158-161, 165, 169, 175, 179-187, 196-198, 201-204, 207-211, 214-216, 225, 232, 235-237, 245, 248, 251-252, 255-257, 260-262, 264-265, 273, 276, 281-283, 294-300, 303, 314-315, 318-322, 328, 337, 342, 348-349, 352-353, 357, 360, 363-365, 368-370, 373, 376-380, 384, 388-389, 392-393, 397, 403-405, 409-410, 413-414, 418-420, 423-424, 426, 433-434, 437, 439-442, 448, 450-452, 456, 459, 461, 468, 471, 475, 478, 480, 483, 486, 489, 512, 518-520, 527, 536, 539-541, 544, 547-548, 553-556, 562, 565-567, 570, 577, 582, 588, 591, 594-596, 599, 602-607, 629-631, 634-641, 658, 663-666, 669-670, 677-680, 686-689, 692-698, 707-709, 716-721, 726, 729-730, 733, 735-737, 742-743, 750, 753, 757-758, 761-762, 767-769, 774-778, 784, 789-791, 794-807, 813, 816-821, 824-826, 829, 833-835, 838-842, 845-846, 851-852, 855-860, 865, 868-871, 875-877, 880, 883-884, 891-893, 898-900, 903-908, 911-915, 918, 921-924, 929-940, 943-951, 955-970, 975-982, 985-992, 996-999, 1002, 1006-1010, 1013-1017, 1021-1023, 1026-1028, 1030-1032, 1036-1037, 1039-1041, 1043-1044, 1047-1052, 1055-1058, 1062-1070, 1073-1076 [Anime Filler List]
• Saved time: ~7,7 days
• Required time to watch Detective Conan without fillers: ~9 days and 12 hours

To put it in perspective, if you dedicate yourself to watching at least three episodes of Detective Conan every single day, it’s going to take you almost 7 months to finish it without fillers. If we include fillers, it’s going to take around 1 year.

The series is also rich with several movies, OVA, and TV specials, which will be all described below. Since they are non-canon, it’s completely up to you whether you watch them. But if you enjoy Detective Conan as a whole, it’s certainly worth considering. Just be aware that it’s a lot of time investment.

Detective Conan Movies in chronological order

Now you might be wondering whether you should watch Detective Conan movies. Because the Detective Conan movies aren’t canon, you don’t have to watch them. They are anime originals, and only some details in them relate to the main plot. As a result, it’s completely up to you but they are included in the guide on how to watch Detective Conan in the order below.

Detective Conan OVAs in Order of Release Date

And now you will want to ask whether you should watch Detective Conan OVAs. Since Detective Conan OVAs aren’t canon, you don’t need to watch them to keep up with the plot.

Please note that the first Magic Files OVA episode is a compilation of episodes from the Detective Conan TV series. For this reason, you can skip it completely. However, the series later evolved into a series with original stories, so they are included in the guide on how to watch Detective Conan in the order below.

Detective Conan TV Specials in Order of Release Date

TV Specials are one-of-a-kind anime episodes that take place outside of the series’s normal setting or narrative. As a result, it’s not a must-watch but they frequently offer a unique perspective or insight into a story. Thus, you should consider watching them.

Magic Kaito, despite sharing several characters, is a distinct series where actual magic exists. Kaito seeks to find the truth about his father’s life and death as the phantom thief Kaitou Kid. To do so, he takes up the mantle and begins stealing priceless stones.

How to watch Detective Conan in order (OVAs and movies included)

After catching up on the Detective Conan anime, I’d watch the entire Magic Kaito spinoff series in one go instead of splitting it up. As previously explained, Gosho started it before Detective Conan, but as Detective Conan became more popular, the mangaka shifted his attention to a more successful series. He also mentioned that despite frequent crossovers, both series are alternate universes. Therefore, Kaito from Magic Kaito is not the same as Kaito from DC, even though they look and act the same.

There is also Detective Conan: Zero’s Tea Time, a series of 6 short episodes, 13 minutes each, about Tooru Amuro’s triple life when Conan isn’t involved. It’s more of a fan service show, though. For that reason, you should watch this spinoff only if you are interested in this particular character.

Where to watch Detective Conan

Detective Conan is available on multiple online streaming platforms, although they vary in how many seasons or movies, OVAs, and TV Specials they have available.

You can stream Detective Conan legally on:

• Amazon Prime Video: You can stream the first five seasons (1-134) and almost all DC movies plus Magic Kaito on Amazon Prime Video. Standalone Prime Video membership costs $8.99 per month, and the library has more than 200 anime titles. On top of that, it offers more than 16k movies and around 2000 TV shows.
• Crunchyroll: You can watch the first 123 episodes, plus episodes 754 and onwards, and also the movie 5 and onwards (except for movies 18 and 23). From early 2022, to watch new and continuing simulcasts, a premium monthly or annual subscription will be necessary. However, previously published episodes will remain available to all user types. Those who want to see episodes of new or ongoing series must subscribe to one of Crunchyroll’s premium plans, which start at $7.99 per month. Crunchyroll offers more than 1k anime titles, although not all are available worldwide due to licensing restrictions.

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