Talk:Case Closed

Audience

I get how popular the anime was, but understand it’s targeted audiences are still mainly teenage boys as the target demographic of a Shonen manga, anime or magazine are teen boys 12-18. But the reception article keeps making it think that the government is trying to aim the anime to kids. Which is NOT the franchise main target audiences. Especially with how dark and violent the series can be. Shonen manga and anime mainly target teenage boys and still do. Every chief-editor of the magazines have said that despite how popular their magazines are with audiences younger and older than it’s target demographic (male or female), the works within the magazines and manga themselves STILL only target teenage boys. SG1994! (talk) 14:10, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

SG1994, the article infobox already has demographic=Shonen and lists that it is printed in Shonen-titled magazines and imprints. Was there something that needed to be edited in the reception section? AngusW🐶🐶F (bark • sniff) 14:33, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

Request

Hi there. I'm not here to request anything anymore. I just want if someone could please take the time to post below me all of the reasons as to why there won't be first volume cover as profile picture and an overall plot covering the entire story, so that the explanations are more in handy on the main talk page. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.195.107.16 (talk • contribs) 14:06, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

The volume image is from With a Bang (Case Closed) and is used to reduce the amount of Non-Free Content images on Wikipedia. Why would we want to add more NFC images that don't add much value to the site? The plot is pretty much up to date. Nothing significant has happened in forever and the author takes weeks off after every 3 or 4 chapters now. D.Zero (Talk · Contribs) 15:24, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Please note that 190.195.107.16 has been blocked for sockpuppetry. AngusW🐶🐶F (bark • sniff) 20:55, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Current english dub uses Japanese names

I know the point of using English vs. the original names has been brought up many, many times so I don't want to seem like I'm beating a dead horse, but I do think it's at least worth noting that TMS's most recent international releases of Detective Conan media, ie. the dubs of Movie 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 along with Episode ONE, have all used the original Japanese character names as opposed to Funimation's old localised ones. I feel as though this is at least worth considering in the ongoing debate between using Japanese names vs. Funimation's ones.

Of course, Viz Media's manga translation does still use the localised names, so it's not like this is a 100% clear cut issue, however TMS themselves are directly involved in producing the movie dubs, so it seems pretty clear that the official preference is in favour of using the original names. ThomasGameDocs (talk) 09:41, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

Since the manga is the primary work we should go with the names it uses.--65.93.194.2 (talk) 05:47, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

Note there are actually two English versions of the manga. VIZ Media (US/Canada/UK/Ireland) uses new English names for main characters while Shogakukan Asia (Singapore/Malaysia/Philippines/Brunei) uses the original Japanese names. WhisperToMe (talk) 08:23, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

I would like to also say that why should it always have to comply with Viz? The manga has fans all around the world and Wikipedia itself is an international platform so it should be feasible to use the Shogakukan Asia Manga as a reference since I feel this particular series is more famous in Asia anyway so it should comply with that instead. This is just in my opinion feel free to counteract any of the info above, thank you. VP Gerudo (talk) 15:25, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Per MOS:ANIME (or MOS:MANGA, same page), "If there are multiple English releases, such as both a manga and anime, use the one that is best known and that has contributed most to the work's becoming known in the English-speaking world (usually the primary work)" The Viz Media manga version has contributed most to the English-speaking world. Shogakukan started in 2014, long after the series has become well-known in English as Case Closed, and characters Jimmy Kudo, etc. This isn't a case where there were multiple English versions of fairly equal footing as with the Dragon Ball dubs. AngusW🐶🐶F (bark • sniff) 18:27, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Yes but I feel most people have switched over from Viz as they feel the name changes are useless and the original being more famous since the beginning is also the one most people now know in the English-speaking world, still if you have more to say feel free to continue this conversation. VP Gerudo (talk) 18:41, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

@VP Gerudo: One way to move forward is to find an analysis of how many published reliable sources in English (only in English) use the original names and how many use the dub names. Such can be evidence of needing to move to the Singapore manga names (which are the Japanese names). WhisperToMe (talk) 05:10, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

Yes that is a good idea, will do that as soon as possible. Thanks for the suggestion. VP Gerudo (talk) 11:04, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

most conan fan is from outside us though 114.124.176.118 (talk) 13:40, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

"Well-known" in English-speaking world? That's only in North America.

Let's not forget English also being used as primary language is some Asian countries like India and Singapore where Detective Conan is being used.

Even English official title in Japan itself is Detective Conan, you can see the title being used in Japanese anime release or any non-American English anime release (e.g. Indonesia). Christian Elbrianno (talk) 16:37, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

@Christian Elbrianno: May I ask which version is distributed in India? If so, I'd like to find a source confirming that. As a note, the VIZ conventions apply to their release, which is distributed in the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland (not other countries). The Shogakukan Asia release is distributed to the following territories that use English as a significant language: Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines (I am not including Thailand and Indonesia as English speaking). The titling conventions only consider editions of this series that are released in the English language, but this shows that there are variations even among them. If I find that Shogakukan Asia's release or another one using "Detective Conan" is released in India, in my opinion that would give a stronger impetus to use "Detective Conan" instead of "Case Closed". WhisperToMe (talk) 17:55, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

No one's mentioned it yet, so I figure I'll add that the show has been being dubbed into English again on Tubi, under the joint title of "Case Closed - Detective Conan". It's available free for streaming. They've dubbed episodes 964 to 1014, and in all of them the Japanese names are used--Shin'ichi, Ran, Kogoro, Mouri, etc. Since the old Jimmy Kudo dub isn't legally available on any streaming sites nor currently airing, I believe that means the Viz manga is the only English source still using the old English names. Also, allegedly this Tubi version is also airing in India, but I couldn't find any source actually confirming that. AmbiguouslyAnonymous (talk) 03:50, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

Remove Historical and Cultural Significance Section

Hello, I believe this section is not relevant nor all that informative and should be removed.

The first paragraph contains non-relevant historical commentary and subjective comments sourced from an undergraduate thesis. The second paragraph does not accurately represent the source it uses. "Using chopsticks" can not be considered cultural commentary. The third paragraph makes claims on music that are not supported by the pages it links to. I can not find a way to access the source but if relevant, I propose citing to it on the linked pages as well. The final paragraph comments on the setting by directly referencing episodes of the show. If included, this same paragraph would have to be included for most anime shows. The final line might be better suited to the 'Plot' section. Rspln (talk) 05:30, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

I reread the section, and yes, there are definitely various issues with it, mainly on its focus and the use of the sources. I wouldn't mind to have it removed altogether from the article. Xexerss (talk) 05:51, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

Separate page for TV series?

Just COMPLETELY gonna throw this out there out of the blue, but should this have a separate page for the TV show like Spy × Family (TV series), Black Lagoon (TV series), Bleach (TV series), and Naruto (TV series) do? Is it that major of an anime and manga series? MushroomMan674 (talk) 22:55, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

The TV adaptation alone definitely has enough coverage to warrant a split. Xexerss (talk) 05:36, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

• Strongly Disagree: The show has enough coverage, but that doesn’t mean the article should be split. It’s a Good Article, and splitting it would likely lower its quality. Plus, the article is less than 5,000 words, there’s no need to split it per WP:AS.

Lililolol (talk) 21:21, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

@Lililolol: I did not mean to say that the article, as it currently is, should be split. I meant to say that there is enough existing coverage (not just what is in the article alone) to make another article dedicated specifically to the anime (obviously including these references). Xexerss (talk) 21:47, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Low ratings adult swim

This is not at all true! Case closed had high ratings but it was with teen and children viewers. Kids would stay up late to watch the show. Problem was adult swim wanted adult viewers and kim manning personally disliked the show and wanted it gone. She had admitted as much. She never wanted the show on tv and tried to sabotage it. 100.1.43.38 (talk) 20:47, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

Could you provide a source for this statement? Xexerss (talk) 20:53, 12 October 2024 (UTC)