Detective Conan Creator ✍️ Gosho Aoyama 🧔 Thought First Movie Would Be the Last

Renowned manga author Gosho Aoyama recently shared a fascinating piece of history regarding the humble beginnings of his iconic franchise's cinematic universe. 🌑

During a retrospective discussion, Aoyama revealed that back when the very first film, Detective Conan The Time-Bombed Skyscraper, was in production in 1997, he genuinely believed it would be a one-time theatrical release. 🔥

Operating under the assumption that there would never be another opportunity to bring Shinichi Kudo and Conan Edogawa to the silver screen, Aoyama poured his absolute all into the project, creating a personal bond with the movie that remains special to him to this day. 📅

Nearly three decades after that original premiere, the Detective Conan film series has defied all initial expectations to become one of the most successful, highest grossing, and enduring anime movie franchises in Japanese cinema history. 🤫

With dozens of record-breaking blockbuster films released in theaters across the globe, it is truly mind blowing to reflect on the fact that the author once prepared for the very first theatrical installment to be the end of Conan's cinematic journey. 😱