This was the first live TV special shown in Japan based on the famous manga/anime by Aoyama Gosho. It's a prequel to the series that takes place a day or two before the infamous Tropical Land incident and the "big shrink". So we only see Shinichi Kudo, not Conan, but all of the main characters are there: Ran, Kogoro, Megure, and Sonoko. It's a great mystery concerning a note Shinichi receives saying "I will kidnap your schoolmate on the graduation trip," and the chase is on. Fans of the anime/manga will no doubt like the cool idea of a live action version, and the show is well cast, although Megure is played by a skinnier actor with stuffing up front!
So far the only DVD version out there is from Malaysia, which is rather odd. Nevertheless there's much to enjoy with this special--you get 90 minutes of solid Shinichi, Ran, romance and plenty of mystery to solve. |
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