Detective Conan: Police Academy Arc
is a Japanese manga series written by Gosho Aoyama and illustrated by Takahiro Arai. It is a spin-off and prequel to the Case Closed manga by Gosho Aoyama. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from October 2019 to November 2020, with its chapters collected in two volumes. A five-episode anime television series adaptation produced by TMS Entertainment aired from December 2021 to March 2023.Characters
;Rei Furuya / Tōru Amuro
;Jinpei Matsuda
;Wataru Date
;Kenji Hagiwara
;Hiromitsu MorofushiMedia
Manga
Detective Conan: Police Academy Arc – Wild Police Story was written by Gosho Aoyama and illustrated by Takahiro Arai. It ran in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from October 2, 2019, to November 18, 2020. The series' first arc, the Jinpei Matsuda arc, ran for three chapters in October 2019; a promotional video narrated by Matsuda was released. The second arc, the Wataru Date arc, ran for three chapters in February 2020; a promotional video narrated by Date was released. The third arc, the Kenji Hagiwara arc, ran for three chapters in June 2020; a promotional video narrated by Hagiwara was released. The fourth and final arc, the Hiromitsu Morofushi arc, ran for four chapters from October to November 2020; a promotional video narrated by Morofushi was released. Shogakukan collected its chapters in two volumes, released on November 18 and December 18, 2020.Volumes
Anime
On August 3, 2021, it was announced that the manga would receive an anime television series adaptation. It premiered on December 4, 2021, on ytv and Nippon Television. The fifth and last episode aired on March 4, 2023. The anime aired on an irregular broadcast schedule, and is treated as part of the main Case Closed series. Because of this, Crunchyroll licenses the series, as they have continually licensed Case Closed since 2014. It featured the regular opening and ending themes from Case Closed. The first episode uses the opening theme "Yura Yura" by Wands. The second and third episodes use the opening theme "Sleepless" by B'z. The fourth and fifth episodes use the opening theme "Sparkle" by Maki Ohguro. The first and second episodes use the ending theme "Sweet Moonlight" by Breakerz. The third episode uses the ending theme "Karappo no Kokoro" by Sard Underground. The fourth episode uses the ending theme "Playmaker" by All at Once feat. Yudai Ohno. The fifth episode uses the ending theme "Kuufuku" by Konya, Anomachikara and Valshe.Episodes
Reception
Detective Conan: Police Academy Arc – Wild Police Storys first volume was the fifth best-selling manga volume in its first week, with 122,243 copies sold, and the nineteenth best-selling manga volume in its second week, with 44,749 copies sold. The second volume was the ninth best-selling manga volume in its first week, with 101,623 copies sold.