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. It was released by GIZA Studio on January 17, 2002, as Kuraki's 11th single. The song was used as the opening theme for the anime ''

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'' and the ending theme for the

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Background and release

The song was used as the opening theme for the anime ''

'' and the ending theme for the

'' Detective Conan: 16 Suspects''. This was her fourth collaboration for ''Detective Conan'' but was her first opening theme for the series. It was also her first Christmas song, though it was released after Christmas. The first limited edition included a "Mai-K Special Conan Card" based on ''Detective Conan''.

Track listing

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart

References

2002 singles 2002 songs Mai Kuraki songs Giza Studio singles Case Closed songs Oricon Weekly number-one singles Songs written by Mai Kuraki Songs with music by Akihito Tokunaga Song recordings produced by Daiko Nagato B Zone singles {{2000s-Japan-single-stub