''Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time'', also known as , is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Takahiro Arai. It is a

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of the ''

Case Closed ''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994; its chapters are collected in 10 ...

'' manga by

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, with Aoyama supervising the project, and is centered on the character Toru Amuro. The first part of the story was serialized in

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's ''

Weekly Shōnen Sunday is a weekly manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan since March 1959. Contrary to its title, ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' issues are released on Wednesdays. ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' has sold over 1.8billion copies since 1986, making it ...

'' from May 2018 to May 2022. A six-episode

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television series adaptation produced by

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was broadcast from April to May 2022. Arai launched another spin-off in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'', titled '' Detective Conan: Police Academy Arc – Wild Police Story'', which ran from October 2019 to November 2020.

Characters

; : :He has three faces: he protects Japan as Rei Furuya of the Public Security Police, serves as an apprentice detective under Kogoro Mori as "Toru Amuro", and also infiltrates a black-ops organization under the code name "Bourbon". ; : :Works at the Poirot coffee shop, located downstairs from the Mori Detective Agency. ; : :A secretary supporting Eri Kisaki, who runs the Kisaki Law Office. ; : :A public security police officer in the Public Safety Department of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. He works hard to assist Amuro as his right-hand man. ; : :A stray dog that suddenly appeared in front of the mortuary.

Media

Manga

''Detective Conan: Zero's Tea Time'' is written and illustrated by Takahiro Arai and supervisioned by

. The first part of the story ran in

's ''

'' from May 9, 2018, to May 25, 2022. Chapters of the manga were only published when Aoyama's main series ''

'' is on hiatus. Shogakukan has compiled its chapters into individual ''

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'' volumes. The first volume was released on August 8, 2018. As of June 17, 2022, six volumes have been released.

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licensed the manga for English language release in Southeast Asia in January 2019. Arai published another spin-off, titled '' Detective Conan: Police Academy Arc – Wild Police Story'', which ran in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from October 2, 2019, to November 18, 2020.

Volumes

Anime

On October 4, 2021, it was announced that the manga would receive an

adaptation. In November 2021, at

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's "Festival Japan" virtual event, it was revealed that they would stream the series. It is produced by

and directed by Tomochi Kosaka, with scripts written by Yoshiko Nakamura, character designs handled by Kyōko Yoshimi, and music composed by Tomisiro. The series was broadcast for six episodes on

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, ytv, and BS Nippon from April 5 to May 10, 2022. The opening theme is "Shooting Star" by Rakura, while the ending theme is "Find the truth" by Rainy. The series premiered on Netflix outside of Japan on July 29, 2022.

Episodes

Reception

''Detective Conan: Zero's Tea Time'' ranked sixth on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2018" ranking by the Honya Club website. The series ranked seventh on

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's "Most Wanted Anime Adaptation" poll in 2019.

Notes

References

External links

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