On the 26th issue of Weekly Shonen Sunday will announce that a new Detective Conan live-action TV series is on the works! The said series will premiere on July 7 at 11:58pm in Japan.
Currently, there are three live-action specials of the said manga with Shun Oguri (Hana Yori Dango, Hana-Kimi) portraying the titular character, Shinichi Kudo in the first two specials and Junpei Mizobata (Hana-Kimi, 81diver, Shibatora, High School Debut) in the third special.
The new series will retain the same staff and cast as the third live-action special, including Juppei Mizobata in the title role and Shiori Kutsuna (Mei-chan no Shitsuji, Beck, Gota Keshi: Jidan Kōshōnin Shirai Torajirō) as the heroine Ran. This will be the first live-action series after three specials.
The original manga follows a brilliant detective trapped in a child's body, but the live-action spinoffs have been set before the manga, when the title character was still a teenager.
Source: Manga News via Anime News Network
Currently, there are three live-action specials of the said manga with Shun Oguri (Hana Yori Dango, Hana-Kimi) portraying the titular character, Shinichi Kudo in the first two specials and Junpei Mizobata (Hana-Kimi, 81diver, Shibatora, High School Debut) in the third special.The new series will retain the same staff and cast as the third live-action special, including Juppei Mizobata in the title role and Shiori Kutsuna (Mei-chan no Shitsuji, Beck, Gota Keshi: Jidan Kōshōnin Shirai Torajirō) as the heroine Ran. This will be the first live-action series after three specials.
The original manga follows a brilliant detective trapped in a child's body, but the live-action spinoffs have been set before the manga, when the title character was still a teenager.
Source: Manga News via Anime News Network