The twenty-first season of the Case Closed anime was directed by Kōjin Ochi (until episode 666, and then 678–679) and Yasuichiro Yamamoto (since episode 667, except 678–679) and produced by TMS Entertainment and Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. The series is based on Gosho Aoyama's Case Closed manga series. In Japan, the series is titled but was changed due to legal issues with the title Detective Conan. The series focuses on the adventures of teenage detective Shinichi Kudo who was turned into a child by a poison called APTX 4869, but continues working as a detective under the alias Conan Edogawa.
The episodes use five pieces of theme music: two opening and three ending themes. The first opening theme is "Miss Mystery" by Breakerz up until episode 666. The second opening theme is by Natsuiro starting from episode 667. The first ending theme is by and is used up to episode 653. The second ending theme is , and by Breakerz between episode 654 and 666. The third ending theme is by Mai Kuraki starting from episode 667.
The season initially ran from February 18, 2012, through December 15, 2012, on Nippon Television Network System in Japan. The season was later collected and released in nine DVD compilations by Shogakukan between February 22, 2013, and October 25, 2013, in Japan. __TOC__
Episode list in seasonTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
Home media release + Shogakukan/Being (Japan, Region 2 DVD)VolumeEpisodesRelease dateRef.Volume 1646–647, 651February 22, 2013Volume 2648–650, 658March 22, 2013Volume 3652–655April 26, 2013Volume 4656–657, 659–660May 24, 2013Volume 5661–664June 21, 2013Volume 6665–668July 26, 2013Volume 7669–670, 677, 680August 23, 2013Volume 8671–674September 27, 2013Volume 9675–676, 678–679October 25, 2013
Notes The episodes were aired as a single hour-long episode in Japan
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