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.

Plot Taking place seven years before the main series, the story focuses on the early careers of five Metropolitan Police Academy recruits: Rei Furuya (later known as Tōru Amuro), Jinpei Matsuda, Wataru Date, Hiromitsu Morofushi, and Kenji Hagiwara. Set during their time as cadets, the story depicts their training, interpersonal conflicts, and the experiences that shape them into the officers seen in the original series. Through episodic arcs, Furuya's ambition, Matsuda's complex motives, and the others' backgrounds are explored as they confront physical training challenges, real-world threats such as a convenience store robbery, and the pressures of becoming police officers.

Characters

A law enforcement prospect who entered the police academy with straight A's in all subjects. Because of his serious attitude and his blonde hair, he often gets into trouble with other students. Furuya is the only person alive out of his five colleagues.

A trainee who appears to be unpredictable and uncooperative, but his level of academic, practical, and professional knowledge is high. His father, a professional boxer, trained him in boxing. In the main series, Matsuda sacrificed himself on the Ferris Wheel in order to reveal the location where the second bomb is set.

The strong, caring leader of the group who has excellent leadership skills. Having seen his father, a former police officer, he believes that strength is necessary for the sake of justice. In the main series, Date died of being hit by a car.

An officer who has excellent insight and communication skills and is popular with females. He and Matsuda have been close friends since elementary school. In the main series, Hagiwara died when trying to disarm a bomb in an apartment complex.

A childhood friend of Furuya's. His older brother, Takaaki, is a detective for the Nagano Prefectural Police. He is kind and sincere, and still carries the trauma of the death of his parents. In the main series, Morofushi committed suicide when his identity as a Public Security Bureau officer is exposed and he thought that a Black Organization member was going to come and kill him.

Media 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 (Nobutoshi Canna) was released.<ref></p></ref> The second arc, the Wataru Date arc, ran for three chapters in February 2020; a promotional video narrated by Date (Keiji Fujiwara) was released. The third arc, the Kenji Hagiwara arc, ran for three chapters in June 2020; a promotional video narrated by Hagiwara (Shin-ichiro Miki) 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 (Hikaru Midorikawa) 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 by Sard Underground. The fourth episode uses the ending theme by All at Once feat. Yudai Ohno (from Da-ice). The fifth episode uses the ending theme 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.

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