Detective Conan and Ebizo Ichikawa take on the role of the character himself for the first time as anime voice actors!　Conan and Ebizo in the 20th anniversary 2-week special "Conan and Ebizo: Kabuki Eighteen Mysteries".

A special program "Conan and Ebizo: Kabuki Eighteen Mysteries" has been announced from the TV anime "Detective Conan.

This is a special program produced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the "Detective Conan" TV series. It will be the series' first two-week original one-hour special, with the first part airing on January 9, 2016 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm and the second part on January 16, 2016 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. This time, Ebizo Ichikawa will take on the role of himself for the first time as an anime voice actor. Mr. Ebizo Ichikawa said, "Congratulations on the 20th anniversary of the Detective Conan TV series. And I am very much looking forward to working with my favorite Conan-kun this time. I will do my best to live up to Conan-kun, so please look forward to it.

The incident takes place in the glamorous world of Kabuki. Conan and Kogoro happen to meet Ichikawa Ebizo, a kabuki actor who loves mysteries. Later, an incident occurs in which two masks of the cultural property class used by Ebizo on stage are stolen. At the same time, the bodies of those involved are discovered, and Conan and Ebizo decide to cooperate in the search for the culprits. This is a great duo between the stars of the animation and kabuki worlds. Ebizo uses his insight as an actor to come up with a brilliant theory that beats Conan's, and when Conan gets into trouble, Ebizo goes to his rescue without regard for the danger. The script was written by Hiroshi Kashiwabara, who has been involved in the TV series since its first episode and also wrote the scripts for the 10th and 11th theater versions.

Chief producer Michihiko Suwa (Yomiuri TV) said, ""Detective Conan" will celebrate its 20th anniversary in January 2016. This is thanks to the viewers who have loved and supported Conan. Conan has come this far through a series of challenges. This time, I thought it would be appropriate for the 20th anniversary festival to take on a challenge that I had never thought of: the world of Kabuki, an ancient traditional Japanese performing art. I hope you will enjoy this festival for a year as it marks the 20th anniversary year of Conan. Detective Conan" will take a big step forward into a new decade. Please look forward to Conan entering a new stage! He commented.