The sixteenth season of the Case Closed anime was directed by Masato Satō 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 episodes' plot follows Conan Edogawa's daily adventures.
The episodes use six pieces of theme music: three opening themes and three ending themes. The first opening theme is by U-ka Saegusa in dB until episode 474.Credits from The second opening theme is by Garnet Crow until episode 486.Credits from The third opening theme is by Zard for the rest of the season.Credits from The first ending theme is by Mai Kuraki until episode 470. The second ending theme is by Yumi Shizukusa until episode 486.Credits from The third ending theme is by Garnet Crow for the rest of the season.
The season initially ran from February 26, 2007, through December 3, 2007 on Nippon Television Network System in Japan. Episodes 466 to 490 were later collected into eight DVD compilations by Shogakukan. They were released between January 25, 2008, and August 22, 2008, in Japan. __TOC__
Episode list in seasonTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
Volume DVDs Shogakukan released eight DVD compilations of the seventeenth season between January 25, 2008, and August 22, 2008, in Japan.
+ Shogakukan/Being (Japan, Region 2 DVD) Volume Episodes Release date Ref.Volume 1461, 466–468January 25, 2008Volume 2469–471, 474February 22, 2008Volume 3472–473, 475, 478March 28, 2008Volume 4476–477, 480, 483April 25, 2008Volume 5479May 23, 2008Volume 6481–482, 484–485June 27, 2008Volume 7487–488July 25, 2008Volume 8489–490August 22, 2008
Notes and references Notes The episode's numbering as followed in Japan The episodes were aired as a single hour long episode in Japan The episodes were aired as a single two-hour long episode in Japan
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