Case Closed: The Culprit Hanzawa, also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It is a spin-off to the Case Closed manga series by Gosho Aoyama and stars the black-silhouetted "criminal" that appears in the main series to represent the mystery culprits. Kanba launched the manga in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday S in May 2017 and its chapters have been collected in ten volumes as of April 2026. An anime television series adaptation produced by TMS Entertainment aired from October to December 2022.
Premise Set in the crime-ridden city of Beika, the series depicts the daily life and encounters of Makoto Hanzawa, a mysterious figure who has moved to Tokyo from the countryside, as well as the string of incidents that plague the city. Alongside Hanzawa, the series features major characters from the Case Closed series, including Conan Edogawa.
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Media Manga Written and illustrated by , Case Closed: The Culprit Hanzawa is a spin-off to the Case Closed manga series by Gosho Aoyama, and stars the black-silhouetted "criminal" that appears in the main series to represent the mystery culprits. The manga started in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday S on May 25, 2017. It is published intermittently in the magazine. Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on December 18, 2017. As of April 8, 2026, ten volumes have been released.
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Anime In October 2021, it was announced that the manga would receive an anime adaptation. In November 2021, at Netflix's "Festival Japan" virtual event, it was revealed that they would stream the series. It is produced by TMS Entertainment and directed by Akitaro Daichi, with character designs handled by Fū Chisaka, and music composed by Jun Abe and Seiji Muto. The series aired on Tokyo MX, ytv and BS Nippon from October 4 to December 20, 2022. The opening theme song is "Tsukamaete, Konya" by Leon Niihama, and the ending theme song is "Secret, Voice of My Heart" by Mai Kuraki. The series premiered outside of Japan on Netflix on February 1, 2023.
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Reception The manga ranked fourteenth on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2018". By October 2018, the manga had over 1 million copies in circulation.
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