After the last three feature films of the ‘Detective Conan’ saga have been released consecutively, the anime based on the Gosho Aoyama manga continues its particular idyll with Spanish audiences (it would be more correct to say Catalan, albeit for reasons not related to the production) . ‘Detective Conan: The Halloween Bride’, the twenty-fifth film of the franchise, arrives in theaterswhich follows the path traced by previous feature films in offering a true mystery designed to amaze on the big screen.
The main difference from ‘The Zero Case’, ‘The Blue Sapphire Fist’ and ‘The Scarlet Bullet’ is that the film avoids giving the case a wider background than what is seen with the naked eye. The story tells how Conan Edogawa and his friends must find out who is behind a series of attacks that terrorize Japan. in the days leading up to Halloween and the wedding of a high-ranking agent who was recently threatened. The film then plays with two parallel plots, which work as the script, written by Takahiro Okura, leaves clues in its story that keep audiences in constant anticipation when it comes to solving the mystery.
It is not the first time that the saga has a dangerous terrorist as antagonist, it has already happened with the first film of the saga, ‘Danger in the Skyscraper’, back in 1997. However, and this is where the ingenuity of the script is born. , the film knows how to avoid offering that feeling of a story already told. Like this, Both the clues left behind during the investigation, and the unexpected twists that the plot offers offer an intrigue that wins audiences.who will feel close to the mysteries of Agatha Christie’s novels, albeit interspersed with action sequences worthy of thrillers like ‘Jason Bourne’.
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With an investigation that captures, “Halloween Bride” once again proves the uniqueness of “Detective Conan” films when it comes to winning over both hardcore fans and casual audiences. This proposal number 25 once again has a presentation of the characters (the essence of Agatha Christie returns) and a fairly concise summary for those who follow both the series and for those who do not fully enter the story. Add to this the fact that Conan continues to exude charisma as a young detective and that the animation continues along the same lines of quality as the previous installments.
Susumu Mitsunaka, regular director of the ‘Haikyuu !!’ saga, jumps to that of ‘Detective Conan’ with a note, because she knows how to dose the action sequences and even the clues, even after the mystery has been solved. On the other hand, he maintains much of the already marked structure of the franchise, leaving a proposal that once again proves that the anime created by Aoyama enjoys formidable health despite its seniority, along the lines of movie franchises like “Doraemon” and “Shin-Chan”.
That yes, as happened with ‘The Scarlet Bullet’, yesIts Spanish premiere is clouded by its complete absence of Spanish dubbing – it will only come with subtitles -, exactly the opposite of its regional distribution in Catalonia, where everything has been curated, having an exclusive version dubbed into Catalan. Being a recurring event, The question remains as to why such a veteran and internationally recognized franchise reaches Spanish territory in this wayWell, as is well known, this will negatively affect its already poor box office performance. Despite this, nothing should stop you from enjoying this 25th installment of an iconic anime on the big screen.
Note: 8
The best: How the two parallel plots end up merging.
Worse: Which has no Spanish dubbing.
Source: E Cartelera
