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Continuity is a concept in fiction used for directly referring to previous stories, establishing for them to be "in the past" of the current story containing the reference to it and thus strengthening the continuity between both or even creating one in the first place by connecting both plots. This is not the same as the Canon, even though establishing continuity helps define elements of the series that are part of the Canon. This can be done by means of a direct Continuity Nod or a Call-back.

The Manga, Anime, Movies, Games and other spin-off material aren't set in the same continuity despite sharing and adapting some of the same stories and influencing each other now and then in certain details. This is emphasized by the separation below.

Detective Conan Continuities

Manga Continuity

Volume 1

Prologue + Company President's Daughter Case (Manga: 1-5)

• File 1-5 are direct continuations of each other.

Bloody Idol Case (Manga: 6-9)

• To Prologue - Roller Coaster Murder Case (Manga: File 1): Conan Edogawa mentions his shrinking and the "men in black" and says that it's been "three days" since then. Ran Mouri also mentions the events in front of Professor Hiroshi Agasa, being in concern about Shinichi Kudo's well-being since the date at Tropical Land.

Volume 3

Monthly Presents Case (Manga: 26-29)

• To Company President's Daughter Case (Manga: 2-5): When Ran Mouri thinks about all the times Conan Edogawa acted unusual, she remembers the moment from this case when he notified her father about the watchdogs of the Tani family.
• To Bloody Idol Case (Manga: 6-9): When Ran thinks about all the times Conan acted unusual, she also remembers the moment from this case when he found out about the lighter in front of Yuko Ikezawa.
• To Hatamoto Family Case (Manga: 20-25): Ran shows a letter by Natsue Hatamoto they got at the beginning of the case, referring to the Hatamoto family murders "last month", which Kogoro Mouri only barely remembers. The letter mainly tells about how Takeshi's and Natsue's life went on in the meantime. Later on, she thinks about all the times Conan acted unusual, including during that case.

Volume 4

Bullet-Train Bombing (Manga: 33-35)

• To Prologue - Roller Coaster Murder Case (Manga: File 1): On the Shinkansen, Conan Edogawa thinks about the moment Gin and Vodka gave him the poison during the first chapter - shortly before encountering them on the train.

Code Sheet Case (Manga: 36-39)

• To Bullet-Train Bombing (Manga: 33-35): At Tokyo Tower, Ran Mouri refers to the moment Conan Edogawa wanted to admit something to her on the Shinkansen during that case and asks him what it was.

Volume 5

Lex Vocalist Murder Case (Manga: 45-48)

• To Bandaged Man Case (Manga: 40-44): Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki are talking about the previous case again, with it being implicitely at least one week ago, since Sonoko's sister Ayako has been bedridden "for a week" after that.

Conan Kidnapping Case (Manga: 49-51)

• To Roller Coaster Murder Case (Manga: 1): Conan Edogawa briefly thinks about the moment Gin and Vodka were poisoning him in File 1 when getting confronted by Fumiyo Edogawa.
• To Company President's Daughter Case (Manga: 2-5): Ran Mouri indirectly refers to File 2 when she asks Conan about his parents, since it's been "a long time" since they went overseas and left him in Japan, according to his backstory he gave back then.
• To Lex Vocalist Murder Case (Manga: 45-48): Conan suspects that the organization may have found out about him because he appeared as Shinichi Kudo to solve this case.

Volume 6

Twin Brothers Case (Manga: 56-58)

• To Code Sheet Case (Manga: 36-39): Inspector Juzo Megure regrets trusting the Detective Boys based on them catching those "italian mobsters", referencing this case from Volume 4.

Volume 43

Koshien Bomber Case (Manga: 445-449)

• To 3rd Base 4th, Legendary Confrontation (3B4 Manga: 6): The announcer says that this game is a rematch for the clash from "one year ago", when Ohgane High School lost, referring to the events from the last chapter of 3rd Base 4th.

Volume 44

Kaitou Kid and the Ocean's Miracle (Manga: 453-456)

To Magic Kaito, Akako's Delivery Service (MK Manga: 17): Inspector Ginzo Nakamori mentions that Kaitou Kid has "at least one" assistant, an "old man or a young woman", the latter referring to the moment from Chapter 17 of his own series, where Akako Koizumi disguised as Kid and confused Nakamori and his subordinates when she was screaming like a girl.

Volume 89

UFO Sighting Murder Case (Manga: 942-944)

• To Akai's Past (Manga: 599): At one point, Conan Edogawa thinks about the info he learned back during that chapter - that Akemi Miyano and Shuichi Akai had a relationship before she died.
• To Elementary Teacher Assault (Manga: 891-893): When looking for the sighting place of the UFO in Haido Park, Conan Edogawa tells Ran Mouri that these are the stairs Natsuko Shibuya got assaulted on, referring to that past case to deduce that Haido Elementary School must be nearby. To his own suprise, Ran didn't know about that case so far.
• To Department Store Stabbing Case (Manga: 939-941): Conan Edogawa reminisces about the previous case, when he noticed, after pondering who Mary Sera reminds him of, that she looks similar to Ai Haibara.

Volume 93

Kendo Tournament Murder Case (Manga: 991-993)

• To Yaiba, Nobunaga Oda Tournament Arc (Yaiba Manga: 237-254): Takeshi Onimaru says that he will return to the semi-finals, because there is someone he "absolutely has to clash swords" with - either referring to Soshi Okita or Yaiba Kurogane (even though there was no indication of him participating in the tournament). In any case, this would be an indirect reference to the Nobunaga Oda Tournament, where he never got to fight the first and lost against the latter.
• To Yaiba, Are You Coming? (Yaiba Manga: 255): It is said that Takeshi Onimaru has already won two national titles at such a young age. In Chapter 255 of Yaiba, an epilogue set three years after the series, he's just winning his third title, technically setting this one year (or less) after this chapter of Detective Conan.

Volume 95

Crimson School Trip Case (Manga: 1000-1005)

• To Anime/Movies: The debut of Fumimaro Ayanokoji and his Chipmunk in the Manga and him already knowing Conan Edogawa could refer to any one of the movies (7, 13, 17, 18 and 21) or the Anime episode (694) they appeared in previously, or alternate versions thereof.

Volume 96

Kaitou Kid and the Fairy's Lip (Manga: 1018-1021)

• To The Last Wizard of the Century (Movie: 3): Kazuha Toyama mentioning that Kaitou Kid stood on top of the Tsuutenkaku Tower before is a reference to a scene from the third movie.

Volume 99

Sisters' Birthday Party Murder Case (Manga: 1047-1050)

• To Prologue - Roller Coaster Murder Case (Manga: 1) + Holmes' Revelation (Manga: 743-752): It's revealed that by the time of "Holmes' Revelation", half a year had passed since Shinichi Kudo shrunk.

Movie Continuity

The Raven Chaser (Movie: 13)

• To Detective Conan, Hotel Party Murder Case (Manga: 238-242, Anime: 176-178): Irish wants to enact revenge for Pisco, who was rashly killed by Gin back during that case.

Original Video Animation Continuity

A Secret Order From London (OVA: 11)

• To Following Holmes (Manga: 743-752, Anime: 616-621): This OVA happens concurrently to Conan Edogawa being in London, mainly focusing on what Ai Haibara and Ayumi Yoshida did in the meantime.

Zero's Tea Time Continuity

Volume 1

Three Hats (ZTT Manga: 1)

• To Detective Conan, Mystery Train (Manga: 818-824): The end of the chapter is a direct tie-in to Rei Furuya's appearance as Amuro Tohru on the Bell Tree Express, driving to Tohto Station. This would place this chapter between File 817 and 818 (between Episode 700 and 701 in the Anime) of Detective Conan.

You Can't Sleep? (ZTT Manga: 7)

• To Detective Conan, Tennis Meetup (Manga: 825-827): The beginning of the chapter is a direct tie-in to the end of File 827, continuing Rei Furuya's conversation with Vermouth. This would, in conjunction with Time 1, place Time 2-6 between File 824 and 825 (between Episode 704 and 705 in the Anime) of Detective Conan.

I'll Clean You Right Up (ZTT Manga: 8)

• To Detective Conan, When Objects Collide (Manga: 800): When Rei Furuya remembers the things he experienced with his Mazda FD RX-7, one of them is the moment from File 800 he grabbed Ran Mouri next to him before making a sharp turn to stop Takayo Tegawa's car.
• To Detective Conan, The Darkest Nightmare (Movie: 20): Rei also remembers the crash he caused in that movie with his RX-7.

You Can't (ZTT Manga: 9)

• To Detective Conan, Black Bunny's Club Case (Manga: 1009-1012, Anime: 952-954): Rei Furuya again reminisces part of his flashback about Elena Miyano he finally remembered during that case in Detective Conan.

Volume 2

This is Camel (ZTT Manga: 12)

• To Detective Conan, Elementary Teacher Assault (Manga: 891-893, Anime: 779-783): Andre Camel remembers his first (non-disguised) meeting with Amuro Tohru back at the hospital from that case, when he meets him again at Café Poirot.

Big Brother!? (ZTT Manga: 17)

• To Detective Conan, Taii's Owner (Manga: 865-868, Anime: 751-752): Rei Furuya at one point mentions the day several people showed up and claimed that they are Taii's owner respectively, directly referring to that case from Detective Conan.

Volume 4

Counting On You (ZTT Manga: 39)

• To Detective Conan, Haibara's Lost Phone Strap Case (Manga: 997-999, Anime: 925-926): This chapter happens concurrently to that case of Detective Conan, showing Yuya Kazami's side of the story when Rei Furuya was calling him during it.

Volume 5

Telephone Conversation (ZTT Manga: 46)

• To Detective Conan, Nagano Snowy Mountains Case (Manga: 1027-1031): The beginning of the chapter happens after that case of Detective Conan, showing that the team almost missed the returning trip from Nagano.

Magic Kaito Continuities

Manga Continuity

Volume 3

The Great Detective Appears!! (MK Manga: 15)

• To Stay Away From Him (MK Manga: 7): Aoko Nakamori's teasing of Kaito Kuroba's inability to ice skate, telling him about the time he teased her about not being able to ski, is a reference to the plot of that chapter from Magic Kaito Volume 2.

Volume 4

Dark Knight (MK Manga: 27-28)

• To Would You Grow Up (MK Manga: 10): Inspector Ginzo Nakamori chained the glass case in mid-air so Kaitou Kid is unable to hide in the display case, with Kaito Kuroba remembering that he did this several times before - like in that chapter from Magic Kaito Volume 2, for instance.

Volume 5

The Phantom Lady (MK Manga: 29-30)

• To Kaitou Kid's Busy Day Off (MK Manga: 4): President Gozu says that it's the "fifth time" Kaitou Kid disguised as Aoko Nakamori. One instance of this was seen in that chapter from the first volume.

Sun Halo (MK Manga: 34-36)

• To Magic Kaito 1412, Blue Birthday: Kaito Kuroba is mentioning Konosuke Jii's "professor friend" first mentioned in that episode. This allusion is returned in File 997 of Detective Conan, where Agasa mentions that he lent his VW Beetle to his "barkeeper friend".

TV Specials Continuity

Kaitou Kid's Busy Date (MK Special Episode 2)

• To The Revived Phantom Thief (MK Special Episode 1): Kaito Kuroba confronts Konosuke Jii in the living room of the Kuroba residence about their meeting on the top of the Tokyo City Museum and the revelations about his father which happened close to the end of the first episode.

Magic Kaito 1412 Continuity

Midnight Crow (MK Special Episode 23-24)

• To Blue Birthday (MK1412 Episode 2): Kaito Kuroba remembers his first clash with the organization from that episode during his flashback montage.
• To Kid and Conan’s Ryoma Treasure Illusion (MK1412 Episode 11): Kaito Kuroba remembers his appearance as Kaitou Kid in the museum, spitting fire, from that episode during his flashback montage.
• To Kid Vs Conan, Miraculous Midair Walk (MK1412 Episode 16): Kaito Kuroba remembers his walk in the air as Kid from that episode during his flashback montage.
• To Kid vs Conan: Teleportation Under the Moonlight (MK1412 Episode 21): Kaito Kuroba remembers him as Kid appearing on the roof of the building above the crossing in Kinza after seemginly "teleporting" from that episode during his flashback montage.

Yaiba Continuities

Manga Continuity

Volume 1

Yaiba Appears + You'll Be Taking Care of Me (Yaiba Manga: 1-2)

• Chapter 1-2 are direct continuations of each other.

What's "School"? (Yaiba Manga: 3)

• Chapter 3 seems to begin the morning right after Yaiba Kurogane's arrival in Japan in Chapter 1-2.
• To You'll Be Taking Care of Me (Yaiba Manga: 2): Yaiba Kurogane tries to lure Mr. Sudo into a trap by turning his back to him, just like he did with Muto during the second chapter, which Sayaka Mine also notices.

Lots of Samurai + No Need For Mercy (Yaiba Manga: 4-5)

• Chapter 4 and 5 are direct continuations of each other.
• To What's "School"? (Yaiba Manga: 3): Chapter 4 and 5 happen on the same school day as Chapter 3.

Stupid Onimaru (Yaiba Manga: 6)

• Chapter 6 is implicitely set the day after the previous chapter.

I'll Be Your Opponent + Great Clash (Yaiba Manga: 7-8)

• Chapter 7 and 8 are direct continuations of each other and seem to be set on the day right after Chapter 6.

Training! (Yaiba Manga: 9)

• Chapter 9 is implicitely set the day after the previous two chapters.

Volume 2

Resurrected Wind God (Yaiba Manga: 10)

• To Training! (Yaiba Manga: 9): Chapter 10 is a direct continuation of the last chapter of the first volume.
• This chapter happens over the course of 7 days, ending on the morning of Takeshi Onimaru's transformation into an Oni.

Onimaru's Great Transformation/The Other Demon Sword (Yaiba Manga: 11-12)

• Chapter 9 and 10 are direct continuations of each other.
• Chapter 9 seems to implicitely be set on the same morning Chapter 8 ended.

See also

• Canon

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