Glorious Mind

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Opening 21
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Artist:	ZARD
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Release date:	December 12, 2007
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Oricon chart peak:	#2

Glorious Mind is a single by J-pop group, ZARD, and the 21th opening of the anime Detective Conan. It is the last song ever recorded by ZARD frontwoman, Izumi Sakai, before her death of cancer, and was released after her death. The song peaked at #2 on the Oricon charts, becoming another big hit for the band.

Detective Conan opening info

The animation for opening 21 had three different versions: One focusing on Takagi and Sato (487), one on Kogoro and Eri (489), and one on Conan, Ran, Heiji, and Kazuha (490), while episode 488 merely played the song over scenes of the main characters leaving for a TV studio rather than using an opening sequence. The first version is the only opening in the entire series to not feature Conan or Ran.

Characters that appear

Episode 487

Characters
Miwako Sato Wataru Takagi Inspector Megure Inspector Shiratori

Episode 488 (see above)

Characters
Conan Edogawa Professor Agasa Ai Haibara Ayumi Yoshida Genta Kojima Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya

Episode 489

Characters
Eri Kisaki Kogoro Mouri Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Midori Kuriyama Reiko Kujo

Episode 490

Characters
Conan Edogawa Shinichi Kudo Heiji Hattori Kazuha Toyama Heizo Hattori Shizuka Hattori Ran Mouri Sonoko Suzuki Yusaku Kudo Yukiko Kudo

Song info

The song was the last song ever recorded by the lead vocalist of the band, Izumi Sakai, before her death on May 27, 2007. The song was technically unfinished, as Sakai only recorded her vocals, which she did in the studio weeks before her death. Other parts from the song were from unfinished and unreleased recordings by the group, from various times.

Chart info

• #2