Fan Art of the Police Academy Crew from Detective Conan - A Short Life Well-Lived

Fans of Detective Conan (known as Case Closed in some regions), have you read the 52nd Issue of Shogakukan’s Weekly Shōnen Sunday, published on November 20th, 2024? This issue contains a memorable episode revolving around the Keisatsu Gakkou-gumi (警察学校組, lit. “police academy crew”), the main characters of the Detective Conan Police Academy Arc - Wild Police Story. Additionally, this episode is making waves on the internet due to it picking up where that one scene from the movie Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween left off. (If you’ve watched the film, you probably know which one we’re talking about!)

In the 2022 film Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween, viewers are treated to heartwarming flashbacks of the police academy crew, comprised of Rei Furuya, the serious straight-A student; Hiromitsu Morofushi, a man with a strong sense of justice and previous trauma involving an accident with his parents; Jinpei Matsuda, an outrageous and uncooperative man with a high level of expertise; Kenji Hagiwara, a man with great insight and communication skills who’s terrible with women; and Wataru Date, a natural leader who’s been influenced by his father’s resignation from the force. Unfortunately, only Rei Furuya will be left alive seven years after their graduation. Regardless, these four men continue to live on in the hearts of Rei, his fellow police officers, and many adoring fans.

Check out the fan art below honoring the lives of the deceased members and the happier times they spent together! Like Seneca says, “As is a tale, so is a life. Not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.”