Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper

This movie was great! I loved it because it was interesting as hell from starting to the ending! Gosho knows how to move our attention from one thing to another. There are detective boys who were useless. I don't hate them but they didn't did much in this movie.

Well here I am started with another widely popular anime series, this time "Detective Conan". This is the first of many movies made based on the popular anime. What I love about this movie is how they tell you his backstory nice and clear cut at the beginning of the movie. Okay, I already knew it, but this is still nice. What I still find odd is that it's about a guy who takes a sort of magic potion that turns him into a kid. A lot of his later adventures feature him debunking supernatural claims! What?! I thought this would be like James Bond what with him showing off his high tech gadgets in the beginning.

Instead, it really was more what I expected with a standard murder mystery genre. Well, it was still detective work like "Castle". Dang, I've been bringing that up too much. Despite the title, a lot of the movie is spent with Conan trying to save trains from being blown up. As you would expect, there are mysteries that the audience has to follow. Through all this, we do get some ordinary scenes of the characters hanging out. I was a bit disappointed the actual skyscraper didn't appear until much later. The finale is still very well done and the tension is built wonderfully at the end too. ***

Now let's begin the review.

The plot of the movie is good, with Shinichi trapped in the body of young Conan dealing with a bomber who planted bombs throughout the city. The art is impressive, with character design and animation reminiscent of the anime series. However, the movie felt like they tried too hard to make the animation perfect, which failed. The soundtrack is decent, but not amazing. The movie has the Detective Conan spirit and is enjoyable for fans of the series. If you're not a fan, this movie is a must-watch for fans of the series. Overall, the movie is enjoyable and worth watching.

This is one of the famous animation movie and the first work of Detective Conan. There are 21 works. I like this the best. I go to see the movie of this every year. Every Conan's movie is very exciting. I think we can enjoy not only action scene but also mystery. In this movie, the criminal uses bombs and explodes buildings which he designs. He and his friends are involved in the crime. In climax scene, his girlfriend is also involved in. Then, she is shut into a room and she gets to have to dismantle the bomb. There is little time and she is driven into a corner. I am impressed in last scene. Their bond is very strong. Detective Conan is very long series. The ending is near, so I am looking forward to see next movie.

What happens when a brilliant detective is trapped in a deadly game of bombs and riddles across Tokyo? Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper answers with a suspense-filled story that blends classic mystery with high-stakes action.

This first theatrical entry in the Detective Conan franchise sets the tone for what would become a long-running series. The narrative begins with Shinichi Kudo, already transformed into the child detective Conan Edogawa, facing a battle of wits against a vengeful architect who uses bombs as instruments of revenge. The film successfully weaves together puzzle-solving, psychological tension, and large-scale destruction, elevating the stakes beyond the smaller-scale mysteries of the television series.

From an analytical standpoint, the film balances two contrasting elements: the cerebral aspect of Conan decoding complex riddles and the cinematic spectacle of citywide bomb threats. This duality makes it stand out from regular episodes, though at times the pacing feels uneven, with character development taking a backseat to the action set pieces. Nonetheless, the tension escalates effectively, culminating in a memorable climax set in a skyscraper filled with explosive traps.

While the animation reflects the mid-1990s style and may feel dated compared to later installments, the ingenuity of the narrative still resonates. The film not only introduces theatrical audiences to Conan's deductive brilliance but also underscores the human cost of obsession and revenge.

Overall, it is a thrilling yet imperfect start to the Conan film saga. Rating: 7/10 - an engaging mix of logic and suspense that set the stage for greater mysteries to come.