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Authored by Gōshō Aoyama, it has been adapted into an anime, movies, OVAs, video games and live action dramas. Conan is the fourth best selling manga in history, behind One Piece, Golgo 13 and Dragon Ball. It boasts an impressive 250 million volumes in circulation globally.
Case Closed (aka Detective Conan, or Meitantei Conan in Japanese), written/drawn by Gosho Aoyama (Magic Kaito and Yaiba) and published in Shogakukan's Shonen Sunday, is a very long-running manga and anime series. The manga began serialization in 1994 and the anime began airing in 1996; both are still ongoing.
Characters are in order of origin/affiliation to make them easier to find. Generally, the most important characters will be at the top of their section, with the exception of "Main Characters" below, who are just the four main characters, mostly associated with the Mouri Detective Agency.
Detective Conan: Zero’s Tea Time - Zero no Tea Time (ゼロの日常 Zero no Nichijō) is a spinoff manga of Detective Conan. It is written and drawn by Takahiro Arai, under the supervision of Gōshō Aoyama. It is being serialized in Shogakukan's Shonen Sunday S starting May 2018, with the first volume released on August 8, 2018.
Case Closed is a Long Runner, having seven major arcs, spanning—so far—1,120 Files/Chapters and 105 Volumes (manga) and 1,103 Episodes and 33 Seasons (anime); the first file/chapter was released in 1994, and the first episode aired in 1996. For a recap of filler cases, go here. Beware of spoilers.
Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare is the 20th Detective Conan Theatrical Film in the franchise. It was directed by Kobun Shizuno, written by Takeharu Sakurai, produced by Michihiko Suwa and scored by Katsuo Ono. It was released on April 16, 2016.
This manga is about the black-silhouetted "criminal" that appears in Detective Conan media to represent the mystery culprits, and is a Deconstructive Parody of what life would be for normal people (and our would-be murderer protagonist) in the Detective Conan universe. The Culprit Hanzawa provides examples of:
