Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- tense
- kinetic
- anime marathon
- mystery night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film briskly enjoyable and thrilling, though its ambitious conspiracy lacks enough bite to rank among the franchise's strongest entries.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot uses sightings of a seemingly headless motorcyclist as a central mystery hook during a highway and festival setting.
The suspicious deaths are connected to a project developing motorcycles and vehicles capable of near-autonomous operation.
Critical reception specifically identifies the film as a traditional, clue-based outing for Conan and a briskly enjoyable whodunnit.
Motorcycles, police pursuit, and highway chases are defining keywords and action elements associated with the film.
Films like Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway, and why
Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram
Animated detective mystery with clue-solving, recurring characters, and brisk action set pieces
Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine
Anime crime mystery combining an investigation with technological stakes and high-energy pursuit sequences
Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet
Stylized animated whodunit centered on a young detective, conspiratorial clues, and police action
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street
Fast-paced animated mystery featuring a seemingly supernatural threat that is investigated through rational clues
Movie Details
- Director
- Takahiro Hasui
- Release Date
- 2026-04-10
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (21)
Cast
- Minami Takayama
- Wakana Yamazaki
- Rikiya Koyama
- Megumi Hayashibara
- Miyuki Sawashiro
- Shin-ichiro Miki
- Nobutoshi Canna
- Ryusei Yokohama
- Mei Hata
- Akio Otsuka
Common questions
- What is Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway about?
- A diminutive detective races through a Japanese highway conspiracy where autonomous motorcycles, suspicious deaths, and a headless rider collide.
- What is Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway as breakneck, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway as moderate.
- What did critics think of Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway?
- Critics broadly found the film briskly enjoyable and thrilling, though its ambitious conspiracy lacks enough bite to rank among the franchise's strongest entries.
- Which films are like Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway?
- Films with a similar feel include Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram, Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine, Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet, and Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street.
- How long is Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway?
- Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway runs 109 minutes.
In Ember's collections
Movies like Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
- Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street2002
- Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno2015
- Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine2023
- Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper1997
- Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century1999
- Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter2017
- Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea2013
- Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven2001
- Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare2016
