Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its manga creator stated on the record that "the protagonist becoming small is truly a love comedy — I thought having a small boy and a girl that the boy's real self loves would be interesting" 1. Its movie director stated on the record that "the major theme I emphasize is succession — passing one's will onto others, I use this as guidance when directing younger staff, viewing the role as an opportu…" 2. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 9 of 10 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 8 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Asian 5.
- 1Creator statementmanga creator: "The protagonist becoming small is truly a love comedy — I thought having a small boy and a girl that the boy's real self loves would be interesting."Detective Conan News - 2011 Aoyama Gosho Interview source ↗
- 2Creator statementmovie director: "The major theme I emphasize is succession — passing one's will onto others. I use this as guidance when directing younger staff, viewing the role as an opportunity to pass knowledge down to the next…"Sunday Cinema Interview with Chika Nagaoka, May 2024 source ↗
- 3Narrative universalityNarrative universality 9 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 9/10 -> advocacy signal 11
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 8 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 9/10 -> advocacy signal 11
- 5RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Asian 77.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Age: 44 — leans younger
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The son of a world famous mystery writer, Jimmy Kudo, has achieved his own notoriety by assisting the local police as a student detective. He has always been able to solve the most difficult of criminal cases using his wits and power of reason.
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Advocacy Over Time in Animation
The average advocacy score of Animation titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0 | 2 |
| 1952 | 0 | 2 |
| 1957 | 3 | 2 |
| 1967 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 4 | 2 |
| 1977 | 0 | 3 |
| 1978 | 2 | 3 |
| 1979 | 0 | 2 |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 2 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1 | 4 |
| 1984 | 1 | 2 |
| 1985 | 3 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 | 12 |
| 1987 | 2 | 4 |
| 1988 | 3 | 7 |
| 1989 | 6 | 4 |
| 1990 | 1 | 3 |
| 1991 | 0 | 6 |
| 1992 | 3 | 3 |
| 1993 | 2 | 5 |
| 1994 | 5 | 3 |
| 1995 | 3 | 5 |
| 1996 | 3 | 4 |
| 1997 | 4 | 8 |
| 1998 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 4 | 13 |
| 2000 | 2 | 8 |
| 2001 | 4 | 9 |
| 2002 | 2 | 8 |
| 2003 | 2 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 3 | 9 |
| 2006 | 1 | 13 |
| 2007 | 1 | 11 |
| 2008 | 3 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 11 |
| 2014 | 7 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 4 |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 11 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9 |
| 2020 | 6 | 8 |
| 2021 | 11 | 9 |
| 2022 | 14 | 11 |
| 2023 | 25 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 |
| 2025 | 4 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 9 |
| This title (1996) | 8 | 1 |
● This title (1996): advocacy 8 · explore Animation →
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