"The Curse of the Mermaid" in Detective Conan is episode 222.

The TV cartoon "Detective Conan" is adapted from the comic work of the same name created by Gosho Aoyama. It is produced by TMS Entertainment (formerly Tokyo Film News) and premiered on Yomiuri TV on January 8, 1996. .

When the manga was serialized to about Chapter 5 or 6, the editorial department proposed the intention to animate it. After the popularity of the original manga, Yomiuri TV producer Suwa Michihiko saw a business opportunity.

After reading the manga for 10 weeks, Suwa Michihiko decided to make an animated adaptation. Around February to March 1995, the producers determined that "Detective Conan" would become the successor to "Magic Knight". Since Conan barely appeared in the first episode, "Detective Conan" was produced from the second episode first.

Rating scale

The ratings of the first episode were not high, with 8.5% in Kanto and 12.7% in Kansai. The following week, Kanto's ratings reached double digits, and Kansai's increased to around 13%. In order to break the "mid-flight" situation in the ratings, the producers launched a one-hour special episode - Episode 11 "The Piano Sonata "Moonlight" Murder Case", but the ratings did not change.

During the summer vacation of that year, the film crew increased its publicity efforts through "Weekly Shōnen Sunday" specials and TV commercials. In mid-October, the ratings reached 16-17%, and the ratings became substantial. sexual improvement. From 1999 to 2001, the annual ratings exceeded 20%.

Before 2009, the film set a record of average ratings of nearly 25%. After moving the broadcast time in 2009, the average ratings have remained at around 10%.