The mystery trick here breaks the rules of what you thought Detective Conan could do, it's not just clever, it's architecture you'll want to diagram the second it clicks. The Black Organization moves through every frame like a threat that doesn't need to announce itself, and when the Pacific Buoy explodes, you feel the weight of every setup the film planted. This is what happens when a franchise stops playing it safe: the animation breathes money, the spectacle earns its runtime, and a face recognition system becomes the hinge on which everything turns.

Conan and the Detective Boys travel to Hachijo-jima, an island near Tokyo, after Sonoko invites them. In the surrounding sea, engineers from around the world have gathered to bring Pacific Buoy into full operation, an offshore facility that links security cameras belonging to police forces worldwide. A new technology built on facial recognition is also being tested there. Subaru Okiya calls with news that Gin of the Black Organization has murdered a Europol employee in Germany. Uneasy, Conan slips into the facility and learns that the organization has abducted a female engineer, and that a USB drive she carried, holding certain information, has fallen into its hands. Meanwhile, a dark shadow begins closing in on Ai Haibara. The film is a mystery with dramatic stakes.