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Case Closed Movie 'The Crimson Love Letter' Available for Digital Purchase

LOS ANGELES, CA – November 19, 2020 – TMS Entertainment today announces that the Case Closed movie Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter is now available to US and Canadian audiences for digital purchase. Fans can rent or purchase the movie starting today, November 19th, on Google Play, iTunes, Microsoft Store, PlayStation Store, and Amazon Prime Video. Available formats include English dub and Japanese audio with English subtitle.

Originally released in Japanese theatres in 2017, The Crimson Love Letter follows Conan as a bombing incident at a TV station leads him to a girl who claims to be one of his friend's fiancée but is also a potential suspect in a murder of a karuta player. The film grossed 6.89 billion yen at the Japan box office and was the highest grossing Japanese movie in 2017. It also went on to be nominated for “Excellent Animation of the Year” in 2018 by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association.

The Crimson Love Letter is the third Case Closed movie released digitally by TMS. Both Case Closed: Zero the Enforcer and Case Closed: Episode “One” were released on major digital platforms in October. TMS plans to digitally release additional Case Closed movies with the brand-new dub cast in the near future.

“As the number of overseas fans grows, we're excited to bring them the Case Closed movies, a yearly event in Japan, and share the experience with them. The Crimson Love Letter is an exciting entry in the Case Closed series, and we look forward to making more movies with English dubbing available overseas.” said Masami Tokunaga, Senior Vice President of TMS Entertainment, USA, Inc. “We hope to bring Case Closed © 2017 GOSHO AOYAMA / DETECTIVE CONAN COMMITTEEfans worldwide a bit closer together, and we have exciting plans for Detective Conan in the coming year!””

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About Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter:

First released in Japan April 15th 2017, The Crimson Love Letter is the 21st Case Closed movie. The movie grossed 6.89 billion yen at the Japanese box office and went on to be the highest grossing film in Japan for 2017. It was also nominated during the 41st Japanese Academy Awards in 2018 for Excellent Animation of the Year.

Conan and the bumbling private investigator Kogoro Mori are at Osaka's TV station to interview Awachi, the chairman of the leading karuta organization, Satsukikai. There, they meet Momiji Ooka, a high schooler champion of competitive karuta, who, to everyone's surprise, claims to be Conan's old friend and rival, Heiji Hattori's fiancée. In midst of this mild confusion, a sudden explosion erupts in the station… Was this a random act of terror? Or is something far more sinister afoot? Detective Conan is on the case once again!

The movie comes from a long line of Conan media, with the manga first serialized on the Weekly Shonen Sunday, published by Shogakukan, Inc. in 1994. The total sales of the comic series exceed 230 million copies. The series is one of the bestselling detective mystery comics and is very popular internationally as well.

Anime series launched in 1996 and further expanded the series' popularity. Feature length theatrical releases has been released every year since 1997 and has smashed numerous box office records in Japan with 2019's 22nd feature length “The Fist of Blue Sapphire” recording approximately $115 million in worldwide box office sales.

About TMS Entertainment USA
TMS Entertainment, USA, Inc. is a subsidiary of TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd. (better known as TMS), one of the world's largest and most distinguished animation studios. TMS has won recognition from the international filmmaking industry for its highly acclaimed animation, pioneering techniques and proud commitment to quality. With a dedicated team of development, production and design executives, TMS's growing reputation is reflected by the versatility, artistry and originality of the programs the company has produced for international markets worldwide.
Established in 1964, TMS has produced more than 200 features, and over 100 TV program series, with a total of 12,000 half hours for global distribution.
TMS website: www.tmsanime.com / https://www.TMS-e.co.jp/global/

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