FIRST detective anime

[kate_49]

sooo..... is detective conan the FIRST detective anime?? or is there any other?

[Beastly]

Kindaichi came earlier than DC.

[kate_49]

so Kindaichi is the FIRST?

[Zdm321]

Kindaichi came earlier than DC.

Kindaichi Episode 1 aired April 7th, 1997.
Detective Conan Episode 1 aired January 8th, 1996.

[kentasaiba]

I thought Kindaichi was much older....

[Abs.]

Well the original question was about anime, and not manga.  So!

[meidei]

KarakurizÅ

[sstimson]

[quote="meidei"]
KarakurizÅ

[alicetama]

Well, if we're still talking about Kindaichi, the manga was first published in 1991 While DC was first published 3 years later.

So, between DC and Kindaichi, Kindaichi is older as far as the manga goes, while with the anime adaptions, DC is older.

[tantei okuoku]

does anyone know when Q.E.D. was first published?

[kkslider5552000]

July 1997

[tantei okuoku]

thanks kk, and I just thought of a really obscure one that I am probably the only one here who knows about Hello Hedgehog it got a ova in the 80's I think if that tells you how old it is.

[sstimson]

thanks kk, and I just thought of a really obscure one that I am probably the only one here who knows about Hello Hedgehog it got a ova in the 80's I think if that tells you how old it is.

[quote="sstimson"]
[quote="meidei"]
KarakurizÅ

[mangaluva]

Is DC one of the longest-running, or are all detective manga longwinded?

[skyechan]

Meitantei Holmes (Sherlock Hound) by Studio Ghibli and Miyazaki was 1984.

But this is not the first detective related anime. Apart from counting Zenigata in Lupin III, according to animenewsnetwork you've got:

Cat's Eye - 1983
Lupin versus Holmes - 1981
Kaitou Lupin - 813 no Nazo - 1979
Angie Girl - 1977
Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae - 1968
Murder - 1964

"Murder" I have seen available on YouTube; it's a short 9 minute anime.