In 2016, a special two-hour remake was released to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary. It provides a much more detailed look at the events leading up to the transformation.

While on a date with his childhood friend Rachel Moore (Ran Mouri) at the Tropical Island amusement park, Jimmy witnesses a gruesome murder that takes place during a roller coaster ride.

The first episode of (often titled Case Closed in English) serves as the definitive origin story for the world’s most famous pint-sized sleuth. Depending on which version you watch, the "first episode" can refer to the original 1996 pilot or the more modern, feature-length reimagining released in 2016. The Original Pilot: "The Roller Coaster Murder Case"

In the classic English dub (originally produced by Funimation ), the story begins with Jimmy Kudo (Shinichi Kudo), a brilliant high school detective.