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On November 11, Yomiuri TV’s music special ‘Best Hit Kayosai 2026’ aired a national poll held to mark the 30th anniversary of the ‘Detective Conan’ TV broadcast, unveiling a TOP 30 ranking chosen from all 138 opening and ending theme songs in the show’s history. On 5ch threads, some fans championed Rina Aiuchi’s songs for placing so high, while others pushed back against the exclusion of early fan favorites like twomix and GARNET CROW — and the discussion grew into a mix of nostalgia and behind-the-scenes trivia, touching on Miho Komatsu’s “masked singer” legend and the circumstances behind Azumi Uehara’s songs being left out.
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The Yomiuri TV/NTV music special ‘Best Hit Kayosai 2026’ (airing from 7:00 PM) broadcast on the 11th, featuring a special collaboration tying in with the 30th anniversary of the anime ‘Detective Conan.’ The ranking of all-time openings and endings was announced.
This special collaboration marks the anime ‘Detective Conan”s 30th anniversary of its TV broadcast, reached this past January. Out of all 138 opening and ending theme songs from the past 30 years, the ranking was decided by a national vote held over roughly one month. Conan Edogawa, Ran Mouri, and Ai Haibara revealed the TOP 30 openings and endings on the show.
Source: oricon.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Kogoro Mouri
hasn't done a thing
That one was surreal and hilarious.
Some idol did a cover of 'Nazo,' but Komatsu's original is still the best.
Guess that one's not on there (´･ω･`)
Maybe it's too low-key? It's really good though.
'Rescue Me' was from a good while back
Rainy-chan's adorable though.
She never once appeared on a music show
In fact, she never appeared in the media at all
There was even an urban legend that the Komatsu on the CD cover and the one actually singing were two different people.
Feels like it goes as a set with 'Secret~.'
Re: #60
Yeah, it's weird
There's definitely something to that.
I like 'Time After Time' more than 'Togetsukyo'
Somehow the Osaka crowd suits spring better than fall.
Just a rumor, but apparently she lives in Kobe and teaches piano lessons now
It's been 20 years since she retired, but she was born March 30, 1974, so she'd be 52 now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H303IQATLfY
See, she's really out there.
Wonder what she's up to these days.
She sang live on Lovit not long ago
She was on Monitoring too.
Even the theme song corner at the Conan exhibit acts like Azumi Uehara never existed, and the second Conan theme song album got discontinued because of her.
Dude… what is wrong with you lol
Maybe because it's tied mainly to the movie?
Setsuko, that's Kindaichi (riffing on a classic 'that's not X, that's Y' meme format — and Kindaichi is a different detective anime).
#1 'Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense' — Rina Aiuchi
#2 'I Can't Stop My Love for You♥' — Rina Aiuchi
#3 'MAGIC' — Rina Aiuchi
'MAGIC' is easily top 3 among Rina Aiuchi's own songs.
Actually, kids watching this live these days probably have no idea what parapara dancing even is.
Rina Aiuchi's 'Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense.'
Like Ayumi in her Sukeban Deka getup
Or Haibara in her V.I. Warshawski cosplay — one of the sources of her name
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Background and Key Points of Discussion
This vote was an official feature within Yomiuri TV’s ‘Best Hit Kayosai 2026,’ held to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the ‘Detective Conan’ TV broadcast reached in January 2026, with the TOP 30 selected via a roughly month-long national vote from all 138 opening and ending theme songs in the show’s history. Opinions in the thread split over whether the top picks were justified, with complaints about early fan favorites like twomix and GARNET CROW missing out standing in contrast to the notable push for ranking Rina Aiuchi’s songs higher. As for Miho Komatsu, her near-total absence from TV appearances and live performances since her debut, along with never showing her face publicly, has fueled “masked singer”-style urban legends — though claims in the thread like her supposedly “teaching piano in Kobe” remain just rumor and should be treated with caution. Regarding Azumi Uehara’s exclusion from Conan-related merchandise, it’s known within the industry that this is attributed to her activity in a different line of work outside her idol career, but since this touches on her personal reputation, this article limits itself to outlining the circumstances rather than elaborating further.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Anime ‘Detective Conan’ All-Time OP/ED National Poll Ranking Sparks Buzz: ‘Makes Too Much Sense,’ ‘Yep, This Song Had to Be #1’ [TOP 30 List] [Ailuropoda melanoleuca★].”
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