Eyecatch

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An **eyecatch** (アイキャッチ ,*aikyatchi*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a scene or illustration that's commonly used to begin and end commercial breaks in a Japanese TV program. In [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan") [anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime"), the eyecatch used is a brick hallway with torches leading to a large medieval door. It is also used for title cards, with the door opening to reveal the episode title, along with [Conan](/wiki/Conan "Conan")'s voice announcing it. There are four variants through the anime's history.
## Contents
* [1 Description](#Description)
* [2 Variants](#Variants)
+ [2.1 Eyecatch #1 (001-218)](#Eyecatch_.231_.28001-218.29)
+ [2.2 Eyecatch #2 (219-452)](#Eyecatch_.232_.28219-452.29)
+ [2.3 Eyecatch #3 (453-1186)](#Eyecatch_.233_.28453-1186.29)
+ [2.4 Eyecatch #4 (1187-current)](#Eyecatch_.234_.281187-current.29)
* [3 References](#References)
* [4 See also](#See_also)
## Description[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Eyecatch&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Description")]
For the **title card**, the Eyecatch #1 features the front of medieval door in bricks wall with two touches in each side, while for Eyecatch #2-4, a long hallway with touches is shown leading to the door. When the door is opened, the screen zooms in to the episode's title, with [Conan](/wiki/Conan "Conan") announcing it.
For the **start of commercial break**, the episode starts to flash a white light, zooming out from the medieval door and closes it, then a Detective Conan logo appears at the right bottom corner before cutting to commercial. For the TV specials, an additional "Special" text is shown below the logo.
For the **end of commercial break**, the door opens again with the white light flashing before going back to the episode. For Eyecatch #3-4, the door unlocking sound-effect is heard before the door opens.
## Variants[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Eyecatch&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Variants")]
### Eyecatch #1 (001-218)[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Eyecatch&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Eyecatch #1 (001-218)")]
* Title Card
* Commercial break start
* Commercial break end
The 1st eyecatch utilized during the [Kenji Kodama](/wiki/Kenji_Kodama "Kenji Kodama") directional era and later the 1st [Yasuichiro Yamamoto](/wiki/Yasuichiro_Yamamoto "Yasuichiro Yamamoto") era. It's animated with 2D traditional cel animation and it utilizes a short rendition of the original ["Detective Conan" Main Theme](/wiki/%22Detective_Conan%22_Main_Theme "\"Detective Conan\" Main Theme"). The door animation is reused for the [100 Mono Tobira](/wiki/100_Mono_Tobira "100 Mono Tobira") opening.
### Eyecatch #2 (219-452)[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Eyecatch&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Eyecatch #2 (219-452)")]
* Title Card
* Commercial break start
* Commercial break end
The 2nd eyecatch utilized at the end of [Kenji Kodama](/wiki/Kenji_Kodama "Kenji Kodama") directional era and mostly used in [Masato Sato](/wiki/Masato_Sato "Masato Sato") era. It is animated with 3D CGI animation and continues to utilize a short rendition of the original ["Detective Conan" Main Theme](/wiki/%22Detective_Conan%22_Main_Theme "\"Detective Conan\" Main Theme"). This eyecatch was produced in November 2000[](#cite_note-1).
### Eyecatch #3 (453-1186)[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Eyecatch&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Eyecatch #3 (453-1186)")]
* Title Card
* Commercial break start
* Commercial break end
The 3rd eyecatch utilized at the end of [Masato Sato](/wiki/Masato_Sato "Masato Sato") directional era, then at [Koujin Ochi](/wiki/Koujin_Ochi "Koujin Ochi") era and in 2nd [Yasuichiro Yamamoto](/wiki/Yasuichiro_Yamamoto "Yasuichiro Yamamoto") era. Similar to Eyecatch #2, it is animated with 3D CGI animation using the same materials, however set in 16:9 aspect ratio due to the transition to digital broadcasting. This is the longest eyecatch variant used in the anime's history.
There are four music cues used for the eyecatch title card:
* Episodes (/wiki/Episode_453 "Episode 453")-(/wiki/Episode_459 "Episode 459"): The original ["Detective Conan" Main Theme](/wiki/%22Detective_Conan%22_Main_Theme "\"Detective Conan\" Main Theme") short rendition.
* Episodes (/wiki/Episode_460 "Episode 460")-(/wiki/Episode_468 "Episode 468"): The synthesized instrumental cover of "Detective Conan" Main Theme.
* Episodes (/wiki/Episode_469 "Episode 469")-(/wiki/Episode_468 "Episode 468"): Similar to the short rendition below, but with bass and drums being different.
* Episodes (/wiki/Episode_481 "Episode 481")-(/wiki/Episode_1186 "Episode 1186"): [The New Detective Conan Main Theme (Sax)](/wiki/Detective_Conan_TV_Original_Soundtrack_Selection_Best "Detective Conan TV Original Soundtrack Selection Best") short rendition.
### Eyecatch #4 (1187-current)[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Eyecatch&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Eyecatch #4 (1187-current)")]
* Title Card
* Commercial break start
* Commercial break end
The 4th eyecatch was created as a celebration for 30th anniversary of Detective Conan anime. It utilizes a combination between CGI and 2D animation. The brick hallway is remade and still animated in CGI, while the door front is drawn in 2D (similar to Eyecatch #1). The Detective Conan logo at the corner used in commercial break starts now has an animated effect.