Universal Studios Japan will hold “Universal Cool Japan 2026,” an event that brings together Japanese entertainment brands, starting January 30.
This year, the 11th year of the event, three attractions will allow visitors to enjoy the world of “Detective Conan”. The most notable of these is “Detective Conan the Escape: Prologue to the Highway,” an authentic mystery-solving real-life escape game in which guests themselves become hostages. The following is a spoiler-free introduction to the story and highlights of the game.
Shinjun Sera, Kogoro Mouri, Ran Mouri, Sonoko Suzuki, and Conan Edogawa visit the “Belltree Smart Mobility Laboratory” created by the Suzuki Zaibatsu. They attend a technology exhibition and presentation of new technologies to which the media is invited.
The presentation will introduce the famous detective “Sleeping Kogoro,” the relationship between Sonoko and Hinohara, the head of the institute, and the state-of-the-art automatic driving system developed by the institute with all of its resources.
Immediately after that, a threatening e-mail arrives at Hinohara’s laboratory. It says, “If you don’t pay the 500 million yen in crypto assets within an hour, the institute will explode.
Suddenly, an explosion rumbles from the ceiling and alarm alarms go off. A swarm of drones appears in the sky over the institute, and one of them crashes into the institute. The news footage shows that one of the drones crashed into the institute, exploding and bursting into flames.
The mission is to disarm the system within the time limit and stop the bombing! The “guests themselves” who were present at the event were also involved in the mission. Police officers Chihaya Hagiwara and Shigeto Yokomizo, who arrived on the scene upon receiving the news, also join in, and the realistic collaboration between the characters comes into full play. How will Conan solve the case? Your choice will determine whether everyone lives or dies, and a realistic escape game with a maximum sense of urgency is about to begin.
The attraction will be held at Stage 18 in the Hollywood area. After the opening show, guests will be led into the “laboratory” to start the Real Escape Game. Using the tablets distributed at the beginning of the game, guests will use their own brains to solve the riddles and progress to the next room.
In the past, USJ has held “Detective Conan” real-life escape game attractions, but this time, a new element has been added: wristbands (RFID tags) that all participants are required to wear.
This wristband can be linked to a tablet, and each person’s experience in the experience sections provided along the way will also be recorded. The answers to your riddles will determine your fate, doubling the tension and thrill of a possible explosion.
At the climax, everyone is gathered in a room for the familiar ending show. We can witness the reasoning of Sera and Conan (Kogoro Sleeping) in the “real world. What really happened to the bomb? And finally, the scene of the confrontation with the “culprit”. You never know what will happen until the very end!
The duration of the attraction is 120 minutes. A special ticket is required for the experience. Prices start from 3,200 yen for adults/children/seniors.
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