Toho announced on April 3 that the latest Detective Conan/Case Closed anime film, The Scarlet Bullet, alongside the slate of films to be released over the next month from the production studio, will be postponed to limit the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and abide by the request of governors from all around Japan to limit entertainment-based activities.
Detective Conan/Case Closed: The Scarlet Bullet was set to be the first Detective Conan/Case Closed anime film to be released in the Reiwa era and was a celebration of the then-upcoming Olympic games.
The film and the Crayon Shin-chan anime films join Princess Principal Crown Handler and Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] iii.spring song in being delayed in Japan due to the new coronavirus measures which came into effect after the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were postponed.