The eighteenth season of the Case Closed anime was directed by Kenji Kodama and Yasuichiro Yamamoto and produced by TMS Entertainment and Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. The series is based on Gosho Aoyama's Case Closed manga series. In Japan, the series is titled Detective Conan (名探偵コナン, Meitantei Conan) but was changed due to legal issues with the title Detective Conan. The series focuses on the adventures of teenage detective Shinichi Kudo who was turned into a child by a poison called APTX 4869, but continues working as a detective under the alias Conan Edogawa.
The episodes use eight pieces of theme music: four opening themes and four ending themes. The first opening theme is "Revive" by Mai Kuraki until episode 529. The second opening theme beginning episode 530 is "Everlasting Luv" by Breakerz until 546. The third opening beginning with episode 547 is "Magic" by Rina Aiuchi is used up to episode 564. The fourth opening theme is "As the Dew" by Garnet Crow and used for the final episode of the season. The first ending theme is"Koigokoro kagayaki nagara" (恋心輝きながら?, lit. "While Loved Shined") by Naifu until episode 529. The second ending theme beginning episode 530 is "Doing all right" by Garnet Crow until episode 539. The third ending theme is "Hikari" (光?, lit. "Light") by Breakerz until episode 561. Starting from episode 562, the ending theme "Hello Mr. My Yesterday" by Hundred Percent Free is used onwards.
The season began airing on February 9, 2009 through February 7, 2010 on Nippon Television Network System in Japan. As of October 2010, all volumes of season eighteen has been released.