Voice actor Megumi Hayashibara made a Detective Conan joke when she appeared by voice on episode 16 of VIVANT Akuyaku Kaigishitsu, a TBS Radio program tied to the TBS drama VIVANT, on November 8, 2026. The episode was streamed after the drama's finale, Anime Anime reported.
Since the drama's first season, Hayashibara has voiced the smartphone used by the character Drum and provided the narration. The radio show is hosted in character by Yamamoto, Wanizu and Gobi, three villains defeated in Season 1.
When Yamamoto asked whether the voice actors in the cast ever discuss the drama with each other, Hayashibara said VIVANT has a lot of secrets, so she can't say much. Then she added, "But I did talk with Hayato. Hayato is a great detective" (translated). She also said Hayato could solve all kinds of cases.
The line was a reference to Minami Takayama, who voices AI Hayato in the second season. Takayama plays Conan Edogawa in the Detective Conan anime, and Hayashibara plays Ai Haibara in the same series. Anime Anime collected listener posts that laughed at the line, including one calling "Hayato is a great detective" a "power word."
At another point, Hayashibara said the director had asked her to speak quietly. She replied, as translated, "It's a smartphone, so I thought, just turn the volume down." According to Anime Anime, the villains burst out laughing. She kept her AI voice while joking.
VIVANT's second season premiered on July 26, 2026, as a two-cour run. After the November 8 finale, a theatrical film was announced for December 4, 2026. A live event featuring the radio show's villains is scheduled for December 7, 2026.