The Detective Conan: 16 Suspects OAV started being shot in 2002. The anime was based on the manga Detective Conan, Taiichiro Yamamoto was the director. Taiichiro Yamamoto who had filmed Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem movie, Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure movie and Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear movie was invited director of Detective Conan: 16 Suspects. Mai Kuraki wrote music for Detective Conan: 16 Suspects OAV. Like the manga, the anime is filmed as a mystery.