Samonji Matsuda

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| **Detective Samonji** | |
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| **Profile** | |
| Japanese name: | Detective Samonji |
| English name: | Detective Simon |
| Age: | unknown |
| Gender: | Male |
| **Statistics** | |
| First appearance: | Manga: [File 182](/wiki/Volume_19#Mystery_Writer_Case "Volume 19")   Anime: [Episode 116](/wiki/The_Mystery_Writer_Disappearance_Case "The Mystery Writer Disappearance Case") |
| Appearances: | Chapters: (/wiki/Detective_Samonji_Appearances "Detective Samonji Appearances") Episodes: (/wiki/Detective_Samonji_Appearances "Detective Samonji Appearances") |
| **Actors** | |
| Japanese voice: | [Eiichiro Suzuki](/wiki/index.php?title=Eiichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&redlink=1 "Eiichiro Suzuki (page does not exist)")   [Hisao Egawa](/wiki/Hisao_Egawa "Hisao Egawa") |
| English voice: | [Justin Pate](/wiki/index.php?title=Justin_Pate&action=edit&redlink=1 "Justin Pate (page does not exist)") (FUNimation) |
**Detective Samonji** (名探偵左文字 ,*Meitantei Samonji*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a murder mystery book character and series originally written by author Nintaro Shinmei, whose daughter Kaori took over writing after her father's death. There is a TV adaptation, with [Osamu Kenzaki](/wiki/Osamu_Kenzaki "Osamu Kenzaki") playing the role of Samonji.
## Contents
* [1 Background](#Background)
* [2 Appearance](#Appearance)
* [3 Appellations](#Appellations)
* [4 Plot overview](#Plot_overview)
+ [4.1 Mystery Writer Disappearance Case (Manga: 182-184, Anime: 116-117)](#Mystery_Writer_Disappearance_Case_.28Manga:_182-184.2C_Anime:_116-117.29)
+ [4.2 The Celebrities' Secret (Manga: 322-324, Anime: 249-250)](#The_Celebrities.27_Secret_.28Manga:_322-324.2C_Anime:_249-250.29)
+ [4.3 Which One's Deduction Show (Manga: 441-444, Anime: 381-382)](#Which_One.27s_Deduction_Show_.28Manga:_441-444.2C_Anime:_381-382.29)
+ [4.4 Mysterious Hanging Case (Manga: 587-590, Anime 492-494)](#Mysterious_Hanging_Case_.28Manga:_587-590.2C_Anime_492-494.29)
+ [4.5 Karaoke Box Murder Case (Manga: 619-621, Anime: 507-508)](#Karaoke_Box_Murder_Case_.28Manga:_619-621.2C_Anime:_507-508.29)
+ [4.6 Paper Airplanes Case (Manga: 638-640, Anime: 510-511)](#Paper_Airplanes_Case_.28Manga:_638-640.2C_Anime:_510-511.29)
+ [4.7 Kogoro-san is a Good Man (Manga: 787-789, Anime: 661-662)](#Kogoro-san_is_a_Good_Man_.28Manga:_787-789.2C_Anime:_661-662.29)
+ [4.8 Our Territory (Manga: 844-846, Anime: 727-728)](#Our_Territory_.28Manga:_844-846.2C_Anime:_727-728.29)
* [5 Non-canon plot overview](#Non-canon_plot_overview)
+ [5.1 The Secret of the Missing Young Lady (Anime: 795)](#The_Secret_of_the_Missing_Young_Lady_.28Anime:_795.29)
* [6 Name origin](#Name_origin)
* [7 Trivia](#Trivia)
* [8 In other languages](#In_other_languages)
* [9 Gallery](#Gallery)
* [10 References](#References)
* [11 See also](#See_also)
## Background[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Detective_Samonji&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Background")]
Samonji's full name is **Samonji Matsuda** (松田左文字 ,*Matsuda Samonji*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")).[](#cite_note-1) In the [Funimation](/wiki/Funimation "Funimation") Dub, the character's name is Detective Simon. The murder mystery book series was originally written by author Nintaro Shinmei. He had written around forty novels and ended the last one ten years ago, with Samonji and a criminal falling into a fire, stating that Samonji was dead. In the current year he tried to write a new novel with a code embedded in it, but he passed away before completing it. The novel as well as the series was continued by his daughter, [Kaori](/wiki/Kaori_Shinmei "Kaori Shinmei"). The additions to her father's novel were three assistants based on [Kogoro](/wiki/Kogoro_Mouri "Kogoro Mouri"), [Ran](/wiki/Ran_Mouri "Ran Mouri"), and [Conan](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") respectively.[](#cite_note-2) Later on, Conan is seen purchasing the 44th novel in the series with Kaori's name on it.
The original novel series has received multiple television follow-ups, with Samonji's role being performed by the actor [Osamu Kenzaki](/wiki/Osamu_Kenzaki "Osamu Kenzaki"). The identity of the murderer changes each time to maintain viewer interest. A new television series based on the most recent books has already started up. Both Ran and [Shinichi](/wiki/Shinichi_Kudo "Shinichi Kudo") enjoy the series.
## Appearance[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Detective_Samonji&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Appearance")]
## Appellations[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Detective_Samonji&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Appellations")]
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| Picture | Name | What they call Detective Samonji | What Detective Samonji calls them |
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|  | [Conan Edogawa](/wiki/Conan_Edogawa "Conan Edogawa") | Samonji keiji | - |
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## Plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Detective_Samonji&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Plot overview")]
### Mystery Writer Disappearance Case (Manga: [182-184](/wiki/Volume_19#Mystery_Writer_Case "Volume 19"), Anime: [116-117](/wiki/The_Mystery_Writer_Disappearance_Case "The Mystery Writer Disappearance Case"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Detective_Samonji&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Mystery Writer Disappearance Case (Manga: 182-184, Anime: 116-117)")]
Samonji and his assistants.
The author of the series mysteriously disappears and his daughter comes to Kogoro to find him. Conan and company go to [Daigakukan Publishing Company](/wiki/Daigakukan_Publishing_Company "Daigakukan Publishing Company") to investigate the recent restart of the novel series, which is being sent in by fax. After a phone call from [Heiji](/wiki/Heiji_Hattori "Heiji Hattori"), Conan manages to discover the secret and everyone races to the Haido Hotel to discover that the author had passed away. He had created a code in his novel because he wanted an intelligent reader to come find him and announce they had solved it, before he died. His daughter continued the series by adding three assistants to the second half of the novel based on Kogoro, Ran, and Conan.
### The Celebrities' Secret (Manga: [322-324](/wiki/Volume_32#Wounded_Idol_Case "Volume 32"), Anime: [249-250](/wiki/The_Celebrities%27_Secret "The Celebrities' Secret"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Detective_Samonji&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: The Celebrities' Secret (Manga: 322-324, Anime: 249-250)")]
Kogoro is invited to the celebration of a [Yoko](/wiki/Yoko_Okino "Yoko Okino")'s friend getting engaged. One of Yoko's old idol group mates is pretending to get to engaged to Osamu and they are celebrating by watching the series, in which he plays the star of the show.
### Which One's Deduction Show (Manga: [441-444](/wiki/Volume_43#Heiji_vs._Kazuha "Volume 43"), Anime: [381-382](/wiki/Which_One%27s_Deduction_Show "Which One's Deduction Show"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Detective_Samonji&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Which One's Deduction Show (Manga: 441-444, Anime: 381-382)")]
The series novel 44 is released and Conan buys it planning to finish it all in one night. When he arrives home, he is met by Heiji and Kazuha, and they end up wrapped up in a case. Heiji solves the case using the title of the novel.
### Mysterious Hanging Case (Manga: [587-590](/wiki/Volume_57#Mysterious_Hanging_Case "Volume 57"), Anime [492-494](/wiki/Clash_of_Red_and_Black#Deceased_Mother.27s_Memento.28Manga:_586-590.2C_Anime:_492-494.29 "Clash of Red and Black"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Detective_Samonji&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Mysterious Hanging Case (Manga: 587-590, Anime 492-494)")]
The dying message left by the victim in this case was drops of blood on top of a novel by Kaori. The book is titled "The Murderer from Hell".
### Karaoke Box Murder Case (Manga: (/wiki/Volume_59#Karaoke_Box_Case "Volume 59")-(/wiki/Volume_60#Karaoke_Box_Case "Volume 60"), Anime: [507-508](/wiki/The_Blind_Spot_in_the_Karaoke_Box "The Blind Spot in the Karaoke Box"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Detective_Samonji&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Karaoke Box Murder Case (Manga: 619-621, Anime: 507-508)")]
The [Detective Boys](/wiki/Detective_Boys "Detective Boys") go to a book store, where Conan tries to buy the newest Kaori's novel, titled "Identifying a Severed Head in the Middle of the Night". However, [Eisuke](/wiki/Eisuke_Hondou "Eisuke Hondou") picks up the book first.
### Paper Airplanes Case (Manga: [638-640](/wiki/Volume_61#Paper_Airplane_Case "Volume 61"), Anime: [510-511](/wiki/Conan_vs._Double_Code_Mystery#Deduction_Showdown.21_Shinichi_vs._Subaru_Okiya "Conan vs. Double Code Mystery"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Detective_Samonji&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Paper Airplanes Case (Manga: 638-640, Anime: 510-511)")]
The Detective Boys mention that Kaori's new series drama "Stress Murder Case" will air on Nichiuri Tv that afternoon. Due to Kogoro and [Agasa](/wiki/Hiroshi_Agasa "Hiroshi Agasa") being busy, Conan attempts to call Ran to get her to record it. However, she has gone to clean the [Kudo home](/wiki/Kudo_Residence "Kudo Residence"), not knowing that [Okiya](/wiki/Subaru_Okiya "Subaru Okiya") is living there.
### Kogoro-san is a Good Man (Manga: [787-789](/wiki/Volume_75#Another_Kogoro "Volume 75"), Anime: [661-662](/wiki/Kogoro-san_is_a_Good_Man "Kogoro-san is a Good Man"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Detective_Samonji&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Kogoro-san is a Good Man (Manga: 787-789, Anime: 661-662)")]
During the case, a remote is attached to a fan and changes the channel a few times. The tv briefly shows a series drama among a few other shows.
### Our Territory (Manga: [844-846](/wiki/Volume_80#Our_Territory "Volume 80"), Anime: [727-728](/wiki/The_Treasure_Chest_Filled_with_Fruits "The Treasure Chest Filled with Fruits"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Detective_Samonji&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Our Territory (Manga: 844-846, Anime: 727-728)")]
Conan, Ran, [Sonoko](/wiki/Sonoko_Suzuki "Sonoko Suzuki"), and [Masumi](/wiki/Masumi_Sera "Masumi Sera") attend the live taping of the "Which Sweets Show", in which Osamu is the announcer. When a case occurs, Massumi approaches the stage and interacts with Osamu. When Conan mentions that Osamu is the actor playing Samonji, Masumi responds "oh, that funny detective", which confuses him.
## Non-canon plot overview[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Detective_Samonji&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: Non-canon plot overview")]
### The Secret of the Missing Young Lady (Anime: (/wiki/The_Secret_of_the_Missing_Young_Lady "The Secret of the Missing Young Lady"))[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Detective_Samonji&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: The Secret of the Missing Young Lady (Anime: 795)")]
Due to a case, Conan misses out on buying the latest series novel.
## Name origin[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Detective_Samonji&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Name origin")]
## Trivia[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Detective_Samonji&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Trivia")]
* Samonji is very similar to [Sherlock Holmes](/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes "Sherlock Holmes"). They are both detectives, whose writer killed them along their enemy with the intention of being done writing stories about them, but was later brought back.
## In other languages[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Detective_Samonji&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: In other languages")]
| Language | Name |
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| English | Detective Simon |