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| japanese-title      = 女子高生探偵 鈴木園子の事件簿 <br> (Joshi Kōsei Tantei Suzuki Sonoko no Jikenbo)
 
| japanese-title      = 女子高生探偵 鈴木園子の事件簿 <br> (Joshi Kōsei Tantei Suzuki Sonoko no Jikenbo)
| airdate            = 2008
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| airdate            = March 12, 2008<ref>https://www.koware.net/video-software/dvd/distribution-dvd/sunday_service/5044/</ref>
 
| english-airdate    =
 
| english-airdate    =
 
| cast                = [[Conan Edogawa]] <br> [[Sonoko Suzuki]] <br> [[Ran Mouri]] <br> [[Shinichi Kudo]] <br> [[Ai Haibara]] <br> [[Detective Boys]] <br> [[Kogoro Mouri]] <br> [[Juzo Megure]] <br> [[Wataru Takagi]] <br> [[Hiroshi Agasa]] <br> [[Nakamichi]] <br> [[Eisuke Aizawa]]
 
| cast                = [[Conan Edogawa]] <br> [[Sonoko Suzuki]] <br> [[Ran Mouri]] <br> [[Shinichi Kudo]] <br> [[Ai Haibara]] <br> [[Detective Boys]] <br> [[Kogoro Mouri]] <br> [[Juzo Megure]] <br> [[Wataru Takagi]] <br> [[Hiroshi Agasa]] <br> [[Nakamichi]] <br> [[Eisuke Aizawa]]
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== Case ==
 
== Case ==
 
=== Situation ===
 
=== Situation ===
[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] volunteer herself to write and direct a stage play by Teitan High School students for charity at a church. She came up with a murder case featuring characters from the series (i.e. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], [[Juzo Megure|Megure]], etc.) and herself as the female high school detective who will solve the case. However, she can't come up with the meaning of the dying message the victim leaves, and how the rest of the story play out.
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[[Sonoko Suzuki|Sonoko]] volunteers herself to write and direct a stage play by Teitan High School students for charity at a church. She came up with a murder case featuring characters from the series (i.e. [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], [[Juzo Megure|Megure]], etc.) and herself as the female high school detective who will solve the case. However, she can't come up with the meaning of the dying message the victim leaves, and how the rest of the story plays out.
  
At first, Sonoko asked Ran to talk to Kogoro for suggestion on how the meaning of the dying message should be. He ended up saying the same thing as his deduction in Sonoko's script. Ran then decided to call [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] hoping he could give a good suggestion. But Shinichi said he'll call to her later. So in the meantime, the [[Detective Boys]] tried to help Sonoko came up with the story.
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At first, Sonoko asked [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] to talk to Kogoro for suggestion on how the meaning of the dying message should be. He ended up saying the same thing as his deduction in Sonoko's script. Ran then decided to call [[Shinichi Kudo|Shinichi]] hoping he could give a good suggestion, but Shinichi said he'll call her later. So, in the meantime, the [[Detective Boys]] tried to help Sonoko come up with the story.
  
 
The case below is the story Sonoko came up with for the stage play.
 
The case below is the story Sonoko came up with for the stage play.
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| cause-death        = Stab wound
 
| cause-death        = Stab wound
 
| suspects            = Naoya Higashida, Eiko Nishizaki, Tsuyoshi Kitano, and Junpei Minamisawa
 
| suspects            = Naoya Higashida, Eiko Nishizaki, Tsuyoshi Kitano, and Junpei Minamisawa
| description        = Oshita was stabbed in the back while watching TV and eating pizza. He then try to walk to the culprit before falling down and eventually die on the floor.
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| description        = Oshita was stabbed in the back while watching TV and eating pizza. He then tried to walk to the culprit before falling down and eventually died on the floor.
 
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=== People ===
 
=== People ===
 
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=== Resolution ===
 
=== Resolution ===
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<spoiler>Sonoko says Naoya Higashida should be the real culprit in the story, so [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] came up with having Higashida's given name being Ichirou (one) and the meaning of the dying message being number one. [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] then suggested that Oshita was trying to say "one" in English (pronounced as "Wan" in Japanese) and that Higashida was a dog instead. [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] then suggested that Oshita was an alien who was shocked and having his heart stopped because Higashida found out about the fact. He then fantasizes a about it turning into a parody of ET, as the Detective Boys to run away with the alien from the police. Sonoko rejected all of these suggestions.
Sonoko says Naoya Higashida would be the real culprit in the story. So [[Genta Kojima|Genta]] came up with having Higashida's given name is Ichirou (one) and the meaning of the dying message is number one. [[Ayumi Yoshida|Ayumi]] then suggested Oshita is trying to say "one" in English (pronounced as "Wan" in Japanese) and Higashida is a dog instead. [[Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya|Mitsuhiko]] then suggested that Oshita is an alien who was shocked and having his heart stopped because Higashida found out about the fact. Turing it into a parody of ET, as the Detective Boy was trying to run away with the alien from the police. Sonoko rejected all of these suggestions.
 
  
Later, inside Mouri Detecive Agency. Conan was able to came up with a plausible resolution after seeing the text sticker on the windows and Mitsuhiko talking about how Genta is making pizza's grease dripping everywhere. The resolution he came up with is as follow:
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Later, inside Mouri Detecive Agency. Conan was able to come up with a plausible resolution after seeing the text sticker on the detective agency's windows and Mitsuhiko talking about how Genta was making pizza grease dripping everywhere. The resolution he came up with is as follows :
  
 
"NEWS" can be used to represent the cardinal directions. As in, "N" stands for Kita (北, North), "E" stands for Higashi (東, East), "W" stands for Nishi (西, West) and "S" expresses Minami (南, South).
 
"NEWS" can be used to represent the cardinal directions. As in, "N" stands for Kita (北, North), "E" stands for Higashi (東, East), "W" stands for Nishi (西, West) and "S" expresses Minami (南, South).
When sunlight came in through the window, the letters of "NEWS" written on the windows appeared as shadows on the floor.
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When sunlight came in through the windows, the letters of "NEWS" written on them appeared as shadows on the floor.
After Higashida left, Oshita then saw the shadows as the sunlight came. So he uses his left hand to point the shadow of the "E", revealing that the culprit is the one who has "East" in his name.
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After Higashida left, Oshita then saw the shadows as the sunlight came, and he used his left hand to point the shadow of the "E", revealing that the culprit is the one who has "East" in his name.
  
Oshita grabbed Higashida's left arm with his right hand soon after he has been stabbed. Which in turn also touched Higashida's watch.
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Oshita grabbed Higashida's left arm with his right hand soon after he had been stabbed, which touched Higashida's watch.
Since he was eating pizza just before that, a greasy fingerprint is on the watch.
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Since he was eating pizza just before that, a greasy fingerprint appeared on the watch.
 
Oshita didn't wear a watch, so he grabbed his belt with his right hand, signalling that the culprit's (watch) belt should be checked.
 
Oshita didn't wear a watch, so he grabbed his belt with his right hand, signalling that the culprit's (watch) belt should be checked.
  
The culprit's motive is he got fed up with the president trying to make the magazine sells by writing fake reports, which goes against his will and his loves to the magazine.
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The culprit's motive is that he got fed up with the president trying to make the magazine sell by writing fake reports, which went against his will and his love towards the magazine.
  
Sonoko accepted this story. Then one week later, as the time came for the state play, Sonoko ended up caught a cold and can't say a word. So Ran has to replaced her. Alongside a small change in the script. From the culprit simply surrendered to an action scene where Ran defeat the culprit.
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Sonoko accepted "Shinichi's" story. Then, a week later, as the time came for the stage play, Sonoko ended up catching a cold and couldn't speak, thus Ran had to replace her. The last scene was also altered to an action scene where Ran would take out the culprit.</spoiler>
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== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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* In this OVA, Haibara makes Sonoko cry because of the loopholes in her stage drama play.
 
* The representation of the drama play was presented in [[Setting#Beika Church|Beika Church]].
 
* The representation of the drama play was presented in [[Setting#Beika Church|Beika Church]].
 
* The title of the case comes from  a book of Arthur Conan Doyle titled ''[[Wikipedia: The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes|The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes]]''.
 
* The title of the case comes from  a book of Arthur Conan Doyle titled ''[[Wikipedia: The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes|The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes]]''.
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* Although this case in non-canon, Sonoko observed that Conan goes to the bathroom a lot, which happened twice in this OVA, and both times was to get on the phone as Shinichi.
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* Although it was only in imagination land, when Shinichi called Ran, he was playing the violin, which is the first time to see him play a musical instrument so far.
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* This is the first case, however non--canon, that shows the windows that spell out "Mouri Detective Agency" do actually open, by sliding over or under another window.
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* The usage of the song "Amazing Grace" can be seen as referencing the movie from the same year [[Full Score of Fear]]. Likewise, important instruments used in the movie appear in the ending credits (flute, recorder, violin).
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* A homage to the movie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial E.T.] is made.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* [[OVAs]]
 
* [[OVAs]]
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== References ==
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{{OVAs}}
 
{{OVAs}}

Revision as of 17:51, 27 April 2021

OVA 8

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Information
Title: The Casebook of Female High-School Detective Sonoko Suzuki
Japanese Title: 女子高生探偵 鈴木園子の事件簿
(Joshi Kōsei Tantei Suzuki Sonoko no Jikenbo)
Original airdate: March 12, 2008[1]
Case
Cast: Conan Edogawa
Sonoko Suzuki
Ran Mouri
Shinichi Kudo
Ai Haibara
Detective Boys
Kogoro Mouri
Juzo Megure
Wataru Takagi
Hiroshi Agasa
Nakamichi
Eisuke Aizawa
Case solved by: Shinichi Kudo
Staff
Director: Yasuichiro Yamamoto
Screenplay: Kazunari Kouchi
Storyboard: Kazutoyo Yamada
Technical Director: Kousuke Kobayashi
Animation Director: Hayato Watanabe
Haruna Kirishima
Music
Closing song: Yukidoke no Ano Kawa no Nagare no Yō ni
Chronology
Prev ova: « A Challenge from Agasa! Agasa vs. Conan and the Detective Boys
Next ova: The Stranger from Ten Years Later »
List of OVAs


Cast

Gadgets

Case

Situation

Sonoko volunteers herself to write and direct a stage play by Teitan High School students for charity at a church. She came up with a murder case featuring characters from the series (i.e. Kogoro, Megure, etc.) and herself as the female high school detective who will solve the case. However, she can't come up with the meaning of the dying message the victim leaves, and how the rest of the story plays out.

At first, Sonoko asked Ran to talk to Kogoro for suggestion on how the meaning of the dying message should be. He ended up saying the same thing as his deduction in Sonoko's script. Ran then decided to call Shinichi hoping he could give a good suggestion, but Shinichi said he'll call her later. So, in the meantime, the Detective Boys tried to help Sonoko come up with the story.

The case below is the story Sonoko came up with for the stage play.

Murder

OVA8 Case.jpg

Location: Weekly NEWS office
Victim: Takeo Oshita
Cause of death: Stab wound
Suspects: Naoya Higashida, Eiko Nishizaki, Tsuyoshi Kitano, and Junpei Minamisawa
Oshita was stabbed in the back while watching TV and eating pizza. He then tried to walk to the culprit before falling down and eventually died on the floor.

People

  • Resolution

    Gallery

    Trivia

    • In this OVA, Haibara makes Sonoko cry because of the loopholes in her stage drama play.
    • The representation of the drama play was presented in Beika Church.
    • The title of the case comes from a book of Arthur Conan Doyle titled The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes.
    • Although this case in non-canon, Sonoko observed that Conan goes to the bathroom a lot, which happened twice in this OVA, and both times was to get on the phone as Shinichi.
    • Although it was only in imagination land, when Shinichi called Ran, he was playing the violin, which is the first time to see him play a musical instrument so far.
    • This is the first case, however non--canon, that shows the windows that spell out "Mouri Detective Agency" do actually open, by sliding over or under another window.
    • The usage of the song "Amazing Grace" can be seen as referencing the movie from the same year Full Score of Fear. Likewise, important instruments used in the movie appear in the ending credits (flute, recorder, violin).
    • A homage to the movie E.T. is made.

    See also

    References

    Detective Conan OVAs
    OVAs Conan vs. Kid vs. Yaiba - The Grand Battle for the Treasure Sword!!16 Suspects!?Conan, Heiji, and the Vanished BoyConan, Kid, and the Crystal MotherThe Target is Kogoro!! The Detective Boys' Secret ReportFollow the Vanished Diamond! Conan & Heiji vs. Kid!A Challenge from Agasa! Agasa vs. Conan and the Detective BoysThe Casebook of Female High-School Detective Sonoko SuzukiThe Stranger from Ten Years LaterKid in Trap IslandA Secret Order From LondonThe Miracle of Excalibur
    Magic and Bonus Files Magic FileMagic File 2: Shinichi Kudo, The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black LabMagic File 3: Shinichi and Ran, Memories of Mahjong Tiles and TanabataMagic File 4: The Osaka Okonomiyaki OdysseyMagic File 5: Niigata~Tokyo Souvenir CapriccioBonus File 1: Flower of Fantasista
    Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories Wait For MeThe Wandering Red ButterflyThe Santa Claus of SummerDetective George's Mini-Mini Big StrategyThe Ten Planets in the Night SkyPlay It AgainThe Mysterious Murder Plan (The Making of Conan)
    Shogakukan Illustrated Encyclopedia Series Let's Try a Curious Experiment!Let's Experience the Jomon Period!The Internet - The Mysterious E-mail CaseA Written Challenge from the Pyramids!Chase the Mysterious Comet Monster!A Large Collection of Surprising Creatures!
    Detective Conan vs. Wooo Fatuous Detective!? Kogoro MouriTelevision Personality Maomi Yuki's Worries
    Others Amuro Secret Call (promotional bonus)