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== Background ==
 
== Background ==
Reiko Kujo is [[Eri Kisaki|Eri]]'s beautiful and strong-willed rival in those courtroom battles where the two meet on opposing sides. She is a well known professional lawyer who has gathered a reputation as a successful, independent, feared and respected female prosecuting attorney in the [[Wikipedia: Tokyo District Court|Tokyo District Court]], Criminal Division, Third courtroom, and, as a result of such, the nickname {{nihongo|'''Madonna of Prosecutors'''|検察のマドンナ|Kensatsu no Madon'na}}. Her law office is in a building near the east sidewalk of the Imperial Palace Babasaki moat. She lives alone in an apartment and, during her break, trains in a sport center with a tapis roulant.
 
 
[[File:Reiko Young(489).jpg|thumb|left|200px|Reiko and Takeshi youngers.]]
 
[[File:Reiko Young(489).jpg|thumb|left|200px|Reiko and Takeshi youngers.]]
She became the substitute prosecutor of the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office, working under Takeshi Nezu, her love interest not reciprocated. Five years ago, her superior was the primary prosecutor in a case which started as an investigation into the Takeuchi Construction Company scandal, over some defective townhouse construction work, but they be to suspect it involved bribery on a political level and joined forces with the [[wikipedia:ja:特別捜査部|S.I.D.]] (Special Investigation Department). But then the key deponent of their case, the construction design office's manager, committed suicide and turned the case into a maze. They could have resolved the case on Hiroaki Takeuchi's testimony, but he suddenly changed his story entirely, which caused her to have no choice but to cease the prosecution. She sadly replaced her superior as the chief prosecutor, who ended up being happily reassigned elsewhere, in Tottori, in the form of taking responsibility, along with his wife and their only child, where he died two years later, on November 27th, and was buried here.
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[[File:EP606-Reiko.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Reiko notes Conan's intuition.]]
[[File:KujoSasaki.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Reiko and Sasaki in the courtroom.]]
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Reiko Kujo is [[Eri Kisaki|Eri]]'s beautiful and strong-willed rival in those courtroom battles where the two meet on opposing sides. She is a well known professional lawyer who has gathered a reputation as a successful, independent, feared and respected female prosecuting attorney in the [[Wikipedia: Tokyo District Court|Tokyo District Court]], Criminal Division, Third courtroom, and, as a result of such, the nickname {{nihongo|"Madonna of Prosecutors"|検察のマドンナ|Kensatsu no Madon'na}}. Her law office is in a building near the east sidewalk of the Imperial Palace Babasaki moat. She lives alone in an apartment and, during her break, trains in a sport center with a tapis roulant.
She first met Eri when the latter took up the defense of a murder suspect. She became determined to beat Eri's winning streak and thus further her reputation by defeating the one defender who had never lost a case. However, she was defeated.
 
[[File:EP606-Reiko.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Reiko notes Conan's intuition.]]
 
Despite this defeat, with the help of [[Sasaki]], her subordinate and the substitute prosecutor, she vowed to humble Eri whenever a chance would present itself. However, she was always foiled by [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s brilliance as a detective. In addition, a useful side effect of the confrontations between she and Kisaki was that [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], the latter's separated husband, would prepare to jump to his wife's defense in whatever way he could, even to the point of testifying as a witness in court.
 
  
Unlike [[Ran Mouri|Ran]], Conan knows her very well at their first meeting. Although they haven't a close relationship yet, since all cases are solved by Sleeping Kogoro, she should note that Conan has a keen sense of observation, complimenting him during a check out on the crime scene for their next trial. However, as always, Kogoro contradicts her, because for his ignorance all he observed were useless things.
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She became the substitute prosecutor of the [[Wikipedia: Public Prosecutors Office (Japan)|Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office]], working under Takeshi Nezu, her love interest not reciprocated. Five years ago, her superior was the primary prosecutor in a case which started as an investigation into a construction company scandal, over some defective townhouse construction work, but they be to suspect it involved bribery on a political level and joined forces with the [[wikipedia:ja:特別捜査部|S.I.D.]] (Special Investigation Department). But then the key deponent of their case, the construction design office's manager, committed suicide and turned the case into a maze. They could have resolved the case on an employee's testimony, but he suddenly changed his story entirely, which caused her to have no choice but to cease the prosecution. She sadly replaced her superior as the chief prosecutor, who ended up being happily reassigned elsewhere, in Tottori, in the form of taking responsibility, along with his wife Kayoko and their only child, where he died two years later, on November 27th, and was buried here.
  
Sasaki clearly loves her, but it's still unknown if she reciprocates him.
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She first met Eri when the latter took up the defense of a murder suspect. She became determined to beat Eri's winning streak and thus further her reputation by defeating the one defender who had never lost a case. However, she was defeated. Despite this defeat, with the help of [[Sasaki]], her right-handed man and the substitute prosecutor, she vowed to humble Eri whenever a chance would present itself. However, she was always foiled by [[Conan Edogawa|Conan]]'s brilliance as a detective. In addition, a useful side effect of the confrontations between she and Eri was that [[Kogoro Mouri|Kogoro]], the latter's separated husband, would prepare to jump to his wife's defense in whatever way he could, even to the point of testifying as a witness in court. Although they haven't a close relationship yet, since all cases are solved by the famous Sleeping Kogoro, she should note that Conan has a keen sense of observation, complimenting him during a check out on the crime scene for their next trial. However, as always, Kogoro contradicts her, because for his ignorance all he observed were useless things.
  
 
== Personality ==
 
== Personality ==
She is rather rash and eager to proclaim a defendant's guilt even with scant evidence at hand. Whether this stems from her personal drive to defeat Eri or from her profession is as yet unrevealed. The first time they meet the two women know each other by reputation. Whenever a case brings them together as opponents in the courtroom, they deal with each other on a strictly professional basis despite their intense rivalry. Each of them respects the other for her skills, however, and whenever a case turns against her, she is fair enough to accept defeat and bring the true culprit to justice. Although some of these actions are dubious especially in the court, she remains professional and her relationship with Eri is cordial.
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She is rather rash and eager to proclaim a defendant's guilt even with scant evidence at hand. Whether this stems from her personal drive to defeat Eri or from her profession is as yet unrevealed. The first time they meet the two women know each other by reputation. Whenever a case brings them together as opponents in the courtroom, they deal with each other on a strictly professional basis despite their intense rivalry. Each of them respects the other for her skills, however, and whenever a case turns against her, she is fair enough to accept defeat and bring the true culprit to justice. Although some of these actions are dubious especially in the court, she remains professional and her relationship with Eri is cordial. She has a habit of twirling her pen around her finger when tense or in thought.
 
 
She has a habit of twirling her pen around her finger when tense or in thought.
 
  
 
== Appearance ==
 
== Appearance ==
She is a very attractive woman, fairly tall, with light skin tone, dark violet eyes and a long black hair. Her eyes were green at her first appearance. Furthermore, she is usually seen wearing business suits whenever performing in the court. She is right-handed.
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She is a very attractive woman, fairly tall, with light skin tone, dark violet eyes and a semi-long black hairstyle. Her eyes were green at her first appearance. Furthermore, she is usually seen wearing business suits whenever performing in the court. She is right-handed. Her character design minorly changes for episode 489: no lipstick and slight hair alterations. Furthermore, her previous strong, capable, and domineering image is changed in a gentle and slightly sad side. However, in subsequent episodes, her original appearance has been restored.
 
 
Her character design minorly changes for episode 489: no lipstick and slight hair alterations. Furthermore, her previous strong, capable, and domineering image is changed in a gentle and slightly sad side. However, in subsequent episodes, her original appearance has been restored.
 
  
 
== Abilities ==
 
== Abilities ==
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{{appellations/head|Reiko Kujo}}
 
{{appellations/head|Reiko Kujo}}
 
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|That person (''Ano hito'') <br> Madonna of Prosecutors (''Kensatsu no Madon'na'') <br> Madonna <br> Prosecutor Reiko Kujo (''Kujo Reiko-kenji'') <br> Prosecutor Kujo (''Kujo-kenji'')|Conan-kun}}
 
{{appellations|Conan Edogawa|That person (''Ano hito'') <br> Madonna of Prosecutors (''Kensatsu no Madon'na'') <br> Madonna <br> Prosecutor Reiko Kujo (''Kujo Reiko-kenji'') <br> Prosecutor Kujo (''Kujo-kenji'')|Conan-kun}}
{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Madonna <br> Prosecutor Kujo (''Kujo-kenji'')|Mouri Kogoro <br> Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogorou'') <br> Mouri Kogoro-san <br> Mouri-san <br> Great detective (''Meitantei-san'')}}
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{{appellations|Kogoro Mouri|Madonna <br> Prosecutor Kujo (''Kujo-kenji'')|Mouri Kogoro <br> Sleeping Kogoro (''Nemuri no Kogoro'') <br> Mouri Kogoro-san <br> Mouri-san <br> Great detective (''Meitantei-san'')}}
 
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|That person (''Ano hito'') <br> Prosecutor (''Kenji-san'') <br> Madonna <br> Prosecutor Kujo (''Kujo-kenji'')|}}
 
{{appellations|Ran Mouri|That person (''Ano hito'') <br> Prosecutor (''Kenji-san'') <br> Madonna <br> Prosecutor Kujo (''Kujo-kenji'')|}}
 
{{appellations|Sumiko Kobayashi||One of the jurors}}
 
{{appellations|Sumiko Kobayashi||One of the jurors}}
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== Plot overview ==
 
== Plot overview ==
 
=== Courtroom Confrontation: Kisaki vs. Kogoro (Anime: [[Courtroom Confrontation: Kisaki vs. Kogoro|264-265]]) ===
 
=== Courtroom Confrontation: Kisaki vs. Kogoro (Anime: [[Courtroom Confrontation: Kisaki vs. Kogoro|264-265]]) ===
She investigates as prosecutor against Eri. The defendant is said to have killed a man on whom he has a grudge for having slew his child by thoughtlessness. When Eri wants to take Kogoro as a witness, Kujo takes her away from her. In the end, as usual, Eri won the trial. It turned out that while the defendant was involved in the crime in question, he was actually providing a cover for the true culprit, his ex-wife, who was subsequently exposed and arrested.
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She investigates as prosecutor against Eri. When Eri wants to take Kogoro as a witness, she takes her away from her. In the end, as usual, Eri won the trial.
  
 
=== Courtroom Confrontation II: Kisaki vs. Kujo (Anime: [[Courtroom Confrontation II: Kisaki vs. Kujo|297-298]]) ===
 
=== Courtroom Confrontation II: Kisaki vs. Kujo (Anime: [[Courtroom Confrontation II: Kisaki vs. Kujo|297-298]]) ===
After Ran has invited her mother to a thermal bath, the next case is already waiting for her. As always, her rival is also represented. After several negotiations, the case is solved, thanks to Conan as Sleeping Kogoro.
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After [[Ran Mouri|Ran]] has invited her mother to a thermal bath, the next case is already waiting for her. As always, her rival is also represented. After several negotiations, the case is solved, thanks to Conan as Sleeping Kogoro.
  
 
=== Courtroom Confrontation III: Prosecutor as Eyewitness (Anime: [[Courtroom Confrontation III: Prosecutor as Eyewitness|489]]) ===
 
=== Courtroom Confrontation III: Prosecutor as Eyewitness (Anime: [[Courtroom Confrontation III: Prosecutor as Eyewitness|489]]) ===
[[File:Reiko Five (489).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Reiko five years ago.]]
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She is the prosecutor against that past employee, who had been accused of hit-and-run incident with the death of a biker. However, the evidence suggests it was his wife, the company president, who has committed the crime. The defendant calls her, telling to meet him, and he will tell her the truth. Accompanied by his wife, she visits him and sees him fall off his apartment balcony to his death. Believing her questioning motivated his suicide, she quits her job as a prosecutor. But she learns from Eri the possibility it was a murder made to look like a suicide by his wife. During the hearing, Conan tranquilizes Kogoro and, with supporting evidence, reveals the woman to be the cause of the hit-and-run and that she murdered her husband. Due to this case, she has been given a six-month salary deduction as punishment and is on technical leave for a month, and Eri was grilled by the higher-ups as well. But, it looks like it's a good break for her. She hasn't been on vacation for a while now, then takes it nice and slow, having a safe trip and forgetting about the case. She's heading to Tottori. Her former superior's third anniversary memorial is coming up, so she plans to visit his grave, invited by his widow, an old friend of her. She's back to her old self.
She is the prosecutor against Hiroaki Takeuchi, who had been accused of hit-and-run incident with the death of a biker. However, the evidence suggests it was his wife who has committed the crime. Hiroaki calls her, telling to meet him, and he will tell her the truth. Accompanied by his wife, she visits Hiroaki and sees him fall off his apartment balcony to his death.
 
 
 
Believing her questioning motivated his suicide, she quits her job as a prosecutor. But she learns from Eri the possibility it was a murder made to look like a suicide by his wife. During the hearing, Conan tranquilizes Kogoro and, with supporting evidence, reveals the woman to be the cause of the hit-and-run and that she murdered her husband.
 
 
 
Due to this case, she has been given a six-month salary deduction as punishment and is on technical leave for a month, and Eri was grilled by the higher-ups as well. But, it looks like it's a good break for her. She hasn't been on vacation for a while now, then takes it nice and slow, having a safe trip and forgetting about the case. She's heading to Tottori. Her former superior's third anniversary memorial is coming up, so she plans to visit his grave, invited by his widow, an old friend of her. She's back to her old self.
 
  
 
=== Courtroom Confrontation IV: Juror Sumiko Kobayashi (Anime: [[Courtroom Confrontation IV: Juror Sumiko Kobayashi|606-607]]) ===
 
=== Courtroom Confrontation IV: Juror Sumiko Kobayashi (Anime: [[Courtroom Confrontation IV: Juror Sumiko Kobayashi|606-607]]) ===
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| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Reiko After (606).jpg|thumb|left|x160px|Episode 606]]
 
| style="vertical-align: top" | [[File:Reiko After (606).jpg|thumb|left|x160px|Episode 606]]
 
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== Name origin ==
 
Her name comes from Sakurako Kujo ('''九条''' 櫻'''子''' / '''Kujō''' Sakura'''ko'''), one of the main protagonists in the manga series ''[[Wikipedia: Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation|Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation]]'', where Sakurako is an osteologist investigating the deaths of different unsolved case victims with her passion for necrology and her collections of human and animal bones.
 
  
 
== In other languages ==
 
== In other languages ==
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* [[List of minor recurring anime characters]]
 
* [[List of minor recurring anime characters]]
  
{{Minor Characters}}
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{{Supporting Characters}}
 
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Latest revision as of 18:53, 6 November 2024

Reiko Kujo

Reiko Kujo Profile.jpg

Profile
Japanese name: 九条 玲子
(Kujō Reiko)
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Occupation: Public prosecutor
Nicknames: Madonna of Prosecutors
Statistics
First appearance: Anime: Episode 264
Appearances: Episodes: 7
Actors
Japanese voice: Rica Matsumoto

Reiko Kujo (九条 玲子 Kujō Reiko?) is a character in the anime franchise Detective Conan.

Background

Reiko and Takeshi youngers.
Reiko notes Conan's intuition.

Reiko Kujo is Eri's beautiful and strong-willed rival in those courtroom battles where the two meet on opposing sides. She is a well known professional lawyer who has gathered a reputation as a successful, independent, feared and respected female prosecuting attorney in the Tokyo District Court, Criminal Division, Third courtroom, and, as a result of such, the nickname "Madonna of Prosecutors" (検察のマドンナ Kensatsu no Madon'na?). Her law office is in a building near the east sidewalk of the Imperial Palace Babasaki moat. She lives alone in an apartment and, during her break, trains in a sport center with a tapis roulant.

She became the substitute prosecutor of the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office, working under Takeshi Nezu, her love interest not reciprocated. Five years ago, her superior was the primary prosecutor in a case which started as an investigation into a construction company scandal, over some defective townhouse construction work, but they be to suspect it involved bribery on a political level and joined forces with the S.I.D. (Special Investigation Department). But then the key deponent of their case, the construction design office's manager, committed suicide and turned the case into a maze. They could have resolved the case on an employee's testimony, but he suddenly changed his story entirely, which caused her to have no choice but to cease the prosecution. She sadly replaced her superior as the chief prosecutor, who ended up being happily reassigned elsewhere, in Tottori, in the form of taking responsibility, along with his wife Kayoko and their only child, where he died two years later, on November 27th, and was buried here.

She first met Eri when the latter took up the defense of a murder suspect. She became determined to beat Eri's winning streak and thus further her reputation by defeating the one defender who had never lost a case. However, she was defeated. Despite this defeat, with the help of Sasaki, her right-handed man and the substitute prosecutor, she vowed to humble Eri whenever a chance would present itself. However, she was always foiled by Conan's brilliance as a detective. In addition, a useful side effect of the confrontations between she and Eri was that Kogoro, the latter's separated husband, would prepare to jump to his wife's defense in whatever way he could, even to the point of testifying as a witness in court. Although they haven't a close relationship yet, since all cases are solved by the famous Sleeping Kogoro, she should note that Conan has a keen sense of observation, complimenting him during a check out on the crime scene for their next trial. However, as always, Kogoro contradicts her, because for his ignorance all he observed were useless things.

Personality

She is rather rash and eager to proclaim a defendant's guilt even with scant evidence at hand. Whether this stems from her personal drive to defeat Eri or from her profession is as yet unrevealed. The first time they meet the two women know each other by reputation. Whenever a case brings them together as opponents in the courtroom, they deal with each other on a strictly professional basis despite their intense rivalry. Each of them respects the other for her skills, however, and whenever a case turns against her, she is fair enough to accept defeat and bring the true culprit to justice. Although some of these actions are dubious especially in the court, she remains professional and her relationship with Eri is cordial. She has a habit of twirling her pen around her finger when tense or in thought.

Appearance

She is a very attractive woman, fairly tall, with light skin tone, dark violet eyes and a semi-long black hairstyle. Her eyes were green at her first appearance. Furthermore, she is usually seen wearing business suits whenever performing in the court. She is right-handed. Her character design minorly changes for episode 489: no lipstick and slight hair alterations. Furthermore, her previous strong, capable, and domineering image is changed in a gentle and slightly sad side. However, in subsequent episodes, her original appearance has been restored.

Abilities

Intellectual abilities

She is a calculating and intelligent individual who carefully analyses her case piece by piece and thoroughly examines the flow and situation of her prosecutions. However, she often lacks concrete evidence in her investigation which usually results a backfire whenever she states her conclusions.

Appellations

Plot overview

Courtroom Confrontation: Kisaki vs. Kogoro (Anime: 264-265)

She investigates as prosecutor against Eri. When Eri wants to take Kogoro as a witness, she takes her away from her. In the end, as usual, Eri won the trial.

Courtroom Confrontation II: Kisaki vs. Kujo (Anime: 297-298)

After Ran has invited her mother to a thermal bath, the next case is already waiting for her. As always, her rival is also represented. After several negotiations, the case is solved, thanks to Conan as Sleeping Kogoro.

Courtroom Confrontation III: Prosecutor as Eyewitness (Anime: 489)

She is the prosecutor against that past employee, who had been accused of hit-and-run incident with the death of a biker. However, the evidence suggests it was his wife, the company president, who has committed the crime. The defendant calls her, telling to meet him, and he will tell her the truth. Accompanied by his wife, she visits him and sees him fall off his apartment balcony to his death. Believing her questioning motivated his suicide, she quits her job as a prosecutor. But she learns from Eri the possibility it was a murder made to look like a suicide by his wife. During the hearing, Conan tranquilizes Kogoro and, with supporting evidence, reveals the woman to be the cause of the hit-and-run and that she murdered her husband. Due to this case, she has been given a six-month salary deduction as punishment and is on technical leave for a month, and Eri was grilled by the higher-ups as well. But, it looks like it's a good break for her. She hasn't been on vacation for a while now, then takes it nice and slow, having a safe trip and forgetting about the case. She's heading to Tottori. Her former superior's third anniversary memorial is coming up, so she plans to visit his grave, invited by his widow, an old friend of her. She's back to her old self.

Courtroom Confrontation IV: Juror Sumiko Kobayashi (Anime: 606-607)

Different looks

Episode 264
Episode 297
Episode 489
Episode 606

In other languages

Language Given Name Family Name
Flag of Japan Japanese 玲子 Reiko 九条 Kujō
Flag of Arabic Arabic ريكو Riko كواجو Kawajo
Flag of Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia Reiko Kujo
Flag of China Chinese 玲子 Língzi 九条 Jiǔtiáo
Flag of Germany German Reiko Kujo
Flag of Italy Italian Reiko Kujo
Flag of North KoreaFlag of South Korea Korean 영주 Young Joo 서 Seo
Flag of Thailand Thai เรโกะ คุโจ

See also

Supporting Characters
Family & friends Fusae CampbellMidori MegureShiro SuzukiAyako SuzukiTomoko SuzukiRuri UjoMisae YamamuraKazumi TsukamotoAsami TsuburayaGenji KojimaCoeurHiroshi YagisawaTamanosuke ItoMegumi ItoRenge KataokaSayo OhashiMidori KuriyamaMaroKatsumasa OguraTaiiGoroLupinMrs. TsuburayaMrs. SatoIsokichi KamoiYuzo TomizawaHina WadaYujiro TamakiIchiro TamakiMichiko YoshikawaMina KatsumataShinobu OoeSakura Toyama
Law enforcement Officer TomeInspector MomoseFemale forensics memberMasayoshi SatoOfficer NumataTsujimuraReiko KujoSasaki
Schools Ryujiro UematsuMaria HigashioTakuma SakamotoChiharu MatsubaraYumi SekizawaNatsuko ShibuyaToya
Media Naomichi MugikuraKoji YatsukawaMikihiko KamisuwaKaoru KodaMiyuki Tabeta
Case aquaintances Tohei BenzakiTeiji MoriyaNarumi AsaiRay CurtisKyosuke HagaNatsuki KoshimizuJunya TokitsuMinerva GlassReiko Akiba
Others Soshi OkitaSamizu KichiemonHikaru YasumotoChikara KatsumataTakeshi OnimaruShimogasa TwinsSatoru MaedaOsamu KenzakiHiroki OiKeita KanekoGomeraDetective SamonjiNight Baron
Related lists List of minor recurring anime charactersList of minor recurring manga charactersList of notable movie charactersList of notable case characters