The Mystery Writer Disappearance Case

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Episode 116-117 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}})
Information
Title:	The Mystery Writer Disappearance Case
Japanese title:	ミステリー作家失踪事件 (Misuterii Sakka Shissō Jiken)
Original airdate:	September 7, 1998 (Part 1) September 14, 1998 (Part 2)
Broadcast rating:	19.7% 17.4%
Manga case:	#53
Season:	5
Manga source:	Volume 19: Files 2-4 (182-184)
English version
English title:	The Mystery Writer Disappearance
Dubbed episode:	Episode 122-123
Case
Cast:	Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi Heiji Hattori Kaori Shinmei Police Detective Shinichi Kudo Yamada
Case solved by:	Conan Edogawa
Next Conan's Hint:	French (Part 1) Car mirror (Part 2)
Staff
Director:	Kenji Kodama
Organizer:	116 Johei Matsuura 117 Kazuo Nogami
Storyboard:	116 Johei Matsuura 117 Kazuo Nogami
Episode director:	116 Johei Matsuura 117 Kazuo Nogami
Animation director:	116 Atsushi Aono 117 Hirobi Muranaka
Voice Cast: Minami Takayama as Conan Edogawa Wakana Yamazaki as Ran Mouri Akira Kamiya as Kogoro Mouri Chafurin as Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi as Wataru Takagi, Next Conan's Hint Ryo Horikawa as Heiji Hattori Fumiko Osaka as Kaori Shinmei Yuzuru Fujimoto as Nintaro Shinmei Chikako Akimoto as Kaori's mother Eiichiro Suzuki as Samonji Matsuda Toshihiko Nakajima as Editor A Isshin Chiba as Editor B Naoki Makishima as Editor C Ikkei Seta as Comedian A Nobuaki Kanemitsu as Comedian B
Music
Opening song:	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite
Closing song:	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni

Characters introduced

Kaori Shinmei
	22 years old Office lady

Detective Samonji
	Fictional character

Police Detective
	Tokyo MPD Police detective

Cast

Characters
Conan Edogawa Ran Mouri Kogoro Mouri Juzo Megure Wataru Takagi Heiji Hattori Shinichi Kudo (background) Gin (background) Vodka (background)

Yamada

Gadgets

Gadgets
Stun-Gun Wristwatch

Case

Situation

Part 1

One evening, Kogoro, Ran, and Conan watch the latest Detective Samonji episode based on the ongoing mystery novel series, written by Nintaro Shinmei. Just when Kogoro expresses his annoyance at the series (just because Conan and Ran have outguessed him about the culprit's identity), Shinmei's daughter Kaori appears and hires him to find her father and mother, who have been missing for two months, they find clues that lead them to believe the Shinmeis have been kidnapped, with Mr. Shinmei only being able to leak hints in his scripts.

Missing Person-Kidnapping?
	Victim: Nintaro Shinmei and Ms. Shinmei Age: 59 years old and 55 years old Suspects: Unknown kidnapper Kaori hires Kogoro for search his parents.

Part 2

Heiji Hattori calls having deciphered the text in the first new chapter, and with this information Conan manages to solve the rest of the hidden riddles, but can him and the cops get to the hotel before any type of death takes place?

People

Kaori Shinmei
	22 years old Secretary Nintaro's daughter

Nintaro Shinmei
	Victim (missing) 59 years old Kaori's father Author/Novelist

Mrs. Shinmei
	Victim (missing) 55 years old Nintaro's wife Kaori's mother

Doctor
	46 years old Nintaro's physician

Police Detective
	Tokyo MPD Police detective

Actors in Detective Samonji movie
	actors in movie

TV Comedians
	Comedians on TV

Publishers
	Publishers

Man 1
	Man in Publishing Company

Man 2
	Man in Publishing Company

Chief Editor
	Chief Editor

Taxi Driver
	Taxi Driver

Policemen
	Policemen

Manager
	Hotel Manager

Resolution

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There never was a crime. Mr. Shinmei was all the time in an hotel, living his last days peacefully with his wife. The whole deal was his last mystery, and the messages were his way to say goodbye to Kaori and everyone he knew. In fact, when he's found, Shinmei has already died due to terminal cancer, and Mrs. Shinmei explains everything to Kaori and the group.

Aftermath

Though saddened by her father's passing, Kaori vows to not let Detective Samonji die along with him and continues the series under her own name, which becomes a great success. She also adds three new characters to the series serving as Samonji's assistants: a scatterbrained detective based on Kogoro, an energetic schoolgirl based on Ran, and a showy boy based on Conan, much to Conan's chagrin.

Manga to anime changes

• While Ran and Kogoro are arguing over which shows to watch, Conan recalls Haibara reminding him that if he wants to get his body back, he needs to help Kogoro to become a real detective. Doing so will result in more leads to the Black Organization. In the anime, he reminds himself of the objective as Haibara doesn't show up until The Girl from the Black Organization and the University Professor Murder Case, whereas the manga version of episode 116-117 follows it.

Translation changes

Anime

• The names of the characters in the Funimation Dub are:

• Nintaro Shinmei - Jonathan Nantz
• Mrs. Shinmei - Mrs. Nantz
• Kaori Shinmei - Katie Nantz

Trivia

• Yamada previously appeared in Tenkaichi Night Festival Murder Case. This may be the same, but possibly a different Yamada, who was on the answering machine of the victim in Distinguished Family's Consecutive Accidental Death Case, since he was a writer.
• This is the first episode that deals with the fictional character of Detective Samonji in any way.
• This is the first episode that Conan begins referring to the "Men In Black" or "Syndicate" and an organization, and more precise, "Men in Black's Organization."
• This is also the first episode that Conan voiced his goal of "I have to turn this bumbling detective into a real master detective and obtain information on the Men in Black's Organization," although he thought it, rather than spoke it.
• This is the first time that Detective Takagi hands Conan a piece of evidence to look at, after Conan asked him for it.
• This is one of the first cases that displays Hattori and Conan's brain working in sync with each other, while conversing over the phone, before Hattori bowed out of the competition and hung up, saying "The rest is up to you."
• This is the first episode that Hattori tells Conan/Kudo that "You should come down to Osaka. I'll treat you to some udon," beginning the trend of him wanting to take Conan out for Osakan food.
• This is the episode that it is stated that there is only one tranquilizer dart in the Stun-Gun Wristwatch.
• This is one of the cases that there was no real case involved, however a dying mystery writer wanted his readers to crack the code of his disappearance before he passed.

BGM listing

Part 1

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	運命のルーレット廻して	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite	Spinning the Roulette of Destiny	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite
2	(Unreleased Sound Effect/BGM)
3	犯人からの電話	Hannin Kara no Denwa	Phone Call From the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
4	蘭のテーマ	Ran no Tēma	Ran's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
5	毛利小五郎のテーマ	Mōri Kogorō no Tēma	Kogoro Mouri's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
6	忍び寄る影	Shinobiyoru Kage	Creeping Shadow	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
7	事件解決	Jiken Kaiketsu	Case Resolution	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
8	犯人のアジト （忍び込みver.）	Hannin no Ajito (Shinobikomi ver.)	The Culprit's Hideout (Creeping In ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
9	悪のテーマ （パート２）	Aku no Tēma (Pāto 2)	Theme of Evil (Part 2)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
10	事件現場 （オリジナルver.）	Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)	Scene of the Case (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
11	コナンの危機	Konan no Kiki	Conan's Crisis	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack Super Best
12	事件現場 （謎ver.）	Jiken Genba (Nazo ver.)	Scene of the Case (Mystery ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
13	沈む夕陽	Shizumu Yūhi	Depressing Sunset	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
14	爆破予告	Bakuha Yokoku	Bomb Warning	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
15	氷の上に立つように	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni	Like Standing on Ice	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni

Part 2

#	Song Title	Romaji	Translation	OST
1	運命のルーレット廻して	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite	Spinning the Roulette of Destiny	Unmei no Roulette Mawashite
2	ひらめき	Hirameki	Flash	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
3	爆破予告	Bakuha Yokoku	Bomb Warning	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
4	犯人のアジト （忍び込みver.）	Hannin no Ajito (Shinobikomi ver.)	The Culprit's Hideout (Creeping In ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
5	事件現場 （オリジナルver.）	Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)	Scene of the Case (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
6	事件現場 （オリジナルver.）	Jiken Genba (Orijinaru ver.)	Scene of the Case (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
7	コナンの危機	Konan no Kiki	Conan's Crisis	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack Super Best
8	謎解き （その１）	Nazotoki (Sono 1)	Riddle Solution (Part 1)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 3
9	小さな巨人	Chiisana Kyojin	A Small Great Person	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
10	沈む夕陽	Shizumu Yūhi	Depressing Sunset	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1
11	犯人からの電話	Hannin Kara no Denwa	Phone Call From the Culprit	Detective Conan "The Time-Bombed Skyscraper" Original Soundtrack
12	推理 （不気味ver.）	Suiri (Bukimi ver.)	Deduction (Ominous ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
13	推理 （オリジナルver.）	Suiri (Orijinaru ver.)	Deduction (Original ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
14	緊迫	Kinpaku	Tension	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
15	蘭のテーマ （優しさver.）	Ran no Tēma (Yasashisa ver.)	Ran's Theme (Gentle ver.)	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 2
16	氷の上に立つように	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni	Like Standing on Ice	Kōri no Ue ni Tatsu Yō ni
17	蘭のテーマ	Ran no Tēma	Ran's Theme	Detective Conan Original Soundtrack 1

In other languages

Language	Title	Translation
Arabic	مَا بَيْنَ السُّطُور	Between the Lines
Catalan (Catalan dub)	El cas de la fuga de l'escriptor de misteri	The case of the escape of the mystery writer
Catalan (Valencian dub)	La desaparició de l'escriptor de misteris	The mystery writer disappearence
French	La Disparition du mystérieux écrivain	The Disappearance of the Mysterious Writer
Galician	A desaparición dun escritor de novelas policíacas	The Disappearance of a Police Novel Writer
German	Wo ist Nintaro Shinmei?	Where is Nintaro Shinmei?
Italian	Il giallista scomparso	The Disappeared Mystery Writer
Spanish (Castilian dub)	La desaparición del escritor de misterios	The disappearance of the mystery writer
Spanish (American dub)	El escritor de misterio desaparece	The mystery writer disappears
Thai	คดีการหายตัวของนักเขียนนิยายสืบสวน	The disappearance of a mystery novel writer case
Vietnamese	Vụ án tiểu thuyết gia trinh thám mất tích	The Mystery Writer Disappearance Case

See also

• Season 5