Miwako Sato

Miwako Sato
Profile
Japanese name:	佐藤 美和子 (Satō Miwako)
English name:	Detective Saimone
Age:	28
Gender:	Female
Date of birth:	April (unknown date)
Relatives:	Masayoshi Sato (father, deceased) Mother (unnamed)
Statistics
First appearance:	Manga: File 190 Anime: Episode 130
Appearances:	Chapters: 124 Chapters: 2 Chapters: 2 Episodes: 131 Movies: 18 OVAs: 3 Specials: 12 Openings: 35 Closings: 10
Keyhole number:	Volume 21
Actors
Japanese voice:	Atsuko Yuya
English voice:	Kate Oxley
Drama actor:	Natsuhi Ueno

Miwako Sato (佐藤 美和子 ,Satō Miwako), also known as Detective Saimone in the Funimation dub, is a police assistant inspector and detective in the manga and anime franchise Detective Conan.

Background

Miwako and her last moment with her father

Eighteen years ago, when she was still at elementary school, Miwako lost her father, Masayoshi Sato , in a traffic accident as he was about to deliver a bank robber to the police - an event that marked her life. She eventually became a police officer on her own and now works alongside Inspector Megure, Ninzaburo Shiratori, Detective Chiba, and especially Wataru Takagi in the Tokyo police district.

Sato first met Conan and the Detective Boys during a blackmail case against Nichiuri TV. In a subsequent case which dealt with a cunning murder of a banker's wife by her husband, she became impressed with Conan's intellect and deductionary ability and has since come to trust his judgements implicitly. Eventually, the case of her father's death was also resolved with Takagi's help, which helped fanning the spark of affection she was feeling for him at the time.

Sato's first love interest was Jinpei Matsuda, whom she only got to know briefly due to his death by the hands of a dangerous bomber. Although she denied it at first, she finally acknowledged her feelings for Takagi, which made him the outcast among the other jealous police officers who were interested in her, especially Shiratori. Nonetheless, for a very long time, anytime they were about to take their relationship to the very next step, something got in the way (mostly in the shape of Miwako's best friend, Yumi), until Sato and Takagi - mostly undisturbed (thanks to the help of Conan and the Detective Boys for creating a makeshift reason for the interlopers to leave) - shared their very first kiss when Takagi was hospitalized in the course of a hard case.

Personality

Sato is considered one of the most dangerous members of the police, being not at all afraid to get tangled with dangerous men in fights, which she almost always wins. However, she does have a softer personality, in which she is very friendly with the Detective Boys, and especially Conan, whom she considers is a big help in difficult cases. When in action, however, Sato can be quite reckless and daring, which has earned her the title 'The Silver Witch' among car racers on Mount Fuyuna due to her driving style.

Her favorite hobbies are going to the karaoke, attending all-you-can-eat offers, and going out to eat ramen.

Plot overview

Stadium Bomber Case (File 189-191; Episode 130-131)

Miwako's first appearance was in Episode 130, and in manga File 190, where she is seen trying to arrest the culprit's accomplice along with other police officers, but gradually failed.

Relationship analysis

Family & Friends

Wataru Takagi

Sato and Takagi

Miwako started to have feelings for Takagi after seeing the resemblance he has of the deceased Matsuda Jinpei. Their relationship gradually develops as the series continues.

Yumi Miyamoto

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Miwako and Yumi chatting

Yumi is Miwako's best friend in the headquarter. They are seen together a lot, and Yumi always teases Miwako about her relationship with Takagi.

Inspector Megure

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Inspector Megure with Miwako Sato

Inspector Megure is like a father figure to Miwako as she said to Takagi in one of the episodes (although Takagi mistook it as a love interest at first).

Conan Edogawa

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Miwako listens to Conan

Miwako seems to admire Conan, like Takagi, usually telling Conan information that are actually forbidden to be leaked to normal citizens.

Ninzaburo Shiratori

Although Shiratori crushes on Sato and attempts to marry her, she views him as a friend. He only gives up after the Detective Boys point him to Kobayashi.

Character popularity

• eBookJapan held a character popularity poll from April 12, 2011 to May 12, 2011 in which readers of Detective Conan (international included) could vote for their favorite character. Sato placed 13th in the poll with 50 votes out of the 5,883 that were cast.

• In honor of the release of the 800th manga chapter, Shonen Sunday held a popularity poll/contest containing 91 Detective Conan characters to choose from. Sato placed 14th overall with 107 votes.

Different looks

Miwako's "Before" Appearance (Episode 146)

Miwako's "After" Appearance (Episode 661)

Quotes

“	But kid, remember one thing... The word justice isn't a word you can involve in any occasion... it's something we must secretly in our heart.	„
— To Genta

Gallery

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  Miwako Sato as a child (18 years ago)

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  Miwako and Takagi about to kiss

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Trivia

Sato's RX-7

• Sato drives a red series 6 Mazda (Ẽfini) RX-7. It used to be white, but she painted it red so it would be more visible in the fog.
• Sato has a habit of shrieking while drifting without pulling the handbrake as she feels that shrieking helps make it easier. But she finds it embarrassing, though.
• Sato is a fan of Lupin III.
• Sato dislike any type of shining or expensive jewelries. This fact was used by Yumi to trick some of her admirer to by expensive jewels that she seems nice. However, she wears a ghost-expelled ring which she think came from Takagi.
• A running gag in the series is how whenever she and Takagi go on a date, they are stalked by other police detectives who have crushes on her.

See also

• Characters
• Sato family