“Elite detectives lose their superpowers and must recover them within three months or face expulsion.”
Detective Opera Milky Holmes
探偵オペラ ミルキィホームズ
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Synopsis
Elite detectives lose their superpowers and must recover them within three months or face expulsion.
"Toys" are powers bestowed upon those chosen to wield them, each having qualities that are unique to their users. Some of these individuals are born pure, using their powers to become detectives. Others bloom laced with poison and choose to become phantom thieves. These two opposing factions caused the formation of various detective academies around the globe—training detectives to fight and catch the phantom thieves. Sherlock Shellingford, Nero Yuzurizaki, Hercule Burton, and Cordelia Glauca form "Milky Holmes", a group recognized as the cream of the crop in the Yokohama-based Holmes Detective Academy. However, in a skirmish against the phantom thief Arsene, their Toys suddenly disappear, deeming them unfit to continue as detectives. Stripped of their prestigious life and thrown into a rundown attic, they face expulsion if they fail to regain their powers within the next three months. Tantei Opera Milky Holmes tells the story of a once-legendary group in their journey to recover their Toys, as well as attempting to continue their line of work without the powers that once defined their career.
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Derived from 12 sampled reviews
What 12 viewers settled on.
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↑ 0.67
Running avg · Dec 2010 → Jun 2021
- 8 “The sound design and voice acting are absolutely outstanding, and I never found myself bored throughout any episode thanks to the comedy and fan service elements. While I loved most of the...”
- 10 “Tantei Opera Milky Holmes transcends its reputation as moe trash to deliver a psychologically complex masterpiece exploring perpetual identity, symbolic relational symbolism, and modern...”
- 9 “Tantei Opera Milky Holmes delivers maximum enjoyment through hilarious characters and insider gags that make the comedy irresistible, despite initially seeming off-putting enough that I dropped it...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2010 – Dec 2010 Fall 2010
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-5131 catalog
Produced by
- Sotsu Producer
- Lantis Producer
- Pony Canyon Producer
- Dwango Producer
- Bushiroad Producer
- Good Smile Company Producer
- Chrono Gear Creative Producer