Completed Anime
Holmes of Kyoto

“Heartbroken teen Aoi teams with "Holmes" Kiyotaka to solve mysteries while working at a Kyoto antique shop.”

Holmes of Kyoto

6.75
6,072 rank · 69,940 viewers · 128 favorites
Drama Mystery Detective Workplace
12 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Summer 2018 · Seven · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Heartbroken teen Aoi teams with "Holmes" Kiyotaka to solve mysteries while working at a Kyoto antique shop.

High schooler Aoi Mashiro moved from home six months ago, but her recent breakup has made her want to return to tell off her ex-boyfriend. In need of money for a train ticket, she steals two hanging scrolls from her grandfather's attic and takes them to be appraised at an antique shop in the heart of Kyoto's Teramachi Sanjou shopping district. Little does she know that a fateful encounter awaits her during this visit. Upon entering the shop, Aoi is greeted by Kiyotaka Yagashira, the owner's grandson and a graduate student at Kyoto University. Nicknamed "Holmes" for a pun involving his surname, as well as for his incredible deductive skills, Kiyotaka inspects the scrolls that Aoi brought with her. Based on the items she selected to sell, Kiyotaka senses that Aoi possesses great intuition not unlike his own. Seeing her potential and sympathizing with her story, Kiyotaka offers Aoi a part-time job so she can earn the required money herself. Aoi and Kiyotaka begin working together soon after—not only within the antique shop, but also around town whenever the locals ask for help with their various problems. With Kiyotaka's deduction and Aoi's intuition, no case is too tough for this modern-day Holmes and Watson duo!

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Community consensus

Derived from 21 sampled reviews

6.7 /10

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85% recommend
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median 7 mode 7 σ 1.64
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4.4 pts

Recommenders 7.9 · others 3.5

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↓ 0.29

Running avg · Jul 2018 → Mar 2025

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A Tv Production · Summer 2018

Seven.
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MediaNet · AT-X

  • Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
  • Aired Jul 2018 – Sep 2018 Summer 2018
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-13860 catalog

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