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JapaneseJapanese refers to anything that originates in Japan, an island country in East Asia. Used as a noun, it may also refer to:* Japanese language, a Japonic language spoken mainly in Japan...
animeis animation originating in Japan. The world outside Japan regards anime as "Japanese animation". Anime originated about 1917.Anime, like manga , has a large audience in Japan and high recognition throughout the world...
based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's
Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes is a fictional character of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of British author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle...
series where all the characters are depicted as anthropomorphic
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s. The show featured regular appearances of
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steampunkSteampunk is a sub-genre of fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often Victorian era England—but with prominent elements of either...
style technology, adding a 19th-century science-fiction atmosphere to the series. It consists of 26 episodes aired between 1984 and 1985.
The series was a joint project between Japan's
Tokyo Movie Shinsha, formerly known as , is a Japanese animation studio, founded on October 1946. One of the oldest and most prominent anime studios in Japan, it has also produced numerous animated series airing in other countries such as France, the United States, and Italy...
and the Italian TV station
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is an
JapaneseJapanese refers to anything that originates in Japan, an island country in East Asia. Used as a noun, it may also refer to:* Japanese language, a Japonic language spoken mainly in Japan...
animeis animation originating in Japan. The world outside Japan regards anime as "Japanese animation". Anime originated about 1917.Anime, like manga , has a large audience in Japan and high recognition throughout the world...
based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's
Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes is a fictional character of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of British author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle...
series where all the characters are depicted as anthropomorphic
dogThe dog is a domesticated form of the Gray Wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The domestic dog has been one of the most widely kept working and companion animals in human history...
s. The show featured regular appearances of
Jules VerneJules Gabriel Verne was a French author who helped pioneer the science-fiction genre. He is best known for his novels A Journey to the Center of the Earth , From the Earth to the Moon , Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea , Around the World in Eighty Days and The Mysterious Island...
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steampunkSteampunk is a sub-genre of fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often Victorian era England—but with prominent elements of either...
style technology, adding a 19th-century science-fiction atmosphere to the series. It consists of 26 episodes aired between 1984 and 1985.
Production
The series was a joint project between Japan's
Tokyo Movie Shinsha, formerly known as , is a Japanese animation studio, founded on October 1946. One of the oldest and most prominent anime studios in Japan, it has also produced numerous animated series airing in other countries such as France, the United States, and Italy...
and the Italian TV station
RAIRai , known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by parliament. RAI is the biggest television company in Italy...
. Six episodes were directed by
Hayao Miyazakiis a prominent Japanese filmmaker of many popular animated feature films. He is also a co-founder of Studio Ghibli, an animation studio and production company....
until problems with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's estate led to a suspension in production. By the time the issues were resolved Miyazaki had turned to other projects and thus the remaining episodes were directed by Kyosuke Mikuriya. In 1984, a film version of two of the episodes directed by Miyazaki (
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle and
Treasure Under the Sea) was released alongside Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind in Japanese theaters, entitled
Meitantei Hōmuzu Gekijouban.
Music
The opening theme is "Sora Kara Koboreta Story" (lit. "A story that fell from the sky") and the ending theme is "Thames Gawa no Dance" (lit. "Dance of the Thames River"), both performed by the Japanese group, Da Capo, with Tokuko Miura writing the lyrics for both the opening and ending theme, Ken Sato composing the music for the opening, Norimasa Yamanaka composing the music for the ending and Ryo Fukui arranging both the opening and ending themes. All of the background music was composed by Kentaro Haneda with some themes based on the opening and ending themes. In the English version, the songs are instrumental and so replace the vocals.
Characters
- Sherlock Hound
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of British author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle...
(Jap: Taichirô Hirokawawas a Japanese seiyū and narrator. He was born in Tokyo on February 15, 1940. He died on March 3, 2008 in Shibuya from cancer. He was 68. His death was announced at the beginning of the 2nd Seiyu Awards.-Tony Curtis:*Some Like It Hot*The Great Race*Spartacus...
, Eng: Larry Moss): Just like his original incarnation, he has a genius intellect and is extremely knowledgeable in multiple fields. He keeps a cool and logical head despite the situation. Unlike his original incarnation, his only drug habit is smoking a tobacco pipe. He keeps his apartment a mess and is regularly conducting chemical experiments that lead to clouds of noxious fumes. He also seems to have feelings for Mrs. Hudson, along with the rest of the male cast.
- John Watson
John H. Watson is the British doctor who becomes the friend, sometime roommate, and sidekick of the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes...
(Jap: Kousei Tomita, Eng: Lewis ArquetteLewis Michael Arquette was an American film actor, writer and producer. Arquette was known for playing "J.D. Pickett" on the TV series, The Waltons, where he worked from 1978–1981....
): Hound's loyal companion, he is a trained doctor who returned to EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
shortly before meeting Hound. He tries his best to help Hound as he can, but has difficulty at times keeping up with Hound, both mentally and physically, being a bit over weight.
- Marie Hudson
Mrs. Hudson is the landlady of the fictional house 221B Baker Street, in which Sherlock Holmes lives, in the Sherlock Holmes detective stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.- History :...
(Jap: Yôko Asagami' is a veteran seiyū who is represented by Aksent. Her real name is '.She is most known for the roles of Yuki Mori and Saeko Nogami ....
, Eng: Pat Morris): Hound and Watson's landlady. In most adaptations, Holmes' long-suffering landlady is shown as middle-aged or older, but in this version she is a widow in her 20s, a love interest of many, including Holmes and Moriarty, and given the first name Marie. Her late husband was a pilot and Hound finds her contacts in the world of aviation useful. She can also be quite quick and resourceful when need be, and she also appears to be a crack shot with a revolver. Miyazaki actually wanted to present her as the real brains of Baker Street, running rings around both Hound and his enemy Moriarty, but he was overruled.
- Professor Moriarty
Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character and the archenemy of the detective Sherlock Holmes in the fiction of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Widely considered to be the first true example of a supervillain, Moriarty is a criminal mastermind, described by Holmes as the "Napoleon of Crime" and he...
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): Unlike the rarely appearing mafiaThe Mafia is a Sicilian criminal society which is believed to have emerged in late 19th century Sicily, and the first such society to be referred to as a mafia . It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct...
donThe term Don or DON may refer to* Donald, a Western name * Don , a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian title, given as a mark of respect* Don, a crime boss* Sir Donald Bradman, Test cricket's most prolific batsman...
ish Moriarty in the books, this Moriarty is portrayed as working personally on his plans without any sort of support network and frequently encountering Hound and his allies, being the antagonist in the majority of the episodes. Still an intellectual, he is a master inventor, often the one responsible for the steam punk technology seen in the show, including his personal "steam car", which is more like a cross between a tractor and a tank than a car. His plans can occasionally be very complex or outlandish that rely on one questioning or linking together unusual acts, which is often how Hound figures out what Moriarty is up to.
- Smiley and George/Todd: Moriarty's henchmen, invented for the show. Smiley is tall, lanky, has something of a limited intellect, a thick Cockney accent and a positive attitude
An optimist is a person with a positive outlook on lifeOptimist may also refer to:* A member of Optimist International* Optimist , a small sailing dinghy...
. In the episodes directed by Hayao Miyazaki, he is colored a pea green, while in other episodes, he's medium brown. George/Todd is small and squat, has a negative outlook on the situation, and is usually the first to criticize Moriarty or his plans. He is inconsistently called either George or Todd, sometimes within a single episode, early in the series, eventually settling on Todd. The two are often used for comic relief.
- Inspector Lestrade
Inspector Lestrade is a fictional character, a Scotland Yard detective appearing in several of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle used the name of an acquaintance from his days at the University of Edinburgh, a St...
: Hound's go to guy in the police force, he's also the first to call on Hound for assistance on a case. A well meaning and passionate police officer, he's not the most attentive of people, and his hot-headed and impulsive nature can lead him to landing in comedic situations.
Trivia
- Sherlock Hound is also the title of a series of unrelated Holmes pastiche books by Brenda Sivers, also featuring anthropomorphic dogs.
- The episodes in English portray Watson calling Sherlock by his English last name, which is Hound. However, if one watches the Japanese version of Sherlock Hound, the characters and the intro all say that Sherlock Hound's real last name is Holmes. Even Watson calls him "Holmes".
- As of May 19, 2009, TMS Anime has posted all 26 full version episodes in English on YouTube
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. However, most of the episodes are out of order.
Episodes
Note: B = episode number by broadcast order, Y = episode number by YouTube order. The Original air date listed is that of Japan, the first country to air the show.
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