History Anime / TanteiOperaMilkyHolmes

* CruelAndUnusualPunishment: Milky Holmes punishment for failing their test that is ''impossible'' to complete without their Toys is unusually cruel.

* EleventhHourSuperpower: Milky Holmes regains their Toys at the last two episode of season 1.

*** The same episode references [[Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro another Miyazaki work]] near the end. After Kokoro gets "[[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe taken home]]", Hirano remarks that Irene "stole something quite precious. Our Kokoro...[[JapaneseHonorifics -san]]". [[DontExplainTheJoke Because in the original line the precious thing was a heart]]. [[IncrediblyLamePun And "Kokoro" is Japanese for "heart"]].

** In Episode 6 ''{{Golgo 13}}'' makes an appearance, Tsugiko is wearing a ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Madoka]]''-inspired outfit and holding a [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Raising Heart]] knockoff, Hirano has a [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Face Hugger]], [[WesternAnimation/WallE Poporo]] makes another appearance...

** The OVA is full of it, including Sheryl making remark how the room is lonely without Kokoro, which is a parody of the [[{{Uncancelled}} (not-)ending]] of ''{{Doraemon}}''. Of course, the room is cramped with other characters and isn't anywhere close to lonely.

** A ''GalaxyAngelRune'' eyecatch shows up, with G4 in the Angels' place.

* HeyItsThatVoice: All four of the main characters' voice actresses are part of the Mane Six in the Japanese dub of ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
** Sherlock is Pinkie Pie.
** Nero is Applejack.
** Hercule is Rarity.
** Cordelia is Rainbow Dash.

* OtakuOClock.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: Three members of G4 are voiced by Creator/RyokoShintani, Creator/YukariTamura, and Creator/MiyukiSawashiro, fans of Anime/GalaxyAngel knows them as Mifiuelle Sakuraba, Ranpha Franboise and Mint Blanchmanche.
** Satomi Akesaka (Arsene) is also a GA alum, having voiced Nano-Nano Pudding in ''[[VideoGame/GalaxyAngel Galaxy Angel II]]'' and ''GalaxyAngelRune''.
** Creator/HiroShimono (Rat) is Satomi Akesaka (Arsene's) [[{{Mitsudomoe}} homeroom teacher]].
** Sherlock, Nero, Hercule, and Cordelia reunite again [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic in Equestria as Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow Dash respectively]], and Tsugiko Zenigata of G4 joins them as Twilight Sparkle.
*** Arsene/Henriette also returns as Little Strongheart.

While conceptually based on a PSP VisualNovel, the series was AnimeFirst. It aired in the fall of 2010 with a sequel starting in January 2012. Available online through [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/milkyholmes Crunchyroll]] and the sequel through [[http://ch.niconico.com/channel/ch60200 niconico]]. A pair of {{OVA}}s which follow the VisualNovel more closely was aired on August 2012 and December 2012. A third season under the name ''Futari wa Milky Holmes'' was greenlit and started airing on July 2013.

*** Episode 7 also had [[spoiler:Arsene attack with [[FinalFantasy Ultima]].]]

** For that matter , Saku Touyama looks a lot like Luka. One of the eyecatches even shows her as [[MemeticMutation TakoLuka]].

* PointyHairedBoss: Kokoro is the Apparent leader of G4

* AntiHero: Kokoro is Type III.
** The protagonists of ''Futari wa'', VigilanteMan Kazumi and Alice.
* AntiVillain: Gentleman Thief is Type I.
** The antagonists of ''Futari wa'', Color the Phantom.

** In episode four, Sheryl singing the La-La theme from ''NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind''.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: Three members of G4 are voiced by RyokoShintani, YukariTamura, and Creator/MiyukiSawashiro, fans of Anime/GalaxyAngel knows them as Mifiuelle Sakuraba, Ranpha Franboise and Mint Blanchmanche.

** In the {{Eyecatch}} of episode two of Season Two, Saki looks like a certain [[ShinryakuIkaMusume invader from the sea]]

** HiroShimono (Rat) is Satomi Akesaka (Arsene's) [[{{Mitsudomoe}} homeroom teacher]].

** Sherlock, Nero, Hercule, and Cordelia reunite again [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic in Equestria as Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow Dash respectively]]

* AntiHero: Kokoro is Type V.

* {{Jerkass}}: [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Nero]] can be quite a bit of this at times. Which is not all that surprising, considering [[NeroWolfe who she is based on]].

** Nero Yuzurizaki is named after and has some [[BigEater personality]] [[JerkAss quirks]] of NeroWolfe.

* StupidityInducingAttack: The Failure Toy, one of the most dangerous toy around, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin is capable of turning everyone into complete failures]]. Doesn't work on the Milky Holmes, because they are already complete failures.

* HeyItsThatVoice
** All four of the main characters' voice actresses are part of the Mane Six in the Japanese dub of ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
*** Sherlock is Pinkie Pie.
*** Nero is Applejack.
*** Hercule is Rarity.
*** Cordelia is Rainbow Dash.

* XMeetsY: GreatDetective versus GentlemanThief meets ShugoChara filtered through PuniPuniPoemi lens.

* MyNameIsNotDurwood: Sherlock constantly calls Rat "Rabbit" instead, which annoys him quite a bit.
** Also, Kokoro doesn't like it that Sherlock use FirstNameBasis with her.

* Flanderization: Due to the... [[TheyJustDidntCare interesting approach]] of the IP holders, there are effectively two versions of Milky Holmes:

** The ridiculous version can be found in [[{{Anime}} the first two televised series]], this is the version known to most people (e.g. the ones that makes Milky Holmes synonymous with SoBadItsGood).