History Anime / TanteiOperaMilkyHolmes

** In the movie, Kamaboko gets his paws on the MacGuffin and acquires great powers. This causes every female cat around to fall in love him. Among those cats, there’s a particular one with [[Franchise/SailorMoon a coat of black and a moon on her forehead]]

* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: [[spoiler:Buta after becoming the fake [[AGodAmI God of Lard]] attempted to suck the lard out of everyone and planned to cover the world in lard in order to make a Lard Age.]]
* [[EvenTheDogIsAshamed Even Kamabokko Is Ashamed]]: Episode 10. [[spoiler: Kamaboko returning to Sheryl and co in episode 11 marks a turning point for the Milky Holmes.]]

* LivingStatue: The Sherlock Holmes statue in front of the school comes to life, jumps through the window ([[RefugeInAudacity and gets a perfect 10!]]) then possesses his granddaughter.

* {{Golem}}: The Sherlock Holmes statue in front of the school comes to life, jumps through the window ([[RefugeInAudacity and gets a perfect 10!]]) then possesses his granddaughter.

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

* MerchandiseDriven: The series is not subtle in being a glorified [[CrackIsCheaper TCG]] commercial. The main reason for new protagonists and antagonists in ''Futari wa'' is so that Bushiroad can print new cards with new characters.

[[caption-width-right:350:[-[[ShrinkingViolet Hercule]], [[{{Bokukko}} Nero]], [[GenkiGirl Sherlock]] & [[CloudCuckoolander Cordelia]]-] ]]

While conceptually based on a [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable 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'' aired on July 2013. A fourth season was greenlit and aired on January 2015.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Baritsu, secret martial art(?) taught to Sherlock by [[SherlockHolmes her grandfather]]. It requires her to hold other people's hands. [[spoiler: And then it does nothing.]]
** Less impractical as demonstrated for real by SherlockHolmes himself in Season 2, when he used it to [[SealedEvilInACan seal the evil toys away in Pandora's Pot]]. It's used by Sheryl again in the episode to [[spoiler: accidentally unleash said evil toys from said pot, ironically.]]

* {{Cameo}}: Kobayashi in his commercials.
** Both SherlockHolmes and Literature/ArseneLupin appear in the intro ([[JumpPhysics doing some serious jumping]]) representing the GreatDetective and the PhantomThief respectively.

** Anti-{{Heroic Wannabe}}: Colors the Phantom are looking to smash the implied balance of power between Gentlemen Thieves and Detectives.

* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist By Her Own Petard]]: Kokoro.

* IncrediblyLamePun: "My dad's company is going bankrupt" can be written in Japanese as "''tousan'' no kaisha ga ''tousan''", which Irene said at some point in eps 4. This is a somewhat common pun.

* KaizoTrap: Happens in one QuickTimeEvent; you have just told all of your little detectives to use their Toys, got back the gems, the music has stopped and the screen has turned black... before the theif jumps out of nowhere trying to fetch the gems.

-->the {{Great Detective}}s or the [[GentlemanThief Gentlemen Thieves]].

** [[CovertPervert Hercule's]] [[EroticDream dream]].

** Absolutely [[DefiedTrope DEFIED]] in episode 4, with a huge bribe of bananas.

*** 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...[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics -san]]". [[DontExplainTheJoke Because in the original line the precious thing was a heart]]. [[IncrediblyLamePun And "Kokoro" is Japanese for "heart"]].

** 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 ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}''. Of course, the room is cramped with other characters and isn't anywhere close to lonely.

** In Episode 7 of Season Two we have the [[Literature/TheBible Last Supper]] [[spoiler:before Arsene destroys the school. Ironically she's Jesus in that scene.]]
*** Episode 7 also had [[spoiler:Arsene attack with [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Ultima]].]]
** Episode 11 has them call call Rat [[ComicBook/RasAlGhul Ra's Al Ghul]].

** Sherlock Shellingford is named after (and is possibly a descendant of) SherlockHolmes.

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

* ThunderShock: When Milky Holmes are about to be expelled. {{Lampshaded}} by Rat, who wonders if anyone else saw the lightning.

* AffablyEvil: For all that she is the greatest thief ever and the eternal nemesis of both Milky Holmes and G4, Henriette generally comes off as a very nice girl, who's using tough love to help Milky Holmes get their toys back.

** Hercule Barton is named after HerculePoirot.

*** At the end when The Phantom Thief Empire are thrown back in jail, right next door there are a bunch of pirates, which includes [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Captain Jack Sparrow]], [[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Captain Marvelous]], an yellow octopus with a [[OnePiece straw hat]]... and a Pop Up Pirate.

* ACupAngst: Averted with the Milky Holmes group, notable on Cordelia, who has a bit of a notable bust, especially seen in the BeachEpisode.
* AccidentalMisnaming:
** Sherlock constantly calls Rat "Rabbit" instead, which annoys him quite a bit.
** Also, Kokoro doesn't like it that Sherlock use FirstNameBasis with her.

* BalloonBelly: Milky Holmes after eating a lot.

* BerserkButton: Stoneriver hates being called a coward, Twenty hates being called ugly, and Rat hates being called Rabbit.
** In Season 2, they all learn to never destroy Milky Holmes' garden.
* BigEater: Nero. Milky Holmes in general.

* CovertPervert: Hercule?! In episode 4, season 2, her thought balloon is the only one that needed to be censors with pixelation, and she's obviously reading a dirty manga later on in the episode.
* CuteLittleFang: Tsugiko.

* DeathDealer: Twenty.

* EleventhHourSuperpower: [[spoiler:Milky Holmes regains their Toys at the last two episode of season 1 and 2. For that episode and that episode only.]]

* {{Expy}}: Don't you think that Sherlock looks like [[Manga/LuckyStar Tsukasa]]? And Kokoro is strikingly similar to [[VisualNovel/KoihimeMusou Sousou Motoku]]?

* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Milky Holmes will never get their Toys back unless it's important to the plot, and even then, it's only temporary.
** Their exam in episode 10 season is impossible to complete without the use of their Toys.
* TheFightingNarcissist: Twenty.

* HowWeGotHere: episode 6 of the second series.
* HyperspaceArsenal: Ever since the museum episode, Kokoro can pull a golden mask out of nowhere and uses it to hit Sherlock whenever she calls her "Kokoro-chan".

* IdiotHero: Milky Holmes. They are far less idiotic in ''Futari wa'' and ''TD''.

* ShirtlessScene: Twenty just can't keep his shirt on. Even though he's the girls' teacher.
-->'''Twenty''': You girls are just like my shirt, pathetic.

* TeamMom: Tsugiko is this to G4 in the game. She watches out for the other members of her team and is always the first in line to discipline Kokoro whenever she gets out of line.

* VerbalTic: Sherlock uses "desu" quite often.

* VisibleSigh

* TheWorfEffect: Genius Four (and the rest of the Yokohama detectives) are easily defeated by the Thieves Empire in episode 11.
* WorthyOpponent: Henriette was willing to put Milky Holmes through all that trouble to return and strengthen their Toys so she could face them on equal footing.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Members of G4, except Saku.

* {{Expy}}: Don't you think that Sherlock looks like [[LuckyStar Tsukasa]]? And Kokoro is strikingly similar to [[VisualNovel/KoihimeMusou Sousou Motoku]]?

* TenMinuteRetirement: After being expelled from the school, Milky Holmes gives up. Or would have, if it wasn't for Sherlock's utter refusal to accept defeat.

* AxeCrazy: Milky Holmes in Season 2 after, the Phantom Thief Empire destroyed their garden.

* BeeAfraid: The four main girls are all stung by bees in episode 1 of TD.

* BigDamnHeroes: Kokoro of all people, in episode 10. [[spoiler: It's not all that unexpected. It's her job to guard the area.]]

* {{Bishonen}}: [[spoiler:Buta after absorbing the lard of the entire city.]]

* DecoyDamsel: Henriette in episode 11. Yes, Arsene kidnaps ''herself''.

* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Arsene]] crosses it in season two. [[spoiler:Her first act after crossing it is to destroy the ''flower of hope'' Milky Holmes gave her.]]

* GagBoobs[=/=]{{Gainaxing}}: Henriette.

* HairDecorations: Mostly notably Sherlock's ginormous ribbon in her school uniform.

* ImprobableWeaponUser: Kokoro uses a Golden Buddha Face to scold Sheryl.

* AbsoluteCleavage: Arsene.

* ApologeticAttacker: Hercule, while swinging an entire ''crane''.

* BarrierWarrior: Kokoro, her Toys is creating a golden shield. [[spoiler: So that's where the golden mask she smacks Sherlock with comes from...]]

* BlueWithShock

* CassandraTruth: In his first scene at the school Twenty outright states that he's a gentleman thief. One of his pupils responds that she doesn't know what he's talking about.
* CatchPhrase: "Kokoro-chan!" "Don't call me Kokoro-chan!", an exchange that's bound to happen at any point after Kokoro appears.

* ChestBlaster: Arsene Boyoyon Missile!

* TheDitz: Sheryl.

* FailureHero: All the heroes are constantly failing to stop the Gentleman Thieves. What's worse is that every lose is a major humiliation that's supposed to be funny.

* {{Flanderization}}: Due to the... interesting approach of the IP holders, there are effectively two versions of Milky Holmes:
** The competent version can be found in the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable PSP]] game, some of the OVA, and the spin-off ''Futari wa Milky Holmes'' where they are mentors.
** 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).

* FromNobodyToNightmare: [[spoiler:Buta, a minor character used only for gags up that point, becomes the greatest threat to all of Yokohama in late season two. His desire for lard threatens to drain the life out of the whole city.]]

** The driver in episode 2 of season 2.

* IdolSinger: Kokoro in the Summer Special. She quickly gives it up when she sees G4 and Milky Holmes need her.

* OhCrap: The Phantom Thieves' reaction to a psycho Milky Holmes after the former destroyed the latter's garden.

* TheStoic: Saku.

* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:Arsene and her three followers show off how much more powerful they are in Season 2 when they she fights them.]] [[spoiler:Arsene wins.]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Sherlock's shocking pink hair is the most glaring example.

While conceptually based on a [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable 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'' aired on July 2013. A fourth season was greenlit and started airing on January 2015.

* GenkiGirl: Sherlock.

* InsaneTrollLogic: Sherlock's, this is part of what led Milky Holmes to their DarkestHour. Seriously, any sane human will have the FacePalm of their lives watching Sherlock's line of thought.
* {{Jerkass}}: [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Nero]] can be quite a bit of this at times. Which is not all that surprising, considering [[Literature/NeroWolfe who she is based on]].
** Kokoro, all the time. The SickEpisode is all thanks to her.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: Stone River.
* KidDetective: The Milky Holmes.

* LuminescentBlush: Sported almost constantly by Hercule. It's her motif.
* MadBomber: Rat, though of the Three Cards, he's the most [[IgnoredEnemy ignored]].

* MasterOfDisguise: Arsene. Her disguise even allow her to be shorter and with less body mass than her normal self.
* MasterOfIllusion: Arsene again, adding to her improbable disguise skill. Not that she needs it; see PaperThinDisguise below.

* MotorMouth: Cordelia, at times.

* TheNapoleon: Kokoro.

* OddjobGods: The God of [[spoiler:Lard.]]

* OjouRinglets[=/=]MegaTwintails: Kokoro.

* OralFixation: Saku has a lollipop in her mouth almost constantly.
** [[SerialEscalation Once she had]] [[RuleOfThree three of them]].
* PaperThinDisguise: The Thieves, in their civilian identities, make no attempt at disguising themselves or acting any differently. Milky Holmes hasn't caught on.
** Taken to an extreme when Henrietta falls ill. They find the Arsene costume in her closet, ''put it on her'', and apparently even ''style her hair'' to match. Their conclusion? [[FailedASpotCheck Henrietta cosplays.]]

* PlayingWithFire: Rat's Fire Toy.

* RedArmbandOfLeadership: Worn by Kokoro.

* RunningGag: Kokoro [[InflationaryDialogue adding a zero]] every time she states her IQ.

* TomboyishName: Our heroine "Sherlock" is just one of many, since the girls tend to have names that reference famous (male) detectives.

* YuriFan: Cordelia's "Garden of Flowers" delusions have strong Yuri undertones (and overtones).

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

* OhCrap: Phantom Thieves reaction to a psycho Milky Holmes after the former destroyed the latter's garden.

* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Arsene wants to fight Sherlock on equal terms and won't let anything else get in her way.
* OnlySaneMan: Between the hilariously useless Milky Holmes, laid back G4, and over-the-top Phantom Thieves Empire, Henriette come across as the most normal character.

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

* ACupAngst: Averted with the Milky Holmes group, notable on Cordelia, who has a bit of a notable bust, especially seen in the BeachEpisode.

* [[EvenTheDogIsAshamed Even Kamabokko Is Ashamed]]: episode 10. [[spoiler: Kamaboko returning to Sheryl and co in episode 11 marks a turning point for the Milky Holmes.]]

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

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

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'' aired on July 2013. A fourth season was greenlit and started airing on January 2015.

** The competent version can be found in the {{PSP}} game, some of the OVA, and the spin-off ''Futari wa Milky Holmes'' where they are mentors.

* {{Expy}}: Don't you think that Sherlock looks like [[LuckyStar Tsukasa]]? And Kokoro is strikingly similar to [[KoihimeMusou Sousou Motoku]]?

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

* IdiotHero: Milky Holmes. They are far less idiotic in ''Futari wa''.