Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Coming to Crunchyroll

Highly anticipated anime adaptation Bushiroad¹s adorable moe detective franchise coming to Crunchyroll

October 11, 2010

San Francisco, Calif. Crunchyroll, Inc., announced today the streaming rights acquisition of Tantei Opera Milky Homes from Bushiroad Inc., one of Japan¹s leading hobby-oriented card game companies. Title stars the voice-acting talents of Izumi Kitta, Mikoi Sasaki, Sora Tokui and Suzuko Mimori, the real life Milky Holmes singing troupe, as the leads. Featuring animation production by studio of legendary moe fame, JC Staff, Tantei Opera Milky Holmes utilizes character designs by Natsuki Tanihara and direction by Makoto Moriwaki. More information can be found at http://www.crunchyroll.com/milkyholmes now.

Crunchyroll¹s Japan office President Vince Shortino said: ³There is a real detective-genre boom going on right now, and Tantei Opera Milky Holmes is just what our fans are looking for. What makes this especially unique is its crossover appeal, appealing to aficionados not just of core moe titles, but a broader set of anime fans.²

Tantei Opera Milky Holmes will be available throughout the world outside of Japan.

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