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Stark700 · 2014-12-20, 03:48

A series titled 'Vampire Holmes' has been announced for Spring 2015. It's apparently based off of a cell phone game.

Official site: http://www.cucuri.co.jp/holmes.html

wavehawk · 2014-12-20, 03:52

...I'm sorry. I read the title and in my mind I imagined a Strike The Blood X Milky Holmes crossover.

MisaoFan · 2014-12-20, 03:57

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Originally Posted by wavehawk

...I'm sorry. I read the title and in my mind I imagined a Strike The Blood X Milky Holmes crossover.

From what I checked in the official website, the story also takes place in Kanagawa prefecture like MH.

I'll check out nonetheless since I usually liked enjoying mobage adaptations, but will they show characters other than the protagonist? I'm curious to see what kind of target audience will they aim this time?

Flower · 2014-12-20, 03:59

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Originally Posted by wavehawk

...I'm sorry. I read the title and in my mind I imagined a Strike The Blood X Milky Holmes crossover.

For me I immediately thought of a mystery solving vampire. And I still am having a difficult time imagining it.

tsunade666 · 2014-12-20, 03:59

lol, The illustration reminds me Akatsuki but its a detective series so he must be useful.

Chaos2Frozen · 2014-12-20, 04:29

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Originally Posted by wavehawk

...I'm sorry. I read the title and in my mind I imagined a Strike The Blood X Milky Holmes crossover.

I saw it as Vampire Knight x Hidan no Aria, no idea why I went for the worst possible combination but there you have it.

wavehawk · 2014-12-20, 04:35

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Originally Posted by Flower

For me I immediately thought of a mystery solving vampire.

- eh, that made me think of something else:

http://youtu.be/vpAol_17mO0

Chaos2Frozen · 2014-12-20, 04:52

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Originally Posted by wavehawk

- eh, that made me think of something else:

http://youtu.be/vpAol_17mO0

Hell ya, good choice.

Flower · 2014-12-20, 05:02

On the linked website in the OP there is a tab that says "story". Could anyone summarize what it says there?

Guardian Enzo · 2014-12-20, 06:27

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Originally Posted by Flower

For me I immediately thought of a mystery solving vampire. And I still am having a difficult time imagining it.

He's wearing Sherlock's outfit so yes, I think that line of thought is safely on-track.

kuromitsu · 2014-12-20, 14:30

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Originally Posted by Flower

For me I immediately thought of a mystery solving vampire. And I still am having a difficult time imagining it.

Actually, going by the description, Holmes, I quote:

Doesn't solve mysteries. Doesn't do any deduction. He's a new variety of "inept detective".

But, as his cases always end up solved, he's a sought-after detective.
Secretly he looks for vampires on the Metropolitan Police's order.
He has a revolver, but only one bullet in it.
He hates noise and crowds, he's sleepy at daytime, and he doesn't like to socialize with others.
He leads a life of ennui, and doesn't like doing troublesome things.

....so, essentially he's a really lazy vampire detective.

The game story doesn't seem to be a comedy, though, but rather straightforward mystery/puzzle solving, as in the user is stuck in a mysterious house and has to find out its secrets, with Holmes' "help", to find a way to get out.

It sounds cute so I'm interested. (Also, typecasting liek whoa, but Holmes had better be voiced by Ishida Akira.

)

As for outfits, though, anime/manga/etc's way of having people in Regency era outfits walk around in late Victorian London never fails to amuse me...

ETA:
Just downloaded the game, it's not Ishida Akira.

OK, I'm playing the game - I'm still on the very early levels, but Holmes is kind of a dick.

It's nothing complicated so far, but it's cute. Perhaps this will be next year's Phi Brain?

wavehawk · 2014-12-20, 19:29

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Originally Posted by kuromitsu

Actually, going by the description, Holmes, I quote:

Doesn't solve mysteries. Doesn't do any deduction. He's a new variety of "inept detective".

- So he IS Akatsuki Kojou after all.

Iron Maw · 2014-12-20, 19:53

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Originally Posted by wavehawk

...I'm sorry. I read the title and in my mind I imagined a Strike The Blood X Milky Holmes crossover.

It was the Abraham Lincolin vampire movie for me. Yes it exist.

GDB · 2014-12-20, 19:58

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Originally Posted by Flower

For me I immediately thought of a mystery solving vampire. And I still am having a difficult time imagining it.

Majin Tantei Nougami Nero. Except instead of eating their souls, he'll just suck their blood.

Utsuro no Hako · 2014-12-20, 23:05

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Originally Posted by Flower

For me I immediately thought of a mystery solving vampire. And I still am having a difficult time imagining it.

You think that's bad, the manga Young Miss Holmes (about Sherlock's adorable niece who helps him solve mysteries) did a crossover with Dance in the Vampire Bund.

Flower · 2014-12-21, 00:28

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Originally Posted by Utsuro no Hako

You think that's bad, the manga Young Miss Holmes (about Sherlock's adorable niece who helps him solve mysteries) did a crossover with Dance in the Vampire Bund.

Okay...this one takes the prize from me.

Even so, I guess the image of a lazy vampire detective who hunts down vampires is a teensy better. (Not by much though.

)

Have an image of Oreki from Hyouka as a vampire now.

wavehawk · 2014-12-21, 01:00

Okay, because nobody's said it yet:

STILL A BETTER VAMPIRE THAN EDWARD

Fellen · 2014-12-21, 03:13

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Originally Posted by wavehawk

Okay, because nobody's said it yet:

STILL A BETTER VAMPIRE THAN EDWARD

Nobody said that because nobody wanted to be Captain Obvious. And also because Twilight jokes have gotten old by now.

kuromitsu · 2014-12-21, 03:52

Done with the free portion of the game (not interested enough to pay loads of money for the rest) - it's cute, but it's really, really simple. I mean the puzzles, I know these are early levels, but they're very simple, and I say this as someone who sucks at puzzles.

I wonder who they're going to market the anime to. (Me, though, I'd be fine with another Phi Brain.) I guess what will make or break this is whether they can make Holmes charismatic enough, and his banter with the "user" character (if there's any) fun enough for people to stick around. Holmes is an entertaining character from what I can tell, but nothing out of the ordinary so far... (Actually I'm not sure how much of a vampire he is, he got hungry looking at some fruit.) But he has amazing art skills:

Images

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I also wonder about the anime seiyuu. My phone's speaker is not so great, but it wasn't anyone I recognized - he sounded a bit like Ono Daisuke but it wasn't Ono Daisuke, and given that there's no name plastered all over the promo material I guess it's an amateur?

Stark700 · 2015-02-17, 10:12

Some info on the theme song...

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...me-song/.85076

2014-12-20, 03:48	Link #1
Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	Vampire Holmes [Anticipation] A series titled 'Vampire Holmes' has been announced for Spring 2015. It's apparently based off of a cell phone game. Official site: http://www.cucuri.co.jp/holmes.html __________________

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wavehawk Some say I'm the Reverse Join Date: Jul 2006	...I'm sorry. I read the title and in my mind I imagined a Strike The Blood X Milky Holmes crossover. __________________ "We haven't been properly introduced..."

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tsunade666 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: In my room	lol, The illustration reminds me Akatsuki but its a detective series so he must be useful. __________________ To A certain Lonely Hero

2014-12-20, 05:02	Link #9
Flower Blooming on the mountain Join Date: May 2010 Location: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light....	On the linked website in the OP there is a tab that says "story". Could anyone summarize what it says there? __________________

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wavehawk Some say I'm the Reverse Join Date: Jul 2006	Okay, because nobody's said it yet: STILL A BETTER VAMPIRE THAN EDWARD __________________ "We haven't been properly introduced..."

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kuromitsu Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004	Done with the free portion of the game (not interested enough to pay loads of money for the rest) - it's cute, but it's really, really simple. I mean the puzzles, I know these are early levels, but they're very simple, and I say this as someone who sucks at puzzles. I wonder who they're going to market the anime to. (Me, though, I'd be fine with another Phi Brain.) I guess what will make or break this is whether they can make Holmes charismatic enough, and his banter with the "user" character (if there's any) fun enough for people to stick around. Holmes is an entertaining character from what I can tell, but nothing out of the ordinary so far... (Actually I'm not sure how much of a vampire he is, he got hungry looking at some fruit.) But he has amazing art skills: Images Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? I also wonder about the anime seiyuu. My phone's speaker is not so great, but it wasn't anyone I recognized - he sounded a bit like Ono Daisuke but it wasn't Ono Daisuke, and given that there's no name plastered all over the promo material I guess it's an amateur?

2015-02-17, 10:12	Link #20
Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	Some info on the theme song... http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...me-song/.85076 __________________