Sherlock Hound (1984)

Original title

名探偵ホームズ

Directed by

Hayao Miyazaki

Genre

detective fiction

Country

Italy, Japan

Length

1 season, 26 episodes

Rated

6

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 60 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An anime series where anthropomorphic dog versions of Sherlock Holmes and his friends solve mysteries in a steampunk Victorian world. The show combines classic detective stories with playful science-fiction gadgets and animal characters.

whimsicallightheartedcozywhimsically styledgentleslightly nostalgicbriskly pacedplayful

What happens

Sherlock Hound (名探偵ホームズ, Meitantei Hōmuzu; lit. "Famous Detective Holmes"), known also as Il fiuto di Sherlock Holmes, is an anime television series produced by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) and Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS). Based on the character Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, almost all the characters are depicted as anthropomorphic dogs. The show featured regular appearances of Jules Verne–steampunk style technology, adding a 19th-century science-fiction atmosphere to the series. It consists of 26 episodes and aired between 1984 and 1985. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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