This is a list of characters who appear in
Bushiroad's Tantei Opera Milky Holmes franchise. The series, which takes place in the Great Detective Era where both detectives and thieves use special powers known as Toys to battle against each other, follows four young girls who form the Milky Holmes detective agency. Many of the characters are named after characters from various detective novels.
Characters introduced in Tantei Opera Milky Holmes
The
main protagonist of the series. Sherlock is the airheaded leader of Milky Holmes, who, while known to be particularly clumsy yet is always also caring and loyal, excitable and friendly. She has a habit of randomly choosing culprits without much basis, most often Buta. Occasionally, she works part-time in a ramen shop as a waitress. Her Toys give her the power of telekinesis.
An obnoxious girl with a hefty appetite. She speaks with the masculine term 'boku' and is very selfish, often talking down on others while comforting her own greed. Her Toys allows her to control machines using a small piece of metal.
A very shy girl who is easily embarrassed. She often tries to be the voice of reason, but her timid nature means she's often ignored and yelled at afterward. She occasionally works as a model. Her Toys gives her superhuman strength.
A blonde girl who often gets delusional concerning the relationship within the group. She tends to get rather out of control whenever she is scared, particularly of the dark. Her Toys allows her to see and hear things others cannot.
The well-endowed leader of the Gentlemen Thieves whose Toys can cast illusions. She is currently undercover as the Student Council President at Holmes's Academy. She craves strong opponents such as Sherlock to fight against, so when Milky Holmes lose their Toys, she strives to help them to return to their most powerful states so they can satisfy her. It is well implied that her team mates have a crush on her. When not in her school uniform, she generally wears outfits that show off her chest.
Souseki Ishinagare (石流 漱石, Ishinagare Sōseki) / Stone River (ストーンリバー, Sutōn Ribā)
A stern man who battles with a katana. His Toys allow him to immobilize an opponent. Works undercover at Holmes Detective Academy as a school janitor or chef.
Kai Nijuuri (二十里 海, Nijuuri Kai) / Twenty (トゥエンティ, Tuenti)
A crafty magician who uses various English words and attacks using cards. He is wildly perverted and constantly shows off his erect nipples to the chagrin of the students. His Toys allows him to disguise himself perfectly. Undercover as a teacher, his name is based after
Edogawa Rampo's Fiend of Twenty Faces.
The leader of Genius 4 (known as G4 for short), a police investigation unit. She is a bossy girl who looks down on Milky Holmes since they lost their Toys and always claims to boast a massive IQ. A running gag involves her smacking Sherlock with a golden mask whenever she calls her "Kokoro-chan". She claims to have graduated from
Harvard University at the age of 13.
A fat, pig-like boy who is obsessed with eating lard and is often wrongly accused by Milky Holmes of being a culprit. He renamed himself as God of Lard when he ends up gaining powers from the Toys that Sherlock Holmes had sealed away, he steals all the lard from the city, using it to change into a more powerful and handsome form
Sheryl's kouhai who frames the Milky Holmes on the 'death' of Nezu in order to help them get their Toys back. After being found guilty, she is transferred to Poirot Detective Academy in London. Her Toys are closely related to Sheryl's Telekinesis Toys.
Ramen Shopkeeper (らめえん屋の店主, Rameen-ya no Tenshu)
The owner of a ramen shop where Sheryl sometimes works part-time. He never speaks but communicates with the text written on the back of his shirt.
A
bomb disposal robot which is similar in appearance to
Wall-E. It copies Kokoro's mannerisms and has its own Mask of Agamemnon, which it uses to hit Sheryl and Kokoro herself. Its name is based on Kokoro's hand puppet named Poporo.
The Princess of Marlo who bears a striking resemblance to Sheryl. She is arranged to be married to Prince Pero in order to support her country but yearns to be a normal girl.
A rooster the girls found while working on their farm. He is killed in the aftermath of the second season premiere and later eaten by the Milky Holmes in the next episode.
A wealthy old man who has lost contact his first love Higatha in an accident 80 years ago. He offers the Milky Holmes ¥10,000,000 and one thousand pieces of first-class sushi for an abstract painting Elly got from her part-time job which resembles Higatha.
Drill's first love who always wears a mask because of her shyness. She is separated from Drill after an accident 80 years ago but eventually returns and reunites with him after receiving a clue of his whereabouts.
A dark-skinned man with an afro who works in a sushi shop while saving up for his daughter (Voiced by:
Natsumi Takamori) who needs a surgery which costs ¥9,990,000. In the end, he receives the Milky Holmes' check which completely covers the operation.
A manly, giant octopus riding prison warden of
Hakkei-jima Sea Prison (ハッケイ島シープリズン, Hakkei-jima Shī Purizun) who enjoys tormenting and crushing the hopes of his prisoners. His prison is destroyed by the Milky Holmes while they are trying to escape.
A detective from Osaka who gets the Milky Holmes to help her find a flasher. She has a split personality named Pō (ポー, Pō) who wants to experience the freedom of being naked.
A flasher wearing a long coat who frequently exposes himself to young girls. He is apprehended by the Genius Four although he is later seen free again.
A singer who was kidnapped in a case, which is stolen by the Milky Holmes, posing as the Thieves' Empire, from the actual thieves. Her debut song is the main theme of the Yokohama Detective Fair. She has a child-looking manager (Voiced by:
Rina Hidaka) who is actually 28 years old.
Characters introduced in Futari wa Milky Holmes
Feathers
A pair of detectives who are the protagonists of the third anime season, Futari wa Milky Holmes.
The main protagonist of Futari wa Milky Holmes and Alice's partner in Feathers. Her Toys lets her produce a bow and arrow out of light which, when combined with Alice's barrier Toys, become more powerful.
One half of Feathers who, unlike Kazumi, is not a student at Holmes Detective Academy. Her Toys give her the ability to produce barriers. Unbeknownst to her, her family comes from a line of gentleman thieves.
Color the Phantom
An antagonist group who appears in Futari wa Milky Holmes.
Kokoro's police partner, who is secretly the group's real mastermind. Her Toys cause people to forget things about her, which she constantly uses to keep her identity secret.
Great White Fallen Angel (偉大な白き堕天使, Idaina Shiroki Datenshi) and Darkside Revolution (ダークサイドレボリューション, Dākusaido Reboryūshon)
A female detective who is actually a phantom thief, constantly trying to bring Alice to the side of the phantom thieves. Her Toys allow her to create black holes anywhere using a GPS device.
The Fearsome Blue Hunter (戦慄なる青き狩人, Senritsunaru Aoki Kariudo)
A phantom thief who appears in the public eye as a news critic. His Toys allow him to create holographic duplicates of himself to confuse his opponents.
An old lady who seems to come to the same bar and ride the same bus every day. The bus driver (Voiced by:
Ryōsuke Kanemoto) is actually her estranged son who she was working up the courage to talk to.
Characters introduced in Tantei Kageki Milky Holmes TD
The main protagonist of Tantei Kageki Milky Holmes TD and a popular idol who possesses a miraculous singing voice made up of seven Elements. Her Toys allow her to materialize these Elements for use in her performances. When her Elements are mysteriously stolen, she joins up with Milky Holmes to help recover them.
She was found possessing Scarlet during a trip to rescue Marine and prevent Scarlet from taking the priceless gem from the sky casino. She was forced to break the bond between Scarlet and herself after Miki used her toys.
He Marima is then revealed to be possessed by another Element, Dancing, who challenges Milky Holmes to see who can best imitate a good-looking man, which Hercule manages to win due to having a sore throat.
The main protagonist of the first PSP game who also appears in the Alternative specials. He is said to be the person who trained Milky Holmes. His name is based after Yoshio Kobayashi. In the PSP game, he lost his Toys.
The main protagonist of the second PSP game who also appears in episode 8 of Futari wa Milky Holmes. Formerly a police officer who suddenly gained Toys, she was put in charge of Milky Holmes. Her Induction Toys allow her to mimic the abilities of other people's Toys and use them to their full extent.
Henriette's older sister who appears in the 2nd PSP game. During the game, she acts as student council president and assigns Ellery to be in charge of Milky Holmes.
Characters introduced in Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Alternative
A female thief from America. Her Toys allow her to be invisible which she uses to steal paintings. She loses her memory after being hit by Edgar Moran's Toys.