METADATA & RELEASE INFORMATION

Title (Original): アニメージュ 1985年3月号（第8巻第3号 / 通巻81号）

Title (Romaji): Animage 1985-nen 3-gatsugou (Vol. 8, No. 3 / Tsukan 81-gou)

Title (English): Animage Magazine - March 1985 Issue (Whole No. 81)

Cover Feature: Sherlock Hound / 名探偵ホームズ (Meitantei Holmes)

Original Creator: Arthur Conan Doyle (Characters/Concept)

Cover Illustrator: 原画: 高坂希太郎 (Kitaro Kosaka)

Publisher: 徳間書店 (Tokuma Shoten)

Release Date: 1985-03-10 (昭和60年3月10日発行 / Distributed Feb 1985)

Original Price: 590 JPY

Format: Monthly Anime Magazine (B5 Size, Softcover)

Language: Japanese

Page Count: Approx. 200+ pages (Full Color / Duotone / Monochrome mix)

KEY MAGAZINE CONTENTS & FEATURES

Cover: Original artwork depicting Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson pointing towards a giant, laughing Professor Moriarty alongside his flying machine, illustrated by Kitaro Kosaka.

Franchise Coverage: Ongoing TV broadcast coverage, episode featurettes, and character analysis for the "Sherlock Hound" television series.

Lead Special Feature: Comparative feature: "Zeta Gundam" (機動戦士Ζガンダム) and "GoShogun: The Time Étranger" (戦国魔神ゴーショーグン 時の異邦人).

Bundled Supplements: - Appendix 1: Heavy Metal L-Gaim Finale BOOK (重戦機エルガイム フィナーレBOOK)

Appendix 2: Tongari Boushi no Memole Manga Supplement (まんが・とんがり帽子のメモル)

OVERVIEW & HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Published during the peak television broadcast run of "Sherlock Hound" on TV Asahi. Cover illustrator Kitaro Kosaka served as a notable key animator on the series (and later became a prominent animation director and collaborator with Hayao Miyazaki at Studio Ghibli on films such as "Spirited Away", "Princess Mononoke", and "The Wind Rises").