METADATA & RELEASE INFORMATION

Title (Original): 名探偵ホームズ「美女と宝剣」

Title (Romaji): Meitantei Holmes: Bijo to Houken

Title (English): Sherlock Hound: The Beautiful Woman and the Sacred Sword (Alt: The Beauty and the Treasure Sword)

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

Original Creator: Arthur Conan Doyle (Characters/Concept)

Anime Reference: TMS Entertainment / RAI (1984–1985 TV Series)

Author / Artist: 辻 初樹 (Hatsuki Tsuji)

Publisher: 徳間書店 (Tokuma Shoten)

Source Publication: Animage (アニメージュ) February 1985 Issue (Vol. 8, No. 2)

Release Date: 1985-02-10 (昭和60年2月10日)

Format: Promotional Manga Booklet / Magazine Appendix (Furoku / 付録)

Language: Japanese

OVERVIEW

A special promotional spin-off manga/story booklet bundled exclusively as an appendix ("furoku") with the February 1985 issue of Animage magazine. Created by veteran animator and character designer Hatsuki Tsuji, who served as a key animation director on the "Sherlock Hound" television anime series.

The story follows Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson embarking on an original investigation to unravel the mystery of a legendary sacred blade and protect a lady while contending with the machinations of Professor Moriarty.