METADATA & RELEASE INFORMATION

Title (Original): 名探偵ホームズ 資料集

Title (Romaji): Meitantei Holmes Shiryoushuu

Title (English): Sourcebook of Sherlock Hound (Artworks Collection)

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

Original Creator: Arthur Conan Doyle (Characters/Concept)

Anime Directors: 宮崎 駿 (Hayao Miyazaki), 御厨 恭輔 (Kyosuke Mikuriya)

Animation Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS) / Telecom Animation Film / RAI

Publisher: アニメスタイル (Anime Style / Style Co., Ltd.)

Release Date: 2025-10-24 (令和7年10月24日)

ISBN-13: 978-4-8021-3554-2 (9784802135542)

Format: Archival Artbook / Production Sourcebook (A4 Size, Softcover)

Language: Japanese

Page Count: 328 pages (Color / Monochrome mix)

BOOK CONTENTS & SECTIONS

Cover: Full-color ensemble illustration depicting Holmes, Watson, Mrs. Hudson, Lestrade, and Professor Moriarty over Tower Bridge.

Character & Mech: Comprehensive compilation of official model turnaround sheets, facial expressions, vehicle blueprints (steam carriage, aircraft, locomotives), and prop designs.

Image Boards: Full-color conceptual image boards and watercolor setting sketches developed during pre-production.

Background Layouts: Architectural and environmental background art layouts (221B Baker Street, Scotland Yard, London docks, and countryside locales).

Production Planning: Complete 26-episode proposal outlines and story treatments written by Hayao Miyazaki.

OVERVIEW & HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Published by Anime Style in October 2025 as a definitive, 328-page archival sourcebook celebrating the 40th anniversary era of "Sherlock Hound". It compiles vast production materials from the TMS/Telecom archives, spanning character model sheets, mechanical blueprints, color image boards, background layouts, and Hayao Miyazaki's original written episode proposal documents.