''Young Miss Holmes'', known in Japan as is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Kaoru Shintani. It was serialized in '' Comic Flapper'' from 2007 to 2011, with the chapters collected into 7 '' tankōbon'' volumes by Media Factory. ''Young Miss Holmes'' is a mystery series following Crystal "Christie" Margaret Hope, the 10-year-old niece of

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

who has inherited his skills of deduction and logical reasoning, as she partakes in some of Holmes' most famous cases. In 2011 Seven Seas Entertainment announced they had acquired the rights to the series and that they would release it in omnibus editions. The series was followed up with a sequel series titled .

Synopsis

The series follows Christie, the niece of Sherlock Holmes. She's shown to be incredibly clever and inquisitive, much to the chagrin of those close to her.

Reception

The '' School Library Journal'' wrote a mixed review for the first omnibus release, as they enjoyed the story and characters but criticized it for being marked as "all ages" given the inclusion of a crossover with '' Dance in the Vampire Bund'', which the company played up as a feature. They commented that "it wouldn’t be a problem here if Seven Seas had either promoted the crossover elements but rated ''Young Miss Holmes'' Teen/13+ so as to have less of an abrupt change between it and ''Dance'' or if Seven Seas had kept ''Young Miss Holmes'' at a lower rating but downplayed the crossover as much as possible, so as to keep the young audience for ''Young Miss Holmes'' separated from the more mature audience of ''Dance''." Anime News Network was more positive, writing that it was "Fairly faithful to Holmesian literature in general and the period, detailed art, interesting characters" and that the "Crossover with ''Dance in the Vampire Bund'' is nicely executed."

References

{{Comic Flapper Media Factory manga Kadokawa Dwango franchises Mystery anime and manga Works based on Sherlock Holmes Kaoru Shintani Seinen manga Seven Seas Entertainment titles