VAMPIRE HOLMES
⚡ Polarizing🚪 Often abandoned
The great detective Holmes does not solve mysteries or use deductive reasoning. He does, however, hunt vampires. Using three-minute episodes, Vampire Holmes retells the story of the great Holmes and his assistant. What begins as an ordinary detective agency takes a turn for the occult when the Metropolitan Police of London secretly hire Holmes and Hudson to investigate vampires.
Names
| Original | VAMPIRE HOLMES (latin) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | VAMPIRE HOLMES |
| English | — |
| Chinese | 吸血鬼福尔摩斯 (simplified · via bangumi) |
| Also known as | ヴァンパイアホームズ |
Facts
| Format | TV short · 12 ep · 3 min · 1h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2015-04-04 → 2015-06-20 (Spring 2015) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Studio! Cucuri |
| Source | Video game |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ComedyMysterySupernatural |
| Themes | ForeignSlapstickCGIAnti-HeroDetectiveMale ProtagonistFull CGIPrimarily Male CastUrban FantasyChibi |
Reception
| Community score | 2.88 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 4.60 / 10 |
| Composite | 17.3 |
| On lists | 5,669 |
| Favourited | 35 (0.6%) |
| Completion | 69.0% |
| Drop rate | 24.1% |
| In backlog | 28.4% |
| Score spread σ | 2.29 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Spring 2015 | E | 78 of 78 |
| Year | 2015 | E | 346 of 347 |
| Format | TV short | E | 417 of 417 |
| Source material | Video game | E | 530 of 530 |
| Genre | Mystery | E | 652 of 652 |
| Genre | Supernatural | E | 1,234 of 1,234 |
| Length | Short-form | E | 1,248 of 1,250 |
| Era | Late 2010s | E | 1,861 of 1,863 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | E | 1,868 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Comedy | E | 3,487 of 3,488 |
| Origin | Japan | E | 7,152 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Yoshinobu Sena, Kotori Morino, Tomohiro Nishimura |
|---|---|
| Character design | Yoshinobu Sena, Iori Miyamoto |
| Original creator | Yoshinobu Sena |
AniList id 21040 · MAL id 28929 · Bangumi 120703 · record updated 2026-08-26