This is a list of characters who appear in Bushiroad's Tantei Opera Milky Holmes franchise. The series, which takes place in the Great Detective Era where both detectives and thieves use special powers known as Toys to battle against each other, follows four young girls who form the Milky Holmes detective agency. Many of the characters are named after characters from various detective novels.
Characters introduced in Futari wa Milky Holmes
Feathers
A pair of detectives who are the protagonists of the third anime season, Futari wa Milky Holmes.
- Kazumi Tokiwa (常盤 カズミ, Tokiwa Kazumi)
- Voiced by: Aimi
- The main protagonist of Futari wa Milky Holmes and Alice's partner in Feathers. Her Toys lets her produce a bow and arrow out of light which, when combined with Alice's barrier Toys, become more powerful.
- Alice Myojingawa (明神川 アリス, Myojingawa Arisu)
- Voiced by: Ayasa Itō
- One half of Feathers who, unlike Kazumi, is not a student at Holmes Detective Academy. Her Toys give her the ability to produce barriers. Unbeknownst to her, her family comes from a line of gentleman thieves.
Color the Phantom
An antagonist group who appears in Futari wa Milky Holmes.
- Shion Myojingawa (明神川 シオン, Myojingawa Shion) / Violet Shadow (バイオレット・シャドウ, Baioretto Shadō)
- Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu
- Alice's older brother, who is secretly the leader of Color the Phantom. He often worries about Alice becoming a detective.
- Keiko Totsugawa (十津川 警子, Totsugawa Keiko) / Pink Lovely Doom (麗しき破滅の桃, Uruwashiki Hametsu no Momo)
- Voiced by: Ikumi Nakagami
- Kokoro's police partner, who is secretly the group's real mastermind. Her Toys cause people to forget things about her, which she constantly uses to keep her identity secret.
- Great White Fallen Angel (偉大な白き堕天使, Idaina Shiroki Datenshi) and Darkside Revolution (ダークサイドレボリューション, Dākusaido Reboryūshon)
- Voiced by: Yuka Ōtsubo and Yuka Takakura
- The white and black phantoms who assist Shion by collecting data.
- Red Lion of the Gale (疾風の赤き獅子, Hayate no Akakishishi)
- Voiced by: Taishi Murata
- A cocky phantom thief whose Toys let him use a whip.
- Ryōko Komatsu (リョウコ・コマツ) / Yellow Black Hole (イエロー・ブラックホール, Ierō Burakku Hōru)
- Voiced by: Aya Hisakawa
- A female detective who is actually a phantom thief, constantly trying to bring Alice to the side of the phantom thieves. Her Toys allow her to create black holes anywhere using a GPS device.
- The Fearsome Blue Hunter (戦慄なる青き狩人, Senritsunaru Aoki Kariudo)
- Voiced by: Tōru Ōkawa
- A phantom thief who appears in the public eye as a news critic. His Toys allow him to create holographic duplicates of himself to confuse his opponents.
Other characters
- Visconte (ビスコンテ, Bisukonte)
- Voiced by: Hiroki Tōchi
- Alice's father, who is secretly a legendary thief who has returned to action after ten years.
- Madame Visconte (マダム・ビスコンテ, Madamu Bisukonte)
- Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara
- Alice's mother, who is also Visconte's partner.
- Kazumi's Father (カズミの父, Kazumi no Chichi)
- Voiced by: Kenji Hamada
- He, alongside Kazumi's Mother are both former detectives but still work in a detective agency.
- La Lunar (ラ・ルナール, La Runāru)
- Voiced by: Ikumi Hayama
- A female thief whose Deception Toys allows others to perceive her as different people.
- Monseur Miller (ムッシュ・ミラー, Musshu Mirā)
- Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata
- A French thief whose Mirror Toys allows him to make duplicates of himself out of mirrors.
- Old Lady (老婦人, Ryōfujin)
- Voiced by: Kiyoko Miyazawa [ja]
- An old lady who seems to come to the same bar and ride the same bus every day. The bus driver (Voiced by: Ryōsuke Kanemoto) is actually her estranged son who she was working up the courage to talk to.
Characters introduced in Tantei Kageki Milky Holmes TD
Idols
- Marine Amagi (天城 茉莉音, Amagi Marine)
- Voiced by: Emi Nitta
- The main protagonist of Tantei Kageki Milky Holmes TD and a popular idol who possesses a miraculous singing voice made up of seven Elements. Her Toys allow her to materialize these Elements for use in her performances. When her Elements are mysteriously stolen, she joins up with Milky Holmes to help recover them.
- Miki Hojo (法条 美樹, Hōjō Miki)
- Voiced by: Mari Nakatsu
- Marine's fellow idol in the group BKT10000.
- Producer (プロデューサーさん, Purodyūsā-san)
- Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi
- Marine's producer.
- Manager (マネージャーさん, Manējā-san)
- Voiced by: Ai Yamamoto (ja)
- Marine's manager.
- Makoto Senda (千田 元子, Senda Makoto)
- Voiced by: Ayami Yoshi [ja]
- A former center of BKT10000 who suddenly quit.
Elements
The Elements (エレメント, Eremento) are Marine's Toys who help form her miraculous singing voice, who became separated.
- Melodia (メロディア, Merodia)
- Voiced by: Juri Nagatsuma
- The first element. She is found possessing Marine's manager.
- Harmony (ハーモニー, Hāmonī)
- Voiced by: Chitose Morinaga (Black) and Juri Kimura (White)
- Twin sisters. They are found possessing a curry loving prince in India.
- Poemy (ポエミィ, Poemi)
- Voiced by: Ayami Yoshi [ja]
He was found possessing Nero after a short nap on the day after she had an argument with the other members of the Milky Holmes.
- Crescendo (クレッシェンド, Kureshendo)
- Voiced by: Saori Ōnishi
She was found possessing Scarlet during a trip to rescue Marine and prevent Scarlet from taking the priceless gem from the sky casino. She was forced to break the bond between Scarlet and herself after Miki used her toys.
- Decrescendo (デクレッシェンド, Dekureshendo)
- Voiced by: Shiro Izawa [ja]
She was found possessing a dealer Noir during a trip to the Scarlet's newly opened casino.
- Shout (シャウト, Shauto)
- Voiced by: Minami Takahashi
She was found possessing Sakiko Kirumiya who was a one-hit wonder idol.
- Dancing (ダンシング, Danshingu)
- Voiced by: Hayase Marika
He Marima is then revealed to be possessed by another Element, Dancing, who challenges Milky Holmes to see who can best imitate a good-looking man, which Hercule manages to win due to having a sore throat.
- Rhythmic (リズミック, Rizumikku)
- Voiced by: Yurika Kubo
- Amoore (アモーレ, Amoore)
- Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue
Other characters
- Nobles (ノブレス, Noburesu)
- Voiced by: Masumi Tazawa