Fan club to also hold countdown event on New Year's Eve

The "Live Milky Holmes Full Color Festival" concerts announced this past weekend that production on a brand-new animation has been green-lit. The anime will air on December 31, and fan club members can attend an exclusive countdown live event on the same day. More details will be revealed on the Detective Opera Milky Holmes franchise's portal site.

The cast of the anime performed 25 songs on each day of the weekend concerts, which tied into the group's second album (April 2's Full Color ). Footage from both days of the event, along with exclusive interviews, will run on CS-TBS Channel 1 in July in Japan. The event's Blu-ray Disc release will ship this year. The Blu-ray for the separate "Live Milky Holmes Aki no Daiundōkai" event will go on sale on July 20.

The franchise has inspired four television anime series and three anime specials. A film opened in Japan in February.

The "Detective Opera Milky Holmes 2016 Big! Project Unveiling" event had announced in January that a new live-action Mirumiru Milky variety television series, more live concerts, a pachi-slot (slot machine for pachinko parlors) game project, Monchhichi dolls, and an official shop were in the works for the franchise.