26. Sherlock Holmes X Fencing
Animation: The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes
About Character
Name of Character： Sherlock Holmes
“The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes” is a children’s detective novel series published by Rightman Publishing Limited. Author Mr. Lai Ho refreshes the classic characters into animal-like images which are newly designed by illustrator Mr. Yu Yuen Wong. With new character images and scientific elements added to the story, the author has created a brand new scientific children’s detective novel.
The protagonist Sherlock Holmes is the most famous private detective in London. He is knowledgeable, observant, good at analysis, proficient in boxing and fencing, and also plays violin very well. With his brilliant scientific mind, Sherlock Holmes has repeatedly solved difficult cases.
More than 18 million copies of the novels have been sold globally. Two stories were adapted into an animated movie “The Greatest Jail-breaker” and a short film “The Secret of Baguettes”. Both were released worldwide with great popularity.
About Author – Lai Ho
With degrees in Bachelor of Arts from Hosei University in Japan and Master of Arts in Cinema Studies from New York University, Lai Ho is an accomplished screenwriter and translator. He once worked at Golden Harvest and translated most of the works of film master Akira Kurosawa. Later, he joined Rightman Publishing Limited as the Chief Editor. He wrote scripts, such as the movie “The Floating Landscape” (in contention for Golden Lion Award at the 60th Venice Film Festival). Lai Ho also translated children’s books, such as “The Chronicles of Wild Animals Clinic” and “Incredible Zorori “.
In 2009, Lai Ho started writing “The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes”, which is highly popular among children’s readers. Lai Ho was voted by the students of primary schools in Hong Kong to be “The Favourite Author” in 2017, 2020 and 2021. “Delicious Murder” and “The Secrets of Health” won Publishing Awards in Hong Kong Publishing Biennial Awards in 2017 and 2021 respectively.
Design | Yu Yuen Wong / Chan Ping Kwan
Animation Director | Toe Yuen / Matthew Chow