Audience reviews
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Curlybrace101
If there's one thing I dislike the most in fiction it is when something pretends to be much deeper than it actually is.
Moriarty the Patriot is about vigilante justice cleansing the streets of Britain (hence the patriotism) of those filthy nobles who abuse the lower class. The problem is that its criticism of the classism in the Victorian era is extremely shallow. It's very skin deep the way it just says nobles are bad and the poor are good without any sense of nuance or examining how this system came to be, how it stays in place, or how precisely it works---and certainly not the way to go about effectively dismantling it.
Any criticism of the class system boils down to "it's bad because they exploit people" and the conclusion drawn is to kill people who do that.
Obviously murder is w…
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The show is just some mid tier revenge porn for impotent poor people that needs to parasitically latch on to a famous body of work (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's) to even manage to be remotely successful.
The setting is quite uninspired, the characters are one-dimensional, the premise is far-fetched and far from believable, and the plots are for the most part basic. The visuals are fine, albeit bland.
The intro and ending segments are a terrible mismatch, but at least they can be skipped.
All-in-all, if you're poor and feel powerless in life you'd probably enjoy it. If your standards are high, odds are that you won't.
And it probably would appeal a bit to people that enjoyed shows such as Dexter.
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Who doesn't like to watch good old Sherlock Holmes solving crimes with his unmatched intellect. There wasn't anyone who could have escaped from the hands of sherlock holmes. But there was a person who was trouble for even Sherlock Holmes, i.e, James Moriarty. This is the story about that man and what he did in his life.
To be honest it wasn't what i expected it to be. If you have watched Sherlock Holmes starring Benedict Cumberbatch or even the movies starring Robert D. jr then there's a high probability that you won't find this interesting.
If you’re a die-hard fan of the classic literature of Sherlock Homes then you might have issue with the titular character’s lack of screen time. Try to go into Moriarty the Patriot with an open mind if you want to watch some mysteries being made and so…
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"Crime is not the end; it is the means, Moran."
- William James Moriarty
This anime could be taken politically. It could be interpreted as a question of universalism.
Is it moral to erase a crime with another crime?
Is vengeance the only way to clear the emptiness after losing someone dear to you?
Will killing help the grief of the killed?
This story is a spin-off of the famous Sherlock Holmes. However, the story sets off from the perspective of William James Moriarity, a genius of crime. Instead of the classic detective concept of showing the crime and then the process of solving it, "Moriarty the Patriot" does not do this. Rather, it shows in-depth that crime has many layers. The impurities and imbalances of social classes in society cause this.
Crimes that brings people to think:
"I c…
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Time and time again Sherlock Holmes has been re-imagined, re-invented, modernised and so on. But often times, when set in the particular historical period the original novel is set, people forget the effects of the time period small intricacies.
(as well as read and pay attention to the source material, but then again Sherlock name sells, seen by how much people venerate this anime lol)
Moriarty is a incredibly interesting character in the novels, however he was not given a lot of focus.
Here the anime had a chance to explore his character and...well choose to play the "Noble bad, poor good" card as his motivation. Which frankly for a character such as Moriarty is lacking(as in not strong enough for him to trouble himself).
He's a genius like Sherlock, so he must have an even stronger…
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4/10 Very shallow show. Fanfiction? More like a bleak shadow of the original...
Imagine Sherlock Holmes's original series but adapted for kids. This show is exactly this, a really dumbed down version so that even 5yo can get the point.
Story: 3/10
What you see on the screen is exactly what will happen, there is no mystery or any sort of guesswork that you need to do. Too predictable, mysteries are solved effortlessly, the main characters are too powerful for the challenges they face. I got a feeling that the original creator of the manga misinterpreted the original work (hope they actually read it) and no one fixed the deficiencies during the production...
Art: 8/10
The art and animation are of good quality. Lots of detailed backgrounds, textures, character design is fine too. You can…
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Now i will solve a crime, a crime named Yuukoku no Moriarty. Given the theme, its obvious that the author is a Sherlock Holmes fan itself, choosing the battle between Moriarty and Holmes, that Conan Doyle never wrote, because it was a pretext to stop writing about the great detective, but the idea was charming to the fans, and till now, because it is always appears in any modern atempt to write about Sherlock Holmes.
Second, i presume that the author is not a good writers itself, choosing to take Moriarty point of view, in the thrive of originality. It wouldnt be a poor choice itself, but to make use sympathize with the villan, unable to give him a compelling personality, he tries to give Moriarty some complexity, by turning him in a anti-hero, a vigilante, a revolutionary. Thats why he f…
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I'll start this with something no one has pointed out: The title.
"Patriotism" can be written in two ways: "Aikoku" (愛国: Love for one's country) and "Yuukoku"(憂国:concern for one's country future); what means the title con be understood as "Moriarty's concern for his country"... I know is a futile detail, but it basically tells us the whole tone of the story ahead.
Specially since we have now 3 James Moriatys in the story...
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After this, this anime is pure premise… I like it, but exactly for the opposite objective of it:
The story of Yuukoku no Moriarty is meant to show us the story of how James Moriaty became the "Napoleon of Crime" under an antihero glass. In other words, it is meant to show us a story about a devilish good guy destroying (murdering) actual criminals. (Basically L…
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PLS READ IF WILLING TO WATCH THIS OR JUST TO CONSIDER MY REVIEW! ✓✓✓ (SLIGHT SPOILERS AHEAD)
Firstly i just want to asseverate how much i adored this anime. It verily fulfilled my expectations and ended in a nice cliff-hanger. Now let us get to the details, EP 1 firmly opens up and gives us a worrying case where there might be a lunatic who is infatuated to torment little children, lurking around. This rumour spreads and we are introduced to the main characters, James Moriarty William and his brother. Right after his introduction, I immediately knew that Moriarty was someone of high status and prestige, and was also knowledgeable. This was evaluation was proven correct right after he took the murder case on and meticulously and systematically, revealed the psychopathic killer. But what pa…
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It was a fun mystery/drama that managed to be rather light hearted despite its darker subject matter. Moriarty is a kind of Robin Hood character except instead of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, he helps the poor murder the rich; often in ever more increasingly elaborate ways.
It tries to tackle some interesting moral questions, but in my opinion doesn't delve very deep into them and thus is kind of shallow. "Rich people are terrible, the world would be better without them, so to bring about that better world let's kill them". Additionally, each "villain" is comically villainous to the point of seeming to lack any humanity or redeeming qualities, thus making it easy for the audience to sympathize with Moriarty's views without question. Holmes is the only one we really get t…
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I went into this anime with high expectations, seeing as everyone was calling it the anime of 2020. I wanted to give this anime a 7 initially, but by the time I finished it, I felt like giving it a 5 would be too generous. So I settled for a 3.
It’s like buying a jelly/cream filled donut and finding air in the middle instead. You can’t even feel ripped off because the outside is so greasy, it’d probably give you a stomachache anyways.
The art was beautiful. I enjoyed the scenes aesthetically, and while there were moments where Moriarty looked like a big brain misshapen alien, it was still a beautifully drawn anime. Vaguely had Black Butler vibes to it.
Moriarty as a character was cold and flat. Nothing remarkable about him. The way he and his merry band of homicidal fanatics behaved, it…
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Here it is! My favorite anime of 2020. It's been a rough year, but we finally got a genuinely good anime that's not Interspecies Reviewers! This is something I can actually recommend to my offline friends and they won't just laugh awkwardly and say, "Um...Really dude?".
Moriarty the Patriot is both a surprisingly faithful Sherlock Holmes adaptation and puts a new spin on familiar characters at the same time. Sherlock Holmes and Watson besides looking weirdly bishounen act exactly like they do in the books. A lot of dialogue is lifted directly from the source stories. All the minor supporting cast from Ms. Hudson, Lestrade, the Baker Stree Irregulars, are all portrayed very accurately. As you could guess from the title, the character that they changed the most is Professor James Moriarty.…
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“I am profoundly disappointed in you” - H. Watson
* CONTAIN SPOILERS * (How you analyze something without giving some spoilers?)
Hello anime fans of all around the globe, what a terrible year this was, I’m just impressed of how everything just went worst and worst and worst. But this is not the time to shit on how this year was a disappointment, is time to say how Yuukoku no Moriarty was a disappointment.
First things first, this is NOT the first time someone’s re-imagined Moriarty as a hero (or more commonly, an antihero). Michael Kurland’s Professor Moriarty series of books comes to mind in the prose arena. For those who like a historical background, anime takes place in the late 19th century during the Victorian era, a time when parliamentarism provided an approximation between the…
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Ok, that ends the 1st sequel and now on to the 2nd sequel in 2021....I hope , Covid 19 pandemic would be over ASAP...But, anywayz, let's get down to business, for this fall of 2020, this is one anime that is a breath of fresh air, given, that this isn't your typical anime that has the usual Mystery, Psychological, Historical and Shounen, here the title maybe a mislead, since the main character itself happens to the very arc enemy of a well known detective, Sherlock Holmes and yes it is William James Moriarty who is the main character here , in fact to call him the protagonist would be an understatement, cu'z as we all know he isn't a typical good guy but more like a bad guy taking out other bad guys , in which we associate them as "Anti Heroes," so without any further adieu, here's how I r…
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As a fan of Sherlock Holmes I was really excited to know about this anime, and I'm sure that everyone know the basics of Sherlock Holmes, BUTTTT this story is about Moriarty or at least the beginning, then it shifts toward Sherlock to end in a sweat place between the both of them, and it was done brilliantly.
The crimes and the smart people stuff you would expect to be in a Sherlock story is there here, and its not like solving the crime and discovering who did it is everything no no no, the story goes deeper, from Moriarty-sama's goal who would break anything to get it, to Sherlock's love for mysteries who has the same mentality, BUTTTT we should not forget Watson and mini-Moriarty, Watson has the role to keep Holmes in the right direction and even though mini-Moriarty's role isn't big I…
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Sherlock Holmes. One of literature’s most iconic characters. Whenever people think detective, one of the first things people will think about is Sherlock Holmes. The man has just been integrated into our popular culture and will most likely never fade from memory. Yet, I have never really gotten into Sherlock Holmes material and adaptations with the exception of BBC’s Sherlock (Because come on, that show was brilliant). Of course this time last year, we had an anime adaptation of Sherlock Holmes called Kabukichou Sherlock. I watched 3 episodes, got bored, dropped it and never looked back. Now a year later, we have a new adaptation but this time, from the perspective of Sherlock’s rival and intellectual equal, Moriarty. That’s enough to get me intrigued right there. An anime from a villain’…
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Perhaps I might be biased on the topic of this particular anime, since I have grown up with the stories of Sherlock Holmes and I've always made it a priority to check out every type of adaptation I would encounter. That was the exact reason why Yuukoku No Moriarty caught my attention - i hope my affliction with the franchise could make for my opinion to be considered valid.
As it turns out, I found myself not disappointed at all after finishing the first season; the interpretation of the characters was one I have never seen before which allowed me to feel a very different type of enjoyment while watching it. The character backstories were original and intriguing; I can't wait to see Holmes' one in the upcoming season.
The story was well done; the art is very beautiful and does justice t…
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{From the perspective of someone who has never read the Holmes’ series}
“Catch me if you can Mr. Holmes” - William James Moriarty
Unless you’ve been asleep during English class as I have or just have been living under a rock (again like me), you’ve definitely heard of Sherlock Holmes. But in case you actually don’t know who or what Sherlock Holmes is, “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle published in 1892 featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes trying to correct social injustices by offering a new, fairer sense of justice, all written in the first-person narrative by Holmes’ counterpart Dr. Watson. These stories were very well received and are known today as the staple of great detective fiction.
So what’s this ani…
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Anyone who is familiar with mystery and detective stories probably heard of the name ‘Sherlock Holmes’. However, how many are familiar with his future nemesis, William James Moriarty. An anti-hero. A mischievous mastermind. A cunning strategist. A living psychological weapon. Those are just a few ways to describe such a person.
Welcome to a world where crime, corruption, and class system dominates the society. Watching Yuukoku no Moriarty feels like an old school mystery thriller with the good and bad folks. In their society, what separates from those that are drunk with power and those who seek to make the world a better place? It’s a tough question as this show tests the integrity of a complex society in this 19th century.
But make no mistake, when I first started watching this show, I…
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Even when you think that there’s nothing worth it during a season, you find animes like Yuukoku no Moriarty to contradict you.
Class differences. A concept that is old but that does not stop being an instaured matter nowadays; less harsher today, but still present. Despite this idea is a classic one, I really enjoy watching this controversial topic, and even more when is well managed. And what I like even more about Yuukoku no Moriarty is the way the main characters are not politically correct. They are not the perfect elite guys that sow justice and that fight for the poverty’s rights. No, they take justice by hand in order to change the corrupt world. That premise isn’t that original either, is it? That doesn’t matter, because I think is well handled in this episodic anime that is quite…
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