Reviews for Moriarty the Patriot Part 2

A disappointing conclusion after a promising first season. Overall, it felt like they were just trying to throw in a bunch of Holmes stories and other references without much thought to the overarching narrative and character building. This season is essentially a compilation of “Hey you know Jack the Ripper? How about James Bond? Do you remember how good The Dark Knight was? Would you like it if we just copied a large part of that?”. Most of the arcs feel very meaningless in retrospect. There might be a couple plot points that carry to the next arc, but they could be cut out with littleto no impact on the final arc.

These arcs feel like even more of a waste of time when you also factor in that Sherlock and Moriaty get almost no development this season. None of the changes in their behavior feels earned or realistic. It just happens and we are told to accept it.

Sherlock in particular is disappointing this season because he never does anything despite being hyped up as an equal to Moriaty. They talk about how Moriaty was his “great nemesis”, but it never even felt like they were on the opposite ends of cases very often. Other side characters might as well not exist. They are either not important and/or receive no noteworthy development.

Writing aside, this anime still delivers with top-notch production. The art & animation look very clean and remain some of the best this season. The OST is also great and it covers up a lot of the script’s failings to draw out emotion.

All-in-all, I expected much more from this season. I thought the first season was good and I hoped that this was going to be where this series delivered on all of its potential. But here I am feeling completely underwhelmed by a highly forgettable conclusion. Watch it if you really liked the first season I guess. But if you were kinda on the fence with it, you can skip this one.

It’s a 5/10. Closer to a 6 than a 4.

I do not write reviews that much but after finishing the anime i feel like it deserves a review for how amazing it is Story : Moriarties entire premise is to bring reform to England that has been corrupted by nobles exploiting the commoners and getting away with it. The main casts goal is to bring equality to the entire nation by taking the lives of nobles and giving the commoners the courage to revolt back. This plan ensures that the nobles are conscious of their actions and live in the fear that the lord of crime may target them next and in turn stabilizeEngland in the long run. This plan in the anime had been carried out fluently and the conclusion to it to me was satisfactory and really amazing. The story has several moments which i can only describe as genius.

Characters : The overall character quality in this anime is very good, my favourite ones were moriarty and sherlock, the dynamic between them was always entertaining. As for the side characters, it did a good job in portraying their motivations and ideals .

Animation and artstyle : Production IG did a fantastic job with the artwork especially with the character designs and the surrounding areas and objects in the anime which pay a lot of attention to detail to the real life London in the 1800s. The animation was very smooth as well.

Ending: With non spoilers, i would describe the ending segment of moriarty to be absolutely great , from what i heard they adapt a lot of chapters into the last two episodes but honestly that did not really subvert my stance on the anime , the ending was very good and heartwarming.

"Catch me if you can, Mr. Holmes." - Will-"Liam" James Moriarty The exceptional brillance of Yuukoku no Moriarty a.k.a Moriarty the Patriot follows into its 2nd Cour, after the 1st half has all that reimagining of the classic Arthur Donan Coyle "Sherlock Holmes" novel style into a perfect start. This review will only concern the events in the 2nd Cour, though you should watch Part 1 first and come back to this one when you're done. The story in the 2nd Cour is elevated through the continuation of the manga adaptation with new arcs and new characters, all of which serves the purpose of the classic plotset-up to between the brillant detective Sherlock Holmes and the Lord of Crime, Liam himself, exacting the same "Devil's Incarnate" idea of justice to abolish the old British Colony system and set forth his own "God's Devil" judgment of justice upon the land. Character development is expected to also be in tandem with the new cases which brings both detective and crime mastermind together slowly but surely, into an all-out conflict that is like between Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort in the Deathly Hallows final chapter of the franchise. New to the 2nd half of the show are some new characters, mainly Irene Adler's long-winded case, to eventually side together with the Moriarty Brothers in a new identity, and of course, who could forget John's fiancé Mary, and the 3rd party in the equation that is the King of Blackmail, Charles Augustus Milverton. Good or evil, these new characters breathe life into the overall progression that is the eventual face-off between Sherlock and William in their final moments to put the cat-and-mouse chase game to a close.

Otherwise, Production I.G's production values still hold up pretty well, considering that it's the same staff team who did the 1st Cour in Fall last year. One thing of attention though that I'd fear you missing out, is the OP and ED songs, most particularly the lyrics and visuals, because they carry the same weight and feeling of the show as an Easter egg of sorts. If you're the kind to skip the OST, you're missing out on the hidden meanings behind the songs. Tasuku Hatanaka is back for yet another song, though comparing to the 1st Cour, this one sounds more upbeat and pronounced than the former being all gloomy with the mystery. Same with STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION's ED, it's easy to not read between the lines of the "ALPHA" and the "OMEGA" (if you can recognize biblically). There's always a start and end to everything, and this song mirrors the affluence of the show well, though on a song-sounding scale, I'd prefer the 1st Cour's one that's more appealing to my musical tastes.

All in all, a great 2nd Cour that establishes what the already marvellous 1st Cour has already done, adds onto it with more impact to give it such a high pedestal on the psychological mystery "game" of the classic kind that never gets old.

"Catch me if you can Mr Sherlock" ~ William James Moriarty We all are familiar with Yuukoku no Moriarty and its brilliance. We finally got a strong well built psychology after the downfall of the said genre in recent years Psychology fans like me can relate how much it means to us *sobs* • Story: 9 Anyways back to the review. With season 1 ending on a rather random or somewhat under satisfying part, we all were left eagerly waiting for a season 2 to get us some more closure with the series and it delivered right off the bat! With a brilliant start to season 2, wehad a couple of new characters introduced and a new arc revolving around Adler Irene which was well built well-executed and so far extremely enjoyable

Character development was there. Mostly first 3 episodes focused on Sherlock Hilmes and his quest to capture the Lord of crimes. We had a little war of witts between our Mc's which as always was amazing definitely a great start looking forward to more!

• Art: 9

Jokes aside this many handsome good looking men in one anime is the first time for me lol Like every character here is beautiful! The art style is brilliant so far best this season if I were to choose the best this season Yuukoku no Moriarty takes the cake! Tho at times frames do seem out of it but they are neglectable

• Sound: 9

Taking on the legacy of season 1 we got a nice catchy ost along with on-point nice soundtracks

voice acting is done well tho ngl the out of blue English always gets me

• Character: 9

As I previously mentioned we had a couple of new characters introduced this season and more depth was added to our usual cast as well. With Sherlock being the focus of development. Tho the cast is rather big but well managed and nicely done we can relate and look at the story from either side it's up to us totally who to root for

• Enjoyment: 10

Oh you bet my psychology soul trembled throughout watching this and every second got me hyped really looking forward to more

• Conclusion TD, LR /• Overall 10

I might be biased some might say I'm overestimating the series and it all might be true it's up to the watcher to decide but we finally got a somewhat strong psychology anime and we should appreciate that. This anime has my full support and I hope it keeps getting better and better

So far tho it has delivered and stood up to my expectations totally deserves a watch you won't be disappointed

I'm a bit biased here but I was looking forward to having another chilling OP to set the mood... except there isn't one. As a fan of the 2010 British Sherlock TV series (hello to all the Cumbers out there), I found Season 1 extremely fascinating as we got to explore everything from the Lord of Crime's perspective, a thrilling yet chilling experience. As an audience, we can't help but fall in love with the somewhat twisted William Moriarty and subconsciously become his accomplice by relishing in his self-righteous crimes. However, I find that Season 2 seems to stray a bit too far from ouranti-hero Moriarty to my liking. Yes, I do appreciate the new strong character we get in the form of the sharp and seductive Irene Adler. But so far, the plot has been less crime-focus and more on political maneuverings which seems to fall more in line with the original Sherlock narrative for this particular part of the timeline, rather than that of Moriarty's. The latest episode starts to pick up on the suspense and intensity so hopefully we get to see more exciting crimes rolling out soon.

Regardless, it has been an enjoyable watch thus far. I'm still loving the intricate Victorian settings, the stunning Moriarty brothers, and of course Sherlock's ponytail. Can't wait for next week's episode!

Can different themes and inspirations be mixed together to create something interesting and engaging? More often than not, such series turn out to be disastrous. Because they lack one key ingredient. That is "CHARISMA". Which everyone in YNM have. Yuukoku no Moriarity takes inspiration from the famous Sherlock Holmes. Although, it's not unique in its essence. But the a series doesn't have to be unique to be enjoyable and this series knows it well. It delivers where most other series fail to do so, It gives importance to its characters and it surely pays off by gripping the attention of its viewers. Story of the series isquite engaging, it's cat and mouse game between Sherlock and his arch rival Williams. Each mystery is engrossing and keeps you guessing what William's course of thought. Thereby, keeping the anticipation high.

Characters are the best part of Yuukoku no Moriarity. All the characters are GORGEOUS. I haven't seen a cast including so many good looking characters before. The best thing about the characters is they are all CHARISMATIC and come across as GENTLEMEN, which is no easy feat, considering these are all fictional characters.

Art is complementary to the narrative of our story. The facial expressions of the characters set the mood and tone of the show. These small little details makes you fall in love with the cast even more.

Op / Ed of this 2nd season might not be everyone's cup of tea. But I consider the direction this season was going to have, Op/Ed turned out to be complimentary.

All in all, this show was such an enjoyable watch. Anime industry have been lacking shows with Mystery, psychological genre with smart and charismatic male lead recently. This show really filled the void. This is without a doubt, the most underrated, memorable show during the past 1.5 year.

:)(: The first season was good but I feel like this season is going to be better.I really like the addition of Irene. Adding beautiful girls always makes an anime better LOL. :) :: Story: The story is so interesting and I really like the way the story concentrates on both Moriarty and Sherlock . As far as I saw the story is so good so it definitely deserves a 9/10. :: Art: The art is pretty good and fits the theme well. I really like howthey

portrayed old Britain that well. If you ask me I would give the art a 9/10.

:: Sound: The voice acting is good and I haven't noticed any major mistakes

in the sound . Even though the music isn't that epic I feel like they have

done a good job making it. I would give the sound a 8/10.

:: Character: I really like the characters of this series. Normally there would

be one or two detestable characters in a series but in Yuukoku no

Moriarty there is no such problem.I love both Sherlock and the Moriartys.

So far I feel like adding Irene to the series has become a big plus to it

cuz she is both beautiful and has got good sense of humor. I would give

the character a 9/10.

:: Enjoyment: I think this season will be better than the previous season.

To be honest Last season's plot was more serious but this ones got a

little bit lighter. Like I said adding Irene is enough to make it better. LOL.

I really am enjoying this season and I am really looking forward to the

next episodes. I would give enjoyment a 9/10.

This is the stupidest show I've seen in years. Moriarty the Patriot is at its core a simple revenge fantasy. The villains of the week are all cartoonishly evil beyond parody, characterized only by things like yelling about how much they hate the poor. The purported central theme of Moriarty is that the ills of society lay solely at the hands of the rich elites, yet we take out one bad police commissioner and then treat police corruption as a solved issue. Power structures? No, it's all the work of a few bad apples. Season 1 at least has the merits of short contained episodes where Moriartyhas some funny murders under his belt, like tricking a guy into eating his fruit allergy or baiting another guy into stabbing someone onstage in a fully occupied concert hall. I guess in season 2 though he got tired of coming up with ways to kill people, where all he does is stab a few people in the last few episodes. Instead, the story concerns itself with setting up longer arcs, and the pacing suffers massively as a result. Plans set into motion are immediately accompanied by a flashback explaining every step of the plan, and then followed up by subsequent flashbacks of everyone explaining their own parts in the plan to themselves. It's pretty obvious the animation staff needed to fill time (the final episode had five separate recaps, including a flashback to what happened earlier that same episode), but it comes off as the show having absolutely no faith in its audience. If the show wants the audience to know something, it gets explicitly spelled out to the letter every time.

Season 2 also has a pretty bad character bloat problem, which is only exacerbated by how the show undermines every possible competent antagonist as soon as they appear, so it keeps needing to invent new ones. The British government is on to us? Oh never mind, Mycroft says he'll look the other way. The police is after us? Oh never mind, we got rid that one bad commissioner, so now we're friends. The media mogul is trying to blackmail us? Oh never mind, we gave him two episodes to pretend to be a threat and hyped up the confrontation as the epic battle between pure evil and necessary evil, and then we killed him off in the next episode where William Moriarty himself is mostly plotting off-screen.

A lot of season 2's runtime is spent on discussing political maneuvers and William's master plan, which is not only dull but also meaningless, as in the final arc William reveals his actual secret master plan which is completely different from what had been discussed for the past 22 episodes. The real master plan gets rid of any remaining redeeming quality of the show. You wanted a revenge fantasy? Sorry, William just revealed he feels very bad about all those unrepentantly evil men he's killed (begging the question of why we even made a conventional villain the hero of the story), and the only way he can atone is by dying himself. He doesn't die of course. If there's anything the show won't abide, it's letting anything of consequence happen to its main characters.

The only thing the show has going for it is how stupid it is, like when it reveals that no, the French Revolution and Reign of Terror was all a secret British plot, instigated by secret government agent Maximilien Robespierre. None of this actually factors into the plot at all beyond being government secrets Britain doesn't want to get out, although by absolving the French monarchy of any wrongdoing it's just more proof we don't believe in power structures. If you want to see how dumb this show can get, by all means watch season 2. For everyone else, just look up the scene where a machine gun is defeated by kicking a coin into the line of fire so another bullet we shoot gets deflected into the gun chamber on sakugabooru and move on with your life.

Tl:dr: A pretty weak sequel to a really good anime. Watch at your own caution I do want to preface that my knowledge of Sherlock Holmes is minimal, to not say inexistant Moriarty the Patriot ended in a way that left a lot of viewers, myself included with one major worry. Will the Moriarty point of view shift after season 1 and put us with yet another Sherlock Holmes adaptation? And to that, I'm glad to say the answer is no. Sherlock Holmes will have his screen time as he is after all an important part of the story, but Moriarty will stay the main focus ofthis anime.

Now, onto the issues with this anime, because I swear most people pretend they aren't here. Let's start with the obvious first, this season is way too short. I'm not saying it because I'm a fan boy, but where season 1 gave us an introduction of the major characters, and planted the seeds of the conflict between Holmes and Moriarty, this season basically started and finished it, which to me at least should have taken one more season for it to feel deserved, yet not only the anime take one season to do that, they also managed to add in filler arcs that had a very minimal impact on the whole story.

And adding that lost me my smooth transition to Sherlock Holmes, please pretend it was still there and applaud my writing genius.

Holmes' performance was rather poor. Season 1 sold us Sherlock Holmes as he is in pretty much every piece of fiction featuring him. A rather elegant man with a sharp mind, and with that being pretty much the only thing he has going for him. But in season 2, Holmes was just Moriarty's puppet, every single bit of information he learned regarding the "Prince of crime" or whatever your version calls him, was information that Moriarty willingly gave away. Not a single time did he seem to have the upper hand, and for any sort of conflict, it's rather frustrating.

Now onto the characters, they are very likeable, this isn't really a problem, and they don't even seem that cardboardy in their behavior. However, with Holmes, Watson and Whiteley being the only notable exceptions (and even there they don't have much more going for them), every single member of the cast seems to be more of a product of their goal rather than a full person. And while goals are pretty pivotal when it comes to making characters, there is much more that goes into one. As a result, your characters are far less human, but maybe the nuance is just lost on me and that was exactly what was intended.

I've messed around enough with more minor issues, now it's time to poke the bear, I name it: the Irene Adler arc.

The Irene Adler arc, which goes from episode 1 to 3 in this second season had one of, if not the worst conclusion I've seen in all of anime, with a series of horrible plot twists and revelations that broke apart every bit of tension the series wanted to set up. I honestly wondered how the characters could keep a straight face while jumping from one ridiculous bit to another. For a second I thought it was all an attempt to make me laugh, which worked honestly, but then every attempt to get the serious, more dramatic mood back just fell short as I was waiting for the next joke. It would almost make the whole anime worth watching just to see it crash down the window at this very moment. It even makes me happy that most of the revelations had no bearing to the greater story.

As for the conclusion, it was rather underwhelming, as said before, Holmes was little more than Moriarty's puppet, and this final confrontation just showed that he never had control over the story, where despite the final twist, it kind of feels like Moriarty at least planned this eventuality, and that is not to talk about the epilogue that was pretty lame.

Of course, the anime isn't all bad, or else even 5 would be too much, the reason I didn't say anything about Milverton or Whiteley's arcs for example was because I really enjoyed them, and if the whole anime was that strong, it would have been a solid 8, maybe even a 9.

But yeah, that's it really, Moriarty the Patriot was a promising anime that failed to deliver when it mattered most.

Yuukoku no Moriarty is an intepretation of the famous novels written by Arthur Conan Doyle, and it's clone in a pretty clever way. I'll try to explain down below why I highly recommend watching this anime, without spoiling anything. However, I'll talk about some "minor" elements from the first part of this show, so beware if you haven't watched it. The story : As you might expect, this anime is about detective work and murder mysteries. One of the main strengths of this anime resides in the fact that it alternates between Moriarty's crew and Sherlock's one. Some episodes/arc will focus more on one groupthan the other, sometimes it's well balanced within a single episode, and this structure works well, since it prevents the show from falling into a predictable routine of events where each episode would follow more or less the same rhythm, as it's the case in some other mystery/detective shows.

It's hard to go further into details without spoiling, I think the events were interesting enough, and the choice to write an "antihero" as the protagonist isn't that common, but William Moriarty is probably one of the best characters of the story and you'll enjoy his actions and reasonings.

The characters :

As I've just mentionned, I guess William & Sherlock stand out from the rest of the cast ( in a good way ) and carry the show, but it doesn't imply that the other characters aren't significant. Chances are you'll become fond of the alchemy between those two as it is intended by the story. ( And if you are curious, you'll find a lot of fanart depicting that duo online... )

The animation :

The animation and charadesign were on point. I guess it's a bit cliché to make all your characters good looking, but it's a common trope in anime and there is enough difference to make every one feel unique. The animation while not being groundbreaking did feel consistent throughout the two parts, I believe it's above average and it's still the case as of today, 2 years later after its initial release.

TL ; DR :

All things considered, Yuukoku no Moriarty is an amazing show and deserves way more recognition. It's a brilliant take on what could be the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and we can really feel by watching the episodes that the the source is taken from novels, which is quite refreshing compared with many other seasonal animes that feel way less innovative. The characters are lovable ( and HANDSOME ) and the events are exciting, what else could you ask for ? If you like anime and detective stories, nothing will prevent you from enjoying this story. To qualify a little, one might find that the story is too generous at times when admitting some elements to advance the plot, but it's important to keep in mind that it's a fictionnal work. While it does aim to recreate a realistic context, some corners will be cut ( nothing that really hurts the overall story's coherence ) and I assume that it could annoy a few viewers.

"Catch me if you can, Mr. Holmes." -William James Moriarty Hah, gives me goosebumps every time Liam says that line. 10/10 Yuukoku no Moriarty first and second season! Everything about it was beautiful! The OP and ED truly gave the feels of the ending! I'm not gonna give a mind blowing or very deep logical review about this very intriguing anime. I'm just gonna keep it simple. Yuukoku no Moriarty was just brilliant. Magnificent. Wonderful. Breathtaking.A truly beautiful anime that will make you think about life, death, crime, friends, politics and everything else. Just beautiful!

The ending left me wanting for more! I'd definitely love to read the manga!

I didn't review the first season because I didn't feel that strongly about it. It's an okay if unsubtle re-imagining of a character that doesn't actually get fleshed out too much in the source material. Sherlock manages to, through painstaking effort, track down and somehow kill this Machiavellian supervillain mastermind. Anyway, the second season of this alternate take on Moriarty is silly. That's the best way to describe it. There's a part a few episodes in where a character takes on a new name, and the reveal was SO insanely goofy I couldn't take anything seriously from that point on. The show is fujobait withsome recognizable names that draw on a few of the better-known Conan Doyle novels and general English media.

It's shocking how high the average score is on this site, because nothing really stands out as being all that good. One of the music stingers (think it gets used about 4 times across 24 episodes - you'll know the one, it plays in episode 1 of the first season) is incredible, but the story and characters are pretty average. Robin Hood and his best friend who doesn't even really act all that much like Sherlock Holmes. Watson could be replaced by a cardboard cutout. Moran and the rest of the Moriarty gang are absurdly bland. But they're all hot dudes, which caters to what I assume is the audience.

The core plan is well-meaning, but the execution is dumb and the portrayal of all the aristocrats as total assholes just makes me roll my eyes. The teenage crowd will think it's some kind of awesome take on class revolution, but it's not. It's hamhanded. I think people are so starved for something Death Note/Code Geass-esque that they see this series with elements of what made those great and they jump on it. Underserved genre, basically. Same reason why garbage like Anohana or Clannad get rated so highly; anime fans are starved for certain types of stories and they will accept and praise mediocrity if it means they get what they want.

I rated this a 7/10 because I thought it was genuinely amusing. There are moments that are so silly I would feel bad rating it any lower. The audacity is respectable. But it's not very good.

,,Catch me if you can, Mr. Holmes” -William James Moriarty I’m in love with this line. It’s the first time when I publicly express my opinion about an anime, but this masterpiece forced me to do that. At first it didn’t attract me at all, I didn’t even want to give it a chance. I started it at the request of a person whom i love beyond words, telling me that I will fall in love with this anime. What can I say, she was right. It’s oneof the best anime I ever seen, if I Could I would erase my memory so I Could see again this masterpiece.

If you like crime anime, this is the best option.

Always my respect and admiration.

I really love watching this series as a fan of DC, the only thing that can be better is if the story goes a bit slower so we can enjoy more details. Overall I like it a lot and I don't want it to end too soon. The art is amazing, the characters are appealing, it makes you want to read all these Conan Doyle stories if you haven't already. I advise it to those who love to dive into ideologies... Also, Alberto is hot! I hope he's not gay :P Character development is happening too fast as well. Dialogues are excellent.

Part 1 was excellent! And part 2 is airing after a very short amount of time.The art and sory is so good.I like the fact that the protagonist of this show is fighting against the people who don't give a shit about others ( especially the people with low status) and trying to bring justice with his friends.Plot twists are simple not so crazy and complicated as other animes like code geass ( I'm not saying code geass is bad ) but it make sense.Every characters of this show is pretty smug and good looking. It's just a few episode so I can't use prediction likethis show is going to be epic but the way it's going is pretty solid and it has reality.The reason I like this show is because the main story of this show doesn't get fucked because of some extraordinary plot twist like other psychological anime.So it has my appreciation and I'm looking forward to see where it's going.🐼

An amazing anime basically 9/10 Story 9/10 Ok the story is completely perfect but it got some episodes that didn’t contain any thing special even though this kind of episodes is really rare. But thats still a problem. Art 10/10 One from the beat art styles I ever saw and production IG made it perfectly the art style is just too clean and the blood it looks perfect. The animation is amazing too but we never saw anything special since its based on the story Sound 10/10 Really amazing the studio know when to put every OS Characters 9/10 Ok its perfect but sherlock holmes isn’t that smart I wish ifthey made him smarter because at the end thats the smartest detective of fiction.

Enjoyment 10/10

Easily 10/10 the anime give you goosebumps and its incredible.

Overall 9/10

[This contains some comparisons to season one] Just like the first season, this anime has hypnotizing characters and super attractive aesthetics. Everything is fired up by implementing new characters in this season, too! However, there's a number of reasons why I rated season one 10/10, but am now giving this an 8/10. First of all, the pace. Some might like it, some might not. The pace in this anime is noticeably waltzing. It goes slowly from one culmination to another, and sometimes you just find yourself bored and waiting for the next one. It isn't a big deal if you enjoy the characters' casual convos, but itbecomes one if you prefer having favorites and waiting for them to appear. you know what im talking bout, right?

Another tiiiny problem would be the new supporting characters, actually. For some reason, they feel a bit shallow in this season. They are attractive, recognizable and quite understandable, but I kinda wanted to see some depth all the time, and never managed to, unfortunately. Moreover, the screentime for side characters is quite miserable and you forget them after some time.

As for the rest, this show is perfect. There's a new badass female character, which is really refreshing, esp until the middle of the show. The same exciting soundtracks are killing it, although the ending is kinda weird again. If the pace wasn't so slow and kinda sloppy this time, this would've also been a 10/10 for sure.

Beautiful Anime full of intrigue. It is one of these animes where you have to think to understand it. The way the whole story was planned out from the beginning makes this anime so good. I really loved it and would hope to see a sequel if possible! It has the intrigue of death not and the mystery of attack on titan. The relationship between Sherlock and Moriarty makes the show even more enjoyable and gives out Micheal Scoffield and the professor from money heist vibes. I would really recommend if you are someone that likes more intelligent animes. Overall i had a lot of fun watchingthis anime and I think the author has done a very good job!

This is an absolutely amazing anime. The drama that goes on between Sherlock and Moriarty while also the conflict of the lower and upper class in London makes this anime so much more enjoyable and realistic. The messages brought to light in this anime still connect with today's society. This is most likely the part I love about the film. The idea of a complete revolution of English in the 20th century to overthrow the class system is eye-opening and I love how they incorporated it into the anime. I love Sherlock Holmes the Hollywood movie and I have read the books of Sherlock Holmes soI was so excited for anime to come out on it. It did not disappoint me.

It is not so much of a detective anime but I thoroughly enjoyed the tension and drama in the anime. Not one single episode let me down and I was always excited to watch the next episode.

I had expectations from it. Don't get me wrong; The start was kinda upsy-daisy, but then Yuukoku no Moriarty gave me one of the best arcs that I'd not forget for a long time in the least. What is Yuukoku no Moriarty, though? It's a story about a patriot who wants to make London better and unite the commoners with the noblemen and make them think as humans alike. In other words. SOCIETY. How does he do it? Well, guy has something in his mind which was noticed by a nobleman in the past, yes? Season 1 was where it's at. Guy adapts into being abased villain and the plans the guy devises. Pure evil. It's like he's the hero as well as the villain.

The story was really good. Yes, in the start of this season, they kind of..made it choppy. But then they came back after they started to focus on the main characters that actually made what Yuukoku no Moriarty is. It's a cat-and-mouse anime. I mean, one of the characters is Sherlock Holmes, so that is expected.

Even though the plan was very mainstream, the way William carries it out is exceptional and you never feel like in the end, he just wants the society to be one. This anime is the best example of 'Peace, among chaos.' And the last few episodes have to be the final nail in the coffin. Because the way the final act ended, ah. It was really good. Just can't miss out a Production I.G's project now, can you?

The animation is really good. Fluid for the most part, but the better thing Yuukoku did was, they focused more on the 'Making every scene as beautiful as possible' instead of 'Making keyframes as beautiful as possible' and that really works for something like this. Again, no complaints here, beautiful plot illustrated by beautiful animation, who's complaining?

And now, the only complaint I might have.

The soundtracks. Not too appealing, but sorta distractive of what's going on. They could've done better here to be honest, but still, it gave you a mysterious feel that something is gonna happen in the next 10 seconds.

In an anime where the cat and mouse are given more priority, it was a fun change to see even the side characters given ample amount of screen time for what it was worth. We have Sherlock's brother and William's brother, Watson himself, Irene in the start, Fred and Sebastian. Also, let's not forget Ms. Hudson and her bickering towards Sherlock. It was a great assortment of characters.

I loved this anime, a solid 8.8 for me, personally. The start in both of the seasons was topsy-turvy, but the way they did the later arcs was really impressive. I'm glad there was no extensions and the series ended as it did. Definitely one of the better second seasons that I've seen of an anime.