Yuukoku no Moriarty (Moriarty the Patriot)

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Synonyms: Moriarty's Patriotism

Japanese: 憂国のモリアーティ

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Type: Manga

Volumes: Unknown

Chapters: Unknown

Status: Publishing

Published: Aug 4, 2016 to ?

Genres: Mystery, Suspense

Themes: Adult Cast, Historical, Psychological

Demographic: Shounen

Serialization: Jump SQ.

Authors: Takeuchi, Ryousuke (Story), Miyoshi, Hikaru (Art)

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Score: 8.46¹ (scored by 9,099 users)

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Ranked: #185²

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Popularity: #487

Members: 35,313

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In the late 19th century, the British Empire has become a global power. Due to the strict class stratification, the average citizen has little chance of successfully rising up to the top, where the despicable nobility rules over them all.

William James Moriarty, the second son of the Moriarty household, is a young mathematics professor who has displayed great cunning and intellect since he was a child. Along with his brothers Albert and Louis, he lives the simple life of a noble. Outside of school, William is a well-known private consultant willing to solve the problems of anyone in need. However, his gentle demeanor belies his position as the head of a group prepared to wreak havoc in pursuit of its desire—a new world built from the ashes of the old.

Yuukoku no Moriarty puts a new spin on Arthur Conan Doyle's original work by putting the spotlight on its main antagonist and exploring how he came to be the first and only "criminal consultant."

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Yuukoku no Moriarty has been published in English as Moriarty the Patriot by VIZ Media under the Shonen Jump imprint since October 6, 2020.

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Adaptation:	Yuukoku no Moriarty, Yuukoku no Moriarty Part 2

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James Moriarty, William

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Holmes, Sherlock

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James Moriarty, Albert

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James Moriarty, Louis

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Adler, Irene

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Moran, Sebastian

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Porlock, Fred

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Watson, John H.

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Holmes, Mycroft

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Herder, Von

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Feb 2, 2022

Cherryblamer

Recommended

Preliminary (66/? eps)

To start off Sherlock, the original Sherlock Holmes stories are held true to my heart. It’s quite difficult to find an adaptation of Sherlock that stays true to the characters while also taking a unique approach, that’s where Yuukoku No Moriarty comes in.

Having a story from Moriarty’s point of view is deeply fascinating, I am fascinated both by this and the concept that accompanies it as the story addresses the fundamental problems with corruption within the upper class and the police enforcement.

For me this concept helps me draw away from my growing frustration of
“really another story in the Victorian Era?”
because the ...

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Mar 11, 2021

Milzol

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (21/? eps)

I like the Sherlock Holmes novels, with the exception of The Sign of the Four.
It is an intriging idea to show it from the perspective of Moriarty. Of course Moriarty is way older in the original and has not that much screentime. But I am not a purist, so who cares?

It would have been way better if they had shown only the perspective of Moriarty. Sherlock's appearances should have been something special that triggers strong emotions, like when Johann appears in Monster: Short but intense. But some chapters have more "Sherly" than "Liam".

The art style is terrible. The characters all look almost ...

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Jan 23, 2022

FateBriseis

Not Recommended

Preliminary (65/? eps)

An astounding waste of potential.

I was rooting for this manga to work, really. I started with the first anime season (that I watched three times in a row), then read the manga because everyone was hyping it up... and everything went downhill from there.
Don't believe people who tell you that it's an "eat the rich" story, because it's not.

The good:
- the art (it's pretty much carrying the manga at this point)
- the first three volumes

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The bad:
- our protagonists are hypocritical criminals who protect and contribute to colonialism despite claiming to destroy social injustice in the British empire.
- no characters of colour (despite the story taking place mostly in London, and having a whole arc in India).
- sooooo much retconning.
- there is no chemistry between the characters. At all. They completely loose any facial expressions after a few volumes too, so their interactions feel even more flat.
- the author apparently never heard of the common writing advice of "show, don't tell" because he keeps making his characters *say* things instead of showing them more subtly through the story. It's not because a genius like Mycroft is saying things that we are going to believe it.
- conflicts are avoided at all costs. No, seriously. Characters never really disagree. Everyone can be talked out of their bad beliefs (unless they're a mustache twirling villain without any redeeming quality who is just here to get killed off).
- the "main villain" of the series is a complete idiot, which completely ruins any tension the manga had left for its climax arc.
- absurdly unrealistic despite being a crime/mystery story. The number of things you have to ignore to have the plot "make sense" is incredible. And plot holes. So many plot holes.
- The way the female characters are written is just sad. The ACD novels were more progressive towards women than this.
- Incredibly ableist towards all of its disabled characters.
- Queerbaiting lol
- The entirety of the Final Problem arc.

It's so bad that both the stage/musical adaptations *and* the anime adaptations had to change things for them to make more sense (at least on an emotional level, because the plot is screwed no matter how you look at it).

If you want a psychological thriller actually dealing with the complex failures of the system and its violence towards marginalized people (especially in a system as brutal as the Victorian British empire's), then go read something else.

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Poll: Yuukoku no Moriarty Chapter 7 Discussion Chouninatte - Dec 21, 2020	3 replies	by Virtecek »» Mar 3, 2:06 PM
Poll: Yuukoku no Moriarty Chapter 4 Discussion eMITrACk - Dec 9, 2017	2 replies	by Virtecek »» Mar 3, 2:03 PM
Poll: Yuukoku no Moriarty Chapter 1 Discussion Flamexes - Jul 20, 2019	5 replies	by Dr_Bakemono »» Feb 6, 10:34 PM
Moriarty on hiatus ?? Tsunamii_ - Nov 13, 2022	5 replies	by Alexioos95 »» Dec 16, 2023 5:08 AM
Really liked part 1, really disliked part 2, should I read this? APolygons2 - Aug 15, 2023	10 replies	by Cassiestar88 »» Aug 15, 2023 5:15 PM

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