The anime is an adaptation of the classic Sherlock Holmes story we all know, but this time it focuses on the antagonist. James Moriarty is a professor in good ol' victorian england, also being a crime consultant as a side-job. In this world there is a clear divide between the rich class and everyone else. Due to the rich class being so priviliged they began discriminating agianst the poor. James Moriarty not being able to live in this disgusting world, he takes matters into his own hands: Trying to take down the rich class and helping out the poor.
The series is episodic so far, each episode deticated to a mystery/problem the protagonist James has to solve. In this way it follows the Sherlock Holmes style closely, but where it differs is in the resolution of each mystery. While Sherlock is on the side of law, James follows his sense of "Justice", which in this case is helping out the poor, even if that means helping others to steal from banks or even helping to kill aristocrats that are commiting crimes. So Sherlock is more about solving crimes, James is more about revenge.
The story and message this anime goes for meshes well with the tone. The anime is incredibly dramatic. Heavy shadows, red-black filters, epic music, dramatic one liners, it has it all. Even if you don't agree with the message this anime is trying to say, it is impossible to not be swayed by its excellent use of tone.
The rest of the anime is what you would expect. The artstyle is clean and nice, the animation is clean and smooth, the characters are interesting, the music, like i mentioned, is epic, it is all just good stuff.
So in short: If you want to watch a myster anime about batman sherlock holmes, I can't recommend this anime enough.
