Moriarty the Patriot is the GREATEST Sherlock Holmes Adaptation

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[@OneTwoPeanut]

Another thing that really impressed me about this show (and the manga specifically) is that the attention to historical accuracy is spot on, everything from the furniture, to the clothing, and interior design are all dripping with obvious research into late 19th century fashion and decor. It's a lot more evident in the manga because there's more detail put into the clothing and such. There's even a panel in the manga where sherlock accidentally opens Irene Adler's underwear drawer and a separate text box notes that the underwear isn't historically accurate but was modernized basically just for fanservice.

[@Tfbrave]

Don't forget about the fact that the manga's author actually got the rights to use the James Bond name for his own take on the character for this story

[@RiverdudeCovers]

HOLY SHIT I never knew that!!!

[@Tfbrave]

@@RiverdudeCovers yep this the exact opposite of what happened with Lupin the 3rd where they were forced to initialy change his name when it got released to the west since they didn't get the rights from Maurice Leblanc' estate back then

[@giorgiannpinzon505]

Thank you. This show is so overlooked. I believe it has to do with its delicate design for the characters, which makes people think it might be just some fanservice-si cheesy show for girls. But DUDE. This show is such a bomb.

[@cloudstrife4534]

I get what you’re saying, but it would still be good if it was for girls, and wouldn’t automatically be cheesy or fanservicey because of it. Judging the quality of a anime or manga based on the art-style of the male characters, ie. thinking they’re too “delicate” or “feminine”, is ridiculous and will lead to missing out on good stories. The same is true of judging a show because of it’s intended demographic, or what you perceive it’s intended demographic to be. Moriarty the Patriot would still be rad as hell if it was shoujo or josei, instead of it being a Jump Square shonen manga. I’m getting flashbacks to the Free! backlash of 2013 with how judgmental certain otaku are being of art-styles and demographics. I’m not directing this at you, although I’m not a fan of your exact choice of words with the “fanservice-si cheesy show for girls” being used in a derogatory manner, probably unintentionally. I believe that you don’t mean to imply anything bad. I’m agreeing with you that people who judged this show based on the art-style and avoided it based on that are missing out.

[@likethecheeze321]

@@cloudstrife4534 that and the connotation of implicit queerness isn't a bad thing. i mean, until you read the manga for the rest of the story. god, it's so obvious.

[@cynthia-nh2zq]

oh also, if you like the anime read the manga!! im telling you, it is amazing. so many chapters weren’t animated and it was never rushed !!

[@cynthia-nh2zq]

^^ SEASON TWO IS ANIMATED IN DUB !!

[@JeanaSama58]

Moriarty the Patriot one of the best potrayal of Moriarty. Hidden gem anime! Muse asia even aired it for free. 🥰

[@cynthia-nh2zq]

“sherlocks hot” AGREED.

[@capansonyaiii]

Moriarty the Patriot is definitely my favourite version of the Sherlock Holmes story so far. And definitely places above Death Note for me too. Its nice to see it being talked about.

[@The_BlOb]

THANK YOU. SOMEONE WHO FINALLY IS TALKING ABOUT THIS UNDERRATED GEM

[@asukaaaa6450]

I saw this vid like a week ago, stopped when you said that Sherlock and Watson first meet in episode 8 and watched it in a week (yeah took me pretty long to finish it) and literally cried at the end and please if you didn't watch it: DO IT! I watched it in japanese with english subtitles and not with english dub cos I didn't want to search long where to watch it and it was indescribable something that also was very good: the openings. I never skipped one because I couldn't My brain was like: oa´kay you gotta skip the intro next time okay? okay, good next time me: [insert here an anime dancing gif you like] and also, thank you Riverdude for recommending this incredible show, it made my week!

[@crimsondragon2711]

I’d need to read the adventures of Sherlock and watch it in many forms of media in order to truly understand how good it is....

[@TheJackish90]

Sherlock in this show really reminds me of Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. And Brett is easily my favorite Sherlock actor; up there with Basil Rathbone and Vasily Livanov.

[@okamiseele8614]

15:00 Yes, James Bond is my absolute favorite character from this show!

[@giantjupiter]

This was one of the videos I wanted from the KZbinrs. This was the third anime I have ever watched. I think I will recommend this anime to any newcomer besides DN and OPM. You truly did justice by choosing this topic, man!

[@EllePhoenixMC]

"Deathnote doesn't have the goofiness that comes with anime." Potato chip scene... What am I, chopped liver?

[@iantaakalla8180]

Also, Misa, by dint of being an idiot and a smart person that only wants to follow Light is also pretty goofy.

[@chronicallyartsy]

Came for your awesome tunes. Stayed for your hot (and correct) takes. Also, this is one of my mom's favorite sets of stories, and she ADORED Moriarty the Patriot!

[@MagdalenaStrakosova]

So I just wanna point out how much love the creator put in this video. I’ve watched videos talking about MtP but this is the absolute best one of them.

[@th0rrrrr]

Riverdude sponsored? Lets go! Yea I also really liked this anime. Never got to listen to the dub because I watched it right when season 1 came out because my cousin gave me volume 1 of the manga the Christmas before so i was interested when i saw it was gonna be adapted. Also, did you play the great ace attorney chronicles? They also do something similar very very nicely

[@joshnunya324]

13:45 Hellsing Makes more sense now

[@louaidz1929]

And that's a fact

[@Müller-bt7rn]

I can't help but notice that when you show Moriarty's name on the screen you don't actually use a y. The letter used instead is thorn which was used to make the th sound. So The screen actually says: who is moriartth?

[@ashrafi2005]

I love Death Note. Like I loved it so much I based my personality off of Light Yagami for 2 whole years after watching the show. it will forever hold a special place in my heart. But, there's so many things Moriarty did just so much better than Death Note. I'd say Moriarty the Patriot is the spiritual successor of Death Note and not only that, it has even surpassed Death Note in a lot of ways. Edit: Moriarty seems like a mix of Light, Lelouch & Johan. And I love that!

[@Somniatica]

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[@tomonewi]

You seem so excited!

[@edwardlanice]

Irene Adler is are woman blonde hair who's playing James Bond

[@Mohmar2010]

Oh hell yeah River review

[@redstreak9430]

It’s probably redundant considering you’re a fan of Sherlock so you probably know about this already but The Great Ace Attorney also does a good job at capturing the quirky, fun side of Sherlock as well, even if it’s exaggerated in typical Ace Attorney manners. Of course in the localization, you have to deal with the JoJo esque censorship of using his Lupin name instead of his actual one but I’d still recommend trying it if for whatever reason you haven’t already. Plus, it does some cool things concerning Watson’s relationship. Edit: failed ratio comment ⬇️ lol

[@yoshig5278]

Oh, please! It doesn't even hold a candle to Moriarty. 🤣 Nevermind the source material.

[@scrunksupremacy]

haven't even watched the video yet but i can say i agree entirely.

[@hazbinotakusimp2182]

"Sherlock's hot" excuse me, the Moriarty trio is right there. (But of course I still agree lol)

[@maylabrown4584]

I find this very, very, VERY hard to believe tbh

[@RiverdudeCovers]

Clickbait mainly lol, it's not the best adaptation but I still love the show a lot

[@maylabrown4584]

@@RiverdudeCovers Okay that actually makes it more interesting, to me, Moriarty is one of the most underrated Villains in fiction so it's good to see an adaption of him in anyway really

[@dragonsdream4236]

Game of shadows is still a masterpiece in my eyes

[@alfierichards505]

great vid i love this content

[@zakariaabdulahi-y6s]

Where do I read/watch monster I cant find it anywhere.

[@revelle8605]

"Also... Sherlock's hot." I felt that.

[@tristankadow3756]

I heard "Also.. Sherlock's high" and went "Sounds like Sherlock"

[@gachapearl6501]

@@tristankadow3756 Exactly

[@tomonewi]

​@@tristankadow3756 Same.

[@tirednerd8256]

FINALLY SOMEONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS BRILLIANT SHOW

[@jameslawrence8073]

I sure do love anime set in the victorian era in which wealthy families adopt evil blond kids and get their mansion burned down

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

London shows have a habit of being twisted as fuk I mean have you seen Black Bulter season two its blonde is tragic as fuk

[@mayarimarjorie5624]

YES FINALLY SAID IT ABOUT SHERLOCK'S FUN CHARACTER SIDE and how this adaptations a breath of fresh air because it focuses on the antagonist side and we see how he makes Sherlock dance in the palm of his hands. WE NEED MORE PEOPLE WATCHING THIS SHOW AND MAKES REVIEWS ABOUT IT

[@TheShuckmeister]

Didn't know you loved Sherlock Holmes this much. Neat!

[@ssnekky]

Fun fact: if you’re on the Crunchyroll homepage, if you scroll through the Enemies to Lovers category that is sometimes there, this show is at the very end. Interpret that how you will.

[@yiwen1430]

I think they proposed at some point in the manga

[@oddcookie7642]

i mean... we all know why

[@likethecheeze321]

well, people will just have to read post-Final Problem in the manga to find out why. read up on Victorian gay culture, the connotations and implicit type of terminology used back then. back then, EVERYTHING was reading between the lines of implicitness. #sapiosexuality it's a thing.

[@Forelka902]

Well, yes, at some point, but no. Please.

[@madelynadams2389]

I absolutely love this anime because I love mystery and detective kind of stuff and this gives me everything I want!! Also then the Dub and sub are amazing, and the people are hot!! Perfection✨

[@FRALICESAW15]

I finished both parts dubbed, and its so fucking amazing! Sherlock's va did fantastic. Even though im not to big on sherlock media, MTP is totes my favorite adaptaiton of the series.

[@Squish_Squash]

One of my favorite things, and one of the reasons that I agree Moriarty the Patriot is the BEST Sherlock Holmes Adaptation, is the fact the original stories are worked into the plot or details without it being a simple retelling. The original stories are incorporated into Moriarty the Patriot in ways that help its own story function in its own way; an example I love bringing up is how "A Scandal of Bohemia" is done in it, especially with Irene Adler's character. The original story is simple, yet enjoyable: Sherlock Holmes is bested by a cunning woman named Irene Adler, a woman who has dirt on the king of Bohemia, but the tension is resolved in the end when she finds a man she loves and runs away with him, and the king is assured he'll remain safe. Irene Adler, from my understanding of the rest of the original series, isn't shown again. Moriarty the Patriot does a brilliant twist with this, and makes Irene Adler's character into something even more powerful than her original counterpart. The overall story is much more convoluted than the original (and for good reason), and the genuine progression between Sherlock and Irene Adler as she reveals more of her true self makes the arc one of my favorites; there's also the fact that Moriarty the Patriot takes Irene Adler as a character and morphs it into something new, and creating a brand new character to enjoy in the form of MOTHERFUCKING JAMES BOND! (and I will admit, as a queer person, I'm impressed and very happy with the way the author treats James Bond's integration into the Moriarty group and society as a man, having his wishes to be seen as a man respected and having the humor of the situation focussed on Moran's personal reluctance vs everyone else's immediate accommodation) The other big reason I think Moriarty the Patriot is the BEST Sherlock Holmes adaptation is with what happens after what's shown in the anime. I won't spoil it for anyone that's planning to read the manga, but the way the overall meaning and story of the plot *shifts* with the changes of the main leads... It's beautiful to read.

[@lochnessa0664]

Also this intro goes so incredibly hard

[@perogun]

İ know nothing about Sherlock Holmes İ only watched this because if the OP Very cool show though

[@josephrudakov2510]

Skipping to 3:10 sure was fun

[@ncxrivalbmgo9669]

They downplayed Sherlock ngl in this anime to show Moriarty superior they nerded Sherlock Holmes

[@sSpectralls]

anime was great but sad they changed the ending a little bit :( the manga is still continuing

[@Rosabella.Thorne7]

Is the manga still continuing now?

[@Solee-n8x]

yes@@Rosabella.Thorne7

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

"I'll crawl back into your tomorrow" sums up him an the show as a whole

[@samaron8970]

I couldn't stop laughing at the James Bond scene, I was so blindsided it felt like it suddenly became fanfiction.

[@jakoballfather224]

(Me after hearing the English dub) BRITISH

[@noonespecial-wq5bk]

This video kinda did the opposite for me than what was probably intended. I love that anime and since you say it's similar to the books in good ways I'm now considering reading them. Thank you very much!

[@oiphandy4321xx]

Try Bungou Stray Dogs It's a detective shonen (even though it's listed as a seinen, its more of a shonen). More fighting than detective work, but I think you might enjoy it.

[@RiverdudeCovers]

I love Bungou Stray Dogs!!!!

[@oiphandy4321xx]

@@RiverdudeCovers Oh, seriously? I honestly don't think it gets the love it deserves. With the recent manga chapters I think Dazai is up there with Lelouch and Joseph for 10 million IQ plays.

[@patcio5023]

And now i just cant wait for you do make a Dying Wish cover, I really hope you would make one

[@RiverdudeCovers]

already on it!!!!

[@patcio5023]

@@RiverdudeCovers thank you boss, thats why you're the best

[@VergilEdits]

and also the sexiest adaptation

[@Bielinka]

I agree the dub is great, its just sad they dubbed only the first season. So now we wait

[@SylvarisSnow1204]

all i can say is, read the manga. It takes the story to a whole new level

[@MagdalenaStrakosova]

I’ve watched this specific video like a thousaand times. Bc ur sooo on the mark with mtp! Though I do love Case Closed soo. I was like: heeey! But I could forgive u anything bc this is one of my favourite anime ever. Maybe cuz I’m too lazy to watch Monster buut for me this is the best.

[@erinhogan891]

Such an incredible show!! One of my favourites!

[@brittanym.4608]

I love Moriarty up to the point where William does a complete180 in personality and is like "I'm the greatest evil of all and must die!" It's not so bad in the anime because of how much of everyone elses' stories were cut out but it's really jarring to watch everyone in his group not activity do anything about it (Turning to someone none of them know through a hole in the wall doesn't count.) especially when the Moriartys were almost codependent through the series. Then the story pulls the "Love interest" is the only one who can get through to them thing...like bruh this is the same character who threated to cut a chunk of flesh out of someone as a kid without batting an eye. You're telling me, he's secretly been angsting over his crimes all this time?

[@juliacarat]

I view this last twist a little differently. I would not say it was even a twist to begin with. It was slightly hinted at when they dealt with Jack the ripper, he (they) was both wanted by the citizens and the police yet they could not unite and catch him together and the inspector (forgot his name) that Lestrade wanted to expose was going to use that opportunity to disarm the people and possible start a huge bloody fight with lots and lots of victim. To stop the escalation William knew that he needed to make both parties direct their anger and hatred towards the same person which is why he and his people orchestrated the whole thing and made them chase after Jack an then Fred while he and Louis got rid of the Jack the ripper organisation. He knew that to solve an issue people needed to have a mutual target/ person to blame and only then will they work together. His plan was coming to its end, he only needed to kill a few more of London´s aristocratic nobilities to finally free the world from them. From the very beginning he had planned for the lord of crime to die at the very end and take all the crimes with him to his death while leaving behind a new changed world. He said to Albert when they were younger, something along the lines with "when you eliminate the devils from people´s hearts, only pureness is left". Sherlock was only recently added to his plan and after William realized that Sherlock was basically on the same level as him when it comes to intelligence, he decided the Sherlock should play the role of the light, the heroic detective who chases after the heartless serial killer that haunts the city. At the end, the only appropriate way to end his plan was to burn the slums, thus angering the lower classed people as well. Everyone in the city was now willing to kill the lord of crime, he had both harmed the nobility and poors, he was now a mutual target of people´s hate. He helped break that barrier between classes by forcing them to work together to save their city and the only possible "happy ending" was for the great detective to defeat the lord of crime. William was very well aware that everything he had done was wrong, his hands were stained beyond repair, he literally wanted to die less than needed to die. He was not that heartless devil from hell, he was the necessary evil as he had described himself. Both Sherlock and William had a lot in common thus why their encounters were rather enjoyable for both parties and they both interpreted it as "friendship" (William wanted to be friends him while Sherlock had already decided that William was his friend). Louis and Fred turned to Sherlock because they knew that he was the only person that seemed to be somewhat on William´s level, they also knew about William´s plan for his end and they that he would want Sherlock to be the one who kills him thus why it made sense for them to ask him for help. I understand that it was a sudden change at the end because Sherlock was suddenly ready to die with William but I feel like it was still so brilliantly done. Sorry for the long comment :)

[@revelle8605]

Also oh my god I've never seen any of the dub. Gonna have to go check that out for sure now, thanks!

[@Tfbrave]

6:24 and that's just the live action ones Heck this wasn't even the first anime adaptation of Sherlock Holmes that we got in that time frame: in October of 2019 we also got Kabukicho Sherlock- while not the most faithful adaptation it was extremely entertaining and also gave a pretty good twist on the original stories

[@peaceful7610]

Hey if you love fun Sherlocks, have you heard about the great ace attorney chronicles? It has a goofball Sherlock whos a bit of a butt but its fun

[@RiverdudeCovers]

You mean the great Herlock Sholmes!?!? Technically isn't Sherlock but oh well he's awesome!!!

[@peaceful7610]

@@RiverdudeCovers yeah he's so cool

[@Mashka14]

Insteresting Fascinating video on the action packed Anime version of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and the historic backdrop of Victorian England with such intense and exciting concepts

[@dudududuuuu]

omg thank you so much for this vid I saw it in my recommendation and I've been a huge hugs sherlock fan my whole life so i instantly watched it without watching the vid because of a fear of spoilers and I watched it all in 2 sittings and I've started the manga now and it is incredible it is absolutely euphoric i love it so much

[@parkerames6457]

yes each the anime but read the manga 1st

[@chazjohannsen]

It’d be great to hear more of your opinions on other anime, especially ones that fly under the radar like this one. Keep up the good work!

[@BidiLink]

I loved this show needs more love.

[@lizzy5192]

Please can you make another we didn't start the bizarre but when stone ocean's stopped earing

[@cardinalsnail6217]

You know the first time I see Sherlock Holmes I immediately thought of Tyki Mikk from D Gray Man and also THERE IS A SECOND SEASON?!?!

[@nguyenthintat]

After watching almost all the Moriarty the Patriot videos on here, I can safely say that I appreciate your video the most and was so lucky to have watched it before I watched the others! I love that you are straight forward and get to the points quickly and was able to cover multiple points in this video (sherlock being hot is so right and yes the dub is super fun to watch). The way you try to avoid spoilers is very nice too, I kinda relate to it cause I went into the series after basically knowing the ending and twists and was trying my best to hold back while waiting for my friend to watch the anime. Thank you for making the video, I was very happy and laughed a lot while watching it and ended up rewatching right away!!

[@lyzhuu9336]

AKHHHH I REALLY APPRECIATE THE DUB!!! IT'S WONDERFUL! I freaking love it lol, the dub is just chefs kiss! Thank you fkr reviewinh yuumori!

[@Il__Signore]

Ammetti

[@magicalbunnies9999]

I'm not a frequent viewer of this channel just happened to come by it on my yt fyp but does he always say delectable this often.

[@comixproviderftw_02]

Hope you do more videos like this

[@JesusChrististheonlyway777]

Its poorly written in my opinions.

[@mariapaulamontenegrocarril3912]

I would love to have a way of seeing it.

[@magacop5180]

3rd best adaptation*

[@psychopompii]

No... No, it isn't. As far as I'm concerned, RDJ's version was better. Moriarty the patriot takes a weird loose spin on the original story, so it's more fanfic.

[@nikoliniminizoaki2542]

it's an adaptation. that's the point. it would be meaningless if it didn't take a new spin on things

[@psychopompii]

@@nikoliniminizoaki2542 No, that's what a fanfic is. An adaptation that deviates too far from the original story isn't an adaptation anymore, it's something new.

[@zszywka6181]

...with poor ending, where Moriarty is a dumber character in season 2 than in season 1...

[@AurelíValentine]

He's not dumber, he just finally has time to be a normal human instead of some evil suicidal Mastermind planning the downfall of a country