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RAWRfizzz said: IrrelevantGuy said: It was apparently a pre-air. The first episode was originally supposed to be aired at October 11. That's why the next episode will probably air at October 18. I figured it had to be something like that. Thanks for confirming. You're welcome :-) |
phantomfandom said: NG_Chloe said: it doesn't even say if he r*pes them, he might just endulge in killing children for all we know I don't know what's Moriarty said in Japanese language but from subtitle "Yeah, they exclusively target young boys for their amusement, and then, after they're done, slaughter them" In JP the word they translated to amusement is 慰み者, which means "(person treated as a) plaything". I think they left it vague so that you can imagine whatever horrible things you want, but I think torture is implied more than r*pe. |
| Brutal, dark, unforgiving. Seems like it's going to be that kind of mystery show, with a pretty interesting detective protagonist. At first I thought it's also going to contain fantasy elements, such as vampires, but oh well, I guess those teeth were of a child murderer. Regardless, it looks promising. |
| The anime I've been waiting for, I'm totally satisfied with how the anime pulled it off except for the ed lol It caught me off guard |
"Everyone fails sometimes But dreams won't fade, dreams won't fade Let's chase them as many times as it takes and don't lose Because today after all is today and once you wake up, it'll be a new morning" ~Aqours~ |
| So his brother is his butler? |
| ok like wow..... this was really interesting to watch... never thought this would be an anti hero show..I seriously thought it was about a villain |
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| Really good intro episode. A detective that allows revenge to happen. Really like the animations. |
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| Well, I thought this was pretty great. We've been getting so many detective shows, including ones with Sherlock himself, so an anime following Moriarty as the protagonist is a neat twist on this trend. And in true Moriarty fashion, he gives no fucks. That ending was something. Sure, maybe letting the father get revenge was cathartic for the father himself, but no doubt there was manipulation on Moriarty's part as they knew the father was keen on taking revenge when they talked to him in the shop previously. I'm glad the anime isn't shying away from Moriarty's personality. |
| That was interesting. James Moriaty being three people. |
| I didn't think I'd enjoy it this much, but I did. The art and animation were breathtaking. I think IG should take over Black Butler. Lol The guys were really beautiful, but not to the point that I stop seeing them as humans like with Free. Moriarty was introduced to resemble Sherlock, and I was like 'this guy makes people commit crime! Are they about to show him as a good person now?' But then, they made a desperate man commit a crime, and my mind was blown away. This actually feels like it could have been a part of the original story. I love how the story takes place in the same time period as the original Sherlock Holmes books. And, Moriarty's older brother is hot! |
Qwix101 said: 1. Is the episode really set in 1911, New York? I saw the previous comments that say this episode is set in 1911, New York which left me kinda puzzled. The anime started with a boy called El, reading a Sherlock Holmes book in 1911 New York. It didn't exactly say the Earl's crime happened during that timeline. Maybe it happened before 1911. No, the series isn't set in New York City of 1911. That was just a framing device introducing the episode. The boy reading a Sherlock Holmes book is just in 1911 New York City. Moriarty is a character in the book. It then delves into the world of the novels. There are a lot of indicators of this throughout the episode like the classic London fog, the British royal coat of arms statue on the wall (I believe this one was the lion and the unicorn or it might have been the griffins), fragments of a newspaper article covering British concerns of German competitive trade with the British Raj (modern day India), etc. |
WatchTillTandavaOct 20, 2020 2:40 PM
| kinda liked it. Love William's character design. This might end up extremely average but let's hope for the best |
| Impressive first episode, Moriarty is a huge mastermind, it was great to see his deductions, I really think that this anime is going to be great according to the first episode |
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| finally got around to watching this due to hearing the director of run with the wind worked on this hardly know much of about Sherlock Holmes related stuff so seeing the side of the criminal mastermind that is Moriarty is a interesting take sure is quite the pretty boy compared to his counterpart lol episode did a real good job feeling quite horrorish not to mention it's darker tones |
katsu044Oct 25, 2020 10:35 PM
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| High impact first episode, truly loved the dark eerie atmosphere. |
mneav3 said: There are more to see, I mean, we have different versions of Moriarty throughout the media:I don’t like how this version of Moriarty (character) is copy of the original Sherlock. He could still be a genius in different way. BBC's Moriarty: A complete psychopath Jared Harris's Moriarty: A cold and calculating villain And here we have anime Moriarty who is similar to the original Sherlock, but still some differences. |
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| First episode was pretty nice, sets up what kinda story we'll see in the future, though we don't know the reason why yet as to why Moriarty is doing this other than his interest for solving mysteries. I'm pretty interested in seeing the conflicts he comes in contact with tbh. |
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| Please forgive me but the main reason I decided to watch the first ep is because I saw the trailer and there's a lot of bishies. But I think I made the right decision bcs it's not the typical detective story. Would like to know more about the 3 characters. |
  ★━━─ 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵? 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺? |
| I don't know about Sherlock but why take justice on their hands.. I don't agree to it! violence can't be solve by doing another violence. |
erenmeiiDec 1, 2020 8:47 PM
| Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. |
| A morally twisted detective. I was going to drop it as it set up as a generic detective story with the questioning and stuff. Might give it another go. Not a fan of the art style |
| The anti 'Study in Scarlet', 'solved' by the morally twisted counterpart to Sherlock Holmes. This worked well as an introductory case - thematically speaking at the very least. This is an interesting take for sure: Moriarty being the protagonist of 'some crime consultant action' is nothing new to the non-canonical Holmesian writings (see Kurland's 'Moriarty Series' as an example of that), but they hardly focus on the Moriarty household - and especially not on Moriarty's unnamed brother(s). It won me over based on the premise alone. Though, I still have my gripes with it. First, Narrative-wise the mystery was hardly compelling. It was even a tad boring, and clearly lacked the cleverness of Doyle's very own first detective novel. Second, I cannot say I really like the art direction: Victorian backgrounds are okayish I suppose. I have also no problem with the bishonen versions of the characters, but they are all extremely generic - thus very dull-looking. Would it have been too much to ask the artists to make them a bit distinct from one another? It is truly hard for me to believe that this protagonist is 'William James Moriarty', and not some other guy from one of the dozen bishonen series released every season. Paget's drawings - the official illustrator to 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' - were brilliant, because he managed to make each and every character recognisable, thus coining forever their iconic status. Here, I am afraid that this Moriarty on the design alone would have never been iconic. The use of the colours leaves a lot to be desired too: the scarlet-ish atmosphere by the end of the pilot was too on the nose. Yes, they are not the good guys. Yes, this is nightmarish. Yes, this is also very reminiscent of 'A Study in Scarlet'. Cheers guys, you made it so obvious that I rolled my eyes during the whole ending sequence. I was not expecting subtetly, but this is one way of going way too overboard with your theming. I can only hope this was a mere gimmick of the first episode. |
BertKnotJan 16, 2021 10:00 AM
| Seems Interesting!! Moriarty being a crime consultant and all, it'll be interesting to know more about him!!! |
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| Kinda hooked after the 1st episode I hope it wont go downhill. |
| came to watch since people kept saying it's the most underrated anime of 2020. episode was really not that great. the narrative was too simple and boring for me; also found moriarty kinda annoying- how he kept speaking out loud all the deductions he makes of his targets. I should've seen it coming for a shounen show.. but maybe historical detective shows are just really not it for me. will keep watching a few more eps for now. |
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| looks pretty decent so far, nothing grand but its good enough. artstyle, animation and music is all well done. i love the op, though can't say the same abt the ed |
| Moriarty is really smart also a god of crime |
Pachulence said: Black Butler vibes. ^^^ I was thinking the same thing!! |
| Interesting first episode. First of we see Kidnappers which are connected to the first case. William, Alberts and the other brother's VA are all amazing. Really like the mystery from the anime. Good OP/ED. |
   “You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!” ' |
| Well. That was a pretty great start. This sure looks promising. |
| No talk about how "revenge is wrong" or "that will not bring your boy back" or other bs? I'm in. |
*simping over 2D characters*  |
| I kind of like the idea of a detective that is sort of an executioner(?) or at least that's how this episode sell it, being set in 1911 will probably help a lot this type of story. I found it funny that when they show how is going on with the father after getting revenge the electro dance song start playing. |
| Now this is interesting. I thought for a bit there that he was gonna solve the crime. But he's just helping instigating more crimes. Just came off of Death Note so can't wait to follow a villain again. |
| Yuritopia FTW!!!!!!!!! BANZAI TO YURI !!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Well the first episode captured me. Maybe it’s because I was watching old anime for a few months and was excited to see modern anime, either way I’m always a big fan of anything Sherlock related. |
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| Having seen Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock, I was so confused with the first few scenes. It was until I saw the revenge scene that I understood their term "crime consultant." There is not enough mystery in this first episode since William James Moriarty instantaneously confronts the murderer right after gathering the facts. However, it is interesting to see how he acquiesces to crimes in order to punish previous crimes. |
| “Why does an apple fall when it is ripe? Is it brought down by the force of gravity? Is it because its stalk withers? Because it is dried by the sun, because it grows too heavy, or because the boy standing under the tree wants to eat it? None of these is the cause.... Every action of theirs, that seems to them an act of their own free will is in the historical sense not free at all but is bound up with the whole course of history and preordained from all eternity.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace |
| Nice twist with Moriarty allowing one of the victim's dads to take revenge on the earl compared to other detective series. Got to say I kinda wish the music at the end fitted the timeperiod more. |
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| I'm constantly amazed at how anime manages to convert the most unattractive people from the real world into the best darn looking characters ever. |
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| Moriarty seemed proud of his accomplishment, but when the rapist was about to get killed, he had to go outside and smoke a cig. Perhaps he can't face the full consequences of what he's doing. It's easier to just look at the guy when he's already dead than the act itself... |
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