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憂国のモリアーティ [Yūkoku no Moriarty] #9
憂国のモリアーティ 9 [Yūkoku no Moriarty 9]
犯罪卿の過去それは禁断の果実──
“ジャック・ザ・リッパー事件”を仕組んだ張本人、大英帝国一のメディア王・ミルヴァートン。事件以来、ウィリアムを警戒しその周辺を探っていた彼は、貧民街の“とある少年”が貴族相手に起こした、“裁判”へとたどり着く…。ウィリアムとルイスの過去の記録が今、解き明かされる──。
“ジャック・ザ・リッパー事件”を仕組んだ張本人、大英帝国一のメディア王・ミルヴァートン。事件以来、ウィリアムを警戒しその周辺を探っていた彼は、貧民街の“とある少年”が貴族相手に起こした、“裁判”へとたどり着く…。ウィリアムとルイスの過去の記録が今、解き明かされる──。
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First published July 4, 2019
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April 3, 2025
The story of a certain court case is told where a young boy brings a noble to court for repayment of a debt...or a pound of flesh
August 14, 2021
3'5⭐
La primera historia es un poco sinsentido. Todo eso de la fiesta del té en la mansión Moriarty... Supongo que es para aliviar tensión entre tramas más gordas, pero es que no pega nada con el tono del manga😅.
Los dos capítulos centrales sobre el pasado de James y William han estado muy bien y ya han vuelto a la línea general del manga. Lo único es que he echado de menos a Sherlock, hace mucho que no sale en condiciones 🙈
La primera historia es un poco sinsentido. Todo eso de la fiesta del té en la mansión Moriarty... Supongo que es para aliviar tensión entre tramas más gordas, pero es que no pega nada con el tono del manga😅.
Los dos capítulos centrales sobre el pasado de James y William han estado muy bien y ya han vuelto a la línea general del manga. Lo único es que he echado de menos a Sherlock, hace mucho que no sale en condiciones 🙈
October 25, 2022
Even without my deep and abiding hatred of The Merchant of Venice (the play that launched a thousand antisemitic tropes), the trial chapters were a bit much for my suspension of disbelief. I do enjoy this version of Milverton, though.
December 29, 2021
Die Tea Party war mega gut!
July 30, 2023
baby william is terrifying
October 17, 2022
The women are coming! The women are coming! Yes, hordes of females are invading the Moriarty estate and there are no pitchforks, but they seem to be carrying a lot of torches. Also a classic Holmes villain appears and we make a laughing stock of the judicial system in the name of story.
As a celebration of every British thing the mangaka can cram in, this is a fun book. As a story that goes anywhere sensible it’s even farther afield than its usual absurdities and, if there’s a bridge too far this time, it’s probably the flashback we’re subjected to.
First, however, it’s time for the story to let its hair down a bit, as the estate is forced to hold a tea party as part of their societal obligations, which is open season for a gaggle of female admirers to descend upon a criminal headquarters in search of scoring the men.
Minus the portrayal of all these society women as fangirl gold-diggers, which is admittedly the entire point, this is probably the most pure fun the book has at any point, possibly the series as a whole. Watching the gaggle of prettyboys that litter the story being flustered is a hoot.
We get a classic Holmes villain in the form of Charles Milverton, erstwhile blackmailer, who here runs a newspaper and is intent on bringing down a young politician out to do the job the Moriarty Clan have been attempting from the shadows, just far more publicly.
This story’s shaping up pretty interesting, although we seem to have come pretty far afield from Moriarty arranging for people to commit crimes that they could get away with in favour of whatever the heck is the focus of things now. The lambasting of people just believing what they read in the papers is timely enough, at least.
I also appreciate that so far the too-good-to-be-true politician seems to be just that and they directly addressed one of my immediate suspicions after he’s nearly the victim of a bomb. While the shoe may drop, it’s been kept hovering longer than I would expect.
The story prior to this, however, involves two of the Moriarty boys, literally, as their time in an orphanage is nearly cut short when their matron is swindled out of a huge amount of cash. Everything in this story is a real affront to common sense.
For one, it turns out the boys have the cash in hand to pay for this debt and more besides, which is… right… but then they take on the debt so they can bring the swindler to court and extract their revenge. I get that this series is highly divorced from reality, but this pee-wee prosecutor angle is so very lame.
This all turns out to be a ploy so Moriarty can prove to be smarter than Shakespeare, as the whole thing hinges on part of The Merchant of Venice and a rather ridiculous problem that the story wants to make very much an ‘unsolvable’ problem but is more a bunch of dumb semantics than anything else.
The resolution involves a butcher and a pretty pathetic comeuppance that results in the swindler capitulating rather than going, ‘uh, eat one, you little tyke, I’m not paying jack and I doubt the court will care if I punt you into the Thames’.
So, kind of a waste of time. That’s just par for course for a series that I find uneven at the best of times. A fun start and a potentially interesting ongoing story, let down by an incredibly dire middle section.
3 stars - decent enough at times, but it’s definitely been so much better than this when it’s firing on all cylinders.
As a celebration of every British thing the mangaka can cram in, this is a fun book. As a story that goes anywhere sensible it’s even farther afield than its usual absurdities and, if there’s a bridge too far this time, it’s probably the flashback we’re subjected to.
First, however, it’s time for the story to let its hair down a bit, as the estate is forced to hold a tea party as part of their societal obligations, which is open season for a gaggle of female admirers to descend upon a criminal headquarters in search of scoring the men.
Minus the portrayal of all these society women as fangirl gold-diggers, which is admittedly the entire point, this is probably the most pure fun the book has at any point, possibly the series as a whole. Watching the gaggle of prettyboys that litter the story being flustered is a hoot.
We get a classic Holmes villain in the form of Charles Milverton, erstwhile blackmailer, who here runs a newspaper and is intent on bringing down a young politician out to do the job the Moriarty Clan have been attempting from the shadows, just far more publicly.
This story’s shaping up pretty interesting, although we seem to have come pretty far afield from Moriarty arranging for people to commit crimes that they could get away with in favour of whatever the heck is the focus of things now. The lambasting of people just believing what they read in the papers is timely enough, at least.
I also appreciate that so far the too-good-to-be-true politician seems to be just that and they directly addressed one of my immediate suspicions after he’s nearly the victim of a bomb. While the shoe may drop, it’s been kept hovering longer than I would expect.
The story prior to this, however, involves two of the Moriarty boys, literally, as their time in an orphanage is nearly cut short when their matron is swindled out of a huge amount of cash. Everything in this story is a real affront to common sense.
For one, it turns out the boys have the cash in hand to pay for this debt and more besides, which is… right… but then they take on the debt so they can bring the swindler to court and extract their revenge. I get that this series is highly divorced from reality, but this pee-wee prosecutor angle is so very lame.
This all turns out to be a ploy so Moriarty can prove to be smarter than Shakespeare, as the whole thing hinges on part of The Merchant of Venice and a rather ridiculous problem that the story wants to make very much an ‘unsolvable’ problem but is more a bunch of dumb semantics than anything else.
The resolution involves a butcher and a pretty pathetic comeuppance that results in the swindler capitulating rather than going, ‘uh, eat one, you little tyke, I’m not paying jack and I doubt the court will care if I punt you into the Thames’.
So, kind of a waste of time. That’s just par for course for a series that I find uneven at the best of times. A fun start and a potentially interesting ongoing story, let down by an incredibly dire middle section.
3 stars - decent enough at times, but it’s definitely been so much better than this when it’s firing on all cylinders.
January 9, 2023
I kinda hate that this manga has such ups and downs, meaning we have exciting, high stakes, action packed scenes and then we are at the lowest. This volume feels is around the middle, just with enough built up tension to keep us intrigued of what will happen next.
I still believe William is an interesting character and even when he was a child, he tried to help those in need. His method is radical for some, but you cannot say the guy doesn’t prove his worth every time.
Anyway, now there’s another guy that might be a danger to the Moriarty team and I hope they all find a way to beat him first.
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I still believe William is an interesting character and even when he was a child, he tried to help those in need. His method is radical for some, but you cannot say the guy doesn’t prove his worth every time.
Anyway, now there’s another guy that might be a danger to the Moriarty team and I hope they all find a way to beat him first.
PREVIOUS REVIEWS:
Volume 1 | Volume 2 | Volume 3 | Volume 4 | Volume 5 | Volume 6 | Volume 7 | Volume 8
March 4, 2024
Un tome qui débute sur une note plus légère et comique avec toute la bande au complet, pour nous amener ensuite à découvrir l’enfance de Moriarty et commencer ainsi une nouvelle intrigue pour nourrir le fil rouge.
Le ton de ce tome est plus soutenu, notamment avec l’affaire juridique que l’on découvre, préparez-vous, le droit fait son entrée en même temps qu’un nouvel ennemi.
Mon seul regret ? Le duo Holmes / Moriarty n’avance pas particulièrement.
Le ton de ce tome est plus soutenu, notamment avec l’affaire juridique que l’on découvre, préparez-vous, le droit fait son entrée en même temps qu’un nouvel ennemi.
Mon seul regret ? Le duo Holmes / Moriarty n’avance pas particulièrement.
June 18, 2024
4.5 ⭐️ I am OBSESSED!!!
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July 2, 2023Okay. I know that for a while, I tended to not talk about this. I understand the hand I'm dealt. A manga for the fujoshis isn't going to go ham on intricate characterization. That isn't how this works. It's like walking into shonen manga and asking for girls that aren't reduced to boobs. It isn't going to happen. I get it. It's fine.
But.
William Moriarty, the ostensible lead of this manga, has a certain look I like. His sharp, thin face, his half-lidded eyes, the razor-thin smile... all of it spells danger and violence. He looks like his every step should come with darkness billowing around him. When his face is a little less guarded, even taken by surprise, it's like watching a beautiful woman of a pulp novel cover turn around and face you directly, this very 80s/90s thing of supersized dramatique. William Moriarty is beautiful, yes, and every time his face comes on, you think you should stay away from him because it spells trouble. (In a very distinct anime way, he's... well, Makishima of Psycho Pass with a superior haircut and more erotic gaze)
You see where I'm going with this, where it directly contradicts the story that William Moriarty, this all-time face, is set in: he's the protagonist. He's the one we're meant to root for. Which is fine. We don't all gotta do what I like to do all the time. Moriarty has a noble goal and he will do anything to get there. That's fine too. I like people that reach for what they want. Moriarty certainly does that. He has a team that helps him out. They're the good guys. Which... is... a problem when you look like your gaze is vampiric. Moriarty doesn't look nice. He looks like he sometimes cuts rats open, just to watch the blood drip from the ground. I'm sorry I'm so graphic, but look at the material! The guy is a mathematics professor. Numbers and Moriarty go as well together as water and oil, strictly aesthetically speaking. No wonder there's so little mention of it.
What there is a lot of mention of is the fact that this guy has seemingly always been a great guy. He just always had this intellect. He's like... flawless in a way that rubs me the wrong way (and not the right way of rubbing me the wrong way, just the wrong way of rubbing me the wrong way). There's no flaw, no crack, nothing to hold onto. He's just always been this cool, this """cunning""", and things have just always worked out for him. Which means that so far, we're ~40 chapters in, and the entire manga is just giving convenience after convenience of characters that are really just archetypes and never have any friction with one another. They're just sex gods without all the sex, apparently so bored of sex that one must indulge them with mind games that operate on their own incoherent logic. I've seen this game played before and I'm sorry to tell you that Light Yagami does this better. He's got flaws... he's got a character to root for/against... and, whaddya know, he does bad things. He does means-justifies-the-ends things. Where is that with Moriarty? More importantly, why are all these non-William Moriartys (not you James Bonde, we love you) going on about? I have yet to figure out why I should care for any of them, and it's fine if I end up not caring for any of them, but by god can we please focus on Moriarty... (or, fine, we're playing this fujo game: Moriarty and Sherlock? Please?)
...or we do NOT focus on Moriarty, which would be wise, because like I said, a face like this inherently means mystique. But that means the story would either move to one of the sidelined Moriartys (Louis with a heart condition, of course; Albert with the MI6 job) or... be Sherlock's again. Tough shit. Sometimes I just save pages of this manga just because William Moriarty is really that beautiful an anime character and I regret every speech bubble I inevitably end up reading. It's fine, though. I never get what I deserve.
But.
William Moriarty, the ostensible lead of this manga, has a certain look I like. His sharp, thin face, his half-lidded eyes, the razor-thin smile... all of it spells danger and violence. He looks like his every step should come with darkness billowing around him. When his face is a little less guarded, even taken by surprise, it's like watching a beautiful woman of a pulp novel cover turn around and face you directly, this very 80s/90s thing of supersized dramatique. William Moriarty is beautiful, yes, and every time his face comes on, you think you should stay away from him because it spells trouble. (In a very distinct anime way, he's... well, Makishima of Psycho Pass with a superior haircut and more erotic gaze)
You see where I'm going with this, where it directly contradicts the story that William Moriarty, this all-time face, is set in: he's the protagonist. He's the one we're meant to root for. Which is fine. We don't all gotta do what I like to do all the time. Moriarty has a noble goal and he will do anything to get there. That's fine too. I like people that reach for what they want. Moriarty certainly does that. He has a team that helps him out. They're the good guys. Which... is... a problem when you look like your gaze is vampiric. Moriarty doesn't look nice. He looks like he sometimes cuts rats open, just to watch the blood drip from the ground. I'm sorry I'm so graphic, but look at the material! The guy is a mathematics professor. Numbers and Moriarty go as well together as water and oil, strictly aesthetically speaking. No wonder there's so little mention of it.
What there is a lot of mention of is the fact that this guy has seemingly always been a great guy. He just always had this intellect. He's like... flawless in a way that rubs me the wrong way (and not the right way of rubbing me the wrong way, just the wrong way of rubbing me the wrong way). There's no flaw, no crack, nothing to hold onto. He's just always been this cool, this """cunning""", and things have just always worked out for him. Which means that so far, we're ~40 chapters in, and the entire manga is just giving convenience after convenience of characters that are really just archetypes and never have any friction with one another. They're just sex gods without all the sex, apparently so bored of sex that one must indulge them with mind games that operate on their own incoherent logic. I've seen this game played before and I'm sorry to tell you that Light Yagami does this better. He's got flaws... he's got a character to root for/against... and, whaddya know, he does bad things. He does means-justifies-the-ends things. Where is that with Moriarty? More importantly, why are all these non-William Moriartys (not you James Bonde, we love you) going on about? I have yet to figure out why I should care for any of them, and it's fine if I end up not caring for any of them, but by god can we please focus on Moriarty... (or, fine, we're playing this fujo game: Moriarty and Sherlock? Please?)
...or we do NOT focus on Moriarty, which would be wise, because like I said, a face like this inherently means mystique. But that means the story would either move to one of the sidelined Moriartys (Louis with a heart condition, of course; Albert with the MI6 job) or... be Sherlock's again. Tough shit. Sometimes I just save pages of this manga just because William Moriarty is really that beautiful an anime character and I regret every speech bubble I inevitably end up reading. It's fine, though. I never get what I deserve.
January 21, 2023
3/5 Stars: ‘Moriarty the Patriot (Vol.9)’ by Ryōsuke Takeuchi.
→ Age Range: Young Adult.
→ Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction.
→ Book Type: Manga.
Favourite Quote: ‘…I’d like my pound of flesh.’
In-depth Rating:
→ Plot: ★★★
→ Character Development: ★★★
→ Setting: ★★★
→ Entertainment Level: ★★★
→ Writing: ★★★
→ Art (If Applicable): ★★★★★
General Comments: Moriarty the Patriot is translated by Viz Media; created by Ryōsuke Takeuchi, illustrated by Hikaru Miyoshi, and is based on the work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This is Volume 9. Reviewing Manga is complicated; commenting on each volume - individually - does not reflect the overall enjoyment of the series. As such, the star-rating should be utilised as a guideline only. If anything, you should pick-up Moriarty the Patriot. It is a classic ‘cat and mouse’ between Moriarty and the infamous Holmes, what more could be said for this duo?
Time Read: Two Days.
→ Audiobook: No.
→ Audiobook Narrator: -
Trigger Warnings:
→ Murder.
→ Graphic Violence.
→ Gore (Blood).
→ Arson.
→ Attempted Bombing.
→ Age Range: Young Adult.
→ Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction.
→ Book Type: Manga.
Favourite Quote: ‘…I’d like my pound of flesh.’
In-depth Rating:
→ Plot: ★★★
→ Character Development: ★★★
→ Setting: ★★★
→ Entertainment Level: ★★★
→ Writing: ★★★
→ Art (If Applicable): ★★★★★
General Comments: Moriarty the Patriot is translated by Viz Media; created by Ryōsuke Takeuchi, illustrated by Hikaru Miyoshi, and is based on the work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This is Volume 9. Reviewing Manga is complicated; commenting on each volume - individually - does not reflect the overall enjoyment of the series. As such, the star-rating should be utilised as a guideline only. If anything, you should pick-up Moriarty the Patriot. It is a classic ‘cat and mouse’ between Moriarty and the infamous Holmes, what more could be said for this duo?
Time Read: Two Days.
→ Audiobook: No.
→ Audiobook Narrator: -
Trigger Warnings:
→ Murder.
→ Graphic Violence.
→ Gore (Blood).
→ Arson.
→ Attempted Bombing.
February 6, 2022
4,5 ⭐
J'ai beaucoup aimé ce tome 9. Bien plus que les quelques uns avant celui-ci qui m'avaient fait mettre la série de côté. J'avais peut-être besoin d'une pause.
J'ai surtout apprécié le flashback de l'enfance de William et Louis, encore orphelins, qui ont attaqué en justice un aristocrate. C'était tellement puissant et intelligent.
J'ai beaucoup aimé ce tome 9. Bien plus que les quelques uns avant celui-ci qui m'avaient fait mettre la série de côté. J'avais peut-être besoin d'une pause.
J'ai surtout apprécié le flashback de l'enfance de William et Louis, encore orphelins, qui ont attaqué en justice un aristocrate. C'était tellement puissant et intelligent.
August 8, 2024
And that's my reading challenge finished for this year and I still have 4 months to go. Let's see how many more we can make it. Cause at first I thought 45 was going to be too much, but it ended up the other way around.
January 9, 2025
The tea party felt like such filler to me, lol. Interesting filler! Fun filler! But filler nonetheless. However, I enjoyed the Merchant of Venice story, it was fun. Looking forward to the next volume!!
July 21, 2025
Shows that Will has been iconic since he was Young~~~
Bro telling both the judge and the noble y'all ain't using the Commoner is below Nobels to trick me hehehehehe.
My 600 pounds or a pounds of flesh from you, bro rubbed an entire property in the process, my iconic young Willᐛ )
Bro telling both the judge and the noble y'all ain't using the Commoner is below Nobels to trick me hehehehehe.
My 600 pounds or a pounds of flesh from you, bro rubbed an entire property in the process, my iconic young Willᐛ )
June 17, 2022
Kenapa Milverton cepet bgt thu siapa bangsawan kriminal. Iya inj ada di volume sebelumnya. Tpi justru krena itu. Kenapa malah gampang diintip, wkwkwk.
April 3, 2023
the gang treating hosting a tea party as if it's more dire and scary than their usual life-threatening missions will never not be funny to me
February 18, 2024
Baby William & Louis! Adorable!.... and terrifying! :D
I love it!
☆☆☆☆☆
I love it!
☆☆☆☆☆
December 23, 2025
Tea party JAJAJAJA
ahora, entra el periódico
ahora, entra el periódico
November 21, 2021
El capítulo 32 es relleno, el 35 es prometedor pero apenas es el inicio de un arco más grande. Las 4 estrellas son por los capítulos 33 y 34 el "El mercader de Londres", me gusta cómo se inspiraron en la obra de Shakespeare para ejecutarlo y el pasado de William y Lewis / Louis es muy interesante. Los niños ya apuntaban maneras.
July 7, 2022
- 4 stars !
In this volume, we are presented with a new antagonist entering the dazzling spotlight, Charles Augustus Milverton, which is also known as 'The King Of All Blackmailers' in London. As we enter his perspective, we flashback then to the case William had taken for the justice of their old orphanage. A child defeating a treacherous man in an argument seemed to intrigue the attention of Milverton and as expected, this makes him investigate who really was behind the identity of the out spoken child, the dead biological brother or the alive adopted one? When he gathered all the information he needed to solve this mystery, he then tries to blackmail William James Moriarty with the knowledge he just had found, an information that should be enough to show the world the hidden identity behind William's hard mask, the murderer behind the innocent.
This did not only present a new impressive anatagonist to battle against William, but the design made for Milverton also topped the charts. He has that evil aura hidden in those gold eyes, the glasses that glints in a white light when the scheming face comes on, and the handsome (and hot) appearance that gives a worthy approval for the audience. A new rival for Moriarty indeed.
Though, Milverton might have a decent (hot) appearance, his personality, unfortunately, begs to differ. His intentions are evil in a way that comes off as annoying and unpleasant. And just like I said, an impressive anatgonist really is he, a suitable one too for the upcoming storyline. I really would love to see how this turns out and eager to see where this battle of blackmailing leads us to. I bet this is gonna be thrilling, I can just feel it.
In this volume, we are presented with a new antagonist entering the dazzling spotlight, Charles Augustus Milverton, which is also known as 'The King Of All Blackmailers' in London. As we enter his perspective, we flashback then to the case William had taken for the justice of their old orphanage. A child defeating a treacherous man in an argument seemed to intrigue the attention of Milverton and as expected, this makes him investigate who really was behind the identity of the out spoken child, the dead biological brother or the alive adopted one? When he gathered all the information he needed to solve this mystery, he then tries to blackmail William James Moriarty with the knowledge he just had found, an information that should be enough to show the world the hidden identity behind William's hard mask, the murderer behind the innocent.
This did not only present a new impressive anatagonist to battle against William, but the design made for Milverton also topped the charts. He has that evil aura hidden in those gold eyes, the glasses that glints in a white light when the scheming face comes on, and the handsome (and hot) appearance that gives a worthy approval for the audience. A new rival for Moriarty indeed.
Though, Milverton might have a decent (hot) appearance, his personality, unfortunately, begs to differ. His intentions are evil in a way that comes off as annoying and unpleasant. And just like I said, an impressive anatgonist really is he, a suitable one too for the upcoming storyline. I really would love to see how this turns out and eager to see where this battle of blackmailing leads us to. I bet this is gonna be thrilling, I can just feel it.
December 31, 2024
Amé este volumen.
Lo de la fiesta de té me dió mucha risa.
El juicio de William chiquito estuvo increíble.
Y la última situación con el político este que quiere la igualdad está bien delicada, me emociona ver que va a hacer toda esta gente.
Lo de la fiesta de té me dió mucha risa.
El juicio de William chiquito estuvo increíble.
Y la última situación con el político este que quiere la igualdad está bien delicada, me emociona ver que va a hacer toda esta gente.
December 29, 2021
We love some good ol' Shakespearean references. Merchant of Venice trial? William being able to recite every play since he was a child? Marvelous.
April 8, 2024
We find the next adversary (who isn't Holmes) in Charles Augustus Milverton, the media king of London. Apparently he was the one behind the Jack the Ripper trouble in the last story arc. He has resources, power and ambition, so there should be some real stakes to the battle between him and the Moriarty group.
This volume opened with a garden party as a light distraction for the serialized readers, but in the collected volume it mostly felt like filler.
This volume opened with a garden party as a light distraction for the serialized readers, but in the collected volume it mostly felt like filler.
May 30, 2020
I'm always excited for a new volume of this series, I've been liking it a lot. And this ninth book continues that, except there's one chapter that was probably my least favourite of all the run of Moriarty the Patriot. But the rest of the volume which tells us about William and Lewis's past and builds up next challenge for our criminal heroes.
The not-so-to-my-liking-chapter is the first one in this book, where Moriarty & co. host a tea party at the their mansion. It's not bad per se but it wasn't particularly funny nor it did add anything to the series. I know it's meant to be a breather between plot-heavy parts but it's basically shouting how gorgeous all the Moriarty brothers and their associates are and I know that already. They *are* all very charming and cool, I don't need a bunch of high born ladies squeeing about it. I make it sound like it was worse than it was, that's not the case, just in the middle of all the better parts it stung a bit more.
Anyway, on the good stuff! There's lengthy flashback of William and Lewis in the orphanage and how they (well, William) won a legal case against an aristocrat. As kids. There's a super intelligent person for you! I don't mind that trope at all, I take unbelievably smart "little adults" over regular kids anytime. It was just as interesting battle of smart moves as anything William & friends do as adults. This flashback ties to newspaper mogul Charles Milverton who's determined to dig up dirt/truth about Moriarty. And he's on to it! I can't wait to read how they deal with him! There's another new face, a politician who tries to achieve suffrage for larger number of people. Poor guy will be a pawn for both sides, haha.
It's intriguing twist to see original Holmes's enemies to go against each other!
This manga has definitely become one of the favourite series (might've said this before...). And as always, I like the character art a lot, so precise lines.
The not-so-to-my-liking-chapter is the first one in this book, where Moriarty & co. host a tea party at the their mansion. It's not bad per se but it wasn't particularly funny nor it did add anything to the series. I know it's meant to be a breather between plot-heavy parts but it's basically shouting how gorgeous all the Moriarty brothers and their associates are and I know that already. They *are* all very charming and cool, I don't need a bunch of high born ladies squeeing about it. I make it sound like it was worse than it was, that's not the case, just in the middle of all the better parts it stung a bit more.
Anyway, on the good stuff! There's lengthy flashback of William and Lewis in the orphanage and how they (well, William) won a legal case against an aristocrat. As kids. There's a super intelligent person for you! I don't mind that trope at all, I take unbelievably smart "little adults" over regular kids anytime. It was just as interesting battle of smart moves as anything William & friends do as adults. This flashback ties to newspaper mogul Charles Milverton who's determined to dig up dirt/truth about Moriarty. And he's on to it! I can't wait to read how they deal with him! There's another new face, a politician who tries to achieve suffrage for larger number of people. Poor guy will be a pawn for both sides, haha.
It's intriguing twist to see original Holmes's enemies to go against each other!
This manga has definitely become one of the favourite series (might've said this before...). And as always, I like the character art a lot, so precise lines.
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December 9, 2024Kinda only used to set up the plot of the other book but god damn is it good
September 8, 2021
TW: Blood, graphic violence, murder, fire, attempted bombing
Spoilers ahead!
Whoa, hands down, this volume has the best opening chapter!
At first, I thought that they were discussing another mission. Everyone looked serious. In the end, it was all about planning a tea party. We know Albert loves order so it's understandable that this party is to be taken seriously. AND ALSO THAT THING ABOUT NOT REVEALING THEIR IDENTITY AS LORD OF CRIMES? yes, that too.
Albert : " the main purpose of this party is to "please" the ladies.
Me: Can I be invited, please?
All the ladies simping over the men is relatable (but no one even flirted with our baby Louis?? why)
It's such a joy to read something sans all the blood & gore in Moriarty The Patriot. The last 8 volumes have been nothing but a series of sinister and violent arcs so reading The Tea Party was refreshing.
Let's move on to The Merchant of London Act 1.
We're now back in London and we see curly-haired, Milverton. He did some digging on the Moriarty Family. (Of course, William & the gang eventually found out about it, thanks to Fred!) Their old records were left on purpose as bait.
As Bond just recently joined the group, Louis shares with him about their past at the orphanage in the slums. One day, Louis noticed the food shortage and they concluded that somebody must've taken money from the orphanage. They approached one of the staff and she explained that the money has been lent to a nobleman where he promised to pay back. I love that she treated both Will and Louis as adults and trusted them in finding a solution to this problem.
They eventually did and it's such a gruesome yet satisfying end. To me, the court scene is one of the best stories from their past.
To think that William already has that evil genius mindset since he was younger is enlightening.
After all, not surprising for a prodigy. I appreciate his theatricals and passion for literature. Before reading this, I never heard of the play about Shylock. What a brilliantly executed plan.
The gang tries to figure out what Milverton is up to and have placed him on top of the list as an enemy to eliminate. Milverton uncovered the truth behind the estate fire and the fact that William took the place of the real "Moriarty brother". Little did he know, Moriarty's plan for his demise has been set in stone.
As mentioned previously in my other reviews, I watched the anime first so I already know what happens. First thoughts: MP Whiteley looks like Erwin Smith from AoT! Shinzou wo sasageyo!
Even his personality is Erwin-like. It's eerie. The White Knight of London arc focuses more on political affairs; laws and bills. Milverton was revealed as the "King of Blackmail." As he owns the newspaper company, he tries to taint Whiteley's name and attempts to blackmail him.
Moriarty learns of this from Patterson (inside man that I never mentioned) and has decided to test Whitely. They have damaging evidence of The House of Lord's wrongdoings and that document could be used to blackmail them to pass the revised bill.
They plan to give this document to Whitely and it will be entirely up to him to publish it or not.
Spoilers ahead!
Whoa, hands down, this volume has the best opening chapter!
At first, I thought that they were discussing another mission. Everyone looked serious. In the end, it was all about planning a tea party. We know Albert loves order so it's understandable that this party is to be taken seriously. AND ALSO THAT THING ABOUT NOT REVEALING THEIR IDENTITY AS LORD OF CRIMES? yes, that too.
Albert : " the main purpose of this party is to "please" the ladies.
Me: Can I be invited, please?
All the ladies simping over the men is relatable (but no one even flirted with our baby Louis?? why)
It's such a joy to read something sans all the blood & gore in Moriarty The Patriot. The last 8 volumes have been nothing but a series of sinister and violent arcs so reading The Tea Party was refreshing.
Let's move on to The Merchant of London Act 1.
We're now back in London and we see curly-haired, Milverton. He did some digging on the Moriarty Family. (Of course, William & the gang eventually found out about it, thanks to Fred!) Their old records were left on purpose as bait.
As Bond just recently joined the group, Louis shares with him about their past at the orphanage in the slums. One day, Louis noticed the food shortage and they concluded that somebody must've taken money from the orphanage. They approached one of the staff and she explained that the money has been lent to a nobleman where he promised to pay back. I love that she treated both Will and Louis as adults and trusted them in finding a solution to this problem.
They eventually did and it's such a gruesome yet satisfying end. To me, the court scene is one of the best stories from their past.
To think that William already has that evil genius mindset since he was younger is enlightening.
After all, not surprising for a prodigy. I appreciate his theatricals and passion for literature. Before reading this, I never heard of the play about Shylock. What a brilliantly executed plan.
The gang tries to figure out what Milverton is up to and have placed him on top of the list as an enemy to eliminate. Milverton uncovered the truth behind the estate fire and the fact that William took the place of the real "Moriarty brother". Little did he know, Moriarty's plan for his demise has been set in stone.
As mentioned previously in my other reviews, I watched the anime first so I already know what happens. First thoughts: MP Whiteley looks like Erwin Smith from AoT! Shinzou wo sasageyo!
Even his personality is Erwin-like. It's eerie. The White Knight of London arc focuses more on political affairs; laws and bills. Milverton was revealed as the "King of Blackmail." As he owns the newspaper company, he tries to taint Whiteley's name and attempts to blackmail him.
Moriarty learns of this from Patterson (inside man that I never mentioned) and has decided to test Whitely. They have damaging evidence of The House of Lord's wrongdoings and that document could be used to blackmail them to pass the revised bill.
They plan to give this document to Whitely and it will be entirely up to him to publish it or not.
October 26, 2021
In Chapter 32 [The Tea Party], this such an enjoyable breather chapter for me. Although it didn’t add up anything to the main plot but it definitely make you rooted for this ‘Lord of Crimes’ squad.
In Chapter 33&34 [The Merchant of London Act 1&2], first it answered my lingering question over “does anyone ever realized the living William James Moriarty is a fake?”. It makes so much sense knowing the real one didn’t exposed much publicly. And how the court case isn’t entirely vanished that serve as bait so they can trace who’s actually determined enough to dig up the truth of William’s past.
I don’t know why the ‘concept of meat’ highlighted kinda thrown me into deja vu. I might probably heard it somewhere but I am still impressed that William pulled on that trick. This very act is truly a reminder to all of us how brilliantly cunning William can be. And how the meeting between Albert with William and Louis wasn’t coincidental but it’s Albert himself have been looking for them. This strengthened Albert’s character on how he bothered living in noble society.
In Chapter 35 [The White Knight of London Act 1], I love where this story leads us on. It threw us insight on how the alternative choice could be in changing the system rather than resorting to violence like Moriarty and Co. did. It doesn’t give direct and absolute answer that the new idea of involving equality on bill voters is the right one but rather threw us again ‘what if’ the worst case scenario happened when the commoners riled up against the noble from Patterson’s perspective. After all, the same repeated history of French Revolution might occur.
Moriarty and Co.’s goal is to make nobles and commoners teamed up against the same enemy which is themselves who ready to sacrifice for better or worst.
Overall, I would love to give this one a 5 stars just because the insight I gained from the last chapter is so precious. But I am not satisfied and wanting more. Therefore, I am so looking forward on the rest of White Knight of London arc.
In Chapter 33&34 [The Merchant of London Act 1&2], first it answered my lingering question over “does anyone ever realized the living William James Moriarty is a fake?”. It makes so much sense knowing the real one didn’t exposed much publicly. And how the court case isn’t entirely vanished that serve as bait so they can trace who’s actually determined enough to dig up the truth of William’s past.
I don’t know why the ‘concept of meat’ highlighted kinda thrown me into deja vu. I might probably heard it somewhere but I am still impressed that William pulled on that trick. This very act is truly a reminder to all of us how brilliantly cunning William can be. And how the meeting between Albert with William and Louis wasn’t coincidental but it’s Albert himself have been looking for them. This strengthened Albert’s character on how he bothered living in noble society.
In Chapter 35 [The White Knight of London Act 1], I love where this story leads us on. It threw us insight on how the alternative choice could be in changing the system rather than resorting to violence like Moriarty and Co. did. It doesn’t give direct and absolute answer that the new idea of involving equality on bill voters is the right one but rather threw us again ‘what if’ the worst case scenario happened when the commoners riled up against the noble from Patterson’s perspective. After all, the same repeated history of French Revolution might occur.
Moriarty and Co.’s goal is to make nobles and commoners teamed up against the same enemy which is themselves who ready to sacrifice for better or worst.
Overall, I would love to give this one a 5 stars just because the insight I gained from the last chapter is so precious. But I am not satisfied and wanting more. Therefore, I am so looking forward on the rest of White Knight of London arc.
January 5, 2023
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Pierwsze rozdziały dziewiątego tomu to dawka spokojnej i mocno naznaczonej humorem treści. Uwaga czytelnika skupia się tu bowiem na „herbacianym przyjęciu” zorganizowanym przez Moriartych dla dam z wyższych sfer. Tam, gdzie dużo niewiast, tam też dużo kłopotów, szczególnie jeśli chce się pewne sekrety rezydencji zachować w ukryciu. Każdy z członków rodu włącznie ze służbą będzie się więc musiał wspiąć na wyżyny swoich możliwości, aby zabawić gości i jednocześnie ich należycie przypilnować.
O wiele poważniej i ciekawiej robi się jednak w dalszej części tomiku. Ważną rolę w historii zaczyna odgrywać Milverton, londyński potentat medialny, który stał za stworzeniem „Kuby Rozpruwacza” i któremu nie podoba się, że jego plany zostały pokrzyżowane. Zaczyna on więc prywatne śledztwo mające na celu odkrycie tożsamości „mistrza zbrodni”. Jest to doskonała okazja dla autorów, aby zaprezentować nam pewne szczegóły dzieciństwa braci Moriarty (Williama i Louisa). Ryousuke Takeuchi serwuje nam dobrze zaprojektowane retrospekcje, które pobudzają ciekawość czytelnika (nadal pozostawiając pewne niewiadome), jednocześnie rzucając więcej światła na samych bohaterów i ich motywacje, którymi się kierują. Na łamach komiksu pojawia się również nowa postać (mogąca sporo namieszać w kraju) oraz nikt inny jak Sherlock, mocno zaskoczony informacją o zaręczynach swojego przyjaciela.
https://gameplay.pl/news.asp?ID=146358
Pierwsze rozdziały dziewiątego tomu to dawka spokojnej i mocno naznaczonej humorem treści. Uwaga czytelnika skupia się tu bowiem na „herbacianym przyjęciu” zorganizowanym przez Moriartych dla dam z wyższych sfer. Tam, gdzie dużo niewiast, tam też dużo kłopotów, szczególnie jeśli chce się pewne sekrety rezydencji zachować w ukryciu. Każdy z członków rodu włącznie ze służbą będzie się więc musiał wspiąć na wyżyny swoich możliwości, aby zabawić gości i jednocześnie ich należycie przypilnować.
O wiele poważniej i ciekawiej robi się jednak w dalszej części tomiku. Ważną rolę w historii zaczyna odgrywać Milverton, londyński potentat medialny, który stał za stworzeniem „Kuby Rozpruwacza” i któremu nie podoba się, że jego plany zostały pokrzyżowane. Zaczyna on więc prywatne śledztwo mające na celu odkrycie tożsamości „mistrza zbrodni”. Jest to doskonała okazja dla autorów, aby zaprezentować nam pewne szczegóły dzieciństwa braci Moriarty (Williama i Louisa). Ryousuke Takeuchi serwuje nam dobrze zaprojektowane retrospekcje, które pobudzają ciekawość czytelnika (nadal pozostawiając pewne niewiadome), jednocześnie rzucając więcej światła na samych bohaterów i ich motywacje, którymi się kierują. Na łamach komiksu pojawia się również nowa postać (mogąca sporo namieszać w kraju) oraz nikt inny jak Sherlock, mocno zaskoczony informacją o zaręczynach swojego przyjaciela.
https://gameplay.pl/news.asp?ID=146358
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