Moriarty the Patriot

is a Japanese mystery manga series written by Ryōsuke Takeuchi and illustrated by Hikaru Miyoshi, based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series. It focuses on Holmes' nemesis, William James Moriarty. An anime television series adaptation by Production I.G aired from October 2020 to June 2021. Plot 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. Albert Moriarty finds two orphans that share a common hatred for the corrupt British nobility and adopts them as his brothers. They scheme together to kill Albert's cruel biological brother, burn down the family estate, and then start a new life together aimed at using illegal means to destroy the class system which had plagued the country for centuries while Louis's brother takes on the name of William James Moriarty. While enacting an elaborate scheme to murder a noble who was hunting commoners, William encounters Sherlock, who deduces a third party was involved in the murder. This piques William's interest in Sherlock, leading him to test his abilities by framing Sherlock for murder. Thus ensues a battle of wits between two of the greatest minds the world has ever seen as William relentlessly pursues a better world and Sherlock pursues the reason why he was chosen by the infamous Lord of Crime to play a part in his murders. Characters