Reviews tagging 'Torture'

憂国のモリアーティ 3 [Yūkoku no Moriarty 3] by Ryōsuke Takeuchi

16 reviews

bones_jackson's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Amei essa continuação e mal posso esperar pra continuar lendo essa série maravilhosa. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Terminal illness, Blood, Confinement, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Violence

wanderer24's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Kidnapping and Torture

nely's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Child abuse, Child death, Violence, and Torture

sea_sea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

It’s almost 4 stars for me, because I think the characters are so epic, but I just think the manga drags a bit… Also the noble peoples crimes were a little unbelievable? They seemed so incredibly specific and brutal o^o. I didn’t really enjoy reading that. Overall it was very gory and violent… I‘m probably not going to continue with the manga, but I might watch the anime and some point, because Sherlock and Moriarty >o<!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Child death, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, and Classism

rhi_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Child death, Kidnapping, Body horror, and Torture

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Fire/Fire injury

rajashwi's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Child abuse

le_mur's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Gore, Torture, Violence, and Child abuse

charliebella's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Torture, Confinement, Body horror, and Child abuse

boomwormbrittany's review against another edition

challenging dark funny inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Moriarty the Patriot is a manga series that follows William and Louis Moriarty who were orphans taken in by a rich family who mistreated them. When they help the eldest son take over the Moriarty name, they get a group together to take down the corrupt aristocrats in London society. But their plans might be in jeopardy when Sherlock Holmes gets involved. 
This has to be my favorite volume of the manga so far. It really made me fall in love with the Morairty group and their respect for each other. I was absolutely in love with this manga volume so much. This really has my heart. 
First off, I really loved that we got to see Sherlock and Watson in action in this manga. The first half of it was about Sherlock trying to solve a case and I loved Sherlock and Watson's dynamic so much. Sherlock is such a chaos demon but he also clearly has a feeling for the people that he is investigating. I really loved getting to know those two. 
However, my absolute favorite part of this manga volume was the Moriarty groups dynamic. In particular, Louis and Fred had one way they thought of William and it was changed by speaking to Moran which I loved. I loved seeing how much William really cares for the people in his group. I loved seeing this group come together to bring down a bunch of aristocrats. This was one of my favorite volumes for character development. 
I also just adore the art style in this manga. It's perfectly balanced where the manga is just detailed enough that you can get a sense of the world but it doesn't take away from the story. I really loved stopping to just admire the art in this manga. 
Overall, this has to be my favorite volume for various reasons. I am so glad that I picked up this series and I cannot wait to continue. If you are interested in Moriarty as a character, please pick this up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Murder

cookiemonsterrr's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Okay, the series is starting to pick up a little bit. I really enjoyed seeing John and Sherlock interacting, and I really like how Sherlock's personality is done in this adaptation. 

And I also really enjoyed seeing Fred and Louis's respective characters get developed a little more.

I thought it was interesting how both of them have a certain distance from William, considering that one is his own brother and the other is his subordinate. There was a little side comic at the end of one of the two previous volumes that touched briefly on Louis feeling like he doesn't really do much to help his brother achieve their shared goals, and I was wondering if they would touch on that again or if it was just a one-time joke. I hope this is explored more.

Might be over thinking this, but the cover of volume 1 features William in front of a red background, and volume 2 features Sherlock in front of a blue background... Volume 3 has Louis in front of a purple background. Is this foreshadowing Louis some kind of future plot point where Louis wavers?

This was a little hard to get through because of certain aspects of the subject matter, so please look at the content warnings to see if there is anything you can't stomach.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Blood, Child death, Death, Torture, and Pedophilia

The children are the ones who are tortured. Nothing is explicitly shown but the implication is there. There is also child gore as well. Specifics:

a room full of their heads in jars, and their skulls.