Arthur Conan Doyle‘s consulting criminal and consulting detective are preparing to face off once again, taking the stage together for the fourth time!

It was announced today that Musical Moriarty the Patriot, the stage adaptation of Ryosuke Takeuchi and Hikaru Miyoshi‘s popular mystery manga, will be returning early next year with a brand new show. Hideyuki Nishimori will be back as scriptwriter and director, with Tadasuke once again serving as composer.

Returning to the cast will be:

• Shogo Suzuki as William James Moriarty
• Ryo Hirano as Sherlock Holmes
• Hidetoshi Kubota as Albert James Moriarty
• Ikkei Yamamoto as Louis James Moriarty
• Yuki Izawa as Sebastian Moran
• Kenta Kamakari as John H. Watson
• Kanon Nanaki as Miss Hudson
• Shun Takagi as George Lestrade

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Ryoki Nagae (Italy in the Hetalia musicals) will be taking over the role of Fred Porlock. Also joining the cast will be Ray Fujita (ZERO in GARO) as Charles Augustus Milverton, who first appeared in the 1904 Sherlock Holmes story “The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton” and is known by Holmes as “the king of blackmailers.”

Check out the key visual for the upcoming play, featuring Moriarty, Holmes, and a silhouette of Milverton:

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Musical Moriarty the Patriot -Op. 4- will continue the story of the three Moriarty brothers, as they use their wits and influence to exact justice for Victorian London’s lower classes. The play is scheduled to run January 27-29, 2023 at Osaka Shin-Kabukiza Theatre, and February 2-12, 2023 at Tokyo’s Tennozu Galaxy Theater.

Source: Comic Natalie

© Ryosuke Takeuchi, Hikaru Miyoshi / Shueisha

© Musical “Moriarty the Patriot” project

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Kara Dennison is the book reviewer for Sci-Fi Magazine and a regular features writer for Otaku USA Magazine. Follow her on Twitter @RubyCosmos, and read more at KaraDennison.com.