Yet another Sherlock Holmes incarnation, this time with slightly different relationship dynamics between Holmes (Shishio) and Watson (Wakamiya) than what I'm used to.

In this version, Shishio is the grounded one, he's less manic than Holmes usually is. Sure, he still has a flair for the dramatic but he's less insulting, less acerbic - and he certainly isn't into drugs of any kind. For Wakamiya who doesn't really know what to do with his life at this point, having given up being a psychiatrist, he serves as an anchor, even though Shishio's adventures are sometimes a bit too much for him.

It's an interesting setting and Shishio is definitely the one in control of their relationship and when he deems something too dangerous, he has no qualms to have Wakamiya arrested to keep him out of harms way - much to Wakamiya's anger, of course.

The cases are interesting - and what's also interesting is that we never actually get to really, truly meet and interact with Moriya, the man remains a shadow, someone passed in the hallway, a glimpsed smirk...

I finished the main series I still have yet to see the movie-length special, though - and the film sequel that should come out next year, of course. I'm curious how they will handle the post-"Reichenbach" period because Wakamiya seemed very wistful after Shishio's disappearance. Will he get angry when Shishio returns? Let's wait and see!