Gosick

Written by RenjiWu09 on August 28, 2011 at 11:21 AM

You're introduced to Kujo Kazuya, a Japanese transfer student in St. Marguerite's academy. He meets Victorique, a doll-like looking girl with a temper like that of an old lady but excellent deductive reasoning. Kujo may always dislike Victorique's treatment towards him and Victorique may always call Kujo an idiot but, deep inside they see each other as inseparable best friends. However, as more cases pop up, there are forces including a secret that threatens to tear their friendship apart.

The beginning of the series is not exactly slow but, it's not exactly the most gripping plot line. I remember watching 5 episodes and stopping. Some cases are predictable in who is the culprit and such but the more interesting part is about Victorique's family history. That is probably the strongest selling point of Gosick. Things get repetitive and it becomes annoying especially with the small arguments between Kujo and Victorique. You can say it's childish but it fits with their personalities. After my break, I continued to watch and ended up finishing all 24 episodes. Episodes 13 and so on becomes more exciting because that is when they start unraveling Victorique's past. The ending you can say is bittersweet.

Beautiful animation. The staff spent a lot time on the backgrounds and such. The entertainment is not as high as I thought it would be. I wouldn't say it's a horrible series but, I would watch it to past some time and think a little.