Since a new Gosick didn’t air the other week due to the crisis in Japan, I held off on the blog. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Let’s jump right in! ———————————————————————————————– What have we here? A mysterious talking manikin? Blond Girl seems to have adjusted well if she’s scaring Kujo with vampire [...]
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Kazuya keeps regular contact with his family back home in Japan. His sister has sent him a shopping list of things she wants him to buy, which includes a replica of Sauville’s national gemstone, the Blue Rose. She also sent … Continue reading →
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Victorique catches a cold and Kujo heads to the capital to do some shopping. Impressions: Well we learned something important in this episode, Gevil’s hair is not a lethal weapon. That was a close call for Kujo since that hair could have killed him. Anyways will have to say Victorique as always is a very cute character. I [...]
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Episode 09 – Blue Roses Bloom in the Cannibal Department Store – 人食いデパートに青薔薇(ばら)は咲く (Hitogui Depaato ni Ao Bara wa Saku) Why does the story keep on turning out so mediocre for this series? I really do like the characters (well, mainly Victorique), but having likable characters will only take a series so far. I mean, [...]
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Dear police inspector. When someone comes across something he should not have seen, the bad guys will no doubt try their hardest to cover their mistakes up as thorough as possible by denying any sort of involvement. When examining testimonials like that, you should take every statement with a grain of salt. Not just the [...]
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Gosick episode 9 kicks off a new arc. Victorica is stuck in bed with a cold, and Kujo heads to town for a little shopping trip. Of course, it doesn’t take long for Kujo to stumble into another mystery. This post doesn’t discuss the events of this episode, however. My topic, instead, is the way [...]
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Having solved the mysteries of Horowitz and, more importantly, cleared the name of Victorique's mother, normal service is renewed as this next story arc of Gosick begins, with Avril obsessing over ghost stories and VIctorique desperate for some way of staving off boredom. Enter Kujo, who has at least one item of interest for Victorique - a kimono, sent for her from Kujo's sister.  While
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