This post is mostly in sparked by Tsuki over at the Emory Anime Club.  In his post on this episode, he brings up how he doesn’t like Victorique’s increasing dependence on Kujo.  I can understand.  I think some of us want to have a strong female lead that can take care of herself.  However, I [...]
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Here is a brief video from the Kadokawa YouTube site in which Yuuki Aoi says how happy she was to get the role of Victorique in Gosick, and how overjoyed she was to get to wear the Gothic Lolita outfit designed specially for the role by Innocent World:<iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kEW9a7gJT1Q" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>If it seems to you that she is speaking quickly, that's because she is. But every word is clear. That hundred-mile-an-hour clarity is one of Ao-chan's talents.The show itself has been getting better and better, it seems to me. Ao-chan's forced laugh in episode two was a huge hit with viewers, and despite some artificiality in her performance, it is really the heart of the show.
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After its promising premise and a reasonable opener, episode two of Gosick seemed to fritter away much of its potential by, quite frankly, making a bit of a mess of some of the core tenets that caught my eye within the series in the first place, made up for only somewhat by the fact that Victorique as a character is all kinds of awesome. Still, with the remaining survivors aboard this remodelled
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Hey everyone, welcome back to the YuleBlog. It’s come to my attention that Kate is also reviewing this series in the forums, so if you want a second opinion, then check it out. Although several of her screenshots for episode one look a lot like mine… No matter, let’s jump into episode two! ———————————————————————————————– It [...]
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Alright, before anyone says, “Go… Sick?… Lol what a dumb title,” please pronounce ‘gothic’ with an Asian accent. Yeah, you get ‘gosick.’ The title is a play on the word ‘gothic.’ *Ahem*… Anyways, this show is being made my Studio Bones, the same studio that’s popular for making shows such as Darker Than BLACK, Fullmetal [...]
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With Victorica and Kazuya trying to solve the fortuneteller murder, they are led to a mysterious boat. The Queen Barry is where the maid may have escaped, which is notorious for murders and traps for the “hares.” The mystery in this episode is slightly better than the last episode. Since we are introduced to the [...]
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Plot What should have been a delightful nautical voyage for Kazuya and Victorique turns out to be a death trap. Someone has gathered together everyone on the Queen Berry in order to exact revenge for an unsaid crime in the past. Now Kazuya and Victorique must uncover the mysteries of this sinking ghost ship while [...]
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When in doubt, just KILL EVERYONE! I was so tempted to pick up the Gosick book recently since I have nothing to read, but then I realized that it would mostly ruin the anime for me. Of course, it probably works both ways, but this way I get to write completely random and baseless predictions [...]
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Using Roxane’s invitation, Kazuya and Victorique have made it onto the ship where a dinner party is taking place.  But there is only one place open so Kazuya must suffer without eating, apart from the bread she stuffs in his … Continue reading →
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the cutest damn loli I’ve ever seen.   To quote Rena from Higurashi, “Omochikaeri~!!!” i.e. “I want to take her home~!!!” ~Infy
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“Ho ho ho…” Imagine Aisaka Taiga and Sherlock Holmes. That’s essentially what Victorique de Blois is, the gothic-costumed loli detective star of this show. Gosick is showing itself to be relatively solid entertainment, but I would hardly classify this as a must-watch of the season. Plot summary from AniDB: “Gosick takes place in 1924 in [...]
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Victorique’s “what a good joke” laugh: Seriously, you need to hear Yuuki Aoi’s voice when she makes this sound. It. Is. PRICELESS. Also, Victorique’s supposed tsundere-ness: Anyway, I suspect this lady to be the villain-in-question. My theories: She proclaimed that the door was locked when she first tried to open it. She exclaimed and got [...]
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Victorique and Kazuya are trapped on the Queen Berry that is full of traps. Impressions: While the episode was moving pretty quickly it was still a pretty good one. Kazuya and Victorique really have wandered right into the middle of a dangerous mess. Stuck on a ship that apparently is in the middle of nowhere and sinking. [...]
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Lolis and lace. Or maybe I should’ve started with what I said while watching episode two last night: FUCKKKKK RAGEQUIT FUCK YOU KUJO. Oh, Gosick. To that point, I was actually feeling decently toward you. I was enjoying you, although I was cognizant that my enjoyment of you was disproportionate to your actual merits. Because, [...]
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Surprise, surprise, the Queen Berry is a setup.  Upon boarding the ship, they eat a drugged meal and all fall unconscious.  Panic ensues, most of the people on board end up killing themselves by proxy, and we’re left with five people.  Finally, we learn what happened on the Queen Berry a decade ago when it [...]
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Well I’m pretty late to the party here because I got tied up in moderating for an event over the past week.  With that out of the way, I finally have an opportunity to write.  A lot of people have pointed out some of the obvious parallels between Gosick and the Sherlock Holmes fiction.  Victorique [...]
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Thanks to Victorique's brilliant mind, Kujo's determination for justice and a few twists and turns, this second episode of Gosick sees our dynamic duo on-board a ship using an invitation meant for someone else entirely - an invitation that quickly looks like a ticket to despair. After eating a meal in the dining room only to find that all of the food has been drugged, Kujo and Victorique awaken
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I was right to have high expectations for this show and I know I will follow it to the end. I say that, and I really mean it, but I was also afraid that the show would be terrible, which is also why it took me so long to finally watch the first episode. I [...]
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Hey guys, Christmas here. With the Winter season underway, I decided to select Gosick for my own blog. Get it? The YuleBlog? Because I’m Christmas. Never mind. I actually chose this one based on the fact that BONES was producing it. It’ll be a learning experience for all of us, so let’s jump right in! [...]
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Ahoy-hoy, kids. Seiya here with a few early (some might say premature) impressions for the Winter 2011 season. But first, a number of disclaimers. Before even getting started, I can tell you with some certainty that no matter how amazed … Continue reading →
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