Rambling about the first episode of the anime series Ikoku Meiro no Croisee featuring wallpapers from the various characters in the series like
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Against a blood-red moon, a ravenous dog bares its teeth before chasing down an innocent hare across the grounds of a Gothic manor. On a balcony above a fortune teller foresees the death of a young man as the impetus … Continue reading →
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I picked up Gosick around mid-season (ep14, I think), and chose the fansub group Victorique for it. Since I was relatively pleased with them, I didn't have a need to go and experiment with the other groups (although I doubt Crunchyroll would really have done a better job). The release schedule was slightly slower than others, but it didn't really bother me all that much since I didn't really need
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Rambling about the first hour-long special of Kami-sama no Memo-Chou featuring wallpapers of the two main girls of the story that is Ayaka Shinozaki and Alice!
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Kujo and Victorique struggle to survive and meet each other again. Impressions: Well here we are in the last episode. Honestly this felt really rushed in my opinion. A few episodes ago we were dealing with mysteries and then suddenly this became a war drama. WW2 was accelerated into action and then finished within a couple episodes. [...]
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Thanks to her mother Cordelia's borderline coup as Saubure finds itself drawn into the midst of war, Victorique finds herself freed of the shackles of the Ministry of the Occult only to be faced with yet more danger in the face of "evil" Brian Roscoe, who seeks to kill her for the effect she has inadvertently had on the woman he loves. In the ensuing struggle Victorique somehow comes up trumps,
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This is a *spoiler-free* review of Gosick, which, when approached properly, is quite an enjoyable show. I won’t spend too much time on details, such as production and cast credits, since they can be found elsewhere. Those looking for detailed discussion of plot points can check here. My main intention is to provide my opinion, [...]
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Victorique’s father makes his move shaking the political landscape and Cordelia makes her move. Impressions: Honestly I expected Victorique to be more cautious with that information she was holding onto. She knew it was a trump card and yet didn’t take serious steps to hiding it. Just seemed kind of pointless for her not to pass that [...]
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During the past half year Mari Okada set some sort of record: writing five series in just half a year, two of which original stories. This totaled 70 episodes in just six months. Surprisingly, with the exception of Fractale, all of them were really, really good. Gosick does have a catch though: a weak start. [...]
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Okay, so in the end it does feel like a bunch of novels were crammed into just these two final episodes. The mood swing is a bit too abrupt, and they definitely were rushed. On the other hand though, I did not expect the direction it took because of that: I really expected a formulaic [...]
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Episode 24 Final - Well, it seems that the fortune telling from a while back was more of a red herring than I had anticipated. While the fortune regarding Victorique and Kujou did come true, at the same time it wasn’t the complete truth. Either ways, as a conclusion this episode wrapped things up fairly [...]
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Since Albert opened his Pandora’s box of evil, the storm has begun and there is no turning back… Or is it? Amidst the rabbits uprising for the anticipation of the so-called “Charming Monster,” Albert finds it as a good opportunity and executes his evil plans. He banishes the Science Academy, forced the king to join [...]
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It seems that Victorique has done nothing more than simply delay the plans of   her father. Despite her efforts Jupiter Roget is revealed to be a Gray Wolf and chased out of the court, Rupert de Gilet is now in the pocket of the Ministry of the Occult, the Monstre Charmant are mere a [...]
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We return to the mysteries of the Ministry of the Occult and find out more on the history of Victorique’s birth. Episode Summaries: Episode 16 (The Felling Maria Has a Fly’s Head) Victorique is taken to Beelzebub’s Skull to lure … Continue reading →
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Wow. This is the second to last episode of Gosick, and the prophesied storm has come. A sad ending had been hinted at for a long time now, so seeing friends drift apart, heroes victimized, the peaceful country of Saubure (Savoy) inflamed with the desire for war, and the villain. Albert de Blois, ascendant is [...]
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Oh what the hell. This week has been absolutely amazing in terms of anime. Here we yet again have an awesome episode. Steins;Gate, Anohana, C, Enma-kun and now Gosick. All of them completely delivered. This week has turned out to be an amazing closure to the past season! This was the kind of episode that was [...]
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I’ve been seriously wondering: Who is still watching this show? Everyone was pretty excited initially, we have a Shinku double and the novel’s fame was rather high. Gothic lolis make everything better. Then things got boring but at least Victorique … Continue reading →
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Episode 23 - If there’s one thing that Gosick has been terrific at, it’s been building up towards this final overall conflict involving Albert de Blois. This episode is definitely proof of such, and shows that Gosick could create a compelling, captivating, and intriguing story. What I find a bit ironic here, though, is that [...]
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With Victorique under the control of the Ministry of the Occult and Kujo held hostage to ensure Victorique remains compliant to their wishes, could things get any worse?  Oh yeah, there's the outbreak of a world war on the horizon so yes, I suppose they could. While it initially looks as though Saubreme has once again positioned itself to avoid any hostilities itself, de Blois and the Ministry
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The preview lied… Kazuya and Victorique really got separated! As unexpected, the preview from the last episode was really misleading. I thought they would have some fun together on Christmas considering that it’s Victorique’s birthday! Sadly, things don’t always turn out as Kazuya wanted to… thus leading us to the finale of their story. Within [...]
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