The formula for this show is pretty well-established already, and so far we haven’t seen much variation from that. It’s effective enough, but given that the mysteries are relatively pedestrian affairs so far there’s a definite risk that the show could start to feel repetitive after 24 episodes. One thing […] Read more
Gosick is newly revealed to be 24 episodes, a relative rarity in this one-cour world of anime we currently reside in. That’s welcome news, though the series has yet to make the jump from good to great for me. I actually found the mysteries a little more interesting this week, […] Read more
It’s always interesting to see a Japanese take on a very Western construct – in this case the detective story in the Doyle/Christie tradition. BONES understands the genre well, and their effort has all the right parts in all the right places – but like so many times when West […] Read more
Gosick picks up right where it left off, literally and figuratively, with another strong episode that falls short of true excellence but undeniably delivers the goods. The entire episode this weeks takes place on board the “Queen Berry”, the ship Victorique and Kazuya boarded at the end of the premiere […] Read more
No question, Gosick was the one of the series I was most looking forward to this season. It has all the right elements in the pedigree – animated by BONES. Source material the outstanding manga written by Sakuraba Kazuki with gorgeous art by Amano Sakuya. Takashi Tomioka as Animation Director. […] Read more