Gosick

Title (Japanese): GOSICK -ゴシック-
Animation production: Bones

Episodes: 24

Original Run: (Fridays) January 7, 2011 – July 1, 2011

Genre: Mystery

Opening theme song: "Destine Histoire" by Risa

Ending theme song: "Resuscitated Hope" by Lisa Komine (eps 1-12)
2. "Unity" by Lisa Komine (eps 13-)
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Plot: The year is 1924, the place, Sauville, a small European country neatly tucked beside the Alps. Kazuya Kujo has been studying abroad at the prestigious Saint Marguerite Academy, where urban legends and horror stories are all the rage. Most Kazuya ignores but the story of the Queen Berry, a mysterious ghost ship, really gets to him. Of course, his brainy friend Victorique is much more intrigued by true stories, and she uses her unrivaled logic to solve mysteries even the town's famous detective can't. Ironically, it is Victorique's inquisitive nature that leads the duo to board a ship that matches the Queen Berry's description to a tee, a ship that might just hold the key to solving a sinister mystery... (Source: AniDB, MyAnimeList , Wikipedia) 

Thoughts: In the beginning, it had a really good mystery story. However, it went all down hill after a while. There were some scenarios where Victorique quickly solves a mystery case, just like that, and she does all the detective work for you so that you don't have to think. There were some moments where I wondered how did  Victorique came up with the solutions and sometime it never showed how she go to that conclusion. The last half of the show, however, completely turned things around and starts to get even more depth with its' series as it gets closer to the end, especially during the Leviathan case. And, from that point on, the show finally puts all the pieces together to make a full picture for the concluding mystery. Later, Victorique's origin is revealed little by little as she connects her past with her mother's back story which builds up an intriguing mystery for the grand finale. At first this series lacked a good detective story, it does take some patience to actually get to the good part. If you are looking for a heavily driven mystery series, then this doesn't give you much, not until the later half of the series. However, this series does have good character drama that makes up for the lack of a detective story. Moreover, I enjoyed it.