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Gosick
Title: GosickGenre: MysteryRating: 9.5/10 Summary: Gosick takes place in 1924 in a small, made-up European country of Sauville. The story centers on Kazuya Kujo, the third son of a Japanese Imperial soldier, who…
Anime Review #108 – Gosick
Before I begin this review, I would like to start off by explaining how I came around to knowing about Gosick. I have a Discord account, and periodically,…
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Kujou Kazuya is a transfer student to the elite Saint Marguerite Academy in the Southern European country of Sauville. However, because of his Japanese
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