I... I still can't fully put into spoken words how much of a visceral reaction this anime caused within me (maybe someday I'll write an actual review for this but I just had to stamp this while it was fresh in my mind). I don't usually rate stories on "Good" or "Bad" like an average (normal) person would, if it manages to hold my attention and maybe even some anticipation, then I'll usually classify it as Good at the end of the day.
This anime managed that (so for me by default it's not bad), and by normal standards it's not Terrible, but GOD I ALMOST want to hate it so much. I just can't say I fully do but AAAHHH, genuinely a story has never made me feel this way and that in itself keeps me fascinated by it.
Yeah yeah, unnecessary openers and this isn't a proper review (definitely dramatic, but besides the fact that this is just how I write in general-) this is genuinely how the story made me feel personally which usually the type of reviews I myself look for/enjoy. I'm not gonna go into the technical stuff like the pacing, character portrayals, plot decisions, etc cause there's waaay better writers/analysts for that, I just wanted a place to share the *incomprehensible emotion words of AAAHHH* this made me feel.
If you wanna feel a conflicted mix of emotions or just experience what probably-realistically-most likely is a "Bad" (but not "trashy bad") story at the end of the day... Then behold Gosick, also listen to the OP/EDs 2 or 3 times before skipping them, they kind of grew on me after a bit (not enough to listen to them outside of this though).
·Only one thing I do want to mention in specifics as it came to my mind, semi-SPOILER alert I guess...
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Screw The Brother! No You Ain't Redeemed for that one bit of barely aid at the very end (which even could've been skipped over it was that sidelined), that actually did concretely tick me off. 😂
