Students who become entangled in unusual detective cases are featured in Gosick and The Detective Is Already Dead, but each has its own unique characteristics.
After a climactic encounter at the end of the first season of The Detective Is Already Dead (Tanmoshi), anime viewers will have to wait a while before Season 2 is released. Despite the fact that there are no anime quite like Kimihiko Kimuzuka and his “famous detective” colleagues Nagisa Natsunagi and Siesta, there are series that share the same beautiful yet enigmatic mood.
From Studio Bones, the animated adaptation of Kazuki Sakuraba’s light novels, Gosick was released in 2011. A Japanese student at Saint Marguerite Academy in the French-inspired nation of Saubure, Kazuya Kujo, and the brilliant investigator Victorique de Blois who lives in the greenhouse of the library are the subjects of this novel. Fans of both series should be encouraged to give the other a chance because they have some startling parallels, as well as notable variances that make them both distinct.
What is the connection between Gosick and the detective who is already dead?
As they investigate particular crimes, Gosick and TDIAD deal with broader conspiracies. Victorique is a valuable asset for some factions in the upcoming Gosick conflict. A secret tome has predictions that guide a group of cyborg assassins known as SPES, and TDIAD’s Siesta is always engaged in a struggle with them. Kujo and Victorique, as well as Kimihiko and his companions, are nevertheless able to take on seemingly smaller cases despite the continual threat of danger. While Victorique and Kujo use their library’s ghost storey collection to solve mysteries, Siesta and Kimihiko investigate a pattern of disappearances at the latter’s school. Even if some of the secrets of both duos are more interconnected than they look, this is one way both anime conjure the impression of a classic, Holmesian detective anthology of independent cases.
While solving a case while stranded in an inaccessible place, both programmes take advantage of the added stress. Kimihiko, Kujo, and Victorique find themselves in perilous situations aboard a ghost ship and a steam train, respectively, as they deal with fearsome foes. With The Detective Is Dead viewers, the most striking similarity may be the way that both series’ complicated stories reveal universal themes of friendship and love. No matter how you slice it, there’s always going to be an element of romance in these two shows, if you’re willing to look for it.
Gosick’s Death Sets Him Apart from the Detective.
If you’re a fan of The Detective Is Already Dead, you’ll be pleasantly surprised by Gosick’s twists and deductions. Gosick, on the other hand, is possibly the best example of the mystery genre. Before Victorique’s “wellspring of wisdom” assembles “parts of chaos,” the plot provides the audience the same information as Victorique and Kujo, so they can try their hand at solving the riddle. For whatever reason, the gun-wielding behaviour of TDIAD often takes precedence over TDIAD’s deductions. In Episode 11, Kimihiko even concedes that Siesta is more like a spy than a detective.
In both Gosick and TDIAD, a Japanese kid and a European detective girl team up to solve a mystery, but in Gosick, the detectives face off against real-world themes like racism and colonialism. At St. Marguerite’s, Kujo is shunned for having a different appearance, and the mysterious alchemist linked to Saubure’s most brutal crime is unearthed during the investigation. TDIAD, on the other hand, has no political overtones, despite the fact that Kimihiko and Siesta are confronted by a gigantic alien beast concealed beneath the Houses of Parliament.
In The Detective Is Already Dead, the art style is clean and simple, and the colours are mainly pastels. Gosick, on the other hand, has a more realistic, Gothic style that recalls a painting from the Victorian era. The opening sequences of each series are a good example of the variances. The characters in TDIAD are surrounded by a kaleidoscope of brightly coloured shapes at the beginning of the film. Stained glass windows or illuminated manuscripts are Gosick’s inspiration.
In addition, the personalities of the characters are highly distinct. In response to Siesta’s sarcastic comments, Kimihiko glibly says “this is absurd” whenever she gets him into trouble. The younger Kujo, on the other hand, is enraged when Victorique presents him with another one of her outrageous demands.
There are many ways to approach the idea of a cross-cultural young detective partnership, but both The Detective Is Already Dead and Gosick keep the same feeling of cracking a case with an iconic mystery-solving team. If you are a fan of both shows, it is fascinating to imagine Victorique and Siesta in an extra-temporal duel of wits. Gosick, on the other hand, has a lot to offer fans of The Detective Is Dead.
