Gosick or The Mystic Archives of Dantalian

[zalder]

Ok so watched the first episode of Dantalian but people have told me it isn't really any good and ripped off Gossick which is good. Not having seen the first episode of Gosick and in the past having no interest in this show at alll...asking for information. None of this is meant to raise hackles I am sorry if it does.

1. What I loved about Dantalian was the philosophy and potential for deep exploration of that side. The idea of knowledge that shouldn't be known (is there truth that we shouldn't know) and the nihilistic philosophy read from the book in the first episode and how it was used to tell the main characters history (and was a good response to that history). Does the show do this for its entire run, does it delve into these issues with any depth at all?

2. Gossick seemed like a show more interested in cute (though it did that very well) is that not a good description? Does it actually pick up on the "deepness" that Dantalian looks like it will but I have been told it does not? Thanks fellow maniacs!

[lesterf1025]

Gosick and Dantalian are two very different shows. It annoys me that people seem to compare them because they both have very short cute smart gothic girls with a bad attitude and a male lead who do a lot of traveling and resolve issues in a European environment.

Gosick is a detective show constructed in story arcs that eventually reveal more about and develop the cast as they solve mysteries. Dantalian is about mysticism and philosophy and is very episodic with very little development of the cast as they deal with the consequences of mystical books and human nature. They are not the same and not targeted to the same people. I would not recommend Gosick to a Dantalian fan or vice versa. Dantalian is closer to Kino's Journey or Mushishi than Gosick. Gosick is a cute detective show that gets more serious and angsty as it goes on.

Given your reasons for liking Dantalian I doubt you would enjoy Gosick. It also does not surprise me that people who love Gosick would be unhappy with Dantalian.