In 1924, in the fictional mid european country of Sauville, a Japanese exchange student Kazuya Kujo is treated like an outcast because of an old legend called the 'black grim reaper', and because of Kazuya's dark hair and eyes he's associated with the reaper. One day, at the top of the school's clock tower/library, he meets the mysterious, golden haired girl Victorique de blois. It turns out she has access to the knowledge of the universe and is able to solve any mystery, occasional helping the police in secret. Together these two work and live together to solve mysterious legends, unusual deaths and many other dark and disturbing events that take place in Sauville.
(Anime: 1 season, 26 episodes, Finished)
This is a fantastic mystery series, one of the best there is. Although the concept sounds a little familiar. Oh thats right = sherlock Holmes, if Holmes was a little blond girl and Watson was Japanese. As much as that sounds like a joke, one can't help but make the comparison about the characters, including the supporting cast who look after/work with the pair.
But once you get past that, it is still a great story and an amazing. The mysteries are very clever and always come with some strange, darker ideas that will shock and awe. It can get a little bloody though so anyone who has a problem with that should probably avoid this series. But the story often gets broken up by funny moments of humour and lots of very sweet friend-mantic moments between Victorique and Kazuya. Anyone who loves mystery and detective stories will mega-love this anime, and anyone who doesn't this is a great place to start.
Rating -
10/10
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