Earlier on in the year Bandai Entertainment ultimately had to shut their doors for new anime acquisitions and releases, which ended up in a spreading fear that Madman Entertainment for reason X or Y would lose their license to the series as well. While this was never the case as I revealed in several articles on the matter, you will be happy to know that this event may have infact sped up the release of the series on DVD – with Madman Entertainment planning to release the first collection of GOSICK as a subtitled only release in July 2012. This collection will encompass the first 12 episodes and will be spread over 2 discs with 300 minutes in total.
Gothic mysteries await for those who dare to seek the truth
The students at St. Marguerite’s Academy in the tiny European nation of Sauville love scary stories and urban legends. So much so that it’s a little unhealthy. Kazuya Kujo learns this the hard way when the entire student body takes to calling him the “Dark Reaper” and enthusiastically spreading rumours about his evil supernatural influence because of his black hair and eyes. In an attempt to understand their horror-mania, he visits the library to read up on local legends. Weirdly there is a greenhouse at the very top of the library, itself fashioned from a medieval tower. In the greenhouse is a golden-haired girl named Victorique. Victorique takes an interest in the good-natured Japanese exchange student, and before too long they’re using her uncanny deductive prowess to crack all manner of heinous crimes.
As usual, prices will be unveiled when pre-orders open up on the 1st May. The only extra content currently known is that there should be a reversible cover (May change) with no additional on-disc content being known of at this time.
