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Symmetrical_Magician
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Season 01: Black Butler (TV) Season 02: Black Butler II (TV) OAV 01 (spinoff): Black Butler II (OAV) Season 03: Black Butler: Book of Circus (TV) (discussed here) OAV 02 Black Butler: Book of Murder (OAV) Movie: Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (movie) Season 04: Black Butler: Public School Arc (TV) Source: Manga (ongoing @ 33 volumes, by Yana Toboso) Demographic: Shounen Animation Studio: Season 01: A-1 Pictures Season 02: A-1 Pictures OAV 01: A-1 Pictures Season 03: A-1 Pictures OAV 02: A-1 Pictures Movie: A-1 Pictures Season 04: CloverWorks Genres: action, comedy, drama, fantasy, mystery, supernatural Themes: bishounen, butlers, dark comedy, dark fantasy, demons, Europe, historical, shinigami, Victorian era Plot Summary: In Victorian-era London, on the night of Ciel Phantomhive's tenth birthday, a fire destroyed his manor and killed both of his parents. In a moment of death Ceil strikes a deal with a demon, his soul in exchange for revenge. This demon becomes his butler and calls himself by name of Sebastian Michaelis, to protect and serve Ciel until the deal has been completed. One month after the fire Ciel returns from being missing, with his new butler Sebastian. Ceil is now the head of the Phantomhive corporation, handling all business affairs as well as the work as the Queen of England’s guard dog and looking for his parents murders. Air Date & Platform: Season 01: October 2, 2008 (Thursday) Available on: Hulu, Netflix Season 02: July 1, 2010 (Thursday) Available on: Hulu OAV 01 (spinoff): October 27, 2010 (Wednesday) Available on: Pending Season 03: July 10, 2014 (Thursday) Available on: Crunchyroll, Hulu OAV 02: October 25, 2014 (Saturday) Available on: Pending Movie: January 21, 2017 (Saturday) Available on: Pending Season 04: April 13, 2024 (Saturday) Available on: Crunchyroll Episode Count / Runtime: Season 01: 24 episodes Season 02: 12 episodes OAV 01 (spinoff): 6 episodes Season 03: 10 episodes OAV 02: 2 episodes Movie: 100 minutes Season 04: Pending Total: 46 episodes ---------------------------------- After reading a particularly favorable ANN review about Black Butler and having toyed with the idea of reading the manga in the past, I decided to check out the anime. It was very good decision. Aside from plenty of eye candy for the fangirl, the show started of strong and has quite a bit of growing room. The main characters are pretty intriguing, a butler who seems impeccable. spoiler[He does not seem to be human, though.] , and a young rich boy, Ciel Phantomhive, who is responsible for running the estate. They work well together, and Ciel is obviously going to live up to the mystery that an eye patch on a boy of that age implies. All in all, a promising new series. What do others think of it? |
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Frankenstein
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Just watched the first ep. It's rather silly as how it goes back and forth between ultra serious and totally out of hand when concerning the other butlers. Overall, I'd say it looks to be like a decent watch.
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solot58
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I haven't gotten around to watching the first ep but I'm lookin forward to seeing how they will incorporate comedy into such a dark plot.. I guess we'll see
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poonk
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zanarkand princess
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It's funny that this is classified as shounen because it really seems like something for the girls but I guess everything with a plot like this is called shounen right? I like it though so far and it's nice to hear daisuke ono in a new show too.
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Frankenstein
Posts: 4 Location: USA |
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I will say that I am rather disappointed with the initial prologue...contracts and contractors are so overdone. Really? Is that the best you can come up with these days? Also, the show really gives off a similar feel to Soul Eater/Get Backers...which I very much enjoyed. I guess in all I'm really just hoping for something creative to come out of this.
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Raida|23
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I've watched only the first episode, and I kinda liked it.
I'm curious about their relationship, though...this young boy, with an eyepatch and a butler that likely isnt human? I was hooked 
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frentymon
Forums Superstar
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Impressive show so far. A-1 Pictures seems to be the new quality studio of the season, and both the story and production values were impressive. Impeccable acting by Maaya Sakamoto, and I think I will really like this show if they just keep the rumored shounen ai out.
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Ohoni
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Well, the show has a definite yaoi-bait feel to it, but it is funny in parts. I doubt I'll stick around for the full season though.
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Shadowrun20XX
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Kuroshitsuji seemed so damned familiar.I already knew the characters,but I couldn't figure out where I had seen this before.Then I realized today,that I had read the scans a while back,when it was mentioned on ANN.
Man,these kinds of stories are getting old though.The wealthy kid with an eyepatch (lame),the master butler with the spoiler[Demon secret ],as well as the improper/flunky crew,Phantomhive has running the rest of the mansion.Heh. Overall it's pretty funny,and it's great to see it finally animated.It gets better,later. One thing:Who the hell has a tacky Japanese rock garden,outside their mansion?The young master,that's who. 
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I guess that I'm a bit behind on everyone else, but I just watched the first episode and I really enjoyed it. I can't help but laugh whenever Tanaka is on-screen. Who knew you could get so many laughs by doing so little?
The ED with SD Sebastian was mildly amusing too. Ended the episode with a smile.
"Mamma Mia!"
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Elfengantz
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Personally i enjoyed the first episode, i like the dark butler good at everything but evil within. Man i laughed at the girl maid and her imaginative romance.
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Stark700
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A new Black Butler project! This one will adapt a part not previously covered in the manga. I am super excited since it was one of my favorite arcs.
It's also been awhile since I've seen Black Butler too. |
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ookamigirl
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The seductive darkness of Kuroshitsuji is back!
It sure has been a while.. I almost forgot how efficient Sebastian is. He's such a control freak LOL Ciel has his own charm too. The biggest mistake is taking those two for granted. I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. Will be watching this! |
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crosswithyou
 Posts: 2900 Location: California |
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Welcome back, Sebastian and Ciel! I guess they used the first episode as a quick introductory for those who aren't following the series. It's worth noting that the scenario was written by Tobo sensei herself. While nothing really happens in this episode, I'm satisfied just seeing my favorite butler again.
Now the second episode... THAT'S when the fun really begins! They screened the episode at the event a couple weeks ago and it was so good. *_____* My wallet is open and waiting. |
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