Kuroshitsuji
Tags: psychedelic, murder

Plot synopsis:
In Victorian-era London lives a young boy named Ciel Phantomhive. Ciel lives with his wealthy parents in a manor in England. On the night of his tenth birthday, Ciel comes across his mother, father, and dog dead and surrounded by flames. The manor was set on fire, and he is captured by cultists. He is sold by his kidnappers, and then given a mark on his abdomen that's supposed to be the mark of a "noble beast". After enduring a month of excruciating and humiliating torture, Ciel unknowingly summons a demon, but signs a contract with him. He names the demon Sebastian after his childhood dog. Ciel returns to the Phantomhive household with an enigmatic black-clad butler, Sebastian Michaelis. To others, it seems that the butler is simply the best at his craft, from anticipating his young master's needs to carrying them out to the best of his remarkable abilities, which seem limitless.
In truth, Sebastian is actually a demon, and in exchange for the boy's soul, the demon will help him exact revenge on those who have wronged him. As the Queen's guard dog and standing at the top of the British underworld, Ciel solves the crimes plaguing London while waiting for the day of his revenge.

Review: It all depends on the person, so if you really want to know if it is good or bad, watch it for yourself and don't take someone's word for it (you might be missing out on something great!) This show will woo you if you give it the chance to!
The characters, mainly Sebastian and Ciel, were really intriguing and had this captivating dynamic which made every situation, from funny to dramatic, entertaining.
This is one of those shows that gets better as you watch and the ending is desirable.
Well written anime series with an interesting plot and many shades of dark humor.
This isn't an anime with non-stop action, but it does have its share of dark supernatural battle scenes, as well as witty humorous battle scenes.
There is quite a bit dark humor in different parts of the series, but it's balanced out by traditional anime slapstick comedy (which I'm actually not a fan of and part of the reason it didn't get 10 stars).If you watch the dubbed version, the translation and acting are all excellent.
Some hardcore anime fans complain about the fake cockney accents, but they're mostly limited to some supporting characters.
The voices for the two main characters (Ciel and Sebastian) are portrayed terrifically and are true in tone to their Japanese voice counterparts (I saw season 2 in the subbed version).
Simply put, this may be the best job of versioning I've ever seen in anime.
In its early U.S. import days, anime had horrible translations in both subbed and dubbed versions, due to what I expect as literal translations of the script from Japanese to English.
Funimation has really done well in this department, as they've taken the meanings of the original Japanese script and rewritten it in English with English idioms and phrases that work perfectly with the characters and themes, rather than just lazily taking the Japanese words and translating them directly into English words, creating phrases that are unusual or that simply don't make any sense..
Every so often viewers will want to cry, laugh and get angry at Ciel and Sebastian.
Oh yes, and if you are interested in finding out more about what happens to our faithful butler, Sebastian, the Queen's watchdog, Ciel and the rest of his gangly crew, the manga version is really, really good as well.
At first it might seem a little weird, but after the second or third episode viewers will be hooked on the show and will want to see more of the adventures of the amazing duo, the butler and his master, Ciel and Sebastian!.
Not as good as Death Note but still an awesome anime show.
After some time, the typical anime plots (Faustian Pact, Lost Parents, Revenge, Friendship) are revealed but then the Victorian Age feeling gets much better and bigger attention.
While Walt Disney is getting really feminist lately, the Japanese have yet to invent better female - believable - anime characters.
From A1 Pictures and Squenix comes a 24 episode anime based on the popular manga.
Together, the earl Ciel Phantomhive and his 'One Hell of A Butler', Sebastian, battle everything from drug runners to serial killers to demon hounds to even other angels, ghosts and demons.A glorious mess if there ever was one, this has to be one of the most fun yet unbalanced shows I've ever sat down for.
On the definite up, the animation is rock solid and dynamic, the voice cast in either language is spot on, and the Victorian setting allows for a lot of weaving in of actual history and culture from the era (not limited to but including Jack The Ripper, Hound of the Baskervilles, The Opium Wars, the construction of Tower Bridge and the Eiffel Tower and even a really touching take on the story of the Princes in the Tower thankfully free of any revisionist history BS).
What's more, despite the dark subject, the characters are by large really likable and a lot of fun to be around, with special note going to the wonderfully charismatic yet dry Sebastian (who practically built this franchise), as well as the simply FABULOUS grim reaper and humorous fangirl insert Grell.However, I did say the show was a mess: it's tonally all over the map, one minute dark psychological horror and revenge thriller, the next, your prototypical slapstick wacky anime comedy complete with goofy servants (whose back story and ultimate rational is kind of neat, but it comes really late) and stuff that feels like its prodding at anime tropes and the fanbase (such as the infamous corset and nun scenes).
The issue is not being sure how of this is intentional versus just plain tropes that are part and parcel of anime, but would feel jarring to Westerners more used to tonally cohesive entertainment.
Furthermore, at 24 episodes, it's too damn long for this kind of story and Ciel by and large isn't terribly proactive in finding his parents' killers despite the pact, with the whole 'Queen's Guard Dog'aspect being more the bread and butter of the show, and the two sides never fully reconcile save for a few choice moments and hints drops sprinkled very, and I mean even Abrams would blush VERY, liberally across the many episodes.
From an entertainment angle it's fine, since I get to spend more time in this world, but to less generous viewers or those new to the weird world of anime, this could be a big deal breaker.Despite that though, it still kept me really engaged, even the really filler-y episodes concerning life in the mansion (because that's what I want in a show about a badass demon butler who can kill with silverware and still be on time for tea!).
A great first season to my favourite anime..
Black Butler is my favourite anime for a reason.
It's the best anime dub I've ever heard, and since the show is set in late 19th century England, British sounding voice actors fit even more.
The plot is straight forward, young Ciel Phantomhive summons a demon to save himself from the torture he was being put through.
Ciel names the demon Sebastian and asks him to take on the form of a butler to help him as he is now the owner of the Phantomhive manor, previously belonging to his murdered parents.
Ciel makes a deal with Sebastian stating that when he finds the killer of his parents, Sebastian can have his soul.
Sebastian comes close to being my favourite, however I just like Ciel a little more.
Even the FILLER episodes are enjoyable because I just love watching what life is like in the Phantomhive household with Sebastian, Ciel, and the servants.
Black Butler has a consistent good quality throughout season one, and I'm glad that they have that consistency.
Check this season out and then watch the second one and the manga adaptions.
Which is understandable as there are tons of great anime out there that came out at around the same time as Black Butler like Fairy Tail, Attack On Titan, Death Note and so much more.
If you want a solid story with some of the cutsie stuff that ends well, has really decent lessons, and great side character stories then I say give it a try.
The second half is not quite as good but then ending makes it well worth the time.Plus there is no way to not like Sebastian since he is "One hell of a butler".
Okay so I've watched all 3 seasons and here's my thought on each of them.
SEASON 1: I really liked this season since I have read the early chapters of the manga, and it looked like a beautifully animated version of every page of that.
I didn't like every single episode of this season but overall it was really enjoyable!SEASON 2: the style of the animation and characters are a lot like , but some of the stories really REALLY don't make sense and I didn't like that.This season has basically nothing to do with the manga except some episodes.
There are new characters there that are not even mentioned in the manga and the whole series is about them!
And they weren't really charismatic like Sebastian and Ciel.
But I didn't hate the season overall because it did give some insight of the existing characters that I found really really interesting!
SEASON 3: well this shouldn't really be called "season 3" since it has a totally different mood and animation style and you'll notice it the moment you start watching the first episode.
It's called "The Book of Circus" following this 10 episode season, there are 2 episode called "the Book of Murder" and after that is the movie, "The Book of Atlantic".
These three "the book of.." are all tied together and totally different from the Black Butler season 1 and 2.
I hated it the first time I watched it but then as I was searching in the internet I found out there are some hidden notes in all the flash backs that are showed there that are really really important to what the manga is getting right now.
I think they WANTED to make sure everything in the manga is in the anime for this sake.
but if you're a fan girl like me, and you know you WILL go through the internet just to understand every bit of the anime, you're gonna love it..
The Atmosphere of this Anime is getting interrupted by the Comedy Scenes, for example Tanaka.The first Season has too much Comedy.The Second Season is Kinda unnecessary.
Black Butler is a manga which is set in the ebd of the 19.century.It has Faustian tale at its core.Animation is nice and the characters are interesting.The one problem I had is that there are too many things here which were not in the manga.7,5 out of 10.
If you wanna suffer through days of brain-dead plot-holes obnoxiously annoying characters and writing that seems to hint arrogance in its-self, go on and watch this...
the only good thing about this i can possibly find is the beautiful, but then again very typical anime art that reminds me a lot of D.Grey-man but lacks that series variety...If you wanna watch a tired master-slave philosophy, clumsily disguised sadomasochism and hints to pedophilia have fun.
There are amazing anime series and its hard to say, how they turn out in the end, since many series tend to change drastically over their course.
This Anime was nice, it wasn't a masterpiece, and I didn't receive any epiphanies, but it was a really enjoyable anime, with several very interesting characters and an interesting plot.
It switches between light and filled with humour, and really dark and almost depressing in an exciting way and is in general a pretty light anime that you don't really need to think much about and just enjoy.
At times though, it suddenly turns really dark and emotional, and the ending made me cry a little.
In summary, a nice little anime thats pretty fun(and a little childish) but at its moments really dark and emotional.
I recommend Black Butler primarily to those who are pretty new to anime and maybe a bit youger(10-16), but overall a good anime..
supernatural anime with a mixture of drama and comedy.
This is a really good supernatural anime with a mix of drama and comedy.
The story revolves around about a boy of about 12 who is of noble heritage, Ciel and his butler Sebastian.
As episodes go on you find out that Sebastian is in fact a demon, and Ciel made a contract with him, thus when the contract comes to a conclusion Sebastian will have his soul.
But after watching a few episodes you get a feeling that Sebastian perhaps in some way cares for Ciel, who is his master fro duration of the contract and Sebastian bound to whatever he is told and to protect Ciel fro any harm.
The anime is set in the Victorian England, and there is a strong emphasis on English loving their tea time, which I found so fun because it is true.
The characters that bring humour to the series are the household servants of Ciel, Finny the gardener, Meirin the maid and Bardroy or Bard the cook, who seem to be clueless to the fact that Sebastian is a demon.
First impression, after a couple of episodes Ciel seemed like an arrogant brat, but after a while you begin to get a real feel of his character.
This gives the anime a dark note, and there are many sad moments, but nonetheless there are tones of comedy there, and I find it has great balance between them..
A demon that makes a deal with a young boy who has lost his family, and unlike so many other good vs evil in the Christian USA, it adheres more to Japanese standards.
The Supernatural Franchise made it clear that in this power struggle between Angels and Demons, Humans can receive nothing good from getting in the way of either.
Really good anime but dislike the part where Ciel turns into demon!.
I really liked this anime, i would have given it 9 rating but 7 is because of tuning of Ciel into demon.
Ending of first phase where Sebastian tries to eat Ciel's soul and story ends was so good!
but i really didn't like the ending of second season (second phase) where Ciel turns into demon.
It was unjust with Sebastian as he served Ciel a lot and what he gets in the end, nothing but a kind of punishment!
The story was about the relationship of human and demon but in the end they changed it!
It would had been a better ending if he(Sebastian) had eaten his(Ciel) soul, rather than turning into demon!
I wish there had been more episodes before the end of Ciel.
At first I could not stand to watch it in dubbed version - the accents just rankled as racist and they aren't very good accents.
Funny how in Japanese, everyone has the same accent...While it could have ended simply at Season 1, and since Season 2 was half filler anyway, I enjoyed the twist of the end of the story for Ciel and Sebastian in Season 2.
Not to knock the "filler" - couple of fun episodes in there, so watch!
But I think Season 2 might show us that the human master may ultimately affect the demon servant too.Sigh.
First, it's about a boy named Ciel Phantomhive and his demon butler, Sebastian.
Sebastian acted as a butler, saying that he would never lie, always do as his young master said, and following through with the contract.
If you don't like darker themes with violence, then this anime is not so much for you.
I got a couple of friends before who did not like darker animes, but they still really enjoyed it.
The first few episodes, we are introduced to some of the other characters, pretty much the Phantomhive manor staff.
We are later introduced to many other characters, each having their own unique traits that make them lovable.The first season was great.
I'm not too sure why the second season's facts are included in this page, as it's actually considered a whole new 'show'.
The other 'seasons' are actually arcs, which are different 'shows' as well.
To sum it up, this season is about a boy named Alois Trancy and his demon butler, Claude.
Alois 'wants' Ciel, yet he attempts to kill him multiple times.
I just didn't like this season very much and don't think it should share the ratings the first season deserves x-x I say that those 15/16+ should watch it.
But again, it's not that good in comparison to the first season.The arcs are well done as well, Book of the Atlantic will forever be my favorite.
They are adaptations of the manga and are like the first season.
At least one character will have a close place to your heart.To sum this up, Kuroshitsuji is one hell of the show (reference to Sebastian's line - One hell of a butler).
The first season is really good as well as the arcs, mainly violent with gore over anything else.
The only thing that made me continue watching Kuroshitsuji II was Ciel and Sebastian, that is it.
I highly suggest watching Black Butler if you love mysterious/action animes with little fan-service.
Actually, the art was really good, as the whole universe of the anime was impressive, full with details.
The small cases, in addition, kept the interest high and provided entertainment, as the main story wasn't strong enough to support the whole season.
Also, the characters were pretty interesting, especially Ciel, who was charming and complex, which added some spice to the story.
I feel this anime is dark with a touch of humor.
The charming dark demon serves Ciel as he is the queens 'Guard dog'.
I feel this season has a more whimsical feeling rather than dark because it focuses more on the mission that the queen gives Ciel.
In this season there was a lot more of screen time with other minor characters such as Lady Elizabeth, Finney, and Mei-Ren. The time period was Victorian London 1899, with 12 year old Ciel.
I do feel like the anime just kind of threw you out there as far as the first couple of episodes because you don't know exactly what is going on and I think that's different and a good thing.
Funny interesting mystery anime.
At least the character isn't killed off but honestly, why did Ciels aunt have to be killed off?
They are both demons at the end of the day!I enjoyed this anime like the tone of it was just spot on for a Victorian anime series, ill give this 8/10!