There are also Angels, only one of which we ever see, whose purpose and role in the demon lore is never even touched upon, let alone their motives. The reapers hate demons, but why? It's never given any real mention. And even more jarring is that most of these are applied to the Reapers, ancient beings that would not realistically incorporate these sorts of things into their supernatural array of weapons.Īnd on that note, one of the things that annoys me most about Kuroshitsuji is that the demon lore is left completely unexplained, as though they were some sort of afterthought. While all of these things did exist in some form at this point, none of them do in the form they are shown in. Despite the show being set in 1888, you will frequently see things that are very out of place in this time period, like advanced modern handguns, sophisticated chainsaws, and film. The character designs also mirror this quite heavily While we often get a good, 1800s design like Sebastian, we also get overblown, colourful and vibrant designs like those of Grell or the Undertaker that creates a very poor contrast.Īlso, there's something that can occasionally be very jarring, and that would be the anachronisms. If they had been more consistent, Kuroshitsuji would have been better as a result. Both styles are well-executed, but they conflict with each other.
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For half the series, it goes down the aforementioned Sherlock Holmes route, painting a great depiction of 1888 London, rolling through themes like Jack The Ripper and Scotland Yard, but for the other half it tries to blend a Tim Burton-esque supernatural demon theme to the mix, and the tone of the series becomes very inconsistent as a result. to be perfectly honest, Grell is just plain offensive.Īnother problem with Kuroshitsuji is that it can't seem to decide what it wants to be. But unlike the aforementioned Gurren Lagann character, they don't manage to make him nearly entertaining or tongue-in-cheek enough. The reaper, Grell Sutcliffe, had potential to be a loveable psychopath in the vein of Ladd Russo or any given Hellsing villain, but they eschew the chainsaw wielding, slasher smile route laid out in front of them in favour of making him incredibly, incredibly gay, as though they were trying to make a psychotic badass Leeron. Ciel is generally single-minded, only caring about whatever mission the Queen has given him, or getting revenge on those who ruined his life. most of which simply come down to him being a complete jerk to everyone. Ciel Phantomhive is probably the most likeable character in the show, being something of a snarky, deadpan character with a chip on his shoulder the size of Africa.
Sadly, the rest of the cast isn't much better. He is completely overpowered, and is essentially an end all, fix all solution to more or less every single problem the series can throw at any of its characters. Not once do you feel for him as a character. This, however, is the first problem with the series. He is nigh invulnerable to everything, has amazing skill in pretty much every field, and is basically perfect in every way. As you probably already knew, Sebastian is a demon of sorts. he has a contract with his butler for his soul. Why this is the case isn't really explained, but nonetheless, most of the episodes play out as a Sherlock Holmes style detective series with him solving various supernatural mysteries. Ciel is the head of a toy company, and is also in the employment of the Queen, who enlists him to deal with various mysteries. Kuroshitsuji is the story of a boy named Ciel Phantomhive, and his butler, Sebastian Michaelis.
With that sadly necessary disclaimer out of the way, let's discuss Kuroshitsuji. There are plenty of legitimate reasons not to like Kuroshitsuji besides that, so before you reach for the Not Helpful button, please think for a second: are you doing that because my review is badly written, or just because you don't agree with my score? So, at the very least, just read the rest of the review first, OK?
Kuroshitsuji (or Black Butler, whatever floats your boat) has tons of yaoi tropes, and has the word bishie plastered all over it, so you may think that being somebody who does not like these things, that I hate it because of that. As of late, Kuroshitsuji is essentially the poster-boy for thinly-veiled fangirl bait.
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