Audience reviews
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defunctmaluser
Black Butler II turned ten years old two weeks ago, which is quite surreal to think about considering how recent it feels. There's a rather peculiar phenomenon that happens in popular culture with time. It would seem that stuff that was popular ten years ago tends to age poorly, and yet 20 years later, we laud it as a retro classic. Given that, we must ask ourselves whether or not history will vindicate Black Butler II. Indeed, it wasn't the most critically acclaimed at the time of its release, and yet there was this rather notable subset of the fandom that tried to find the good in an extremely controversial second season. Even so, some would argue that this show's transgressions are so unforgivable that what little good this season accomplished would never be enough to justify all the no…
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Black Butler 2 is a sequel that was not needed in the first place. That being said, I did enjoy it, but there are definitely problems.
Story-3
The ending of season one was one of the best endings and needed no continuation. But I would be lying if I said I was not excited for another season. We get more mystery, more demons and just more Black Butler. The plot had an interesting premise even if it seemed like something you could find on fanficiton.net. But the story was done very poorly, hence the score I gave it. It has too many plot holes and even more unexplained moments. If you don't mind these things and don't question and look to closely, this shouldn't matter. I did enjoy the parallels between both the demons and their contractors, and it shows how people can react different in si…
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Creators have to be extra careful when they create sequels and even series to popular movies/shows. I can name only a few sequels that have been almost or even better than the original, but this...not even close. I don't count this as a 'sequel'.
Plot:
With the story, the first five episodes are clearly fillers, except maybe the first when introducing Alois. But we don't really get a proper story line until the middle of the season. It's a bit disappointing when you reach it and say, "so what was the purpose of the last few episodes?" clearly the writers weren't thinking when they wrote it. I do understand this strays far from the manga, but I found many scenes where it...just didn't make a whole lot of sense. Having the random episodes and humour is fun, but does it fit? Probably not.…
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I don't know if it's because I already poured my cereal in my bowl this morning and I didn't have any fucking milk, or if it's because this anime truley sucked. What I do know is this anime pissed me off. It introduces a set of new characters, Alios and Clyde, these two domininating the second season.
Story: 4
The story was mediocre at best. It honestly wasn't in the least bit interesting, and was a waste of time to even watch. The storyline of the first one was great, amazing I'm fact. But this one was appealing, and made me think they should've ended it with what they had. Alios and Clyde weren't any significance, and seemed like a knock-off of Ciel and Sebestaion. It was long and drawn out, no character whatsoever.
Art : 9
The art was nice, nothing special and kept the Victorian era t…
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Last week I looked at Kuroshitsuji. This week I'm looking at the sequel. What's odd about Kuroshitsuji having a sequel is that the first series is complete. It tells the story of Sebastian and Ciel beginning, middle and end. Going into this, I have no idea how they could make a sequel, unless it's some kind of spiritual successor. Well, let's take a look at the series and find out how they handle it.
You can't see it, but I'm face-palming right now. Given the quality of the first series, I gave them credit. I didn't think they would go for a true sequel, but I was wrong. This series is a direct continuation of the first. With Ciel and Sebastian both making return appearances. Why, just why? The first series may have had an ending that was obvious and kind of rushed, but it was also suita…
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Kuroshitsuji II (Black Butler II) is not a true sequel to the original, or at least I refuse to hail it as such, but it is still an interesting addition to the series and appears to experiment with several archetypes, something I as a writer and literature major can appreciate.
I've heard it called an abortion, a sort of a tragic death to the tragic series about death and mortality, and taken in the aspect of a literal sequel - a direct followup to the Black Butler that received high acclaim - this would indeed be the case. However, what Black Butler II does is not poor storytelling in any sense, as far as I can tell (at least until the last few minutes of the final episode, but we'll get to that) - it is simply such a strong deviation from the anime offered by the original that many I've…
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To those lucky people out there who come across this review without watching Kuroshitsuji I:
Before you watch the first season, I strongly, STRONGLY recommend you watch the second season first, and then follow up with the first one and look at them as two different little stories, rather than being continuous. Look at them as two possible endings which might've occurred and you will have a choice of choosing the ending which best suits you and by doing so you won't have a chance of being disappointed and no ending is then "forced" upon you.
(I will not compare it to the manga and how the anime should have been adapted)
Sequels and second, third seasons are very dangerous; they can make a mess of things, good and bad. They can satisfy your wish when you don't want the anime to end, to go…
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You know, people said the second season would suck. The only thing I ever knew about the second season(this was back when I was still watching season one) was the infamous "tongue boy." Alois, I thought, would be a little like the Ikuto(Shugo Chara sexy kitty boy) figure. But it turned out that he was a very...Interesting person. Disturbed in terms of society's "moral correctness," Alois made for the perfect character to use as support for Kuroshitsuji's finale.
I'm not one to like it when an anime series alters it's plot just so they can end it ahead of time, but this was a really well done plot ending. Although there were a lot of new characters, Alois, in particular, was my big surprise. Because I'm sure anything anyone hears is just about his "booty-licious shorts." For those of you…
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This is my first review, so I apologize for any mistakes.
I watched the 1st season which was awesome and also received 10 from my side. But I was really disapointed upon the 2nd season (I expected that).
STORY: starts with the most annoying character(s) in Kuroshitsuji franchise but in the 2nd episode everything was almost the same like in the 1st season. From about 5th or 6th episode the story started to lose it`s sense; the ending didn`t have it anymore so I give it 4.
ART: that`s the only thing I enjoyed while watching the anime; it was clear, detailed (especialy in gore moments) and enjoyable to watch. Score: 10
SOUND: I don`t pay too much attention to sound but it was alright and the soundtrack was good to listen. I give it 8.
CHARACTERS: They`re the same as in the 1st season + n…
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Kuroshitsuji II embarks with the debut of Alois Trancy, the sadistic, erratic, and creepy-as-hell lord of the Trancy estate. Alois’ backstory is disturbing, though in an incredibly enjoyable way. His character is endearing; a classic anime psycho that you can’t help but be immediately drawn to. His character design is one of the best I’ve seen in a while. He was such a complex character that had so much development potential. He really could have held the series up on his own.
Until he dissipates into a sniveling excuse of a train wreck along with the rest of the cast. Let’s hope all those fanfics you read late at night conditioned you to characters acting OOC.
Contrary to all the warnings I was given before viewing Kuroshitsuji II, I began with high hopes. It’s Kuroshitsuji, after all…
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Kuroshitsuji II
(two stars like this ** means that there is a spoiler coming up, and you should skip to the next set of stars)
And here we come to a sequel. Sequels can be a good thing, if expressed correctly and if it is relevant to the parent story, much like an OVA. And let’s be honest – if a show is THAT good, and it ends in a sort of open ended way, shouldn’t it just stay like that? I mean, I’m pretty sure no one wants to know what happened to Azmaria at the end of Chrono Crusade. And though I used to hope for it, I like the way the Code Geass series ended. You were left with either believing he was dead or alive in some other world. Quite honestly, I think that’s the best kind of ending – one that you’ll remember long after finishing the story. And this sequel is just passable. I p…
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As a fan of the first season, I was looking forward to the announcement that the second season got a green lit. I disliked the idea of having a new master and butler but as the updates and airing date were moving close, I felt that the new master is indeed interesting and unique. Aside the new butler of course.
The moment I got to watch the first episode of the second season, there were mixed feelings. Confusion, amusement and unsatisfaction. The latter episodes became dull but there were certain ones that just makes me “Okay fine, I’ll finish this. Maybe it would be more interesting on the next episode.” I was damn wrong. The second season was full of faults in an overall score. The characters took a sudden landslide the moment Alois declared that he wanted Ciel, Claude lusting for Ciel’…
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Sequels can be a dangerous territory to tread on. Especially ones for shows that already do not follow the manga but instead, creates its own story. On one hand it has the job of following and wrapping up the previous season’s (to an extent, “original”) storyline and on the other hand, pleasing the fans. To many, Black Butler II has done neither and to others it has done more than that: in other words, there is a clear division between fans.
Let’s get the technicalities out of the way. The art and animation is as beautiful and Victorian-Gothic as the first season, though the animation did slip at times. New pieces of music by Taku Iwasaki (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Soul Eater) are introduced along with new characters, thus being their character theme songs. And he sure does not disappo…
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Alright guys, I'm going to say this straight out of the box. I had my doubts, five minutes in to the first episode. I didn't think Alois was going to live up to the standards Ceil set, nor did I like Claude. He was simply too fussy. I changed my mind in the last few minutes of that same episode. Once I realized Ceil was in fact, still around, and it wasn't going to be about Alois, I was thoroughly delighted.
From the standpoint of an animator, I have to say that the animation isn't as great as it maybe could have been, but considering how hard and quickly they have to work to get an episode out on time, I think they did a brilliant job.
I also liked the different entry scenes for the two different characters, both Antagonist and protagonist.
I think you're going to come to like Alois,…
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First things first, I never read the manga so I completly don't care about its story since I didn't like season 1, it was boring.
I never planned to watch second season but I saw some interesting things and finally decided to give it a shot... And I loved it!
Yes, I love season 2 and dislike season 1. Firstly I never found Ciel/Sebastian to be interesting. Sebastian is way too perfect that I don't even care about him.
But here comes season 2 where we are introduced to several new characters. Alois is very mean and had some pathefic moments but over all I would better watch him and his active live instead of Ciel who mostly drinks tea, walks around, gets kidnaped and orders Sebastian around. However, in this season Ciel happened to be more ative and became more interesting.
Sebastian ha…
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I enjoyed Kuroshitsuji a lot and that was what got me hooked onto it to begin with. The fact that they made a second season made me leap for joy in a way but I'm utterly disappointed with what I've seen in this season. For the most part it doesn't have anything to do with the manga. The story from the beginning is really confusing and was really hard for me to understand. It was really obvious that the producers were only making a second season to please the fans. I would rather have Kuroshitsuji ending the way it did rather than have this crazy plot put together as a dire last method to make us happy.
If you are looking for a consistent storyline this is not the anime to watch. Some episodes I enjoyed and some I thoroughly didn't understand at all. Alois and Claude were newly made chara…
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Being an avid fan of Kuroshitsuji, and seeing the entire first season, OVA as well as being an avid manga fan, I must say that I'm disappointed in this series for several reasons. This is merely an opinion, but I found myself hating the storyline behind season 2 entirely.
Below are the good, bad and ugly of this series:
The good
The series has amazing artowrk and beautiful sound.The animation was crisp and clear and the music was amazing, especially with songs coming from Yuya Matsushima and Nightmare.
The bad, and the ugly.
As several reviewers stated before, it does not follow the manga, but I don't consider that bad because a lot of anime follow this trend. The storyline had actually stopped following the original manga plot during the Drocell arc in season one.
Also, this series…
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Alot of the reviews have touched on the things I thought mentioning in a review already, so I will be writing whatever I thought should still be said in a review. There will be lots of spoilers
Unlike the original series, there is ALOT more ambiguous yaoi material. The farther off the anime goes from the manga, the more ambiguous yaoi material. Thankfully, Sebastion and Ciel aren't responsible for this, its the two new characters, Alois and Claude.
Alois has a pretty dark past, and its much nastier than Ciel's. Also, especially after certain incidents, Claude...the best way to say this is that Sebastian has more honor than Claude will ever have.
But the most horrible thing about the second season was the extreme yaoi concerning Alois's past as well as Claude himself. It hurt to get past…
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Here we have Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler), season 2. What is it, and what is it not? (Please, loyal fans, be kind to me, for voicing my opinion.) And please, all you Black Butler fans under age 18, ask your parents before watching this series. I'll say up front that the content is at an overtly ADULT-ONLY level.
Moving on....
What this series is not: It's not at all related to the manga. It's a continuation from the end of season 1, which had begun to diverge from the manga around halfway through. Even though the first season apparently painted itself into a corner, we continue on from that ending. (And eventually get some questions answered regarding that.)
And I hope this isn't a spoiler, but Ciel's back. And so is everyone's favorite butler, Sebastian.
So what IS this series? It's fa…
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Kuroshitsuji II, a new butler and a new master. It is completely original and does not follow the manga. Kuroshitsuji II was born as fanservice and it died as fanservice too. But you know what? A-1 is pro enough to make this fanserivce work with the plot. I call it!! *drum roll* Logical fanservice!! :P
Ok so I'm not talking about boobs and panty fanservice. There's plenty of boobs I assure you but I'm talking about a different kind of fanservice. Notice how Ciel and Seb are in the character section now? They're in there for a reason. So think about it, Seb and Ciel + fanserive equals what? And you probably got it so I'm not gonna say :D
This season has been dubbed as Toboso-san's personal doujinshi just so you know.
Okay so, the story was weird for me. It was dark and everything but it…
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