Audience reviews
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colelouch
This OVA collection is a mixed bag, but overall, quite enjoyable. Ironically, the two Ciel in Wonderland episodes were the weakest for me: Dull and uninspired. We’ve already seen this kind of humor back in Season 1, where the Black Butler characters take on new roles while still behaving like their usual selves. These episodes follow the Alice in Wonderland theme only loosely, and while the concept sounds fun on paper, the execution feels dragged out and ultimately mismatched.
On the other hand, the first-person perspective episode, the Alois-focused one, and the Shinigami episode were fantastic. The first-person episode offers a refreshing look at daily life in the Phantomhive household, making you feel like you’re actually meeting the characters in person. The Alois episode really stand…
Read at the source90shentaigirl
The Kuroshitsuji OVAs are honestly the best anime media of the series. The three best parts are Ciel in Wonderland, The Making of Kuroshitsuji II, and the Tale of William the Shinigami. They are all fun and lighthearted comedy. Do not go into it expecting serious content. They are all great because you can get a deeper look into each character, especially background information on the shinigami. Even if you were not huge on the regular series storylines, I think these are fun to try out if you enjoy the manga. I am not even into Black Butler anymore and still find these to be funny.
Read at the sourceAnimeGuy00
I have no clue what I just watched...
This whole adaption is not good
The writing of these specials are overall bad.
I couldn't find myself to enjoy any of the specials. I felt as if these specials were just bland and confusing. Honestly, these 6 episodes are not enjoyable nor good.
The plot of these episodes are not worth wasting your time to watch. If you want to watch after you complete Black Butler, go ahead. There's no reason to watch this, it's not a fun series of episodes.
This whole span of 6 episodes left me clueless and unhappy, I clearly did not enjoy these specials. These specials are generally a waste of your time, there's no good reason to complete these specials, don't waste your time.
Read at the sourceItsaDeee
It's all of the cringe with none of the plot. I can never recommend Black Butler to someone else, even though I enjoyed it. It's very campy and uncomfortable, made moreso with a surprising amount of crossdressing and *suggestive* scenes involving the main character, a child. But the plot for the show makes it worth watching. These specials, however, were only uncomfortable. It's not objectively bad, though, and I am not claiming it is. It was just too uncomfortable for me.
Because there is a minimum word count for reviews, this is an some extra text that I am typing out. I think I said all I wanted to about this lol.
Read at the source-vanja-
If you like Black Butler, you should watch this. But I'm writing review bcs, one of the parts of this Special. It is episode The Spider's Intention.
Other episodes are OK. But if you like Alois Trancy, you need to watch this. The ending of that episodes is fricking amazing, epic quote, followed with epic music. I was literally crying watching this.
The episode is about daily life of Alois, but it gave some new information about him, a gave us an understanding of some of his feelings. I always saw Alois, as a lost soul, trapped in this world, and the ending was beautiful.
"I have a dream at last. The butterfly trapped in spiderweb has no wings. That butterfly is... me."
Poetic, Tragic, Beutifull, must watch for Alois fan club heh.
Read at the sourceshayne112
I seem to be the odd one here, especially because I LOVED season 2 even though it's not canon, but OVAs just for silliness aren't really my thing.. I watched these because Netflix had them tacked onto the second season, and I personally found most of them a tad boring/too ridiculous.. That's just me, but yeah-- if you're wondering if these are just for comedy and silliness, they are. I honestly can't remember the Wonderland episodes much besides one awkward scene and Grell being the Cheshire Cat. I know I wasn't too entertained by them though. "Welcome to the Phantomhive's" puts the viewer in the show, like the characters are talking directly to you, which, to me, felt kind of odd and cringy when not actually playing a video game. The "Making Of" episode is in a documentary style, intervie…
Read at the sourceGarlandReese
Hey, "Black Butler" fans- love the show but a bit strung out from the dark and heavy plot? Have I got a welcome relief for you!
This set of specials is a treat for all fans of "Black Butler". We get Ciel going to Lewis Carroll's Wonderland, a mostly first-person tour of the Phantomhive Estate, a day in the life of the Trancy Estate, the story of Grell Sutcliff and William T. Spears' first assignment as reapers, and my personal favorite- a HIL-*bleeping*-LARIOUS "making of" Black Butler Season 2.
The art, music, and sound is all up to par with the rest of the series. The Sub vs. Dub argument is a moot point here as the silliness of the whole set overwhelms any performance the voice actors deliver. That being said, there is some plot relevant substance, making this a somewhat must-watch.…
Read at the sourceToonSword
If there was anything good to ever come out of Black Butler's second season, I honestly think this is it.
This is a collection of five different specials (one of them being a two-parter) that all have largely different concepts, and each of them promises to be at the very least interesting. One of the things I like the most about these specials is that the ones that are absolutely ridiculous are given the same amount of effort as the actual series, making for a very interesting ride. And when these specials decide to be serious, they actually give some much needed context for Black Butler II, which I think might have made it better if it was actually included as a part of the series and not just a special.
CIEL IN WONDERLAND [MINOR SPOILER FROM BLACK BUTLER II]
This is probably the bigg…
Read at the sourceMirajane92
This specials were so funny. Especially the making of. So good. Even better then the second series itself. All of them made me laugh except the story of will the shinigami, and the clade/alois one. But that´s only because I don´t like Claude and Alois.
Read at the sourceBrokenSanity13
These specials are possibly the funniest shit ever. Here's what I thought about each one on it's own.
Ciel in Wonderland(1+2) - Those two were a little strange but still enjoyable to watch. They were funny, enjoyable and most importantly of all BLACK PEPPER!
Welcome to the Phantomhives - Can I say fangirl? This is the ultimate fangirl episode with everyone telling you how pretty you are all the time. Personally, I'd marry Soma before anyone could blink.
The Making of Black Butler II - This is where the funniest shit ever bit comes into play. It also makes me feel better about it since it shows you it's all a big act and that everyone who died is alive. All of the little fake scenes at the end are undoubtedly the best part.
Will the Reaper - I liked seeing how the whole reaper process w…
Read at the sourceSquatta
I think if you're a big fan of Kuroshitsuji you'll be pleased with these specials. They're done very well and I believe they have a high replay value especially if you like the more comical side of this series.
Ciel in Wonderland (Pt. 1 & 2) - As you may have guessed, this is the Alice in Wonderland story with a Kuroshitsuji twist. Ciel is Alice, Sebastian is the rabbit and... well all of the other Kuroshitsuji characters are included as well. Its good for some laughs and they're definitely not like any normal episodes.
Welcome to the Phantomhives - I didn't really expect much out of this episode but it was surprisingly like a typical Kuroshitsuji episode except from a first-person point-of-view. Elizabeth is invited to a ball at Ciel's mansion and invites her friend (presumably, you) al…
Read at the sourceOmaeNoTomodachi
I suppose the review is for those lucky people that managed to find all the ova episodes since most were tooken down by some sites. This is my 1st review, so i'll try to make this look good as much as I can.
Story & Art ( An Acceptable 8)
As expected, the artwork hasen't changed much just like the series and such. So all is still well. The story is good and all but not on every episode. It probably deserves a 7 instead.... but what brought it to an 8 was how the humor and more scenes with the supporting characters replaced it and brought up the score.
Sound & Character (Nice 9)
The Opening (that is brought in 1 or 2 episodes I think) are the same as the second season. Not every episode has an opening though. The ending isn't all that much looking forward to, but it plays pleasant music…
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