Given that this was an OVA from Kuroshitsuji based on a novel by a drug-addicted pedophile, it’s hardly surprising that the result is a twisted mess of bizarre imagery and questionable taste. In a good way. Mostly, the OVA consisted of Ciel being placed in increasingly humiliating positions as the […] Read more
In the end, it’s hard to review a series that’s an anime-original sequel to a series that had an anime-original ending. The source material’s relevance in all this is somewhat muddled – neither series really reflects a continuity with the manga. That said, the truth is that, for most of […] Read more
Anyone remember this image? That’s right – the very first promo image of S2, before anyone even knew who Claude and Alois were, was the ultimate spoiler. After all the head-fakes, misdirections, phone spoilers and decoy OP and ED, we’re right back where we started. Psych! Of course, the question […] Read more
Only two episodes to go, and the penultimate one was all about reveals. Lot of questions answered this week, using the very clever premise of a maze that reflected the will of Alois Trancy, through which Claude and Sebastian must navigate to reach him on the clock tower. The rub: […] Read more
Kuroshitsuji II continues on its batshit crazy run of bizarre plot twists, rampant shotacon and random acts of savagery. And it’s having an awful lot of fun in doing it. 10 was arguably the creepiest ep of the series so far. There were a few interesting revelations – among them […] Read more
You’ve really done it now, Claude – you’ve tainted dear Ciel’s beautiful soul with Alois’ icky, trampy one. And not only that, seriously pissed off Sebastian in the process. I wouldn’t give much for your chances at this point. The big news is, apparently Alois really is dead – although […] Read more
Well, that was certainly interesting, on so many levels. First thing to catch my eye, of course, was the return of the “troll” OP from episode 1. Turns out they didn’t spend all that money to use it for one episode after all. The return of that OP signaled the […] Read more
Wow – after a very silly start, episode 7 of Kuroshitsuji certainly got intense. While still generally maintaining the more absurdist and less gritty tone of the second season, we definitely saw some of the grisly violence and bleak view of human nature from the first. Seems to me that […] Read more
Kuroshitsuji dispensed a little bit of exposition in episode 6, but doled out a lot more confusion in the process. This season is certainly doing a yeoman’s job of guarding its secrets. The episode beings with Sebastian about to devour Ciel’s soul (the ending of season 1). Only he can’t […] Read more
One step closer to an answer, but the mystery still remains. The return of Soma and Agni – and their curry-pan – brings pretty much the entire semi-regular cast of S1 back into the fold. With the exception of poor Madame Red, of course – she’s not coming back, but […] Read more