Review of Black Butler

When I first watched Black Butler, I was like 10/10 AMAZING OHHHH but then i went back and rewatched some episodes and I was like damn... it's not as good as it seems. I mean, I loved watching Kuroshitsuji. It is definitely not the worst anime I've seen, (the worst anime I've seen is Diabolik Lovers, BARFS, i refuse to even put that on my list, that's how bad it is), however there are some big flaws that need to be pointed out. Before I get to that, I'll give you the main idea of the anime. STORY Our setting is Victorian Europe. So there's this kid named Ciel Phantomhive,who's parents die in a fire that took his whole mansion at the age of 10. A demon comes to him, Sebastian, and gives him an offer; Sebastian would help Ciel get his revenge on the many who took part in killing his parents, and when Ciel was completely satisfied with his revenge, Sebastian would eat Ciel's soul. Sebastian would also protect him through thick and thin, and be his loyal Butler. Ciel is engulfed in his hatred for those who killed his precious parents, and his dog. He accepts this offer, and this anime is about Ciel, known as "The Queen's Guard Dog" because of his devotion to her majesty. They solve a lot of mysteries throughout this first season.

BLACK BUTLER PROS:
it's really easy to get attached to Ciel. I've met some that think he's just a brat, but he really does go through character development. Sebastian doesn't; he's a demon. But he does have a personality, and it's easy to see that Sebastian differs from other demons (however only in Kuroshitsuji II, which you can only watch after watching the first season, duh.) It was, at least for me, an enjoyable series. I can see NEW anime fans being obsessed with this, so if you're new to anime, I recommend this series, probably in the top 3 anime i'd tell new people to watch.
To be honest... I can't really think of anything else. The series has good characters, (the only GREAT character, when it comes to development, is Ciel, maybe Elizabeth who you'll find out about when watching.)

English Dub
Really good, I do remember a major problem with it in the first episode, but that's about it. It was just a minor mistake, but in the rest of the series i really enjoyed it.

Japanese w/sub
I watched the series in dub...

BLACK BUTLER CONS

First of all... humor. The humor in this series, in my opinion, wasn't executed well at all. There were barely any serious moments that weren't interrupted by comedy. Don't get me wrong, it's ok to install comedy relief once in a while to make things flow, but dang... almost every damn serious scene is paused abruptly by things that sometimes aren't funny at all. LET SERIOUS MOMENTS BE SERIOUS MOMENTS!

Second... animation. It wasn't HORRIBLE, but it wasn't spectacular either. It was good. I do admire the design for Ciel's character, but that's about it. The rest is just average. I would've enjoyed it much more if it was visually appealing.

I mean... SO MUCH POTENTIAL wasted with this first season. They could have done so much more... more development... better animation... the chance was there. They didn't take it, and what a shame.

Bye :>
- Mirai