Review of Black Butler: Book of Circus
as a person who hated the first two seasons of kuroshitsuji you would think i would hate book of circus (especially after that disaster of a second season) but i was happy for 2 reasons. 1 the new director and write of this was faithful to the manga and made it genuinely good; and 2 this has become my trump card to the fan girls of the franchise who would jump down my throat when i said i hated the first two seasons. Story: the story is that children have been disappearing and it is linked to a circus traveling around so Ciel and Sebastian gounder cover as performs to see the link. as opposed to the first two seasons the story here felt more complete and a genuine mystery throwing in red herrings and a twist that works (unlike seasons 2 twist which was insulting to everyone)
character: for the first two seasons i never saw why girls liked Sebastian he was a boring kiss ass but in book of circus he went from my most overrated to one of my favorites. Sebastian is snarky, he's sneaky, he will use any chance to mess with ciel and twist his words against him and insult him; I LOVE IT! Ciel is honestly more of the same from the first season but here it works because no body treats him like he's special; he get's made fun of more, has to handle things himself and FINALLY admits he's no better then any other human. the circus members feel genuinely like a family which dose make the ending sad. they use William as the reaper instead of Grell which is a good choice because he plays a great rival for Sebastian. finally the servants of the Phantomhive manor actually get there moment to shine and show why there actually there (something they never really did in the first 2 seasons.
Sound: the music in this anime is memorable and stands out. it wins be default; since it adds in more style of music besides generic Gothic music and it fits way better in the situation then the other two seasons.
Art: face it whether you like Kuroshitsuji or not the art is good. so naturally this looks great. that being said what kept bugging me was the cgi on the horses or other live beings it feels unnatural; but the designs are still good and stand out.
Enjoyment: again as a man who hated the first two seasons i really enjoyed this as a stand alone anime. it still surprised me that i actually enjoyed it; it dosen't do that yaoi overtones that turned many people away and felt like it's own anime to enjoy.
overall i like this anime; will it be anime of the year sorry but no; but did i like this anime yes. take my words for what you think but i enjoyed it alot and did not regret watching it.