Review of Black Butler

To be completely honest, this show sort of pisses me off. The main problem I have with this show is the two main characters. Let's start out with Ciel. He sold his soul to a demon, which is bad enough, but it wasn't even to save a life, it was to get revenge. I can never look past it. I hated him from the first scene I saw him. Thankfully, this show is not stupid enough to frame the decision as a good one, or Ciel as a good person. But it's hard to ignore the center of the plot. Then there is Sebastian. Igrew to dislike him more and more as the show went on. I know the ladies love him, but that smile is something that makes me want to gag. The catchphrase "one hell of a butler", which is actually pretty cool, gets ruined with incessant repetition. I don't find him charming.
The story is pretty clever, the rest of the characters are good, the art is great, and the show in general is pretty funny, but the two main characters are big things to get wrong.
But the thing that pisses me off the most about this show is that I couldn't stop watching. I have serious problems with this show, but there was no part of me that wanted to drop the series. I'm not sure why; maybe the positives I mentioned kept me invested. That's why I have to give it at least a 6. I will also see the second season. I hope it is better, because this show obviously did something right.