iTwalkers First of all I really loved and a big fan of the anime and manga.When I heard one of my favorite anime and manga will be made into live-action. I am so thrilled. I can not wait to see it. Even I know mostly whatever it is being adapted not as good as the original one. But I'm still so thrilled by that announcement.Then another announcement came out Ciel Phantomhive is played by a girl. and I'm like "what the...??" "NO F WAY!!" (Yeah I know in the anime Ciel is voiced by a woman) When the movie came out, me and my friends, my fellow Kuroshitsuji fans, were so excited. We watched it together. Then TADA!! We were so disappointed.Turn out the announcement is true. Film changes the setting and the character. The setting of the original manga which was set in 19th-century London to an unnamed Eastern nation in the year 2020. The character Ciel Phantomhive is replaced by Ayame Goriki play as Shiori Genpō, a descendant of the prestigious aristocratic family Phantomhive. She'll be playing a girl who assumes a male disguise named Kiyoharu. AND that is my biggest disappointment. Earl Kiyohara Genpu replacing Earl Ciel Phantomhive. I mean, WHY???? I know it's kind of silly but COME ON I just want to see Ciel in a live-action version because he's my second favorite (anime and or manga) character after Sebby of course. There is something that feels off too. I can't explain what it is, maybe the story or maybe the character or something else I don't know. Well at least my friends is agreed with me.

Raven Oh dear, where do I start with this one... I know! I shall first give it the title of "So bad it's good", to a Black Butler fan at least (Not knowing the Anime will make the film a little bit more interesting). As Black Butler fans my cousin and I did indeed get a few laughs out of it, though i doubt most of the laughs were meant by the director.To tell the truth the characters are boring although i did find myself having one favorite, and that would be the reincarnation of Madam Red, and it's only really because she at least was not bound by the original character too much, unlike the unoriginal copies of Ciel and May Rin.Fans of the show might also be a bit surprised to find that instead of being in the Victorian era (which suited the show wonderfully) the film is set in a (semi-)modern world. Then again anime live actions aren't known for being the best.But I digress, it's not too bad if you haven't seen the anime and if you have prepare yourself for the funniest yet cringiest retelling of the first couple episodes with a weird twist.

beattakeshi-03856 Have you noticed that no one who actually enjoyed the series has enjoyed this pitiful excuse for a movie? There's a reason for that. It's a drastic change from everything about Black Butler that we know and love. For example, the female main character was originally a 12 year old boy. And to be honest, that 12 year old boy had more chemistry with Sebastian than this knock-off chick. Do you know how boring she is? I don't remember her name. That's how boring she is.And even though Sebastian somehow managed to not get replaced (even though Ciel is the main character and is no where to be found.) he didn't make it through unscathed. He's a poor reflection of himself. He's got none of the charm, none of the draw, and none of the appeal. Hell, he's barely even attractive. While that may seem like nitpicking, one of Sebastian's traits in canon is being attractive. Multiple people point it out and it's even used to get information out of a nun at one point. This guy is honestly average at best. This is Dragonball Evolution. That's what this is. There's no getting around it. This is The Last Airbender but with Black Butler. It's only enjoyable if you have no idea what it's supposed to be. Any actual fans of Black Butler are going to be very very disappointed. If you like diluted adaptations of wonderful things where they alienate the original audience and instead make the movie a sub-par generic mess, go right ahead.

Ryosuke Yamada I went into this movie with somewhat low expeditions. I was, personally, never a big fan of wither the many a or anime. I gave it plenty of chances, but it just never did it for me. Now this movie, on the other hand... I first caught wind of it when I stumbled apon the trailer. The setting immidiatly caught my interest; rather than being set In Victorian England, it seem to take place in some alternate universe victorean-esque Japan, which is cool enough an idea in it's own right. The anime was set in Victorian England, however, not everything in the series made sense in the context of the time period. Every now and then, something would pop up that just didn't fit, or wouldn't be invented for many years to come. The movie works to rectify this in that they can get away with just about anything they want because the setting is purely fictional, rather than historical. In fact, I think just about every change they made was ultimately for the better. I actually like Ceil better as Kiyojara Genpoue/shiori. The whole cross dressing as a man in order to inherit her familie's assets in order to achieve her goals just added another level of complexity to an already admittedly interesting character. Ceil was my favorite part of the anime and many a both, and I was more than satisfied with the somewhat liberal selection of his character portrayed in this movie. The only problem Ihad with her was how swhen started off the movie, in the beginning, seemingly not carrying about anything but herself and her revenge, being perfectly fine to leave those girls behind in that burning building. Then, at the end, she just up and decided to sacrifice her life for a bunch of strangers. Unless I missed something, I can see no real reason for this change of heart. Indeed, at some ambiguous point during the film she seemed to permantly loose her previously cool demeanor and transition into constant worry mode. I liked my first immpresions of her better, so I was just a tad disappointed. But, as I said, that's really my only complaint. There's just so much to like about this movie. The cinematography is stunning, the atmosphere just right. A truly wonder full movie, all things considered.