Irishchatter So I've heard of Black Butler from the YouTuber "Akidearest", who went to a "black butler" inspired cafe in Japan for her birthday and I finally made myself watch the whole thing last night. I swear, both Brina Palencia and J. Michael Tatum, did such a terrific job in doing the voiceovers for Sebastian and Ciel. I really would give credit to these two because they just attach with the story so well and did a killer English accent that you wouldn't think they were Americans at all! This series really does make you laugh including the other four servants who just are so cute and clumsy at the same time. Although the other butler who always tries to commit suicide but always seem to fail , it really does make you rather sad than laugh out loud to his actions. At least the character isn't killed off but honestly, why did Ciels aunt have to be killed off? Seriously she would've been useful. I really couldn't stand Ciels fiancee, she was just so whiny and b*tchy that whenever she has her own scenes, I just skip them. I really think the writers made a huge mistake in not giving Sebastian and Ciel a gay realtionship, they just are so attached to each other that it just doesn't make sense to me. They are a master and servant with huge feelings for God sake! They are both demons at the end of the day!I enjoyed this anime like the tone of it was just spot on for a Victorian anime series, ill give this 8/10!

Michael Jackson This is my favorite anime. I feel this anime is dark with a touch of humor. There is this young boy whose parents died and after being captured made a deal with a demon to serve, protect, and help him get his revenge. The charming dark demon serves Ciel as he is the queens 'Guard dog'. I feel this season has a more whimsical feeling rather than dark because it focuses more on the mission that the queen gives Ciel. In this season there was a lot more of screen time with other minor characters such as Lady Elizabeth, Finney, and Mei-Ren. The time period was Victorian London 1899, with 12 year old Ciel. It has the same kind of feel as Death-Note which I really enjoyed. I do feel like the anime just kind of threw you out there as far as the first couple of episodes because you don't know exactly what is going on and I think that's different and a good thing. This season focuses more on the emotion ties between characters unlike the second season which focuses more on Ceil's psyche. It was very well translated. It wasn't just Japanese to English. The Idian Prince and his servant was kind of random but I think it added a little more spice to the season. I could really connect with the characters which I thought was amazing. I rate this 10/10 and it was an absolute masterpiece.

hkbolen This is by far one of the best series! It has mystery, drama, romance, comic relief and involves the supernatural world. I would give it more than 10 stars if possible! Every character is complex. Every so often viewers will want to cry, laugh and get angry at Ciel and Sebastian. Some of the characters (Finny, Bard, Mey-Rin and Lizzy) not only add comic relief, but also have stories on their own that they tell. I will defiantly be watching the next season. Oh yes, and if you are interested in finding out more about what happens to our faithful butler, Sebastian, the Queen's watchdog, Ciel and the rest of his gangly crew, the manga version is really, really good as well. If you ever have a chance, watch this because you will not regret it. At first it might seem a little weird, but after the second or third episode viewers will be hooked on the show and will want to see more of the adventures of the amazing duo, the butler and his master, Ciel and Sebastian!

trcky1 This may be the most well written anime series I've seen. Not that it was Oscar-worthy writing, but most of the writing I've seen in anime has always been the thing that prevented me from really loving it. This series doesn't have the lazy, shortcut type of writing that simply fills the plot gaps. It actually builds different stories to support different themes.Anyways, the series themes of revenge and redemption are woven together well with well-crafted story lines. This isn't an anime with non-stop action, but it does have its share of dark supernatural battle scenes, as well as witty humorous battle scenes. There is quite a bit dark humor in different parts of the series, but it's balanced out by traditional anime slapstick comedy (which I'm actually not a fan of and part of the reason it didn't get 10 stars).If you watch the dubbed version, the translation and acting are all excellent. Some hardcore anime fans complain about the fake cockney accents, but they're mostly limited to some supporting characters. The voices for the two main characters (Ciel and Sebastian) are portrayed terrifically and are true in tone to their Japanese voice counterparts (I saw season 2 in the subbed version). Simply put, this may be the best job of versioning I've ever seen in anime. In its early U.S. import days, anime had horrible translations in both subbed and dubbed versions, due to what I expect as literal translations of the script from Japanese to English. Funimation has really done well in this department, as they've taken the meanings of the original Japanese script and rewritten it in English with English idioms and phrases that work perfectly with the characters and themes, rather than just lazily taking the Japanese words and translating them directly into English words, creating phrases that are unusual or that simply don't make any sense.