Black Butler

Victorian England spreads its angelic wings, there is a mysterious atmosphere in the Phantomhive household, and Ciel, along with his faithful Sebastian, sets out to investigate some vile wrongdoing in a Sherlockian manner. I was hooked after a few minutes, and excited after the first episode. Black Butler combines subtle mystique with mythological characters of diverse origins, and the atmosphere of constrained yet corrupted Britain is a perfectly fitting setting. When various styles of humor are added by the supporting characters (Tanaka is clearly the standout for me), the series becomes an inconspicuous gem of anime. (21/07/2023)

At first I thought, well yeah, that's pretty good. Then sometimes I had to fast forward a bit because I got bored, but then the last 2 episodes or so got interesting again, so I’m giving it a better 2 stars. For the girls, there's the excellent Sebastian, who is quite easy to drool and quiver at. For those who are satisfied with Lolita-boys there is Ciel. For those who are satisfied with infantile humor, there are the three incompetent servants. For those who like “evil" angels, there's the main bad guy. For those who like grim reapers with the same taste as most young girls, there's Grell Sutcliff. For those who like long-haired, humor-loving gravediggers, they’ll find one of those here, too. Then there's also the curry. You'll learn the best way to make it. Well, let's recap – you'll find a lot here (fan service among other things), but all together it plays a pretty weird tune. Which is a shame, because I'd like to give it at least the 3 stars (if only for Sebby and Grell), except that it wouldn't be fair. Hottie alert! (11/12/2009)