No.4358
>Ciel is once again in a dress while Sebastian carries him around like a princessSebaciel is so back baby! Sebastian is being so tender with Ciel eeeeeeeee I loved it!! And the noises Ciel makes oof
>>4338Ooh I totally forgot about the filler episode. The public school arc only had 11 episodes though, so if the green witch arc follows that pattern I doubt we'll get to see the cooking segment. I really hope that's not the case because that's one of my favourite bonus chapters. Especially the bit where
Diedrich implies Vincent is incapable of loving his wife, and instead of denying it Vincent just smirks. God what a piece of shit! I really hope we get to see him again!
No.4360
Seeing Tanaka being so strong and competent reminded me how I suspect him of knowing too much and being partially responsible for the murders and fire at the Phantomhive mansion. I also recently saw someone saying Black Butler is basically Hellsing for girls and it's accurate it makes me suspect Tanaka even more. I bet the flashback where he's trying to prevent the twins from going in a room when everyone is attacked is staged and he was stabbed in the back in a way to make him injured but not dead for whatever reason. I also believe queen Victoria is very interested in the bizarre dolls either because she could bring back her husband from the dead like her goal in the first season, she could use them as weapons to expand her empire or both at the same time. I doubt Ciel will live for very long given everything we've seen so far so maybe we'll never see it anyway but it could even have an impact on how WW1 could happen since it's known as a pointless war that politicians used as an opportunity to develop and test more weapons. This week's episode just reminded me of that.
No.4378
>>4360I also think Tanaka is definitely up to something or at least knows much more than he lets on. Otherwise he wouldn't have defected to R!Ciel and Undertaker's side so quickly. Sometimes it seems like he knows about the supernatural powers characters like Sebastian and Undertaker have, but I might have imagined that lol.
I noticed something interesting in this weeks episode, with Sascha and Ludger's conversation about Ciel. In the manga it sounded like they were implying that Ciel has supernatural blood in his veins and that's why he stands out to them. But in the anime they were more interested in the fact that he's affiliated with the queen. Do all grim reapers have beef with the queen or what?
I also saw a theory that the queen's butler, John, is also a grim reaper which is why he was able to travel to Germany in such a short period of time to contact Sebastian. It could be true, I mean we've never seen what his eyes look like. He has to be an important character somehow, or else they wouldn't get Hiroshi Kamiya to voice him.
No.4379
>>4338Cloverworks really knows their audience. The foot scene…omg
I think we should be getting 13 episodes this arc. I feel like there's no way they can finish the story up next ep.
>>4360Same here I've always been suspicious of Tanaka having some cryptic origin. It's always the one you least expect, plus we know next on nothing about his back story. Also, just like,
>>4378 I'm suspicious of the Queen's butler's too. Just remembering back to the season one cannon, where Ash/Angela was the Queen's butler turned out to be an angel. It's a bit of a spoiler if true, but so many story elements have had a soft reveal in season one lol.
No.4380
>>4378>But in the anime they were more interested in the fact that he's affiliated with the queen. Do all grim reapers have beef with the queen or what?Obviously with Undertaker it's very personal and has something to do with Vincent and maybe Claudia. I'd be surprised if he weren't Claudia's husband but we'll see later. I assume the German grim reapers are interested in Ciel and queen Victoria's relationship because of what I said about the bizarre dolls and how they could potentially be used as war weapons. I assume Victoria will try to start shit with other European countries soon, make WW1 happen way earlier than irl and it would result in enough deaths that grim reapers would be overworked. Grim reapers have a list of dead people in advance so I bet the younger one saw a massive list for very soon.
>>4379I agree that Victoria's butlers have enough things in common with Ash to look very suspicious. I read FMA as a teenager and watched the first anime way before FMAB was announced, in one of the manga's afterwords/bonus Hiromu Arakawa explained that she talked about how the manga was supposed to end and all the plot twists to the anime studio to prepare the first series so they could see how they would change and adapt the manga's story for their own adaptation. I know Yana Toboso worked with the studio for at least the first two Black Butler seasons very closely and I'm sure that's why the first season feels more and more like a very short and simplified version of the manga instead of an old anime that diverged from the manga very early on. What made it very obvious for me at first was Undertaker being a grim reaper and pretending to be regular human in the manga like yeah, no shit sherlock but at the same time it could have stayed an anime exclusive thing all along if Yana Toboso wanted it that way.
No.4391
>>4380>I assume Victoria will try to start shit with other European countries soon, make WW1 happen way earlier than irl and it would result in enough deaths that grim reapers would be overworked.You make a good point, I never really thought about why she seems to be on the Grim Reaper's radar. But you're right it must be foreshadowing an event that will cause a massive amount of death. I wondered about if she was going to have a connection to the bizarre dolls, thinking back to season 1, but I'm doubtful seeing as Undertaker is developing them and despises her. Though, maybe she'll steal it some way, like she's done with the selling gas.
No.4401
>>4400Same. This episode was made for me.
No.4402
>>4400God, he was held down and gagged too!! Look at the fear in his eyes. I lost it with how his mouth quivered in this scene
No.4421
>>4419LMAO sebastian is getting progressively more peggable. i love him so much, i like his humanization. in this chapter you could see again that he stops and thinks more, doubts things more. its really cute.
also, more sebaciel flirting!! this really is their honeymoon
No.4425
>>4421God they are such an old married couple, always bickering. Lol they can't even be nice on their honeymoon.
On that note >in this chapter you could see again that he stops and thinks more, doubts things more..
Does it seem like he's missing more things as of late? Like his danger senses are off. It's a little worrying.
No.4479
I am sooo happy for this news!!!
https://store.jp.square-enix.com/item/4988601548038.htmlWe're getting another bitter rabbit release!!! And it's of Ciel in the Green Witch dress!! I couldn't be happier. I'm pre-ording him this very moment!
No.4480
>>4449Wow so beautiful, I love seeing a man in anguish. This translated so well into the anime.
No.4487
https://x.com/ena33333333/status/1931029230164562353 "probably my most unhinged brainrot yet: sebastian keeps ciel safe by literally hiding him inside his demon body for a whole month (1/5)"
I find this an interesting concept.
No.4494
>>4479I just preordered mine! I only wish we got a matching Sebastian. I keep the packaging the bitter rabbit comes in. Each edition has it's own special design. I would have loved to see what it would be for both Ciel and Sebastian.
No.4495
>>4479Wow, that's a long preorder period. I'm new to kuro so I haven't bought merch before but I think I'll dust off my Blackship account for this.
No.4496
>>4479I'm loving all of the new Kuro
merch! Ciel, Sebastian, and Undertaker will be getting Mofufusa plushes too! They're super cute.
No.4497
>>4496>the ciel plushie has heterochromia on his toe-beansI'm fucking losing it that's so adorable!!!
No.4502
>>4495How do you like Blackship? I usually use cdjapan or buyee.jp for merch, but I want to try some other options
No.4503
>>4502The last time I used it was 3 years ago. I used to import merch and doujins more often but in recent years I've been slowing down and last time I bought doujins from toranoana I used Anime otaku carrying service instead. I can't say if anything changed recently but in the past Blackship has been a fine service.
No.4504
>>4503Thanks, I'll give it a try!
No.4538
Some of my favorites from chapter 217. Hah it's pretty funny that Ciel seems to struggle talking to regular people. (Who aren't his celebrity crush, Arthur Doyle) He's such a fussy dork.
As for speculations, I have a feeling Vicount Druid will make an appearance soon. First them being in a socialite's, then mention a children's ball… sounds up Vicount Druid's alley.
>>4425 it would be funny as fuck if we got a fakeout and he ended up being a shadowy man tailing them.
I also feel (and desperately hope) like we'll get something big soon. We got such a small chap this month. Hopefully something is coming up soon.
No.4548
Aniplex is doing a live broadcast of the Tango on the Campania musical in a little bit.
>>4538Ciel looks so adorable hiding behind Sebastian! So pathetic!!
I will eat my own hat if Viscount Druitt ends up being an important plot relevant character and not comic relief.
Also, I have a bad feeling about the Russian woman. I bet she's involved with the blood collection somehow.
No.4550
>>4549Thanks for shsring, nonnie!! I absolutely love the kuromyus and this is one of my all time favorites.
No.4554
>>4550No problem nonna! I watched this one for the first time today and I was so impressed with the stage design and choreography!! I heard Tango on the Campania won awards? Completely deserved if true.
I think they'll upload the Weston school musical next week. I'm looking forward to that one the most!
No.4560
>>4554It's awesome to hear that! It truly deserved awards!
The Secret of the Public School is such a good one! The production, dances, and songs are amazing. The casting choices were fitting.
Toshiki Tateishi did great as Sebastian. He had a winning smile and really captured Sebastian's charm. Eito Konishi did great as Ciel, as well. I was surprised to learn that Eito also played Hanako in the Toilet Bound Hanako-kun musical. (I'll have to see this one day)
I'm sure you'll like it too!
No.4561
>>4560I have to say Ciel being played by an adult in the public school one was a good decision. I feel a little bit bad for the child actors that play him in the other plays…
No.4562
>>4561Yeah absolutely, I wish they continued having an adult Ciel.
It was always odd to me that the earlier plays used child actors at all, considering Kuros subject nature and viewer rating. I believe the series is 18+ in Japan.
No.4563
>>4549Thank you so much for sharing this, I can't believe they're only up for a day at a time! ;__; I wish I'd caught the circus musical, but I've found someone on bilibili has uploaded all of them in slightly fuzzy quality, and at least I can replay Druitt's stupid song over and over. The projections during Lizzie's and the beginner butler flashback songs were really good, I wonder how they marked the places for the actors to line up that well.
No.4565
>>4560>>4563Oh wow they took it down really fast. I did find a Google Drive with all of the kuromyus, though. It also includes instructions for adding eng (if needed) subtitle! I'm not sure if it works with all videoplayers, but I used the VCL player and it works.
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/mobile/folders/1OBF_EzEux7cu7wXIbxfSVA59ZM3bBDcc?pli=1 No.4574
Secret of the Public School musical is being streamed now.
>>4565Thanks for sharing nonna! I need to watch the rest.
No.4580
>>4578I loved this scene so much, it was so goofy!
Sebastian as a character in general seems to get a lot sillier from the luxury liner arc onward. I really enjoy how human he's become over the years and I can't wait for it to come back later and bite him in the ass as a weakness.
No.4581
>>4574Thank you again! I almost forgot to check yesterday, even with a nice download in my pocket the 1080p with google's attempt at autotranslation is an experience I could not miss. Good lord I love shit subs with randomly censored words. The mess when the cricketing started was something to behold as well, at some point it forgot cricket was a word and started spamming crikey and krikekriketokrike, and most "yes my lord" got turned into JESUS MILO!
The teaser at the end was such a mood killer though. Why on earth would they return to child actors for
that arc? Admittedly I shouldn't have been giggling at how old and tired Ciel looked in Sebastian's arms in this one (and his ear is so flushed in pink compared to the pale makeup on his face), but at least he got to lean into his ear and show leg! The child actors were never allowed to show as much skin or linger on shippy scenes. The staging for Green Witch has potential to be so much more varied and interesting than Public School, so it won't be a complete loss, but I don't understand why they wouldn't outright switch to an adult Ciel actor so they don't have to keep finding new kids and altering things to be safer for them.
No.4582
>>4581Oh lord, those captions are hilarious! Honestly, I didn't even know you could add translated captions.
Yes, it's such a weird move to go back to child actors, especially for the Green Witch Arc. I can already feel myself cringing over the scenes with Sieglinde. What were they thinking?
No.4587
>>4581>>4582Don't quote me on this but I believe the reason they didn't cast a child for the public school musical was because of covid. Because I guess children would be more vulnerable to the virus maybe?
Either way, I liked the adult actor they chose for Ciel. He's such a cute manlet I wish they'd bring him back :(