Okay, you can say a lot about Kuroshitsuji II as a sequel to Kuroshitsuji. But at least it has BALLS. In today’s anime, in which it’s very difficult to come up with really interesting plots and storylines, and people rather try to stay at the tried and true, Kuroshitsuji came, made optimal use of its creative [...]
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Look… just look at this picture. Got it? In memory of Ciel Phantomhive Who died at Aug. 26th, 1889 That would have been the perfect ending here. That was how this episode SHOULD have ended. I mean, the creators wouldn’t be crazy enough to actually try and revive Ciel, right? They’re not going to do something as stupid [...]
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Episode 11: Crossroads Butler Next week is already the end. Can't believe on how time flies. It's so fast when you are having fun right?!?!Anyway, this has been a revealing episode. I really feel for Hannah and her undying love for Alois, but still, I don't feel her that much.  So happy for Ciel's coming back to his senses, even if it is just for a while :) I am again using ayu's screenshot. I failed to download a raw episode that I can use for screencaps. So many thanks! As the episodes starts, we see that Ciel can now sort through the memories that he can see. He now knows that some of the memories that he can see is not his. So this episode is basically a maze where Claude and Sebby played. The maze has their own pit stop where they will stamp their card, to reflect their progress in the game. The maze reflects the heart of the owner so initially, the maze is based on Alois' life but as Ciel tries to fight for his body rights, the maze changes to reflect his heart. If they answered wrong in the maze, then they will suffer the wrath of the rose bushes. I won't go to the details of the maze, so let me just present in bullet form the revealed information: The name Alois Trancy was given by Earl Trancy, whom we all know as the person who molested Jim Macken. Alois Trancy's favorite food is Fried Fish and Chips. No doubt that Ciel has already obtained his revenge. However, Sebastian failed to devour his soul because Sebby lost his arm with the seal of the contract in the middle of his fight. (Remember, he lost one hand in S1, so apparently, that hand is important). With the small space of time that Sebastian lost the seal, Claude Faustus came in and stole Ciel's soul. Claude was really the one who ended the life of Alois Trancy. He did that not because of his burning desire for his soul, but because he is using Alois as a tool to obtain Ciel Phantomhive's soul. Luca did made a contract with a demon. But not with Sebastian. He contracted with Hannah Annafellows, the "Sheath" that suppresses the Demon Sword. Claude knew all along that Hannah contracted Luca. Hannah has a very strong attachment to the soul of Alois Trancy, so she really decided worked for Claude.  For a short while though, Ciel gained control of his body and issued a new order to Sebastian. What are you lazily standing there for? You obtained me my revenge. This an order! Come and eat my soul already! Until the very moment that you eat all of my soul, you are my butler! Sebastian Michaelis!As for Alois, he is really a person looking and longing for love. He wanted Claude to love him, but Claude has his eyes set for someone else. In the maze, Claude strongly asserts that Alois is just a tool for him to use to obtain the soul of Ciel Phantomhive. Hannah, on the other hand, felt attached and loved Luca who dearly loved his brother Jim. After the village has been destroyed and Luca's soul has been consumed, Hannah spent the rest of her days to show her love to Alois. Even if she has been disrespected by Alois or was hated by him, her joy rests in the fact that she is able to be with Alois. The episode ended with Hannah creating a contract with Alois Trancy. And since Alois is in Ciel's body, Ciel's soul has been included in the whole contract. Before Alois collapsed, Alois still told Claude that whatever happens, he will always be his Highness. A truce has also been made between Claude and Sebby as their dear bocchan is in a big pinch right now. Now, for some weird moments: In the beginning of this episode, Claude was like: "I will only embrace Ciel Phantomhive's soul" and Sebby gave the LOOKS as he says "That's disgusting!". Alois scratching his chest?! This is so random!!!! And poor Grell!!! Sebby is obviously using him but love is blind, right Grell? And Hannah, your original look is WAY better than the maid outfit.
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So, yes…. I caved in. Here’s the thing: for the past summer season, there have been three series that stood out to me: Shiki, because it had the best atmosphere, Occult Academy, because it had the best execution, and Kuroshitsuji II, because it had the best plot (a possible fourth on this list would be [...]
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Info, streaming, and downloading sites for Kuroshitsuji II character songs albums. :3 Continue reading →
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Episode 11 – Crossroads Butler – 岐路執事 (Kiro shitsuji) I mentioned last week that I just knew that Hannah had alternative motivations behind her actions, but wow, this show went completely beyond what I had expected in regards to her past and background. With really crazy plot twists, this show has really been creative with [...]
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Sebastian lost, Claude has lost, so who’s going to win~? ~The countdown has started! Two more weeks, and Kuroshitsuji II will be out of our lives. You would think this rocky road of a storyline would finally calm down, but in classic Kuroshitsuji II style, we’re hit with [...]
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You know, for most of the duration of this series (I’d say a bit less than two thirds of it), I thought of this as a bit of a silly series that had nice ideas. But I’m more and more forced to take this show seriously at this point. I mean, the creators here did [...]
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Episode 10: Zero Butler I tried watching this episode on Keyhole and I find this episode fulfilling, disgusting and creeepppyyyy!!!I do love Claude, as in. Really I do, but I felt happy when Claude kicked him. HAHAHA. So sorry Claude, I have been telling this, I love you but what you did is below the belt. HAHA ♥ So Ciel is staying at the Trancy household for the meantime and yes, it is Claude taking care of him. But OMGEE Claude, it's so weird to see you fangirling over Ciel. Ciel kicked him after he kissed his feet, but instead of being disappointed, Claude blushed. And then, when Claude is brushing Ciel's teeth, HE IS REALLY BLUSHING. Gosh, Claude. I am starting to doubt you. :| Sebby sees everything and is getting really agitated especially that Claude is really making Sebby see everything. He even shouts to the window..."Ciel Phantomhive's soul is really good". Sebby is trying his best to maintain his cool but I know its hard for him. At the garden, Ciel is wondering if Alois is really dead and why did Sebastian turned out to be the person he needs to extract his revenge. But as Sebby's memories flow in to his mind, Ciel is blushing!!!!!!! But since he is a bit disturbed, he vented his anger to the flowers in the garden and accidentally hit Hannah, who is really okay to be hit. But Ciel is a gentleman and of course, didn't beat Hannah up. Oh, Grell is also with Sebastian who is so busy taking sexy poses of Sebastian. Sebby served him with a tea, made of salt and water. He doesn't want at first but after seeing so nice poses, he drank the salty drink with all the love. Claude sends the three footman to take care of Sebastian as Sebby goes to investigate things. He goes and met the lone survivor of the incident, an old prostitute. According to her, the village is called Arachnohill and she is alive because she is saved from the demon. She goes back to the past where Luca is being beat up by other kids. The lady stopped the kids from hurting Luca, and that's how she was saved. Luca mentioned that he made a contract with a demon to make his brothers' wish come true. Everyone, except the prostitute lady will be spared from death. But before the lady can get spill more information, he gets a head shot from the Tonchinkan. Sebby gets in to a fight with the Tonchinkan and ends up being spun with a thread. Sebby asks for Grell's help to chop the trio with a very sexy pose. A nosebleeding Grell proceeds and cuts the three into different pieces. The trio's cinematic record comes out and we can see that the three of them played a part in the burning of Arachnohill. At the back of the trio is a another person, who seems to oversee the events. Next is the scene of Ciel and Hannah together, and this time, Sebby's anger escalated even further. Back at the mansion, Ciel shattered a mirror after seeing Alois. Claude rushes in to be of assistance. Claude orders Hannah to clean the mess up but Ciel reversed it - Claude will clean the mess while Hannah will come with him to the bedroom. At the bedroom, Ciel says that he wants to go home. He then says that Hannah's eye color is familiar and its mysterious. Then, Hannah opens her big mouth and inside her is an eye. Upon looking at it, Ciel is feeling intense pain until he passes out. Hannah then says "Yes, this eye is yours, danna-sama". So now, at least we know what the hell Hannah did to Alois when he died. He gouged his eyes. THIS IS REALLY DISGUSTING!!! Then we now go to Claude and Sebby who will again have a chance to fight with each other in this episode.  Sebby is still staying out of Ciel's sight but it doesn't mean that he will hide from Claude as well. Their contract has been nullified, because in the first place, Claude is the one who broke the pact. Another butler showdown follows, dinner knives version! And oh, Sebby gets to punch Claude. Ohh, the feeling of retribution... ♥ Just as the battle heats up, Ciel is being heard shouting for Sebastian's name and to come and help him. He is climbing a very high tower. Sebby hids because he is order not to show himself, but Sebby sees something different from his bocchan. Realizing that Ciel is not his usual self, he can show himself after all because "that is not Bocchan". Hannah then appears, saying "Yes..Alois Trancy" and Alois in Ciel's body is now ready to jump.
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. . . . Ok… I’m freaking tired from work. As in dead tired. A friend is pissed off at me for breaking a promise to attend his open house dinner… in which he and his fiance hand-cooked everything. And the next shoot is 4 days away. Which feels more like 4 weeks. I have [...]
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It looks like there might be another player out for Ciel’s soul~. ~I apologize for the late post! What a week to be going out of town as Kuroshitsuji II comes closer to a dark ending. I managed to watch this episode before I left, and frankly, I was actually [...]
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Episode 10 – ���Zero Butler – ���零執事 (Zero Shitsuji) I’m really impressed at the direction this show has been going during the past few episodes. This episode just went all-out in making the plot much more intricate and mind-boggling. There was a lot of fanservice targeted towards girls, though, which I could safely say I [...]
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Kuroshitsuji II Character Songs Vol.1 – 3 – Sebastian, Finnian & Grell The current season of Kuroshitsuji has been really happening, if you catch my drift; you would know this if you have been following reviews of Hoshi, who is covering it for Metanorn. Following are the three [...]
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It’s great to see that even now the creators are still developing the entire story and coming with new twists. Last week I mentioned like this series felt like it was one of those stories in which the creators make up the events as they go along. This episode surprisingly proved that statement wrong, suggesting [...]
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Episode 9: Hollow Butler Sebby is really pissed at this moment in time, so let's not bother him and allow him to cool himself down, so I shall be focusing on Claude for now. But I wanna say for the record, that I love Claude as a rival character but I personally HATE HIM at this point in the story. When I first read the summary, I am really bothered THE WHOLE DAY and I really opted to post this at this late time in the week because I am really shocked about what Claude did. Claude, you sly demon. :| First, I got to say that it's official. Alois Trancy is dead. And now, Claude is technically masterless and so he is trying out different career paths. 1. Game Show Host! Question: Dearest esoteric comrades of darkness, here is the soul of Alois Trancy. Now then, what shall I do with this soul? A. Eat it. B. Wear the ring C. The decorations have been altered. 2. Tap dancer/performer 3. Crocheting 4. Psychologist 5. But in the end, he opted to return to his old job of being a butler. Anyway, Claude's true intention is revealed in this episode. His real catchphrase as a butler: To turn deep gold into deep blue, deep blue into midnight blue, and...Alois Trancy to Ciel Phantomhive - that is to be one hell of a butler.So yes, Claude managed to combine the memories of Ciel and Alois by simpling drugging Ciel and making him wear Alois ring. Because of their similar pasts, their memories are combined and so Ciel's messed up memory is again messed up.  So here's how Claude started his operation as he posed as a psychologist and interviewed the drugged Ciel. Ciel: I am Ciel Phantomhive...the Queen's Watchdog. I have lost my father and mother.Claude: Why have you lost them?Ciel: Because the mansion was burned...Claude: Yes. It was burned. The town that you were raised, that is. Ciel: I ran through the corridor...Claude: Yes, you ran. On the road by the outskirts, that is. Claude: inserts Alois' ring to Ciel's finger.Claude: *while playing with his glasses* You have run and found something.Ciel: I found my dead father and mother.Claude: Yes, you have found him. Your dead little brother, that is. Ciel: My little brother?Claude: What happened after you found him?Ciel: What...Old men...Claude: Yes, an old man. *Ciel taking the place of Alois as being harassed by Earl Trancy* humiliated me.Claude: Earl Trancy, that is.Ciel: Tran...-cyClaude: Yes.Ciel: I have formed a contract with Sebastian. Claude: Someone formed a contract with Sebastian, and he brought about a fire. Ciel: A fire?Claude: Yes. Sebastian contracted with your little brother Luca and burned the town.Ciel: Luca...burned the town?Claude: Yes. Sebastian Michaelis contracted with Luca and took your only blood relative. Ciel: Blood relative...Ciel: AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!From then on, the memory is already combined and thus, Sebastian is now the new culprit who killed Ciel's relative. But I wonder if Claude is telling the truth that Luca contracted with Sebby so that Jim's wish can come true? While his bocchan is in trouble, Sebby is busy facing three different opponents: Ronald Knox, a shinigami and Grell's kouhai. William is back!! And of course, Hannah who is apparently keeping a gun inside her boobies. :| When Sebastian realized the plan, he is too late as Ciel now thinks that he is the person that he should extract revenge. It is also seen that his contract with Sebastian is still there, and so as suggested by Claude, Ciel said the most hurtful thing he can say to Sebby, I order you, vanish from my sight! And as his master order is absolute, Sebby has no choice but to obey. He is calm as he walked away and even bowed down to Ciel. As he walks out of the house and before the episode ends, Sebby says: It seems that I had taken too much time to prepare dinner. And this has been the consequence. *Sebby transforms to his real demon look* Dinner may not be late. But prior to that, as a Phantomhive butler, I must rid the place of spider webs...death. In the first parts of the episode, also, it is interesting to point out that Ciel's memories are returning. Images of Angela of Season 1 is being shown. Also, when he hid the box, as suggested by Sebastian, Ciel gets the weird feeling of being inside the box. Epilogue shows that Ciel and Claude went home to Trancy's household, I assume and Claude ordered Hannah to prepare a hot bath as he calls Ciel for the first time, bocchan. WAAHHHH!!!!!
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Claude calls Hannah and the Triplets his 'supportive and dear friends of darkness'. I didn't think demons had the ability to trust other demons. How come Sebastian doesn't have any friends of darkness? >.> It's probably cause no one is good enough. :3 Why does Hannah and the Triplets help Claude anyways? Do they get something out of it? Continue reading →
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This only works for Grelle… Guess what, all the guesses people had were correct. Except for the Hannah ate Alois one, that is. You know I realized that week by week I have lesser thoughts abut Kuro II. Maybe its the lack of nana in it now or I just don’t know about this show [...]
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This one is going to be a real quick one, seeing as I was honestly just paying more attention to the awesome butler battles we had in these two episodes. Simply put, these 2 episodes were awesome. Episode 7 saw the finale to the party where Sebastian faced off against Claude and his 3 butler [...]
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Did Sebastian just…lose~?! ~It is now Episode 9, and that means only four more episode left before our beloved Kuroshitsuji II comes to a close. How this mysterious, sinister, twisted storyline will come to a close is anyone’s guess, especially after this shocking episode. I just hope this closes with [...]
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Episode 09 – Hollow Butler – 虚執事　(Uroshitsuji) There was quite an unexpected turn of events this episode; I would have never suspected that Claude would try to brainwash Ciel into thinking he’s Alois. Thinking it over though, it’s quite a cunning plan on Claude’s part, thought there is one apparent downside to his plan; Ciel’s [...]
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