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noteDhero said: Since I'm not a fangirl...I was disappointed. Ultimately this show was an interesting concept with a nice relationship between Ciel and Sebastian. Unfortunately, nothing really happened that made me think this was a good show, and towards the end, a lot of stuff happened that made me think this is a bad show. 4/10 I agree that the show had its flaws and so on.. If they would have kept the dark and mystical feeling from episode 1 then I think this could have turned out to be a true masterpiece. Sadly they decided to add comedy, fanservice, generic cliche filler episodes and a little bit of love in the mix... But, that ending was very well done. If only the entire show would have kept that momentum and quality it would have been a 10/10. Because of all the fillers and non-consistent material I give this show a 7/10. I want to give it a 8/10 because of that last scene... Should I? |
Wishing said: sugarplumfairy said: This is solely my opinion. But, from 10/10 at the start to 6/10 at the end, one word to overall describe this anime: FLOP. Had HUGE potential, but never seemed to fill it. Instead, got fillers, poor development of story & characters and a poor ending = boring (for me at least) =.= I completely agree with this, like its not even funny. Overall I really did enjoy watching this series, it was funny, angsty blah blah blah but it was still missing something. Like the main villain couldn't decide her gender nor did you ever find out why the hell she killed his parents and you think YOU THINK that once he has the diary he can find out what happened but noooooooo. This anime was really in the end one big WHAT IF that could have been so good but the ending was just so.... weirdly predictable in an unpredictable sense. As in it was unpredictable that they would make the ending THAT SIMPLE. You knew from the start, so where is the excitement, the plot twist THE PLOT. Its just... grah, like I really wanted this anime to be great which it so could have been with just a tiny bit more planning. It really had a good feel to it, I loved the creepyness of it, the humor was absolutely hysterical and yet it still had so many holes you just fell. It actually probably could have worked more as a dark comedy instead of a dark anime. But in all the last episode just took a gun to the head of the last bits of the plot that they could have saved. Lets face it, they gave in to the yaoi lovers. I could think of so many better endings to the show but oh well, que sera sera I guess. I still really liked the show though it was disappointing it was entertaining to the end. WOW I talk a lot ._. The last seconds of the show saved it from being a 5/10 for me, even though it was predictable as f*ck. I love that sad but realistic feeling. |
| I do wish they would've shown Sebastian's demon form; there are things evil enough only to exist in the imagination, I suppose. The boat scene that includes the (visual) themes of the second ED did strike me as clever. However, the ending seemed rushed and predictable to me, and there is something that did not sit quite right with me. I can't put my finger on it, but some odd element (or lack thereof) in this episode gives me these weird vibes. 6/10 |
| That was a very underwhelming ending. The only redeeming part was the end sequence where Ciel's soul is consumed by his butler. |
| 6/10 |
| OMFG!! just wow! I loved that! loved it loved it loved it!!! But seriously I wanted so much to see his demon form, I mean he was in high heels!!!!! And the angel, totally freaky. Psychopathic angel = AMAZING !!! Since I just watched this episode I am still going crazy over it ( in case you couldn't tell) |
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| oh bleck, too much yaoi, could not tolerate it if Tatum and Palencia weren't the mains. |
| Well, I don't think it was a bad ending, but I don't think that it was a good ending too. The things that I liked : - They didn't pulled a deus ex machina ending where Sebastian go all ''Oh forget about that pact, I'll continue to be your butler, la la la''. I hoped for a bad ending and I got it. - The scene with the boat was a bit melancholic, it added some emotion. - The fact that they actually killed Pluton. Now the things that bothered me : - The lame fight. Yeah, I thought the fight was lame, especially the sudden turn of personnality of the angel. Those crazy face didn't suit him at all, he was always so calm, a scary psychotic calm. But that craziness in his face and scream ruined all that ''purity'' image that he was giving, which was great because it was contrasting so well with his speech. About the fight itself, I thought that it was bland. Three flying attack, then shadow getting out of nowhere and the angel slicing one arm then Sebastian tranforming - Into what by the way? All that obscurity and camera angle was really annoying - and killing the angel in we-don't-know-what-method. Really, I was deceived by the ultimate fight. - The too ambiguous ending. I said that I liked the fact that it was ending badly, but we don't actually saw him die. [Kuroshitsuji II spoiler] - The animation. Is it me or the animation was less good than before? It was often sloppy, for exemple, when Sebastian and Ciel got out of the water, Ciel face was all messed up and Sebastian had such a goofy face I couldn't help but laugh. - The scene draging in length. Seriously, it was getting annoying at some point. They were just talking pointlessly, it was making no sense some time. Ash just kept repeting the same thing over and over. We get it, you want to purificate the world, bla bla bla. He's like those annoying vilain that talk for hours... Anyway, I'm not that interrested in it's sequel. I'll probably give it a try some day. |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| Mediocre show. Would have been better if they left out the fujoshi service, unfitting comedy, and filler-like episodes (even tho the entire show was mainly filler). Could have been a great show if it was dark throughout. Characters were also weak. There were a lot of supporting characters that the show did try to development but didn't really finish developing due to lack of screen time. The main characters were nothing special. Ciel didn't appeal to me (kind of thought he was too emo) and Seb was just too Gary Stu of a character. Will most likely watch s2 for Takahiro Sakurai voicing main guy (and the OST: Little Lady) but I'll delay this. Will watch s3 when it comes out, as long as it's more faithful to the manga and less filler. |
Days said: WAAHH Ciel died!! T_T That was an okay ending. Kinda rushed and Ciel's death was predictable, but the last scene was cute x3. I want to see Sebastian's true form!!! Stupid feathers blocking the awesomeness D: (but the feathers add to the awesomeness rofl :D) Ciel didn't die. |
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| okay it has been a couple of years, and i just rewatched the show. since i didn't remember the ending it was still a lot of fun. so i get it the ending was good. i really like the anime. i also want to see sebastian's true form BUT... is it me or everyone is just not commenting about the dead people that just came back to life? seriously i still don't get why either the Queen or Aberline are alive in the last scenes. if someone could explain... |
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| Woah... I can't believe it ended. That was a great ending for a great series. The character design was amazing, and the characters were interesting. 8/10 |
Dayan said: okay it has been a couple of years, and i just rewatched the show. since i didn't remember the ending it was still a lot of fun. so i get it the ending was good. i really like the anime. i also want to see sebastian's true form BUT... is it me or everyone is just not commenting about the dead people that just came back to life? seriously i still don't get why either the Queen or Aberline are alive in the last scenes. if someone could explain... That queen was a fake, probably so the populous doesn't freak out. Same, Sebastian, same. Aha. Glasses glint. Typical OP businessmen death reapers. No. YOU spoil MY mood. More Ciel x Sebastian scenes.. of course the last ep would have them... :P Indeed. You can't kill yourself.. there's only one person/thing who can do that. |
| NO I WANTED TO SEE HIS TRUE FORM AND SEE HOW HE ATE CIEL AND HOW IS THERE A SECOND SEASON ISNT CIEL DEAD...?!?! |
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| That battle was epic but I really wanted to see Sebastians true form! ;_______; I take it he didn't actually eat Ciel's soul or there's some other way they made a second season lol. |
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| OMG, Sabstian on high heels, now i really want to see his real form ♥ I wish i could've seen Sebastian butchering the Angel Overall score 8/10, now onto the 2nd season |
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| and so it ends.. on a somewhat anti-climatic ending. I have a lot of questions like why did the queen killed Ciel's parents? what for? and why did Ciel's father accepted it like it's the most common thing in the world? and why were there so many yaoi tendencies? This show is actually good despite all these unanswered questions ( maybe there were explained but definitely in the vaguest way possible) and even though there were annoying and boring moments here and there I'd say I pretty much enjoyed it all-throughout. 7/10 |
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| That surely is one hell of an anime. Well done. I still want to see Sebastian's true form. He's still badass. I can feel Ciel's agony. He really wants to end up his suffering. His father is really handsome lololol. I'm not contented with the ending. But good thing there's a second season, then the Book of Circus, and the Book of Murder. |
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| I guess the ending didn't flop the entire show, which is good. 8/10 I hope I'm not being too generous |
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| I have no idea what to think of this anime. 1. Ciel died and it shocked me, honestly I was completely prepared for some deus-ex-machina crappy ending, but he did die and I like that. Well, actually, it made me sad, but like I said, if he lived there wouldn't be much sense to the contract between him and Sebastian, right? So it's a sad, but fullfilling ending. 2. I still don't understand some parts of the story. That mark on Ciel's body? Those hooded people in masks he kept remembering? Like, WHAT?! If I had to watch a little kid die, at least tell me the whole story. 3. I liked the servants. I thought they were just there for the laughs, and then poof they turn out badass and you finally understand what's their purpose in the show. 4. Some moments between Sebastian and Ciel made my skin crawl. 5. What exactly were they trying to accomplish with so many episodes about curry... 6. Character design is cute Yes, I still have no idea how to rate this hahah |
| I imagine that Sebastian's real form is feminine, beautiful yet horrifying. As for my reaction to this episode... I'm totally confused! Yeah, the ending was good and all but why are there so many unanswered questions?! |
| WHAT DOES HIS REAL FORM LOOK LIKE?! I want to know... T~T Sebastian *ate* Ciel! (Yaoi fangirls unite!) It sounds weird when I say that sentence XD I'll be reading fanfics now... |
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| I wanted to see Sebastian's real form, too! Dammit. And it was a fitting ending. Too bad I know there's a second season. Now I'm dying to watch it. |
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| Another overrated trash! 2/10 Next! |
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| It's seriously different from the manga but despite it, I found it highly entertaining. 7/10 simply because it suffered a little from the pacing. |
| Om nom nom ^_^ Sebastian was so cool in that fight! How'd he get his arm back? Oh well, probably some kind of demon ability. Great last episode! Now for season 2, and Book of Circus! |
| The ending was beautiful and sad. It was a great episode as a whole and so I give it 9/10 |
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| One of the best series I have ever seen |
| That ending was pretty impressive. Was disappointed by the angels = villains trope, though. I swear, it's more common than making angels simply the good guys at this point. |
| Waaaah. I can't believe I finished this series this fast. That was beautiful and melancholic way to end its 1st season. RIP Pluto. You'll be missed so much. You were such a good boy and yet you were used. Idk if I'm wrong or right, though, so Pluto was the one who also burned the Phantomhive mansion killing Ciel's parents. Fucking Angela; I'm so happy she was brutally killed. I love how its open-ended. Ugh. I think Sebby didn't kill or take Ciel's soul. I just know it. Hihi. Forgodsake. They should've shown us the true form of Sebby as a demon. I bet he doesn't look hideous and he still look hot as fuck. So in love with this show. That was a great experience watching it, though it has its down moments. 9/10 :D P.S I forgot to mention Undertaker and Grell appearance. Ugh. They somehow lighten up the ending because it's so dark. Love them so much! |
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| I loved this episode. This had to be the most satisfying anime ending I've ever seen. A fantastic show deserves a fantastic end and Black Butler delivered with an emotional and fitting one. |
| I would have liked to see his demon form. Other then that Idk I know and it was ok for me that ciel would die at the end, but this exact turnout was somewhat not really 100% satisfying. That is why I dropped my vote from the inicial 8 (2 episode) to an 7. Stll really pretty nice show, will not land on my fav anime list but still pretty nice developed. |
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