Anime

I don't know what is up with me and anime lately. I can't seem to get enough of it. Over spring break I consumed the entirety of the Black Butler canon, and I am sad it is over. I love it! Dark, humorous (both gallows humor and straight-out silliness), disturbing and thoughtful on many levels. It is definitely not for children.

Basically it is a story about a boy named Ciel Phantomhive in Victorian England who makes a contract with a demon to get revenge on those who killed his parents, tortured him and sullied the family name. The demon takes human form and becomes Sebastian, the Phantomhive butler...and he's perfect at it, and not without some trials. The cast grows as the story progresses, but itsn't hard to follow. There are demons, spies, drug runners, opium dens, murderers, cults, princes, Queen Victoria, curry, shinigami, Scotland Yard, a World Expo and a lot more. Hulu.com has the first four episodes or so of the first season dubbed in English, but you can find subbed through Google, though some of them are hard to find. Hulu has the entire second season, though it's listed as Black Butler II and is listed as season one, even though it is a continuation of the story. The second season is seriously warped, but interesting. I didn't see the final conclusion until it was right in front of my face, and I am usually pretty good a predicting how things will end when I start a series.

I give it two thumbs up, and recommend it for anyone who likes their anime on the dark side.

Also, please suggest some good anime for me! I've already watched FMA and FMA Brotherhood, Ouran High School Host Club, Fruits Basket, a bunch of Prince of Tennis, and bits and pieces of some shows that didn't catch my attention!


Now I need a Black Butler icon.