a fan shrine to Kuroshitsuji
Welcome to my tribute to this dark and beautiful anime series. I don't believe I've ever seen anything quite like it.
Kuroshitsuji is the story of
a 12-year-old Victorian aristocrat named Ciel Phantomhive, the heir to the noble House of Phantomhive and to the family
business, Funtom Toys. He was a happy child once,
we're told, but that was before an unknown enemy torched the estate, orphaning Ciel and destroying his home. When he returned to rebuild the house and the Funtom Toy empire, he had changed profoundly.
It's rare now to ever see him smile: cold, impatient, bitterly angry, he has no time for anything but business matters and his consuming need for revenge. And toward that end, before returning to Phantomhive,
he made a bargain, and traded his immortal soul for some very special help.
Ciel's handsome and elegant butler, Sebastian Michaelis, is a perfect valet, bodyguard, major-domo and companion,
but he's more than he seems to be...
This series draws you in by presenting itself as a simple supernatural adventure with touches of comedy-mystery and lots of eye candy, but once it has you off guard
it runs a dagger straight into your heart. It's an exploration of evil and crimes going back centuries, a queen's madness, the terror of angels and the gentle heart of one denizen of Hell.
There's no victory, no happy ending, just a finale of exhaustion and despair and yet such deep tenderness. Touching, heartbreaking, dark as a lost soul but capable of the clearest beauty,
it is something special.
Based on the best-selling (ongoing) manga by Yana Toboso
First series,Kuroshitsuji: 24 episodes
Second series, Kuroshitsuji II, a/k/a Monoshitsuji: 12 episodes
Official Japanese website: http://www.kuroshitsuji.tv/
An extended guide to the second series.
Some notes on Funtom Toys' popular bunny, Bitter Rabbit.
--much more to come.
Original TV run on Japan: October 2008 to March 2009
Opening theme:
"Monochrome Kiss" by SID
Ending theme:
#1: "I'm ALIVE!" by BECCA;
#2: "Lacrimosa" by Kalafina
Original TV run in Japan: July 2010 to September 2010
Opening theme:
"SHIVER" by the GazettE
Ending Theme:
#1: "Bird" by Yuya Matsushita;
#2: "Kagayaku Sora no Sijima ni wa" {"island of burning sky", maybe...?} by Kalafina
