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Special
Finished Airing
Sep 30, 2009
Earl Ciel Phantomhive's Funtom Corporation is sponsoring a charity performance of Hamlet to be shown to a group of poor children as a celebration of its third anniversary. However, when the theater company hired for the stage play is suddenly delayed and won't make it in time for the scheduled performance, the company is faced with a dilemma. With the promise of plenty of press coverage, Ciel must find a way to rectify the situation and commands his butler, Sebastian Michaelis, to ensure the success of the play. But with a haphazard ensemble of amateur actorsâincluding Ciel, his fiancĂ©e Elizabeth Midford, his servants, and many othersâhow can they possibly put on the show in time? [Written by MAL Rewrite]
7.9/10
Average Review Score
88%
Recommend It
8
Reviews Worldwide
To watch or not to watch, that is the question of this review for Kuroshitsujiâs Hamlet. And so begins the production of Shakespeareâs âHamletâ in the Phantomhive household. Master Ciel had intended to put on a play for the disadvantaged children as a means to gain publicity for his company by coming off as a philanthropist. But whatâs this â a sudden mishap had occurred meaning his professional actors wonât be able to make it?! Whatever shall they do? Well, his faithful and most competent butler, Sebastian has an idea: cast themselves in the play! The OVA is a nice little side story that quenches theviewerâs thirst to see some more screen time of their objects of affection. In other words, it is for fans. Nevertheless it is genuinely an entertaining piece to watch with much comic relief and yet another glimpse of an insight to Cielâs troubled character. The first half is about preparation for the play whereas the second half is the play itself. The play does not quite follow the original version as Ciel had intended to do (forgetting lines does sometimes have that effect on a play) but somehow ends up revolving around Cielâs own situation since the resemblance to his and Hamletâs quest for revenge is almost uncanny. The whole cast of Kuroshitsuji returns in this little OVA; from the bona fide gay shinigami, Grell to the ostentatious and somewhat lecherous Viscount. You get the feeling that it is a little hectic but at the same time sets the mood of the bustling OVA. Art is as gorgeous as ever, especially with the costumes. Ciel is criminally adorable (Iâm starting to feel like a paedophile here) in his play get up and Sebastian is actually out of his butler attire! The second OP is used for this special, and is probably the best piece you will hear during the 20 minutes as all other themes arenât even worth mentioning in this. Itâs not that they were particularly bad as they serve their purpose of entertaining for that moment, but afterwards you wonât even remember that there was music being played. For a side story, Kuroshitsujiâs OVA provides decent character development for Ciel and shows off Sebastian mischievous side to the maximum. It is both comical and serious, and ultimately enjoyable. To be honest, it was more of a pleasurable experience than the actual series. So to answer that question at the beginning: I think the first option is the most adequate. After all, where would the Phantomhive household be if Sebastian could not even pull off a play?
The OVA was very fun to watch. First of all the idea was very nice. And it ended well done. It had the regular Kuroshitsuji's climat and humor, the OST was fitting and seyius did a great job. Nothing to be mad about. Though it wasn't a perfection. I'd like to see more practicing before the actual 'Hamlet' play. The OVA could've been done better than that but still it was a real fun to watch.
Now I wasn't expecting that I would love this equally to the main show's episodes. I watched it after I finished the whole anime and I recommend you to do the same. Watching it like this, it felt like a last "farewell" to all the characters in a very enjoyable kind of way! The OVA had all those elements that the anime holds, even in just this one episode. I found it both entertaining and emotional. I gave a 10 to all aspects as it still has top notch quality in story, art, sound and character's design and interaction. The opening and ending theme are the same as inthe anime and as I wrote on my review about the main anime I love this songs so much, both SID's opening and Kalafina's ending. Overall a certain 10 from me!
A very well made special 9/10 overall. As it is, the end of Kuroshitsuji made be cry even though the ending is completely filler even now. Ciel's circumstances and his interactions, especially around the end of the series, with Abberline and Sebastian were such a mass of contradiction! I felt the same sort of contradiction from the dialogues between Ciel and Sebastian in this special. Sebastian came out fantastically as a demon who toys with Ciel's thoughts. He says things which would be considered good advice and yet he'll also force Ciel to accept the point of no return that he has already crossed. Anda truly clever idea for using Hamlet for the play to portray these contradictions. The cheering from the children in the crowd during the play simply added to the highly emotional atmosphere. That made me cry the most probably since I had just completed watching the series and Ciel's end. All in all, a totally recommended special to watch. This show itself forces you to think of the concept of good and evil especially because of the way the demons and angels act in it. This special adds a nice support for highlighting those concepts.
After getting too many feels at the end of Kuroshitsuji's first season, I didn't even hesitate in watching the first OVA, not even knowing what it was about. Twenty-three minutes and forty-seven seconds later, here I am. A stage play for poor children to enjoy and a group of very inexperienced actors make the plot of this OVA simple yet entertaining. As you can imagine, it mainly focuses on the humorous part of the main plot rather than the dramatic part, which is quite big if I might add. It's made to get some laughs out of the fans and to feed that hunger for morethat is always born when an Anime ends. It's weird to see the characters wearing something else than their usual attires but the costumes look so beautiful on them that it's rather forgettable. The art in Kuroshitsuji is gorgeous no matter what. I honestly didn't even listen to the background music in this episode and I'm questioning as if there was even any. The same Opening and Ending we've seen since the second half of the first season are used. Getting to see another side of the characters is always good. Hamlet and Ciel have a lot in common, specially because both their lives revolve around revenge, and Sebastian sees this and uses it as an opportunity to show the little Phantomhive that revenge is not all there is to life. Fun fact: Ciel seems to be a pretty good actor. Kuroshitsuji's first OVA is filled with light humor that will make time fly. Personally, I enjoyed it more than some fillers in the actual Anime. If you have the time to watch it, I encourage you to. Or if you want to see the Undertaker dressed as a girl. That works, too.