Black Butler Special

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.