Following the story of Ceil Phantomhive and his demon butler Sebastian, i was not exactly looking forward to this show. Set in victorian England, Ceil is the orphan who is at the beck and call of the queen who uses him to investigate the more mysterious aspects of her country. I find this hard to believe since he looks about 12 years old, but that aside, when he is not looking for demon dogs from hell or walking mannequins who are killing civilians, or even Jack the ripper, he is trying to find the murderer of his parents and get his revenge. For this he has come back to life and brought Sebastian with him to help. His butler is immortal and will follow his every order in return for being allowed to eat Ciels soul once his revenge is complete.
Once i got over the unlikely-ness of this show, i started to like the characters and to see that Ciel is supposed to be a child who has been through the worst set of betrayals people could imagine. He endures and becomes a young adult with a poisonous vendetta and it becomes clear that, although he doesn't want to stop searching or to care about the people around him, he can't help himself. By the last episode i knew that i wanted his revenge to be complete, but i also knew that if it was, he would have to die and be eaten. I've not really been torn between two characters like this before and i don't know if i liked it. For now i would give the series a 7 out of 10, but i have a feeling i'll be back once i've thought it through lol
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