Monoshitsuji

Ok, this is the sequel to kuroshitsuji which i reviewed a while back, and i liked that so i'm excited to see how the series can progress, what with most of the characters being left for dead after the first series.
At first i was completely apprehensive when i saw the first episode, and it wasn't until the lt second that Sebastian was revealed. Up until then the show looked like it was going to be about some new kid called Alois, who i DID NOT LIKE. He was rude and cruel, and had his own demon butler, Claude. I got pretty defensive about it, thinking about how they could never live up to Ceil and Sebastian. And while this is true, luckily they didn't have to because by episode 3 both were back and looking towards Alois and Claude as mortal enemies, which i agreed with lol.
Then everything started to drag, and it wasn't until episode 8 out of 12 that Ciel got his memory of the first series back and finally the storyline picked up again. With a final fight to the death between Sebastian and Claude, while Alois tried to take over Ceil's body i was on the edge of my seat and i knew exactly which side i was on.
The ending... wow what a twist i never saw coming. I'm not going to give it away, but please endure the boring episodes to get to this, it is definitly worth it.
I would give it a 9 but due to the truly bad parts in the middle it's going to have to drop to a 6 out of 10.
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