Just Another One Hell of A Movie

As promised, I separated this blogpost from its anime counterpart since it has a whole lot of explaining to do when it comes to the characters they've been putting into the film. If you haven't gotten a clue as to which anime I'm talking about, it's this one:

I think the anime is still better though... <--__<--

As you've noticed, "Ciel" looks like a girl, 'cuz his anime version can't get any effeminate enough...

Yet another unrealistic expectation of men women??? >.<

Although Ayame Goriki (who plays Ciel) really is a girl in real life, and I'm not going to spoil the film on how they're going to play that one out. Just in case you haven't watched the movie yet.

Other than the gender-bender twist, you'd also want to keep in mind that the film is set in modern day Japan, and it's kinda confusing that we get to see recurring characters from the anime version that's set in Victorian England. Unless of course they're descended from them, which wasn't exactly explained in the film.

Though if you're not too picky with the details part, and probably just miss the dynamics of Ciel and Sebastian (since the fanfics just aren't enough anymore), this movie's for you!

The film itself has the same style that the anime has, with the right amount of mystery mixed with bloody thrills. I'd even go as far as saying that this movie should have had a sequel, just so we'd get to explore the dynamics Sebastian has with his new mistress master.

Just One Hell of An Anime

Alright, like I said, I've been scanning the number of my past blogposts and to my horror, I found out that I only had ONE topic under the Anime Reviews sections! (which was also posted like 4 years ago...) So here I am making up for it by blogging this recent anime I got intrigued with.

I think my taste with anime genres have changed over the years...

Fast forward to at least a decade since I watched my first anime, I soon realized that being an anti-hero doesn't always mean you're the antagonist in the story. Take this kid for example:

Can't get any hotter cuter than this...

Meet Ciel Phantomhive, orphaned and already an Earl at the age of 13, he also gets to handle his family's corporation while being the Queen's "Watchdog". He's also on a one-way trip to hell. All because of this guy:

Ciel's devilishly talented butler

Meet Sebastian Michaelis, not much is known about him other than the fact that he's Ciel's butler. Oh, he's also a demon.

Together, these two get to solve bloody mysteries courtesy of the Queen, 'cuz that's what a Watchdog does.

So far, I've watched the anime and also read the manga, though I'd suggest watching the 2 seasons of the anime first before dipping your toes in the manga-verse, since the plot of both versions completely diverged during the "Curry Arc". There's also a live-action movie of this anime, but that's an entirely new post altogether.

At the moment though, the anime creators are doing a great job in recreating the other Arcs of the manga, starting with the Circus Arc and the Mansion Murders Arc being the latest. Definitely can't wait for next year's release of the Campania Arc!

That ship looks kinda familiar...

I really can't get enough of this anime just because of the fact that I don't know what will happen at the end of it all, and that's something I can't wait to find out! (though there definitely wouldn't be a happy ending to this story...)

Maybe... :P