RELATED: Code Geass & Black Butler Makers’ Skating Anime Will Fill Yuri On Ice Void While the established characters did make a return, all of their character development was botched for the sake of continuing what felt like someone else's story. In comparison, these new characters lack the same depth and weren't nearly as entertaining to watch as Sebastian and Ciel. In regards to their demon butlers, Sebastian is charming, yet intimidating whereas Claude lacks the same charm and appears much more stoic. On the other hand, Alois does cruel things for no reason other than shock value and to mark him as the season's antagonist.

Despite Ciel's methods, there is a level of understanding as the audience recognizes his anger through pain and trauma, seeking out vengeance, but leaving innocent people alone. Ciel is smart and cunning, a conflicted anti-hero on his quest for retribution while Alois is a spoiled, obnoxious child who loves to cruelly bully his maid, Hannah. Digimon: Is Pikachu or Agumon the Better Partner? Where did it go wrong?Īfter building up the characters of Sebastian and Ciel over an entire 24 episode season, fans came to love and cheer for them, but unfortunately, these new characters are not so lovable, and yet are often found in the spotlight. Where the first season ends with Sebastian, presumably, eating Ciel's soul and completing his contract, the new season happens as a result of Claude stealing Ciel's soul before Sebastian has the chance to eat it, thus starting a fight for Ciel's soul.

The second season features a spoiled young boy named Alois Trancy, heir to the Trancy earldom, and his mysterious butler, Claude Faustus.

Instead of creating an inferior anime-only second season, the series really should have just continued adapting the manga, as done with Book of Circus. Unfortunately, with the show's sudden popularity, it was decided that the series would have a sequel, which threw away everything from the season one ending by adding another demon butler and young boy, who acted as parodies of Sebastian and Ciel. The first season of Black Butler was self-contained, tying up every loose end and giving the two main characters what they wanted in a satisfying finale. Warning: The following contains spoilers for Black Butler seasons 1 and 2

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