i really like the intro to this show. however, i liked the first-episode-only intro even better. Alois Trancy/Trancey is a living sex symbol, dude. xD also, i didn't realize this before, but Alois's triplet servants each have their hair parted a different way. one to the left, one to the right, and one has hair down the center of their face.
waitaminute... is this what all anime parents do to identify their children when they have multiples?
anyways, it's time to watch some more Kuroshitsuji season 2!EPISODE 4
this episode was silly. but, well... it avoided being sillier than it had to be. it was an episode that occurred on a train full of various crazies-- you know, eccentric people. a train enthusiast, an archaeologist, a hypochondriac trio, a murderer-turned-priest, and a Japanese couple, among others. the Japanese couple was interesting, because it's sorta strange to see the show stereotyping its own creators xD the Japanese couple was ridiculously short, dressed traditionally, carried one of those furoshiki bags, in which the old man said he was carrying a family heirloom that turned out to be a sword. oh Japan, you're funny when you try to represent yourself how you think others see you. reminds me of Hetalia: Axis Powers.
anyways! crises piled up during the episode, leading to a feel-good moment of people deciding to work together by using their eclectic skills, yeahh! can we do it?! yes we can!! ...but uh, Sebastian simply said "that's all pretty cool guys but uhh i'm sufficient here so just take a seat and chill" (i'm paraphrasing; leave me alone!). so i was glad it wasn't so cliche by having everyone work together xP still, Sebastian was his ridiculously efficient self, which was silly and cliche as well. seriously... he throws a fork at a switch in order to reroute the train tracks. if all problems can be solved so easily, where's the suspense? where's the plot development?
i guess after watching Monster earlier, everything pales in comparison to Naoki Urasawa... ^_^; maybe it was a bad idea to watch Kuroshitsuji in this mood. as of now, i'd rate the episode a 5 out of 10. but whatever, it's a silly show. you know, i've never really known what genre to call Kuroshitsuji... under my "current anime that i'm watching" list, i have it marked under Shoujo/Josei... because obviously a show about little Victorian era boys in short shorts is targeted to girls/women.
but no, now i think i know what Kuroshitsuji really is! it is a spoof seinen. Kuroshitsuji makes fun of shows with character development and intertwining plots by stuffing crazy situations into only 20 minutes. it's like how "Yakitate! Japan" makes fun of shonen anime by having the main character trying to BECOME THE VERY BEST... at making bread.
Kuroshitsuji is good in many ways, but it will never be my favorite sort of anime. i just love PLOT so much, y'know? and realism, too. i like having these "chill" animes (that's how i always describe them) where i can watch for hours and just laugh or be interested without having to think too much... but i'll always return to my serious seinen stuff!
well, that's all for now, folks.
-Mei-
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