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Black Butler, Vol. 8 (Black Butler #8)

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When one curtain falls upon the big top stage, another rises behind the scenes, as young Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his virtuoso butler, Sebastian, face off against the villain behind the missing children. But as Sebastian, under orders from his master, single-handedly draws the gruesome tale to its sad conclusion on one front, battle lines are drawn on another! With the ma...more

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Published January 24th 2012 by Yen Press (first published 2009)

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Jan 17, 2013 MissAnnThrope rated it 4 of 5 stars

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17 January 2013

Rating: * * * * 1/2

Wow. Wow. Go Team Phantomhive!

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Black Butler, Vol. 8 is probably my favorite volume so far. It keeps your heart racing with amazing action sequences and then hits you in the gut with its morbid twists and turns. The moral ambiguity will have you teetering between cheering Ciel on and then cursing him all at the same time. He is such an ornery thi...more

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Aug 09, 2012 Despair Speaking rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, historical-fiction-with-magic

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Apr 16, 2012 Talyn rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Black Butler fans

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I will NOT, I repeat, NOT be continuing this series. After this volume, I've lost all enjoyment in this series.

It wasn't that it wasn't good; it was .. I guess.. But Ciel Phantomhive, you have pushed me to Alienation Planet for the last time, and this last time, it was a forceful shove off the cliff into a glass filled pit of anger and hair-pulling.

=INITIATING POINTLESS RANT ON CIEL PHANTOMHIVE-

I have a love-hate relationship with Ciel Phantomhive. I love him -- but it's a grudging love-- bec...more I will NOT, I repeat, NOT be continuing this series. After this volume, I've lost all enjoyment in this series.

It wasn't that it wasn't good; it was .. I guess.. But Ciel Phantomhive, you have pushed me to Alienation Planet for the last time, and this last time, it was a forceful shove off the cliff into a glass filled pit of anger and hair-pulling.

=INITIATING POINTLESS RANT ON CIEL PHANTOMHIVE-

I have a love-hate relationship with Ciel Phantomhive. I love him -- but it's a grudging love-- because of the fact that he's a child and I like how he's drawn, because lots of authors make ugly children.. I DESPISE him because of his friggin ARROGANCE, the sheer audacity..

I mean, it's probably because he's rich and of an aristocratic family.. and British. British people at the time this series takes place were especially uppity, 100x then they are now.. much like Americans are today... The fact that he has a demon butler that does whatever he says, along with 'pawns' ... the sheer .. urgh!

Yeah, he was abused, possibly raped in the ass with the hilt of a dagger, who knows what happened. All I know was he was held down , chained up, and put on an altar , and branded like cattle. That's traumatizing, but God, man, be at least a little GRATEFUL you have your fiancee and your servants who love you unconditionally and want to take care of you and share your burden! Only a biblical figure would have that much gall to think that they were greater than everyone else because they 'suffered the most' and 'experienced the most pain' .. "you don't even know me, you don't know the pain I feel" .. well enlighten us! Instead of sitting on your throne with your scowl of boredom, tell us a little bit about your traumatising past? You can't? You throw up at the mere thought of it? Well then get off your high horse, since you obviously don't have a pair to face your past, instead just push in the back of your head and suck on a lemon day in and day out.

Maybe it's the whole British 'stip upper-lip' mantra that they quoted day in and day out.. probably because he's in the public eye.. That's all well and good, but you have a thousand rooms in your mansion; you could just lock yourself in one of them and cry... But then again, psychology and child counseling was sh*t back then, so... My ideas would probably be looked at with looks of confusion, surprise, and suspicion.

On to my review of this volume:

(view spoiler)[ I will say this. My favorite manga characters will usually incorporate one of the following:

1) long blond hair
2) puppetmastery/puppet skills/ doll-maker
3) glasses (male only)
4) snaggle tooth
5) Cool costume

Joker fit 2/5 of the five requirements, lol. And I got the doll-maker vibe from him for some reason, even though that's Drocell I'm thinking off (anime only). Maybe it's because I imprinted my infatuation with Drocell onto Joker, since they're a little similar in clothing and looks (not really, but shut up).

It was depressing looking at Joker and his troupe-family's past: Discarded for being malformed or unwanted, freaks and the like. And they got their spare parts from a shady dealer, whom they were forever indebted to , along with this other, fatass-ugly-noble whom I don't care about. Joker didn't even know that the prosthetics were made of human bones; Joker is ... what'd you say, an anti-hero? Without the -hero- bit. He was a victim of circumstances, just like everyone else in his circus; they did what they could to survive.

Ciel actually remarks upon that, stating in a wannabe-Nietzche fashion, "Only two types of people in this world: Those who take advantage of others, and those who are taken advantage of." Wow, that's so black and white. Typical of a snot-nosed 12 year old bratty aristocrat. But I digress.

Joker and his 'family' had no other choice BUT to follow the crazy noble's orders. It wasn't that they really did anything malicious... okay they kidnapped children. Those children were probably runaways anyways, or orphans. Not like they just stole them out of the cradle or whatever. Yes those kids were tortured, but it was either them or Joker and Co. Which would YOU choose? I'd say the children. At least they're being put to better use other than chimney-blockers.. Ahem.

But Ciel has a freaking mental breakdown and orders Sebastian to kill all the children. This is where I completely shut down. I literally screamed, readers, I screamed this: "WHAT THE HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!" Don't worry, it was in the lonely solitary confinements of my room, which I frequently hole myself up in except to eat or piss.. Anyways!

And of course, Sebastian, being the shit-eating-smirker that he is, grants his wish. God Sebastian, your smile drives me insane! I hate his smile! It's okay , but after a thousand times his mischievious grin just drives me up the wall with anger! Arrgh.

And then Ciel has the gall -again, more gall in this kid's little finger than in the whole cast of Jersey Shore - to say that those kids wouldn't have been able to function properly had he not set them ablaze--living children-- and 'put them out of their misery' . Yes Ciel, because letting them taste the fires of Hell in the mortal life is a much better fate than letting them free to possibly, I don't know, band together in the oustide world and comfort each other as fellow victims of horrendous, unspeakable abuse, neglect, and God knows what else..

(hide spoiler)]And then after all this stupid angsty-ridden crap, there is this stupid story of fitting Ciel with an Easter dress. Like seriously? Totally unacceptable. 1/5 for that whiplash-transition. But not just a 1/5 just because of that, but because of what is written in the spoiler. I take my leave .____.(less)

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Feb 10, 2012 Cornerofmadness rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Black Butler rounds out the circus arc and it is an unhappy, angst-fest of a volume. That’s not to say it’s not good, because it is, but it is the darkest thing so far, beating out the Jack the Ripper arc and that’s not an easy thing to do. I think that’s because the Yana does a very good job of making us pity Joker and his crew. The plight of children in Victorian times is about as foreign from today’s views as you can get. Joker and the rest were done practically from the moment they were born...more Black Butler rounds out the circus arc and it is an unhappy, angst-fest of a volume. That’s not to say it’s not good, because it is, but it is the darkest thing so far, beating out the Jack the Ripper arc and that’s not an easy thing to do. I think that’s because the Yana does a very good job of making us pity Joker and his crew. The plight of children in Victorian times is about as foreign from today’s views as you can get. Joker and the rest were done practically from the moment they were born deformed and/or injured which was common place in the work houses. The pity only cranks up when its revealed what they were fighting for and the lies they were told.

That said, they were doing a very bad thing, luring in children for a deranged noble and even more deranged doctor. Much of the beginning of the story is getting these pathetic details while Joker dies (Sebastian more or less killed him last book, we’re just waiting for him to bleed out). Ciel does find the missing children and more or less loses it as he’s forced to remember his own incarceration by sadists. He loses it to the point of doing something unbelievably drastic. (More on that at the end)

In the meantime, the rest of the circus performers attack Ciel’s estate with the intent to kill. We finally get to see what his staff is really capable of. I was sort of hoping it wouldn’t be the ridiculously over the top stuff the anime gave us but it was. I have a few problems with this too (that spoiler also at the end). They protect the estate – and Lady Elizabeth who’s visiting – with lethal force. And the Grim Reapers give one last twist of the knife in showing what shaped the circus crew (though they also felt like the lone untied thread. I wasn’t sure why they were at the circus. To retrieve the souls obviously but I was wondering why they let Sebastian do their dirty work).

The final chapter is a bit of silliness that fell a little flat with me. A cross dressing lesbian tailor who is there to make Ciel and Lizzie Easter clothing. She was too over the top to be enjoyable for me, at least. I did like Ciel wanting to shield Lizzie from the brand on his back. The art is gorgeous. The story is sad, good, but sad. It’s becoming more and more a manga I can’t wait to see more of.

Now for the spoilers.

Seriously, if you haven’t read it you might want to stop now.

Okay.

So. It’s not that I don’t like the idea of Finney, Baldo and Mey-Rin having hidden abilities. I really love the idea of Finney being a test subject, trained to kill, possessing super strength and the ability to heal. Baldo’s story is less clear in this but he’s obviously military trained. It’s Mey-Rin that bothers me deeply. I have no issue with her being a super sniper. It’s her cover story that makes no sense. Why blind her with glasses? I don’t get it. Maybe it’ll be explained later (and a better one than was in the anime hopefully). Their clumsiness in the jobs they hold at Phantomhive Manor (jobs they are ill suited to and untrained for) is comedy relief but Mey-Rin makes little sense.

Ciel’s drastic actions bother me. He was so freaked out he had Sebastian destroy the place with fire with the missing children inside instead of trying to rescue him. To the story’s credit, Sebastian calls Ciel on this later and the boy (and it’s easy to forget he IS a boy) admits his own arrogance in the decision. His belief was living through what they had, the kids would rather be dead. That is arrogant, unsubstantiated and possibly erroneous. He figures that he’s stronger than everyone and since he barely survived a similar torture, then no one else has a prayer of doing the same. Arrogant, yes, showing his true age, yes. I guess I’m sort of hoping that more will be made of this later since he did murder a bunch of innocent kids but I’m thinking this is probably the end to it. I could be wrong.

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Apr 22, 2012 Reeva rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!

The gardener was used for scientific experiments making him a good fighter and incredibly strong.

The maid is sexy and an amazing sniper!! She totally took those circus freaks out. The chef is a machine with those newly made weapons, though he destroyed half the Phantomhive building blowing things up. At least they took out the enemy and kept Lizi and the secrets safe.

Ciel sure knows how to pick his help. Tanaka is awesome too! How could I not have known about this? Sup...more

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May 10, 2013 Holly Letson rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: anime-related, library-books, manga-abc-challenge, manga-challenge, mangas-gns-vgs-challenge_2013, series-challenge-2013, yuri-yaoi

Although I was kind of disturbed, when it was revealed that the helpless children's bones were being used for making the artificial limbs, and even considered discontinuing reading the series over that, I was very glad when justice was served to that evil guy, Phantomhive-style. Sadly, I actually kind of saw that coming, as I had had sneaking suspicions of such while reading other volumes as well. So, when they burned the building down, while felt slightly sad for the children, I also felt as t...more

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Mar 09, 2013 Dani rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-own, fantasy, favourites, manga, read-in-2013, the-best-of-the-best-of-the-best

And so the circus arc is brought to it's conclusion (?). It's shocking, violent and utterly brilliant. Then the transition back to comedy is smooth. This series literally has everything. (Except maybe accurate representations of Victorian ideals at the time: "Nina!! You're being indecent by exposing so much of your legs!!" ...Meanwhile no one bats an eyelid at her groping Mey-Rin's breasts! I'm 99% sure that would've been a scandal in the nineteenth century.)

The characters continue to shine. Cie...more And so the circus arc is brought to it's conclusion (?). It's shocking, violent and utterly brilliant. Then the transition back to comedy is smooth. This series literally has everything. (Except maybe accurate representations of Victorian ideals at the time: "Nina!! You're being indecent by exposing so much of your legs!!" ...Meanwhile no one bats an eyelid at her groping Mey-Rin's breasts! I'm 99% sure that would've been a scandal in the nineteenth century.)

The characters continue to shine. Ciel developed a lot in this volume, and it was somewhat painful to watch. He truly is a twisted personality, and you can see how his past has shaped him clearly in this volume. (view spoiler) Doll was particularly brilliant out of the new cast--her loyalty was good to see, and seeing the circus members' past was moving and also very bad for my health. (view spoiler) I'm sad to see the arc go, everyone was so interesting. I love seeing some of the servants' pasts--they're all very epic in their own right. Still hate Elizabeth, even though I know she's honestly pretty nice and cares for Ciel. She's just really annoying.

There's a lot of bloodshed in this volume and I'm once again stunned by how smoothly this series transitions from comedy to fanservice to downright darkness and gore. It's incredibly impressive and the majority of this volume was outright shocking--I applaud Toboso. Speaking of fanservice... amid a dramatic scene, we get another one of those moments where without context... you would misinterpret what was going on! Should I complain? Probably. Am I complaining? ...Not really.

The humour was great, and a sweet breather after all the intensity. Nina's enthusiasm is very familiar. Ha. Ha...

~~I love this series a lot bye.~~(less)

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Feb 05, 2012 Judy (Geeky Reading) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own

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Jul 06, 2012 Sakura Yue Michaelis rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, manga-shounen, demons-angels, great-characters

The manga is so violent now, too much blood. I feel so sorry for little Ciel; his past is so dark. When he was in Sebastian's arms he looked so fragile.

But then, his decision about all members of Gelvin's house... that was disturbing, and so coward of him. Who the hell does he think he is? Only because he went thru so much, and terrible stuff, and because he is the master of a great demon like Sebastian, he does not have any right. I don't understand his decision at all, and it made me almost di...more

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Aug 23, 2012 Ashlet rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: black-butler

really, the servants of the phantomhive family really surprised me by their skills. ok now it was really clear from the starting that finny had toooooo much of power inside him but who knew that he could use it so awesomellyyyyy and meirin for another. i mean i really thought that she a dumb and stupid but i myself stupefied when i saw her amazing skills(actually i think that she should not wear glasses as she has such fantastic eyes! but then it will take the fun out)*sighs dramatically* and la...more

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Feb 21, 2013 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga-wha-hua

Ah, this volume was so bloody and dark and disturbing and I loved it. A fitting end to the Noah's Circus story arc, especially if you are fans of Ciel's servants and the shinigami that collect the souls of Victorian London. Last chapter was a welcome bright spot in a book of mostly depressing material, although the cognitive dissonance in its placement was a bit jarring. I really wish Yen Press did 'next volume' previews for Black Butler; it needs it!

PS - Nina Hopkins is basically a representati...more

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Oct 18, 2012 Nessa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, review

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. My copy did not arrive at the comic shop in the middle of nowhere in England for two weeks! *sad face*

But it arrived... yesterday! *happy face*

This volume of Black Butler may just be the best one yet. The seventh volume (which I bought last November) may have one of the series' greatest cliffhangers, and volume eight follows it up superbly.

I particularly adored the bumbling servants being revealed to be utter badasses. Maylene, the clumsy maid, is actually a deadly marksman. Finnian, the lackad...more My copy did not arrive at the comic shop in the middle of nowhere in England for two weeks! *sad face*

But it arrived... yesterday! *happy face*

This volume of Black Butler may just be the best one yet. The seventh volume (which I bought last November) may have one of the series' greatest cliffhangers, and volume eight follows it up superbly.

I particularly adored the bumbling servants being revealed to be utter badasses. Maylene, the clumsy maid, is actually a deadly marksman. Finnian, the lackadaisical gardener, is actually a super strong escaped experiment. Tanaka, the other butler, is an old man with expertise in martial arts. And Bardroy, the inept chef, is a war veteran with a massive stock of weapons and knowledge of explosives and ballistics.

Then it was really quite sad to see all the poor circus members dying off one by one. Geez, manga, angst-fest much? And Doctor revealing himself to be one of the biggest monsters in the series yet, killing a really young child in front of main character Ciel just to show him how he makes prosthetic limbs out of the ground-up bones of small children. D: Ciel has a panic attack and orders Sebastian to burn the place down and kill everyone, which he does. With aplomb.

Ciel really kind of frightened me in this volume. The way he authorises Sebastian to burn down a mansion with innocent children still trapped in cages and stuff... And then, when they go to the Renbourne Workhouse where the circus members were supposed to have lived as children, he waxes lyrical about the nature of humanity and how dark and disgusting we are and Sebastian just smiles and agrees with him! And he has a comment or two about how Ciel's soul is so different from all the others he's tasted in the past and how he can't wait to devour it! o_o; Meanwhile, Undertaker and the Queen's butlers give their opinions on the scene, and Undertaker in particular seems to be holding those lockets that Ciel just grabbed off him in the most recent chapter.

Luckily we're spared from the darker moments swiftly after this, because in the next chapter, we meet Nina Hopkins, Ciel's personal seamstress. And we get a lot of comedy in that Ciel has to hide his brand from Lizzy (who just so happened to be sleeping over) whilst being measured, and Sebastian takes it into his own hands to do this.

Loved the heck out of this volume! The comedy, the drama, the angst, and the action were all perfectly balanced, and so I'm going to give it 5/5. But that's just my inner fangirl talking. Ehehehe.

(This review is also available on my blog: http://book-wyrm.blogspot.co.uk/2012/...)(less)

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Mar 02, 2012 Laura Ashlee rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, manga

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With every volume I read, I become more invested in this series. I love all the characters and all the plot twists. Yana Toboso does such a wonderful job creating a gripping series with beautiful, lush art. The art is just as much a reason to read it as the plot. It’s the best manga art I’ve come across, so far.

Following Ciel through his journey has been exciting and sometimes heartbreaking. This was one of those times that it was hea...more

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Feb 19, 2012 Marie-Josee Larouche rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Like the other stories in this series, it didn't disappoint! The story line and plot was very well thought out. The tale of Ciel and Sebastian going to the circus to find the perpetrator and the leader who is calling the shots to kidnap the kids from various cities every time the circus came to town.

This story was both very sad, and very amusing! With Ciel’s mission ending, having found who was kidnapping the kids, and seeing to it that they cease to exist was a little harsh if you consider what...more

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Mar 14, 2012 *Glamazon* rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, library-book

Not gonna lie, I'm totally giving this volume a 5 star rating simply because of this:

OMG that is so many levels of bad ass I can't even begin to describe it!!! The first chapter of this volume kicked so much ass I was about ready to jump out the window from the sheer awesomeness of it all! The rest was good too...but seriously, that first chapter has probably been my favorite in this entire series so far.

I really like the reapers! William is righteous, Grelle is AMAZING, and the new one that sh...more

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Nov 21, 2012 Susie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In this book you get to see Ciel's and Sebastian's really close relationship (when Ciel gets sick and when having flashbacks of the mark of the beast), and you get to see more of what exactly happened to Ciel when being sacrificed in the ritual and when he called upon Sebastian. Also one last thing, the phantomhive's servants kicking ass was pretty awesome. NOW, THAT LAST CHAPTER HAD ME LAUGHING SO HARD :) that chapter was the best.

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Jan 13, 2013 Roseanne rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'm in love with the manga black butler, it's one of my all time favorites. I understand it's not for everyone, but I enjoy reading it, and re-reading it in some cases, it's a refreshing read and it's always fun. Albeit, sometimes very dark and very creepy, as you get along you get a more indepth feel of the work, but it's a great piece. LOVE black butler!

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Mar 02, 2012 Kathleen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, fiction, comics, read-in-2012, young-adult

The end of the circus arc. Circumstances are resolved with hysterical laughter at human nature and the revelation of the unique abilities of the other Phantomhive servants. Then we get a visit from a tailor as an excuse to draw Ciel in lots of adorable outfits. Everything you want from a manga.

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Jan 21, 2013 Sara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013, black-butler, library-book, fantasy, current-fiction, manga, series

We finally get a big chunk of Ciel's history and it's disturbing- this poor kid!!

The volume starts of with the hilarious kick ass antics of the manor staff and find out that they all have inhuman superpowers! So much fun.

I love that this series has taken such a dark turn...so good!

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Feb 27, 2013 Angie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It seems I save up on reading these manga volumes until the Teen Read Challenge every year. So let the Kuroshitsuji binge begin! In this volume we see the end of the circus arc, a lot of dying, and a survivor swears for revenge on Ciel! Le gasp!

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May 31, 2012 Lola rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It was great.
The only part at the end were they did the Mystery came, kind of reminded me of some movies.
It seems to me they like to make the settings like that on all mystery books or movies.
But over all that it was Awesome.

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Mar 21, 2012 Emmy Lou rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, em-shelf, fantasy, manga-and-manwha

Another marvelous installment in what is probably one of my favorite franchises of all time!

In showdown with the circus people comes to an end and the Young Master can finally take a much deserved holiday. Chaos ensues.

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Feb 20, 2012 Melissa Star rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: manga

I loved the flash backs of the servants and I now understand why they are there to serve Ciel Phantomhive. In the anime I was confused but now it is more clearer. I can't wait for the next voluume!

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Jan 12, 2012 Allie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

WAHHHHHHHHHH<3! I absolutely love this series! Yana Toboso the surprises in her series are awesome and how she bases them off of true events. I like this book the best, because of the fact that the Phantomhive servants actually fight. They are freaking awesome in this book... Honestly I don't know how this series will end I just don't want it to end like season two does.

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Sep 12, 2012 Jane rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, manga, ya

This volume just seemed pointless and violent, and Sebastian and Ciel hardly even appeared in it. I guess it's time for me to bail on this series.

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Feb 15, 2013 Mizuki Genshou rated it 1 of 5 stars

the plot is getting tiresome, and the settling reminds me too much of Count Cain by Kaori Yuki.

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Jul 05, 2012 VampireAngelSadist rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: twisted, summer-2012-books

Hahahaha I just love Ciel!! No matter how messed up he's getting, I'm glad that we're getting a glimpse at his past.
I found it interesting that when he found the factory for the abandoned kids, he laughed at the Circus worker's deaths and persistence at something that no longer existed.
One thing for sure I'm glad about, is that Ciel killed that creepy man they called "father." He scared the shit out of me, maybe because I was reading this at the dead of night or maybe because he cut off his own...more

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Nov 02, 2012 L.R. Green rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: at-library, charming-male-character, favorites, victorian-settings, trip-to-the-circus, wishlist, manga

What a terribly heart-wrenching, touching and bitter sweet ending. :( *sniffle* Poor Ciel... <3

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Sep 27, 2012 Jacob Jones rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: black-butler

This was big. Really big. You learn so much more about the characters and I was almost exclaiming aloud at how awesome some parts were! I love black butler! I'm going to start reading Volume IX once I'm able to get myself to Hastings!

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Apr 14, 2012 Nina at Death Books and Tea rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Badass servants! Shinigami! Yuri relief at end of serious arc! What more could I want????

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Yana Toboso (枢やな Toboso Yana) is a female Japanese manga artist born in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan and currently resides in Yokohama. She is best known for Black Butler (黒執事 Kuroshitsuji), a popular shonen manga series.

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