Familiar favourite like the Phantomhive staff, Lao and Ran Mao are joined by newer faces, like Grey Charles, the queen’s personal bodyguard – watch this guy, he’s an interesting one. In and of itself, this was a huge leap for Ciel’s character, so Arthur is pretty much a godsend!Īpart from Arthur, there’s a mix of old and new faces at Murder’s deadly banquet. Murder’s story is a mystery first and foremost, but if mystery isn’t normally your thing, you might be interested in seeing Ciel’s more vulnerable side exposed during his brief relationship with Arthur. With all Ciel’s confidence and meticulous planning, I sometimes forget how he is, at heart, still a 12 year old boy. Arthur’s paternal instincts bring out a newer side of Ciel that I promise you’ve never seen before. He’s smart and able to keep a cool head, so naturally becomes heavily involved in identifying the murderer, helping Ciel with some well executed displays of deduction.Īrthur’s not just a super sleuth, he’s also a wonderful father figure. Arthur’s a struggling doctor and writer, unexpectedly receiving an invitation to the banquet because Ciel is fond of his stories. No, that honour goes to our narrator Arthur. You may be surprised to learn that Sebastian is this arc’s main focus though. I’ve talked about Sebastian already since he is no doubt the main focus of your attention (he was mine!). With regards to pacing, Murder wraps its murder mystery up a bit quickly in my opinion, but there’s more to this story than meets the eye! Keep watching Murder, and you’ll find yourself surprised I’m sure at its unexpected ending! They’re fine lines, but I’m glad to say Book of Murder stays on the proper side. Sebastian is still ridiculously powerful, of course, but as the mystery unravels I found myself thinking not ‘Oh that was how Seb did it, that’s cheating!’ but ‘Ah, so that’s how it was done! Well that was neat’. Book of Murder certainly delivers here, in an intensely satisfying way. I came to see the more of Black Butler fantastical setting and Sebastian’s awesome powers put to full effect. It’s a classic Sherlock Holmes-esque scenario, so the cute Sherlock references here and there were more than welcome, and the story definitely takes a very Sherlock-style logical approach to solving its own mystery (although I do think there were a few lapses in logic here and there).Ī strong logical progression is not really why I came to watch Murder though. Don’t mistake this lack of action for being boring though, as Murder’s tense and exciting mystery provide more than enough excitement by way of compensation. Unlike previous arcs, Murder’s not action-packed, so whether that’s a good or bad thing is up to you though. The events that unfold though are anything but clichéd however, maintaining suspense and introducing some very nice twists. The story of Murder is unabashedly well trodden, as a cast of characters are invited to a Phantomhive banquet, but find themselves being murdered one by one. For people who have watched Circus, Book of Murder nicely references events of the Circus storyline, while tying up a few loose ends to the Circus arc. Circus arc, so you’ll definitely want to watch that first. Chronologically, Murder sits right after the Book of Book of Murder’s two hour long episodes are a very worthy addition the Black Butler universe.īook of Murder places a stronger focus than is Black Butler’s norm on the details of the storyline, so I am happy to say that story-wise this is one of the strongest entries to the series yet. Fear not though, because it’s also one of its best. In a match made in heaven, the Japanese interpretation of English aristocracy finally meets one of the most English of inventions, the mighty Sherlock Holmes! This is Black Butler’s most serious and mature arc yet. Overall, it's just another Kuroshitsuji OVA that does their job well in bringing the intense excitement to the story ranks. The animation and the sound settings still the same with previous seasons, it's well matched & nice. The characters do their roles pretty well, there is a historical character that can be found here (Arthur Conan Doyle) that, the anime still managed to allure the audience with its excitement. The mystery have both predictable & unpredictable things, but despite of Although there is no "mystery" in the genres, Book of Murder offers the genres. Ciel must unravel the truth within the homicide. The banquet was poisoned by a homicide that quickly turned the banquet into a death zone. The story starts in Phantomhive manor, the queen order Ciel Phantomhive to held a banquet in his manor. There is a truth that not needed to discover for our own goodīringing the old tradition of the classical detective story theme, Book of Murder covers right after Book of Circus arc.
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