Episode 1 of Black Butler II begins by introducing a new young master, Alois Trancy, and his satanic gentleman's gentleman, Claude Faustus. This does make sense, given that at the end of Black Butler, it seems that Ciel had achieved his revenge, and that the time had come for Sebastian to collect on the contract. You won't think it is at first however, as the first episode seems to suggest that the whole Black Butler franchise has seen a reboot, with all new characters. Michael Tatum (Sebastian Michaelis) having a good chat about the show, with a little information, and a lot of giggles. Disc 2's audio commentary accompanies the final episode and has the other pairing, Brina Palencia (Ciel Phantomhive) and J. Extras Disc 1 has an audio commentary that accompanies episode 1, with voice actors Lucy Christian (Alois Trancy), and Jason Douglas (Claude Faustus) discussing the new young boy and devil partnership in the show. In an ideal world with loads of money in, it wouldn't just be Ghibli's Arriety that would get separate US and UK dubs. Sebastian and Ciel are tolerable, even enjoyable to listen to, but the supporting cast leave a lot to be desired, and when they start throwing in Irish and Italian accents my ears start to bleed. For them, British accents amount to upper class, and cockernee. You can hear it in the commentaries when they talk about giving the characters British accents and not English ones. But try selling that same show to the US… Black Butler is an anime show set in Victorian England, and Funimation have created a localised dub with accents, with a predominantly US cast, and for US audiences. Depending on the quality of the actors, most of the UK audience would accept that show. A UK company could make a show, with British actors, set in America, with everyone speaking in American accents. I have to say though, that the CGI horses still look absolutely rubbish.īut then there's that dub. Victorian England comes to anachronistic life with a pleasant and recognisable world design, albeit one with motorcars, electricity, and car phones. The character designs are a mishmash of generic and stylised, certainly the more otherworldly characters make a greater impact on screen, but Black Butler is a show that exhibits the curious dichotomy of a comedy horror, taking the show to some quite dark places, before pulling back and delivering pure comic moments. The animation itself is fluid and vibrant, Black Butler is a decently budgeted show, and it certainly comes across on screen. The image is clear and sharp throughout, no problems with ghosting and the like, with only the smallest hint of aliasing along fine edges. Picture Black Butler II gets a 1.78:1 anamorphic transfer, which courtesy of Madman Entertainment in Australia, comes to the UK in native PAL form with the requisite 4% speedup. You seriously didn't think that Ciel Phantomhive's story concluded at the end of Black Butler, did you? Manga Entertainment present all twelve episodes of Black Butler II and the six OVA episodes across three discs. Then one stormy night, there is a knock on the door of the Trancy mansion, and a stranger appears seeking shelter, a stranger named Sebastian Michaelis. The only person he defers to, the only person he depends on and needs and is emotionally attached to, is Claude Faustus, even though he does his best to ruffle his elegant feathers. He's the kind of boy that gouges out a maid's eye for looking at him the wrong way. Now Alois is head of the Trancy estates, and his experiences have turned him into a capricious, selfish, sociopathic and malicious master, the sort that enjoys tormenting those he considers beneath him (which amounts to everyone). Alois' mother died soon after his abduction, while his father died not too long after his return. He sold his soul for a chance to survive, which is why he is now constantly waited on, hand and foot, by the (literally) devilish butler Claude Faustus. And soon after his birth he was abducted from his parents, and grew up as a plaything for monsters. Alois Trancy was born into a life of privilege, scion of one of the most influential and powerful families in Britain.
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