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Second try does it right
May. 18th, 2019 08:51 pmSo, many long years ago (in fan-years, which is kind of like dog years only possibly moreso) there were two seasons worth of anime made of Kuroshitsuji. The first one wasn't bad, though involved a little more "wow this studio does a whole lot of shota, don't they" then I was one hundred percent down with. The second one ran past the manga, though, and took a full speed jump over the shark into "wtf was that" land. So I wrote it off and went back to the manga alone, even if it's a monthly, which is a little like torture.
But recently, I saw there'd been more anime made, going back to the original departure point and picking up from the manga plot again. A little cautiously, I watched it. And then I sparkled a lot, because it was really, really good. High quality, beautifully voiced, hit all the emotional beats of the story dead on. I hoped that this trend would continue, and possessed my soul of patience (or at least, distracted myself with other shows).
And then I thought, "self, this is re-watch quality; we should download it". And, upon browsing our Best Site (nyaa.si), imagine my glee when I found that the two arcs after that season had also been made! And (now we're getting to the good part) that one of them was the Atlantic cruise arc! I promptly pulled down everything and waited for a weekend to watch this movie-length arc.
*inhales deeply*
THEY DID IT, THEY ANIMATED LIZZY'S SCENE! OH MY GOD, IT'S THE BEST THING IN THE HISTORY OF EVER, THEY ACTUALLY DID IT RIGHT, AAAAAAAA, IT'S LIZZY'S SCENE!
(Also, I was absolutely right, this is the moment Sebastien calls Lizzy "Lady" in English, and you will pry this OT3 out of my cold, dead hands.)
In conclusion: the latest Kuroshitsuji anime is highly recommended for watching.
But recently, I saw there'd been more anime made, going back to the original departure point and picking up from the manga plot again. A little cautiously, I watched it. And then I sparkled a lot, because it was really, really good. High quality, beautifully voiced, hit all the emotional beats of the story dead on. I hoped that this trend would continue, and possessed my soul of patience (or at least, distracted myself with other shows).
And then I thought, "self, this is re-watch quality; we should download it". And, upon browsing our Best Site (nyaa.si), imagine my glee when I found that the two arcs after that season had also been made! And (now we're getting to the good part) that one of them was the Atlantic cruise arc! I promptly pulled down everything and waited for a weekend to watch this movie-length arc.
*inhales deeply*
THEY DID IT, THEY ANIMATED LIZZY'S SCENE! OH MY GOD, IT'S THE BEST THING IN THE HISTORY OF EVER, THEY ACTUALLY DID IT RIGHT, AAAAAAAA, IT'S LIZZY'S SCENE!
(Also, I was absolutely right, this is the moment Sebastien calls Lizzy "Lady" in English, and you will pry this OT3 out of my cold, dead hands.)
In conclusion: the latest Kuroshitsuji anime is highly recommended for watching.
