Kuroshitsuji 2 - Episode 1

Episode 1: Black Butler

This is really good!! As in! Everyone, welcome back Ciel Phantomhive and Sebastian Michaels! I had prepared myself to watch this without the presence of the two but I am really so surprised to see them back! Waaaah! =)

After watching, I really can't help to look forward for more Sebastian and Claude showdown, the battle of the butlers. And of course, I am rooting for Sebastian!!!

BTW, Screenshots used in this post are courtesy of Ayu. Thanks!

Let me introduce the new characters (though you might know them based from spoilers), as revealed by Episode 1:

Alois Trancy

I first thought that he is a she but apparently, he is really he. Anyway, he shares a similar background with Ciel, in a sense that he is also went through something bad as a child. His contract with Claude can found on his tongue.

His personality depends with who is he with. If with Claude, he seems to be attached to him especially that he is afraid of being alone and afraid of the dark. In terms with his servants, he is so cruel to them.

He can also fake a sweet and innocent look and then later on, he can become really evil. This is evident when he was visited by his uncle. He give him the sweetest of all smiles and towards the end of the visit, he became a really naughty boy and threw all the land titles and bank notes to him, as desired by the uncle.

According to the uncle, Alois was kidnapped after he was born. His mother died out of depression and his father set out all over the place to find him. The father died due to a plague and it seems to be suspicious for him to have Alois alive and well, plus, he has a black butler with him. According to Alois' story, he didn't know the village he stayed nor how long he was there. All he know was that the villagers suddenly died, including his and only friend. Ever since then, he feared being alone.

It also appears that he wants to have Ciel and knows about Ciel.

Claude Faustus

He is the new butler in the new season of Kuroshitsuji. Before the contract with Alois, he is seen to be in a form of a spider, as compared to Sebastian who takes the form of a cat. Nothing much was revealed about Claude, except that he is so similar to Sebastian in terms of loyalty to his master. He called Alois "Your Majesty" or "Master".

Claude is also knowledgeable about many things, including tap dancing, dinner knife throwing and plate throwing. He likes to say the line "I will turn the day into night, sugar into salt, saints into corpses, and dark blue into gold."

He seems to know Sebastian but skill wise, Sebastian has an advantage over him. Sebastian mocked him after leaving a drop of sauce on the plate and in their showdown, Claude was defeated after Sebastian said that he will turn gold to black.

Hannah 

The poor maid of the Trancy manor who is always the subject of Alois' cruelty. Her eyes were gouged by Alois after establishing eye contact with him. Claude, apparently told the other servants not to have eye contact with their Master.

Because of this, Hannah is always seen to be terrified by Alois' presence. Poor maid :(

The Return of Ciel and Sebastian

Contrary to the spoilers and trailers that circulated about Kuroshitsuji 2, Episode 1 confirms that the original characters of the series returned. Sebastian first appeared to be a man in trench coat with a suitcase, who took shelter in the Trancy manor after being caught in the storm.

Alois took him in and gave him food and a room to stay. Sebastian's real purpose of coming in was to retrieve Ciel's ring that was hidden in the wine cellar. Also, inside his suitcase is the body of Ciel. He didn't let Ciel be touched by Alois because according to him, Ciel will be sullied if touched by a trash like him. 

Claude and Sebastian had a little showdown in which, Sebastian won without any difficulty. He was able to escape the manor and go the woods.

In there, he opened the suitcase, took Ciel out and gave him the ring. The episode actually ended with him saying "Well Bocchan, it's time to get up". 

For the first episode, his usual catchphrase was not yet said as he said that it is too early. 

Next episode preview:

Preview shows Ciel's back as well as the old characters. I do hope that this not just a flashback and explanations about what happened will be revealed.

But whatever it is, I am so excited to see it!!!