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In near-future Asia, Earl Shiori Genpou is a girl who has made a contract for her soul with the demon Sebastian. Shiori is pretending to be a boy called Kiyoharu because of a tradition that only a man can inherit the prosperious family business Funtom Co. Ltd. (There is no explanation for how this kind of rule is legal.) Shiori, who lives in the East, also in secret holds the position of the Queen's Watchdog, doing covert missions for the Queen of the West, whose name is never mentioned. (The world is divided into two blocs called East and West, which makes things simple to understand, but turns out to be irrelevant as far as the rest of the movie is concerned.) |
In near-future Asia, Earl Shiori Genpou is a girl who has made a contract for her soul with the demon Sebastian. Shiori is pretending to be a boy called Kiyoharu because of a tradition that only a man can inherit the prosperious family business Funtom Co. Ltd. (There is no explanation for how this kind of rule is legal.) Shiori, who lives in the East, also in secret holds the position of the Queen's Watchdog, doing covert missions for the Queen of the West, whose name is never mentioned. (The world is divided into two blocs called East and West, which makes things simple to understand, but turns out to be irrelevant as far as the rest of the movie is concerned.) |
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What matters is that people have been found dead and somehow mummified. Cards with pictures of the Devil have been left next to their corpses, Shiori has to find out what is going on and stop this so-called "Devil's Curse". |
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Before the movie came out, the movie was expected to be hugely controversial within the fandom, with people expecting that there would be a rift between Shiori fans and those who preferred the original work. Instead, the fan reactions were remarkably consistent, with most considering the movie some shade of mediocre or at best [[So Okay It's Average]]. |
Before the movie came out, the movie was expected to be hugely controversial within the fandom, with people expecting that there would be a rift between Shiori fans and those who preferred the original work. Instead, the fan reactions were remarkably consistent, with most considering the movie some shade of mediocre or at best [[So Okay It's Average]]. |
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* [[Carrying the Antidote]] |
* [[Carrying the Antidote]] |
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* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Shiori has a chronic case of this. |
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Shiori has a chronic case of this. |
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* {{spoiler|[[Deadly Gas]]: Necrosis is an inhaled poison even though it comes in pills.}} |
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* [[Deal with the Devil]]: Shiori with Sebastian. |
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* [[Death by Woman Scorned]]: {{spoiler|Hanae went bad when she was dumped by Shiori's father.}} |
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* [[Evil Laughter]]: {{spoiler|By Hanae. Twice.}} |
* [[Evil Laughter]]: {{spoiler|By Hanae. Twice.}} |
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* [[Guns Akimbo]]: {{spoiler|Lin.}} |
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* [[Identical Grandson]]: It's never said outright if Shiori is Ciel's descendant, but we know that the Genpous used to be called Phantomhives, etc. |
* [[Identical Grandson]]: It's never said outright if Shiori is Ciel's descendant, but we know that the Genpous used to be called Phantomhives, etc. |
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* [[Legacy of Service]]: Lin's family has been serving the Genpous for generations. |
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* [[Magic Antidote]]: {{spoiler|The color returns to Shiori's face}} ''within seconds''. |
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* {{spoiler|[[Ninja Maid]]: Lin.}} |
* {{spoiler|[[Ninja Maid]]: Lin.}} |
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* [[Plot Hole]]: There are so, so many. |
* [[Plot Hole]]: There are so, so many. |
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* [[Police Are Useless]] |
* [[Police Are Useless]] |
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* [[Sequel Hook]]: The evil conspiracy is still there. Not that there will be a sequel. |
* [[Sequel Hook]]: The evil conspiracy is still there. Not that there will be a sequel. |
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* [[Technicolor Toxin]]: {{spoiler|Necrosis is yellow.}} |
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* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Near the beginning, Shiori {{spoiler|leaves some human-trafficked girls behind in a burning building after a little speech about how God won't help them.}} This is loosely inspired by the manga, but the changes to the scene are such that they change everything. |
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* [[Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?]] |
* [[Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?]] |
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Revision as of 06:32, 30 November 2015
Kuroshitsuji is a 2014 Japanese movie very loosely based on the manga of the same name (also known as Black Butler in English).
In near-future Asia, Earl Shiori Genpou is a girl who has made a contract for her soul with the demon Sebastian. Shiori is pretending to be a boy called Kiyoharu because of a tradition that only a man can inherit the prosperious family business Funtom Co. Ltd. (There is no explanation for how this kind of rule is legal.) Shiori, who lives in the East, also in secret holds the position of the Queen's Watchdog, doing covert missions for the Queen of the West, whose name is never mentioned. (The world is divided into two blocs called East and West, which makes things simple to understand, but turns out to be irrelevant as far as the rest of the movie is concerned.)
What matters is that people have been found dead and somehow mummified. Cards with pictures of the Devil have been left next to their corpses, Shiori has to find out what is going on and stop this so-called "Devil's Curse".
Before the movie came out, the movie was expected to be hugely controversial within the fandom, with people expecting that there would be a rift between Shiori fans and those who preferred the original work. Instead, the fan reactions were remarkably consistent, with most considering the movie some shade of mediocre or at best So Okay It's Average.
Tropes used in Black Butler (film) include:
- Battle Butler: Sebastian.
- Big Fancy House: Shiori's manor.
- Candlelit Bath: In a flashback Hanae takes one while Shiori's parents are getting murdered on her orders.
- Carrying the Antidote
- Damsel in Distress: Shiori has a chronic case of this.
- Deadly Gas: Necrosis is an inhaled poison even though it comes in pills.
- Deal with the Devil: Shiori with Sebastian.
- Death by Woman Scorned: Hanae went bad when she was dumped by Shiori's father.
- Distaff Counterpart: Shiori to Ciel from the original manga. Though, Shiori isn't nearly as competent.
- Evil Laughter: By Hanae. Twice.
- Guns Akimbo: Lin.
- Identical Grandson: It's never said outright if Shiori is Ciel's descendant, but we know that the Genpous used to be called Phantomhives, etc.
- Legacy of Service: Lin's family has been serving the Genpous for generations.
- Magic Antidote: The color returns to Shiori's face within seconds.
- Ninja Maid: Lin.
- Plot Hole: There are so, so many.
- Police Are Useless
- Sequel Hook: The evil conspiracy is still there. Not that there will be a sequel.
- Technicolor Toxin: Necrosis is yellow.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Near the beginning, Shiori leaves some human-trafficked girls behind in a burning building after a little speech about how God won't help them. This is loosely inspired by the manga, but the changes to the scene are such that they change everything.
- Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?