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Reblog for update. Thank you, @delicate-transformation !

MASTERPOST Gender in Kuroshitsuji

Dear everyone,

At last I have composed a masterpost about Grell’s gender, and gender in general in ‘Kuroshitsuji’. I am not sure whether I caught all of my posts on this topic, so if you find anything that I missed, please do nudge me ( •_•) σ (ÓwÒ)

The following is categorised into sections. I do realise the categorising is not perfect, but many posts really do overlap in categories… so my apologies here.

【Updated: 27/03/2022】 made possible by the kind contribution of @delicate-transformation

Canon Content

【New】 Man!Greller Debunking Series - 12 Myths Debunked

              ↪ Myth 13: “Grell is a man cuz Yume…???”

【New】 Sebastianese - Keigo and Genderneutrality

【New】 Demon Sociology - NB/Agender Sebastian

【Updated】 Multilanguage Mistranslations: “Grell’s own words”

Japanese

Argentinian

German

Finnish

French

Turkish

Dutch

Russian

Italian

Explanation Japanese “otoko tte dake de”

【New】 Mistranslation ch. 57 and 125: “be  good boys”

【New】 Yana’s personal claim 2: “Not woman, but WOMAN”.

Multilanguage Mistranslations: “Grell’s own words”

Yana’s personal claim, and Grell’s self identification

Gender pronouns for Grell used by other characters

Grell’s confessional and Akuma 6 Bonus chapter Explained

Grells “outbursts of masculine speech” and scale of gendered language use by Kuroshitsuji characters

“How would you have translated the pronouns?”

Grell is a transgender binary woman. (Underneath the post in ‘appendix’)

Sascha’s first person pronoun: Boku

Sascha’s gender pronoun in the manga?

Chibimyumi’s Analyses

【New】 Transwomen in media - Acknowledgement vs Stereotypes?

【New】 OVA - Short haired Grell and the writers’ transphobia

【New】 Why the Ciels are 99.9% certainly cisgender male             ↪  Why is nobody talking the Ciels’ gender?

Gender, Sexuality and Sex explained through a Pizza and Kuroshitsuji

↪ “What about Asexuality?”

Yana and Grell - Owning up to Mistakes

Most gender ambiguous character? Not Grell

O!Ciel ‘misgendering’ Grell?

Kuromyu2: Transphobia and Grell’s self defense

Kuromyu2: Crossdressing as laughing stock (2 follow up posts)

↪ Kuromyu2: Sebas’ transphobia cannot be justified

↪ Kuromyu2: Grell portrayed as ‘a walking humiliation’

Answer to: “Grell’s sex is male, but gender is female?”

People’s Reactions

“Are there any hints about Sascha’s assigned gender at birth?”

Bullshittese Translator - Why fiction matters

Confusion caused by the English dub

“Why would a Victorian woman self-identify as a Japanese stereotype??”

“Respect each other”, “the power of translation”, and “is bad rep!”

Sweet sweet words from @grelleswife​ and @thotleviathan​

“Are you from the LGBT community too?”

“I was sure Ciel would be played by a girl in Kuromyu”

“Grell as a reference to real life transwomen Ikko and Kaba-Chan?”

Meaning of Okama explained: “I want to contribute: Grell the okama”

“’Unique-ly Japanese’ really not that ‘unique-ly Japanese’ indeed”

“Do you think the use of male pronouns in English had been added for time period accuracy?”

↪ Same Anon’s reaction to ‘period accuracy post’

Grell’s pronoun in eastern European language translation

Transphobia in Japanese society, and “Yana using ‘he’ for Grell”

“The anime made everyone think Grell’s a man!”

Grell’s gendered speech and pronoun in Serbo-Croatian

“That post about Grell being binary trans was not cool.”

“Can we stop fighting about Grell online? You’re just wasting your time”

Other

【New】 Academia Night G - Kuromyu Sebas and Grell - Subbed

【New】 Metamorphosis - Uehara Grell - From joke to lady

【New】 “Grell doubting her gender because she likes women?” Sexuality ≠ Gender, Easily obtainable hormones??? and social taboo

Grell’s popularity as a powerful reaper who transcends traditional gender

My explanation and apology: why ‘they’ as a pronoun better be avoided for Grell

#Masterpost #A post TERFS will hate #Man!Grellers - beware #Grelle Sutcliffe #Grell Sutcliff #LGBT #Transgender #Gender #Gender studies #Gender theory #Kuroshitsuji #Black Butler #Sascha #Japanese #Language Analysis #Translation

[chibimyumi]

Still on hiatus, but not on hiatus enough to not wish you all a happy new year!!!🎈🎊🎆 🐯

From me and my sister @chibmib

[chibimyumi]

“Mozart!” Furukawa Version Subtitles Complete

【Related post: Mozart BD/DVD and Eng Subs announcement】

Dear everyone,

The English subtitles for TOHO's Furukawa version musical "Mozart!" 2021 has been completed. The people who own the BD/DVD legally can receive full English subtitles from me.

The rules are simple:

Contact me (DM).

I shall give you your unique message for you to write and photograph with your BD/DVD to prove your legal ownership.

Upon confirmation of legal ownership, I shall provide you with all necessary files to enjoy this masterpiece with English subs.

Please click here to read about why I only provide for legal owners, and how to get subtitles from me. This is NOT (Ò_Ó)b negotiable.

As of right now I'm working on Yamazaki's version. Yamazaki Ikusburo's version will also get English subtitles.

#Mozart! #Mozart #Musical #Eng Subs #Furukawa Yuta #TOHO #DVD #BD #Furuzart #Yunzart

[chibimyumi]

Mozart English Subs update

【Related post: Mozart BD/DVD and Eng Subs announcement】

Dear everyone,

Still on hiatus here, but just dropping in to update about the English subtitles I plan to make for TOHO's Mozart! 2021.

The BD/DVD went on sale on the 10th of December, and some of us might already have received this masterpiece. I have started on the subtitling process and it should be done in not too long. Please click the link above for more information about how to get my subtitles (when it's done)

Disclaimer and maybe call for help: But!! I do wish to add that I don't have a working disc ripper anymore, so I shall be subtitling the musical's screenrecord (which is 1080p and proper sound quality! Just... you will at the beginning and the end see my mouse activating and deactivating the recording). If anyone has the musicals properly ripped... please do help me out if you feel like it (haha...that's embarrassing...(^罒^;;)づ )

#timezone rb #mozart #dvd #bd #toho #english subs #subtitles #furuzart #furukawa yuta #yun #yamazaki ikusaburo

[chibimyumi]

Additional purchase link through Ken-ON shop. This link gives you two drop-boxes for you to choose. Please choose carefully.

The TOP option is Yamazaki Ikusaburo (山崎育三郎) and the BOTTOM option is Furukawa Yuta (古川雄大).

Then the second drop-box gives you the option to choose between BD or DVD. That one should be clear.

Mozart 2021 DVD/BD Announcement

Dear everyone,

Long time no see, how are you all? I am still on hiatus, but I reemerge for a second just to drop some fantastic news. After 3 whole years of nagging and whining (and black e-mailing), today TOHO announced the Blu-ray and DVD release date for Mozart 2021, both Furukawa's version and Yamazaki's version! (original tweet)

The Blu-ray is ￥13,200 each, and the DVD is ￥12,100 each (note: you pay that number for ONE pro-shot. You don't get BOTH Furukawa AND Yamazaki for that price.)

Both the Blu-ray and DVD contain:

Main show Blu-ray (1 disc)/ Main show DVD (2 discs)

Special content (1disc for BD)/Special content (2 discs for DVD)

Special made booklet

Here is the official PV of Mozart 2021 Here is my short review of Furuzart 2021's livestream.

Here are some tips for buying stuff in Japan via proxy. This post contains tips for both users who DO read Japanese (Blackship) and DO NOT read Japanese (FromJapan).

Here is the official TOHO purchase link at TOHO Mall. This link is used regardless of which proxy method you use.

When you place your order, read carefully which performer you are selecting. For this 2021's version, the main performer's name is written in English.

Also do be careful of which year's version you are throwing into your basket. The ones with the faces are 2014's versions of Mozart.

Now comes the second piece of announcement. I will be English subtitling BOTH Furukawa and Yamazaki's versions of Mozart 2021. I shall provide English subtitles ONLY to legal owners of the corresponding DVD/BD.

Please click here to read about why I only provide for legal owners, and how to get subtitles from me. This is NOT (Ò_Ó)b negotiable.

[chibimyumi]

Mozart 2021 DVD/BD Announcement

Dear everyone,

Long time no see, how are you all? I am still on hiatus, but I reemerge for a second just to drop some fantastic news. After 3 whole years of nagging and whining (and black e-mailing), today TOHO announced the Blu-ray and DVD release date for Mozart 2021, both Furukawa's version and Yamazaki's version! (original tweet)

The Blu-ray is ￥13,200 each, and the DVD is ￥12,100 each (note: you pay that number for ONE pro-shot. You don't get BOTH Furukawa AND Yamazaki for that price.)

Both the Blu-ray and DVD contain:

Main show Blu-ray (1 disc)/ Main show DVD (2 discs)

Special content (1disc for BD)/Special content (2 discs for DVD)

Special made booklet

Here is the official PV of Mozart 2021 Here is my short review of Furuzart 2021's livestream.

Here are some tips for buying stuff in Japan via proxy. This post contains tips for both users who DO read Japanese (Blackship) and DO NOT read Japanese (FromJapan).

Here is the official TOHO purchase link at TOHO Mall. This link is used regardless of which proxy method you use.

When you place your order, read carefully which performer you are selecting. For this 2021's version, the main performer's name is written in English.

Also do be careful of which year's version you are throwing into your basket. The ones with the faces are 2014's versions of Mozart.

Now comes the second piece of announcement. I will be English subtitling BOTH Furukawa and Yamazaki's versions of Mozart 2021. I shall provide English subtitles ONLY to legal owners of the corresponding DVD/BD.

Please click here to read about why I only provide for legal owners, and how to get subtitles from me. This is NOT (Ò_Ó)b negotiable.

#Mozart #Furuzart #DVD #Bluray #BD #release #Proxy #TOHO #Musical #Furukawa Yuta #Yun

[chibimyumi]

Indefinite Hiatus - Start

Dear everyone, as announced before, I have now answered all remaining asks in my inbox and shall now enter an indefinite hiatus.

I will come back eventually, I just don't know when exactly. Before I leave however, I wish to send my special thanks to:

@midnight-in-town, @anocturnaluniverse, @ciel-phantomhives-world, @funtomghosti, @regular-sheep, @fwippysays, @buchstabensalatzumlichtschwert, @ihaveathingforlegs, @thisisravenroth , @ominasapphirus, @shiwru, @a-bitter-master, @angelhartsblog, @anewp0tat0 , @grelleswife, and everyone else who has been so incredibly supportive of me in general, and/or my latest decision. Thank you, you were beyond heartwarming.

I shall keep my DM open, but I will only reply in very specific cases.

One person told me a few months ago they ordered a DVD, and I promised them the subtitles for it upon arrival. In such cases I shall answer.

In cases where people report art or subtitles-theft, I shall respond. (Hopefully that won't be necessary though)

Some other imminent messages... which I shall take the liberty to decide whether to reply or not.

Well then, I'll see you when I see you! Lots of kisses and loves to you! (・ω・)ノ⁾⁾⁾

Here is the Masterpost of my Masterposts; I believe I have answered many if not most questions already, so there is big chance your answer is within there somewhere.

#Hiatus #I'll see you when I see you! #Bye bye for now everyone!!

[chibimyumi]

hello, idk whether this been asked to you before but i kinda wonder, in your opinion, if kuro series isn't adapted into musical but rather a stage play, will it be executed well? idk why this question popped up in my head while watching the musical lol, anw, have a great day!

Dear Anon,

Well... any success depends on the creating team. There'd be no songs for subpar singers to ruin (as it has been so often), but then there's still the acting, dancing, set, choreographing and directing left for subpar creators to mess up. So yeah...

Sorry, I just have no way of answering this question since there are too many unknown variables on which the execution will depend on.

#Kuromyu #Well... it'd be Kuroste then

[chibimyumi]

what do you think of BOC ep1?

Doesn't it feel like the repetition of the many failures of the trio idiots, and the perfection of Sebastian, the butler? More or like the 1st chapter of BB manga or 1st episode of S1?

Dear Anon,

💖 I like BOC episode 1 a lot. It was admittedly not an impressive episode, but unlike 1st episodes of most anime, BOC's didn't need to draw in a new audience and impress everyone enough to stay. With BOC (being aired in the middle of the night), the target audience is one that already knew Kuro to be worth their time. Therefore episode 1 only needed to be an introduction to the axis of the show; the kidnapping case. Since it fulfilled that purpose excellently, it's an excellent episode 1 in my opinion.

Let’s unpack this episode. (*´▽｀*)ノ

"Just a repetition of the trio idiots"?

Ah, I partially agree with you. I do think the first episode is a showcasing of the trio idiots' failures in juxtaposition of Sebastian's perfection. However, I also think the first episode has more legitimacy than just going: "OMG Sebas, kyun💗", because for the Circus Arc this display of the trio's incompetence is functional. This is in stark contrast with most other adaptations of Kuro and in the beginning of the manga, which were little more than glorifications of Sebas.

The trio's incompetence display plays a key role for the series, because this image given to the audience is the same image the Circus Member would have had of the only remaining staff guarding the Phantomhive estate. I believe that this element of surprise is part of the Phantomhive strategy; intruders can't prepare themselves for 3 human war machines if they don't know of them. This is also reflected in what I read to be Sebas' main M.O. as described here, and now in retrospect it makes sense that it had been Sebas who recruited Bard and Meyrin.

This surprise that the Phantomhive servants are actually talented private soldiers is also not just there to "outsmart the audience, jokes on you!!" It showcases how well-organised the Phantomhive household is under Ciel and Sebas, under the same main strategy: "play with everyone's non-suspicion."

Indeed, with the first episode having shown how Sebas alone can handle any mundane housekeeping task, one is invited to question "why hire such fools in the first place for these jobs?" And the answer is clear now: "there was no need, and they were not hired for 'these jobs'." They were hired for the jobs of private soldiers, just put under guise of maid, chef and gardener, respectively. Of course they wouldn't be good at their not-jobs!

Potent introduction to the protagonists

Another reason I think episode 1 of BOC works well is because it introduces its two protagonists very effectively. The surface checklists of Sebas and Ciel are of course ticked, but it also does more than just that: episode 1 exhibits the mutual bickering between master and servant, Ciel's testing personality, and Sebas' passive-aggression.

When master and servant were walking down the corridor for example, Ciel told Sebas he "was not looking forward to it". Sebas however, interpreted it as his master was talking about the meeting with Brandel. That is quite telling for the way Sebas' brain works, because the demon consistently works only with very clear, transparent messages. If someone does not convey clearly what they mean, Sebas will have no choice but to guess.

It then turned out Ciel was actually talking about the dancing lesson, and Sebas then says: "I see. Do you mean to say that you wish to demonstrate your 'staggering waltz' to the Lady Elizabeth?" Defeated, Ciel only replies: "you snide bastard."

This conversation is likewise very characteristic of these two. Here again Sebas is interpreting, because it is unclear to him what exactly his master wants him to do with this information. Was he simply complaining? Or was he hinting for Sebas to cancel class? (Just pay attention to how much people "communicate" only implicitly through hints. For Sebas this "code of communication" must be as consistent as guesswork.) In Ciel's dismayed reply "you snide bastard", we get a hint that Sebas might not have been too wrong in his interpretation either, because it clearly touched a nerve. Had he been wrong, then Ciel would undoubtedly not have given Sebas the satisfaction of letting him know his comment hit something, and instead simply corrected his butler like he did about Brandel. This back-and-forthing is in my opinion an innocent but excellent taster of their toxic dynamic.

Potent introduction to the series nature

Another thing this episode does well is how it represented what this series is in its core; a comical dark fantasy. When Brandel was convinced that his assassination attempt had succeeded, he boldly hid himself under the table laughing, and when he emerged from underneath it was just total peace. I really giggled at the anti-climax and secondhand embarrassment, it was SO GOOD.

Then when Sebas congratulated Brandel for winning La fève, it was just so casually macabre, I loved it!! I really loved the skin-crawling feeling of Sebas having done a mass-murder, and just casually breaking it to Brandel like the most trivial thing. Because it WAS the most trivial thing to Sebas.

Once again we see just how terrifying the Phantomhive household is, what the "Phantomhive Hospitality" means, and what "Phantomhive" means.

When Sebas crowned Brandel I really loved his mirth at the man's terror. And when Ciel revealed his contract eye saying: "do you have any idea why nobody has spoken of how the Watchdog inflicts punishment? It is because dead men tell no tales." it was so bone-chilling, it was amazing. In my opinion it was a very effective way to impart "old information" to viewers, without it feeling like: "exposition, exposition, exposition".

Conclusion

So yes, though the first episode of BOC is not really impressive on first glance, it gives the audience a lot to unpack and understand what this series will be about.

The first episode effectively disclosed the universe's law: The Queen's Watchdog is relentless with "Phantomhive hospitality", made possible through his strategy and the demon butler's powers

It constructively introduced the character dynamic of the two protagonists: an unconventional master-servant relationship with back-and-forthing.

It practically sets up an image about the idiot servants, which is not a lie, but does paint a different picture of the full truth.

And finally, it faithfully shows the audience the atmosphere of the universe: a comical and macabre world where atrocious crimes are trivial to our protagonists from Hell.

In short; as an introductory episode for BOC, it's more than successful in my opinion. The episode was written by Yana herself, so naturally it understands the source material well. Yes, it's indeed not a very flashy or impressive opening, but for those who are interested, I do recommend giving this episode another investigatory watch rather than a passive watch.

I hope it had been an interesting read ^v^

#Kuroshitsuji #BOC #book of circus #Episode 1 #Analysis #Review #Ish...? #Unpacking #Yeah it's more like an unpacking

[chibimyumi]

I think you haven't talked about it till now. So may I ask that what are your thoughts about the 1st musical of kuroshitsuji? (That butler, friendship)

Dear Anon, my short answer is:

( ´ρ｀)。o ○ Zzzzzzzzzz......ꉂꉂ(థꈊథ)੭ु !!!

Nah sorry XD You are very right Anon, I have sorta mentioned Kuromyu 1 before, but never really talked about it. That is because there's just... very little actual content to talk about. But I will try!

My feelings about Kuromyu 1 as phenomenon

Despite my complete lack of ability to enjoy the content itself, I.......am grateful for Kuromyu 1. It was the starting point of a very game-changing franchise (Kuromyu in general, yes, even Kuromyu2 at the time), for me personally, as well as the JP theatre world.

For me personally it was also a bit melancholic to see Matsushita Yuya again from 2009, from before he got so impossibly cocky. (Here I wrote a post about my opinion about him through the years). I was reminded once again how Matsushita also started as an innocent kid who was just crushed by expectations, and nevertheless worked so hard.

My latest watch

The last time I watched 'That Butler, Friendship' was in 2019. At the time my sister and I were at our grandmother's place for a week. We were in the middle of nowhere, accompanied only by extreme heat, cicadas and rice fields..... and I said to my sis: "Hey, you were too young when Kuromyu 1 came out, this year happens to be its 10th anniversary, shall we watch that?"

Our room was the only place that was humane to stay in because it had airco (which our dear grandmother got installed especially for us because we're like butter (TTATT) I LOVE HER!!!), and both my sis and I thought: "why not!" And so......we started watching.

The beginning of the musical was... fine. It did the obvious: setting everything up, introducing three idiot servants, the bratty Young Master, and the infallible perfect demon butler. There was just very little coherence; everything felt like patches of ingredients, rather than a completed meal. But that was... fine.

Then come the introduction of the main plot... and we were introduced to these Japanese brothers. They were very hard to watch... I had the feeling they were supposed to be late teens? But it was just so badly acted and CLEARLY 30+ year olds acting like 5 year olds. Okay, on average 30+5/2 = 17.5, that checks out I guess. Late teens!

Then entered this blatant racist stereotype, and I just kinda lost it. Yes, Lau as a character DOES play with the Chinese stereotype to lower other people's guards. However, in this musical Lau does not have character depth to back that up, and the execution makes it clear that everyone on the creator's side fell for this ploy. Okay... okay, it's 12 years old, moving on.

Except that there was just nothing to move on towards! (Ò~Ó) The rest of the story just gave our brains NOTHING to work with. My sister and I were so understimulated we just couldn't watch it without yawning every other minute.

So we just skipped through some scenes (which all felt like scrambled moments to showcase Sebastian's amazingness juxtaposed against by everyone else's stupidity). Then we ran into ...this thing... which we dubbed "Duocorn".

From that point on my sis and I just shifted in an out of bursts of yawning or ridicule. Even when surrounded by only cicadas and barren rice fields as alternatives, we still were so bored with the musical we couldn't finish watching it... Hence my initial short answer being:

( ´ρ｀)。o ○ Zzzzzzzzzz......ꉂꉂ(థꈊథ)੭ु !!!

The understimulation is the main reason I said at the beginning: "there's just... very little actual content to talk about." So much and yet so little was happening in the musical; it kinda felt like the stage-execution of somebody's work in brainstorming status.

Otherwise everything in 2009 was just so crudely done (because of lack of budget and experience), it almost felt unfair to even critically look at anything. Unlike with Kuromyu 2's blatant bigotry (which doesn't need budget to avoid), with the exception of the racist caricature being Lau, there was just nothing there that was even worthy of unpacking or praising. Unpacking Kuromyu 1 would feel like commenting on a toddler's work using adult standards.

Final thoughts

The premise of the musical was weak, the execution was rough at best, and everyone's acting and singing were also "barely-tolerable" at best. But still it is a very meaningful start for me, because - as mentioned above - Kuromyu 1 kick started something that would later become a phenomenal milestone in Japanese 2.5D culture.

Sorry I couldn't say anything more meaningful than this, but truth be told; I don't think there is anything meaningful in the musical that can be said about meaningfully. Nevertheless, I hope you at least sortaaa enjoyed reading about my revisiting experience?

Cheers!

#kuromyu #Kuromyu 1 #That Butler - Friendship #Matsushita Yuya #Duocorn #wtf was that even????? #Still grateful for what this kickstarting project made available for us!

[chibimyumi]

An hour ago news was released that Furukawa got tested positive for Covid19...... and he has been so careful to the point of paranoia too...

I wish him a very fast and good recovery, and may he have no lasting symptoms!

Link original source

An announcement regarding the cancellation of "Furukawa Yuta The Greatest Concert vol.1 - collection of musicals -" due to positive test of Covid. As of this moment we wish to announce that our agency's Furukawa Yuta has been tested positive for Covid. On the morning of August 18th (Wed), [Furukawa] conducted a test because of unusual fatigue, and as a result saw a mild increase of body temperature to 36.9℃, and as result of the PRC test was tested positive for Covid. From this point on [Furukawa] shall follow the Health Center's orders and go into self-isolation recovery, and await further developments.

#Furukawa Yuta #Announcement #Covid19 #Coronavirus #Edit: I corrected 19 to 18. 19 was a typo #sorry!

[chibimyumi]

chapter 179 spoilers

oh my god guys this room

firstly I just gotta say wow- hah. not surprised actually since they would need a lot, though being that it's the first time seeing it I am taken aback.

so now the question is... did Vincent have this? I mean, he probably could have, most likely even. but even so, I'm assuming Sebastian had to recreate this whole room, as well as collect all of these weapons... dang. I mean I'm impressed. well, impressed is a word- let's look at is shall we😳

oke so first we got these sweet sweet guns.

these must mostly be for meyrin obviously. but I forget did bard use shot guns too? wouldn't see why not.

so here we have some more pistols and such, as well as what I assume are...

katana's? definetly not an expert. but well then those must definetly be for Tanaka. and, a spear?...

go wild old man. but also, being that Tanaka wasn't even in the manor currently, what prompted Sebastian to collect these things? he could have aprouched the old injured man in the hospital and asked "do you have any capabilities of violence". or perhaps this room entirely escaped the fire? or, there's another reason... but I'll get into that later.

but now, above these are...

English swords I suppose, and axes? wha- who uses those. I mean, I guess sebas could have prepared for any type of person or warrior. or maybe those swords are for when francis pops by? though, I feel like they would have those types of public use swords and guns in a more not-super-secret-subteranian-room location.

now this, must be bards future little goody sack, with what I ASSUME are explosives. and there must be some flame thrower on some other wall of this room...

and finally, the piece of resistance👌🏼-

this

beautiful wall

I mean just look, we got daggers I think(that for some reason demon doesn't use in favor of kitchen utensils), we got maces, crossbow maybe, i think thats a pitch fork, we got a hECKIN BEJEWELED S H I E L D.

dude where did you get this.

remember when I said earlier "he must have been prepared for everything" yea this ain't it buddy.

i swear if Sebastian made this room I hate him even more, and if Vincent made it I hate him just as much it's so funny.

but I'm pretty sure sebas made this monstrosity i mean lest us forget he has a horrific giant blade in his arm

and if ciel made it, like ch-child???

please show me more walls yana please please🙏

#kuroshitsuji spoilers #kuroshitsuji 179

[chibimyumi]

A question about MBD... The title of the kuromyu, 'the most beautiful death in the world', might refer to some kind of beautiful death, right? But I couldn't really find anyone's death that was really beautiful... First, lots of innocent women and children were killed, but it wasn't really sympathizing, since they died without any depths, with just one blow (you can say a peaceful death maybe?? Since Eric may have said that the victims didn't get any pain but nevertheless it was murder)

Then Alan was accidentally killed by Eric... But it wasn't really sad or I wasn't really moved by it... Like we already knew that how weak was Alan, so his death was quite predictable and again, there isn't any reason to feel sad or any depth that can help feel sad for his death. He may have been kind, but still, his death didn't mean much to me. Also, Eric asked Sebastian to kill him, but yeah, he is the villain who, for one reaper, killed 999 people. So, he deserves death anyways or some eternal punishment. But then again, why the hell did they ascend to heaven, like at least Eric... Seriously?? A sympathizing villain who killed 1000s can go to heaven and more importantly, can reapers even go to heaven?? Of course they are defying Yana's canons but still...

Even sailor moon (a shojo manga) had so many beautiful deaths which really moved so many people (except the fact that lots of them got revived Time to time)...

But what are your opinions about this 'most beautiful death'? Isn't it just a lame exaggerated title? Also, I apologize for the really big ask.

Dear Anon,

I hundred percent agree with you; there's absolutely nothing beautiful about that musical. My opinion in short is: I think it is an exaggerated title indeed, but it is mostly a self-congratulatory title of the finest calibre. "Don't show us the ugliest mass-murder in the world and have the gall to tell us it's beautiful!"

The musical itself made it explicit that the "most beautiful death" was supposed to refer to Eric's death; once he was killed the 1000 souls of his innocent victims were released into the atmosphere, and the "final glint" of their life was "as beautiful as snow". And so, mass murderer Eric's and one thousand "pure souls" deaths was the most beautiful death in the world. Yaaaaayyyyy...........

Indeed like you said, there was just nothing sad about Alan or Eric's deaths. All Alan did the entire musical is whine about Eric and he really didn't achieve anything except some transphobic laughter from the audience.

Alan was very weak and his death was foreseeable... but what really makes me hate him more is because he is an awful bigot, and the writers seemed to think everyone will fall for it because he's a woobie. (Then again... many have actually fallen for it considering their popularity and glorification to this day, so I guess the writers aren't fully wrong about the level of gullibility of their target audience...)

Not sure if you have seen these already and that this ask was a response to my earlier post, but: In this post I discussed the injustice of the musical redeeming Eric, and in this post I explored how Eric was a missed potential in not being portrayed as a genius who had planned Alan's murder and tried to disguise it using the lives of 999 others. Amazing. I wish Okada Mari had done just that, because then Kuro might have caused a paradigm shift in fandoms referring to Eric as THE genius killer mastermind instead of Light Yagami.

Related post: Minimasterpost MBD

#Kuromyu #MBD #Eric Slingby #Alan Humphries #tw murder mention #Musical #F*ck this musical - F Alan - F Eric. Especially Eric.

[chibimyumi]

So, just a question that popped up in my head... For some reason the manga showed us really few scenes of Frances midford... So, we can't really know that how much she cares about her Phantomhive nephews or we can't know that what are true intentions are... Just because she appeared really less, doesn't obviously mean that she doesn't care about her nephews at all.

But the question is about the midford siblings... So, even when Elizabeth stayed in the music sphere hall for so many days (say a month), with Paula, her mom did nothing. But when Edward was performing in the boy band, his mother dragged him out the band and all. So, why couldn't Francis do the same for her daughter... Why did Francis and Alexis remained so quiet when Elizabeth was missing, and why was Edward the only one who was so worried? I mean it looked quite weird... Like, we know that how much Francis is proud of her daughter, her strength and everything, but that's why, leave her with Paula for so many days, in a music hall?? Elizabeth can fight for herself and protect her dear ones, but as a parent who would let their daughter go alone and stay in a music hall, filled with all sorts of people, for a month or so?

But then again, we also know really less about Paula and who knows, other than Edward, maybe Francis and Alexis already knew Elizabeth's intentions and maybe that's why they didn't want to interrupt, perhaps? Or maybe they learned everything through Paula or maybe Paula could be really strong as well? We know nothing about this but I was just curious about what you think about it?

Have a nice day:D!

Dear Anon,

It is indeed as you say; we hardly know anything about either Paula or Frances, so I really have trouble answering this question. It could be a well-motivated reason on Frances' part, but it could also be Yana doing: PLOT CONVENIENCE. Let's be honest, I love her with every bone in my body, but she is not innocent of pulling a "Cuz PLOT CONVENIENCE!"

So...... while I cannot say anything about why Frances did or did not do something, I can make an educated guess on why Yana made things go the way it did.

Had Frances managed to drag Lizzie back home, then Edward would not have stormed into the Phantomhive estate and kick-started the Blue Cult Arc with the dramatic tension going on right now.

Of course the Blue Cult Arc would have happened anyway because the Queen had already issued order for investigation. The Arc in and of itself however, is actually little more than a joke were it not for our knowledge that Lizzie is gone, and the key to getting her back is solving the Cult problem.

Just imagine this Lizzie problem non-existent. Then what? Yeah you have the Queen who ordered for an investigation about an unusually popular gathering... but then Ciel would find out it's illegal blood tapping which resulted in multiple deaths, and SUDDENLY DEAD TWIN REVEAL!!! That really would have been out of the blue, and it would not have been the "Blue Cult Arc", but "Twin out of the Blue Arc".

With Lizzie's disappearance and Ciel's persistent concern however, the tension build-up of the Arc is way smoother and natural. Since the Arc started with a connection to Ciel's direct family, the Arc progressing into a revelation involving family again is also more natural.

I think using Lizzie as a bridge to reveal the core behind the main conflict of the series - Real Ciel's return - is a fairly clever way to consolidate the strings (separate Kuro Arcs) of this long series back into the main plot. As discussed before in this post, only the latest three arcs actively addressed the Phantomhive murder case and Our Ciel's identity. After more than ten years of serialisation, it really was high time to go back to the core.

I see the idea of using Lizzie to consolidate the story back into the main arc as smart, but I am not saying that Yana executed everything perfectly. If the external factors that contributed to her long disappearance will be well backed-up, it would obviously be better than Yana going PLOT CONVENIENCE. She has already committed this sin (at least) once within the same Arc with Sebas going "meh"... about his master's disappearance. I really don't want to see another one again.

I hope this helps in at least understanding the possible behind-the-scenes of the Midford parents' presence/absence of action. I wish you a good day!

Note: For some others of you out there, a reminder of what I have already said before: I know many have strong opinions about Frances, but please spare me complaints about her amount of involvement with the family (funny that Alexis is also Ciel's and Lizzie's legal guardian, but he's getting none of this hate... is it because he's a man?🤔) or straight up conspiracy theories. I have energy for neither of those. This ask is entirely fine because Anon did mention that they know we have very little information and was not condemning just Frances based on the little information we have. From this ask I got the feeling Anon was simply inviting me to share my thoughts (if I had any); not "using me as a complaint bin" or asking me to "rationalise their anger".

Related post: Lizzie's fear paralysis, guilt, and R!Ciel

#Kuroshitsuji #Lizzie #Elizabeth Midford #Frances Midford #Edward Midford #Alexis Midford #Finally somebody mentions him too for his level of involvement with the family.... geez #Yana....please don't pull a PLOT CONVENIENCE for the core of the series I beg of you TT^TT

[chibimyumi]

Bard: "It was your mistake in of putting a man in the kitchen in the first place. Somethin' like cooking or cleaning is a woman's job, 'ight?" Sebas: "Si~gh... the nineteenth century is almost over and still we are not rid of this attitude so backwards......"

Every time I run into somebody so misogynist (or bigoted) I am going to quote Sebas full verbatim. Oh wait! It's 2021 now.

#kuroshitsuji spoilers #Spoilers #Kuroshitsuji #Kuro 179 #Some bigots man... #some sexists man... #some racists man... #All Man!Grellers man... #Thank you Sebas

[chibimyumi]

@chibmib , you’re SO very welcome

୧(๑ ⁼̴̀ᐜ⁼̴́๑)૭ ﾄﾞﾔｯ✨

(Well done, sis! ❤️)

Thank you @chibimyumi for helping me choose the art styles xD Yes, even though you let me suffer from the last one!!

It was absolutely delightful and I learned so much from studying these artists!

#the legend of zelda #zelda #link #art challenge #art style challenge

[chibimyumi]

What are your thoughts about Elizabeth not asking Our Ciel for the reason behind this identity theft? I think she did it for not becoming an obstacle to Real Ciel's plan of cornering his little brother and traumatize him with the truth (it's not obvious but just my opinion that Real Ciel planned everything from the beginning and Elizabeth just did what she was told, perhaps? And she let Real Ciel to lead the plan like they already planned from the start?)

But anyways, I truly admire your analyzations and your blog. I tried looking through your blog but don't think that you have answered this question yet, maybe.

Have a great day and hope you are doing well💕! :D

Dear Anon,

First of all, thank you for your positive words about my analyses! I'm tired, but otherwise doing well, thank you. I hope you're also doing well, but without the tiredness! 💗 And also, thank you for checking first whether the question has already been answered. It's always very, very appreciated.

Now about your question, what are my thoughts about Lizzie not asking oCiel for the reason behind his identity theft. I think the answer is the same as Lizzie told her brother in chapter 144. “She did not know what to do.” Indeed just like Paula said, "if something you held dear suddenly shattered one day, what would you do?" I wouldn't know either.

Being confronted with a revelation that somebody you thought was dead was not actually dead, and that you couldn't even tell your "true love" was an impostor is a LOT to deal with. Let alone for somebody as young as Lizzie. The revelation aside, having to confront somebody is always difficult. I for one feel the urge to dodge all confrontations if possible, and I'm approximately twice Lizzie's age.

What makes it all the more difficult to ask somebody about their fault is when you yourself are not fully in the clear either. You don't feel like you have the "right" to point out somebody else's wrongs. Had she gone up to oCiel and asked: "why did you steal your twin's identity?", oCiel could very well have returned: "because as evidenced, not even my own "true love" would have noticed. Who even am I?" A fear of confrontation usually stems from the fear of being told an ugly truth, or conflict. We see how much Lizzie is blaming herself for supposedly being a worthy fiancée, but not even being able to tell who is who.

This panel below from Lizzie's deepest fears sums up why she was paralysed by the revelation. So in short, the reason Lizzie did not ask was because she was paralysed by fear and did not know what to do.

"I think she did it for not becoming an obstacle to Real Ciel's plan [......] And she let Real Ciel to lead the plan like they already planned from the start?"

You mean that Lizzie knew quite early on about oCiel's identity theft, but just played along for rCiel, right? If not, my apologies.

I do think that Lizzie is simply doing what she's told, as you said. However I don't think Lizzie is actively part of rCiel's plan; she is not defying orders, but that is something quite different. I think Lizzie's surface compliance with rCiel is because she might feel it is a "compensation" for her crime against him. She had wronged him by not even recognising the impostor was not him, and therewith "cheated" on him. Lizzie tells us explicitly she had a gut-feeling that UT and rCiel are up to no good, but did not defy anyway. Again, because she did not know what to do. Once paralysed with fear, it is very normal for humans to freeze and/or go into compliance mode, because in that way it seems like you're minimising conflict and maximising harmony.

Lizzie's motivation for action is nothing but self-loathing and guilt. She can't turn back the clock and undo the damage that's already done. At least by complying, in the very least she could feel like she "fulfilled" some of her role as "worthy fiancée".

Another reason I think Lizzie is not active in the plan of rCiel is because she feels too guilty towards oCiel too to actively plan something against him.

In the carriage Lizzie spoke in full honesty that she loathes herself for being capable of thinking something as cruel as "couldn't you have died instead of my fiancé?" As an intrusive thought she did give her self-blame the face of oCiel. However, immediately afterwards she realised she mostly blamed herself.

Somebody who is this crippled by guilt for someone is very unlikely to actively do something to harm the person their guilt is for. By complying with rCiel and UT, she IS harming oCiel, and she knows. However, without knowing that UT and rCiel are probably going to destroy oCiel, going along with rCiel's excuses of "wanting to protect baby bro", and therewith compensating in being a "faithful fiancée" does seem like a slightly better alternative to her, surely.

Well, I hope this made sense ^^ Wish you a good day.

Related posts:

Lizzie's feelings for oCiel

Lizzie's conclusion-jumping personality?

Real Ciel's isolation abuse tactic

#Lizzie #Lizzy #Elizabeth Midfod #Analysis #Guilt complex #Dilemma