Story: 8/10 Kuroshitsuji aka Black Butler is a classic revenge story with black magic involved. I wont deny that its well made and that it has mystery but there are many fillers in the manga as well as in the anime that will confuse you. Also its one of these stories in which you have to pay attention to otherwise you might find it difficult to understand whats going on on the next chapters. Apart from these negatives it is enjoyable to read and it will show you a more twisted aspect of revenge. Revenge can drive someone to do insane things and even drive him mad. Characters Art: 9/10 The artwork is pretty and the characters personality as expressive as they should be. The writer did a good job to give the exact amount of seriousness happiness evilness etc on every character. I really enjoy the Victorian outfits which dont lack details and the amount of class each character has. The manga may be black and white but personally I didnt find it disturbing just like I did with other manga. Probably because it gives you a gothlike feeling as you are reading it. Moreover I didnt catch any symbolisms aka hidden messages in the manga if you are into this stuff. Other comments I never really understood why some label this manga as shounen. Apart from the redhair ripper that tries to kiss Sebastian and a couple of other scenes in the manga I dont really see the shounen anywhere. Moreover if someone wants to watch the anime I would tell them give it a shot but read the manga first. The anime may confuse you due to its lack of conteniousness. Other than that the art and music are really good and the sounds of jazz at the background match excellent the scenes. Overall: 8.5/10 Its a good manga and anime to read to watch. If you are into classy gothlike stories then youll enjoy this one.Its not perfect but its not bad either. I believe it could get higher rating if it didnt have some imperfections. Still not a bad work.