All in all, Black Butler is a splendid anime. I would have rated it as a 10 if there hadn't been issues with it, such as the high rating I had to put for the Nudity/Sexual details, and one particular character named Grelle who I would kill if I could.

This was an amazing anime with fantastic character development and a great story.

Violence/gore: I gave this a five. Although the anime isn't all violence, the violent scenes do contain a lot of blood.


Nudity/Sexual Content: I gave this a 5. There wasn't any detailed nudity, the worst part was in Ciel in Wonderland, there was a mushroom who was female and naked, there was no detail, but she did act extremely provocatively.

Theo themes: I gave this an 8. A religion that seemed based off of Christianity was considered a psycho cult. Angels were evil, and, while demons weren't necessarilly good, they weren't evil either.

Other negative themes: I gave this a 5. There is one gay/transexual character who is in the show quite a bit, and, although that doesn't bother me in the slightest, in fact he added a lot of comic relief to the show, I will list it anyway and allow it to affect the rating. There is also a small amount of swearing, and the second season has a pedophile in it for a small part.

To any viewers that would be offended by this, be warned the a demon is the main character and portrayed as loyal and good overall.

Violence/Gore: I gave this a hardcore rating of 9 for many, stone solid reasons. First, allow me to humbly say, this is most violent manga I have ever read. Continual gore isn't just in one certain chapter or area of the story, no, it proceeds through the whole manga. And when gore isn't prominant you can bet your sanity that it will soon return with a vengeance. Spoiler: I'll give a few examples: prostitutes being murdered then having their ovaries cut out; deaths by knives, forks, swords, and guns; children falling from tight-ropes at extreme heights; children being eaten by lions; people being eaten by zombies and many, many more scenes.

Nudity/Sexual Content: I gave this an 8 because there are many scenes that involve rather "underdressed" woman with their breasts showing quite provocatively and/or wearing very short skirts and dresses. When given an 8 for nudity and sexual content, it's not hard to describe why. There are many questionable things that turn up every now and again that I won't bother to name.

Theological: I probably would have given this manga a 10 if it had not been for the the lingering thought that I should cut this poor manga some slack. If you know the plot of this story, you'll know that Sebastion isn't just any butler - he's a demon. Ciel sold his soul to a demon purely for revenge of his family's death which, in my opinion, is enough to earn this manga a 7. However, the fact that many issues concerning Satanic rituals, bashing of angels, bashing of God, and the overall proclomation that the Light is useless, cropped up, I had no choice but to honestly raise it to a 9.

Other Negatives: Swearing, constant darkness, an overall negative theme, and many questionable things happen in this manga.

Overall I gave this manga a 7 purely out of my own enjoyment. Before reading I highly recommend you take a step back and think carefully; this manga is, as I already discussed, an extremely graphic anime and that matter should not be treaded upon lightly. There were scenes that had my stomach contorting with queasiness. A lot of sexual things crop up that you should watch out for. Also,as I already said, the manga is extremely dark with a lot of Satanic references. I really don't recommend this manga to anyone unless your interests are gore and dark themes. I do, however, praise this for having such amazing artwork and a thick plot. The art alone kept me hooked as well as the nail-biting intensity of what's to come. My tip?: read at your own risk.