Kuroshitsuji: Sono Shitsuji, Kougyou

Earl Ciel Phantomhive's Funtom Corporation is sponsoring a charity performance of Hamlet to be shown to a group of poor children as a celebration of its third anniversary. However, when the theater company hired for the stage play is suddenly delayed and won't make it in time for the scheduled performance, the company is faced with a dilemma. With the promise of plenty of press coverage, Ciel must find a way to rectify the situation and commands his butler, Sebastian Michaelis, to ensure the success of the play.

But with a haphazard ensemble of amateur actors—including Ciel, his fiancée Elizabeth Midford, his servants, and many others—how can they possibly put on the show in time?

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Michaelis, Sebastian Main

Ono, Daisuke Japanese

Phantomhive, Ciel Main

Sakamoto, Maaya Japanese

Sutcliff, Grell Supporting

Fukuyama, Jun Japanese

Undertaker Supporting

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Finnian Supporting

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Mey-Rin Supporting

Katou, Emiri Japanese

Midford, Elizabeth Supporting

Tamura, Yukari Japanese

Spears, William T. Supporting

Sugiyama, Noriaki Japanese

Kadar, Soma Asman Supporting

Tachibana, Shinnosuke Japanese

Tanaka Supporting

Fujimura, Shunji Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Ichimura, Tetsuo Episode Director

Kalafina Theme Song Performance

SID Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Arrangement

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Jan 14, 2015

asckj1

Recommended

A very well made special 9/10 overall.

As it is, the end of Kuroshitsuji made be cry even though the ending is completely filler even now. Ciel's circumstances and his interactions, especially around the end of the series, with Abberline and Sebastian were such a mass of contradiction! I felt the same sort of contradiction from the dialogues between Ciel and Sebastian in this special.

Sebastian came out fantastically as a demon who toys with Ciel's thoughts. He says things which would be considered good advice and yet he'll also force Ciel to accept the point of no return that he has already crossed. And ... a truly clever idea for using Hamlet for the play to portray these contradictions. The cheering from the children in the crowd during the play simply added to the highly emotional atmosphere. That made me cry the most probably since I had just completed watching the series and Ciel's end.

All in all, a totally recommended special to watch. This show itself forces you to think of the concept of good and evil especially because of the way the demons and angels act in it. This special adds a nice support for highlighting those concepts.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Feb 13, 2013

1919191919

Recommended

After getting too many feels at the end of Kuroshitsuji's first season, I didn't even hesitate in watching the first OVA, not even knowing what it was about. Twenty-three minutes and forty-seven seconds later, here I am.

A stage play for poor children to enjoy and a group of very inexperienced actors make the plot of this OVA simple yet entertaining. As you can imagine, it mainly focuses on the humorous part of the main plot rather than the dramatic part, which is quite big if I might add. It's made to get some laughs out of the fans and to feed that hunger for more ... that is always born when an Anime ends.

It's weird to see the characters wearing something else than their usual attires but the costumes look so beautiful on them that it's rather forgettable. The art in Kuroshitsuji is gorgeous no matter what.

I honestly didn't even listen to the background music in this episode and I'm questioning as if there was even any. The same Opening and Ending we've seen since the second half of the first season are used.

Getting to see another side of the characters is always good. Hamlet and Ciel have a lot in common, specially because both their lives revolve around revenge, and Sebastian sees this and uses it as an opportunity to show the little Phantomhive that revenge is not all there is to life. Fun fact: Ciel seems to be a pretty good actor.

Kuroshitsuji's first OVA is filled with light humor that will make time fly. Personally, I enjoyed it more than some fillers in the actual Anime. If you have the time to watch it, I encourage you to.

Or if you want to see the Undertaker dressed as a girl. That works, too.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Feb 7, 2011

lunaricake

Recommended

I saw this after I saw both seasons of Kuro *-*
well. First of all I must admit that I've only read Hamlet after I saw the special, so I was kindda "unknowing" the story. Now I know and I can imagine why they've chosen this tragedy.
Still, I saw the speccial, hoping that as the episodes, it would be great (sorry for the crappy english XD)
Naturally, Hamlet is a Shakesperian tragredy, famous all over the world, and the story of the prince that wants to revenge his father fits completly on Kuroshitsuji's story. After all, Ciel Phantomhive wants to revenge his parents, with the help of ... Sebastian Michaelis, isn't that right?
So, I saw it.
But I wasn't expecting that would be so great!
All the story envolving the main characters, since the recieving of the news to the end of the special, it has a lot to put on words. Without spoiling, from the beggining to the end, this special is hilarious, and I couldn't avoid the laughs when Sebastian does that so usual faces of frustration, and most of all, when he describes the story of Hamlet. Simply soberb *-*

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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