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[funtomrabbits]

Hi I really haven't been active but did you delete Black Butlers discord? Because I can't find it, if you did that fine, I'm just wondering since I haven't been around lately

Hi there! In short, yes I did!

I've been meaning to put something up on my blog about this for awhile now, and just haven't gotten around to it, so I'll just take this as an opportunity to explain a bit about it.

I loved being in the Kuro fandom, and I loved talking to others I met through this blog and the years I had that server- but it was also a constant reminder sitting there of some of the worst life experiences I had gone through and was going through, so it didn't seem worth it anymore to keep the server up when my interest in Kuro died down almost completely anyways. It took a lot of time for me to think on it before I decided that it would be best for me to let it go, and to step away from something I didn't much care for anymore that ultimately brought back bad memories and kept me from growing as a person. I was constantly engrossed in it, and it was bad on my mental health.

It might not seem like a big thing, but there was a lot I was letting go of. And it gave me the space to be happy again. I'm in such a good place in my life, living with my partners, caring for our rats, making life plans I never thought possible. I have the freedom to focus my attention on things that are actually important to me now.

Kuro will always hold a special place in my heart, as it's been a source of comfort for many years. But it's also the root of a lot of toxicity, and it's just not a place I care to spend my time anymore- nor do I want to be who I was while envolped in it. I've been able to grow and heal, and freeing myself of things holding me back from doing that (Kuro heavily included) has helped a lot.

So for those that are expecting me to come back, I'm sorry to say that I don't see that happening. I'll probably keep my blog, but as far as posting theories, etc., I won't be doing those things anymore.

Thank you to everyone who has enjoyed my content, interacted with me, and even spoken to me directly throughout my time here. I'm sorry to have to go, but I'm leaving a much happier, better version of myself. Take care, all ♡

[anewp0tat0]

chapter 182

I'm going to begin with the good things that this chapter should have been because I waited a month.

smoller bard

the best character in this chapter

this is just adorable. makes me real happy.

and that's fine right! this would have been a perfectly fine cute chapter. until that last page.

this is the last page of the chapter which depicts natives in a very violent way, clearly being portrayed as the antagonists is the white Americans run in terror and houses burn around them. I'm showing the page for the people who have not read the chapter yet and wish to contextualize it themselves

the biggest issue isn't even so much the imagery but the "why". bard should know why, and if he doesn't well that's just depressing. yana could have still portrayed bard as devastated because his family is now dead and these things did happen in this time. but "why" just turns all of these white men into innocent victims, which they weren't. a little history lecture next chapter would be great thanks.

I don't know yana's actual political opinions, but i know that a possibility is that yana did research on these historical conflicts, and not doing research on the actual serious current issues that are going on right now. I'm not Japanese so I can't say how knowledgeable they are of American history or current events, but I don't expect it to be a lot(neither am I native American by the way! this is an outsiders perspective).

I doubt we will get any perspective from the natives. something that may help would be for Sebastian to remind bard that his "wheat farmer struggles" aren't that significant actually. but there's not a big chance of that happening either.

and here's the thing, I doubt that yana pays any attention to the western fandom(for good reasons actually pfft), so there's a good chance this particular problem could continue simply due to ignorance.(this doesn't mean angry letters or death threats, come on, I'm tired). but we as a fandom are be free to address these issues and understand them when necessary.

I was very interested in bards past and his family before, but i may end up removing that from my own canon if it doesn't get resolved, like with kuro's other such visual depictions. this is just another minority to add to her "things to improve" list. I do hope yana does wish to improve and become more aware.

also, am I over thinking this? i wanted to get some thoughts out on the matter but if this is too much or inappropriate I'll get rid of this. my optimistic hope is that kuro gets better in the future, or at the very least we are able to focus on the main plot while still holding yana tobos and these things accountable.

can't wait to get back to the plot world now.

[chibimyumi]

Hope you’re doing well!!! A while back you answered a question about Kuro theories around the world. Do you have any updates? Thanks ♥️♥️♥️

Dear Anon,

My apologies for the late reply.

I don’t know about the world, but right now the main topic of discussion in the Japanese fandom seems to revolve around what the HELL Sebas was doing in America.

Was Sebas there on a mission with his master, or just for his master? The Japanese fandom thinks it unlikely Sebas would leave Ciel in England while his position wasn’t fully stable yet, and only with Finny and Meyrin around (before those two were fully trained). So we judge the chance higher that Ciel was in America too with Sebas. Then the question is, what business did the English Queen’s Watchdog have in America? Will this Bard-arc lead to a mini mystery to be solved by younger Ciel and Sebas?

Then the second question is: did Bard catch Sebas’ eyes, or did Bard catch Ciel’s eye? As discussed in Summary & Thoughts Ch 162, at the beginning Sebas took way more initiative for a servant than he does right now. He was prone to talking over his master, and was actually the de facto decision maker in the household. So was Bard recruited on the butler’s initiative much in the same way Meyrin was? This tweet by Yana on the release date sparked deeper interest for this question.

Today is G Fantasy’s release date! #Black Butler is featured in it. It’s about Lau in freedom, Bard in seriousness, and Sebas in freedom. [This issue] also features information about the Manuscript Expo and Black Label. Please support me kindly. 【Toboso】

What does it mean, Lau and Sebas in freedom, while Bard is in seriousness? Does Yana mean to refer to Lau taking liberties with Ciel’s instructions? So does “Sebas in freedom” refer to him also taking liberties in recruiting Bard?

Finny and Meyrin were scouted quite clearly because despite being human, both of them were basically supernatural. So what’s the deal with Bard? What will Yana show us about Bard that’s basically on par with functionally supernaturals?

And what is the reason that Bard who almost resorted to cannibalism was then installed as a household chef? As discussed in this post, in the recent years Yana has been doing a wonderfully good job at giving meaningful explanations to gag-stereotypical quirks she had written for characters that were little more than (offensive) jokes. Will Yana do the same for Bard’s extreme anti-talent for cooking?

Another point of interest now being discussed is the painful cynicism of Yana choosing a bright, open-air picnic scenario for the chapter’s cover, for a chapter wherein a picnic was started in a dark cave with corpses.

I hope this had been interesting ^^

Related posts:

Japanese Fandom’s views on future chapters (May 2019)

“JP Fandom as dead as the Western fandom?”

“What does the JP fandom think of the Blue XXX Arc and R!Ciel?”

Undertaker’s language in JP and JP fandom’s views on UT = Cedric theory.

What does the Japanese fandom think of the short chapters?

[funtomrabbits]

hi i love you 💞

I love YOU 💗

[squidsyes]

I’m all out of juice after working on that illustration for the black butler zine but take this doodle of r!ciel hehe

[funtomrabbits]

Masterlist: FAQs + Other Things!

Kuro Asks:

Snake

“Astre”

Fave Arc + Why

Book of Circus + “Ciel’s” Name

oCiel’s Name (Sirius)

oCiel + His Throne of Corpses

oCiel + “Worthless”

Necessity of the Cult Assault

The Queen and the Twins

Lizzy and the Twins

Lizzy (hate/discourse)

Lizzy (hate/discourse 2)

Lizzy + Picking Sides

Undertaker + The Cult

Undertaker + Claudia (lanterns)

rCiel Mastermind Theory + oCiel and His Relationship With Lizzy and Soma

rCiel’s Contradictions

rCiel Mastermind Theory

rCiel + Lizzy (”liar”)

Soma + Personality Change

The Servants (death)

Sebastian + The Servants

Sebastian Manipulating oCiel

Sebastian’s Manipulation Being Excused

Diedrich vs Vincent

Alois Manga

Other Kuro-related Things (not serious):

Sebastian + Child Services

GOT EEM

Sebastian and His Pretentious Glasses

Sebastian’s Saw Arm

oCiel’s Tophat

oCiel Posing

rCiel Aesthetic Post

Kuro Memes

Dat Boi Lau

The Master…Reigns Supreme

Why Yall Like This

Happy Twins

WAH!

oCiel Moodboard

Dorks

oCiel + Alois (art done for me)

Smug oCiel

Kuro Info:

Demographic

Sales

Chapter Release Date

Other:

Blog Recs

Other Kuro Blogs: @relatablerealciel 

Mystic Messenger blog: @saeransimp

Discord Server (Kuro)

Tiktok: bayberat

[funtomrabbits]

When you’re a little bitch who tells your brother Santa isn’t real

[funtomrabbits]

When your little bitch brother tells you Santa isn’t real.

[funtomrabbits]

From Yana's Twitter

[funtomrabbits]

Do you know what happened to so-xu?

unfortunately, I haven't heard from them in awhile and I'm unsure of any other social media they've made public :(

they hadn't been active on that blog for quite some time (like 2018/early 2019 is when I last know of them being consistent w uploads), so it could be that they closed their blog due to that! it does look like the url is saved so maybe they'll come back when they're ready to <3

[funtomrabbits]

!!!!! TYSM @rupertpsmith

[funtomrabbits]

Do you know what happened to so-xu?

unfortunately, I haven't heard from them in awhile and I'm unsure of any other social media they've made public :(

they hadn't been active on that blog for quite some time (like 2018/early 2019 is when I last know of them being consistent w uploads), so it could be that they closed their blog due to that! it does look like the url is saved so maybe they'll come back when they're ready to <3

[funtomrabbits]

My lovely friend drew this for me and I can’t get over how gorgeous it is. @so-xu

[cielois-household]

🎉Happy Birthday Alois 💜

by Yu_ki_koo 🎂

[funtomrabbits]

Happy Halloween, everyone!! Here’s a bat boy.

[funtomrabbits]

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[funtomrabbits]

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[funtomrabbits]

REAL CIEL IS BACK

YEAH I SAW AND FELT LIKE I WAS GONNA HAVE A STROKE I LOVE HE 

it’s been, what, over a year since we’ve last gotten actual content of him? so I’m a bit afraid we’ll only get this one chap and then he’s just gonna be gone again for another year lmao but for the first time in ages I’m actually excited for a Kuro chap

[twisyn]

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