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Hello, Everyone

I’ve been here since 2019 February, posting on Tumblr. I want to thank everyone who has consistently followed my ramblings and those who came across one post they liked but thought the rest of them weren’t up to standard.

I have been taking a break for a long while, longer than my gaps in posting before. And I think it will continue for some more time. I’ve loved Kuroshitsuji for more than 1/3 of my life (this is true!) and I hope to return to this fandom in the future -whether that is tomorrow or February 2029.

Temporary farewell, :)

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Who Attacked the Phantomhive Manor?

I had previously wrote about this back in 2022, but I thought I could expand on it two years later. (If anyone is interested: https://www.tumblr.com/salty-protagonist/694488877301399552/who-is-behind-the-attack-on-the-phantomhive-manor)

In essence, I thinks it’s quite possible that the Phantomhive family organized the attack. I will answer questions as bullet points so feel free to look at the ones that seem interesting. :)

Isn’t Vincent Dead?

Think about it, is anyone actually dead in this series? Grim reapers and bizarre dolls are technically dead too but they account for half of the characters. Vincent could’ve come back somehow. But I don’t think that’s the case, he probably never died in the first place.

There are some instances through different chapters that support this theory, but let’s try to focus on those that tie back to the Phantomhives.

Tanaka is loyal to the Phamtomhives. So loyal that he sided with RCiel once the child came back. Before him, his master was Vincent. Considering Sebastian met Tanaka after the attack, the words in the panels above relate to Tanaka’s own experience. This may’be been regarded as a random motivational quote only if this wasn’t Kuroshitsuji.

About the death of Sebastian the dog, I had previously said why would random criminals not kill the dog if they were just after the twins and instead go through the trouble of putting a muzzle on it. But the dog is killed later in Vincent’s bedroom. Only people OC saw in the room were the bodies of his parents and a random blond servant.

Just for the sake of mystery, I will assume that there wasn’t anyone else in the room. So someone in the room that OC did see could’ve killed the dog. 🐕

What about the servants?

Phantomhive manor had so many workers for every task before the attack as we all know, with Tanaka being the head butler. While butlers do swear loyalty to their masters in this story (Sebastian, Agni, etc.) others have a higher possibility of betraying their master.

The other servants could‘be been working for a family member other than Vincent. This is quite a reach considering there isn’t much to know about the generation before Vincent. However, the servants did say that they had a surprise for the kids.

I think that because Tanaka is the one who mentioned the surprise, he was the one servants informed of about wanting to create a specific circumstance for the surprise which is just the attack. Because Vincent trusts Tanaka, he wouldn’t see it as a threat, which may not have been the case if it was mentioned by another servant. I’m not saying Vincent didn’t know about the “surprise” beforehand, but he may’ enjoy been deceived in about the details.

The blond guy from the previous question could’ve pretended to be dead after killing Sebastian. The blood splatters don’t match any heavy injury on his body.

Weren’t we shown what happened in the flashbacks?

Technically, but only from OC’s point of view. Before Ciels were revealed to be twins, all the childhood flashbacks were from his perspective too. So Yana Toboso was able to hide such a crucial information while leaving clues behind for the readers. RC being the first to go out to explore on 14 December without the readers not seeing anything, weird sounds and OC blacking out during transportation are all gaps in the readers (and OC’s) knowledge.

For transportation, considering the children were worth a lot more when they’re together, why did the kidnappers separate them and risk something happening to one? Why did RC reach the selling location before OC instead of bringing them together and saving on costs. And why weren’t RC’s tied?

They tied up OC’s legs while he was unconscious. Then they put him in a locked suitcase in a locked car with two kidnappers who were probably armed. Why wasn’t the same measures applied to RC.

Now, I’m not saying a 10 year old child was the one who coordinated the attack, but he may’ve more information that would make him not run away since he is “the true heir.”

Is twin Ciel really that suspicious?

Yes. Let’s focus on the ring. Why didn’t the kidnappers take it? They should’ve searched the kids to see if they have any goods or weapons on them which would risk the sale. Phantomhive ring is bigger compared to others as well.

This is a reach but it may’ve been a tracking device. In general, I don’t refer to Green/Emerald Witch Arc much in my posts. But, they discovered tracking devices within protection amulets back then. It can be an indirect hint to this.

For those who may think why Sebastian didn’t notice anything, it’s because he doesn’t have the detection skills for a tracking device. He was surprised to learn the truth about the amulets in Germany too.

This would also explain how RC was able to follow OC and his demon with Undertaker anywhere they went. RC reappearance was very well coordinated too. He went to the house in London because he knew OC wasn’t there. Agni and Some may’ve been unexpected variables or UT knew they were there before sending RC. Additionally, RC was able to appear just as OC entered the mansion and the police came in really timely manner. All of these suggest that there could’ve indeed been a tracking device.

No normal child would examine his father’s corpse for jewelry upon first impression. The ring was probably given to RC by someone else. But he instructed to tell OC otherwise.

Who attacked the Phantomhive Manor?

I think the real culprit was Claudia or any family member who had the blood of Phantomhive. Maybe they’re yearning for immortality and require quality material for UT’s research. Maybe they’re aggrevated regarding something that happened in Germany, or with Queen Victoria. But it’s likely a Phantomhive (other than RC) attacked the manor with the help of servants, UT and possible outside help.

The scene from when twins were even younger could even be a foreshadowing to the attack. OC kept waiting for revenge and to find the culprits, but it was someone he knew and trusted in reality.

I’m taking this story as evidence because similar things have happened in the story. One example I liked for direct foreshadowing for the twin theory is Maurice Cole (bad guy, make-up dude, Weston academy) who said he did those bad things because he felt insignificant in his brother’s shadow.

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I referred back to a lot of older chapters so many of these may be popular ideas that I’m not aware of. Thank you for reading this very long post.

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*Quote taken from the internet

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Wow… 4 years after creating this account I reached 100 followers! Thank you all for reading my mind dumps, liking the random memes I post and putting up with me disappearing for 5 months every once in a while. I really appreciate this! :D

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Determining Star Lords with Astrology (Part 2)

This post references back to Part 1 and includes the analysis for Polaris and Canopus.

Polaris ****

Polaris is the most common blood type in the series. But what makes it special is the fact that we actually met Lord Polaris (with his identity concealed)!

I assume that Lord Polaris is male because he is/was a butler and it is traditionally a masculine role.

Polaris is the “Pole Star” that moves around very slightly compared to the average star movement has has been used as a guide to determine the direction of north over many centuries. It’s part of the Ursa Minor (Little Bear) constellation.

Polaris is known for being a trusty guidepost that leads people with a purpose. These qualities are shared with his identities as butler.

The second thing we know about Lord Polaris is that he is dead. When did he die? Was he always dead? Well, according to the fan translation I’m putting here, he was alive until very recently. (If anyone has the official copies, it would be great if you’d share your wisdom because the English translations are not sold in my region and I have no means to look for one at the moment)

Blue stars are the hottest stars (simply due to the electron jumps in their atomic levels). Here, I’m guessing it’s either to talk about Lord Sirius because he is more powerful compared to the other Lords, or to talk about Lord Sirius because it is associated with the Phantomhives who’s trademark colour is blue. (Ciel means sky in French as you all know, which is blue). A third possibility would be to talk about Lord Sirius, since it’s a white-blue star (sourced from the internet).

I would like to elaborate more on this but I will do so regarding chapter 169 in the future when Polaris becomes relevant again. I was busy at the time 169 came out so I couldn’t directly comment on it at the time.

Moving on, the reason why I mentioned the official translation is because how I understand the panel above is as he wasn’t dead at the time. So I want to make sure the meaning is as close to that as possible. Nevertheless, something has happened between RC reveal and ch169 for Polaris to have died. Perhaps when RC stopped being Lord Sirius, it also meant the fall of the Blue Star that led Polaris to sacrifice himself in a cultish way? Or RC needed an organ and Undertaker took it from Polaris?

Still, I don’t think we can create solid connections between any butler character we already know and Lord Polaris. Many new characters were introduced during the last few years so it would be safe to assume he hasn’t been seen in the story before this.

(Disclaimer: Most if this is regarding ch 169, so if any of this has been mentioned by someone else before, original credits are directed to them)

Canopus** (Doll)

This is where the theories for the orphanage arc start

I will be connecting Canopus to the dog orphanage because all the other Lord seem to have connections to one of the new settings. Although orphanage is the only one left (process of elimination), there are still some connections between Canopus and Lord Canopus who I think is Doll.

Canopus is the second brightest star in the sky (1st is obviously Sirius) and it is a part of the Carina constellation, which stands for the lower part of a ship. Carina used to be a part of the Argo Navis ex-constellation until it was divided into 3 others. Argo Navis means Argo Ship. It is the ship used for the quest for the Golden Fleece. Carina doesn’t have a legend for itself so it ties with the myth for Argo Navis. Other 2 constellations that were a part of Argo Navis are Vela and Puppis, whose names also stand for parts of a ship.

How ships and sailors tie in with Doll is through the circus which was named “Noah’s Ark Circus”. To summarize, Noah had a boat (Ark) which carried 2 of each species on Earth to conserve life after God flooded everything else.

If we consider Argo Navis as Noah’s Ark Circus, we can relate Carina, Vela and Puppis to the 3 pieces of the circus. Carina is Doll, Snake is Vela and the deceased circus members are Puppis (meaning back of the ship therefore making it seem like they’re left behind in a roundabout way).

We already know that Doll is a bizarre doll and a newer model too. So, it corresponds with the other confirmed Lord Polaris, and relates to Layla as Vega. It would make sense for Undertaker to have revived someone without any family to look for them and to have given them command over a blood collection operation.

Let’s look at the Canopus bedroom in Sphere Music Hall blood experiments wing.

Compared to the rooms of all the other star lords, it doesn’t have any personal decoration or belonging of any kind. Much like a hospital or a hotel room, it seems to be for temporary residence. A logical explanation regarding Doll would be that she was only kept here until she was able to move on her own. The bandages could be from the injuries Sebastian gave her.

The lack of any personal belonging could be because Doll is used to frequently moving around rooms in the circus. She didn’t do anything special to settle in with OC when they were roommates too.

The placement of the stool doesn’t match either object in the room. It’s too far back for anyone to have looked into the mirror (for makeup or sth you know) or for someone to have helped whoever was on the bed to take of the bandages in the orientation shown above. Maybe it was pushed away as Doll went up to the mirror and saw that Undertaker fixed her eye after ripping off her bandages by herself. (This is very deep speculation without any concrete proof)

The speech bubble belonging to Lord Canopus is impatient, wanting to begin the plan for bringing back RC. This could be about Doll wanting to take revenge on OC as soon as possible.

I would also like imagine Doll’s real name is Carina, because it’s a great name with a beautiful meaning. It peaked in the era that she is living in as well.

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Determining Star Lords with Astrology (Part 1)

Since we haven’t seen Doll in a while and mostly follow Snake and Finny at the time, I wanted to go back to the star blood types and deepen the link between them and the four settings again in the mean time.

This post will focus on the properties of the stars, their myths and how these myths relate to certain characters with special focus on Doll regarding the current mini-arc.

Vega***

To establish further theories, let’s first make “Layla is the Vega Lord” concrete. Vega belongs to the “Lyra” constellation, which symbolizes a musical instrument in Greek Mythology. While the first thing that caught my attention was the similarity between the spelling of Layla and Lyra, I don’t want to jump to any conclusions between them because there is a possibility that the original Japanese is different in a way? If someone knows more about this I would like to hear about it.

The meaning of the name “Layla” has connotations regarding “night” so this can also be seen as a simple proof.

If we look at mythologies of other civilizations, the story of Vega that comes from Chinese mythology is quite interesting. The legend of Vega in mythology is paired up with the star Altair. The love story between Zhinü and Niulang, Vega and Altair respectively, fits into the narrative of the Veteran House Mini-Arc in Kuro. If we think of Zhinü as Layla because she is presumed to be the lord of Vega, then the person she talks to Al (double personality or another twin scenario) could be Niulang.

Additionally, Niulang is a farm boy (“Cowherd” as it is said in Wikipedia), it relates to Bard’s backstory and brings together the Veteran Mini-Arc in its entirety. The tragic love story of Vega and Altair could be applied to what happened to Bard’s family.

Sirius*

This is probably the most well-known star in the Fandom at this point so I realize anything I’m writing could have already been written by another blogger. If so, credits to that person but I hope you will see how mentioning all this relates to the narrative of this post as well. :D

Sirius is a part of the constellation Canis Major. Another dog is the unending list of Kuro between Borzois, Pomerians and Mastiffs. Canis Major represent the bigger of the two hunting dogs (other is Canis Minor) of Orion. Sirius is known as the “Dog Star” by itself as well.

There are many stories about Sirius and Cani Major among various legends, these do not directly correlate with the story at the moment.

Before going into the star lords, I wanted to say that it’s amazing how the “Queen’s Watchdog” title is so closely related to this. I love this series because of small connections like these.

Sirius is the rarest blood type and currently we know only a few characters that were confirmed to have it.

Before the twin reveal (and during the twin reveal), I would probably argue that Lord Sirius is a Phantomhive twin now. And we do know that it used to be RC. I know that RC said it is OC at the moment but what they define as a lord changes from Star to star. Is it that they are above all else with an internal food chain, or are they just additional supplements or supporters for Sirius with no distinction from all the other donors except their title when it comes to the survival of the Phantomhives.

I would like to look deeper into what RC said, but remember that he is a semi-walking corpse with the mentality of a 10-year-old child.

The title seemed very glorious and powerful before the 130-140 flashbackthe but if newer characters like Layla and Lord Polaris have their own bedrooms in the opera hall, I’m doubting that Undertaker would hold a Phantomhive -potentially knew before the story began- to the same degree as 3 other hidden characters at this point of the story. All the other lords all doing their jobs while Sirius is supposedly leading them and so he (she?) is off limits.

But I’m also skeptical that a character who died as an adult would be put into the lords category as the Lords are most likely close in age (pre-death age) because many of the Major groupings around the star and blood systems in Kuro include characters of the same generation. Like the prefects, idol prefects and the dog classes in the orphanage.

I understand that OC being Lord Sirius would lead to some amazing reveals, but I hope there is still another key character that is yet to be revealed.

(Thank you for reading Part 1. The post was getting two long after I wrote Polaris so please look for Part 2 on my profile if you’d like to read more :) )

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Where is Doll Getting Blood From? (FOL Orphanage Blood Collection)

Now that we know Doll is a Bizarre Doll, let’s try to find out how she is sustaining herself with blood. This post will include information from the most recent chapters.

First of all, we know that no one can go in or out of the FOL orphanage except authorized people and innocent victims. So, while it is possible that blood is being imported into the orphanage, we need to ask ourselves “What would Undertaker do?”. For this case, it is unlikely that a place designated to be a blood collection center would receive shipments of blood to sustain one (known as of now) bizarre doll.

We also know that the fledged children are how they obtain blood. So, if the children aren’t leaving the premises, how does the blood go outside.

Because the fledged children are in fact, leaving the orphanage.

The last couple of chapters make it seem like once a kid reaches fledging day, then they get celebrated, they leave and then they are brought back at night. We can’t know yet if this is the general case for kids other than Ginny.

Let me remind you that before Ginny, the older kids had no idea where the fledged ones went. They even went as far as threatening Finny to get this information. It has its own large panel with a bold text to show how important it is.

Then Ginny could be a special case that returned to the orphanage compared to all the other fledged kids that we have no information on.

But why did Ginny return?

This question has a simple answer: for Doll. While it wouldn’t make sense for blood to come into the orphanage, why wouldn’t they use the very alive kids that they know the blood type of for food.

Doll ran out of supply like it happened to RC in ch 149, so the women at the orphanage quickly improvised to get her blood. An evidence for this would be the fact that Ginny’s dress wasn’t properly made.

They didn’t know they would need blood that day, so they acted quickly. Much like how Doll didn’t know she would collapse. Otherwise why would she go out in an open field surrounded by people?

Is Ginny dead?

Probably not. At least not when we saw her like this:

Let’s look at a motif that was present many times in the FOL chapters, the mistletoe. It’s known for being used in Christmas celebrations. But it’s importance in Kuro is much different. Theo does explain it a bit, but Finny outright says what we’ve all been thinks about for bizarre dolls all this time.

If mistletoe is digested, it can effect as a sedative that makes people go to sleep. It’s been used as herbal medicine for some centuries. There are dangerous side effects to eating mistletoe, but a large amount needs to be digested to cause death. So I don’t think that’s the case here. Ginny is just sleeping.

What we should be focusing on is the fact they they brought her to the stable. It was where we last saw Doll. Wouldn’t she be able to move on her condition?

Although the kids couldn’t find a secret door, there could be another mechanism that lets blood to be drawn and for Doll to use it. If even one of the snakes doesn’t return, it would be logical to assume that the snake was caught by Doll just like when she re-appeared.

As for the general blood collection, the fledged kids are most likely put the sleep with the mistletoe. Then they are brought to a bigger facility on a supply and demand basis. The blood isn’t drawn and shipped. But the need for whichever blood type gets fulfilled by a fledged kid that has it.

Just as a side note, I think that the lemon pastries have something to do with the mistletoes, but I don’t have anything further yet.

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Our Ciel Will Die By Drowning.

The title is self explanatory as for what this post is.

We have reached chapter 201, there is still a long way to go. But through all the content we were given something is apparent: our protagonist (short one) will die before the series ends.

Now, I honestly think that it will include Sebastian (duh) and have something to do with the contract. But my gut says that our Ciel’s death will not be fully controlled by the demonic involvements.

Before I begin justifying why I think Ciel will die by drowning, I want to make it clear that I feel as though until we reach the hotel mini-arc, a lot of puzzle pieces will still be missing so any detail involving characters (other than Sebastian) are simply speculations.

Ophelia

In chapter 23, the police come to the Phamtomhive Mansion in order to conclude the crimes committed Indian Butler Arc by Agni. While touring the mansion, one of the police stalk about the drawings on the wall. He goes into detail about the painting titled “Ophelia”

Ophelia a is from Shakespeare’s Hamlet who upon learning that Hamlet didn’t choose to end up with her, goes out to collect wild plants but fall in water and drowns. (It is also written as a note in the English fan translation I found)

Here is the painting:

In the following page, the painter Waterhouse is also mentioned. I wasn’t able to decpiher which painting the police guy was talking about as he didn’t give a name and the image in the manga isn’t enough. Waterhouse has painted Ophelia as well.

Although it would be easier to assume this is just a silly reference, every little detail in this manga series can create avalanches that end up characters who have been presumed to be dead for years reappearing.

The rejection can be Lizzie’s relationship with them and choosing R!Ciel after everything. Or it can be applied to broader sense and be accepted as everyone turning their backs on O!Ciel after the true heir shows up.

Lau’s Omnipotence

Lau is known for always saying something serious then following it up with a random funny remark. It is still very noticeable that he always says less than what he truly knows. The following panels follow each other (right to left). They are in different pages so I had to separate the images.

(In the official translations I have, it uses “to drown” in the second panel directly in my native language)

There is a picture of someone (probably OC) sinking in a body of water (bog, as it is said here). It may appear as just a metaphor but the image and Lau’s general creepiness makes it seem like a variety of this will actually happen.

Anime Opening 1

The anime is very different from the manga with there being additional characters and storylines. Still, many of them still bear similarities to the newly introduced characters in the series. However, for this post I believe the anime is not a good justification for the theory. So I will just stick to the opening of the first season.

There is this very obvious scene of O!Ciel drowning. That, of course, is the first thing that needs attentions. Afterwards, Sebastian does extend his hands in as though he is trying to save him. But there is no scene that shows he does so. This detail only counts towards their contract’s dynamic. But it leads my to believe that this moment will be the “checkmate” for O!Ciel. Sebastian will no longer need to stand behind him anymore kind of thing.

The seconds evidence is the scene that comes just before the one mentioned in the paragraph above. O!Ciel is seen floating in a lake with flower petals falling. Notice how he is positioned to look like a body that’s in a coffin. He is motionless as well. Some religions/myths include water bodies being passageways for afterlife so it may be symbolizing that.

The flower patels are not from a white lily (the flower that symbolizes death and is seen on every grave in the series), but they are plain white petals. Them falling could be to create the same effect as in Madam Red’s funeral, when O!Ciel made red flower petals fall down in the church. I also think that the flowers make the image be perceived as the Ophelia paintings.

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I wrote this post 5 months ago, and been saving it as a draft but I decided to share it after all since I couldn’t continue writing it for a long time. There may be a part to in the future as this only includes evidence until the cruise tragedy and I think there can be a lot of clues after that too. Anyways, thank you for reading. If anyone else has already thought of these, please tell me and I’ll edit it accordingly.

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Season 4, let’s go!

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Sebastian in the demon realm sometime before a 10 year old child accidentally summons him

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Doll (Possible Theories)

There are different ideas around what Doll remembers from the last encounter with O!Ciel, whether she died there and what Undertaker did to her.

Doll probably died there. There is no need for Sebastian to have left her alive. I know the bizarre doll veins panel but and that most definitely points toward her being dead. Also, I don’t think Undertaker tampered with her memories to the degree that she would remember events differently. She is angry enough at OC, and Undertaker could’ve as easily told her that OC killed her whole family instead of changing her cinematic record.

It’s most likely that Undertaker offered to fix her face/eye. Undertaker is skilled as a body-repairing mortician. He also somehow managed to cover RC scar on his forehead so this wouldn’t be hard for him.

As for Doll, her being different is what made her and the other troop members suffer in their childhood. For a brief period, she probably felt accepted in the circus but all that’s gone now. Imagine looking at the mirror and being reminded of how the people you considered to be your family are dead.

Her hair looks like it’s pushed to the side in the panel below. If you follow the lighted streaks, it appears as if there is no hair covering her other eye. Why wouldn’t she if it was still deformed?

Yana may’ve put her in the shadow to conceal her face. Not hiding her identity to create suspense.

However, I do think there is a chance that Undertaker changed her memories, or she is remembering things differently for another reason. Here is the flashback scene we got from the latest chapters.

As you can see, Sebastian is removing his glove with his back to the flames, or in a way that makes it seem like it happens after Doll arrives. However, that is not the same sequence as it was in the Circus Arc. Here are the pages from the Circus Arc (in chronological order but not consecutive pages).

As you can see Sebastian removes his glove, starts the fire, Doll arrives at the manor, they exit between the flames and then Doll recognizes them. So it would’ve been impossible for Doll to see Sebastian remove his glove.

I will admit though that I may be misinterpreting the new flashback pages as it is not directly said that it’s Doll’s memories. Still, little flashback seems are always important in this series.

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Undertaker’s Shop of Mysteries

Ever since he was introduced way back in 2006 (7?), almost all of the weirdness has been shown to have ties with a bigger project. There are many items in the Undertaker workspace that seem like cluster but are actually grave additions to the series.

Here is the overlook from a chapter at the beginning of the Circus Arc:

We already know there are actually 4 people in that room (at least) with RC sleeping inside the coffin OC is sitting on. The speech bubble kind of blocks it but you can see the weapons (I don’t know what they are called) UT uses in Book of Atlantic stored on the right side to the shelf behind UT. Other than these, I think there are three items that can be additions to the plot.

The coffin behind Sebastian that is covered with a cloth. At first only seems normal that there would be a coffin there, but that coffin -just like RC’s- have been there since the start of the story. During the Jack the Ripper investigation, Madam Red, Lau, Grell, Sebastian and OC go to Undertaker to learn about the victims. While OC sits in the coffin that has RC inside, Grell and Madam Red choose to sit on a coffin that is placed around the same location and has a cloth covering it.

Also, the coffins that keep reappearing all seem dirty/older. If RC’s coffin, which appears useless this early in the story looks used. Then there is a chance that the clothed coffin could be used to store an important character presumed dead too.

The second is the coffin behind Undertaker. When UT is introduced to the series, his first action is coming out of there (Jack the Ripper Chapter).

Maybe it’s just his bed since he is a very eccentric character, or like a break room of some sorts. But I feel like he had made that coffin for somebody before the bizarre doll experiments began, and later retrieved it as a memorabilia of some sort.

Maybe Claudia? Maybe Vincent? I don’t think any concrete info can be obtained about the person further than this.

The coffin is probably not used for corpse preservation for bizarre dolls like RC since there are cushions inside and no tanks like there is in RC coffin.

The reason why I think it’s not UT’s coffin in which he was buried as human is because there have been no mention of grim reapers interacting with their human self so far. The design is similar to the ones UT uses for funerals and experimental reasons too so it’s more likely that he made it.

The last object that I believe is important is this weird glass (?) jar of a heart. It’s located under the speech bubble (first image) next to the shelf that is blocked by the speech bubble.

It’s really weird to see an object that is mostly used in today’s sci-if movies in the office of an 19th century Undertaker.

Conservation of human body parts is not a new practice as you all may know. What’s different is the technology. Since Undertaker is a grim reaper, he does have access to technology that is centuries ahead (the death cythes as example). The liquid could be the same one that RC was kept in. It wouldn’t be weird to see organs floating in a glass jar at an Undertaker too. That’s probably why Sebastian didn’t notice it specifically.

To be honest, I’m not sure if that is exactly a heart. But I will assume it is and all the ideas will continue on from there. By know, we know that when bizarre dolls are deprived of blood in a way their blood vessels start showing. Maybe the reason why is that they don’t have hearts. All the nerve impulse is generated from the brain so it makes sense that they can continue moving until their heads are destroyed. If they don’t have working hearts than the blood circulation could be controlled by a device UT installed (grim reaper technology) or while they are given blood, used blood can be removed in the process. This may also be why they can’t go for long times without being hooked up to machines.

I’m currently re-binging the series, will reblog when there’s additional info. Thank you for reading :)

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The Chess Winner

I am preparing additional posts about the recent plot twists. This is just a smaller idea.

At this point, everyone following the Kuroshitsuji manga are aware that the final battle is constructed as a chess game with there being sides and all.

OC the black pieces and RC the white pieces. (This also kind of fits the plot perfect since RC was the one who made the first move by unveiling he is alive, a very interesting detail in the series)

In the earliest chapters, there is a scene where OC is playing chess with Madam Red and they talk about the consept of OC being the one who moves the pieces. Initially, it may seem as though it’s just a symbolism for the contract between OC and Sebastian. Sebastian being the black knight.

OC is seen playing the black side here too.

However, as many of you may have realized it’s the general Kuro metaphor for chess. But what’a interesting is this panel of the chapter when Madam Red’s funeral is held. Where the fallen king is white.

Which led me to believe that OC will be the winner of the Battle of Ciels.

What’s more interesting is what is said in the panel above. (Cropped to conserve space)

“Until I hear the final call of ‘checkmate’”

(Of course translation can change the exact wording but I did check in both the official volumes in my native language and other fan translations. The meaning is basically the same)

I really think that our beloved protagonist OC will die at the end of the series. But it will most likely be something Sebastian does rather than defeat by UT and his troop. Once OC realizes it’s his own family he’s been seeking revenge from all this time, he will make the move to end the game. Their contact will be completed by then.

Also, it will be best to assume that a lot of OC’s pieces will fall(people will die). This is not a new discovery but rather something that has always been emphasized thought out the series that I think is worth mentioning here.

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Hello, and welcome back. I haven’t been active recently but I’m preparing posts that will be released next week (if I have the will to finish them by then :) )

[salty-protagonist]

I’m two months late but this is how I feel about what’s been going on