#ch139

[opbackgrounds]

If I had a nickle for every time Luffy begged someone to save the life of a friend while half frozen and on the brink of death himself I'd have two nickles. Which isn't a lot, but it is weird that it's happened twice

[everyotogi]

chapter 139 | duel 80 - page 8

[readingcomics-sometimeshiatus]

hehe cute♥️

[pardon-my-scifi]

Nighteye would be my paralysis demon. That long ass neck, lanky body, the weird stance. Throw a stocking over his head and he's Slender Man.

[haibarashiho]

[abybweisse]

Hello there, I have been going around asking a few media analysts/theorists the same (albiet kinda contreversial??) question.

soooo i think the likelyhood of Sebas eating o!ciel's soul is hella likely towards the end of the series.

and although i think this isn't a bad ending, i am TERREFIED over how it will play out visually.

In the black butler live-action movie, Sebas kisses our earl in order to eat his soul, and in the end of the season 1 anime, a similar implication was shown.

I mean, I know we can't exactly conclude what scene Yana will draw out for us or even the solid conclusion in general, but do you believe that visually, a "kiss" between both characters will be shown in the manga?

Personally, I would be utterly dissapointed to follow a manga for so long for it to show a whole minor and adult kissing, even if it isn't romantic, because people will interpret it the wrong way (s*baciel shippers) or just be justifably uncomfortable by it (normal kuro fans).

have a nice day!

How will/would Sebastian collect our earl's soul?

Well, keep in mind that the live action movie doesn't even have "Ciel" in it. It's Sebastian brought back to the human realm by a female direct descendant of "Ciel", suggesting that "Ciel" lives to be old enough to have kids. It's implied that Undertaker is out of the picture by now, as the somewhat steampunk reaper is no one we've met before.

In the downright horrible adaptation, everyone in the future, by then, is now Japanese. The girl has to deal with situations that are ridiculously similar to her ancestor's ordeals. Basically, it was like... a way to have that kiss without both characters (or actors) being male, as if that made the age difference no longer relevant. Age of consent in Japan is rather low (like 13?), but still. And they work-in the idea that she has to dress as a boy to be taken seriously by others (and get her inheritance?), just like our earl thinks he has to pretend to be his older twin. This gives those shippers something to work with, despite the fact it's a female actor and a female character.

However, in s1 of the anime, Sebastian does look like he's about to go in for the kiss of death. That's not necessarily what he's about to do -- he might just get close to our earl's face and literally (and not sexually) suck out his soul. Like... we might see his soul physically ripped from his body and passing through the air from one to the other. But, again, fan service prevails in the anime, so they stop right before Sebastian begins to feed... leaving the intended next move to the imaginations of the viewers.

What worries me is the fact the manga series is also chock full of fan service for shippers. I'm hoping it's a "rip his soul out" scene without locked lips, though I expect their faces to get close, as they have before several times throughout the series.

Chronologically, we have this scene (drawn twice) from ch138 and ch139, depicting when they first made the contract. He gets right into his face (and upside down) when discussing payment.

Then ch62, the infamous bath scene shortly after Phantomhive Manor is restored.

And ch147, just after our earl destroys a roast duck.

There have been other occasions, I'm sure, but these are three very memorable ones... and two are about eating.

It's interesting to note that the only time we've seen Sebastian approach our earl's face upside down (so far) is when clarifying the terms of his payment once the contract is completed.

I would like to see something similarly creepy (like upside down) when it's time to collect that payment... if their faces even have to get close. Reapers collect souls without getting close to faces. Then again, they use special tools and don't eat the souls. However, I imagine that demons don't necessarily have to remove souls through the mouth/nose, either, if they don't want to.

Sebastian, being the "perverted gourmet" that Yana-san calls him, is likely to choose a method that adds some garnishing touch to his meal. I honestly can't say what that might be, other than doing something that brings forth certain emotions (from the master) that enhance the flavors he seeks.

I sure hope that's not kissing.

[imcalvin]

sure thing lovers

[nagirambles]

Rambling about Fairies - Manga Chapter 139

It’s rather interesting that Mashima mentions Archive is new. It does resemble the internet and looks like scif-fi technology with its holographic screens, so I guess he says it’s new to justify the futuristic look of it. But I do appreciate that we’re actually getting a difference in magic according to the era, to show that magic can evolve, too. In fact, this contrasts the huge table Mirajane and Reedus draws at the start of the arc to lay out the organization of Dark Guilds. 

This arc goes on a theme of duality, not just in good and evil, but also in old and new. Here he’s even right beside Lucy, who uses one of the oldest magics around. 

I suppose the many parallels he has to Loke is part of that entire running theme. The way they reacted to emotional hurt is different-- Leo, when facing Aries, steeled himself and remained calm. Hibiki almost immediately lost it when he realized Angel killed Karen. When Loke fights with Lucy, Lucy is the support. When Hibiki fights with Lucy, Hibiki is the support. It’s two completely different ways of using the same battle dynamics, and they both contribute a great amount to the fight. 

The whole nature of Hibiki and Loke’s relationship to Karen is different, which is startling at first because we’ve only seen her as a bitch-- but in a way, I suppose that proves not everything is black and white and it depends on the perspective. Which is another theme of this arc.