#kuro120

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Rereading bb and this got me. Back in ch120 when ociel threw a Halloween party to his people, reminds me of ch132 where we saw him thinking about the people's interest . Nothing major, this just popped on my head thinking that he loves these people deep inside. Awww my sweet angel, just wanna hug him, I love him so much

Hi Anon! Ah actually, to be fair it’s not something he did because he wanted to…

…but because it’s a tradition he owed to his tenants. Besides, even if the party turned out to be different in a good way, I’m not sure he enjoyed it a lot considering he was worried about Lizzie:

That being said, ch120 aside…

I agree that his words of ch132 were meant to insist that, even in present time, he’s more selfless than most characters or readers give him credit for. Something that UT even commented on during the Weston arc:

…as he was saving Harcourt from the bizarre dolls without any second thought. 

In other words, I agree with you Anon. :)) I love this boy a lot and I love how he seems to be more like his aunt than his brother or father (and probably even grandmother), especially since even Seb once said that Frances would make a good mentor. 

And I, too, wish someone would hug him right now, but Lizzie is currently not present and busy with her own predicament, Soma is in shock and Sieglinde doesn’t have this type of proximity with him… Soon though. Soon I’m sure someone will comfort him. :3

Awww Anon, thank you so much! <3 

As I said I really don’t mind writing them to be this long and rereading them from time to time (since a lot of things in Kuro are linked), but to be honest I always question if they really make sense, since I’m often considering many different versions of the same theory in order to make it work with canon elements with already have.

Anyway, not to ramble, thank you very much for reading and for such nice words! :D

Please have a very enjoyable weekend Anon-chan, wishing you the best! ^3^ 

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Foreshadowing?

Tanaka in ch120:

The twin who died 4 years ago… 

but who was brought back to “life”…

and certainly “went astray”.

Of course if the twin is some kind of Bizarre Doll then he probably doesn’t have a soul anymore, but in any case that scene of ch120 is personally the main reason in my opinion as to why Tanaka won’t side with the twin: if he’s as angry/crazy as the attack on Soma and Agni seemed to prove, then he’s nothing like the young master Tanaka used to care after and thus Tanaka has no reason to choose his side over our!Ciel’s (which doesn’t mean he won’t be very sad).

One could even go further and say that, in the crack theory by @thedarkestcrow that Tanaka knew in advance that the twin was coming back**, these words of ch120 could be a direct allusion to the current situation. I used to think that this scene was about Tanaka blaming himself for the deaths of Vincent and Rachel (and maybe Claudia), but maybe it is in relation to the twin after all and Tanaka is already sad at the thought of the upcoming conflict between two children who used to love each other very much. 

[**: I couldn’t find a more detailed post and I can’t recall if @thedarkestcrow detailed this crack theory more or if it was just something we discussed in private (please don’t hesitate to send a different link :)), so basically:

there is a chance that UT is not the one who brought back the twin, but he’s definitely involved as we saw with ch108/120, so it’s possible that he tried to slow/sabotage the experiment with the 4 Lords if he’s not the one behind it. [x]

also considering Frances’ rather odd behavior in the arc, definitely stopping Ed from being involved with Ciel’s investigation but apparently not trying to do anything to get Lizzie back (as far as we know), we wondered if she didn’t actually know (via UT?) why Lizzie ran away and who exactly was sheltered by the blue sect (the twin). 

finally about Tanaka, considering the theory that he and Frances might have been working together to keep an eye on our!Ciel ever since he came back 4 years ago, if she knew about the twin, then she could have told him and maybe that could explain why Tanaka was nowhere to be seen in ch129 (if that’s not Yana’s mistake of course).

These are pure speculations, so don’t take it too seriously, but even if Tanaka wasn’t referring to the twin in ch120, I still think the panel fits when it comes to foreshadowing the current situation with the twins finally facing each other.]

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About undertaker in ch120: when you look closely, it seems that the hand is holding is tiny in comparison to his, so can't it really be Ciel's hand? Maybe this scene is complementary to ch108? Because undertaker also took Ciel's in ch108 even if he didn't bring it to his face. Maybe Yana wanted to show us what he usually does with Ciel's hand since what happened in ch108 might not be an only case. Also if he's Ciel's grandpa, since he never showed his affection maybe he just does when no one see

Hey Anon! And actually yes I had noticed before that the hand UT was holding in ch120 looked to be smaller than his, that’s why I offered several possibilities, the major two being either Ciel’s hand (and that scene would be a reminder of ch108) or someone else’s hand (and I gave the example of Claudia). 

Here, I tried to zoom…

I’m being careful though since the proportions could be wrong, we never know, which is why I keep the two possibilities in mind (Ciel’s hand like in ch108 or someone else’s hand).

Since we still don’t know what was going on in ch108, it’s really possible Yana-sensei added this panel as a quick reminder not to forget it, especially since personally I think the whole scene has a link with the current arc.

Focusing on the theory that it could be Ciel’s hand (so a reminder of ch108), I agree with you. I remember until ch105 we were a lot to consider UT was some kind of sociopath with no feelings or empathy for anyone but then…

He showed to be extremely affected by Vincent’s death (and that was almost 4 years ago), so I really don’t see why Yana-sensei wouldn’t shatter our general impression of him once more, by showing him to be more physically affectionate with someone who could very well be Ciel.

Besides it’s true that some theories about UT would explain why he would appear to be so affectionate with Ciel, especially since we have debates from time to time about how these theories (like UT being Ciel’s grandpa) are impossible because he didn’t try to protect Ciel from the BDs on the Campania for example. 

Anyway, personally I think UT is an extremely complex, desperate and sad character who has a precise goal in mind he spends his time trying to achieve, but from time to time he lets some feelings out, like ch105 about Vincent and even that panel from ch120. That’s why whether it’s Ciel’s hand or someone else’s hand it makes sense to see him reacting like that. 

The guy really has feelings, he just doesn’t show them that often. 

Thanks for passing by Anon, I hope it answers your question :))

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Is it me or did Tanaka look rather nostalgic when he explained to Ciel how the lantern festival worked?

Hey Anon! And not at all, it’s not just you…

Between his face and his words, I definitely took that moment as him thinking about some people in particular. 

In the first place “we pray that these lights will prevent [those souls] from going astray” definitely made me think of UT (as he killed himself) even if that’s probably not who Tanaka was thinking about (as I doubt he’d know about UT’s nature). 

When I saw this panel, I definitely thought Tanaka was probably thinking of Vincent, Claudia or both, and considering how Vincent’s life ended and how likely it is that Claudia died in a similar way, that might be Tanaka hoping their souls will be guided and able to rest in peace. 

Like, I don’t want to start rambling, but Tanaka most likely joined the P household when Claudia was alive, so if a butler is supposed to protect his master, then Tanaka must think he is one hell of a failure for losing Claudia (if she was also murdered) and then Vincent. :/

So that is probably something that still stings deep inside and he might not be able to forgive himself for their deaths. Maybe the lantern festival is one way for him to apologize to them as he prays they will be able to rest in peace. I certainly hope so in any case.

As you can see, you’re not the only one seeing nostalgia in those panels Anon, poor Tanaka… <3

Thank you for passing and have a nice weekend Anon! :)

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Enlighten me

Are we getting a new chapter this month or the chapter 120 is actually the Halloween filler thing?

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Why an extra chapter?? U_U I wanted the arc to go further and for the action to start, whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?!

Ah well, it’s the 10 year-anniversary so for the occasion Yana had to draw a chapter that is probably going to be a big recap on everything since the beginning of the series :)

I understand your frustration Anon, but honestly there could be interesting foreshadowing, like in ch107.5, or even a deeper look given into Ciel’s or Seb’s characters, so… we will see and you’ll just have to deal with it anyway, it can’t be helped. :)

I think we can expect a longer chapter or a chapter with answers in October maybe, since this month is an extra chapter, but meanwhile don’t forget to wish Kuroshitsuji a happy anniversary, as well as congratulate Yana-sensei on her good work! ^_^

Have a nice day/evening Anon!