Volume 29Previously:>>290403238
Punished Prince
Brb
>>290428445I wish Chinese women were real...
>>290428735I hope it doesn't take too long for him to realize there are two Ciels.
>>290428678Damn Soma is retarded but he doesn't deserve this...
>>290428445What's this type of brightly colored eyeliner called? It's pure sex
>>290428490Jesus Christ, that's racist
>>290429254Proto Ciel is still in a body that is 2 years younger
>>290428887>silverfoxm o i s t
>>290429281Undertaker mentioned aging him up. All the organs are there for hormones and growth. If he got them functioning normally then the zombies should be able to grow normally too.
>>290429450Why not? It's not like it's the first timeor second
>>290429529There is no way this guy would be a match for Sebastian
>>290429503So what's going on with Violet? He knows everything. And his reason for keeping up the lie is gone. In fact his testimony would be his friends' strongest defense.
>>290429765>my wounds were so severe that I had to heal for 2 years but not a single scar remained
>>290429765>didn't Sebastian say you were dead?>and didn't the undertaker agree with him?
>>290429870Am I missing why Rciel needed to coup his brother? Is it because per the devil's contract Sebastian will try to kill him on sight?
>>290429931>oh fuck my supernatural ally is useless at paperwork
>>290429905Needed to? Pretty sure he did it because he wanted to. He always wanted his brother dependant on him. For that he has to take everything away from him.
>>290429981>>290430001It seems as though they were mostly if not entirely normal servants. What the fuck was Vincent thinking? O!Ciel was getting attacked regularly before he was even officially reinstated.
>>290430102What a fucking douche holy shit
>>290430102>O!Ciel lawfully inherits the Earldom>does his job and does it well>R!Ciel illegally siezes Funtom>ruins itTime for you to go back in a coffin, big bro.
>>290430178Privatization on a nutshell
>>290430286Damn Mey-Rin you got that
>>290429765please tell me someone starts questioning/doubting undertaker how can they just dismiss not only the fact that he kept this whole thing as a secret but that he also did it apparently out of the goodness of his heart without expecting anything in return
>>290430348If they were Shotas Yana would give lots of different angles
>>290430286
>>290430056I wonder if Liz ever had any input into the design/make of the toys/confectionery of the corporation. Could be an interesting minor subplot to differentiate Ciel from his Twin.Come to think of it, I don't think the Funtom Corporation has ever been anything other than background material, it's never even a minor plot point. I think we've seen Ciel's Twin engaged in daily affairs of running a business maybe once? Feels like a missed opportunity to for a short arc about how the Phantomhive household is where there isn't shit happening.
>>290430324Or the fact that Edward personally saw him at Weston in connection to the zombies.
>>290430310He's drawing blood from the servants?
>>290430462The curry competition and music hall were both done through Funtom. And there was that filler chapter where Sebastian used the actress to help launch their perfume line. And there's been a few remarks here and there about reviewing products. Including that time Ciel was genuinely snuggling the bunny and then tried playing it off to Sebastian as him merely confirming adjustments he'd ordered.
>>290430714O reporter vesgo...
>>290429754I don't think they will show up after this
>>290429670>>290429698This guy
>>290430846What I mean is that Violet is already in police custody and his testimony would completely undermine the official story of the murderer imposter. So if the newspapers are still going with that, he has been silenced in some way. Basically what I'm saying is the the cops are on R!Ciel's side beyond just thinking O!Ciel is their suspect. In particular, Randall seemed suspicious. With everything he knows about the Phantomhives he shouldn't be so enthusiastic about trading one dog for another.
>>290429981>>290430001>Sebastian works as 30 servants>maybe 33 since 3 of them are usless
>>290430981Actually probably more as those 3 are probably on the negatives
>>290430939Lau is just having fun, isn't he
>>290429283cutethello
Is this the part people said is pointless? They're doing a scheme, they are.
>>290430846Others maybe not but Violet has a high chance to show up again
>>290431334>sneaking mission>walks with a candleWhat the fuck is wrong with you
>>290431363I admit I'm a casualfag that doesn't read too much manga but isn't this sex scene a bit explicit by shounen standards?
>>290431497It's shonen in name only at this point, its arguably josei
brb
>>290431578Her blood type!
>>290430088>Railway and communicationPretty sure railway bombed hard and dot com was /biz/'s nightmare
>>290430376I'm so used to seeing maids in combat boots I honestly thought it was standard issue
>>290430420It really is impressive how much of a different impression Mei-rin gives off just by showing her eyesFrom bumbling moebait to stone cold killer
>>290431370Pointless? Maybe not. Too long? Definitely.
>>290431103>>290431125>Skips the uggos>Examines the qts>Picks the white oneLol
Interested how the tone shifted.For one of the three stooges her focus chapters are kept quite serious
>>290431032How my god.That's so hot
>>290431960>Examines the qtsHe examined exactly the 4 newcomers
>>290429424Cute!
>>290430714Cheese rolling mentioned!
>>290431497You read too much WSJ
>>290431653Don't know about the UK. But in the US there are still families coasting on the absurd wealth generated from both of those things. Not that a toy company is necessarily a bad idea either. This is the year Nintendo was founded, after all.
>>290431103Is this the first time a bearded character is depict as good looking?
>>290432162I hate shounen and the only reason why I'm familiar with these is because they're relatively mainstream.
The master is a fagImagine letting Mey-Rin past
>>290432266>Older bearded manIn Kuro? Yes.
>>290432127Oh yeah, sorry for being a stupid speedreader.
>>290432162Even WSJ had Elusive with a sneaky shudo blowjob and that one Genba page. Just like swearing on TV, I think how often you do something naughty is as or more important than the extent of the naughtiness.
>>290432438https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6fsL-qTGQs
>>290430973By the way for the uninformed, Brighton has a reputation for being filled with gay nightlifeDefinitely not back then but still
>>290432266That's how you know he's evil.
>>290432636https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxN-HbcE0XQ
>>290432684what a nice angle
Thats it for the day bros until tomorow
>>290432438Where was she keeping the rifle?
>>290428852If reapers are suicides, by his number UT is ancient.
>>290430348Hot
>>290430714I like how he keeps saying my brother instead of his name
>>290429400Am I the onyl one noticing some shades of CLAMP in this page?I mean, I don't think there's many female mangaka who didn't read xxxHolic, and Yana seems no exception
>>290433341He's definitely the oldest known Shinigami but I don't think he's as ancient as some people believe. I wouldn't be surprised if he lived during the heart of the middle ages.
>>290430102I'm going to be pissed if he actually runs Funtom into the ground.
>>290433474His pettiness is one of his most endearing qualities.
>>290429612Important page, imo. Ciel is admitting he likes backups. maybe it'll show up in the future
>>290430973I remember the hotel is the current ongoing arc, it took her this long and she still haven't finish all the investigation arc?
>>290433522If Tanaka isn't a snake he'll stop bringing up Funtom to his new master and just let some businessman already working at the company run it for now.
>>290431032Somwone already said it but fujos do draw beautifull womenYou can see their figures very well
>>290431561Another zombie(s), I guess
>>290432320Where is the Ran's sex scene we deserve
>>290432684Oh gosh we'll have some flashbacks for all 4 servants except Lau, right?
>>290432865Thanks OPHow many volumes more? I expect 2 volume per servant so about 6 more?
>>290433939i will dump into volume 33
>>290433961>4 more daysgood grief, that was fast
>>290429754UT knows Violet & co. killed some people. The fags were expelled instead of going to jail because the news didn't come to public eye, but only because of that.
>>290428852>>290428872Btw that could mean UT's real name appeared somewhere in the manga already (the Phantomhive genalogy, for example?)
>>290429820>That second panelDoes it mean he saw Claudia give birth?
>>290430088Foreshadowing, kek
>>290433961I always think of Andy Sixx when I read that word
>>290433961And then I'm supposed to just wait for monthlies in the corner?!?!?! I gotta read chapter as they come?! Spend years waiting again?! What a curse you've given me....I thought because the credits page said 2020 we had more but...>>290434253I had to explain to my partner about why ethereal word 'log' is tainted for me and he just gave me look the same way Seb gives Grell. He used it as an adjective for things too much...
>>290430124Don't impose human standards on a corpse with a prerecorded tape inside:>>290430102if UT rules about living dolls are still the same, OG's behavior here shouldn't surprise us in the slightest. Corpse Ciel is nothing more than a corpse filled with the dreams of his future. As a living baby, he loved his brother and hated the idea of his brother being a toymaker. >>290433638Smart anon
>>290433910Finny already got his
>>290434336To elaborate further: if we exclude whatever he's doing under UT's supervision and focus strictly on what Corpse Ciel is talking when he doesn't have to prentend, ALL of his words relate to past.That's because past it's all he has in his brain.-1 He never quarreled with his brother. Now he wants some quarrel/playtime. I guarantee, at some point he's going to propose his brother to become a doctor or a vicar.-2 Mentions of MC at the window and how bad must he have felt.-3 The toys.Not once he mentions on Ciel's future, changes, the devil. Why? Because that's not in his head. Even when dealing with the accounting books, it's a Vincent flashback.
>>290431363She was looking for quite some time
>>290430102Why is realCiel evil in the first place? I understand being upset at notCiel for stealing your identity, but that doesn't justify pinning crime on him as well as being an asshole in general.
>>290430348>Honkers with zero scars despite being a melee fighter
>>290431370this shit lasted for years and they are still nowhere near the prospect of destroying big bro corpse as of the latest chapter.
>>290433961There's one more officially translated volume, and I assume there are probably also some newer ones of which there is currently only the fan translation. Would anyone be so kind...?
>>290434766That's more of a release schedule and/or pacing issue. Like World Trigger's five year homework and vidya arc. When people were calling it pointless I was expecting something more like the curry competition or murder mystery. Not missions to deny zombie Ciel his blood supply.
>>290432636Somehow, i don't think a gun fight in the middle of so many sleeping women is a good idea...
>>290431142That's right, Emmafags, she's calling you out.
>>290433961Why not more chapters? There's still volume 34 and more chapters, which have some important events that I really want to read people's reactions to. Could you at least write the next chapters?
>>290429450Very important page
>>290435175It's fine. Most of them are Polaris and Vega.
Jane is also insanely hot
>>290433629The real problem is Yana's health.Sometimes chapters go up to 15 pages at best, and once you take into account BB is monthly, there you have the problem.Pacing is fine and opium den namek is a meme. It's simply Yana having a streak of bad health over time. Plot wise and internal consistency, BB is as regular as a metronome. If Yana was healthy, some couple of thse chapters would have likely been fused into single ones and it would look faster.
>>290435895>Yana's healthor that fujo game
>>290431363>that blindfoldUUUUUGGHHHHH
>>290435374She is and I like her more than Mey-Rin and Ran Mao but too bad she's just another minor character with a sexo design.
>>290435895>>290436085It's less about her health (she has had some issues but nothing major as far as we know) and more about her having to divide her time and effort between two major projects (Kuro and Twisted Wonderland).
>>290428530The shop owner will call the police. They are not going to believe the street urchin got that by legitimate means.
>a whole volume dedicated to fan service for sick fucks like myself who love cool combat maids doing undercover spy stuff>almost explicitly shown sex scene>next volume is only going to continue with a sexy maid vs sexy maid fight and Mey-Rin's backstory>all this despite Black Butler being a series for fujosYana is so fucking based it's unreal. IMAGINE if she regularly drew doujinshi for male audience. I'm going to masturbate now
>>290431787jej
>>290434034If you believe in the 'UT is Cedric' theory then yes.
>>290434071Likely but I think his first interaction with Vincent and Frances took place after Claudia died, they probably don't even know that UT had ties with their mother.
>>290434630He was already a possessive yandere brocon when he was alive. And zombies are evil soul starved monsters. He doesn't even appear to be mad. He just doesn't want his brother to have anything of his own.
>>290431561More like he's searching for his wife's pussy, given he's fucking them all LOL
>>290433961Why stop there when Finny and Snake's investigation arc is where the shit is finally going down?
>>290437447I wouldn't call a boy throwing tantrums in bed yandere material. He still seemed like the average little kid in the flashbacks. Also why pin crime on your little brother and run him out of the home? If realCiel is possessive, it would make more sense to play nice with little bro. Or at least tie him up in the basement, not send him off to jail.
>>290434739She is that good
>>290437890I'm operating off the assumption that he was poisoning his brother. O!Ciel's asthma clearing up in an environment where it should have gotten worse is too suspicious. Regardless, the way he thought about their respective futures was not normal. He wasn't just overally attached. He didn't want O!Ciel to have any life at all outside of being R!Ciel's brother.>why pin crime on your little brother and run him out of the home?To take everything away from him. Playing nice means O!Ciel having independence and autonomy, which are unacceptable terms. And trying to overpower him is a gamble. Who can say whether Sebastian or the Undertaker would come out on top? Doing things this way robs O!Ciel of any ability to continue living a remotely normal life without ever having to directly deal with Sebastian. The hope is probably that O!Ciel will burn through what resources and connections he has left and be left a totally helpless fugitive with no choice but to submit to his big brother.
>>290437447>yandere broconYou have virtually no clue how humans act
>>290438166I disagree with the extent of how possessive realCiel actually was when he was a normal kid. It just seems like the typical dumb shit kids usually say, kind of like when little girls declaring they want to marry their fathers. You might be reading too much into it. But I'll admit the zombification process probably muddles the waters enough here.If realCiel is aware of Sebastian's nature, then he should know that fakeCiel will never become truly helpless or destitute. If he is unaware, then he should have commanded the undertaker to secure fakeCiel at all costs. Either way, realCiel's actions make no sense.
>>290432636Wonder how many women got shot
>>290430157As a Yorkshire lad I'm touched by this representation.
>>290438166so far every time sebastian and undertaker clashed sebastian had the disadvantage of having to worry about o!ciel while fighting.now undertaker has that handicap as well.and o!ciel knows how to shoot guns.i wonder who would win in a fistfight tho. i bet my ass yana is planning for them to beat each other at some point
>>290438510I think you're not reading enough into. Yana relies heavily on facial expressions and moods to convey the untrustworthiness or incompleteness of what characters say and their overall personality. Another anon pointed it out, but Ciel's instant, conspicuous mood change after his tantrum is one such example. That alone made it clear that Ciel was already every bit the two faced manipulator his brother would eventually become. You also have a panel dedicated to Vincent's face in contemplation after hearing his son's thoughts on a lord's relationship with his tenants, most likely in response to Ciel's way of thinking being rather cynical for a child his age.There won't be a single, obvious smoking gun until it is revealed that he was actually poisoning his brother, which seems almost guaranteed. But all the little signs point to him being a worryingly abnormal child.
>>290428445ARRRRRRRRGGGGGG SEEEEEEXSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEX SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEX
>>290432461my god
>>290428660NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>290439479>>290439510bonk
>>290429400
>>290429981all these cute maids... gone... r!ciel will pay...
>>290430310>bathe once every 2 daysIMAGINE THE SMELL
>>290433629i dropped the manga around this point hoping to catch up when the investigations are done and we're not even halfway yet?
>>290433500This is literally the first volume cover of xxxHolic
>>290439690I cannot possibly think or comprehend of anything more cucked than being a spare.
>>290432684unf
>>290440389Not too far off from Ciel's rant last volume.
>>290430348I'm surprised neither of them have any definition on their arms
I'm that one anon from the previous thread, here's my autistic compilation of clues that could suggest UT was banging Ciel's grandmotherWhat we know:>UT might hate his former human life so much that he dehumanizes himself by using his Grim Reaper registration code instead of his real name>He was once considered the absolute epitome of a Grim Reaper, was probably very similar in behavior to William>He suddenly decided to leave the organization 70 years ago >Probably starts his Bizzare Dolls project around this time>The last time anyone actually called him a grim reaper was 50 years ago>At some point he meets Claudia Phantomhive but we still don't know when or how. The only information we have on her is that she was the Queen's Watchdog despite being a woman and dies prematurely at age 36.>He keeps a chain of mourning lockets (which he calls his treasure) centered on Claudia’s and her lock of hair forms the number 8 or the horizontal infinity symbol.>UT met Vincent long after Claudia's death, once he became Watchdog (unclear if Vincent knew of UT's link to his mother). >UT values both twins equally because "they're both Phantomhives.">After Vincent and his family are murdered in their manor, UT tries to track down the kidnapped twins. He only finds the older twin's body, noting that "it was quite troublesome as several things got in the way" (literally what he says in the original Japanese text)>He tried resurrecting the older twin and wept over Vincent’s photo, even attempting to revive him in the Devil 6 bonus chapter.>He loathes the Queen so much that he refuses cash payment because her face is stamped on the money (huge detail if Queen = mastermind is real)>He drops his creepy act and shows vulnerability only when the Phantomhives or his lockets are involved.>Despite being an objectively terrible guy, Yana noted UT is only depicted as a villain because Sebastian is the protagonist (so pic related makes much more sense)
>>290441584Now onto why UT might be Vincent's father/Ciel's grandfather>O!Ciel spotted the German Reapers before fucking Sebastian AND while they hid their presence.>The German Reapers concluded this ability "runs in the family" after glancing at his family tree. What stands out in said family tree? that Claudia (Cedric too in the anime) died on a Friday the 13th while Vincent was born on a Friday the 13th and Cedric's birth/death years are conveniently hidden by a speech bubble (a tactic Yana previously used to hide one of the twins when they were both in the same panel during flashbacks)>Frances Midford has been described as having 'superhuman strength' and Lizzy inherited it (even Sebastian notes how her strength is above average by human standards)>Frances is the only human who calls Sebastian "dirty" and "lecherous" despite his squeaky clean handsome appearance, matching how William also describes him and demons in general.>Yana mentioned she follows a rule where daughters take after their fathers and sons take after their mothers, teasing that Ciel's grandfather might resemble Edward. Claudia had blue hair (which Vincent inherited), while Frances and Edward do share some physical traits with UT.>There are also subtle 'if you squint' visual parallels between UT and Vincent.Draw your own conclusions now.
>>290441611so the scene where Ciel "amuses" the UT is even more fucked up
>>290435895I always assumed it was the art quality that decimated the output rate. Newer chapters look so fucking good. Just a shame you only get 15-20 pages per month of it.
>>290441584UT having a scar on his pinky may hint to a failing "red thread of fate" legend.UT scars, given no other Shinigami is scarred, must come from his afterlife.
>>290441682UT's sense of humor seems pretty conventional. I don't think Ciel did anything weird. So it was a grandpa wanting to see his grandson do something silly. Not that bad, considering the other things he's up to.
>>290441682I think he only had him do embarrassing funny stuff (like Vincent did on his own in that one chapter from the anthology manga), nothing lewd.
Interesting choice for Toboso to shelve her entire male cast for this arc (I'm surprised her assistants didn't kill her). That being said, Mei-Rin is so fucking sexy holy shit
>>290441584>mourning lockets (which he calls his treasure)Who is Alex B.?
>>290438510My question is, why didn't R!Ciel order the undertake to dispose of the uncooperative servants after O!Ciel and Sebastian were arrested. This would have only made it easier for him to corner O!Ciel.
>>290435114Not that much of a spoiler for you since you're already aware of this arc's reputation, so you're probably already aware that the "missions" will include lengthy flashbacks of the servants' pasts. Those are very much filler in the grand scheme of things. Personally I still enjoyed them, but I had the luxury of getting to binge-reading the whole thing earlier this year. I'm sure it must have been excruciating to those who've been reading monthly for half a decade
>>290441834I'm pretty sure UT got his scars when he tried to desert but you might still be onto something with the 'red string of fate' reference; in one of the artbooks, Yana has said 'to pay attention to R!Ciel's little finger' on pic related.
>>290442074We don't know the other people from his morning lockets yet, if I have to guess I'd say they were folks who have been able to catch UT's attention/interest in various ways.
>>290442240*mourning
>>290442082R!Ciel already answered this exact question.>>290404944>>290404967This is all a game to him. And he wants to enjoy it.
>>290433713I think fujos are just better at drawing pleasing bodies with realistic proportions. Artists who draw anime girls for the male gaze tend to over-indulge in the curves, thighs, tits and ass department, I find it a bit tasteless.But I'm a giant fucking faggot so my opinion hardly matters.
>>290442482While exaggerated body proportions beyond that what you find IRL can be entertaining, there definitely is a limit. If her ass is so big it looks like she is wearing a diaper, or if her tits are soo big it obscures her figure, then the illustrator has gone too far.
>>290429254I need this pic without the speech bubbles. It's really beautiful.
>>290442482also showing less is more a lot of the time. The occasional slight peak at Mey-Rin thighs as seen here >>290432438 is far more erotic than fully naked bodies
>>290432438>>290432461Garterbelts are so fucking hot
>>290442482>at drawing pleasing bodies with realistic proportionsNot all fujos, to be fair.
>>290442482Rather than it just being realistic proportions, I think they have a more holistic sense of aesthetics. The sort of thing >>290442708 is talking about. Which explains why they can often draw attractive men, women, boys, and girls. Fixating on drawing the best tits or dicks or what have you is not transferable. But being good at things like overall silhouettes and titillation through omission are.
>>290442482I agree, this is also why I find anime girls from the 80's and early 90's the hottest, they had sexy yet still realistic body proportions.
>>290442094>I'm sure it must have been excruciating to those who've been reading monthly for half a decadeIt was. Especially for someone like me who doesn't care about them aside from Finny maybe and Snake if you count him.
>>290442708>occasional>slightThe moment she takes off those glasses it's garterbelt city
>>290431561is this a fucking jojo reference
Some fujos can't draw either men or women well though. Case in point, Chinatsu and her hypnotoads.
>>290444444checked
>>290433910Yes :^)
>>290430777>orphanagesaint seiya ptsd kicking in
>>290431142>a noble falling for one of his maids?
>>290437614I'm still sad and mad >:(
So what if Ciel really did assist the attack in some way? Wouldn't that bother the Undertaker since the attack got his precious Vincent killed? And wouldn't he know everything after looking at Ciel's cinematic record?
>>290445832his final thoughts are so fucking sad, man
This all could have been avoided if the twins simply resolved their issues with gay shota sex.
>>290404841I wonder what he even meant for thisI don't think he ever shows up later
>>290444444Speaking of that, does anybody have that gif of the uta no prince chick with the actual hypnotoad eyes?
>>290439690can he beat sebastian?
>>290432572How did she fuck this up?
>>290432548>>290432525How did they transport all those beds through this narrow spiral stairs?
>>290447525they come apart like ikea furniture.
>>290442482>I think fujos are just better at drawing pleasing bodies with realistic proportionMOST fujos don't
>>290432189https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_Mania
>>290432189>This is the year Nintendo was founded, after all.damn
>>290432740Cute boy
>>290446758No one beats the cock.
>>290432297Cutie Patootie
A good thing Ciel isn't here Imagine setting all those maids on fire
>>290435352Kek
Please do stay alive until I wake up.
>>290430136here we go, sideplot namek
>>290451152Compared to cricket namek?
>>290451109New thread will up by then
>>290451288how should i say thiswe are on the last part of sideplot namek as of the most recent chapter
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