#Kuroshitsuji fan edits

[redthefortuneteller]

Happy Birthday Snake ♡

It's Snake's first year of having his birthday celebrated!

I am preparing a post trying to identify all of his snakes but didn't make it in time for his birthday! So instead, I felt like I should share these personal edits. They're very Spring time evoking, quite floral. I hope you enjoy them, I put a lot of love into them.

Have a lovely 15th of March ♡

[thegracefulknight]

Oh how could I face the faceless days

If I should lose you now..?

We're so close to reaching

That famous happy end

Almost believing

This one's not pretend

Let's go on dreaming

For we know we are

So close, so close

And still so far..

— "So Close" by Jon McLaughlin and Alan Menken, from the movie "Enchanted"

I could totally see them dancing to this song that night 🥹

[so-bitya]

Whitewashing in Anime - Soma ft. Usopp

Avoiding "Brown"

Here is an image of Soma comparing his skin tone from the first season of Black Butler and the current season airing now. As you can see, Soma's skin is noticeably lighter than it was in the past. I considered the lighting and took shade from his hand that looks relatively mid tone. However, that's not really a fair excuse if the anime continues to lighten Soma's face this way.

I also compared his skintone from the Book of Circus season which is relatively more recent, and chose images where he's clearly in good lighting. Soma is still noticeably lighter this time around.

Whitewashing is an incredibly common phenomenon that been happening a lot lately in anime, especially with reboots. A great example I can think of off the top of my head is One Piece where they lightened nearly everyone's skin color in the anime, despite some of the cast being characters of color?

(^^^this character is canonly black according to Oda, the mangaka.)

"Oh but Oda gives Usopp pale skin in all his color illustrations"

One, he should know better. Two, if Oda said Usopp would be African in real life, and chose a brown, Jamaican-american actor to play him, then yes, they have been ridiculously disrespectful in how they've been portraying the character's racial features so far.

In that sense, it's actually relief that anime studios in the past weren't afraid of giving their characters darker skin unlike mangakas who were terrified of even the lighest shade of brown.

For instance, I am happy that A-1 studios made Soma, Agni, and Mina, who are all the same race, slightly differ in skin tone. Mina's skin is cooler toned compared to Soma and Agni's warmer hues.

HOWEVER, and other fans pointed this out, Soma and Agni's skin leaned so far from being golden brown to straight yellow in many scenes, that they were walking around like they have jaundice which is so... Of course A-1 studios found some way to mess it up ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Another thing, do you guys honestly think being accurate to Yana's art style is always the best thing to do in adaptions? Angela Blanc, the secret villain in the anime original first season, pretends to be an abused maid and gets whipped in her very first scene. And according to Yana's concept sketches, she was originally brown. I'm actually glad the anime whitewashed her in that instance.

I'd like to point out, Sebastian's skin tone has also changed in the new season, and he's noticeably tanner than his previous anime appearances and yana's illustrations. So why is this okay for the anime to make creative changes for sebastian's skin tone, but have to stay accurate for Soma? (whose dark skin been established in anime viewers' eyes for decades now).

To be fair, I did a comparison of the anime grayscaled and Soma in the manga during the Weston arc. I checked the values and while I will say that his skin is relatively in the same as the manga, only few degrees lighter, whitewashing isn't only about skintone.

Colourism in Features

We could argue whether its just different anime styles or the way Yana draws noses, but its not a great look for Soma's nose to be made noticeably sharper compared to his flatter/rounder nose in the manga/earlier seasons of the anime.

Talking about the Mandela effect and cognitive dissonance as well... there's also something about how manga readers seen Soma with brown skin and pure black hair years in the manga, only for the anime to lighten those features.

It doesn't help that Soma canonly has purple hair and yellow eyes (if anything, I do appreciate the more natural tones they gave Soma this season. No more highly saturated purple hair and yellow eyes!)

Yes, Kuroshitsuji is a fantasy story, and YES artists of color like to play with fantasy features with characters, me included! But my point is that black/brown representation in media is so little already, especially when character artists are also averse to drawing any defining racial features.

Yana has designed brown-skinned characters in the anime with straight white hair and light-colored eyes about three times now (ie. Agni, Angela, and Hannah). The only Indians with dark skin and hair are a bunch of homeless thugs that Soma and Agni stop from mugging Ciel, proving they're "one of the good ones", and Mina whose treatment in the manga/anime is abysmal.

Discussing Racism in Fandom

Alright, so over the past few days, I've seen some fans disappointed with Soma's skin tone change and I hope my post illustrates why they would be. But I've also seen some angry and frustrated reactions to those fans! And I want to ask, why?

Why is fans bringing up racism in anime considered "discourse" but reacting harshly towards those fans is not?

Why would fans expressing disappointment about whitewashing gets you more angry than the whitewashing itself?

Why is being disappointed that an anime lightened a character's skin tone, a character who both anime-only watchers and manga readers alike saw as dark-skinned, "stupid" to you?

How come the fandom gets a good laugh out of the usage of "fag" potentially canceling the anime, but talking about race is a "risk" to getting a new season?

And if you disagree with my points and believe the anime is only being accurate to Yana's work, why not just say "Soma's skintone is more accurate to Yana's color illustrations, but I understand the disappointment and shock," without being condescending towards us for being concerned in the first place?

I'd be pretty happy if the anime was just using intense lighting and that Soma is darker than he appears (in fact, if that happens I'll reblog the good news to this post!) Because this post isn't "discourse" to me, I'm discussing race regarding one of my favorite characters in the fandom. Discussions like these don't ruin the fandom, but actually help it become a more welcoming place for fans of color.

Whitewashing in Anime - Agni ft. Cithis

[undertakerslxt]

here’s my new little edit — but be on the lookout for my edit this saturday of ciel and the gaang. it may be a song from epic but god this song absolutely fits kuro so well

[alexisyoko]

💜🤍 I decided to combine Gregory Violet with a song that has nothing to do with him just because the song has "Violet" in the title. So, here's our Mister Violet! The song is Violet Chachiki & Allie X - Mistress Violet.

[coolburgerphone]

I def got a play date with death…

[abybweisse]

Go read the fan-made tribute to Kuroshitsuji's 200th chapter! It's a long read of 52 pages!!

Yours truly is one of the contributors. 😊

Best viewing is on a large screen or on the Webtoon app.

Here's a teaser from my 4-page submission:

[qinqusstuff]

Elizabeth: you can just call me Lizzy

Sieglinde: does everyone call you that?

Elizabeth: pretty much, yeah

Sieglinde: then I won't. I want a unique one... what about Liz?

Elizabeth: that's strange

Sieglinde: it's cute

Elizabeth: ... you're strange

Sieglinde: ... and you're cute

[crimson-violets]

Follow me on Tiktok: @iamonehellofanotaku to watch me make edits of my silly little art. 🖤 Hope to see you there!

This is a Redcliff fan art edit I did. THIS IS MY ORIGINAL ARTWORK. Grell may not be canonically bi but in my heart she is. ❤️

[bizarrejalix]

Since I made my video I've had 9 to 5 absolutely stuck in my head, but not the dolly parton version, no, that would be normal, instead it's the tell tale heart version. You know,

Working 9 to 5

For a man whose eye is creepy

That's why I decide

To assault him when he's sleepy

But his heart still beats

In the floorboards where I set it

It's enough to drive me crazy if I let it!

And you know what I think it's still what Grell would've wanted

[abybweisse]

We need to know, Sebastian....

This has meme potential

[undertakerslxt]

i think this is one of my best edits tbh. i made a couple versions, should i release the others?

[koreinwinter]

Ciel Phantomhive at fifteen years old.

He won't get any older than this. Queen Victoria died in 1901. That means he'll complete his vengeance soon.

Ciel Phantomhive at fourteen years old.

[alexisyoko]

My Sebastian Michaelis edited fan art (Black Butler).

Please check my Black Butler playlist on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWtL3kp0JTNAFCpv5qd5tqd75gyG7gP2N

Please visit me on DeviantArt, Instagram and Pinterest! I have the same name as here - Alexis Yoko (Alexander).art

[grelleswife]

Interest Check: Kuroshitsuji Gatcha for Gaza

Hi, all! A group of us in the Kurofam are in the early stages of organizing a Gatcha for Gaza event. Specifically, in exchange for proof of donation to a verified fundraiser for humanitarian aid to Gaza, a writer or artist will create a brand-new piece tailored to a prompt you provide to us!

However, in order to assemble this team of writers and artists, we first need to gauge the fandom’s level of interest. Please respond to the poll below if you would like to contribute!

As an important disclaimer, no adult/minor pairings or mangreller content (works misgendering Grelle Sutcliff) will be tolerated. Due to the nature of the cause we’re supporting, all contributors will be asked to keep any depictions of sex or violence to a “PG-13” level or below.

We’ll be back soon with updates once we’ve received your input!

[kuroshitsuji-g4g]

Kuroshitsuji Gacha for Gaza launches August 1st!

On August 1st, Kuroshitsuji Gacha for Gaza will be taking donations/proof of donations in exchange for your choice of art, fan fic, or edit. A post explaining all the details with links to our request form and PayPal/Venmo will be posted at 9:00 AM EST on August 1st.

(art credit: @thiefkingyall )