#Thank you toboso

[grelleshighheels]

i'll never stop being in awe at how handsome yana is drawing sebastian like how did she manage to give him such a fine-featured and pretty face, the LASHES and eyes, the hair, the (sometimes sinister) smile with the fangs, everything !!

[cozymochi]

i love Cecil kisses for Cecil big cartoony smooches all over his face 💋 mwah my favorite boyfailure

He’s disgusted

[intern-seraph]

yuu and the gang returning to nrc after being partially forced through a painful transformation into wooden puppets and narrowly escaping human traffickers

[seekers-who-are-lovers]

Ciel: Wondrous, isn’t it?

This is my favourite part. The fireworks display. It is my ideal date. You bring me to a fireworks display and I am solved.

Anyway, Lawrence, so emotional. He can’t believe his luck.

[questionablemorally]

I refuse to die over the hiatus, so I will be continuing my hcs and stuff but I may post less often (purely because I’m busy as hell at the moment lol)

Also I’m very happy for Yana, she deserves a very restful break and I’m glad the climax will be even better because they’re taking their time with it! Thank you so much, Yana, and enjoy your break <3

[bibyshitsuji24k]

Creative process

References:

Ophelia (1851) - John Everett Millais

Previous work:

Analysis:

Ophelia is a work from 1851 by John Everett Millais, depicting the transition of Ophelia's death from Shakespeare's play, Hamlet. I wanted to take this concept and transform it into the limbo, a concept addressed in the final chapter of the anime, and combine it with what we know from the manga. Ciel is depicted as wet, representing his death by drowning like Ophelia, but he came back to life from the depths to try to drag his brother with him. His right hand is placed in Smile's abdomen, recreating when Smile took the ring out of his stomach. Elizabeth is shown sitting, in a "higher" position than the twins, as she has just had a glimpse of the truth and gradually immerses herself in the water to save the one she truly loves, symbolizing her journey into danger. The rings are also a part of the anime and a concept I referenced in my first artwork. I hope you liked it! I edited the colors and fixed some mistakes (the water plant looked awful XD).

[eeelli]

墓地には不思議な居心地の良さがあり、ここではすべてのメートルが永遠に誰かによって占められています...生きている人は自分たちが死ぬことを知っていました。しかし死者たちは自分たちが死んだことを知らなかった…ヴァディム・シェフナー

There is a mysterious coziness in the cemetery, Here every meter is forever occupied by someone... The living knew that they would die. But the dead did not know that they had died...

Vadim Shefner

[thislittlekumquat]

I actually think it's refreshingly realistic to see a character like Sieglinde who has encountered the idea of sex as a child (a lot of people do! I think it would be weird if every child was utterly ignorant of sex until being a teenager), but has no peers and odd social skills, see a boy roughly her age and immediately go "aha! This is who I should talk to about sex! Sex is just a normal thing you do and that you talk to boys about!" She is absolutely behaving like a child her age, and it's extremely fucking annoying to see people in the tag like "so excited about the new season! I wish sieglinde was a totally different character!" Cotton Mather called, he heard you might like to join his congregation.

[rabbastian]

[deevotee]

I GOT MY FRANCES AND TANAKA MOMENT!! THEY ARE THE FATHER DAUGHTER EVER!

[mothinamoth]

Hi, interested in Kuroshitsuji? We have: demon butlers, Jack the Ripper (oh, sorry I meant, a trans grim reaper obsessed with a demon butler), the protag that we don't even know the name of, assassin maid, war vet chef, lab rat gardener, zombies, angels, ghosts, the King of India, fags, Titanic (zombies included), cults, boy band cults, and SO. MUCH. MORE.

[lululeighsworld]

cannot believe 2025 is actually turning into year of the yana toboso's projects getting animated (green witch arc + twisted wonderland now confirmed)

[thegoldenshi-shi]

Hello Shi-Shi, I hope you are doing very well. Good job on getting 1,000 followers! You deserve it :), you are a great artist and I love watching your art unfold and evolve. My ask for the Q&A is number 1, who are your biggest artist inspirations, I think it is? I apologize if not, but I am extremely curious.

Sorry for not talking for awhile, I have been a bit busy and will be more so with Softball starting and exams coming up, but I will be looking on your page sometimes and make sure to like and hopefully leave an ask when I have the time. I hope you have a good day/night, Shi-Shi, and congrats on 1,000 followers <3

-Meister

Thank you Meister!❤️ I am doing well, though admittedly a little over-energized by the milestone hehe.

I pulled from a lot of places when I was teaching myself how to draw. I was really inspired by Yana Toboso, Shiori Teshigori, and @zeldacw. I would look at their works and spend hours at a time trying to figure out what made their art so pretty. As I got better, I fell in love with other artists, like Ayami Kojima and Ibuki Satsuki, but I liked them in an aesthetic way, not in a "Wow I must learn to draw like that" kind of way. I also got into contact with zeldacw, and joined her discord server,(even though I accidentally ghost it like I do every other discord server) which really helped me improve further.

…And as corny as it sounds, I really love Leonardo DaVinci...

(Now that I'm looking at it, I wonder why I gravitated to female artists so much.)

I wish you luck with your exams and in softball! I appreciate your asks whenever they come in, so don't worry about me. I'll be here when you have time to worry about it hehe.

I hope you have a good day/night as well Meister. Thank you again for the ask~

[hotmonkeelove]

This!

I'm not in the Black Butler fandom but I've heard an account on this site say the creator(?) Of black butler is a pedophile and homophobic. I'm not sure if it's true or not though. They might just be trying to make the fandom look bad.

Dear Anon,

What makes this fandom look bad is the fandom itself. I am not sure about other fandoms, but the Kuroshitsuji fandom for one is filled with self-righteous, compulsive liars who make up ‘facts’ to legitimise their own ideas.

To answer your question; no, to the best of our knowledge Toboso Yana is NOT a confirmed pedophile, nor homophobic. Of course one might make a case out of how eroticising and fetishising children or homoromanticism/sexuality is a form of pedophilia/homophobia, but that’s an altogether different can of worms which I refuse to touch.

Lending your ask as opportunity, allow me to compose a small FAQ here.

Kuroshitsuji FAQ

1. Was Kuroshitsuji supposed to be a yaoi?

No. The short version of the answer is as such:

Square Enix does not publish any yaoi or explicit content.

Yana already had her own yaoi/BL associated artist name Yanao Rock. It would be very foolish to start a BL-themed manga using her official artist name Toboso Yana which she is trying to keep separate from Yanao Rock.

The rumour of Kuroshitsuji supposed to have been BL only exists in the Western fandom.

The detailed answer can be found here, here and here.

2. Is Sebaciel canon?

No. For the purpose of marketing Yana has neither confirmed nor denied the truth of this statement, because it obviously sells. But if you study the interaction between the characters, it is clear as day that they would not be romantically interested in one another, because 1. Sebastian does not like slavery, or enjoy dating cattle, and 2. O!Ciel is too traumatised. When push came to shove (in the Emerald Witch Arc) he would not even let Sebas near him.

A thorough analysis of their relationship can be found in this post.

Although Yana has said nothing, Editor K, the second highest authority on this series, has confirmed that there is no affection between master and servant.

“【The foundation of Kuroshitsji no. 16】 The butler is a demon and   competent and loyal. However, there is no affection for his   master. [Sebastian] supports his master in his revenge as a butler, but the nature of the contract is one where he will eat the soul after the completion [of the revenge]. The contract is the only reason [Sebastian]  works so hard, he is a perverted gourmet. #Kuroshitsuji”

3. Is it alright to ship Sebaciel because Yana’s material endorses it?

Does Yana’s material casually portraying murder make murder less severe a problem?

An author is human too, even IF an author thinks of something as acceptable, we as readers need to consider what is right or wrong. Most classic literature/media actively promote sexism, racism, etc.; but it does not mean we should follow those ideas. “[Person] does it, so I can do it too” is Trump’s or a 5 year old’s argumentation style.

4. Is Grell Sutcliff a man or a woman?

Grell Sutcliff is a transgender woman. Besides Grell’s own claims, Yana herself too has confirmed her statement in text.

“Ah, but this time after the completion of the script, I had a request to Grell’s actor Mr. Uehara. “Could you please [play her] as a strong woman”, I said (laughs) In the original comics, Grell does not make an appearance between the Red Butler Arc and the Luxury Liner Arc, and therefore people often think she is useless at her job. So I asked [Mr. Uehara] to please portray her as a career woman in front of her kouhai (younger colleague, aka Ronald)” 【Toboso】

Here is an entire Masterpost on gender in Kuroshitsuji, and here a detailed history of how Yana has been owning up for her mistake of portraying Grell in a problematic manner.

4.5 Did Yana not say Grell is male?

Yana has never said and meant that Grell is a man.

Yana did write on her old blog: “yes, Grell is a man, but has the heart of a maiden” (Toboso, 2010).  That however, was the lack of accurate terminology in Japanese for a transgender woman from a decade ago. Transgender studies have developed entirely differently than within Euro-American discourse. As such, holding Yana’s words from 10 years ago accountable as accurate NOW in the English speaking community would be Euro-Americentrist at best.

5. Is O!Ciel’s real name Astre/Noel/Merde?

No, Yana has confirmed that none of the three main characters’ names (Sebastian, O!Ciel and Undertaker) have been revealed yet. And indeed, Undertaker’s name is therefore also not ‘Adrian Crevan’ as has been claimed often times.

Click here for more details.

6. Is the anime canon?

No, the only part Yana had in the anime were the first few episodes of the first season that were directly based on her manga, and the visual designs of some characters. Yana herself does not even seem to like the anime, let alone consider it ‘part of her canon’. Besides, the anime actively DEFIES her canon.

Click here and here for more details.

7. Is the second musical ‘the Most Beautiful Death in the World’ canon?

No, just like the anime, the only part Yana played in this musical is the visual designs of the characters. The characters however, are written by the Kuromyu creative team.

“RT @toboso_official: When I was watching kuromyu・A Thousand Souls, I really thought: “Eric and Alan are characters I could never have created from scratch…” (No offense meant!) I was responsible for the visual designs, but the characters were born from the writing by Ms. Okada, the directing by Fukuyama-sensei, and finally, by the actors.”【Toboso】 

Click here for the mini masterpost on this musical, and to understand how this musical is homophobic, transphobic, pedophilic on top of defying Yana’s canon.

If there are other things that would belong on this FAQ list, feel free to let me know! I hope this helps.

BUT HONESTLY PEOPLE; STOP MAKING UP CLAIMS!!!!!!!! Sometimes we just don’t know things, and it is alright! If your theory does not have confirmation (yet) or is actively defied, WELL, SUCK IT UP!

[bibyshitsuji24k]

Thank you the +200 notes on my Cielizzy drawing 🥺🙏i never thought we would be so many of us after what happened in the manga 💕

Thank you thank you 💕

Easter chp fanart since I didn't make one on time uwu

[fennekn]

I have to pump my tumblr alive so have a little tiger dude for personal merch, sebastian when im still trying out procreate brushes, and some yumejo cringe on my behalf