Black Butler, Vol. 3

黒執事 [Kuroshitsuji] #3

by Yana Toboso

Terrorizing its populace, Jack the Ripper has shaken London to its very core. But when Sebastian Michaelis, singular butler of the Phantomhive house, lays bare the madman's true identity, all that is left for him to do is eliminate the perpetrator in the name of the Queen and Phantomhive. But inhumanly efficient skills don't guarantee victory when the opponent is just as supernaturally gifted! And though Sebastian may be able to save Ciel from physical harm in the battle that ensues, will the young earl ever recover from the emotional scars it will leave on his heart?

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Horror, Comics, Historical Fiction, Fiction

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 18, 2007

About the author

Yana Toboso (枢 やな Toboso Yana) is a female Japanese manga artist born in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan and currently resides in Yokohama. She is best known for Black Butler (黒執事 Kuroshitsuji), a popular shonen manga series.

She has also written yaoi under the pen name Yanao Rock (簗緒ろく).

Appearance
Yana Toboso draws herself as a devil with a black body and horns, a white head, and a pointed tail. She has never uploaded a picture of herself, so her actual appearance is unknown.

Reviews

[Starlah · Rating 4 out of 5]

finally! it's getting good and exciting all throughout the manga now!

[Ozan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the comedy routine between the other servants and Sebastian and how Sebastian saved the day as a butler and more in the end so far. But what really amazed me was the origin of Madam Red which was told in a chapter in the begining of the volume 3. It was brilliant, so sad... Poor woman suffered alot. This didn't make her actions ok in anyway though, nothing could make that. What she did over and over again was just so horrible... That chapter and the all of the story involving Madam Red really made me feel like i got the worth of my money. I really recommend this manga to every one.

[Rodrigo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bueno, no ha estado mal ha terminado su pelea con el dios de la muerte, hemos conocido los orígenes de los padres del phantomhive, pero no mucho más.

[Sarv · Rating 4 out of 5]

صحنه های جنگ تمیز و قابل فهم!! خیلی ممنونم بابتش از نویسنده. واقعا بعد از خوندن توکیو غول با صحنه های جنگ گیج کننده ش قدر اینو می دونم :دی
همچنان نقاشی ها نقطه قوتن. داستان مادام رد هم غم انگیز بود؛ تقریبا مطابق انیمه.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Your eyes are the eyes of one who does not love--tarnished eyes. You are a devil that defiles innocent souls with your vile hands and lips.

About halfway through this volume, the storytelling took a turn for the better, somehow. I can't account for it, aside from a few minor changes. There were more "splash page"-like illustrations than there had been earlier. The humor wasn't as trying, and Ciel and Sebastian's relationship gained a little more interest and depth.

It's kind of cool to see a mangaka settle into their story and figure out how they're going to carry on their serial in the long term. Parts of this don't work that well for me--the undertaker and Grelle are character types I can easily do without, for one thing--but I can easily see myself continuing with this. Just as with other "three star" manga, though, I won't prioritize it for future reading.

[Iryna *Book and Sword* · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75/5 stars

Did not care much for that huge fighting scene, but the backstory of Lady Red was so sad and well executed, and the ending was kind of sweet and very touching - so the 3rd volume was definitely worth it.

Interested about the new characters (?) being introduced at the very last pages. Cliffhangers galore, so onto the next one I go.

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[Yulia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Нарешті появляються культові персонажі, а сюжет розправляє крила.

І ох, моя дорога мадам Ред. Шкода що ви пішли так рано.

[Carla Dente · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sigo sin saber si esto es realmente bueno o todavía soy un asco para juzgar manga jajaja

Amo esta historia, es interesante y muy divertida a partes iguales. Los personajes son geniales y el arte simplemente hermoso.

Ya ampliaré en algún video, quisiera escribir más acá, pero ahora no tengo ganas, tal vez actualice en unos días(? jajaja

[Despair Speaking · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally the question you've been asking a lot in the second volume is answered in the third! Jack the Ripper's true identity has been finally revealed! Ciel and Sebastian manages to catch Jack the Ripper in the act but will they be able to stop him? Especially since Jack the Ripper has quite a few tricks up his sleeve that may actually even beat Sebastian? How is that even possible?!

I'm not going to spoil even if I truly want to. You can just comment on my profile if you don't have this copy and do not want to read via the Net. ANYWAY... as usual, there was nothing boring about Kuroshitsuji. Okay, I already knew most of what happened because I watched the anime version, but I still love this anyway. I truly pity the one behind Jack the Ripper and wish that person had a better ending. *sniffs* Go Jack the Ripper (the original one)!

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ah, a bit weird, a bit creepy, at times a little perverse, but I'm reading it anyway. I'm reading it because I LOVE the Black Butler.

Why 3 instead of 4 stars? It's the story line. At times confusing, at times silly, at times flowing like a frozen stream, I feel the urge to keep reading because I like the main character.

This third volume did give us some good background on Ciel's aunt - the lady in red. There's a visit from Ciel's fiance and her mother at the end - at least the fiance wasn't nearly as obnoxious as she usually is because she just had a bit part to play. And I always want to go run out and buy some good Assam tea after reading these volumes.

[F.D. Gross · Rating 5 out of 5]

Paint the night with blood as Sebastian and Grelle face off with each other. As the grim reaper wields his death scythe, each cut reveals a memory reel into the victims past. In this case, madam red’s gruesome upbringing is revealed and Ceil Phantomhive feels none the remorse. Despite Sebastian’s attempt at thinking his master is but a mere child, he soon learns that Ceil knows a little more than he think he does, envisioning himself as the king and all those that fall under him are his pawns, knights, and queen. And of course, Sebastian is always serving up something tasty for a meal. This one will have your mouth watering...

5 out 5 stars
Author F. D. Gross

[Ladiibbug · Rating 4 out of 5]

#3 Black Butler

The cover art is so striking -- I was so amazed at the image of Sebastian fighting with kitchen utensils, it was hard to get started ;-).

Jack the Ripper case is successfully resolved. More backstory is provided, but *no spoilers* so will leave it at that.

For better reviews, see Good Reader Yvensong's reviews of these books.

[Madhumita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this one. Madam Red's story is just so sad and even though her actions are really horrible, they are a bit understandable. Wish there was more of her in the manga.

[Sakuranko · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me gustó mucho el gore y la acción en este volumen Me encantaron los análisis finales de Ciel.

4 Estrellas!

[ayşnr._.r · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sadece en merak ettiğim şey evdeki hizmetçiler neden hala o evde çalışıyor? Sadece evi berbat ediyorlar ve her seferinde onların arkasını Sebastian topluyor. Ona rağmen komik çizimleri var seviyorum ama biraz saçma... Bu cilt yine adrenalin dorukta okudum. Sebastian'ın, Ölüm Tanrısı ile olan kavgası güzeldi. Madam Red'in geçmişini okumak beni biraz üzdü, yaptığı şeyleri neden yaptığını okuduk ama o kadar da abartmasına gerek yoktu be...
Neyse bakalım Ciel ve Sebastian'ın tanışma hikayelerini ne zaman okuyacağız...

Not: Sebastian saçını hep arkaya doğru tara <3

[Alexis T]

AAAAA IT PUT ME ON A CLIFFHANGER!! They put my favorite character on the last page :(

[ilenia · Rating 2 out of 5]

ya no voy a leer más porque ya empieza a darme cringe 💀🥴

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay, I'll admit that An's backstory was pretty good, even if Toboso is still struggling with basic 19th century facts like "clothing."

[Yuliia Kravchenko · Rating 5 out of 5]

З кожним томом атмосфера стає все темніша, а Себастьян все 🔥😁

[Mehenaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just when I thought the drawings could not be any better, it keeps improving with each volume. And of course the story and the plot are gradually unrevealing a lot of questions, but just in the right amount.

[Ірина · Rating 5 out of 5]

Завершення арки про Джека Різника і історії про Мадам Ред (насправді третій том це ніби початок, коли драма манги потроху починає розкриватися, а історія набуває обрисів).
Манга потроху стає темнішою.
Обожнюю цю історію.

[Mohamed · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars
getting better and less generic

[Svenja · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ich mag die Mischung aus Brutalität und Humor.
Sehr unterhaltsam und viel zu schnell vorbei...

[hyacinthuss · Rating 5 out of 5]

prince soma has arrived! i repeat prince soma has finally arrived!

[osoi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Из хорошего могу выделить развернутый и овер-драматичный флэшбек в прошлое Мадам Ред. Но при всем моем уважении к интерпретации ее персонажа в истории - чего-то не хватило для убедительности. Трагедия? Безусловно. Но что подтолкнуло ее последней черте, где та грань, которую она переступила? Все ступени логически разжеваны, но переход в состояние берсерка неочевиден :[
Кроме того, в этом томе присутствует жутко затянутая драка дворецкого и рипера. Сколько можно болтать и красоваться :( А от постоянного повторения в тексте SEBASTIAN DARLING даже меня начало корежить. Я всегда не против поглядеть на демонических бисёненов, размахивающих оружием и драматично взмахивающих волосами, но тут утомление от бессодержательности взяло верх.

lukk.svbtle

[Lory Blanco (areaderheart) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Honestly, I could read a manga series with just Sebastian doing butler things lol. But I did like getting to the more action parts in this volume as well as some of the backstory on Ciel's family and the Covenant between him and Sebastian.

[Mahdiye HajiHosseini · Rating 4 out of 5]

اپدیت ۲۳ مرداد ۴۰۰-
از ارامش نبود گریل لذت میبرم. جذابیت‌های بصری بیشتر، پیشروی بیشتر در رشد شخصیت‌ها و باز هم ارامش تا ارک بعد.
این جلد بیشتر به نظرم روی شخصیت‌پردازی سباستین -جنبه هایی بیشتر از قسمتهای فنگرلی طلب- تمرکز داره که اصلا یکی از دلایل علایق من به کل سریه.

[Subhiksha Raman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this one a lot, since a lot happens in this volume. There was a good balance of humor and seriousness as well. Also thought the ending (intro of the next arc) was interesting, so I’m looking forward to reading that.

[lyanuum · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was gooood

Madam Red's backstory was quite sad, and I loved the humour in this one a lot, can't help but flirt with Sebastian even when fighting him 😏

[Livia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Le rapport avec le Prince du Bengale?????