Should you play it if you’re a Black Butler fan?
Summary:
- Twisted Wonderland is a game written by Yana Toboso.
- Yana Toboso’s art style in the game gives off strong Black Butler vibes.
- There are manga and novel adaptations of the game.
- An anime adaptation is also in the works.
Disney Twisted Wonderland is a Japanese mobile game created by Aniplex and Walt Disney Japan.
“What does it have to do with anime,” you may ask, but we have a pretty simple answer: Yana Toboso, the mangaka of Black Butler, worked on both the script for the game and character design. So basically, it’s just another work of this outstanding author, but in a game format.
Another Great Work by Black Butler’s Author
The game was released in Japan in March 2020, so it’s been around for a long time. Some Black Butler fans even thought that Yana Toboso was more involved in this project than in her own manga for some time, and were worried that the game might influence Black Butler a lot.
Since Twisted Wonderland is written and illustrated by the same author, Black Butler fans are interested to learn more about the game. Does it have the same vibes? Is it influenced by Black Butler in any way? How similar are the stories?
And those who’ve played Twisted Wonderland say that these questions aren’t baseless. The game does feel very much like Black Butler, and they can clearly see Yana Toboso’s style.
Fans call Twisted Wonderland a perfect way to pass the time while waiting for new Black Butler chapters. The dark vibe that we all love the manga and the anime for is there, too. And character designs remind gamers of Black Butler a lot.
Moreover, fans say that a number of Twisted Wonderland characters look exactly like the ones of Black Butler. It’s like someone just copied and pasted some of them into the game.
But that doesn’t make the game worse. On the contrary, it brings fans a warm feeling of nostalgia and endearment that they feel for Black Butler, and allows them to praise Yana Toboso one more time.
Twisted Wonderland is a new take on some Disney stories, and characters are inspired by Disney villains from various franchises. Fans say that the Lion King characters will definitely make you think of Black Butler’s Agni and Soma, and you’re going to love it.
Other Media Related to the Game
There are three manga adaptations of Twisted Wonderland, but all of them weren’t written by Yana Toboso, unfortunately. Two novel adaptations, also not written by the author of Black Butler, were released in 2022 and 2023.
An anime adaptation is also in the works. Even though it was announced back in 2021, there is still little information about it, and we don’t know if it’ll ever see the light of day.