Every time an anime series undergoes a studio change, it’s impossible to avoid comparison. It’s happened with other anime a lot of times, and this time the same is happening to Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji).
New studio
The first three seasons of the anime as well as the movie and a couple of OVAs were produced and animated by A-1 Pictures (Solo Leveling, Kaguya-sama: Love is War). However, the upcoming season will be by CloverWorks (The Promised Neverland, Spy x Family).
Fans didn’t really know what to think about this change at first because on the one hand they loved the work A-1 Pictures did on the series and their style feels nostalgic for them, but on the other hand CloverWorks is an incredible studio who have brought us a lot of outstanding projects.
Black Butler Public School is scheduled for April 13, 2024, so the season is not even out yet, but a couple of visuals and teasers have been enough for fans to start worrying.
They don’t like the way Sebastian and Ciel look
It’s obvious that fans are interested in the main protagonists more than in anything else. And it feels like Ciel and Sebastian upset them the most.
Fans agree that Ciel doesn’t look that bad, but they’ve noticed him looking older than before, and they have a weird feeling about it. Ciel has never acted like a kid, but the fact that he looked like one but acted like an adult always made his character more intriguing.
When it comes to Sebastian, fans think that he doesn’t look like himself. His face seems completely different from the one we’re so used to. And the main complaint is that he’s no longer as hot as before. Which is an extremely valid concern, if you ask us.
Still, it’s important to remember that all we’ve seen for now is a couple of promotional videos, and Sebastian wasn’t in one of them at all. Basically, the last time we saw him animated by CloverWorks was 8 months ago, and anything could have changed since then.
That’s why it’s a nice idea to go into the new season with an open mind and just let the new studio show what they’ve been working on. The initial reaction might be weird since it’ll take fans some time to get used to the new art style, but we’re confident that they’ll learn to love it.
Did you like the way characters and art style looked in the Season 4 trailers?
Every time an anime series undergoes a studio change, it’s impossible to avoid comparison. It’s happened with other anime a lot of times, and this time the same is happening to Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji).
New studio
The first three seasons of the anime as well as the movie and a couple of OVAs were produced and animated by A-1 Pictures (Solo Leveling, Kaguya-sama: Love is War). However, the upcoming season will be by CloverWorks (The Promised Neverland, Spy x Family).
Fans didn’t really know what to think about this change at first because on the one hand they loved the work A-1 Pictures did on the series and their style feels nostalgic for them, but on the other hand CloverWorks is an incredible studio who have brought us a lot of outstanding projects.
Black Butler Public School is scheduled for April 13, 2024, so the season is not even out yet, but a couple of visuals and teasers have been enough for fans to start worrying.
They don’t like the way Sebastian and Ciel look
It’s obvious that fans are interested in the main protagonists more than in anything else. And it feels like Ciel and Sebastian upset them the most.
Fans agree that Ciel doesn’t look that bad, but they’ve noticed him looking older than before, and they have a weird feeling about it. Ciel has never acted like a kid, but the fact that he looked like one but acted like an adult always made his character more intriguing.
When it comes to Sebastian, fans think that he doesn’t look like himself. His face seems completely different from the one we’re so used to. And the main complaint is that he’s no longer as hot as before. Which is an extremely valid concern, if you ask us.
Still, it’s important to remember that all we’ve seen for now is a couple of promotional videos, and Sebastian wasn’t in one of them at all. Basically, the last time we saw him animated by CloverWorks was 8 months ago, and anything could have changed since then.
That’s why it’s a nice idea to go into the new season with an open mind and just let the new studio show what they’ve been working on. The initial reaction might be weird since it’ll take fans some time to get used to the new art style, but we’re confident that they’ll learn to love it.
Did you like the way characters and art style looked in the Season 4 trailers?
