Blurb: When last we saw dear Sebastian, he was poised to feast on the ripened soul of his young master. Unfortunately for the debonair demon, there's a new butler in town. Enter Claude Faustus, a malevolent manservant uninspired by the drab flavor of his own contracted master, Alois Trancy. This pedestrian lad holds no allure for Claude, so the bespectacled butler sets his sights on a finer delicacy from the menu of the damned: none other than Ciel Phantomhive.
AnimeCheck Black Buttler II. Black Butler II at the Internet Movie Database; Black Butler: Book of Circus at the Internet Movie Database.
And so begins a devilish dance of death starring crow and spider. The demonic duel rages beyond the limits of good taste, culminating in a debaucherous maze of madness pitting butler against butler. Sebastian and Claude: two ravenous rakehells filled with the power of darkness and locked in a macabre battle for the soiled soul of the young master they so long to savor/devour.
In late-nineteenth century England, one year and three months after the dramatic conclusion of the original series, Kuroshitsuji II introduces a new butler and young master. The sadistic yet cheerful Alois Trancy has faced some harsh times. He was kidnapped as a baby, and was forced to work in a village as a slave. Gradually, he lost his parents, his best friend, and everyone he knew.Alois eventually returned home and became the head of his mansion, but seemed to exhibit some strange behavior ever since.
Even more curiously, he returned with Claude Faustus, an enigmatic, emotionless butler with unfathomable talent. I confess upon finishing the first season and moving onto the second season I was a bit pessimistic- who could compete with Sebastian and Ciel? Indeed no one, still this season did not fail to disappoint. Now I believe it has been confirmed that there is not going to be anymore seasons after this which is understandable considering this season was truly made to end the series in a heart-breaking end.
Nevertheless I would recommend that any Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler fan should watch it so one could appreciate the new and exciting characters and story lines as we go into the history of the Earl Alois Trancy and how he made his contract with the Demon butler Claude Faustus.