The intro scene with Sebastian startling the sheepish Ciel after he speaks with Elizabeth about a vacation break was cut and we only saw Sebastian confirming his research in his doctorвЂ™s clothes. I was happy to see Lau and hear him speak in the film albeit briefly, even if animation wasn't put into him much. The tailor Nina, which made her debut in the manga following the Circus arc, did not make an appearance at all in the film. The scene in the manga where Lizzie witnesses Ciel have a coughing fit was cut as well, unfortunately, because it's a subtle detail that is for a particular chapter/oncoming event. We were unable to hear Madam Red speak in LizzieвЂ™s flashback, but she did speak once during CielвЂ™s scene with the queen. Scenes were unfortunately cut, such as TanakaвЂ™s role in CielвЂ™s flashback due to the voice actorвЂ™s passing and the hospital scene. The great green aura that surrounded Undertaker, however, distracted me well enough. I should also note the film didnвЂ™t fare well in scenes where the camera panned back to reveal a character doing a particular pose, such as Undertaker pulling his hair back and whatnot, which I felt although it attempted to be detailed, was quite stiff. For example, with the Undertaker where we caught a glimpse of the charactersвЂ™ locations in their encounter. However, they did well in the dramatic scenes.

This is especially noticeable in the beginning of the film, where we see the view of the Campania, which is clearly rendered in CGI and contrasts with everything else that is hand-drawn yet digitally colored. The film abuses CGI a number of times and sticks out like a sore-thumb in scenes that are supposed to be regular. The CGI is indeed noticeable and off-putting sometimes. There was a funny original scene in which Sebastian and Charles Grey chat at the dinner-table, in which Sebastian remarks something along the lines of being вЂњkicked multiple times to lifeвЂќ, referring to GreyвЂ™s actions in the Murders arc. They appear at the dinner with the Midfords, during the bizzare dollвЂ™s onslaught (during the carriage scene), and again at the sea in the aftermath of passengers rushing to escape (in which a child was being quietly consoled by Charles Phipps). I was worried of Double CharlesвЂ™ appearance being annoying and perhaps disrupting the Midford familyвЂ™s performances, as they did not appear in the manga during this arc, but their scenes were also brief yet enjoyable. She definitely stole the scene in the film a couple of times and IвЂ™m fond of Grell now, as well I am of Ronald. Fortunately, the accuracy to the manga had Grell in the film, albeit indeed flirty and flamboyant, a skillful grim reaper.

In the past, Kuroshitsuji shoehorned Grell too often unnecessarily, thus giving off an image of her being incompetent and purely Sebastian-obsessed. I have to say, I didnвЂ™t really understand the appeal of Grell or Ronald, but the script truly had them perform as charming individuals and as a funny team.

The scenes with the grim reapers were energetic and fun. I should also remark they made her extra cute in the film. IвЂ™m glad the writers and animators didnвЂ™t rush it. Her movements were meticulously animated and I adored the attention to the way the camera constantly panned to her shoes. I read YanaвЂ™s tweet about Lizzie вЂњmoving like a ballerinaвЂќ and had my doubts prior to watching it, but she was indeed right. I especially praise the storyboard artist(s) who worked on LizzieвЂ™s scene. The animation staff who worked on Book of Atlantic gave it their all on the fighting scenes.

Lines weren't translated awkwardly and suited well to the western audience, translating Japanese words to British slang/vocabulary, for instance. Mistranslated, such as FrancesвЂ™ gender-neutral comment about вЂњthat child protecting their belovedвЂќ or something to that nature. The Funimation team translated the film very well! A couple of mistranslated lines from the online scanlation that were for foreshadowing purposes werenвЂ™t For a film whose manga premise is about a boy who is in a contract with a demon, this film also possesses very heartwarming scenes between a typically sullen boy and his ever-cheerful adorable fiancГ©e. It maintains the line between action and comedy well - the latter of which I should remark is above average, due to its fair balance of deadpan-like humor and gags. ]Д«ook of Atlantic executes itself wonderfully.

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