Manga Review – Black Butler Vol. 25 by Yana Toboso (4.5/5 stars)

Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Manga/Paranormal
Length: 178 pages
Publisher: Yen Press
Release Date: January 30, 2018
ISBN-13: 978-0316480116
Stand Alone or Series: 25th volume in the Black Butler series
Source: Bought
Rating: 4.5/5 stars

“Sphere Music Hall, with its elaborate entertainments, has the denizens of London under its spell and at the mercy of its resident cult’s nefarious motives. To snap the populace out of the trance, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his unparalleled butler Sebastian get down to business…literally! The young earl takes the fight right to the enemy’s door by opening a music hall of his own. But as a new kind of battle gets under way on the stage, Othello, a fresh face from the Grim Reaper Dispatch, begins snooping around behind the curtains for reasons unknown…”

This was the 25th volume in the series. It was a strange mix of light-hearted dance halls and bloodless bodies. It wraps up part of the Sphere Music Hall story arc but doesn’t completely tie up this story. It wasn’t my favorite Black Butler volume but it was still very good. It had a very “Ocean’s 11” vibe to it at the end.

I continue to really enjoy the illustration throughout this series; it is beautiful, highly detailed, and fun to follow.

The story was a bit slow, but started to move forward at a good clip towards the end of the book.

Overall a great installment in the Black Butler series. I really enjoyed it and look forward to future volumes in this series. This is one of my favorite manga series right now!

This book goes towards the following reading challenges:
– New Release Reading Challenge
– Goodreads Reading Challenge
– Graphic Novel Reading Challenge