I have got to say Black Butler or Kuroshitsuji. It's an anime following the story of Ciel Phantomhive, a 12-year-old boy who has inherited his family's responsibilities following his parent's unexpected death. We find out when the anime starts that his parents died in a fire, he has a demon butler and has 4 other servants along with him. Ciel is under a contract where he gives his soul to Sebastian (the demon butler) in exchange for finding out how his parents were murdered and to help get revenge for it. I first watched it when I was 13, back in middle school. Despite the questionable scenes, my love for the anime never disappeared. The characters are diverse, a mix of supernatural and mortal characters. I'm talking about characters like Grell who is a transgender woman, or Mei Rin, who's farsighted and a former assassin. The series also has a constant surprise in store. In the first episode, the manor receives a guest, who's hoping to milk Ciel's company of his moneyworth. Ciel, already knowing this plan decides to invite him to a game he invented. Ciel starts playing the game with him, and each move in the game depicts something terrible happening to the guest. Thing's like his leg being broken, or being cooked in an oven. In a dark turn of events, all of the things mentioned in the game happen to the guest. He does break his legs, and Sebastian locks him into an oven. Although these things happen, he's later found leaving the manor in fear, limping away. However, that's not where the surprises end. Every episode is one surprise after the other. Each season has its arc, this one in particular is where Ciel finds out how his parents die, where he ends up finding out about Grim Reaper's, helps a prince from India find his fiance, and finds out the person who murdered his family is a Fallen Angel who goes by the names Angela. My favorite season is Season Three, or the Book of Circus. This season, Ciel is to investigate the constant disappearance of children all over Britain. Their main suspect happens to be a circus troupe, and Ciel and Sebastian go undercover to gain information. After joining the circus, they train for the shows, eventually finding out that something is going on. They are invited to visit the orphanage that the troupe grew up in and are forced to watch the dismemberment and torture the kidnapped children go through.
Ciel, reminded of his past starts panicking and orders Sebastian to get rid of the evidence, leaving everyone involved to die. While leaving the scene, Ciel is confronted, being told that the other members of the troupe are off killing his servants. In this way, we find out that Mei Rin, Bard, Finnian, and Tanaka are not ordinary servants. Having been underestimated, they get rid of the other troupe members with their respective skills. Mei Rin and Bard shoot them, Finnian uses super strength to crush them, and Tanaka uses his martial strength despite his old age to get rid of them. In the end, Ciel is able to keep what happened a secret. Words can not describe how much I love this anime, and I'm quite excited for the Public School Arc. I've decided to wait until the season finishes before I watch it, but I'm so happy to see that the Anime is being continued. I also plan to rewatch the whole thing before watching the Public School Arc. Either way, I plan to continue watching Black Butler!