When I initially started the Kuroshitsuji manga at age fourteen, pretty much the only thing that inspired me to read was my massive and probably unhealthy obsession with Sebastian. As you can probably guess, I wasn't very concerned about the plot.

Now that I'm older, I'm able to admit that the first couple of arcs were pure agony and completely monotonous to read.

Kuroshitsuji is a great example of how an author can improve over time. The art at the beginning of the series was quite frankly rough and ugly(think Junjou Romantica), the story was boring and pointless for the most part, and the characters super annoying in a failed attempt to be funny.

However, as the manga progresses, the art significantly improves. Significantly, as in sometimes you have to stop reading and stare because the art is just that gorgeous. The story is so good that every time I buy the newest volume I can't put it down, though plot holes are commonplace and super easy to pick out. A majority of the characters are super loveable, Ciel and Sebastian being the Holden Caulfield's of the story (love to hate them).

The one warning I must give if you're thinking of starting the series is: Kuroshitsuji is hard to get into. At first, it's uninteresting and bad to look at, however suffering through it is totally worth it because of how fantastic it becomes later on. New readers, don't give up, because though I absolutely hated reading at the beginning, it became one of my favorite mangas.