I agree. Yana is kind of toeing that line between being couched in Victorian times and just saying "screw it, let's just do fanservice". The fanservice and fashion moments are so （￣へ￣）mething I look forward to as something extra, not the main draw. She's been sort of going this route since Germany, maybe a bit before then, and it's honestly making me lose a bit of enjoyment
I mean. You guys do realize it was never fully Victorian England right? That's how stories like these almost always work. You can tell what time period they're in but there's always going to be a few historical inaccuracies to fit the style and story being told. I remember seeing a list and if I find it again I'll link it, but it mentioned a lot of things that didn't line up including some stuff about Bard, as well as the way social titles are addressed. There's been plenty of historical inaccuracies since day one so I'm a bit suprised this is what's getting to you.
True, actually. Black Butler is canonically set in a more advanced version of Victorian England. This was changed in the anime to a field telephone, but there is actually an old-style cell phone (a flip phone XD) in the first few chapters. I think Yana wanted to take some creative liberties and see what she could get away with. I personally think it's enjoyable; we aren't seeing things that ONLY happened in 1889, but more things that happened AROUND that time period (i.e the Titanic/Campania happened in 1912, to be specific).
And yes, there is fanservice. There has ALWAYS been fanservice in this series. Mey-Rin, Ran-Mao and Nina are prime examples, and they've been showing up for a long time. Yes, it's out of the time period, but I like to attribute it to the creative liberties, especially when it's catering more to a MALE audience. I'm sure you've seen the number of fangirls squeeing over Sebastian and his outfit in this chapter, let alone the entire series; I see no problem letting the audience look at some legs from time to time. Plus, fashion segments have always been apart of BB, even since the beginning. I personally love them because it shows an extreme amount of dedication, having to draw all those buckles, trims, and buttons with the same attention to detail in every frame of the strip. The artistry and characters are some of the best thing about this series, let her show them off a bit.
I'm annoyed at all the women dressed in lingerie-grade cheongsams, because not only could women not show that much flesh before the 1960s, but the cheongsam wasn't invented until the 1920s. & she's mixing different dynasty fashions too.
Rant aside, how f#$%&@g hilarious were Not-Ciel's table manners? Do you guys think the brothers will reconsile or try to kill each other? Is this the first time it's been addressed that Ran-Mao & Lau are siblings?