I think most of us already know that the twin ciel theory is true and there are TONS of threads with proofs from throughout the manga~ anw, this is just some extra stuff that have been missed out by most blogs regarding the hints dropped so far + possible theories
I'll be going in chronological order and providin the context for each scene (reread the entire thing from start) :>
The sneaky scene with vincent, his 2 sons and baron kelvin (circus arc - the baron was funded a circus and kidnapped children from towns the circus performed at, in an attempt to reenact the sacrificial scene where ciel was trapped in a cage) http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/kuroshitsuji-chapter-31.html/28/ last few pages of chap 31
Cruise arc - Our ciel's recollection of that sacrificial event. Here, our ciel is shown to be in the cage with his older twin being pulled away. we all just assumed it was metaphorical of him feeling helpless about his past and watching it from 3rd person but it's actually his twin http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/kuroshitsuji-chapter-54.html/21/
Cruise arc - when Lizzy is forced to whip out her blades and protect herself and ceil, she recalls when ciel first came back after the tragedy. at that time she realized ceil had grown shorter and thinner and just assumed it was her who had grown rapidly and not ceil who shrunk. it is highly likely that our ceil is the younger twin who is described as frail and weaker http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/kuroshitsuji-chapter-58.html/13/
Cruise arc - when the undertaker slices sebastian with his death scythe and sebastian's memories are shown - when sebastian is first summoned and asks our ciel for his name, he hesitates before calling himself "ciel" http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/kuroshitsuji-chapter-61.html/24/. also, our ceil is seen inside the cage while previously it was shown that "he" was pulled out. http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/kuroshitsuji-chapter-62.html/3/. sebastian is ordered not to tell lies and he calls our ciel a liar for calling himself "ciel" http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/kuroshitsuji-chapter-62.html/8/. here, when 10 year old returns to his mansion, he visits his families graves and there is one with "ciel" inscribed on it http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/kuroshitsuji-chapter-62.html/17/
Easter filler - lizzy shows ciel an easter egg she decorated, saying "isnt this flower pattern nostalgic" but ciel is clearly at a loss initially but brushes it off quickly with a "ah... indeed it is" http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/manga/kuroshitsuji/v13/c066/pg-8/. this shows lizzy's confusion at ciel's lack of response at the easter egg http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/manga/kuroshitsuji/v13/c066/pg-38/
werewolf arc - ciel is exposed to poisonous gas and relapses, he recalls moments from the sacrificial incident :( we can see our ciel and his older twin together in the cage, and the latter saying "I'll protect you" and our ciel thinking "ah, that's right. I still had" http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/manga/kuroshitsuji/v18/c090/1.html/pg-16/ I think this is pretty much the biggest hint dropped and how it managed to fly past most of our heads (mind included) is just asdagwr. Next we see the older twin being pulled out of the cage and stabbed to summon the demon, and our ceil calling out "Ciel!" at his twin http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/manga/kuroshitsuji/v18/c090/1.html/pg-17/
werewolf arc - ciel is still traumatised as he keeps relapsing into past memories. when finny says "i'll protect you", ceil replies through tears "im not worth protecting. not just me... not me... but rather..." he is likely referring to his older twin http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/manga/kuroshitsuji/v18/c091/1.html/pg-28/
werewolf arc - during ciel's relapse we are shown a scene of ciel conversing with 'himself' on a chess board. most of us i think just assumed it was him and his consciousness but now we know it's his twin (u can see their diff physical features too) http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/manga/kuroshitsuji/v18/c093/pg-11/, then his twin says "no one asked you to take revenge" http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/manga/kuroshitsuji/v18/c095/pg-4/
werewolf arc - the phantomhive's family tree is shown and you can see two branches from ciel's parents, meaning they had 2 children http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/kuroshitsuji/103/pg-5/
music hall arc - during the halloween chapter ceil sees his past in a family, and it shows his father, mother, lizzy and him - we are probably meant to interpret this as him looking back at his past from a 3rd person's perspective and that that boy is him, but it is likely to be his older twin, and he is looking at them from where he really stood at that time http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/kuroshitsuji/120/pg-18/
heartbreaking arc (older twin revelation) ciel doesnt want his old family picture revealed and we all know why :'( http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/manga/kuroshitsuji/v23/c124/pg-10/
EXTENDED THEORIES
1. resurrection of older twin
Undertaker's ability to resurrect the dead as long as he has their body through his shinigami shenanigans with the death scythe about extending their life tape http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/kuroshitsuji-chapter-84.html/10/ (this happens during ciel's infiltration into the prestigious sch)
the german shinigamis comment on how seceders (shinigamis who retire and escape that job) probably have a special reasons to do so http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/manga/kuroshitsuji/v20/c105/pg-11/ what is undertaker's motive hmmm
THE BIGGEST SCOOP - undertaker visited vincent's friend from the school and cries as he laments on how vincent's bones were burnt to ashes http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/manga/kuroshitsuji/v20/c105/pg-24/ , THEN says the "earl of phantomhive" is still with us after all http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/manga/kuroshitsuji/v20/c105/pg-25/ , this probably means he is intent on resurrecting ciel's twin and he knows ciel's through identity is that of the younger twin, otherwise there would not have been " " signs around those words, and also this suggests he is able to resurrect people as long as he has their bones (this means he cant resurrect vincent) and their when ciel is told this he thinks about the undertaker's comment and wonders "me, or..." probably thinking of his older twin http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/manga/kuroshitsuji/v20/c105/pg-26/
we are shown a scene of the undertaker addressing a boy who looks like ceil in his sleep, who wakes up and the undertaker feeds him some liquid and says "sleep a little longer, because it's still too early for you to wake up" http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/manga/kuroshitsuji/v18/c108/pg-23/ i think at this point most people assumed this person was our ciel as the next scene immediately shows ciel waking up from a nightmare(??) on the same bad (seemingly), but the ciel with undertaker is likely the older twin as one of his hands was covering ciel's eyepatched eye (i think this was to mislead us damn sneaky sadsgasgs) and also ciel's older twin appears some chapters later in the same arc
2. the phantomhive family's affiliation to shinigamis
the undertaker's locket having a hair strand of ciel's grandma, claudia phantomhive - http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/kuroshitsuji-chapter-85.html/22/ (cruise arc)
german shinigamis comment on how ciel can see them, they think it's likely due to the fact that he's contracted to sebastian but then they say maybe it's because of his lineage and a family tree w claudia phantomhive his grandma is shown http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kuroshitsuji/an/kuroshitsuji/103/pg-5/ (werewolf arc)
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ok i dont even know if people will read this but for some background i woke up to chap 129 jap and chi raw spoilers and was SHOOK even though i stopped reading kuroshitsuji some time back to wait for the chapters to accumulate (it was during werewolf arc then) sooo even though i have major exams in a week i just dropped everything and convinced myself i deserved a break and reread every single chapter 1 to 128 at the same time keeping in mind the recent revelations and basically my. mind. is. blown. there are so many hints just everywhere in the manga, not only about ciel's twin but possible hints at more huge revelations like the phantomhive's affliation with shinigamis. anyway i enjoyed this compilation it helps me keep track of the arcs and saves YOU the effort of rereading everything and spending your entire day having to deal with your emotions XDD (if anyones even reading lol)
pls comment what other theories u can think up!!! :>
Anything other than a love square please ... Σ( ￣□￣||) my bbs finally got to this point it's too soon to tear them apart ;;
Nosebled through this chapter all dem bishies (ノ≧∇≦)ノ
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The child isn't Azuma's, her father is a man Wataru's sister met overseas who also conned her of some money. She was on her way to discuss this issue with Wataru when she got into the accident. However when Azuma told her Wataru's dream of setting up his own company instead of succeeding his parents, she asked Azuma to marry her so that Wataru can get the freedom he desires. Although Azuma loves Wataru, he truly feels that a future without him is best for Wataru as they are of the same sex and will face many obstacles and basically have no future. Wataru suddenly realizes that Azuma marrying his sister lands him in a situation in which he is free to set up his own company with money supplied by his parents. So he asks his sister about it, who then tells him the truth as she cannot take how pained both Azuma and Wataru are. Wataru then confronts Azuma who initially refuses his advances and lists reasons why although he loves wataru, he will not get tgt with him. They do m18 stuff and kind of talk things through and decide to become lovers. the end :>
Thank you
Thank you so much for the spoiler, seriously. I thought I was gonna have to hate Azuma forever .（/TДT)/
Thankyou, I needed this, the cliff hanger had been bothering me forever
You fixed my broken heart ♡ thank you
Still don't like azuma, here's how I wished it would end, wataru gives everything to azuma, kills himself, leaves note or letter saying his feelings and azuma blames himself and regrets it along with the sister. Maybe one or two people blaming azuma. Finally azuma drowns himself in guilt and never gets over it. (Kinda depressing but I feel like azuma needs to be hurt but wataru doesn't need to die I guess just not forgive azuma and hate him)
i agreeeee... i do think the same way. how dare that azy=uma treat wataru that badly. i would like to see azuma regret desperately about the marriage thing that he did say to wataru at the hospital.
i agreeeee... i do think the same way. how dare that azuma treat wataru that badly. i would like to see azuma regret desperately about the marriage thing that he did say to wataru at the hospital.
thanks for this ヾ(☆▽☆)
YasssSSSSSSSS. It's like when something shitty happens to a character and you just want something to happen to make everyone else feel guilty. Like either leaving or killing them self would have just made everything sad but everybody else would suffer. :'>>
I so hate the fact that i was able to figure out almost everything i wanted it to end in a more of a tragic way than your typical happy end
But well this kindda ending is not so bad
he wanted to own a TOY STORE im emo now
HE'S SO FUCKING PRECIOUS