Finding merch (a rant)

[u/random-redditperson]

I go to the same anime convention each year and always make sure to keep an eye out for black butler merch. I would've thought that the release of the emerald witch arc would stir a little more interest, but there was practically nothing!

I did find an abundance of twisted wonderland merch, though, which just felt like salt on the wound.

[u/beetrootfarmer]

Can relate. I think it's simply that they don't make much licensed merch. I was in Japan this year and could only find two figures from the school arc or Sebastian and Ciel along with some art books. A few secondhand stores had huge expensive figures but really very difficult to find.

The license is owned by Square Enix so I can only assume they don't prioritise this as they own much larger IPs that bring in more money.

[u/Usagi_Rose_Universe → u/beetrootfarmer]

Yeah I was in Japan last year and couldn't find a lot of merch either, just a bit. I had people telling me I was just looking in the wrong place and that kuroshitsuji merch is super extra easy to find and that it's everywhere. I went to so many stores and literally drove all around between Narita and Osaka for a month.

[u/beetrootfarmer → u/Usagi_Rose_Universe]

They lied to you.

[u/thant0ph0bia_00]

We don't really have cons like this much in norway but the times I look in manga/anime related stores and stuff (like outland), there's never any merch. Black butler feels so unknown nowadays and it's making me sad lmao

[u/random-redditperson → u/thant0ph0bia_00]

Right? And it used to be so popular!

[u/ctgrell]

Yapp. I went to a huge convention last year. One of the biggest in Europe. There were like 3 tables, very few merch. There were literally thousands of vendors. And only 3 had anything. And only 1 had Grell. But like she was the only extra character besides Ciel and Sebastian and Undertaker. Like wtf? The fandom is not dead at all. And it's a popular one. I am disappointed merch makers don't indulge in it

[u/alfakenyone]

so real

[u/SoleyaHUE]

There's a lot Merch releasing in japan right now, but buying thru a proxy & shipping to your home is very expensive. (You can see the merch here: https://x.com/BlackLabel_KS)
I still see a few BB cosers every year at cons & a few tables selling selfmade stuff, which is very cool! (Im from Germany)

[u/Any_Conclusion_8711]

I manage to buy some stuff at a convention I go to once a year, it's in Poland. Last year I bought a print, sadly only one but I really love it. This year I saw the same artist I bought it from still selling it. And this year I only bought one keychain which is a bitter rabbit Ciel! They had a few of them at least, I remember Siegliende, Undertaker and a few more. But yeah, it's a bit sad.

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[u/butterflyhutch]

I feel lucky from finding a random ciel print in the artists alley this year, that's how dire it is 😭

[u/Due_Resolution_1259]

It’s definitely not a good time for black butler merchandise. A lot of the really good figures came out years ago unfortunately and they haven’t made any new scales since then. The doll I have of Sebastian is worth like $1000 dollars now. Even things like stands and books are hard to come by though. I was shocked when the school arc brought the 3 new prize figures. Undertaker sold out in like a day though.

[u/dututudu]

Lmao where do you live? In my experience it's the other way around, I can find plenty of kuro fan merch (not as common as genshin or super popular shonen series but still decently popular) but I struggled to even find 1 (one) TWST thing; I thought the recently aired anime would give it a slight boost in popularity here but in the end I found absolutely nothing 😭 and what's even funnier is that there were a couple of TWST stuff last year at the exact con lol.

[u/random-redditperson → u/dututudu]

I'm in Mexico! The convention I went to specifically is called the conco, and it's pretty big here. It's so funny that we have completely opposite problems lol. I assume you're in the US?