If you think a character in Kuroshitsuji is useless and unimportant, think again. Yana Toboso will most likely make that character have some super-cool ability and be a badass all over the place.
Exhibit A: Grell
Exhibit B: Phantomhive servants
Exhibit C: Elizabeth
Exhibit D: Undertaker (although I already loved him when he was his former idgaf self)
Just because one suddenly sprouts a weapon/fighting ability doesn’t automatically make them an interesting character. Just sayin’.
Last time I checked, “useless and unimportant” was under a different category to “interesting”. Say, the servants may not be all that fascinating, but they’re most definitely needed, particularly for that time period and Ciel’s… situation. (:
Well, don’t you think that especially because a certain character is ‘needed’, they should be adequately fleshed-out to create an elaborate array of colorful characters that, in turn, contribute to a story? :/ You can’t have an interesting story without interesting characters, and the simple fact that even some of the main characters go without a diverse spectrum of development is sorely disappointing to me. I love Kuroshitsuji, but it’s not perfect. And this is one of the few things about it that irks me. :/
I’m sorry you feel that way about the characters. Personally I think all they’re all interesting, but like you said… not enough development. Yet, it seems deliberate, as one of the things that keeps me holding on is the vain hope of getting some insight on even the minor characters. I suppose it’s one of my pet peeves too- underdeveloped characters wouldn’t matter nearly as much if Kuro was more the plot-oriented type of series, but in that case, I probably wouldn’t love it as much.