
The duo return to society as Ciel takes over his late father's position as the Queen's Watchdog: someone tasked with investigating cases that Queen Victoria herself deems threatening to England. As part of the contract, the demon will consume Ciel's soul as payment for helping him achieve his goal revenge on those who brought down his family and the House of Phantomhive.Ĭiel names the demon Sebastian Michaelis, after his deceased dog. Ciel sells his soul to the demon and forms a contract to be saved the demon kills all the cultist members and places the Faustian contract symbol on Ciel's right eye. One night, during a sacrificial ceremony to summon a demon, the demon arrives but states that he came in response to Ciel's summoning, not the cult's. He ends up in the hands of a sadistic, demon-worshipping cult and endures physical, mental and sexual abuse at the hands of his captors. Ciel's parents died along with the family dog, Sebastian, and he is taken and sold into slavery. He acquired his title and position after the events of his tenth birthday on December 14, 1885, when the Phantomhive manor was attacked by unidentified perpetrators.

See also: List of Black Butler charactersġ2-year-old earl Ciel Phantomhive lives in Victorian-era London. Funimation lost the rights to the first two seasons, and they were later acquired by Aniplex of America.īy July 2023, the Black Butler manga had over 34 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series.
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The anime series was licensed by Funimation.
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It was published in Yen Plus from August 2009 to July 2010. In North America, the series has been licensed by Yen Press. A fourth anime season, produced by CloverWorks, will premiere in 2024. An animated film, titled Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic, premiered in Japan in January 2017. A live-action film adaptation was released in Japan in January 2014. A two-part theatrical original video animation (OVA), titled Black Butler: Book of Murder, screened in Japanese theaters in October and November 2014.

Another series, titled Black Butler: Book of Circus, was broadcast between July and September 2014. A second 12-episode season aired from July to September 2010 this season features two new main characters and has an anime-original storyline which does not feature manga content. In exchange for his services, Sebastian will be allowed to consume Ciel's soul.Ī 24-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by A-1 Pictures, aired from October 2008 to March 2009. Ciel has formed a contract with demon Sebastian Michaelis, who disguises himself as his butler, to seek revenge on those who tortured him and murdered his parents.

He is tasked with solving crimes in the underworld of Victorian-era London. The series follows Ciel Phantomhive, the 12-year-old Earl of Phantomhive serving as the Queen's Watchdog. It has been serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy since September 2006. Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (2017 anime film)īlack Butler ( Japanese: 黒執事, Hepburn: Kuroshitsuji ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yana Toboso.
