Black Butler
| Black Butler | |
| 黒執事 (Kuroshitsuji) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Dark fantasy,[1] thriller[2] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yana Toboso |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly GFantasy |
| English magazine | |
| Original run | September 16, 2006 – present |
| Volumes | 34 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Toshiya Shinohara (season 1) Hirofumi Ogura (season 2) |
| Produced by | Hiroko Takahashi |
| Written by | Mari Okada |
| Music by | Taku Iwasaki |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | MBS, CBC, TBS, TBC, SBS, RCC, HBC, RKB, Animax |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 3, 2008 – September 17, 2010 |
| Episodes | 36 + 7 OVA |
| Anime television series | |
| Black Butler: Book of Circus | |
| Directed by | Noriyuki Abe |
| Written by | Hiroyuki Yoshino |
| Music by | Yasunori Mitsuda |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | MBS, TBS, CBC, BS-TBS |
| English network | |
| Original run | July 10, 2014 – September 12, 2014 |
| Episodes | 10 |
| Original video animation | |
| Black Butler: Book of Murder | |
| Directed by | Noriyuki Abe |
| Written by | Hiroyuki Yoshino |
| Music by | Yasunori Mitsuda |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | October 25, 2014 – November 15, 2014 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes (each) |
| Episodes | 2 |
| Films | |
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Black Butler is a manga series by Yana Toboso. The manga started in 2006.
Plot[change | change source]
In Victorian era London, the butler Sebastian Michaelis takes care of his 12 year old master, Ciel Phantomhive. Ciel is the earl of the aristocratic Phantomhive family, which is well-known in England for be the Queen's Guarddogs. Ciel's parents were killed in arson when he was 10 years old. He made a deal with a demon (which is in fact his butler Sebastian) to help him get revenge on his enemies. The demon butler can have his soul in return.
Media[change | change source]
A radio drama was released on CDs on August 10, 2007[3] and November 26, 2008.[4] The anime was first shown in October 2008.[5] The English version is produced by Funimation.[6] Two musicals are based on the manga called That Butler, Friendship and [7] Musical Black Butler, The Most Beautiful Death in The World, A Thousand Souls and The Fallen Grim Reaper.[8] A video game called Black Butler: Phantom & Ghost was released in 2009.[9]
Reception[change | change source]
The manga has printed over 10 million copies in Japan.[10] A music distributor in Japan took a poll of anime characters that people would like to marry. The demon butler Sebastian was included in the final results.[11]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Black Butler's 10th Anniversary Celebrates with New Goodies". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ↑ "Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) Season 1 Collection (Blu-Ray)". Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ↑ "ドラマCD 黒執事: イメージ・アルバム, セバスチャン・ミカエリス(森川智之), シエル・ファントムハイヴ(沢城みゆき), タナカ(麦人), バルド(小山力也), メイリン(折笠富美子), フィニ(高城元気), エリザベス(斎藤千和), アズーロ(平田広明), クラウス(染田清之), マダム・レッド(勝生真沙子), 森川智之, 沢城みゆき, 勝生真沙子, 遊佐浩二, 麦人: 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ↑ "黒執事 華麗なるドラマCD: ドラマ, 小野大輔, 福山潤, 坂本真綾: 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ↑ "Kuroshitsuji Anime Confirmed to Premiere this Fall". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ↑ "Funimation Adds Black Butler/Kuroshitsuji TV Anime". Anime News Network. 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ↑ "音楽舞闘会 黒執事 〜その執事、友好〜" (in Japanese). Entertainment Plus Inc. Archived from the original on 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ↑ "Cast & Staff" (in Japanese). Entertainment Plus Inc. Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ↑ "黒執事 Phantom & Ghost" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
- ↑ "Black Butler/Kuroshitsuji Manga Will Have 10 Million+ Copies". Anime News Network. 2011-12-18. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ↑ "Survey: K-ON's Mio, Reborn's Hibari are #1 Bride, Groom". Anime News Network. 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-07-17.