Black Butler

FantasyActionComedyShounenVictorian PeriodUnited KingdomAngstDemon

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#1His Butler, AbleCiel Phantomhive is awakened by his butler, Sebastian Michaelis, who informs Ciel that Damian, the head of one of his factories, is coming for a visit. Sebastian orders the household staff, Baldroy, the cook, Finnian…2008-10-02 · 24m

#2His Butler, StrongestCiel is kidnapped for ransom, but Sebastian easily defeats a mob of underlings, with various kitchen supplies, and retrieves his master.2008-10-09 · 24m

#3His Butler, OmnipotentElizabeth, Ciel's fiancee, arrives at the Phantomhive Estate for a visit. While Ciel does not wish to dance with her, Sebastian convinces him to learn to dance for the sake of preserving his social reputation, and…2008-10-16 · 24m

#4His Butler, CapriciousThe news of Jack the Ripper terrorizes the city of London. Sebastian narrows the suspects down to a single man, a Viscount. Madame Red creates a plan for Sebastian, Ciel and Lau to attend a ball to catch the culprit…2008-10-23 · 24m

#5His Butler, Chance EncounterCiel and Sebastian continue to pursue Jack the Ripper and come to a confrontation at the house of the latest victim, Mary Kelly. They discover that the murderer is a combination of Madam Red and Grell Sutcliff, her…2008-10-30 · 24m

#6His Butler, At the FuneralSebastian ends Jack the Ripper's reign of terror. Later, Ciel and Sebastian attend Madam Red's funeral and visit the grave of Jack the Ripper's last victim.2008-11-06 · 24m

#7His Butler, MerrymakingBy the command of the Queen, Ciel is to secure Houndsworth, a village controlled by a nobleman Henry Barrymore. The supposed resort that the company was in for is, in fact, a dark and dreary place inhabited by a demon…2008-11-13 · 24m

#8His Butler, TrainingCiel and his servants confront the real demon dog of the village of Houndsworth and end up taking it home.2008-11-20 · 24m

#9His Butler, Phantom ImageCiel assigns his servants to take a photo of Sebastian with a camera that reveals what is most precious to the subject that is not of this world (e.g., dead things). Sebastian evades their efforts over and over again…2008-11-27 · 24m

#10His Butler, on IceCiel and Sebastian visit a festival held on the frozen Thames River and enter an ice-sculpting contest for the prize, a ring with a slice of blue diamond called the Shard of Hope, which is important evidence in an…2008-12-04 · 24m

#11His Butler, However You PleaseElizabeth becomes distraught and goes missing and Ciel and Sebastian head into the heart of London to search for her.2008-12-11 · 24m

#12His Butler, ForlornCiel finds Elizabeth in a tower and rescues her after a brief battle against Drocell. Sebastian does not pursue a strange puppet that seems to have controlled Drocell as its master is far away. Later, Elizabeth…2008-12-18 · 24m

#13His Butler, FreeloaderCiel begrudgingly lets Prince Soma and his butler, Agni, who arrived from India in search of someone, take up temporary residence at the Phantomhive Estate.2008-12-25 · 24m

#14His Butler, Supremely TalentedAgni is revealed to be working for someone and Prince Soma plans to find out why. Along the way, a new goal is set to compete in the Curry Festival against Agni. At the end, Queen Victoria appears.2009-01-15 · 24m

#15His Butler, CompetingQueen Victoria attends the Curry Festival competition. Sebastian creates his curry with chocolate, Agni uses blue lobster, and another chef uses a mysterious spice that was given to him by Angela. Sebastian ends up…2009-01-22 · 24m

#16His Butler, in an Isolated CastleCiel is informed that the abandoned Ludlow Castle that his estate owns is haunted by ghosts and the workers are too spooked to continue remodeling it into a hotel, so he and Sebastian head to the castle to investigate.…2009-01-29 · 24m

#17His Butler, OfferingQueen Victoria's butler informs Ciel that an abandoned monastery in rural Preston has been taken over by a cult that is possibly planning to overthrow the government, so Ciel and Sebastian head there to investigate with…2009-02-05 · 24m

#18His Butler, TransmittedAngela uses Cinematic Record to force Ciel recall his painful past, including the events surrounding his parents' murder, but Ciel eventually rejects her attempt to rewrite his past. She then attempts to purify the…2009-02-13 · 24m

#19His Butler, ImprisonedThe body of John Stanley, a man who worked under the Queen, is found murdered in the River Thames. The Queen orders Ciel to retrieve an item from Stanley's body. Ciel goes to Lau, who controls the area where Stanley's…2009-02-20 · 24m

#20His Butler, EscapingSebastian is tortured in the Tower of London by guardsmen and Angela. Ciel continues to pursue Stanley's case on his own, though Abberline declares his allegiance with Ciel. Ciel frees Sebastian by summoning him through…2009-02-27 · 24m

#21His Butler, Engaging ServantsCiel's servants show off their hidden talents in an effort to cheer up their master and protect the Phantomhive Estate. Within the mansion, Ciel teaches Elizabeth about chess until sundown. The backgrounds of Maylene…2009-03-06 · 24m

#22His Butler, DissolutionCiel and Sebastian head off to the Exposition Universelle in Paris to meet Queen Victoria and become wrapped up in the festivities of the Expo. A taxidermy monkey suddenly springs to life and destroys the lighting…2009-03-13 · 24m

#23His Butler, Up in FlamesThe Phantomhive mansion is burnt to the ground and Tanaka is seen writing in his diary alone in the debris. Ciel stows away in the cargo hold of a London-bound steamship, where he meets the Undertaker, who informs Ciel…2009-03-20 · 24m

#24His Butler, FluentCiel heads to the Tower Bridge that is still in mid-construction with Sebastian, where he finds the angel Ash. Ciel commands Sebastian to kill the angel. Ciel's servants have taken down Pluto, the Shinigami cut off the…2009-03-27 · 24m

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Quick facts

Episodes24

Seasons1

StatusFinished

Aired2008

Japanese title: 黒執事
Also known as: Kuroshitsuji, Kuro Shitsuji, Kuroshitsuzi

Synopsis

Young Ciel Phantomhive is known as "the Queen's Guard Dog," taking care of the many unsettling events that occur in Victorian England for Her Majesty. Aided by Sebastian Michaelis, his loyal butler with seemingly inhuman abilities, Ciel uses whatever means necessary to get the job done. But is there more to this black-clad butler than meets the eye? In Ciel's past lies a secret tragedy that enveloped him in perennial darkness—during one of his bleakest moments, he formed a contract with Sebastian, a demon, bargaining his soul in exchange for vengeance upon those who wronged him. Today, not only is Sebastian one hell of a butler, but he is also the perfect servant to carry out his master's orders—all the while anticipating the delicious meal he will eventually make of Ciel's soul. As the two work to unravel the mystery behind Ciel's chain of misfortunes, a bond forms between them that neither heaven nor hell can tear apart. \[Written by MAL Rewrite\]