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Black Butler
2008 - 2025 7.8 (219 votes) 5 Seasons
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Black Butler (黒執事)

Overview

In Victorian London, 12-year-old business magnate Ciel Phantomhive thwarts dangers to the queen as he's watched over by his demon butler, Sebastian.

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Seasons

Season 0 poster
Season 0 (2009)

No overview available.

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Kuroshitsuji Zenhan Digest
2009-01-09

A recap episode of the first half of Kuroshituji told by Tanaka-san, aka episode 13.5. Including this recap episode, the series is 25 episodes long.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 2: His Butler, Performer
2009-09-30

Was included in the volume 9 of "Kuroshitsuji" DVD. Hoping for some favorable publicity, Ciel arranges a staged production of Hamlet for some orphaned children. What he finds instead is a valuable lesson in the futility of revenge.

Runtime: 26 min
Episode 3: Ciel in Wonderland Part I
2010-10-27

Bundled with the limited edition of the DVD volume 2. Strange things are afoot at Phantomhive manor after Sebastian sprouts rabbit ears and vanishes into a hole in the ground. When Ciel decides to follow the butler, he finds himself in a strange and familiar Wonderland.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 4: Welcome to the Phantomhives
2010-11-24

Bundled with the limited edition of the DVD volume 3. Prepare to experience Sebastian’s hospitality first-hand as he leads you on a tour of the Phantomhive estate. As a guest of Ciel and his butler, you will witness mysteries unfold and murderous intentions revealed.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 5: The Making of Black Butler II
2011-01-26

Bundled with the limited edition of the DVD volume 5. Go behind the scenes and watch the cast of Black Butler discuss the ins and outs of making the show’s second season. Featuring outtakes and candid footage, this documentary will change the way you see your favorite anime.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 6: Ciel in Wonderland Part II
2011-02-23

Bundled with the limited edition of the DVD volume 6. As the young master tracks his rabbit-eared butler through Wonderland, he meets an enigmatic caterpillar and the Cheshire Cat. After joining the Mad Hatter for tea, Ciel’s adventure takes a dark turn when he’s accused of a crime by the Queen of Hearts.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 7: The Story of Will the Reaper
2011-04-27

Bundled with the limited edition of the DVD volume 8. Will and Grell are tasked with training the new students of the Reaper Association. As they lead the recruits through the process, Will reflects on the past, when he and Grell first teamed up to take the Reaper exam.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 8: The Threads of the Spider’s Design
2011-05-25

Bundled with the limited edition of the DVD volume 9. After freeing a butterfly from a spider’s web - and removing one of the insect’s wings to ensure it never flies away - Alois Trancy faces difficult questions about himself and his relationship with Claude.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 9: Book of Murder: Part 1
2014-10-25

The Queen decides to test Ciel's loyalty once more after he killed the children, who were kidnapped by Noah's Arc Circus. Her butlers - the Double Charles, come to the Phantomhive manor and orders that a banquet is held at the mansion. The occasion is the arrival of a German banker, Lord Georg von Siemens. The banquet begins and later, Siemens is found murdered in his room at the manor. Everyone among the guests and the staff has an alibi, except for Ciel. He is then confined to one of his guests – Arthur Conan Doyle, a novice writer. Later that night, someone kills Sebastian. He then visits the other servants, giving over his duties to them, and finally, bids Ciel farewell. The guests find his corpse in the morning. Ciel comes to accept his death, after Sebastian refuses to revive. Soon, another guest is found dead and everyone reassesses their alibis. It is discovered that Sebastian had entrusted Mey-Rin with a letter to be sent by an owl in the morning. The mysterious reverend Jeremy Rathborne then suddenly appears.

Runtime: 57 min
Episode 10: Book of Murder: Part 2
2014-11-15

Sebastian had "foreseen" his murder and the letter he had sent was addressed to reverend Jeremy Rathborne, calling him to investigate. Soon, it is found out that one of the murders was mistakenly done by a snake that was trained to go after Ciel's scent, later revealed to be sent by Snake from Noah's Arc Circus in an attempt to avenge his friends. The reverend also deduces that Siemens had jokingly faked his own death, but was killed soon afterwards by another guest – Woodley, who wanted to frame Ciel to prevent him from destroying his diamond business. The case is considered closed, but soon, Arthur Conan Doyle notices the inconsistencies in the theory and reveals the truth. Jeremy Rathborne is Sebastian. Sebastian admits and reveals the culprit's identity was known all along – it was Earl Grey, the Queen's butler, whom she had sent to kill Siemens, in order to disrupt Germany's financial stability, and at the same time, jokingly frame Ciel for the murder as a compensation for the accident with Noah's Arc Circus. Ciel and Sebastian simply made use of this occasion, knowing Siemens would be killed either way, and framed Woodley, who deserved to go to prison. For that, Sebastian managed to orchestrate the entire ordeal - do the Queen's secret task, clear the Phantomhive name of any possible murder accusations, and send a guilty businessman to jail. This experience influences Arthur Conan Doyle and he sets off to his career. At the end, Ciel invites Snake to live in the Phantomhive manor as well. Sebastian is made the Phantomhive main butler yet again and he swears his loyalty to Ciel until the day lies become truth.

Runtime: 63 min
Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2008)

In Victorian-era London, on the night of Ciel Phantomhive's tenth birthday a fire destroyed his manor and killed both of his parents. In a moment of death Ceil strikes a deal with a demon, his soul in exchange for revenge. This demon becomes his butler and calls himself by name of Sebastian Michaelis, to protect and serve Ciel until the deal has been completed. One month after the fire Ciel returns from being missing, with his new butler Sebastian. Ceil is now the head of the Phantomhive corporation, handling all business affairs as well as the work as the Queen of England’s guard dog and looking for his parents murders.

24 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: His Butler, Able
2008-10-02

The Phantomhive estate bustles with preparations for an important meeting between the Young Master and a slithering captain of industry. The maid, the gardener, and the cook are fools, but the Butler is a man of hidden talents.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 2: His Butler, Strongest
2008-10-09

Plans to suppress an uprising of the vermin variety are put on hold when the Young Master is abducted. The Butler is obligated to act decisively in such matters, and no one sets the table better than Sebastian.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 3: His Butler, Omnipotent
2008-10-16

When the Young Master’s fiancée drops by for an unannounced visit, the Phantomhive Estate experiences a sickening outbreak of “cuteness.” Meanwhile, the Butler has his hands full with a suicidal apprentice.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 4: His Butler, Capricious
2008-10-23

The Young Master dons an evening gown to apprehend a monster who’s been butchering women of the night, but if his talent for cross-dressing is discovered, the Phantomhive name will be irreversibly sullied.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 5: His Butler, Chance Encounter
2008-10-30

The Butler and his Young Master scour the seedy back alleys of London in search of an infamous butcher. Imagine their surprise upon discovering that the ripper may actually be a reaper!

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 6: His Butler, at the Funeral
2008-11-06

Sebastian continues his gruesome battle with the rogue reaper, and the Young Master takes special care to ensure that his beloved aunt is buried in the proper colors.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 7: His Butler, Merrymaking
2008-11-13

At the behest of the Queen, the Young Master and his underlings travel to a dreary land supposedly haunted by a demon dog. This new mission makes the Butler uneasy, but he’s always been more of a cat person.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 8: His Butler, Training
2008-11-20

The Butler puts on an exhibition in the art of training demonic canines to shake, roll over, and refrain from terrorizing gloomy villages. Meanwhile, the Gardener gets his first, painful taste of love.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 9: His Butler, Phantom Image
2008-11-27

The Young Master’s latest acquisition is a haunted camera which can photograph beings not of this world. Calamites are sure to follow when the servants set out to snap a shot of the elusive Butler.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 10: His Butler, on Ice
2008-12-04

Already a man of many talents, the Butler adds ice sculpting to his repertoire in an attempt to acquire a priceless-but-cursed gem for his Young Master.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 11: His Butler, However You Please
2008-12-11

When his betrothed is abducted by a deranged doll maker, the Young Master travels to London to investigate. Little does he know, the search will be complicated by a lovesick reaper who’s lost his scythe.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 12: His Butler, Forlorn
2008-12-18

The Master’s birthday approaches, but rescuing Elizabeth is of far greater importance than celebrating. A vile puppeteer is terrorizing London, and only the Butler can cut down his army of marionettes.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 13: His Butler, Freeloader
2008-12-25

A postcolonial conflict boils over when an Indian prince visits the Phantomhive estate. Later, the Butler’s prowess with a blade is unexpectedly matched by his foreign counterpart.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 14: His Butler, Supremely Talented
2009-01-15

Prince Soma has been betrayed by his manservant, and the Butler must put his hellish talents to the test in a curry-cooking competition against the blessed right hand of an Indian deity.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 15: His Butler, Competing
2009-01-22

The Queen is on hand as the Butler wages culinary warfare against Prince Soma’s royal servant. The competition reaches an unprecedented level of ferocity when someone’s secret ingredient unleashes the demon god of curry.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 16: His Butler, in an Isolated Castle
2009-01-29

When the Young Master is defeated in a supernatural chess match, he must surrender his most prized possession to a ghostly prince. Locating a very old and very specific skull is the key to bringing Sebastian back.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 17: His Butler, Offering
2009-02-05

The Queen orders young Master Phantomhive to investigate reports of a cult that promises to “purify” its unclean members. The mission is complicated by the appearance of a familiar reaper.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 18: His Butler, Transmitted
2009-02-13

An angel abducts Ciel and attempts to rewrite his unhappy memories of the past. The Butler is powerless to assist, but fortunately, the Young Master has an unhealthy attachment to his hatred.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 19: His Butler, Imprisoned
2009-02-20

There’s a potent new drug plaguing the backstreets of London, and it’s being sold in stolen Phantomhive candy wrappers. The Young Master is being set up, but what manner of man wants him to take the fall?

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 20: His Butler, Escaping
2009-02-27

While the Young Master continues his investigation into the opium-filled, counterfeit candy wrappers, the Butler is chained and tortured in the Tower of London.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 21: His Butler, Engaging Servants
2009-03-06

A series of flashbacks reveals the secret pasts - and hidden talents - of the Phantomhive staff. While the servants go about their daily duties, the Young Master gives a chess lesson to pretty lady.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 22: His Butler, Dissolution
2009-03-13

The Young Master’s journey to Paris leads to another showdown with the Queen’s angelic butler and a painful parting of the ways with someone dear to his heart. Can Ciel survive without the demonic assistance he’s grown so accustomed to?

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 23: His Butler, Up in Flames
2009-03-20

The Young Master arrives in London only to find the city engulfed by flames. After an ominous warning from the undertaker, Ciel attempts to visit the queen, but he’s shocked by his treatment at the hands of the palace guards.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 24: His Butler, Fluent
2009-03-27

Having regained the services of his Butler, the Young Master issues a chilling order to kill. Sebastian is eager to please, but this task will require a revelation of his true nature.

Runtime: 24 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2010)

In late-nineteenth century England, one year and three months after the dramatic conclusion of the original series, Kuroshitsuji II introduces a new butler and young master. The sadistic yet cheerful Alois Trancy has faced some harsh times. He was kidnapped as a baby, and was forced to work in a village as a slave. Gradually, he lost his parents, his best friend, and everyone he knew. Alois eventually returned home and became the head of his mansion, but seemed to exhibit some strange behavior ever since. Even more curiously, he returned with Claude Faustus, an enigmatic, emotionless butler with unfathomable talent...

12 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Clawed Butler
2010-07-02

Devilish butler Claude and his young master Alois must outwit a priest, a viscount, and a conniving uncle with an eye on the family fortune. As if that weren’t excitement enough for one day, a mysterious guest pays a visit to the mansion.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 2: Solo Butler
2010-07-09

Lady Elizabeth desperately seeks the legendary white stag, a mysterious creature believed to granted eternal happiness. Eager to assist the lady in her quest, our heroes take to the river for an adventure that knows no depths.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 3: Wench Butler
2010-07-16

Women all over London are being burned alive, and it's up to Sebastian and Ciel to find the criminal. When the town goes up in smoke, a fabulous grim reaper arrives to lend a helping hand - or perhaps a scythe!

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 4: Terrorist Butler
2010-07-23

When a nobleman’s son is kidnapped, the Queen orders Sebastian and Ciel to deliver the ransom. The exchange is to be made on a train, but a host of suspicious passengers - and an outbreak of cholera - complicate this mission of mercy.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 5: Beacon Butler
2010-07-30

When Sebastian and Ciel attend a masquerade ball at the Trancy estate, it becomes clear that young master Phantomhive has lost his memory. Later in the evening, Ciel is lured away from the party for an eerie encounter with Alois.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 6: Bedewed Butler
2010-08-06

When a demonic instrument wreaks havoc at the ball, Sebastian uses his unusual musical talent to set the mood for a party. Later in the evening, he takes to the water in a butler against butler battle for his young master’s soul.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 7: Deathly Butler
2010-08-13

The “dance of death” is the scheduled entertainment when Sebastian and Ciel attend a private affair at the Trancy estate, and only teatime can persuade the butlers to lay down their weapons and stop the bloodshed.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 8: Divulging Butler
2010-08-20

A series of haunting flashbacks revisit the tragic events of the night Claude and Alois first met. As their story unfolds, a devilish partnership is forged, and their unholy interest in Sebastian and Ciel is finally explained!

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 9: Hollow Butler
2010-08-27

The appearance of a new grim reaper leads to various mix-ups, and a string of mysterious eye-gougings plagues London. Sebastian and his Young Master suspect different culprits, but Ciel might not be around long enough to investigate!

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 10: Zero Butler
2010-09-03

Sebastian must devise a way to reclaim Ciel without violating his Young Master’s orders. It is a perilous mission that will require every ounce of the dashing butler’s strength and cunning - and perhaps a scandalous pose or two!

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 11: Crossroads Butler
2010-09-10

Sebastian and Claude compete for the affections of their masters while attempting to navigate a treacherous labyrinth! Meanwhile, a struggle between two tortured souls rages deep within the mortal form of Ciel Phantomhive.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 12: Black Butler
2010-09-17

Hannah’s devious game of deception forces Sebastian and Claude to agree to the unthinkable: a demon verses demon duel where only one butler emerges victorious!

Runtime: 24 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (2014)

Ciel and his butler, Sebastian, are asked by her Majesty to investigate the mysterious disappearance of small children and they are pointed in the direction of a traveling circus which's arrival to town coincides with the disappearances of the kids.

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: His Butler, Presenting
2014-07-11

Our favorite butler and master are back with more tea and cakes, more cutlery-based warfare, and more evil to rout from the London underworld.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 2: His Butler, Taking the Stage
2014-07-18

After a letter from Queen Victoria, some breaking and entering, and a trip to Undertaker, Sebastian and Ciel go to the circus. The mission: find a large group of missing children. The obstacle: Sebastian loses it a little when he's around cats...

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 3: His Butler, Hired
2014-07-25

The air is thick with trapezes, knives, and pointed jibes as Sebastian and Ciel audition for the circus. Then after the excitement dies down, they see an unexpected familiar face in the rehearsal tent...

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 4: His Butler, Colleague
2014-08-01

Sebastian and Ciel have done undercover work before, but this particular job presents some unique challenges.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 5: His Butler, Taking Flight
2014-08-08

Sebastian and Will may well be the most awkward duo in circus history, but Ciel currently has bigger problems.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 6: His Butler, Liaison
2014-08-15

Sometimes Sebastian's revisions to a plan can be dangerous.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 7: His Butler, Careful Tending
2014-08-22

Before they pay the baron a visit, Sebastian decides to take some advice from Soma.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 8: His Butler, Sneering
2014-08-29

Lord Kelvin invites Ciel to replay a certain night from his past, and Ciel's servants receive some unexpected visitors at the mansion.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 9: His Butler, Serene
2014-09-05

The world is never kind to anyone.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 10: His Butler, Fulfilling His Duty
2014-09-12

Sebastian carries out his remaining orders, and as usual, Will is left to clean up the mess.

Runtime: 24 min
Season 4 poster
Season 4 (2024)

No overview available.

11 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: His Butler, at School
2024-04-13

Ciel begins attending England’s prestigious Weston College. This insular school values tradition, is bound by strict discipline, and is ruled by the prefects of its four boarding houses, collectively known as "P4".

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 2: His Butler, In Disguise
2024-04-20

Ciel builds his reputation within the school in order to get close to the P4. His success grants him the opportunity to participate in an exclusive gathering reserved only for prefects and their drudges. However, this meeting doesn't go as expected.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 3: His Butler, Plotting
2024-04-27

Ciel decides to pay back Maurice Cole for his underhanded trick. Since Maurice lives in a different boarding house, he arranges a special exemption for an acquaintance to be admitted to Weston so that he can monitor Maurice.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 4: His Butler, Colluding
2024-05-04

Ciel wins the P4's trust, but he still can't find a chance to get close to the Head Master. And so he brings up the subject of Derrick Arden with the P4 and their drudges. When he does, the expressions on the prefects' faces change...

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 5: His Butler, Gaining Admittance
2024-05-11

Ciel hears some promising information: the ever-busy Head Master will be attending Weston's traditional cricket tournament, and evidently the student who exhibits the most sportsmanlike behaviour will be invited to the Head Master's "midnight tea party."

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 6: His Butler, Scheming
2024-05-18

Ciel is chosen to play cricket, but the boys of Sapphire Owl House are the perennial wooden spooners. They've had just one victory in the history of the tournament. Ciel resolves to wrest another victory for his House—without any miracles.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 7: His Butler, Final Match
2024-05-25

Ciel and the rest of Sapphire Owl House have won their way into the deciding match. As the cricketers exercise their talents to the fullest, Sebastian pursues the Head Master, who has appeared at last.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 8: His Butler, Locking Up
2024-06-01

At the boat parade that caps off the cricket tournament, Ciel vows once again to learn the truth and present it to Queen Victoria.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 9: His Butler, Having a Laugh
2024-06-08

His efforts in the cricket tournament having succeeded, Ciel now has an invitation to a tea party sponsored by Weston College's absolute monarch: the Head Master.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 10: His Butler, Assenting
2024-06-15

The truth behind the disappearances of Derrick Arden and the others comes to light. What's more, Ciel discovers that a former Phantomhive ally has been involved all along.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 11: His Butler, Taking Off
2024-06-22

His duty as the Queen's guard dog complete, Ciel and his servants take a trip to London to inspect new Funtom Company goods. Later, Sebastian is reunited with someone unexpected.

Runtime: 24 min
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Season 5 (2025)

19th-century England―Sebastian Michaelis, butler of the prestigious aristocratic Phantomhive family, and his 13-year-old master Ciel Phantomhive, the Queen's Watchdog, undertake dirty jobs in the underworld. On the Queen's order, Sebastian and Ciel head to Germany to investigate a series of mysterious deaths. While they search for the truth about the Werewolves' Forest where anyone who sets foot inside it is cursed to death, a horrifying curse falls upon them.

10 episodes

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