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Black Butler

Original title: 黒執事

  • 2008 –2025
  • Ended
  • TV-MA

★ 7.8 TMDB Rating · 292 votes

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.

Seasons
5
Episodes
70
Episode length
~24m
First aired
Oct 2, 2008
Networks
MBS, AT-X, Gunma TV, Tokyo MX, BS11, Tochigi TV
Original language
Japanese
Origin
Japan

Cast of Black Butler

  • Portrait of Daisuke Ono

    Daisuke Ono

    Sebastian Michaelis (voice)

  • Portrait of Maaya Sakamoto

    Maaya Sakamoto

    Ciel Phantomhive (voice)

Where to Stream Black Butler by Country

United States
Streaming on Hulu, CrunchyrollRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
United Kingdom
Streaming on CrunchyrollRent or buy on Apple TV Store
India
Streaming on JioHotstar, Crunchyroll, SonyLIV
Canada
Streaming on CrunchyrollRent or buy on Apple TV Store
Australia
Streaming on CrunchyrollRent or buy on Apple TV Store

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Seasons

  • Poster for Specials of Black Butler

    Specials

    Jan 9, 2009

    8 episodes

  • Poster for Season 1 of Black Butler

    Season 1

    Oct 2, 2008

    24 episodes

    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.

  • Poster for Black Butler II of Black Butler

    Black Butler II

    Jul 2, 2010

    12 episodes

    When last we saw dear Sebastian, he was poised to feast on the ripened soul of his young master. Unfortunately for the debonair demon, there's a new butler in town... Enter Claude Faustus, a malevolent manservant uninspired by the drab flavor of his own contracted master, Alois Trancy. This pedestrian lad holds no allure for Claude, so the bespectacled butler sets his sights on a finer delicacy from the menu of the damned: none other than Ciel Phantomhive.

  • Poster for Book of Circus of Black Butler

    Book of Circus

    Jul 11, 2014

    10 episodes

    Ciel and the demon butler Sebastian are summoned by the Queen to investigate multiple reports of missing children. When their underworld contacts reveal the disappearances increase when the mysterious Noah’s Ark Circus comes to town the demonic duo must impress an enigmatic ringmaster in order to go undercover as performers-to Sebastian’s delight and Ciel’s disgust.

  • Poster for Public School Arc of Black Butler

    Public School Arc

    Apr 13, 2024

    11 episodes

    When the Queen's relative vanishes from the elite Weston College - a school free from government oversight - Her Majesty sends Ciel to investigate. Alongside Sebastian, Ciel must infiltrate the Prefect 4, Weston's most powerful students, to find the truth.

  • Poster for Emerald Witch Arc of Black Butler

    Emerald Witch Arc

    Apr 5, 2025

    13 episodes

    Ciel and his loyal butler Sebastian brave a cursed forest in Germany to uncover the truth behind eerie deaths.

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