Kuroshitsuji

Black Butler (黒執事, Kuroshitsuji) is a manga written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. Black Butler was also made into an anime.
The series follows Sebastian Michaelis, a demonic butler who is bound by a supernatural contract to serve Ciel Phantomhive, the twelve-year-old head of the Phantomhive noble family and the business-savvy owner of the Funtom company, a toy manufacturer. In return, when Ciel has finished all of his tasks, including avenging his parents' deaths, Sebastian will be allowed to kill him and consume his soul.Black Butler's Wikipedia page
==Fandom==
There is a A Kuroshitsuji Fandom Overview (with some spoilers) at Crack Van.
Kuroshitsuji was considered ineligible for Yuletide in 2011.Yuletide Rarity and an Incomplete List of Ineligible Fandoms
Yana Toboso is known to have been a BL/yaoi doujinshi artist before she was a pro mangaka, and used the name Yanao Rock. A point of discussion that comes up repeatedly in Kuroshitsuji fandom is the claim that, based on Toboso's past work, Kuroshitsuji is a yaoi manga, followed by the correction that it is and has always been meant to be a shounen story.
===Theories===
The Two Ciels Theory became popular in western fandom, though it had already been widely known for some time in the Japanese fandom. The theory eventually proved to be true in 2017.
===Tropes===
* Ciel in the Microwave
* Contractually Obligated
* Found Family
* Predator/Prey
* Sebastian Michaelis Loves Cats
* Secret Twin
* Revenge
===Shipping===
The main ship is the pairing of Ciel Phantomhive and Sebastian Michaelis, known as Sebaciel. This ship has been a point of controversy among fans, and even people outside of the fandom. The popularity of the ship, combined with some undertones in the animated series, led some to believe that the story was primarily about an adult/child romantic relationship — although according to the author, this is not the case . In recent years, there has been a wide push against the ship, with many young fans on Twitter including the phrase “SebaCiel DNI” (indicating they do not want the shippers to interact with them) in their profiles. Some fans have begun depicting Ciel and Sebastian as father and son (one of the Tumblr tags is dadbastian), or as having a other forms of bonded platonic relationships.
Another popular ship is the pairing William T. Spears and Grell Sutcliffe, which has the second largest amount of fics on Archive of Our Own. The third most popular pairing on AO3 is between Eric Slingby and Alan Humphries. This ship was popularized by the musical “Kuroshitsuji: The Most Beautiful DEATH in the World.” Other pairings include Ciel Phantomhive and Alois Trancy, Elizabeth Midford and Ciel Phantomhive, and Sebastian Michaelis and Grell Sutcliffe. 
Edward D., a member of the fandom in 2022, made this observation on shipping in the Kuroshitsuji fandom:
====Gen Ships====
* Othello & Grell
* Sebastian Michaelis & Ciel Phantomhive
* Sebastian Michaelis/Grell Sutcliff & Ciel Phantomhive (1888 Nuclear Family Unit)
* Elizabeth Midford & Ciel Phantomhive & Alois Trancy
====Femslash Ships====
====Het Ships====
* Hannah Annafellows/Alois Trancy (Hanois)
* William T. Spears/Grell Sutcliff
* Sebastian Michaelis/Grell Sutcliff
* Elizabeth Midford/Ciel Phantomhive
====Slash Ships====
* Agni/Soma Asman Kadar
* Agni/Sebastian Michaelis (Sebagni)
* Bardroy/Sebastian Michaelis (Sebard)
* Undertaker/Sebastian Michaelis (Sebtaker)
* Claude Faustus/Sebastian Michaelis
* Claude Faustus/Alois Trancy (Clauois)
* Alan Humphries/Eric Slingby
* Sebastian Michaelis/Ciel Phantomhive (Sebaciel)
* Ciel Phantomhive/Alois Trancy
* Our!Ciel Phantomhive/Real!Ciel Phantomhive (Cielcest)
===Blogs===
* Black Butler Confessions - 
===Challenges===
* 黒執事 k i n k meme link
==Example Fanworks==
===Charms===
* by icantdothistodaybruh
===Fanart===
* by katzone (Lizzie & Ciel & Alois)
* by pearlpugly (Sebagni)
* by ericslingbysexy (Sebastian/William/Grell)
* by butlertism (1888 Nuclear Family Unit)
* by imtheeweirdo (1888 Nuclear Family Unit)
* by christlois (Claude/Sebastian)
* by mask-of-mystery (Bardroy & Sebastian)
===Fanfiction===
* on FanFiction.Net
===Graphics===
* by bankazelenki
===Headcanon===
* by indigoipsum
===Icons===
* by xu-xu
===Meme===
* by darkheartprincess13 (feat. FNaF
* by milfhandholder
===Meta===
* by puppyfan9000, the-secret-third-thing & the-secret-third-thing
===SMAU===
* by milfhandholder
* by notearwig (Sebastian Michaelis & William T. Spears
===Text Post Edit===
* by notearwig
==Resources==
*Livejournal
**phantomhive - fanworks
**kuroshitsuji - discussion, news, speculation
*Fanfiction
**Kuroshitsuji works on fanfiction.net
**Kuroshitsuji | Black Butler on AO3
**kuroshitsuji works on Kink Bingo
**Kuroshitsuji prompts and fills on Fic Promptly
*Forum
**Blackbutler.net
== References ==
Category:Kuroshitsuji