Black Butler (Anime)

**Black Butler** is an Anime Series created by A-1 Pictures, it's based on the Manga of the Same name by Yana Toboso, it's anime ran from 2008 to 2010, and the Manga is still on going, with another anime series in 2014 called Book of Circus, and a OVA that same year called Book of Murder.

## Black Butler

### Network

JNN (Japan) C31, TVS (Australasia) Animax Asia (Southeast Asia) Funimation Channel (North America)

### Distributor

Madman EntertainmentManga EntertainmentAniplex of America

### Directed by

Toshiya Shinohara (season 1), Hirofumi Ogura (season 2)

### Producer

Hiroo MaruyamaHiroyuki ShimizuShunsuke SaitoMikihiro Iwata

## Plot

In Victorian-era London lives a twelve-year-old earl named **Ciel Phantomhive**, who has acquired this position after the events of his tenth birthday on December 14, 1885, when the Phantomhive manor was attacked by unidentified perpetrators and set ablaze. Ciel, amidst the chaos, discovers his parents, Vincent and Rachel Phantomhive, to be dead along with the family dog, Sebastian. The same night he is kidnapped by the attackers and then sold into slavery, where he ends up in the hands of a sadistic, demon-worshipping cult. Ciel then endures endless physical, mental and sexual abuse at the hands of his captors. Ciel was also heat branded with a mark referred to as the "mark of the beast". One night, during a sacrificial ceremony to summon a demon, instead of forming a contract with the cult members, the demon states that he was summoned by Ciel, therefore he only agrees to form a contract with him, killing all the cultist members in the process. To show a contract was formed, the demon places a contract symbol referred to as the Faustian contract symbol on Ciel's right eye, giving it a purple hue, and his iris and pupil now showcase the symbol of the covenant. After the formation of the contract, the demon reveals he will consume Ciel's soul as payment for helping him achieve his goal; revenge on those who brought down the House of Phantomhive. Afterwards Ciel names the demon Sebastian Michaelis, after his deceased pet dog. The duo then return to society as Ciel takes over his now late father's previous position as the queen's watchdog, a very high-profile individual who is tasked with investigating cases that Queen Victoria herself deems especially important or threatening to England and the crown.

## Characters Who Appear in the Persona Record Series

Unlike other Crossover Characters, the Black Butler Characters are considered to be active main characters tied to the Persona Record Series, sense the Release of **The Forces of Grim**.

* **Ciel Phantomhive (Black Butler)**
* **Sebastian Michaelis (Black Butler)**
* **Elizabeth Midford (Black Butler)**
* **Undertaker (Black Butler)**
* **Angela Blanc/Ash Landers (Black Butler)**
* **Grell Sutcliff (Black Butler)**
* **William T. Spears (Black Butler)**
* **Ronald Knox (Black Butler)**
* **Charles Gary (Black Butler)**
* **Charles Phipps (Black Butler)**
* **Claude Faustus (Black Butler)**
* **Alois Trancy (Black Butler)**
* **Hannah Annafellows (Black Butler)**
* **Joker (Black butler)**
* **May-Rin (Black Butler)**
* **Finnian (Black butler)**
* **Baldroy (Black butler)**
* **Francis Midford (Black Butler)**
* **Edward Midford (Black Butler)**
* **Paula (Black Butler)**