Black Butler

Season 3: 10

***Black Butler*** (Japanese: 黒執事, Hepburn: *Kuroshitsuji*) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. It has been serialized in Square Enix' *shōnen* manga magazine *Monthly GFantasy* since September 2006. The series follows Ciel Phantomhive, a thirteen-year-old boy head of the Phantomhive household, an aristocratic family known as the Queen's Watchdog. He is tasked with solving crimes in London's underworld. Ciel has formed a contract with Sebastian Michaelis to seek revenge against those who tortured him and murdered his parents. Sebastian is a demon who has taken on the disguise of a butler, and in exchange for his services, he will be allowed to consume Ciel's soul.

A 24-episode anime adaption produced by A-1 Pictures aired from October 2008 to March 2009. A second season aired in 2010 spanning 12 episodes with two new main characters, Alois Trancy and Claude Faustus, following the aftermath of the first season. This series had an original storyline and did not feature manga content. A third anime series, titled *Black Butler: Book of Circus*, was broadcast between July and September 2014. A two-part theatrical original video animation (OVA) titled *Black Butler: Book of Murder* screened in Japanese theaters in October and November 2014. A live action film adaptation was released in Japan in January 2014. An animated film for the series, titled *Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic*, premiered in Japan in January 2017.

In North America, the series has been licensed by Yen Press in North America and published in *Yen Plus* from August 2009 to July 2010. The anime series has been licensed by Funimation. Funimation lost the rights to the first two season and they were later acquired by Aniplex of America.

As of July 2019, the manga has recorded over 28 million copies sold worldwide.

## Synopsis

### Season 1:

In Victorian-era Europe, a young boy loses everything he once held near and dear to a vicious plot. In his moment of death, he strikes a deal with a demon: his soul, in exchange for revenge. Ciel Phantomhive is now the head of the Phantomhive corporation, handling all business affairs as well as the underground work for the Queen of England. His new partner is a demon butler, Sebastian Michaelis, whose powers as a butler is only surpassed by his strength as a demon.

The story follows the two along with their other servants, as they work to unravel the plot behind Ciel's parents' murder, and the horrendous tragedies that befell Ciel in the month directly after.

### Season 2:

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.

### Season 3:

In late-nineteenth-century England, the Noah's Ark Circus enlivens the city of London with their grandeur and spectacular stunts. However, children are mysteriously disappearing from the town in a manner correlating to the troupe's movement. The Queen, then, sends her notorious Watchdog, Ciel Phantomhive, on an investigative mission to retrieve the missing children. Ciel and his demon butler, Sebastian Michaelis, infiltrate the circus, disguised as team members, to study and possibly unearth its ulterior motive.

## MAL Info:

Score:(Season 1) 7.79; (Season 2) 7.26; (Season 3) 8.16

Ranked:(Season 1) #851; (Season 2) #2522; (Season 3) #346

Popularity:(Season 1) #83; (Season 2) #290; (Season 3) #474

Studios:A-1 Pictures

Source:Manga

Duration:24 min. per ep.

Rating:R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Producers: Aniplex, Square Enix, Yomiko Advertising, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Movic, Trinity Sound