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Black Butler is an anime television series adapted from the manga series of the same title by Yana Toboso. Directed by Toshiya Shinohara and produced by A-1 Pictures, Black Butler follows the adventures of Sebastian Michaelis, a demon butler who is obligated to serve Ciel Phantomhive, the young head of the Phantomhive noble family, due to a contract he made.
The anime adaptation was confirmed on July 11, 2008 by Gakken's Animedia magazine,[1] and the official website of the anime began to stream a trailer of the anime on July 26, 2008.[2] The series premiered on October 3, 2008, on Mainichi Broadcasting System and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting. Two DVD compilations were released by Aniplex; the first compilation on January 21, 2009 and the second on February 25, 2009.[3]
After the sixth episode, the anime begins to diverge from the storyline of the manga. The second season, which premiered on July 2, 2010, and concluded on September 17, 2010, continues this original storyline. The third season, Book of Circus (黒執事・サーカスの書, Kuroshitsuji: Sākasu no Sho), premiered on July 10, 2014, and concluded on September 12, 2014. Serving as a soft reboot of the anime, the series adapts the "Noah Ark Circus" arc from the manga while ignoring the anime-exclusive events of the previous two seasons. The series was followed by a two-episode OVA, Black Butler: Book of Murder, which adapts the "Phantomhive Manor Murders" arc.[4] The first OVA was released in Japanese cinemas on October 25, and the second on November 15, 2014.[5]
At Anime Expo 2023, Crunchyroll announced that a fourth season is in production. Titled Black Butler: Public School Arc, it will be directed by Kenjirou Okada and produced by CloverWorks, with Hiroyuki Yoshino handling series composition, Yumi Shimizu designing the characters, and Ryo Kawasaki composing the music.[6] The series premiered on April 13, 2024 on Tokyo MX and other networks.[7][8][9]
Three pieces of theme music are used for the first season. The opening theme is "Monochrome no Kiss" (though written as Monochrome Kiss) by the Japanese rock band Sid, while the first ending theme is "I'm Alive!" by the American singer Becca. The second ending, which began airing with episode 14, is "Lacrimosa" by Kalafina. Two singles containing the theme music and other tracks have been released; the single containing tracks from Sid was released on October 29, 2008 and the single from Becca was released on October 22, 2008.[3] The third single containing tracks from Kalafina has a release date of March 4, 2009.
For the second season, the opening song is "Shiver" by The Gazette and the ending song "Bird" is sung by Yuya Matsushita, and the single was released in August 2010. The ending for episode 8 is "Kagayaku Sora no Shijima ni wa" by Kalafina. The opening song for the third season is "Enamel" by Sid, while the ending song is "Aoki Tsuki Michite" by AKIRA.
Aniplex later released the complete Blu-ray and DVD on May 7, 2014.[10]
- ^ "Kuroshitsuji Anime Confirmed to Premiere This Fall". Anime News Network. 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ^ "Kuroshitsuji Anime's Promotional Video Streamed". Anime News Network. 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ^ a b "Goods" (in Japanese). A-1 Pictures. Archived from the original on 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ^ "Black Butler Gets 'Book of Murder' Arc Video Anime".
- ^ "Black Butler: Book of Murder Original Video Anime Previewed in TV Spot". animenewsnetwork. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ^ Hazra, Adriana (September 10, 2023). "Black Butler: Public School Arc Anime Reveals Key Visual, Story". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (July 3, 2023). "Crunchyroll Licenses The Apothecary Diaries, Goblin Slayer Season 2, Black Butler, More Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ Luster, Joseph (July 3, 2023). "Black Butler Anime Returns with New Season on Crunchyroll in 2024". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (December 13, 2023). "Black Butler: Public School Arc Anime Premieres in April 13, 2024". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Aniplex Japan Sets 'Black Butler' Complete Blu-ray Anime Box Set". The Fandom Post. January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2020.