Kuroshitsuji

Black Butler / 黒執事 / Kuro Shitsuji / Kuroshitsuzi

Genres: Action, Historical, Mystery, Mythology, Shounen, Supernatural
Themes: Historical, Mythology
Demographics: Shounen
Studios: A-1 Pictures
Producers: Aniplex, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Movic, Square Enix, Trinity Sound, Yomiko Advertising
Licensors: Aniplex of America, Funimation
Rating: 7.65 / 10
Rank: #1468
Popularity: #122
Users Listed: 1,245,671
Users Scored: 635,157
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 03/11/2025
Aired: October 3, 2008 – March 27, 2009 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: manga
Age Rating: R
Episodes: 24
Broadcast: Friday at 01:25 (JST)

Synopsis:

Set against a meticulously realized Victorian England, the story follows Ciel Phantomhive, a young master burdened by extraordinary responsibility. Tasked with handling the kingdom’s darker occurrences, Ciel relies on Sebastian Michaelis, a butler whose composure and capabilities belie a mysterious nature. Their partnership is forged in a pact – a bargain made in desperation that binds them together through a complex arrangement of service and impending consequence.

The narrative explores themes of duty, sacrifice, and the blurred lines between master and servant. As Ciel pursues retribution for past injustices, he navigates a world rife with hidden agendas and unsettling truths. The series delves into the evolving relationship between these two individuals, revealing a bond that transcends conventional understanding, even as the true nature of their agreement continues to unfold. It’s a character-driven exploration of power dynamics and the price of vengeance.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: His Butler, Able (Aired: 10/03/2008)
Episode 2: His Butler, Strongest (Aired: 10/10/2008)
Episode 3: His Butler, Omnipotent (Aired: 10/17/2008)
Episode 4: His Butler, Capricious (Aired: 10/24/2008)
Episode 5: His Butler, Chance Encounter (Aired: 10/31/2008)
... and 20 more episodes

Characters:

Michaelis, Sebastian (Main) - Voice Actors: Ono, Daisuke, Tatum, J. Michael, Völger, Bernhard, Son, Won Il, Montalto, Jean-Marco, Machado, Arthur, Dutkiewicz, Idzi
Phantomhive, Ciel (Main) - Voice Actors: Sakamoto, Maaya, Palencia, Brina, Diot, Marie, Fitzner, Sebastian, Song, Do Yeong, Truncale, Lily, Mafra, João Vitor, Winslow, Marc, Ansell, Gloria
Abberline, Fred (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suganuma, Hisayoshi, Créton, François, Brooks, Jonathan, Schmuckert, Thomas, Kim, Min Seok, Prado, Fernando, Meza, Pascual
Agni (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yasumoto, Hiroki, Seitz, Patrick, Kim, Yeong Seon, Löwenberg, Jaron, Falcão, Jonas, Casanova, Pascal, Osorio, Dan
Baldroy (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Touchi, Hiroki, Sinclair, Ian, Spieß, Felix, Evans, Scott, Hong, Beom Gi, Coadour, Alexandre, Conradi, Guilherme, Garcia, Andrés
Barrymore, Henry (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Williams, Kent, Nakano, Yutaka, Paradies, Gerald, Surugue, Gérard, Rodriguez, Reinaldo
Blanc, Angela (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yajima, Akiko, Clinkenbeard, Colleen, Könning, Schaukje, Kim, Seon Hye, Robles, Jocelyn, Billault, Christèle, Costa, Shallana
Cainz, Drocell (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Strait, Sonny, Katsu, Anri, Stollberg, Dirk, Créton, François, Pyo, Yeong Jae, Luna, Leandro
Chamber, Aleister (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suzuki, Tatsuhisa, Haberkorn, Todd, Hackenberger, Karlo, Kang, Su Jin, Vestri, Alexander, Méyère, Bruno, Vilchis, José Gilberto
Damian (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Swasey, John, Ginga, Banjou, Reinhardt, Peter, Bittencourt, Pierre, Llapur, Sebastian, Lévy, Gilbert
Durless, Angelina (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Park, Romi, Mackay, Lydia, Reichardt, Nadja, Antunes, Lia, Noël, Colette, Madera, Cony
Finnian (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Liebrecht, Jason, Kaji, Yuuki, Petrick, Dirk, Lee, Ju Chang, Laisné, Grégory, de Barros, Guilherme, de Alba, Héctor Ireta
James (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawakami, Takafumi, Cleary-Stoner, Corey, Teófilo, Filipe
Kadar, Soma Asman (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ayres, Christopher, Tachibana, Shinnosuke, Evans, Scott, Eom, Sang Hyeon, de Boüard, Vincent, Doering, Alexander, Mello, Vitor, Velázquez, Alan Fernando
Kelly, Mary Jane (Supporting)
Landers, Ash (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hino, Satoshi, Huber, Chuck, Tomé, Antoine, Jeong, Jae Heon, Doering, Rainer, Baroli, Hermes
Lau (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yusa, Kouji, Jewell, Jerry, Popovic, Frédéric, Völger, Till, Jeon, Gwang ju, Casemiro, Bruno, Mora, Moisés Iván
Maria (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fujimura, Ayumi, Doty, Terri, von der Ahe, Antje
Meena (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Gotou, Yuuko, von der Ahe, Antje, Chaudhry, Nazia, Ida, Letícia
Mey-Rin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Katou, Emiri, Rial, Monica, Diot, Marie, Rybiczka, Anja, Yun, Yeo Jin, Custodi, Stephany, Ortiz, Verania, Chan, Emily
Midford, Elizabeth (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tamura, Yukari, Leigh, Cherami, Melloul, Céline, Büschken, Olivia, Patta, Gigi, Moreno, Susana
O'Farrell (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsuda, Kenjirou
Paula (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Itsuki, Yui, Wietzorek, Luisa, Cavanagh, Jessica, Baroin, Chantal, Lua, Bianca, Rangel, Leyla
Phantomhive, Vincent (Supporting) - Voice Actors: McCollum, Robert, Okitsu, Kazuyuki, Gu, Ja hyeong, Gerhardt, Sven, Popovic, Frédéric, Suárez, Luis Leonardo, Teófilo, Filipe
Phantomhive, Rachel (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Palencia, Brina, Uetake, Kana, Artajo, Iris, Diot, Marie, Castañeda, Carla, Airoldi, Rennata
Plantagenet, Edward V (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Saiga, Mitsuki, Grelle, Jessie James, Créton, François, Seong, Wan Gyeong, Bösherz, Konrad, Almeida, Lucas
Pluto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Stollberg, Dirk, Bolton, Zach, Yamaguchi, Takafumi, Campos, Fábio, Torres, Jhonny
Queen Victoria (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawasumi, Ayako, Tipton, Alexis, Schmidt, Josephine, Pereira, Zodja, Shibata, Juliana, Gil, Leslie
Ran-Mao (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yahagi, Sayuri, Nishimura, Trina, Lee, Ji Yeong, Kuraoka, Rubina, Melloul, Céline, Vasconcelos, Hellen, Jara, Betzabé
Randall, Arthur (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Gremillion, John, Aoyama, Yutaka, Spitzer, Jan, Jang, Gwang, Surugue, Gérard, Ávila, Cassiano, Segundo, Carlos
Richard (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sasamoto, Yuuko, Whitehead, Maxey, Längert, Sophia, Leal, Lupita, Mattos, Nicolas
Simmons, Mathilda (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Clark, Leah, Takahashi, Ao, Schmidt, Josephine, Stteger, Luana
Spears, William T. (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sugiyama, Noriaki, Yandell, Barry, Créton, François, Gaul, Christian, Martim, Rodrigo, Ugarte, Víctor
Sutcliff, Grell (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukuyama, Jun, Haggége, Julien, Fredrick, Daniel, Kim, Jang, Coadour, Alexandre, Defall, Fellipe, Ruiz, Miguel Ángel
Tanaka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Elliott, R. Bruce, Fujimura, Shunji, Siebenschuh, Joachim, Lévy, Gilbert, Soares, Alexandre, Roig, Jorge
Undertaker (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suwabe, Junichi, Swasey, John, Pan, Michael, Lee, Ju Chang, Méyère, Bruno, Sangregório, Bruno, García, René
Vanel, Azzurro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Toriumi, Kousuke, Tomé, Antoine, Doering, Alexander, Sabat, Christopher, Marques, Thiago
West, Harold (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimoyama, Yoshimitsu, Pittman, Newton, Jacob, Sebastian, Guimarães, Tiaggo, García, Gerardo

Staff:

Cook, Justin (Producer)
Iwata, Mikihiro (Producer)
Maruyama, Hiroo (Producer)
Shimizu, Hiroyuki (Producer)
Maeda, Toshihiro (Assistant Producer)
Shinohara, Toshiya (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Geshi, Yasuhiro (Episode Director)
Ichimura, Tetsuo (Episode Director)
Iwamoto, Mika (Episode Director)
Nagahama, Norihiko (Episode Director)
Ogura, Hirofumi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Okao, Takahiro (Episode Director)
Ookubo, Tomihiko (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Suzuki, Kentarou (Episode Director)
Tsuda, Naokatsu (Episode Director)
Tsukushi, Daisuke (Episode Director)
Yoshimura, Ai (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Coadour, Alexandre (Script)
Murakami, Rico (Script)
Okada, Mari (Script, Series Composition)
Santini, Arnaldo (Script)
Villesange, Barbara (Script)
Yamada, Yuka (Script)
Yoshino, Hiroyuki (Script)
Matsui, Hitoyuki (Storyboard)
Morita, Hiroyuki (Storyboard)
Oohara, Minoru (Storyboard)
Shimazu, Hiroyuki (Storyboard)
Takigawa, Kazuo (Storyboard, Animation Director)
Takizawa, Toshifumi (Storyboard)
Becca (Theme Song Performance)
Kajiura, Yuki (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Lyrics)
Kalafina (Theme Song Performance)
Mao (Theme Song Lyrics)
Nishihira, Akira (Theme Song Arrangement)
SID (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics)
Abe, Kanako (Key Animation)
Aisaka, Naoki (Key Animation)
Amemiya, Hideo (Key Animation)
Aoi, Kiyotoshi (Key Animation)
Aoki, Tsuru (Animation Director)
Aoki, Mariko (Key Animation)
Arakaki, Issei (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Ban, Yukiko (Key Animation)
Berro, Bernardo (ADR Director)
Bessho, Masanao (Key Animation)
Cano, Caoli (Inserted Song Performance)
Chiba, Takayuki (2nd Key Animation)
Clinkenbeard, Colleen (ADR Director)
Emori, Mariko (Key Animation)
... and 150 more staff

News:

North American Anime & Manga Releases for January (01/01/2019)
'Kuroshitsuji' Gets New Animated Film (10/10/2015)
North American Anime & Manga Releases for April (04/09/2015)
New 'Kuroshitsuji' Anime Series Announced [Update 3/22] (01/16/2014)
Live Action Movie of Kuroshitsuji Announced (01/08/2013)
Producer of Fullmetal Alchemist Lectures on How To Produce a Successful Anime (10/09/2009)
Second Season of Kuroshitsuji Announced (06/14/2009)

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