Anime · TV series · 2008

Black Butler

黒執事

Black Butler in one place, in watch order: 5 TV parts, 70 episodes from A-1 Pictures and CloverWorks, broadcast October 3, 2008 to June 28, 2025. Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery.

Victorian pastiche with immaculate art direction, which diverges hard from the manga and then finds its way back.

01  —  The record

The record

Format
TV series
Status
Finished
Episodes
70 · about 24 min each
Broadcast
October 3, 2008 – June 28, 2025
Studio
A-1 Pictures, CloverWorks
Genres
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Supernatural
Season
Fall 2008

Watch order

5 parts · 70 episodes · Finished

  1. Black Butler (opens in a new tab)TV series · 2008 · 24 ep
  2. Black Butler II (opens in a new tab)TV series · 2010 · 12 ep
  3. Black Butler: Book of Circus (opens in a new tab)TV series · 2014 · 10 ep
  4. Black Butler: Public School Arc (opens in a new tab)TV series · 2024 · 11 ep
  5. Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc (opens in a new tab)TV series · 2025 · 13 ep
02  —  Where to watch

Where to watch

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03  —  Elsewhere

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04  —  Who made it

Characters and credits

Characters

  • Sebastian MichaelisMainVoice (JP): Daisuke Ono
  • Ciel PhantomhiveMainVoice (JP): Maaya Sakamoto
  • Grell SutcliffSupportingVoice (JP): Jun Fukuyama
  • Mey-RinSupportingVoice (JP): Emiri Katou
  • FinnianSupportingVoice (JP): Yuuki Kaji
  • BardroySupportingVoice (JP): Hiroki Touchi
  • TanakaSupportingVoice (JP): Shunji Fujimura
  • Angelina DurlessSupportingVoice (JP): Romi Park

Production

  • Producer (English) Justin Cook
  • ADR Director (English) Colleen Clinkenbeard
  • ADR Script (English eps. 19, 20, 21) Colleen Clinkenbeard
  • Original Creator Yana Toboso
  • Theme Song Composition (ED2) Yuki Kajiura
  • Theme Song Lyrics (ED2) Yuki Kajiura
05  —  Related records

Other versions and continuations

Separate works that share this story. They are listed rather than merged, because a sequel, a recap film and a remake are three different things and only one of them is this page.