List of Black Butler episodes
Black Butler is an anime 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 thirteen-year-old (13 years old as of chapter 14) head of the Phantomhive noble family, due to a contract he made with Ciel. The episodes started airing on October 3, 2008, on Mainichi Broadcasting System and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting. Other stations that aired the episodes at later dates include Hokkaido Broadcasting, Kumamoto Asahi Broadcasting, RCC Broadcasting, Shizuoka Broadcasting System, Tokyo Broadcasting System, and Animax. The anime adaptation of the manga 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] Two DVD compilations are planned for release by Aniplex; the first compilation is to be released on January 21, 2009 and the second on February 25, 2009.[3]
Three pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: one opening theme and two closing themes. 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 Rebecca Hollcraft, commonly known as 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 on August 2010. The ending for episode 8 is "Kagayaku Sora no Shijima ni wa" by Kalafina. Just like the second half of the first season, it features an all new story not seen in the manga. Animax Asia Started airing an English dubbed version of the anime from January 11, 2011.[4]
Another 10-episode season of Black Butler aired between July and September 2014. Entitled 'Black Butler: Book of Circus' (黒執事・サーカスの書, Kuroshitsuji: Sākasu no Sho), it disconsiders the original content of the previous seasons and follows the source material more faithfully, covering the "Noah Ark Circus" arc from the manga. The opening song is "ENAMEL" by Sid and the ending song is "Aoki Tsuki Michite" by AKIRA.
In addition, the storyline of the following arc in the manga, the Phantomhive Manor Murders Arc, was released in the form of a two-episode OVA, entitled 'Black Butler: Book of Murder'.[5] The first OVA was released in Japanese cinemas on October 25, and the second on November 15, 2014.[6]
Episode list
Season 1
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Season 2
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Book of Circus & Book of Murder
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Notes
References
- General
- "List of Black Butler episode titles" (in Japanese). A-1 Pictures. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
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- Specific
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ^ a b "Animax India airs Black Butler". Animax India. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
- ^ "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.