Three pieces of theme music are used for the first season. The first OVA was released in Japanese cinemas on October 25, and the second on November 15, 2014. Which adapts the 'Phantomhive Manor Murders' arc. The series was followed by a two-episode OVA, Black Butler: Book of Murder, 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 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. The second season, which premiered on July 2, 2010, and concluded on September 17, 2010, continues this original storyline.

Īfter the sixth episode, the anime begins to diverge from the storyline of the manga. Two DVD compilations were released by Aniplex the first compilation on Januand the second on February 25, 2009. The series premiered on October 3, 2008, on Mainichi Broadcasting System and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting.

The anime adaptation was confirmed on Jby Gakken's Animedia magazine, and the official website of the anime began to stream a trailer of the anime on July 26, 2008. 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 cover of the first DVD compilation released by Aniplex the characters featured are Sebastian Michaelis (left) and Ciel Phantomhive (right)īlack Butler is an anime series adapted from the manga series of the same title by Yana Toboso.

Black butler season 2 explained