Black Butler
黒執事
In Victorian-era Europe, a young boy loses everything he once held near and dear to a vicious plot. In his moment of death, he strikes a deal with a demon: his soul, in exchange for revenge. Ciel Phantomhive is now the head of the Phantomhive corporation, handling all business affairs as well as the underground work for the Queen of England. His new partner is a demon butler, Sebastian Michaelis, whose powers as a butler is only surpassed by his strength as a demon. The story follows the two along with their other servants, as they work to unravel the plot behind Ciel's parents' murder, and the horrendous tragedies that befell Ciel in the month directly after.
Black Butler is a tv with 24 episodes, from Fall 2008, produced by A-1 Pictures, rated 7.3/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
In Victorian-era Europe, a young boy loses everything he once held near and dear to a vicious plot. In his moment of death, he strikes a deal with a demon: his soul, in exchange for revenge. Ciel Phantomhive is now the head of the Phantomhive corporation, handling all business affairs as well as the underground work for the Queen of England. His new partner is a demon butler, Sebastian Michaelis, whose powers as a butler is only surpassed by his strength as a demon. The story follows the two along with their other servants, as they work to unravel the plot behind Ciel's parents' murder, and the horrendous tragedies that befell Ciel in the month directly after.
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Tags
- Butler — Prominently features a character who is a butler.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Crime — Centers around unlawful activities punishable by the state or other authority.
- Demons — Prominently features malevolent otherworldly creatures.
- Revenge — Prominently features a character who aims to exact punishment in a resentful or vindictive manner.
- Historical — Partly or completely set during a real period of world history.
- Anti-Hero — Features a protagonist who lacks conventional heroic attributes and may be considered a borderline villain.
- Detective — Features a character who investigates and solves crimes.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Foreign — Partly or completely set in a country outside the country of origin.
- Assassins — Centers around characters who murder people as a profession.
- Gender Bending — Prominently features a character who dresses and behaves in a way characteristic of another gender, or has been transformed into a person of another gender.