2008 – 2025 · Series · 30m · TV-MA

Black Butler

Name: Black Butler
Director: Tomihiko Ohkubo, Naokatsu Tsuda, Ai Yoshimura, Takayuki Tanaka, Daisuke Tsukushi, Takahiro Harada, Tatsuto Higuchi, Tsuyoshi Tobita, Hirofumi Ogura, Yoshihisa Matsumoto, Harume Kosaka, Mitsutaka Noshitani, Hitomi Ezoe, Kenjirou Okada, Shinobu Sasaki, Norihiko Nagahama
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action
Released: 2008
Cast: Maaya Sakamoto, Daisuke Ono, Jun Fukuyama, Junichi Suwabe, Yuki Kaji

Audience

Set in Victorian London, a young business magnate tackles threats to the queen while being guarded by a demon butler. As danger closes in, the pair navigate grim mysteries and dangerous missions, mixing dark stakes with sharp wit and supernatural power.

My take

You’ll like Black Butler if you enjoy dark, Victorian-flavored supernatural mysteries with a tense but humorous partnership—Not for you if you want consistently likable characters or a mostly serious tone like Death Note or Hell Girl.

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Cast

Maaya SakamotoDaisuke OnoJun FukuyamaJunichi SuwabeYuki KajiKoji YusaEmiri KatoShunji Fujimura

Directors

Tomihiko OhkuboNaokatsu TsudaAi YoshimuraTakayuki TanakaDaisuke TsukushiTakahiro HaradaTatsuto HiguchiTsuyoshi TobitaHirofumi OguraYoshihisa MatsumotoHarume KosakaMitsutaka NoshitaniHitomi EzoeKenjirou OkadaShinobu SasakiNorihiko Nagahama

If tonight is a Black Butler night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

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