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Black Butler

TV Series2008–2025·24 min

Black Butler

Animation Comedy Drama Mystery Sci-Fi & Fantasy

A animation comedy series.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 58%

of all TV shows · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.7/10

277 ratings

About Black Butler

In Victorian London, 12-year-old business magnate Ciel Phantomhive thwarts dangers to the queen as he's watched over by his demon butler, Sebastian.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Tense
Story Tags: coming of age, fate destiny, corruption power, 18th 19th century, fantasy mythology, supernatural, london, mentor student, detective investigator, anti hero, revenge quest, mystery disappearance, monster of the week, demon occult, gothic horror

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Details

Language: Japanese

Cast

Daisuke Ono, Maaya Sakamoto

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How Black Butler Ranks

All TV shows

Top 58%

2000s shows

Top 65%

Animation shows

Top 62%

Top 58% All TV shows.

the vibe

Black Butler Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredlight-touchbroadhauntingstylizedtense

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

stylizedstyled

revenge quest

mystery disappearance

monster of the week

coming of age

fate destiny

corruption power

detective investigator

anti-hero

mentor student

fantasy mythology

supernatural

demon & occult

gothic horror

london

18th–19th century

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9