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is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. Since its debut on September 16, 2006, it has been serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly GFantasy''. The series follows Ciel Phantomhive, the thirteen-year-old (as of chapter 14) head of the Phantomhive noble family and the business owner of the Funtom company, a toy manufacturer. Ciel has formed a contract with Sebastian Michaelis, a demon who has taken on the disguise of Ciel's butler after he witnessed his parents being killed and soon after getting kidnapped and tortured, so he can get his revenge. In return, when Sebastian has helped Ciel finish all his tasks, such as working as a guard dog for the queen and defeating London's worst criminals, but more importantly, avenging his parents' deaths, Sebastian will be allowed to consume Ciel's soul. The series has been licensed by Yen Press in North America and published in ''Yen Plus'' August 2009 issue for the magazine's first anniversary. A 24-episode anime adaption, directed by Toshiya Shinohara and produced by A-1 Pictures, aired from October 2008 to March 2009. The second season, ''Kuroshitsuji II'', aired in 2010 spanning 18 episodes with two new main characters, Alois Trancy and Claude Faustus, following the aftermath of the first season. This series was the anime's own adaptation and did not feature in the manga. A live action film adaptation was released in Japan on January 18, 2014. A third anime series, titled ''Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus'', was broadcast between July 10 and September 12, 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Black Butler: Book of Circus 30-Second Commercial Streamed )〕 A two-part theatrical OVA titled ''Kuroshitsuji: Book of Murder'' screened in Japanese theaters on October 25, and November 15, 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-22/black-butler-gets-book-of-murder-arc-video-anime )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-15/black-butler-book-of-murder-original-video-anime-previewed-in-tv-spot/.79944 )〕 On October 10, 2015, it was announced on the ''Black Butler'' official Twitter account that an animated film for the series has been green-lit and that the original anime cast will return to reprise their roles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-10/black-butler-manga-gets-anime-film-with-returning-cast/.94034 )〕 ==Plot== In Victorian-era London lives the young boy, Ciel Phantomhive. On the night of his tenth birthday, a fire engulfed his manor house, his parents were murdered, and he was captured by a mysterious organization. After a month of enduring excruciating and humiliating torture, Ciel returns to the Phantomhive household with an enigmatic black-clad butler, Sebastian Michaelis. To others, it seems that the butler is simply the best at his craft, from anticipating his young master's needs to carrying them out to the best of his inexplicable abilities. Little do they know, Sebastian is actually a demon that has entered into a contract with Ciel, promising to help the boy achieve revenge on those who have wronged him in exchange for his soul. As the Queen's Guard dog and standing at the top of the British underworld, Ciel solves the crimes plaguing London while waiting for the day he will exact his revenge. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Black Butler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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