In Victorian-era London, on the night of Ciel Phantomhive's tenth birthday a fire destroyed his manor and killed both of his parents. The OVA episodes will not be covered in this review. Black Butler II is licensed by the previously mentioned companies.

A-1 Pictures and director Hirofumi Ogura are masterminds behind this series. An additional 12 episodes and 6 OVAs of the series under the name Black Butler II were released over the course of a year beginning in the Summer of 2010. It is currently licensed by FUNimation Entertainment (US), Manga Entertainment (UK), and Madman Entertainment (AUS). The 24 episode series, Black Butler, comes from A-1 Pictures and director Toshiya Shinohara for the Fall of 2008. Remember a couple weeks back, in my Night Raid 1931 review, when I mentioned I hadn’t seen Black Butler yet? Guess who finally watched decided to watch it?īlack Butler is an Action/Fantasy/Comedy series based on the ongoing manga by Yana Toboso and Square Enix, with Yen Press as the North American licensor.

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