Black Butler

Seventy broadcast episodes, and everything after 2014 pretends the back half of season one and the whole of season two never happened.

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Where to start with Black Butler

Season one episodes one to fifteen, then skip to Book of Circus. That is the whole trick of this franchise. The back half of season one and the whole of season two are a dead branch that every later entry ignores, and Book of Circus is built to be entered cold, so starting there instead also works.

  1. 1
    Season one, episodes one to fifteen Black Butler

    These are the only adaptation of the Jack the Ripper and curry arcs and nothing made later re-covers them. From about episode sixteen the series leaves the manga and invents its own ending.

  2. 2
    Book of Circus, ten episodes Black Butler

    A soft reboot that picks the manga back up exactly where episode fifteen left it. Written so a newcomer can start here with nothing before it.

  3. 3
    Book of Murder, both parts Black Butler: Book of Murder

    Canon, and set directly after Book of Circus. Two parts of about an hour.

  4. 4
    Book of the Atlantic, the film Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic

    Canon, adapting the Luxury Liner arc, and it comes after Book of Murder in the story.

  5. 5
    Public School Arc, then Emerald Witch Arc Black Butler

    Eleven then thirteen, in 2024 and 2025, continuing straight on from the film after a ten year gap.

Then what? Season one episodes sixteen to twenty-four and the whole of season two can be watched afterwards as an alternate route that goes nowhere. The six Kuroshitsuji II OVAs and His Butler, Performer are comedy and skippable, and The Story Thus Far is a recap you have already seen.

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The Broadcast Seasons

  • Black Butler 2008, 5 seasons, 70 episodes

The Canon Side Releases

  • Black Butler: Book of Murder 2014, 1 season, 2 episodes
  • Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic 2017

Extras and Non-canon

  • The Kuroshitsuji II OVAs 2010, 1 season, 6 episodes
  • Black Butler: His Butler, Performer 2009
  • Black Butler: The Story Thus Far 2009

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