![]() On his 10th birthday, Ciel’s parents were murdered when a fire was set in their manor. The blue-haired boy with a permanent frown runs a toy, food, and candy company, Funtom Corporation, and acts as the head of a noble family. Set during the Victorian era in Great Britain, 13-year-old Ciel Phantomhive is not your average child. But what is the pull? What keeps audiences coming back almost 14 years after Ciel and Sebastian’s story began?īlack Butler ’s Story Is Incredibly Tragic and Not for Kids Whether or not SQUARE ENIX’s Black Butler is your cup of English tea, the series remains a powerhouse of the dark fantasy genre, and shows what’s possible when a manga series gains such a supportive fanbase. In April 2020, Japanese manga fans were asked which five series defined them… and yes, Black Butler made the top 50. There are three seasons of the anime, a video game release, two drama CDs, five stage musicals, countless artbooks, and two films with one of them a live action. ![]() As of writing this article, the manga series has 154 chapters, compiled into 28 volumes. While Yana Toboso, the author of the work, had every intention to end Black Butler after the fourth chapter, its boom in popularity didn’t allow it. (Not to mention every girl in my high school wore some amount of related Hot Topic merch.) ![]() It debuted in 2006, and until the present day, it has found incredible success in Japan and abroad, with the manga selling over 28 million copies worldwide. Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) is a series with some serious staying power.
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