![]() Yuya and Uehara return as Sebastian and Grell respectively with new members including Yukito Nishii as Ciel, Taisuke Saeki as Eric Slingby, and Matsumoto Shinya as Alan Humphries. It is directed by Sakurako Fukuyama and written by Mari Okada with music by Taku Iwasaki. The Most Beautiful Death in the World - A Thousand Souls & the Fallen Grim Reaper is the second musical adaptation. Ciel invites them to the ball, but there an unwelcome intrusion occurs, starting a mystery surrounding the three Japanese guests. Its story revolves around Ciel, who is busy preparing his manor for a ball when three new guests appear from Japan. It ran at Sunshine Theater in Ikebukuro between May and June 2009. It is written and directed by Shintaro Asanuma with music by Shunsuke Wada and stars Yuya Matsushita as Sebastian, Shougo Sakamoto as Ciel, and Uehara Takuya as Grell Sutcliff. That Butler, Friendship, is the first musical adaptation of the manga. The franchise also has a popular series of musicals adapted from the manga with three already performed to raving crowds- That Butler, Friendship, The Most Beautiful Death in the World, and Lycoris that Blazes the Earth-with a fourth musical currently in production. The cast from the TV anime will also return to reprise their roles. It is being produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Noriyuki Abe with character designs by Minako Shiba and music by Yasunori Mitsuda. The second movie, Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic, is an upcoming anime adaptation of the Luxury Liner arc of the manga. The movie grossed over $5 million at the box office in Japan. ![]() ![]() The film diverts greatly from the manga, taking place in a parallel quasi-Edwardian history in an unnamed Eastern nation in the year 2020 where the character Ciel Phantomhive is replaced by Earl Kiyohara Genpu. in 2014 that stars Mizushima Hiro as Sebastian and Ayame Goriki as Earl Kiyohara Genpu. The first, simply titled Black Butler, is a live-action film directed by Kentaro Otani and Keiichi Sato and released by Warner Bros. Two films have been released in the franchise to date. Aside from the TV anime, a two-part OVA adaptation of the Phantomhive Manor Murders arc titled Black Butler: Book of Murder was screened in Japanese theaters in 2014. Its opening theme is “Enamel” by Sid and its ending theme is “Aoki Tsuki Michite” by Akira. It ran from July to September 2015, and lasted 10 episodes. The third season, Black Butler: Book of Circus, adapts the Noah’s Ark Circus arc of the manga and is directed by Noriyuki Abe and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino. Its theme music includes opening theme “Shiver” by The Gazette and ending theme “Bird” by Yuya Matsushita. Black Butler II is directed by Hirofumi Ogura and written by Mari Okada and ran from July to September 2010, spanning 12 episodes total. Its theme music includes opening theme “Monochrome no Kiss” by rock band Sid and ending themes “I’m Alive!” by Rebecca Hollcraft and “Lacrimosa” by Kalafina. It premiered in October 2008 on MBS and TBS and ran until March 2009, with 24 episodes total. The first season, Black Butler, is directed by Toshiya Shinohara and written by Mari Okada. Studio A-1 Pictures has adapted the manga into three anime to date: Black Butler, Black Butler II, and Black Butler: Book of Circus. Since then it has been collected into 23 tankobon volumes (as of May 2016) with over 20 million copies sold worldwide with 5 million being outside Japan. The manga is published by Square Enix and began serialization in Monthly GFantasy in the October 2006 issue. Sebastian becomes his butler, anticipating and attending to his every need, as Ciel works as the Queen’s guard dog, solving crimes plaguing London while awaiting the day when he will exact his revenge. He endures months of excruciating and humiliating torture before making a contract with demon Sebastian Michaelis to help him achieve revenge on those who wronged him at the cost of his soul. Main character Ciel Phantomhive is captured by cultists one night after his manor is burnt down and his parents murdered. Black Butler is a historical black comedy and psychological thriller written and drawn by Yana Toboso that takes place in 19th century Victorian-era London.
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