Kuroshitsuji

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From Yen Press:
Just a stone´s throw from London lies the manor house of the illustrious Phantomhive earldom and its master, one Ciel Phantomhive. Earl Phantomhive is a giant in the world of commerce, Queen Victoria’s faithful servant and a slip of a twelve-year-old boy. Fortunately, his loyal butler Sebastian is ever at his side, ready to carry out the young master’s wishes. And whether Sebastian is called to save a dinner party gone awry or probe the dark secrets of London’s underbelly, there apparently is nothing Sebastian cannot do. In fact, one might even say Sebastian is too good to be true or at least, too good to be human.

Official English

Type

Manga

Related Series

Kuroshitsuji Anthology Comic (Spin-Off)

Kuroshitsuji Character Guide (Spin-Off)

Associated Names

Black Butler

Black Butler - Il maggiordomo cattivo

Black Butler คน(ลึก)ไขปริศนา(ลับ) (SIC)

Fekete komornyik

Hắc Quản Gia

Kara Kâhya

Kuroshitsuji – Piru hovimestariksi

Kurosicudzsi

Kurošicudži

Majordome noir

Mayordomo negro

Mroczny kamerdyner

O mordomo negro

O mordomo sombrio

Piru hovimestariksi

Куросицудзи

Тĕттĕм керменçĕ

Темний дворецький

Темный дворецкий

Тёмный дворецкий

Черният иконом

Чёрный дворецкий

الخادم الأسود

خادم سیاه

کوروشیتسوجی

黑執事

黒執事

검은 집사

흑집사

Groups Scanlating

atashi

Black Asylum

Bleach Asylum

her-majestys-watchdog

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Latest Release(s)

c.189-190 by Little Miss and Good Sir Scanlations 2 years ago

c.187-188 by Little Miss and Good Sir Scanlations 3 years ago

c.186 by Little Miss and Good Sir Scanlations 3 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

34 Volumes (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 (S1) / Vol 5, Chap 23 (Circus) / Vol 8, Chap 38 (Murder) / Vol 11, Chap 51 (Movie) / Vol 14, Chap 67 (School) / Vol 18, Chap 86 (Emerald)

Ends at Vol 5,Ch 22 (S1) / Vol 8,Ch 36 (Circus) / Vol 11,Ch 50 (Murder) / Vol 14, Ch 65 (Movie) / Vol 18, Ch 86 (School) / Vol 22, Ch 107 (Emerald) Skips Chap 5, 14, 37, 66

User Reviews

Kuroshitsuji by Akari

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36 topics, 292 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (1435 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.65 / 10.0

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Last Updated

May 5th, 2025 10:36pm PDT - 2 days ago

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Genre

Action Comedy Drama Historical Mystery Shounen Supernatural
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Square Enix

Serialized In (magazine)

GFantasy (Square Enix)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Manga UP!

Yen Press (32 Vols - Ongoing | Simulpub)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

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Monthly Pos #436

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3 Month Pos #589

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6 Month Pos #595

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Year Pos #700

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List Stats

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Forum Posts Click to view the forum

Is Ceil evil

6 years ago

Black Butler references for gift?

8 years ago

Get anime movie

10 years ago

Black Butler end of the first season

11 years ago

Which (if any!) is the best Kuroshitsuji pairing?(based off of the manga - does NOT include anime only characters)

11 years ago

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by Terpsichore
16 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

This is a great series for a good story which entirely avoids cliches and comes with it's own unique feel. Classy, gothic, full of twisted characters and macabre events, with beautiful artwork and fast-paced action scenes. There really isn't anything quite like it.

I disagree with this being shounen-ai. The author makes jokes about it, but there isn't anything here that makes me think "this is BL". Not at all...

(This really isn't that similar to Count Cain, btw, once you get past the surface. But if you like one you might like the other.)

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In defense of the pointlessness....

by dezin19
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I noticed some people mentioning "pointless chapters/arcs", so I'll just put this in:

In regards to the cury arc, I believe the main idea was to introduce Souma and Agni, who are pretty much main characters. It has yet to be seen, but the fact the Ciel obtained the trade liscense (or whatever it was called), the introduction of the queen's butler (the anime anyone? <------although the manga might have nothing to do with the anime.... however, did anyone else notice the uncanny resemblance to the doll arc in the anime and the circus arc currently in the manga?), or the fact that Ciel wants to "expand" his company. All of these could play a part in the plot sometime in the future. But besides that, I would have to agree the cury arc does seem a little pointless at present :p
Next, the crossdressing chapter...lol. Well I would say it establish a piece of Ciel's past, not much mind you, but a tad. Also whats-his-face pretty-boy aristrocrat (the blonde), might show up in future chapters (like he did in the anime). That's all I figured for that one....

I have to agree alot with Karmaseth, though. Everything he/she said is pretty darn spot-on. And @Helaine: Reborn has a plot, it's just a little slow on the up-taking lol I forced myself to get through the first 6 volumes, I think it picked up a little after that. Anyway that's has nothing to do with Kuroshitsuji XD

For me personally, I really like Kuroshitsuji ^^

... Last updated 16 years ago

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Roller coaster ride of ups & downs.

by likalaruku1
4 years ago

Rating: N/A

Hard to believe a woman who used to do nothing but tragic shotacon oneshot mangas could make such a compelling Shounen horror-comedy series.

So some time ago, Toboso just completely stopped doing fanservice. For the girls, the well of gay shipteasing has run dry. For men, the ecchi train has derailed. She has given all the female characters breast reductions, less revealing historically accurate swimsuits, & Mei-Ran is revealed to be canonically indestinguishable from a boy without makeup.

She really takes liberties with that historical accuracy though. I remember this one chapter that involved a NASA-era super computer. A computer in the 1870s. Then there was the time she had a few male chaeacters form an idol boyband instead of a more time-appropriate barbershop quartet. But sometimes it only seems out of place but did actually historupibpcallybexistvat the time, like the WW1 tank & the Hazmat suits.

But she also has some pure gold story archs, like the reimagining of the Titanic incident as a zombie outbreak, or her spin on Harry Potter.

This is one of those series that isn't afraid to kil off important recurring characters, but she does it so seldom that you don't see it coming.

Everyone is going to have seconday characters they despise & adore. I personally find that Toboso makes most of her female characters different degrees of insufferable, especially Nina Hopkins, Lizzy, & the little girl who followed Ciel from Germany.

... Last updated 4 years ago

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You'll Be Surprised

by P_O_C_K_Y
12 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

Yeah, I'll admit it, I started reading this in hopes of yaoi-ish themes, but that was soon forgotten by the amazing plot of this story. Screw the romance, Ciel and Sebastian are one badass duo. Ciel is a cold and calculating kid, Sebastian is...well, one hell of a butler wink wink.

The characters are all likable (by likable I mean the only character you'll probably dislike is Ciel's fiancee/cousin) whether they're good or bad. The story is brilliant, the twists are unpredictable, their adventures range from comical to suspenseful.

You never know what you'll get in the next chapter which made this manga surprisingly good. So don't be deceived, it's deep and dark and unpredictable and definitely worth a try.

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a really hard -to- clasify manga

by ale1622
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

Seriously..if you CANT find the hints between Sebastian and Ciel you do not live in this world...
off course the mangaka is "laughing at herself" about it..she knows very well what type of reaction causes the relantionship between these two, and she jokes about it...
-and for all u readers who dont know who this woman is...u should know that this mangaka has wrote a couple of yaoi stories under another pen name...and one particullary was very shotacon..so, yes, u are right at thinking that this manga smells a litlle bit of shounen ai ( yaoi is not the same as shounen ai plzzz )
About the plot: i have to agree with previous entyries that sometimes the plot isnt a plot at all...she goes far away form the main story, and some chapters are like autoconclusive..
The new arc seems better than the one before..( curry arc..just stupid..) and the main story seems to somehow be connected with the strange things that are happening in the circus..
-so, lets wait and see if she continues with this line, or if the mangaka will add more of the boring and cliche arcs tha we have seen before...

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Awesome!!

by yennyenn
12 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Been reading this series since the beginning. Ciel is the perfect protagonist. Although some may think that he's too cruel or heartless, he does have his duties to perform. You can see the hint of his kindness every arc. Together with his elite team of servants, an akuma butler and his quick thinking, I'm always excited to see how he turns around the situation in every arc!

I'd say the only bad thing about this series is the wait for each chapter! It's a monthly magazine, so once you're hooked, you're in deep shit lol! Just like me! 😀 Definitely recommended!

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Thoughly Enjoyable.

by lightningstorm
12 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I see that most people seem to want to plot to hurry up. I, for one, am in such rush. I watched, and enjoyed the anime, but I wish there had been more than just the main plot. Don't get me wrong, it was really good, I just wanted to see more. Both the anime and manga have the same "feel", to me, so I view the manga as more story that wasn't in the anime. I'm enjoying it going alone at the pace it is.
The art is really pretty and very consistent. The characters are very easy to tell apart. Yen Press even goes as far as to write words such as colour and honour with the "u", as it would be in England, dispite the company being American. I am very pleased the such attention to detail was shown.

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Would you sell your soul to a demon?

by GriSlyBear
12 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

What drives a ten year old child to sell it's own soul to a demon to form a contract and choose hell instead of heaven? What happened on his 10th birthday that he even forgot how to smile?
Hate and despair are his source of strengh and make Ciel Phantomhive the most complex and intriguing game maker who seeks for revenge to those who dirtied his name. His best pawn is his perfect butler Sebastian, who'll never leave his masters side and follow him until the very end.

This manga took my manga virginity (and made me a manga-fan!) and I already have been following it for years. It is my favourite manga and I think it will always be.
There are so many things I love about Kuroshitsuji: Victorian Era, Dark Atmosphere, Beautiful (MOST AMAZING) Art, Deep Plot that is storngly influenced by the British-Empire history and it's events and Fantastic Characters (esp. the main ones: Ciel and Sebastian).
If you watched the Anime with it's wonderful OST and liked it, you'll LOVE the manga.

Sed, qui me defendet?
...ab me terriblissimo ipse.

Enjoy reading!

... Last updated 12 years ago

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Mixed Feelings

by Cassiopea
13 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

It truly is a lovely manga in many ways - interesting enough concept, and the art is visually stunning. And of course, plenty of male eyecandy for the ladies.

The only thing I'm not keen on, is the regular up and down between silly chapters and serious chapters.

One moment you will have something a bit more childlike, fluffy, or pointless (Easter Egg Hunt, The Whodunnit mystery scenerio, the Curry Arc, the servants making a mess of things again etc) that I don't find particularly interesting and often interupts too frequently. Then the next moment, you will have something more straightforward, deep, dark, unique, with the offer of twists. But then after that the themes will switch again.

And don't get me wrong about the Mystery chapter. I love mystery, from Agatha Christie to Doyle, but the whole bunch-of-guests-are-at-a-fancy-mansion-dinner-party-then-someone-dies-everyone-is-a-suspect has been done to death.

And don't get me wrong again, I definitely enjoy humour, but I like it better within the more complex scenerios. Or within a more natural way, instead of inserted into more googoogaga scenes.

Another thing: While the author does a reasonable job offering historical information, there are some tiny mistakes. For example: Little girls would not be going to balls until they would reach an appropriate age (Usually 18), gentlemen would not be wearing hats indoors, and ladies only wear hats indoors until teatime.

This is a very minor complaint on an obviously fictionalized world, but it's just that for a series that promotes the Victorian themed style, it would be nice if the proper historical etiquette would be involved here and there, since readers can get the wrong - often glorified- concept of 19th century life.

I'm also not crazy about the recent chapters going on of Ciel going to that school. There are tons and tons of manga out there that takes place in a Highschool/Private school setting, something which I'm weary of, so I gave a tiny bit of a groan that there was going to be a school segment in this series. With, of course, the additional new gorgeous typical mysterious bishounen boys (Something that I'm also getting a wee bit tired of) I will hope though, that something more will come out of it.

So overall it works out like a hit or miss. It can be either amazing or a bit of plummet. Sometimes it offers, sometimes it lacks. Sometimes it feels like it is going somewhere, sometimes it goes to a completely other direction. Sometimes the characters are great and complex, sometimes they feel cliched or you just want to slap them in the face.

But, to consider it altogether, it is a solid quality series. Definitely try a go if you are a possible new reader, since there would likely be something that will interest you.

*Note. The Manga is much better than the anime.

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Loved it

by daniyagami
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I loved the manga and the anime, they are different from each other but both are really good. I din't know why this serie is marked as shonen and not shonen-ai, it's filled with shonen-ai insinuations.
Some readers says that the story makes no sense but this is not true. Doen't have a linear plot but it makes perfect sense. Anyway, I recommend, you are not wasting your time in read (and also watch the anime, is really eye candy).
Count Cain and Kuroshitsuji have nothing in common, they are completely different. Both are great series.

... Last updated 15 years ago

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