Black Butler fingerprintBig heart, funny.
Tense
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Plenty of dark humor and sharp wit
Fantasy, mystery, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, dialogue, and characters
Standout score, visual style, and cinematography
A distinctive visual signature.
Moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and wondrous. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Plenty of dark humor and sharp wit
Expect plenty of dark humor and sharp wit.
Fantasy, mystery, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around fantasy, mystery, and history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, dialogue, and characters
The direction, dialogue, and characters stand out.
Standout score, visual style, and cinematography
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the score, visual style, and cinematography stand out.
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Black Butler is included with a subscription to Hulu and Crunchyroll in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77/100 (IMDb 7.6). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-MA in the United States. Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, and suicide themes.
5 seasons
It has 5 seasons with 70 episodes of about 24 minutes each.
It ran from 2008 to 2025 and has ended.
It was made in Japanese. Produced in Japan, United States.
+66GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Black Butler in 80 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 221 storytelling tropes for Black Butler, including Evil Versus Evil, Author Appeal, The Glomp.
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