![]() ![]() ![]() However, when the demon Sebastian appears, he plainly states that Ciel was the one to summon him, making the young boy his true master. Tortured and abused at the hands of these devil-worshippers, a night comes in which a summoning is performed, with the cult members attempting to use Ciel as a sacrifice to bring forth a demon. Immediately following the horrid attack, Ciel is kidnapped and sold as a slave to a cult, its members shown to worship and revere demons. ![]() 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. After the formation of the contract, the demon reveals he will consume Ciel's soul as payment for helping him achieve his goal revenge on those who brought down the House of Phantomhive.Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) is a series with some serious staying power. To show a contract was formed, the demon places a contract symbol referred to as the Faustian contract symbol on Ciel's right eye, giving it a purple hue, and his iris and pupil now showcase the symbol of the covenant. One night, during a sacrificial ceremony to summon a demon, instead of forming a contract with the cult members, the demon states that he was summoned by Ciel, therefore he only agrees to form a contract with him, killing all the cultist members in the process. Ciel was also heat branded with a mark referred to as the "mark of the beast". Ciel then endures endless physical, mental and sexual abuse at the hands of his captors. The same night he is kidnapped by the attackers and then sold into slavery, where he ends up in the hands of a sadistic, demon-worshipping cult. ![]() Ciel, amidst the chaos, discovers his parents, Vincent and Rachel Phantomhive, to be dead along with the family dog, Sebastian. In Victorian-era London lives a thirteen-year-old earl named Ciel Phantomhive, who acquired this position after the events of Decem(Ciel's 10th birthday), when the Phantomhive manor was attacked by unidentified perpetrators and was set ablaze. ![]()
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