This page lists the deviations and differences that occurred during the transition from the manga to the anime adaptation.
Season 1
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His Butler, Able
Changes observed in His Butler, Able.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
His Butler, Strongest
Changes observed in His Butler, Strongest.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
His Butler, Omnipotent
Changes observed in His Butler, Omnipotent.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
His Butler, Capricious
Changes observed in His Butler, Capricious.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
His Butler, Chance Encounter
Changes observed in His Butler, Chance Encounter.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
His Butler, at the Funeral
Changes observed in His Butler, at the Funeral.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
His Butler, Merrymaking
Changes observed in His Butler, Merrymaking.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
| Nothing from the episode happened in the manga. | Anime-only episode and content; not canon. |
His Butler, Training
Changes observed in His Butler, Training.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
| Nothing from the episode happened in the manga. | Anime-only episode and content; not canon. |
His Butler, Phantom Image
Changes observed in His Butler, Phantom Image.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
| Nothing from the episode happened in the manga. | Anime-only episode and content; not canon. |
His Butler, on Ice
Changes observed in His Butler, on Ice.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
| Nothing from the episode happened in the manga. | Anime-only episode and content; not canon. |
His Butler, However You Please
Changes observed in His Butler, However You Please.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
| Nothing from the episode happened in the manga. | Anime-only episode and content; not canon. |
His Butler, Forlorn
Changes observed in His Butler, Forlorn.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
| Nothing from the episode happened in the manga. | Anime-only episode and content; not canon. |
His Butler, Freeloader
Changes observed in His Butler, Freeloader.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
His Butler, Supremely Talented
Changes observed in His Butler, Supremely Talented.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
| Soma meets Mina and learns the truth about her "disappearance" after the curry contest.[1] | Soma encounters Mina and finds out the truth before the start of the contest. |
His Butler, Competing
Changes observed in His Butler, Competing.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
His Butler, in an Isolated Castle
Changes observed in His Butler, in an Isolated Castle.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
| Nothing from the episode happened in the manga. | Anime-only episode and content; not canon. |
His Butler, Offering
Changes observed in His Butler, Offering.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
| Nothing from the episode happened in the manga. | Anime-only episode and content; not canon. |
His Butler, Transmitted
Changes observed in His Butler, Transmitted.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
| Nothing from the episode happened in the manga. | Anime-only episode and content; not canon. |
His Butler, Imprisoned
Changes observed in His Butler, Imprisoned.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
| Nothing from the episode happened in the manga. | Anime-only episode and content; not canon. |
His Butler, Escaping
Changes observed in His Butler, Escaping.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
| Nothing from the episode happened in the manga. | Anime-only episode and content; not canon. |
His Butler, Engaging Servants
Changes observed in His Butler, Engaging Servants.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
| Nothing from the episode happened in the manga. | Anime-only episode and content; not canon. |
His Butler, Dissolution
Changes observed in His Butler, Dissolution.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
| Nothing from the episode happened in the manga. | Anime-only episode and content; not canon. |
His Butler, Up in Flames
Changes observed in His Butler, Up in Flames.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
| Nothing from the episode happened in the manga. | Anime-only episode and content; not canon. |
His Butler, Fluent
Changes observed in His Butler, Fluent.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
| Nothing from the episode happened in the manga. | Anime-only episode and content; not canon. |
Season 2
|  |
Changes observed in the entirety of Kuroshitsuji II.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
| Nothing from the second season happened in the manga. | Anime-only season; not canon. |
Book of Circus (Season 3)
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His Butler, Presenting
Changes observed in His Butler, Presenting.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
| John Brown secretly slips Noah's Ark Circus tickets into Ciel Phantomhive's pockets, shortly after the Curry Fair.[2] | Charles Grey, Charles Phipps, and John Brown mistakenly think Lau is a Phantomhive Household servant, and give him the tickets along with Queen Victoria's letter, and he delivers them to Ciel.[3] |
His Butler, Taking the Stage
Changes observed in His Butler, Taking the Stage.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
His Butler, Hired
Changes observed in His Butler, Hired.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
His Butler, Colleague
Changes observed in His Butler, Colleague.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
| No such scene in the manga. | Further details on how the Noah's Ark Circus first-string members kidnap children are shown in the anime, where after impressing a certain little girl with circus tricks, they lure her into a carriage that will supposedly take her to "dreamland." Several Scotland Yard officers attempt to rescue her but are killed by the circus members. Ronald Knox collects the deceased officers' souls after they depart.[4] |
His Butler, Taking Flight
Changes observed in His Butler, Taking Flight.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
His Butler, Liaison
Changes observed in His Butler, Liaison.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
His Butler, Careful Tending
Changes observed in His Butler, Careful Tending.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
His Butler, Sneering
Changes observed in His Butler, Sneering.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
| William T. Spears collects Joker's soul, Ronald Knox informs him that Grelle Sutcliff is tasked with the mission to collect souls at Phantomhive Manor.[5] | Grelle's release from confinement is actually shown. Ronald has retrieved Grelle's Death Scythe after asking a girl from the General Affairs department. Grelle promises to repay him by working hard on his job and then sets off to the Phantomhive Manor to collect the souls.[6] |
His Butler, Serene
Changes observed in His Butler, Serene.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
His Butler, Fulfilling His Duty
Changes observed in His Butler, Fulfilling His Duty.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
Book of Murder (OVA)
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Changes observed in Book of Murder — Part 1.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
Changes observed in Book of Murder — Part 2.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
Book of the Atlantic (movie)
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Changes observed in Book of the Atlantic.
| Manga | Anime |
|---|---|
References
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 22, pages 3-11
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 22, pages 30-33
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji anime; Episode 37
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji anime; Episode 40
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 35, page 15
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji anime; Episode 44
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