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Creator(s):Yana Toboso Release: September 16, 2006 – ongoing Canon? Yes.
In late 19th-century England, Earl Ciel Phantomhive, with his faithful demon servant Sebastian Michaelis, carries out missions under the banner of the Queen's Watchdog, all the while seeking revenge on those who made him and his family suffer—at the cost of his soul.
Creator(s):A-1 Pictures Release: October 3, 2008 – March 27, 2009 Canon? Partially (Episodes 1-6, 13-15 only).
Season 1 of the anime. It consists of 24 episodes; notably only nine of them adapt manga content: Episode 1-3 are based on the Black Butler Arc, 4-6 on the Red Butler Arc, and 13-15 on the Indian Butler Arc. The other episodes are anime-original content that greatly deviate from the manga and are, as such, non-canon.
Creator(s):A-1 Pictures Release: July 1, 2010 – September 17, 2010 Canon? No.
Season 2 of the anime. It consists of 12 episodes; none of them are based on manga content. Set one year and three months after Season 1, Season 2 follows Alois Trancy, a sadistic yet cheerful earl with a tragic past, and Claude Faustus, his impassive, enigmatic butler with superlative talent.
Creator(s):A-1 Pictures Release: July 11, 2014 - September 12, 2014 Canon? Yes.
Season 3 of the anime. It consists of 10 episodes. Episodes 38 to 46 adapt the Circus Arc, whereas episode 37 is an anime-original episode written by Yana Toboso. Season 3 picks up from where Season 1 diverged from the manga (Episode 15) and retcons all anime-only content from the previous two seasons.
Creator(s):A-1 Pictures Release: September 30, 2009 Canon? No.
The first OVA. It is part of Season 1. For Funtom Corporation's third anniversary, the company puts on Hamlet for orphans. However, when the actors get delayed, Ciel, Sebastian, and the others must take over their parts.
Creator(s):A-1 Pictures Release: January 26, 2011 Canon? No.
The fourth OVA. It is part of Season 2. A humorous behind-the-scenes look at how Kuroshitsuji II was made, with the characters being treated as if they were actors.
Creator(s):A-1 Pictures Release: February 23, 2011 Canon? No.
The fifth OVA. It is part of Season 2. The second part of a two-part OVA in which Ciel finds himself in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It continues where the first part ended.
Creator(s): Satoshi Oda and Sachiyo Suyama Release: February 27, 2009 Canon? Yes.
The official guidebook to the manga. It contains in-depth information on the most relevant Kuroshitsuji manga characters that appeared until the beginning of the Circus Arc as well as concept sketches, comments from Yana Toboso, and several quiz-style games. The book is only available in Japanese, French, and German.
Creator(s):Square Enix Release: March 27, 2009 Canon? No.
The official guidebook to Season 1. It contains animation studio artwork, 360-degree character illustrations, cast and staff interviews, in-depth articles, linework from the early stations of the animation process, and a message from Yana Toboso. The guidebook is only available in Japanese.
Creator(s):Square Enix Release: June 18, 2010 Canon? No.
The official supplementary guidebook to Season 2. It focuses on the members of the Trancy household and daily life prior to Season 2's events. The book contains character designs, messages from the voice actors and animation studio artists, a two-page foldout illustration, and an original short story by Takeshi Kuma (Mr. K) and Yana Toboso. It is only available in Japanese.
Creator(s):Square Enix Release: October 18, 2010 Canon? No.
The official guidebook to Season 2. It contains several anime illustration galleries, cast interviews with the voice actors, and a message from series creator Yana Toboso. The book is only available in Japanese.
Creator(s):Square Enix Release: December 27, 2014 Canon? No.
The official guidebook to Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus. It contains all-color animation studio artwork, character sketches, cast and staff interviews, and staff comments on the design process of characters, backgrounds, and props. The book is only available in Japanese.
Creator(s):Yana Toboso Release: January 18, 2014 Canon? Yes.
Yana Toboso's first artbook. It contains some of Toboso's early artwork and illustrations from the Black Butler Arc, Red Butler Arc, Indian Butler Arc, and Circus Arc. The book also includes sections for collaborative works and Rust Blaster, Toboso's one-volume manga.
The official artbook to Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus. It contains a collection of linework and early studio drafts, featuring original sketches and animators' notes for the Book of Circus characters and settings. The book is only available in Japanese.
The official artbook to Kuroshitsuji: Book of the Atlantic. It contains original sketches and animators' notes for the Book of the Atlantic characters and settings, as well as some full-color art by the animation studio. The book is only available in Japanese.
Creator(s): Various, i.a. Yana Toboso Release: March 27, 2009 Canon? No.
The first anthology. It contains six illustrations and 13 one-shot chapters by various manga artists as well as a short comic by Yana Toboso. The book is only available in Japanese.
Creator(s): Various, i.a. Yana Toboso Release: August 27, 2010 Canon? No.
The second anthology. It contains six illustrations and 14 one-shot chapters by various manga artists as well as a short comic by Yana Toboso. The book is only available in Japanese.
Creator(s): Gakken Mook Release: October 2009 Canon? No.
A Kuroshitsuji guide on manners for an aristocratic lady. It serves as a simple and practical book of manners with explanatory illustrations, providing instructions in subjects including table manners, tea-making, carriage riding, and the language and behavior befitting a lady. The book is only available in Japanese.
Creator(s): Release: May 28, 2009 – June 7, 2009 Canon? No.
The first musical. It contains seven songs. The musical does not adapt any of the manga arcs and instead features the musical-original story of Ciel Phantomhive who, amidst ball preparations, is visited by three mysterious men from Japan.
Creator(s):Mari Okada Release: May 3, 2010 – May 23, 2010/May 17, 2013 – June 9, 2013 Canon? Unknown/dubious.
The second musical. It contains 15 songs. The musical does not adapt any manga arc. Still, it seems, at least partially, canon as twocharacters that were created for the musical cameoed in the manga. The full extent of the musical's canonity remains unknown so far.
Creator(s): Release: September 2014/November 2015 – December 2015 Canon? Yes.
The third musical. It contains 14 songs. The musical adapts the Red Butler Arc, and is the first musical that was also performed overseas as it toured several cities in China.
Creator(s): Two hats Ltd. Release: March 5, 2021 – April 4, 2021 Canon? Yes.
The sixth musical. The musical adapts the Public School Arc. It marked the first time that a manga arc received a musical adaptation before an anime adapation.
Creator(s):Square Enix Release: March 19, 2009 Canon? No.
The Nintendo DS game is not based on any manga content. Set between Chapter 13 and 14 of the manga, it features the game-only story of Ciel and the Phantomhive household investigating Rose Manor, a haunted estate in Brighton. Though it was only released in Japanese, fan translators created an English patch.
The live action movie does not adapt any manga content; instead, it takes the series' premise and transports it from 19th-century England to 21st-century Japan. The movie follows Shiori Genpō, a descendant of Ciel Phantomhive, investigating a series of murders with Sebastian Michaelis, her family's eternal butler.
Creator(s): Geneon Entertainment Release: August 10, 2007 Canon? Yes.
The Drama CD adapts the first volume of the manga. As it was produced before the anime, Ciel and the Phantomhive household have different voice actors in the Drama CD than in the anime.
