Black Butler: Book of Murder
Also known as Kuroshitsuji: Book of Murder
黒執事 Book of Murder
At the Queen's behest, young master Ciel Phantomhive hosts a lavish banquet to be attended by the crème-de-la-crème of London's elite. What begins as a fabulous affair quickly takes a dark turn when guests begin turning up dead! Should Sebastian and Ciel wish to once more see the light of day, they must join forces with their guests, including the legendary author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, to unravel the mystery – and apprehend the murderer before it's too late!
OVA anime, 2 episodes, Winter 2015, A-1 Pictures. Episode guide with the official trailer and links to licensed services. Studio A-1 Pictures. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Supernatural. Season: Winter 2015.
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Characters and voice cast
- Sebastian Michaelis (セバスチャン・ミカエリス) - main character, voiced by Daisuke Ono (小野大輔); English dub: J. Michael Tatum
- Ciel Phantomhive (シエル・ファントムハイヴ) - main character, voiced by Maaya Sakamoto (坂本真綾); English dub: Brina Palencia
- Mey-Rin (メイリン) - supporting character, voiced by Emiri Katou (加藤英美里); English dub: Monica Rial
- Finnian (フィニアン) - supporting character, voiced by Yuuki Kaji (梶裕貴); English dub: Jason Liebrecht
- Bardroy (バルドロイ) - supporting character, voiced by Hiroki Touchi (東地宏樹); English dub: Ian Sinclair
- Tanaka (タナカ) - supporting character, voiced by Shunji Fujimura (藤村俊二); English dub: R. Bruce Elliott
- Undertaker (葬儀屋) - supporting character, voiced by Junichi Suwabe (諏訪部順一)
- Lau (劉) - supporting character, voiced by Kouji Yusa (遊佐浩二); English dub: Jerry Jewell
- Elizabeth Midford (エリザベス・ミッドフォード) - supporting character, voiced by Yukari Tamura (田村ゆかり); English dub: Cherami Leigh
- Soma Asman Kadar (ソーマ・アスマン・カダール) - supporting character, voiced by Shinnosuke Tachibana (立花慎之介); English dub: Chris Ayres
- Agni (アグニ) - supporting character, voiced by Hiroki Yasumoto (安元洋貴); English dub: Patrick Seitz
- Ran Mao (ランマオ) - supporting character, voiced by Sayuri Yahagi (矢作紗友里); English dub: Trina Nishimura
- Charles Grey (チャールズ・フィップス) - supporting character, voiced by Ryouhei Kimura (木村良平); English dub: Clifford Chapin
- Snake (スネーク) - supporting character, voiced by Takuma Terashima (寺島拓篤); English dub: Spike Spencer
- Carl Woodley (カールウードレー) - supporting character, voiced by Tooru Sakurai (櫻井トオル); English dub: David Wald
- Patrick Phelps (パトリックフェルプス) - supporting character, voiced by Takumi Watanabe (渡辺拓海 ); English dub: Brandon McInnis
- Georg von Siemens (ゲオルクフォンジーメンス) - supporting character, voiced by Masashi Nogawa (野川雅史); English dub: Tyson Rinehart
- Irene Diaz (アイリーンディアス) - supporting character, voiced by Mana Miyamoto (茉奈 宮本); English dub: Jamie Marchi
Staff
- Original Creator: Yana Toboso (枢やな)
- Director: Noriyuki Abe (阿部記之)
- Chief Animation Director: Chisato Kawaguchi (川口千里)
- Sub-Character Design: Chisato Kawaguchi (川口千里)
- Producer (English): Justin Cook
- Executive Producer (English): Gen Fukunaga (福永元)
- Chief Animation Director: Minako Shiba (芝美奈子)
- Character Design: Minako Shiba (芝美奈子)
- Music: Yasunori Mitsuda (光田康典)
- ADR Director (English): Ian Sinclair
- Series Composition: Hiroyuki Yoshino (吉野弘幸)
- Sound Director: Katsuyoshi Kobayashi (小林克良)
- Animation Director: Toshie Kawamura (川村敏江)
- ADR Script (English): Bonny Clinkenbeard
Production: A-1 Pictures (animation), Aniplex, Asmik Ace, DeNA, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Movic, Square Enix, Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures.
Rankings on AniList: #43 highest rated all time, #60 most popular all time, #3 highest rated 2014, #5 most popular 2014.
AniList members score Black Butler: Book of Murder 78/100. On their lists: 912 watching, 34,692 completed, 11,879 planning to watch, 264 dropped; 784 favourites.
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Episodes
- Episode 1: Book of Murder Part 1
- Episode 2: Book of Murder Part 2