Black Butler

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Black Butler

The cover of the first volume of the original Japanese manga release

featuring Sebastian Michaelis

黒執事
(Kuroshitsuji)

Genre Drama, fantasy,[1] thriller[2]

Manga

Written by Yana Toboso

Published by Square Enix

English NA

publisher
Yen Press

Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Monthly GFantasy

English NA

magazine
Yen Plus

Original run September 16, 2006 – present

Volumes 26 (List of volumes)

Anime television series

Directed by Toshiya Shinohara (season 1)

Hirofumi Ogura (season 2)

Produced by Hiroko Takahashi

Written by Mari Okada

Music by Taku Iwasaki

Studio A-1 Pictures

Licensed by AUS

Madman Entertainment

BI

Manga Entertainment

NA

Funimation (Expired)

Original MBS, CBC, TBS, TBC, SBS, RCC, HBC, RKB, Animax

network

English AU

network
C31, TVS
 SEA

Animax Asia

US

Funimation Channel

Original run October 2, 2008 – September 17, 2010

Episodes 36 + 7 OVA (List of episodes)

Anime television series

Black Butler: Book of Circus

Directed by Noriyuki Abe

Written by Hiroyuki Yoshino

Music by Yasunori Mitsuda

Studio A-1 Pictures

Licensed by AUS

Madman Entertainment

BI

Anime Limited

NA

Funimation

Original MBS, TBS, CBC, BS-TBS

network

Original run July 10, 2014 – September 12, 2014

Episodes 10 (List of episodes)

 Original video animation

Black Butler: Book of Murder

Directed by Noriyuki Abe

Written by Hiroyuki Yoshino

Music by Yasunori Mitsuda

Studio A-1 Pictures

Licensed by AUS

Madman Entertainment

NA

Funimation

Released October 25, 2014 – November 15, 2014

Runtime 60 minutes (each)

Episodes 2 (List of episodes)

Films

 Black Butler (live-action)

 Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic

Anime and Manga portal

Black Butler (Japanese: 黒執事 Hepburn: Kuroshitsuji) is a Japanese manga series written and
illustrated by Yana Toboso. Since its debut on September 16, 2006, it has been serialized
in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy.
The series follows Ciel Phantomhive, a thirteen-year-old boy (as of chapter 14) head of the
Phantomhive household, an aristocratic family known as the Queen's Guarddog. He is tasked
with solving crimes in London's underworld. Ciel has formed a contract with Sebastian Michaelis
to seek revenge against those who tortured him and murdered his parents. Sebastian is a demon
who has taken on the disguise of a butler, and in exchange for his services, he will be allowed to
consume Ciel's soul. The series has been licensed by Yen Press in North America and published
in Yen Press' August 2009 issue for the magazine's first anniversary.
 A 24-episode anime adaption, with 3 seasons, directed by Toshiya Shinohara and produced
by A-1 Pictures, aired from October 2008 to March 2009. The second season, Kuroshitsuji II,
aired in 2010 spanning 12 episodes with two new main characters, Alois Trancy and Claude
Faustus, following the aftermath of the first season. This series had an original storyline and did
not feature manga content. A live action film adaptation was released in Japan on January 18,
2014. A third anime series, titled Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus, was broadcast between July 10
and September 12, 2014.[3] A two-part theatrical OVA titled Kuroshitsuji: Book of
Murder screened in Japanese theaters on October 25, and November 15, 2014.[4][5] An animated
film for the series, titled Kuroshitsuji: Book of the Atlantic,premiered in Japan on January 21,
2017.[6][7]

Contents
[hide]

 1Plot
 2Media
o 2.1Manga
o 2.2Drama CD
o 2.3Anime
o 2.4Musical
o 2.5Video game
o 2.6Print
o 2.7Films
 3Reception
 4See also
 5References
 6External links

Plot[edit]
See also: List of Black Butler characters
In Victorian-era London lives a young boy named Ciel Phantomhive. Ciel lives with his wealthy
parents in a manor in England. On the night of his tenth birthday, Ciel comes across his mother,
father, and dog dead and surrounded by flames. The manor was set on fire, and he is captured
by cultists. He is sold by his kidnappers, and then given a mark on his abdomen called the mark
of a "noble beast". After enduring a month of excruciating and humiliating torture, Ciel
unknowingly summons a demon and signs a contract with him. He names the demon Sebastian
as his childhood dog. Ciel returns to the Phantomhive household with an enigmatic black-clad
butler, Sebastian Michaelis. To others, it seems that the butler is simply the best at his craft, from
anticipating his young master's needs to carrying them out to the best of his remarkable abilities,
which seem limitless.
In truth, Sebastian is actually a demon, and in exchange for the boy's soul, the demon will help
him exact revenge on those who have wronged him. As the Queen's guard dog and standing at
the top of the British underworld, Ciel solves the crimes plaguing London while waiting for the
day of his revenge.

Media[edit]
Manga[edit]
Main article: List of Black Butler chapters
Written and drawn by Yana Toboso, the chapters of Black Butler have been serialized in
the shōnen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy since its debut in the October 2006 issue.[8] The
chapters are also published in collected volumes by Square Enix. The first volume was released
on February 27, 2007 and as of May 27, 2017, twenty-five volumes have been released.[9] Yen
Press licensed the series for an English language release and serialized the manga in Yen
Plus' August 2009 issue for the magazine's first anniversary.[10]The publisher released the first
volume in January 2010.[11] The second volume was released in May 2010.[12] French
publisher Kanalicensed the series in under the Dark Kana imprint as Black Butler. The publisher
released the first volume in November 2009.[13]Carlsen Comics has licensed the series in
Germany as Black Butler, the same title used for the French and English releases. Black
Butler have been also published in Italy by Panini Comics.[14] In Poland, Waneko is publishing the
manga as original Kuroshitsuji with subtitle Mroczny kamerdyner – as of February 2013, nine
volumes have been released.[15] The series has been published in Finland under the original
Japanese name Kuroshitsuji by Punainen jättiläinen since July 2012. In Spain, the series has
been published in Norma Editorial since November 2011 under the title Black Butler.[16] The
series is currently ongoing.
Drama CD[edit]
On August 10, 2007, a drama CD was released by Frontier Works. It featured many of the
characters appearing in volumes one and two.[17] A second drama CD was released on
November 26, 2008 under the Aniplex label.[18]
Anime[edit]
Main article: List of Black Butler episodes
In July 2008, it was announced that an anime adaption of Black Butler, directed by Toshiya
Shinohara and produced by A-1 Pictures, was expected. It premiered in October 2008 and
broadcast on MBS as well as the TBS.[19][20][21] On January 1, 2009, a limited edition DVD
containing the first episode was released by Aniplex.[22] The next three episodes were released
on another DVD on February 25, 2009. On an event on June 14, 2009, it was announced that the
anime would be returning for a second series. Japanese voice actorJunichi Suwabe confirmed
this news on his official blog later that day.[23][24] The second series, Kuroshitsuji II, premiered in
July and follows a butler, Claude Faustus, and his master, Alois Trancy, as well as Sebastian
and Ciel. Both new characters were designed by Toboso.[25]
On March 29, 2010, North American anime distributor Funimation Entertainment announced on
their online FuniCon 3.0 panel that they had licensed Black Butler.[26] At Anime Expo 2010,
Funimation also announced that they would stream the simulcast series, Black Butler
II.[27] Funimation announced on their Facebook page that they had fully licensed the second
season. Funimation released Black Butler Combo Pack Blu-ray/DVD first and second season on
April 3, 2012. The series made its North American television debut on February 8, 2011 on
the Funimation Channel.[28]
On January 16, 2014, it was announced that Black Butler had been green-lit for another anime
adaptation.[29] Unlike most of the previous seasons, the third series was a close adaptation of the
original manga storyline, adapting the Noah's Ark Circus arc and titled Kuroshitsuji Book of
Circus.[30] The series was directed by Noriyuki Abe at A-1 Pictures, with Hiroyuki Yoshino in
charge of scripts, along with Ichiro Okuchi and Yuka Miyata as script writers. The main cast from
the previous anime series returned, along with new cast members, and the series aired from July
10, 2014 to September 12, 2014. In addition, a two-part OVA titled the Book of Murder, an
adaptation of the Phantomhive Manor Murdersarc, was screened in Japanese theatres on
October 25, and November 15, 2014.[5]
On August 7, 2014, Funimation announced that they have licensed the third season of the
series,[31] and have streamed it on their simulcast. Funimation released the series on Blu-ray and
DVD on April 19, 2016.[32] Additionally, Funimation has licensed the two-part OVA and released it
on May 17, 2016.[32]
Musical[edit]
That Butler, Friendship (その執事、友好 Sono Shitsuji, Yūkō), a musical adaptation of the
manga, had run at the Sunshine Theater in Ikebukuro between May 28, 2009 and June 7,
2009.[33] Yuya Matsushita portrayed Sebastian Michaelis, Shougo Sakamoto played Ciel
Phantomhive and Uehara Takuya as Grell Sutcliff.[34]
Musical Black Butler: The Most Beautiful Death in The World – A Thousand Souls and The
Fallen Grim Reaper (ミュージカル｢黒執事｣〜ザ・モースト・ビューティフル・デス・イン・
ザ・ワールド〜千の魂と堕ちた死神 Miūjikaru Kuroshitsuji – Za Mōsuto Byūtifuru Desu in za
Wārudo – Sen no Tamashii to Ochita Shinigami),[35] the second musical adaptation of the manga,
ran at Akasaka Act Theater (1300 seats) in Akasaka, Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, between May
3 and May 23, 2010. Yuya Matsushita reprised his role as Sebastian Michaelis, Yukito Nishii
played Ciel Phantomhive, and Uehara Takuya reprised his role as Grell Sutcliff. The other two
main characters, Eric Slingby and Alan Humphries, were portrayed by Taisuke Saeki and
Matsumoto Shinya, respectively. The musical was written by Mari Okada, directed by Sakurako
Fukuyama, with music composed by Taku Iwasaki, and lyrics by Yukinojo Mori.
A second run of The Most Beautiful Death in the World was announced in December 2012. It ran
between May 17 and June 9, 2013 in the Akasaka ACT Theater (Akasaka, Tokyo) again, and the
Umeda Arts Theater in Osaka. It was announced in February 2013 that Yuya Matsushita, Uehara
Takuya, and Shuhei Izumi would reprise their roles as Sebastian Michaelis, Grell Sutcliff, and the
Undertaker, respectively. The rest of the roles were re-cast, with Taketo Tanaka replacing Yukito
Nishii as Ciel Phantomhive, and Shinji Rachi and Masataka Nakagauchi replacing Taisuke Saeki
and Matsumoto Shinya in the roles of Eric Slingby and Alan Humphries.[36]
A third musical Lycoris that Blazes the Earth (地に燃えるリコリス Chi ni Moeru Lycoris) was
performed in September 2014. Most of the cast reprised their roles from the re-run of The Most
Beautiful Death in the World although Fukuzaki Nayuta replaced Taketo Tanaka as Ciel
Phantomhive and Yuka Terasaki replaced Saki Matsuda as Mey-Rin. Akane Liv was introduced
as Madam Red, Yuusuke Hirose as Charles Phipps, Oota Motohiro as Charles Grey and Araki
Hirofumi as Lau.[37]
A re-run of the third Black Butler musical "Lycoris that Blazes the Earth" was scheduled to
perform in November–December 2015.[38] It will premiere in Osaka in November 7 then travel
to Miyagi, Tokyo and Fukuoka.[39] The new run of the third musical will also make its first oversea
tour in China (Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen) in December 2015.[39] Yuta Furukawa is replacing
Yuya Matsushita as Sebastian Michaelis, who had been playing Sebastian since the first
musical.[38] Meanwhile, most of the cast from the third musical reprise their roles.
A fourth Black Butler musical, based on the Noah's Ark Circus arc of the manga, ran between
November–December 2016. Yuta Furukawa reprised his role as Sebastian Michaelis, with Reo
Uchikawa replacing Nayuta Fukuzaki as Ciel. Miura Ryosuke was introduced as Joker, Tano
Asami as Beast and Tamaki Yuki as Snake, among others. Notably, Izumi Shuuhei reprised his
role as the Undertaker again, making him the only original cast member still performing.[40]
Video game[edit]
A video game for Nintendo DS, called Kuroshitsuji Phantom & Ghost was developed by Square
Enix and was released on March 19, 2009.[41] The game is sold in two versions, a limited first-
press edition with a higher price and numerous extra goods, and a regular edition.
Print[edit]
On February 27, 2009, the Black Butler Character Book "That Butler, Assembles" (黒執事 キャラ
クターガイド ｢その執事、集合｣ Kuroshitsuji Character Guide "Sono Shitsuji, Shūgō") was
released.[42] The TV Animation Black Butler Black Record (TVアニメーション｢黒執事｣ Black
Record) was released on March 27, 2009.[43] An official comics anthology Rainbow Butler (虹執
事 Nijishitsuji) was also released on that date.[44]
Films[edit]
Main articles: Black Butler (film) and Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic
It was announced in January 18, 2013 that the manga would be made into a live-action film
starring Ayame Goriki as Genpou Shiori, Hiro Mizushima as Sebastian Michaelis. Filming began
in April 2013 and the film was released on January 18, 2014.[45] However, upon its release, it was
met with negative reviews.
On October 10, 2015, it was announced an animated film for the series has been green-lit, and
the original anime cast will return to reprise their roles.[6] On February 17, 2016, the film, now
titled Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic, was confirmed to be an animated adaptation of
the Luxury Liner (豪華客船 Gōka Kyakusen) arc from the original manga. It was released in
Japan on January 21, 2017.[46] On April 1, 2017, FUNimation announced that they have licensed
the animated film and would screen it in a limited theatrical release in North America later in the
year.[47]

Reception[edit]
Black Butler has sold over 24 million copies worldwide, 6 million outside Japan.[48] Individual
volumes alone have done well in weekly polls in Japan, taking several high spots.[49][50][51][52] In
addition to the volumes, the comics anthology Rainbow Butler ranked seventeenth during the
week of March 31 to April 6 selling 41,083 copies after ranking thirty-third the previous
week.[53] The fourth and fifth volumes ranked thirty-third and thirty-ninth of the top-selling manga
in Japan during 2008, selling 529,210 copies and 468,550 copies respectively.[54] The sixth
volume ranked thirteenth of the top-selling manga in Japan during the first half of 2009, selling
619,501 copies.[55] The series itself was ranked tenth of the top-selling manga series in Japan
during 2009, selling a total of 1,603,197 estimated copies. The series is also quite popular in
other countries.[56]
The Japanese music distributor Recochoku has created an annual survey of which anime
characters that people would like to marry. Sebastian Michaelis ranked ninth in the category "The
Character I Want to Be My Groom".[57]
By 2 February, the film had grossed ¥479,554,245 (US$4,687,163) at the Japanese box office.[58]

See also[edit]
 Earl Cain (also known as Count Cain), a similar Victorian-themed Gothic manga from 1991.
 The Earl and The Fairy, a Victorian-themed romance novel, manga and anime series from
2004.
 Devils and Realist, a Victorian-themed manga and anime series from 2009 with a similar
premise.
 List of Square Enix franchises

References[edit]
1. Jump up^ "Black Butler Manga Volume 1". Right Stuf Inc. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
2. Jump up^ "Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) Season 1 Collection (Blu-Ray)". Madman Entertainment.
Retrieved January 20, 2018.
3. Jump up^ "Black Butler: Book of Circus 30-Second Commercial Streamed". Anime News
Network. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
4. Jump up^ "Black Butler Gets 'Book of Murder' Arc Video Anime". Retrieved November 16, 2014.
5. ^ Jump up to:a b "Black Butler: Book of Murder Original Video Anime Previewed in TV
Spot". animenewsnetwork. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
6. ^ Jump up to:a b "Black Butler Manga Gets Anime Film With Returning Cast". Anime News
Network. October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
7. Jump up^ "Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic Anime Film Streams 3 Short Clips". Anime News
Network. February 9, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
8. Jump up^ ":::: GFantasy Website :::: -月刊Gファンタジーオフィシャルサイト" (in
Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
9. Jump up^ 黒執事（23） (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
10. Jump up^ "Kuroshitsuji Manga Begins English Run in Yen Plus Mag (Updated)". Anime News
Network. July 12, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
11. Jump up^ "Served up on a Silver Platter!". Yen Press. July 14, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
12. Jump up^ "Black Butler Volume 2". Yen Press. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
13. Jump up^ "Black Butler Tome 1" (in French). Kana. November 6, 2009. Archived from the
original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
14. Jump up^ "Black Butler 1" (in Italian). Panini Comics. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
15. Jump up^ Melmothia (January 6, 2012). "Kuroshitsuji tom 2". Tanuki.pl (in Polish). Małgorzata
Kaczarowska. 2318. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
16. Jump up^ "Descubre… Black Butler" [Discover ... Black Butler] (in Spanish). Norma Editorial.
November 4, 2011.
17. Jump up^ "ドラマCD 黒執事: イメージ・アルバム, セバスチャン・ミカエリス(森川智之), シエル
・ファントムハイヴ(沢城みゆき), タナカ(麦人), バルド(小山力也), メイリン(折笠富美子), フィニ(
高城元気), エリザベス(斎藤千和), アズーロ(平田広明), クラウス(染田清之), マダム・レッド(勝生
真沙子), 森川智之, 沢城みゆき, 勝生真沙子, 遊佐浩二, 麦人: 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon.com.
Retrieved 2008-09-01.
18. Jump up^ "黒執事 華麗なるドラマCD: ドラマ, 小野大輔, 福山潤, 坂本真綾: 音楽" (in Japanese).
Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
19. Jump up^ "Kuroshitsuji Anime Confirmed to Premiere this Fall". Anime News Network.
Retrieved 2008-08-25.
20. Jump up^ "TVアニメーション 黒執事" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
21. Jump up^ Butler' site – スタッフ (Staff) (2008). "黒執事 :: 作品紹介 :: A-1
Pictures". kuroshitsuji.tv(in Japanese). A-1 Pictures. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
22. Jump up^ "黒執事 I 【完全生産限定版】: 篠原俊哉, 小野大輔, 坂本真綾: Amazon.co.jp: DVD" (in
Japanese). Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
23. Jump up^ "Second Season of Kuroshitsuji confirmed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2009-06-
14.
24. Jump up^ "Second Season". Junichi Suwabe Official Blog. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
25. Jump up^ "Kuroshitsuji II to Debut in July with New Butler, Master". Anime News Network.
Retrieved February 1, 2009.
26. Jump up^ "Funimation Adds Black Butler/Kuroshitsuji TV Anime". Anime News Network. March
29, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
27. Jump up^ "Funi Adds Live Action Moyashimon Live Action, More". Anime News Network. July 2,
2010. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
28. Jump up^ "FUNimation Week 7 of 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-02-06.
29. Jump up^ "New Black Butler Anime Series Green-Lit". Anime News Network. January 16, 2014.
30. Jump up^ "Black Butler Gets 'Book of Murder' Video Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 22
March 2014.
31. Jump up^ "Funimation Adds Barakamon, Sengoku Basara Judge End, Black Butler: Book of
Circus". Anime News Network. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
32. ^ Jump up to:a b "Funimation Reveals Black Butler: Book of Circus & Book of Murder Anime's
Casts, Release Dates". Anime News Network. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
33. Jump up^ 音楽舞闘会 黒執事 〜その執事、友好〜 (in Japanese). Entertainment Plus Inc.
Retrieved 2009-06-25.
34. Jump up^ "Cast & Staff" (in Japanese). Entertainment Plus Inc. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
35. Jump up^ 『ミュージカル「黒執事」-千の魂と堕ちた死神-』. kuroshitsuji-stage.jp (in
Japanese). Retrieved February 4, 2012.
36. Jump up^ ミュージカル黒執事 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-02-05.
37. Jump up^ ミュージカル黒執事 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-07-19.
38. ^ Jump up to:a b "Black Butler Musical's New Sebastian Pictured in Costume". Anime News
Network. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
39. ^ Jump up to:a b "Schedule". Musical Kuroshitsuji. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
40. Jump up^ {http://www.namashitsuji.jp/}
41. Jump up^ "黒執事 Phantom & Ghost" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
42. Jump up^ 黒執事 キャラクターガイド その執事、集合: スクウェア・エニックス: 本 (in
Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. ASIN 4757525052.
43. Jump up^ TVアニメーション｢黒執事｣ Black Record: スクウェア・エニックス: 本 (in
Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. ASIN 4757525354.
44. Jump up^ 黒執事アンソロジーコミック 虹執事 (Gファンタジーコミックス): スクウェア・エニ
ックス: 本 (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. ASIN 4757525303.
45. Jump up^ "Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler) To Get Live-Action Adaptation". Japanverse.
Retrieved 2013-04-04.
 46. Jump up^ Cite error: The named reference Filmfare was invoked but never
defined (see the help page).
47. Jump up^ "Funimation Licenses Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic Film for Screenings in
Theaters This Year". Anime News Network. 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
48. Jump up^ "Businesses". Square Enix. July 21, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
49. Jump up^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 18–24". Anime News Network. December 27,
2007. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
50. Jump up^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, June 3–9". Anime News Network. June 12, 2008.
Retrieved 2009-07-02.
51. Jump up^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 16–22". Anime News Network. September 24,
2008. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
52. Jump up^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 23–29". Anime News Network. October 1,
2008. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
53. Jump up^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, March 31 – April 6". Anime News Network. April 8, 2009.
Retrieved 2009-07-02.
54. Jump up^ "2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, #26–50". Anime News Network. December 21,
2008. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
55. Jump up^ "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2009 (Updated)". Anime News
Network. June 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
56. Jump up^ "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 1st Half of 2009 (Updated)". Anime News
Network. June 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
57. Jump up^ "Survey: K-ON's Mio, Reborn's Hibari are #1 Bride, Groom". Anime News Network.
June 12, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
58. Jump up^ "Japanese Box Office, February 1–2". Anime News Network. 9 February 2014.
Retrieved 10 February 2014.

External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has
media related to Black
Butler.

 Official website at Square Enix (in Japanese)

 Anime official website (in Japanese)
 Film official website (in Japanese)
 Black Butler at Funimation
 Black Butler (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
 Black Butler at the Internet Movie Database

[show]

Animation works by screenwriter Mari Okada

[show]
 Gangan Comics

[show]

Works by A-1 Pictures

Categories:

 Manga series
 2006 manga
 2008 anime television series
 2014 anime television series
 Anime OVAs
 2010 anime television series
 2008 Japanese television series debuts
 2009 Japanese television series endings
 2010 Japanese television series debuts
 2010 Japanese television series endings
 A-1 Pictures
 Anime series
 Animeism
 Aniplex
 Drama anime and manga
 Fantasy anime and manga
 Funimation
 Gangan Comics manga
 Manga adapted into films
 Musicals based on anime and manga
 Nintendo DS games
 Revenge anime and manga
 Screenplays by Mari Okada
 Shōnen manga
 Thriller anime and manga
 United Kingdom in fiction
 Yen Press titles
Navigation menu
 Not logged in

 Talk
  Contributions

 Create account

 Log in
 Article
 Talk
 Read
 Edit
 View history
Search
Go

 Main page
 Contents
 Featured content
 Current events
 Random article
 Donate to Wikipedia
 Wikipedia store
Interaction
 Help
 About Wikipedia
 Community portal
 Recent changes
 Contact page
Tools
 What links here
 Related changes
 Upload file
 Special pages
 Permanent link
 Page information
 Wikidata item
 Cite this page
Print/export
 Create a book
 Download as PDF
 Printable version
In other projects
 Wikimedia Commons
 Wikiquote
Languages
 ‫العربية‬
 Català
 Čeština
 Deutsch
 Español
 ‫فارسی‬
 Français
 한국어
 Հայերեն
 Bahasa Indonesia
 Italiano
 Magyar
 Bahasa Melayu
 日本語
 Polski
 Português
 Русский
 Simple English
 Suomi
 Tagalog
 ไทย
 Українська
 Tiếng Việt
 中文
Edit links

 This page was last edited on 10 February 2018, at 09:56.

 Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this
site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia
Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.

 Privacy policy

 About Wikipedia

 Disclaimers

 Contact Wikipedia

 Developers

 Cookie statement

 Mobile view

 Enable previews