Black Butler

Black Butler is an American animated series created by Sid and Ray John, airing from 1998 to 2002 as part of the Bear Bones Lineup programming block. The series follows Ciel Phantomhive, a thirteen-year-old boy 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.

Plot
In Victorian-era London lives a thirteen-year-old earl named Ciel Phantomhive, who acquired this position after the events of December 14th, 1885 (Ciel's 10th birthday), when the Phantomhive manor was attacked by unidentified perpetrators and was set ablaze. Ciel, amidst the chaos, discovers his parents, Vincent and Rachel Phantomhive, to be dead along with the family dog, Sebastian. 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 then endures endless physical, mental and sexual abuse at the hands of his captors. Ciel was also heat branded with a mark referred to as the "mark of the beast". 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. 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. 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. Afterwards Ciel names the demon Sebastian Michaelis, after his deceased pet. The duo then return to society as Ciel takes over his now late father's previous position as the queen's watchdog, a very high-profile individual who is tasked with investigating cases that Queen Victoria herself deems especially important or threatening to England and the crown.

Characters

 * Keith David as Sebastian Michaelis
 * Thomas Dekker as Ciel Phantomhive
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Baldroy
 * Neil Ross as Finnian
 * Jodi Benson as Mey-Rin
 * Jim Cummings as Tanaka / Arthur Randall
 * Jason Marsden as Snake
 * Mark Hildreth as Vincent Phantomhive
 * Kat Cressida as Rachel Dalles-Phantomhive
 * Moira Quirk as Madam Red
 * Scott McAfee as Lau
 * Anndi McAfee as Ran-Mao
 * Cam Clarke as Soma Asmar Kadar
 * Kevin Michael Richardson as Agni
 * Jeannie Elias as Elizabeth Midford / Alois Trancy
 * Wendee Lee as Francis Midford
 * Jeff Bennett as Alexis Leon Midford
 * Paul St. Peter as Chlaus
 * Doug Stone as Diederich
 * Rino Romano as Grell
 * Steve Blum as Undertaker
 * Tom Fahn as William T. Spears
 * Maurice LaMarche as Kelvin
 * Dave Coulier as Joker
 * Wally Wingert as Doctor
 * Kath Soucie as Beast
 * Michael Lindsay as Dagger
 * Ulises Tobar as Peter / Ash Landers
 * Katie Leigh as Wendy
 * Jamieson Price as Jumbo
 * Philece Sampler as Doll
 * Gregg Berger as Azzurro Vanel
 * Tom Kenny as Aleister Chamber / Charles Grey
 * Pamela Adlon as Paula
 * Billy West as Fred Abberline / Ronald Knox
 * Syo Tortellini as Harold West Jeb
 * Cree Summer as Mina / Hannah Annafellows
 * Quinton Flynn as Arthur Conan Doyle
 * Neil Ross as Georg von Siemens
 * Kirk Thornton as Karl Woodley
 * Joshua Seth as Patrick Phelps
 * Carlos Alazraqui as Grimsby Keane
 * E.G. Daily as Irene Diaz / Angela Blanc
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Charles Phipps
 * Charlie Adler as Pluto
 * Nancy Cartwright as Luka Macken
 * Harry Shearer as Claude Faustus
 * Marcia Wallace as Queen Victoria
 * Scott Menville as Thompson, Timber and Canterbury
 * Lauren Tom as Matilda

Films
A theatrical film was released in 2007.

Home media releases
Coming soon!