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On 14 December 1885-Earl Ciel Phantomhive''s tenth birthday-despair was visited upon House Phantomhive in the form of a heinous attack on the family manor. Beckoned by the hatred in the wails of a helpless child, a devil alighted from an undulating purple-black mire. Thus, one story began, even as another ended...Or did it?

Terrorizing its populace, Jack the Ripper has shaken London to its very core. But when Sebastian Michaelis, singular butler of the Phantomhive house, lays bare the madman''s true identity, all that is left for him to do is eliminate the perpetrator in the name of the Queen and Phantomhive. But inhumanly efficient skills don''t guarantee victory when the opponent is just as supernaturally gifted! And though Sebastian may be able to save Ciel from physical harm in the battle that ensues, will the young earl ever recover from the emotional scars it will leave on his heart?

The truth of what happened three years ago comes to light, as the past Ciel sought to erase is thrust in his face. The revelations shake the Phantomhive manor to its foundations, and even Sebastian, the resident devil, can only look on in admiration at the consummate gamesmanship at play. The Phantomhive blood, it would seem, runs thick with the thirst for vengeance...

His matchless butler Sebastian having discovered the artifice of the curse that reigns over Wolfsschlucht, Earl Ciel Phantomhive absconds with the village''s precious Emerald Witch and her ultimate spell. But his actions are most unwelcome, and the villagers bare their true fangs at house Phantomhive. As the precocious aristocrat of evil attempts to make his escape from the forest, a monster cloaked in olive drab trundles ever nearer, taking aim at the back of the fleeing earl...

Baldo works with Ada to buy some time, but not everything goes to plan... Read the next chapter of Black Butler the same time as Japan!

Someone totally unexpected is working as a doctor at the sanatorium Baldo has been “admitted” to...Read the next chapter of Black Butler the same day as Japan!

Baldo joins the Phantomhive household...but he''s not exactly thrilled about it. Read the next chapter of Black Butler at the same time as Japan!

Evading the Yard, Ciel and Sebastian board the train to Brighton, where they reflect on their growing family—and the dangerous missions each of them face. Read the next chapter of Black Butler the same day as Japan!

His betrothed''s unexpected skill with a sword having narrowly saved him from a gory fate at the gnashing jaws of the undead, Earl Ciel Phantomhive, along with his intrepid butler, Sebastian, fights to see another day aboard the doomed Campania. But as they draw nearer to the heart of the Aurora Society''s scheme to reanimate the dead, the pair are met by the beautiful young "Kaiser," who holds all the keys to this mystery in the palm of his gloved hand, platinum blond locks fluttering in his wake...

Having successfully infiltrated the Noah''s Ark Circus in the guise of rookie performers, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his butler, Sebastian, set about gathering clues backstage as to the whereabouts of the missing children. But when a turn at a snooping puts Ciel on the trail of a man whose identity is shrouded in mystery, he sets his consummate manservant to the task of investigating further. This time, however, Sebastian must call upon one of the more infamously wicked skills of his kind to solve the puzzle. As he stalks his vulnerable prey in the shadows of the fairgrounds, is his young master prepared for where the ill-gotten gains of his butler''s methods will lead?

The orphanage sends Ginny off on her fledging day, but not all the children seem happy to see her go! Read the next chapter of Black Butler the same day as Japan!

In the heart of London stands Sphere Music Hall, a venue that enjoys immense popularity amongst the populace. However, the fervour with which its visitors return causes consternation in the mind of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, who suspects the organisation of cult practices and sends Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his impeccable butler, Sebastian, to infiltrate the hall. They are met with none other than the disgraced erstwhile prefects of Weston College and an otherworldly fortune-teller called Blavat, who takes one look at Sebastian and divines his true nature without faltering...!

The Phantomhives murdered Doll and Snake’s family! Will Snake join her quest for vengeance? And with their backs to the wall, can the others find a way to make it out alive...?

Having escaped the wolves in sheep''s clothing of Wolfsschlucht, Earl Ciel Phantomhive, indomitable butler Sebastian, and the rest of the Phantomhive household abscond with the Emerald Witch. They take refuge in the hideaway of an old family friend-Diedrich, the late Vincent Phantomhive''s schoolmate and confidant. But as preparations are made and wounds rested for the passage home to England, word of the Undertaker and his odd behavior hangs over the proceedings. What little memory could have tripped up the ever-jovial reaper, causing his chartreuse eyes to well with tears...?

Earl Ciel Phantomhive''s quietude is interrupted as Queen Victoria''s very own butlers commandeer Phantomhive Manor for a lavish banquet sanctioned by Her Majesty. Preparations for such an event are quick work in the hands of Sebastian, the house''s most able butler, but corralling the eminent guests may prove to be rather more of a challenge. For this dinner party is anything but festive, and as a stormy night batters the outside of the grand residence, a far more violent storm begins to unfurl within. And no one is safe from the havoc it will wreak-not even one seemingly impervious manservant...

Sphere Music Hall, with its elaborate entertainments, has the denizens of London under its spell and at the mercy of its resident cult''s nefarious motives. To snap the populace out of the trance, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his unparalleled butler Sebastian get down to business...literally! The young earl takes the fight right to the enemy''s door by opening a music hall of his own. But as a new kind of battle gets under way on the stage, Othello, a fresh face from the Grim Reaper Dispatch, begins snooping around behind the curtains for reasons unknown...

While searching for Ran-Mao, Mey-Rin’s successfully uncovered the covert operation in Baron Heathfield’s manor—but an unforeseen hurdle stands in the way of a job well done. A tantalizing offer of employment has Mey-Rin reflecting on her own blood-soaked history that binds her to the former Earl Phantomhive…Will she remain the master’s devoted servant, or will she abandon her post for good…?

When May can''t get the answers she wants, she takes the risk and breaks her cover! Read the next chapter of Black Butler the same day as Japan!

As the story moves to Wiltshire, Baldo and Lau are on a mission to investigate the former servicemen''s sanatorium... Read the next chapter of Black Butler at the same time as Japan!

Baldo and Lau clash over how to handle matters at the sanitorium. Read the next chapter of Black Butler the same time as Japan!

The queen''s watchdog has become a fugitive, and the "true" Earl of Phantomhive has taken up residence in the manor. The Undertaker has yet to perfect his craft, though, and Ciel knows precisely what his brother is plotting. Even on the run, the master still has his retainers-scattered to society''s darkest shadows, they search for the barest shred of information to turn the tide for good...

Mey-Rin and Ran-Mao’s victory is secured as they thoroughly dismantle the operation in North Yorkshire. Meanwhile, Baldo and Lau are headed to Wiltshire to investigate a sanatorium for war veterans that is rumored to be headed by a “miracle healer.” The skeptical cook is disinclined to believe in the existence of angels—but the incredulous sight that unfolds before his eyes might change his mind...

Whispers turn into screaming headlines in Earl Ciel Phantomhive''s morning paper as word of the dead being resurrected takes society by storm. But when the unsavoury details of the business reach Ciel''s ear, he and his superlative butler, Sebastian, book themselves on a luxury liner to look into these alleged miracles and the "Aurora Society" conducting them. As the waters lap and crash all around the vessel, mysterious individuals gather under the banner of the "Phoenix." Ciel and Sebastian may be one step closer to the truth, but have they sealed their fates by conducting an investigation on what could easily become a floating coffin...?

Doll explains how she ended up working at the orphanage, but before Snake can tell her his side of the story, a major crisis occurs! Read the next chapter of Black Butler the same day as Japan!

Their elaborate schoolroom deception at an end, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his peerless manservant, Sebastian, finally hit upon the truth behind the incident of the vanished students at Weston College. Just what tragic steps did the elites of the school, spurred on by their overwhelming sense of justice, take to stamp out the bullying with which the halls of their institution had run rife?! What began as a seemingly simple case of missing persons goes round and round, spinning out of control into a great menace, one capable of perplexing even a devil of a butler...

While Earl Ciel Phantomhive, accompanied by his indomitable butler, Sebastian, is away on the trail of his quarry, Blavat, the sound of gunshots rends the silence of his London town house. A scene of carnage awaits master and servant upon their return, along with a chilling message from the forgotten past that shakes the young earl to his core...

Following the outcome of the annual cricket tourney and due in no small part to Sebastian, his uncommon butler, Earl Ciel Phantomhive has earned a seat at the Midnight Tea Party hosted by Weston''s enigmatic headmaster. As moon-pale petals bloom on the lapels of the students who have been granted a place at the Midnight Tea Party, the man who holds all authority at the school reveals himself to his guests. Will his appearance shed light on the fate of the missing students,or conceal the path to truth in yet more darkness?

When students fail to return home from an English boarding school that numbers several elite bloodlines among its student body, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his indomitable butler, Sebastian, infiltrate the lush grounds and stately halls of this distinguished house of learning at Her Majesty''s behest. But this cannot be accomplished without some masterful artifice. The butler takes on the role of tutor, his master that of student - parts to which both are more than just a little accustomed. As their dorm lives of deceit begin, they turn their eyes upon the conspicuous and colourful waistcoats of the four school prefects, from whose attention nothing at the school escapes...

Evidence in hand, the group follows the underground passage in hopes of finding the exit. But what they find instead was nothing they could have prepared for... Read the next chapter of Black Butler the same day as Japan!

Lau and Sebastian return from their investigations with mountains of information, but will any of it lead Ciel to his brother? Read the next chapter of Black Butler at the same time as Japan!

Can Mey-Rin and Ran-Mao manage to turn the tables on the ruthless Jane...? Read the next chapter of Black Butler at the same time as Japan!

For an impeccable gentleman''s butler like Sebastian Michaelis, the word "impossible" is just not in his vocabulary. Everything demanded of him under the English sun is well within his grasp. But do his talents extend to things under the scalding Indian sun?! As Harold West-Jeb''s plan to use Agni, Prince Soma''s superhuman butler, in a curry battle to win himself a Royal Warrant is exposed, Earl Ciel Phantomhive sets Sebastian to the task of creating an incomparable curry to defeat the despicable West-Jeb. But how can Ciel''s devil of a butler possibly best Agni, the man with the Right Hand of God?!

Plunging into the icy waters, will the F.O.L. orphanage drainpipes lead Finny and the others to safety, or to their death...? Read the next chapter of Black Butler same day as Japan!

When one curtain falls upon the big top stage, another rises behind the scenes, as young Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his virtuoso butler, Sebastian, face off against the villain behind the missing children. But as Sebastian, under orders from his master, single-handedly draws the gruesome tale to its sad conclusion on one front, battle lines are drawn on another! With the masterless Phantomhive Manor under attack from the Noah''s Ark Circus and Sebastian nowhere nearby to protect its inhabitants, is Ciel''s home once again headed for the same tragedy that took the lives of the young earl''s parents?

The identity of Baldo’s attacker catches both him and Lau by surprise. Read the next chapter of Black Butler the same time as Japan!