The chapters of the manga series Black Butler are written and illustrated by Japanese mangaka Yana Toboso and have been serialized in Square Enix's Monthly GFantasy since its premiere in October 2006.
[1] The series follows Sebastian Michaelis, a demonic butler who is obligated to serve Ciel Phantomhive, the thirteen-year-old head of the Phantomhive noble family, due to a contract he made with Ciel.
On July 11, 2008, Gakken's Animedia magazine confirmed the manga was going to be adapted into an anime series, directed by Toshiya Shinohara and produced by A-1 Pictures, which began airing in October 2008 and ended its run in March 2009.
[2][3][4] The individual chapters are published in tankōbon by Square Enix under their Gangan Comics imprint.
[7] Every chapter follows a naming scheme: The Butler (その執事, Sono Shitsuji) followed by a comma and a word or phrase composed of two kanji.