Black Butler - Season 1

The Phantomhive household is expecting a visitor.

Plans to suppress an uprising of the vermin variety are put on hold when the Young Master is abducted. The Butler is obligated to act decisively in such matters, and no one sets the table better than Sebastian.

When the Young Master's fiancee drops by for an unannounced visit, the Phantomhive Estate experiences a sickening outbreak of "cuteness." Meanwhile, the Butler has his hands full with a suicidal apprentice.

A string of bizarre murders of prostitutes is occurring in Whitechapel. Taking a cue from the brutal killing methods, Scotland Yard has taken to calling the culprit "Jack the Ripper."

With the Viscount ruled out as a suspect, Ciel generates a new criminal profile.

Sebastian continues his gruesome battle with the rogue reaper, and the Young Master takes special care to ensure that his beloved aunt is buried in the proper colors.

At the behest of the Queen, the Young Master and his underlings travel to a dreary land supposedly haunted by a demon dog. This new mission makes the Butler uneasy, but he's always been more of a cat person.

The Butler puts on an exhibition in the art of training demonic canines to shake, roll over, and refrain from terrorizing gloomy villages. Meanwhile, the Gardner gets his first, painful taste of love.

The Young Master's latest acquisition is a haunted camera which can photograph beings not of this world. Calamites are sure to follow when the servants set out to snap a shot of the elusive Butler.

Ciel and Sebastian visit the Frozen Fair, which is held on the frozen-over River Thames in the winter. The two run into Abberline, who tells them that he is on the trail of an extremely valuable blue diamond.

It's the day before Ciel's birthday. As a present, Elizabeth plans to give him a ring made from the shard of Hope that she finds, as a replacement for the Phantomhive family ring that she broke.

The Master's birthday approaches, but rescuing Elizabeth is of far greater importance than celebrating. A vile puppeteer is terrorizing London, and only the Butler can cut down his army of marionettes.

Winter in London. Four half-naked Caucasians have been hanged upside down in front of a coffee house. A note attached to each body has a picture of a tongue with insulting words of the royal family.

Prince Soma has been betrayed by his manservant, and the Butler must put his hellish talents to the test in a curry-cooking competition against the blessed right hand of an Indian deity.

The curry competition presided over by Queen Victoria finally begins, with a Royal Warrant on the line.

The Phantomhive-owned Ludlow Castle is being renovated into a hotel, but when Ciel gets word that the contractors want to quit because the place is haunted, he and Sebastian head over to the castle to get to the bottom of it.

The Queen's butler, Ash, tells Sebastian and Ciel about an abandoned abbey in the outskirts of Preston, that has now become the lair of a religious cult that advances strange doctrine and is plotting a revolt against the government.

Ciel and Sebastian infiltrate the cult's abbey hideout but are soon discovered by the followers. For some reason, only Ciel is taken to the founder of the sect.

A corpse has been found in the Thames River. The body is identified as John Stanley, a man who operated in the underworld on behalf of the Queen, and he seems to have been murdered.

While on the trail of Stanley's missing item, Ciel falls into someone's trap. The police accuse him and Sebastian of trafficking a popular drug called "Lady Blanc" throughout London.

A series of flashback reveals the secret pasts - and hidden talents - of the Phantomhive staff. While the servants go about their daily duties, the Young Master gives a chess lesson to pretty lady.

Ciel and Sebastian visit Paris to have an audience with the Queen, who is visiting Paris for the Exposition Universelle.

Phantomhive Manor has burned to the ground. Amid the charred ruins, Tanaka writes in his journal. Meanwhile, Ciel is hiding in the cargo hold of a steamboat.

Ash stands atop London's Tower Bridge, which remains under construction. Sebastian hugs Ciel, and then rushes over to Ash. As the two square off on the bridge, Ciel orders Sebastian to defeat Ash. The demon's final showdown begins at last.