Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji)
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Japanese media franchise
anime television series
dark fantasy work
manga series
supernatural fiction
Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) is a dark fantasy anime and manga series that follows a demonic butler bound by contract to serve a young aristocrat seeking revenge in Victorian-era England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9001122 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) Context triple: [A-1 Pictures, notableWork, Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji)]
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A.
Blue Exorcist
Blue Exorcist is a Japanese dark fantasy manga and anime series that follows a teenager who discovers he is the son of Satan and trains as an exorcist to fight demonic forces.
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B.
Mr. Devil
Mr. Devil is the longtime New Jersey Devils defenseman Ken Daneyko, celebrated as a franchise icon for his toughness, loyalty, and three Stanley Cup championships.
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C.
The Knight of Maison-Rouge
The Knight of Maison-Rouge is a historical adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas set during the French Revolution, focusing on royalist plots and daring attempts to rescue Marie Antoinette.
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D.
Shiki
Shiki is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commercial hub within the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area.
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E.
Oreshura
Oreshura is a Japanese romantic comedy light novel and anime series that follows a high school boy roped into a fake relationship with a popular girl to fend off unwanted romantic attention.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) Target entity description: Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) is a dark fantasy anime and manga series that follows a demonic butler bound by contract to serve a young aristocrat seeking revenge in Victorian-era England.
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A.
Blue Exorcist
Blue Exorcist is a Japanese dark fantasy manga and anime series that follows a teenager who discovers he is the son of Satan and trains as an exorcist to fight demonic forces.
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B.
Mr. Devil
Mr. Devil is the longtime New Jersey Devils defenseman Ken Daneyko, celebrated as a franchise icon for his toughness, loyalty, and three Stanley Cup championships.
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C.
The Knight of Maison-Rouge
The Knight of Maison-Rouge is a historical adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas set during the French Revolution, focusing on royalist plots and daring attempts to rescue Marie Antoinette.
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D.
Shiki
Shiki is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and commercial hub within the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area.
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E.
Oreshura
Oreshura is a Japanese romantic comedy light novel and anime series that follows a high school boy roped into a fake relationship with a popular girl to fend off unwanted romantic attention.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese media franchise
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anime television series ⓘ dark fantasy work ⓘ manga series ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
Black Butler (2008 anime series)
NERFINISHED
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Black Butler (live-action film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Butler II (2010 anime series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Butler: Book of Circus NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Butler: Book of Murder NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Yana Toboso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
demonic contract
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morality ⓘ revenge ⓘ servitude ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Yana Toboso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographic | shōnen ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Alois Trancy
NERFINISHED
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Ciel Phantomhive NERFINISHED ⓘ Claude Faustus NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Midford NERFINISHED ⓘ Grell Sutcliff NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastian Michaelis NERFINISHED ⓘ Undertaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
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historical fiction ⓘ mystery ⓘ supernatural ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
Ciel Phantomhive is the Queen’s Watchdog
NERFINISHED
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Ciel Phantomhive is the head of the Phantomhive household NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastian Michaelis is a demonic butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseTitle | 黒執事 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | teenagers ⓘ |
| illustrator | Yana Toboso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| magazine | Monthly GFantasy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sebastian Michaelis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | serialized manga ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of gothic aesthetics and dark humor
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depiction of a Faustian contract between human and demon ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| protagonist | Ciel Phantomhive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Square Enix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Gangan Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanizedTitle | Kuroshitsuji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) Description of subject: Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) is a dark fantasy anime and manga series that follows a demonic butler bound by contract to serve a young aristocrat seeking revenge in Victorian-era England.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.