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“Ciel Phantomhive hosts a dinner party where murder strikes, making him the prime suspect amid rising deaths.”
Black Butler: Book of Murder
黒執事 Book of Murder
8.04
665 rank · 271,497 viewers · 1,207 favorites
Historical
Mythology
Shounen
Action
Mystery
Supernatural
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Synopsis
Ciel Phantomhive hosts a dinner party where murder strikes, making him the prime suspect amid rising deaths.
At the behest of the Queen, Earl Ciel Phantomhive hosts a lavish dinner party attended by several of the finest members of polite society—as well as struggling author, Arthur. But as the party reaches its high, a terrible murder takes place and none other than the Earl himself is suspected of the crime. As a violent storm rages on outside, the death count continues to climb. The Phantomhive household and their eminent guests find they must cooperate in order to solve this mystery before they too fall prey to the mysterious murderer. However, it seems that not even the perfect butler, Sebastian Michaelis, is safe from this horror.
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Community consensus
Derived from 17 sampled reviews
7.8
/10
What 17 viewers settled on.
94%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.46
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.46 · some divergence
The polarity gap
5.3 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 3.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 0.18
Running avg · Mar 2015 → Apr 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Ciel’s further slide into moral darkness makes him far more engaging than his Season-1 spoiled-brat persona, and the Sherlock-Holmes-trope-laden mystery is good fun. Yet the plot is predictable and...”
- 8 “Book of Murder delivers a fun, self-contained mystery that feels like an entertaining dinner-party whodunit, perfect for a rainy afternoon. While it doesn’t push the overarching Black Butler plot...”
- 8 “These OVAs deliver beautiful animation and a strictly faithful adaptation of the manga’s Murder arc, blending humor and friendship with genuine darkness. Even knowing the ending, the mystery twists...”
Verbosity
Short · 35%
Medium · 47%
Long · 18%
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- Format 2 × 61′ eps × min
- Total runtime 2h 02m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2015 – Feb 2015
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-8865 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Square Enix Producer
- Mainichi Broadcasting System Producer
- Movic Producer
- Asmik Ace Producer
- Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Producer
- DeNA Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor