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Black Butler: Public School Arc

“Ciel infiltrates elite boys' school to find missing royal, must befriend secretive prefects to reach headmaster.”

Black Butler: Public School Arc

7.86
988 rank · 108,885 viewers · 761 favorites
Action Mystery Supernatural Historical Mythology School Shounen
11 episodes · 24 min per ep min · Spring 2024 · CloverWorks · R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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Synopsis

Ciel infiltrates elite boys' school to find missing royal, must befriend secretive prefects to reach headmaster.

At the request of Queen Victoria, Earl Ciel Phantomhive goes to Weston College—a prestigious public academy for boys, known for its traditions and outstanding curriculum—to search for a relative of hers who has not returned home in months. Thanks to his noble status, the 13-year-old Ciel is swiftly able to enroll as a student, while his devilish butler Sebastian Michaelis assumes a teaching position at the school. Ciel does not anticipate being unable to locate the Queen's relative on campus. To make matters worse, he cannot request a meeting with the headmaster of the college, who may be the only person that knows anything pertaining to the disappearance. The only ones in frequent contact with the headmaster are the heads of the college dormitories, known as the Prefect 4 (P4): Edgar Redmond, Lawrence Bluewer, Herman Greenhill, and Gregory Violet. Ciel must concoct a plan to get in the P4's good graces if he wants to use their connections to succeed in his mission. But the distinguished college and its students hide much that is unseen, making this task more improbable than he could imagine.

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6.9 /10

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75% recommend
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median 7 mode 7 σ 2.27
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σ 2.27 · split reception

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The polarity gap

5.2 pts

Recommenders 8.4 · others 3.3

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↑ 1.90

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A Tv Production · Spring 2024

CloverWorks.
in association with

Aniplex · Square Enix

  • Format 11 × 24′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 4h 24m all episodes
  • Aired Apr 2024 – Jun 2024 Spring 2024
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
  • Ref. BS-24495 catalog

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