“Ciel Phantomhive and Sebastian scramble to stage Hamlet with amateur actors for charity after professionals fail.”
Black Butler Special
黒執事 その執事、興行
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Synopsis
Ciel Phantomhive and Sebastian scramble to stage Hamlet with amateur actors for charity after professionals fail.
Earl Ciel Phantomhive's Funtom Corporation is sponsoring a charity performance of Hamlet to be shown to a group of poor children as a celebration of its third anniversary. However, when the theater company hired for the stage play is suddenly delayed and won't make it in time for the scheduled performance, the company is faced with a dilemma. With the promise of plenty of press coverage, Ciel must find a way to rectify the situation and commands his butler, Sebastian Michaelis, to ensure the success of the play. But with a haphazard ensemble of amateur actors—including Ciel, his fiancée Elizabeth Midford, his servants, and many others—how can they possibly put on the show in time?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
What 8 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.27 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.13
Running avg · Jan 2010 → Apr 2025
- 8 “The OVA was very fun to watch. First of all the idea was very nice. And it ended well done. It had the regular Kuroshitsuji's climat and humor, the OST was fitting and seyius did a great job....”
- 10 “Watching this OVA after completing the main anime felt like the perfect emotional farewell to the characters, delivering the same top-notch quality in story, art, sound, and character interactions...”
- 9 “I found this special unexpectedly great, with the story of Hamlet fitting completely into Kuroshitsuji's narrative of revenge. From beginning to end, it was hilarious, especially Sebastian's...”
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A Special Production
A-1 Pictures.- Format 1 × 26′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 26m all episodes
- Aired Sep 2009 – ongoing
- Source Special media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-4734 catalog
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- Funimation Licensor