The Best Episodes of Black Butler Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.1/10(287 votes)

   #1 - His Butler, Able

   S1:E110/2/2008

   The Phantomhive estate bustles with preparations for an important meeting between the Young Master and a slithering captain of industry. The maid, the gardener, and the cook are fools, but the Butler is a man of hidden talents.

   Director:Hirofumi Ogura

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2. 

   7.5/10(243 votes)

   #2 - His Butler, Strongest

   S1:E210/9/2008

   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.

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3. 

   6.7/10(219 votes)

   #3 - His Butler, Omnipotent

   S1:E310/16/2008

   When the Young Master’s fiancée 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.

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   7.3/10(206 votes)

   #4 - His Butler, Capricious

   S1:E410/23/2008

   The Young Master dons an evening gown to apprehend a monster who’s been butchering women of the night, but if his talent for cross-dressing is discovered, the Phantomhive name will be irreversibly sullied.

   Director:Tomihiko Ohkubo

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Tomihiko Ohkubo

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   7.8/10(203 votes)

   #5 - His Butler, Chance Encounter

   S1:E510/30/2008

   The Butler and his Young Master scour the seedy back alleys of London in search of an infamous butcher. Imagine their surprise upon discovering that the ripper may actually be a reaper!

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   7.4/10(191 votes)

   #6 - His Butler, at the Funeral

   S1:E611/6/2008

   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.

   Director:Naokatsu Tsuda

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.1/10(172 votes)

   #7 - His Butler, Merrymaking

   S1:E711/13/2008

   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.

   Director:Daisuke Tsukushi

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   7.0/10(170 votes)

   #8 - His Butler, Training

   S1:E811/20/2008

   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 Gardener gets his first, painful taste of love.

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   7.0/10(165 votes)

   #9 - His Butler, Phantom Image

   S1:E911/27/2008

   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.

   Director:Hirofumi Ogura

   Writer:Unknown

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10. 

    7.1/10(159 votes)

    #10 - His Butler, on Ice

    S1:E1012/4/2008

    Already a man of many talents, the Butler adds ice sculpting to his repertoire in an attempt to acquire a priceless-but-cursed gem for his Young Master.

    Director:Tomihiko Ohkubo

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Tomihiko Ohkubo

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11. 

    7.4/10(160 votes)

    #11 - His Butler, However You Please

    S1:E1112/11/2008

    When his betrothed is abducted by a deranged doll maker, the Young Master travels to London to investigate. Little does he know, the search will be complicated by a lovesick reaper who’s lost his scythe.

    Director:Unknown

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12. 

    7.4/10(160 votes)

    #12 - His Butler, Forlorn

    S1:E1212/18/2008

    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.

    Director:Unknown

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    7.0/10(160 votes)

    #13 - His Butler, Freeloader

    S1:E1312/25/2008

    A postcolonial conflict boils over when an Indian prince visits the Phantomhive estate. Later, the Butler’s prowess with a blade is unexpectedly matched by his foreign counterpart.

    Director:Naokatsu Tsuda

    Writer:Unknown

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14. 

    7.1/10(160 votes)

    #14 - His Butler, Supremely Talented

    S1:E141/15/2009

    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.

    Director:Unknown

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15. 

    7.0/10(158 votes)

    #15 - His Butler, Competing

    S1:E151/22/2009

    The Queen is on hand as the Butler wages culinary warfare against Prince Soma’s royal servant. The competition reaches an unprecedented level of ferocity when someone’s secret ingredient unleashes the demon god of curry.

    Director:Hirofumi Ogura

    Writer:Unknown

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16. 

    6.7/10(150 votes)

    #16 - His Butler, in an Isolated Castle

    S1:E161/29/2009

    When the Young Master is defeated in a supernatural chess match, he must surrender his most prized possession to a ghostly prince. Locating a very old and very specific skull is the key to bringing Sebastian back.

    Director:Tomihiko Ohkubo

    Writer:Unknown

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17. 

    7.6/10(155 votes)

    #17 - His Butler, Offering

    S1:E172/5/2009

    The Queen orders young Master Phantomhive to investigate reports of a cult that promises to “purify” its unclean members. The mission is complicated by the appearance of a familiar reaper.

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18. 

    7.7/10(152 votes)

    #18 - His Butler, Transmitted

    S1:E182/13/2009

    An angel abducts Ciel and attempts to rewrite his unhappy memories of the past. The Butler is powerless to assist, but fortunately, the Young Master has an unhealthy attachment to his hatred.

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    7.4/10(146 votes)

    #19 - His Butler, Imprisoned

    S1:E192/20/2009

    There’s a potent new drug plaguing the backstreets of London, and it’s being sold in stolen Phantomhive candy wrappers. The Young Master is being set up, but what manner of man wants him to take the fall?

    Director:Naokatsu Tsuda

    Writer:Unknown

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20. 

    7.7/10(150 votes)

    #20 - His Butler, Escaping

    S1:E202/27/2009

    While the Young Master continues his investigation into the opium-filled, counterfeit candy wrappers, the Butler is chained and tortured in the Tower of London.

    Director:Norihiko Nagahama

    Writer:Unknown

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21. 

    7.5/10(155 votes)

    #21 - His Butler, Engaging Servants

    S1:E213/6/2009

    A series of flashbacks 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.

    Director:Hirofumi Ogura

    Writer:Unknown

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22. 

    7.6/10(144 votes)

    #22 - His Butler, Dissolution

    S1:E223/13/2009

    The Young Master’s journey to Paris leads to another showdown with the Queen’s angelic butler and a painful parting of the ways with someone dear to his heart. Can Ciel survive without the demonic assistance he’s grown so accustomed to?

    Director:Unknown

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    7.9/10(153 votes)

    #23 - His Butler, Up in Flames

    S1:E233/20/2009

    The Young Master arrives in London only to find the city engulfed by flames. After an ominous warning from the undertaker, Ciel attempts to visit the queen, but he’s shocked by his treatment at the hands of the palace guards.

    Director:Tomihiko Ohkubo

    Writer:Unknown

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24. 

    8.0/10(181 votes)

    #24 - His Butler, Fluent

    S1:E243/27/2009

    Having regained the services of his Butler, the Young Master issues a chilling order to kill. Sebastian is eager to please, but this task will require a revelation of his true nature.

    Director:Hirofumi Ogura

    Writer:Unknown

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