The cover of the first DVD compilation released by; the characters featured are (left) and (right) is an series adapted from the series of the same title. Directed by Toshiya Shinohara and produced by, Black Butler follows the adventures of, a demon butler who is obligated to serve, the thirteen-year-old (13 years old as of chapter 14) head of the Phantomhive noble family, due to a contract he made with Ciel.

With Michael C. Pizzuto, Daisuke Ono, Gloria Ansell, Brina Palencia. A young boy sells his soul to a demon in order to avenge his family's death.

The episodes started airing on October 3, 2008, on. Other stations that aired the episodes at later dates include,,,,,. The anime adaptation of the manga was confirmed on July 11, 2008 by 's Animedia magazine, and the official website of the anime began to stream a trailer of the anime on July 26, 2008. Two DVD compilations are planned for release by; the first compilation is to be released on January 21, 2009 and the second on February 25, 2009.

Three pieces of are used for the episodes: one opening theme and two closing themes. The opening theme is 'Monochrome no Kiss' (though written as Monochrome Kiss) by the Japanese, while the first ending theme is 'I'm Alive!' By the American singer, commonly known as Becca. The second ending, which began airing with episode 14, is 'Lacrimosa'. Mp3 4 free. Two containing the theme music and other tracks have been released; the single containing tracks from Sid was released on October 29, 2008 and the single from Becca was released on October 22, 2008. The third single containing tracks from Kalafina has a release date of March 4, 2009.

For the second season, the opening song is 'Shiver' by and the ending song 'Bird' is sung by, and the single was released on August 2010. The ending for episode 8 is 'Kagayaku Sora no Shijima ni wa'. Just like the second half of the first season, it features an all new story not seen in the manga. Animax Asia Started airing an English dubbed version of the anime from January 11, 2011. Another 10-episode season of Black Butler aired between July and September 2014. Entitled 'Black Butler: Book of Circus' (黒執事・サーカスの書, Kuroshitsuji: Sākasu no Sho), it disconsiders the original content of the previous seasons and follows the source material more faithfully, covering the 'Noah Ark Circus' arc from the manga.

The opening song is 'ENAMEL' by Sid and the ending song is 'Aoki Tsuki Michite' by AKIRA. In addition, the storyline of the following arc in the manga, the Phantomhive Manor Murders Arc, was released in the form of a two-episode OVA, entitled 'Black Butler: Book of Murder'. The first OVA was released in Japanese cinemas on October 25, and the second on November 15, 2014.