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Outside Victorian-era London, butler Sebastian Michaelis serves the twelve-year-old head of an English noble family Ciel Phantomhive. He carries out any task required from his master with ease and perfection because of his secret demonic lineage and a contract with his master.

Sebastian Michaelis


(セバスチャン・ミカエリス, Sebasuchan Mikaerisu) is the butler of the Phantomhive household and Ciel's bodyguard, two jobs he is completely devoted to. He often describes himself with a pun which reads as "a butler and a demon". He is highly skilled in any area and handles any task as well as any problem that arises from the errors of the other staff with ease. This is due to the fact he is a demon bound by a "contract" to abide by Ciel's will. A sign similar to the one marking Ciel's right eye can be found on his left hand, which has been used on one occasion to twist the arm of a kidnapper without touching him. Ironically, he has a soft spot for cats, and has one that he visits during stressful times. He is voiced by Daisuke Ono in the anime adaption and Toshiyuki Morikawa on the drama CD.[7][8] His name is similar to that of Father Sebastien Michaelis, who compiled a hierarchy of demons in Hell.

Episode title Original air date
01 "His Butler, Talented"
"Sono Hitsuji, Yūnō" (その執事、有能) October 2, 2008
Ciel Phantomhive is awakened by his butler, Sebastian Michaelis, who informs Ciel that Damian, the head of one of his factories, is coming for a visit. Sebastian orders the household staff, Bard, the cook, Finian, the gardener, and Meirin, the maid, to prepare for Damian's arrival. However, their attempts result in disaster, as Bard overcooks the food, Finian kills the garden by spraying herbicides on it, and Meirin breaks all of the silverware. To resolve the situation, Sebastian orders them to rearrange the yard into a stone Japanese garden and has Bard make beef tataki. Damian, impressed with the staff's preparations, plays a board game with Ciel in which his character loses his legs and is ultimately incinerated. Following the dinner, Damian calls his associate, commenting that the factory he owns has been sold and he is attempting to fraudulently acquire more money from Ciel. When Damian attempts to return to the lounge, the scenario in the game occurs in real life, as he breaks one of his legs, and Sebastian locks him in the oven.


02 "His Butler, Strongest"
"Sono Shitsuji, Saikyō" (その執事、最強) October 9, 2008
Ciel is kidnapped and Sebastian must defeat a mob of underlings to retrieve his master.


03 "His Butler, Omnipotent"
"Sono Shitsuji, Bannō" (その執事、万能) October 16, 2008
Elizabeth, Ciel's fiancee, arrives at the Phantomhive mansion for a visit and Ciel learns to dance with her.


04 "His Butler, Capricious"
"Sono Shitsuji, Suikyō" (その執事、酔狂) October 23, 2008
The news of Jack the Ripper terrorizes the city of London and Sebastian and Ciel attend a ball in disguise in order to stop the culprit.


05 "His Butler, Encounters"
"Sono Shitsuji, Kaikō" (その執事、邂逅) October 30, 2008
Ciel and Sebastian continue to pursue Jack the Ripper and come to a confrontation at the house of his latest victim.

06 "His Butler, at a Funeral"
"Sono Shitsuji, Sōsō" (その執事、葬送) November 6, 2008
Sebastian ends Jack the Ripper's reign of terror. Later, Ciel and Sebastian attend Madam Red's funeral and visit the grave of Jack the Ripper's last victim.

07 "His Butler, in Pleasure"
"Sono Shitsuji, Yūkō" (その執事、遊興) November 13, 2008
Ciel and all of his servants visit a village haunted by a demon dog to get rid of that dog.

08 "His Butler, Tames"
"Sono Shitsuji, Chōkyō" (その執事、調教) November 20, 2008
Ciel and his servants confront the real demon dog of the village of Houndsworth and end up taking it home.

09 "His Butler, in an Illusion"
"Sono Shitsuji, Genzō" (その執事、幻像) November 27, 2008
Ciel assigns his servants to take a photo of Sebastian with a special camera, but their efforts fail over and over again.

10 "His Butler, on Ice"
"Sono Shitsuji, Hyōjō" (その執事、氷上) December 4, 2008
Ciel and Sebastian visit a festival held on the frozen Thames River and enter an ice-sculpting contest for the prize, a ring with a slice of blue diamond called the Shard of Hope, which is important evidence in an investigation by Scotland Yard into the kidnappings of several young girls. Sebastian creates an ice model of Noah's Ark, complete with animals inside, but the Shard of Hope is apparently lost in the river following a bombing incident. Meanwhile, Elizabeth desperately looks for a present for Ciel's birthday. She later discovers the Shard of Hope in a toy ship she has bought.

11 "His Butler, Whatever"
"Sono Shitsuji, Ikayō" (その執事、如何様) December 11, 2008
Elizabeth becomes distraught and goes missing and Ciel and Sebastian head into the heart of London to search for her.

12 "His Butler, Lonely"
"Sono Shitsuji, Sekiryō" (その執事、寂寥) December 18, 2008
Ciel finds Elizabeth in a tower and rescues her after a brief battle against Drocell. Sebastian does not pursue a strange puppet that seems to have controlled Drocell as its master is faraway. Later, Elizabeth celebrates Ciel's 13th birthday with a party at the Phantomhive Estate.

13 "His Butler, Dependent"
"Sono Shitsuji, Isōrō" (その執事、居候) December 25, 2008
Ciel begrudgingly lets Prince Soma and his butler, Agni, who arrived from India in search of someone, take up temporary residence at the Phantomhive Estate.

14 "His Butler, Unusually Talented"
"Sono Shitsuji, Inō" (その執事、異能) January 15, 2009
Agni is revealed to be working for someone and Prince Soma plans to find out why. Along the way, A new goal is set to compete in the Curry Festival against Agni. At the end, Queen Victoria appears.

15 "His Butler, Competes"
"Sono Shitsuji, Kyōsō" (その執事、競争) January 22, 2009
Queen Victoria attends the Curry Festival competition. Sebastian creates his curry with chocolate, Agni uses blue lobster, and another chef uses a mysterious spice that was given to him by Angela. Sebastian ends up winning with his curry bread, but the people who ate curry, with mysterious spice become possessed and start attacking others. Sebastian and Agni fight them off and they are cured after a taste of Sebastian's curry. With the competition over, Prince Soma and Agni bid farewell to Ciel and Sebastian and return to their homeland.

16 "His Butler, Aloof"
"Sono Shitsuji, Kojō" (その執事、孤城) January 29, 2009
Ciel is informed that the abandoned Ludlow Castle that his estate owns is haunted by ghosts and the workers are too spooked to continue remodeling it into a hotel, so he and Sebastian head to the castle to investigate. There they encounter the ghosts of two princes who were assassinated four centuries ago, Edward V and his brother Richard. Ciel plays a game of chess against Edward V to pass the night, but he loses and Sebastian is taken away from him. Alone, Ciel solves the mystery behind the princes. The ghosts of Edward V and Richard thank Ciel and Sebastian before departing for afterlife, and the remodeling of Ludlow Castle resumes.

17 "His Butler, Offers"
"Sono Shitsuji, Hōnō" (その執事、奉納) February 5, 2009
Queen Victoria's butler informs Ciel that an abandoned monastery in rural Preston has been taken over by a cult and possibly planning to overthrow the government, so Ciel and Sebastian head there to investigate with the Undertaker and Grell. They find that the cult uses a strange book known as Doomsday Book to recruit new members and expose their pasts. Ciel is summoned one night and gets taken away by Angela, who reveals herself to be an angel.

18 "His Butler, Transfers"
"Sono Shitsuji, Tensō" (その執事、転送) February 12, 2009
Angela uses Cinematic Record to force Ciel recall his painful past, including the events surrounding his parents' murder, but Ciel eventually rejects her attempt to rewrite his past. She then attempts to purify the members of the cult, but Sebastian, Grell, and William incapacitates her. Angela destroys the monastery and escapes.

19 "His Butler, Jailed"
"Sono Shitsuji, Nyūrō" (その執事、入牢) February 19, 2009
The body of John Stanley, a man who worked under the Queen, is found murdered in the River Thames. The Queen orders Ciel to retrieve an item from Stanley's body. Ciel goes to Lau, who controls the area where Stanley's body was discovered, for information. Lau does not recognize the name, but mentions a new drug, Lady Blanc, the name of which reminds Ciel of Angela. A large amount of the illicit drug is later found in one of Ciel's warehouses. Lau and Ciel are charged with drug trafficking, but Lau escapes. Ciel is separated from Sebastian, who is taken to the Tower. It is revealed that orders for the arrest where given by the Queen through her butler, Ash, with the drugs planted as a pretext.

20 "His Butler, Escapes"
"Sono Shitsuji, Dassō" (その執事、脱走) February 26, 2009
Sebastian is tortured in Tower of London by guardsmen and Angela. Ciel continues to pursue Stanley's case on his own, though Abberline declares his allegiance with Ciel. Ciel frees Sebastian by summoning him through their contract, and together they manage to get onto Lau's junk. Sebastian duels against Ranmao as Ciel confronts Lau, who turns his dao on Ciel. Abberline intercepts in time to take a fatal blow for Ciel and his subsequently dies from the wound under Ciel's eyes. Sebastian strikes a blow on Lau to prevent him from continuing to fight, and escapes from the sinking junk with his master.

21 "His Butler, Hires"
"Sono Shitsuji, Koyō" (その執事、雇傭) March 5, 2009
Ciel's servant show off their hidden talents in an effort to cheer up their master.

22 "His Butler, Cancels"
"Sono Shitsuji, Kaishō" (その執事、解消) March 12, 2009
Ciel and Sebastian head off to the Exposition Universelle in Paris under Queen Victoria's orders and learn of the reason behind her command soon enough.

23 "His Butler, Ablaze"
"Sono Shitsuji, Enjō" (その執事、炎上) March 19, 2009
Surrounded in flames, a series of disasters occur in Paris. Sebastian vanishes from Ciel's side.