<P> A 24 - episode anime adaption , with 3 seasons , directed by Toshiya Shinohara and produced by A-1 Pictures , aired from October 2008 to March 2009 . The second season , Kuroshitsuji II , aired in 2010 spanning 12 episodes with two new main characters , Alois Trancy and Claude Faustus , following the aftermath of the first season . This series had an original storyline and did not feature manga content . A live action film adaptation was released in Japan on January 18 , 2014 . A third anime series , titled Kuroshitsuji : Book of Circus , was broadcast between July 10 and September 12 , 2014 . A two - part theatrical OVA titled Kuroshitsuji : Book of Murder screened in Japanese theaters on October 25 , and November 15 , 2014 . An animated film for the series , titled Kuroshitsuji : Book of the Atlantic , premiered in Japan on January 21 , 2017 . </P>
<P> A 24 - episode anime adaption , with 3 seasons , directed by Toshiya Shinohara and produced by A-1 Pictures , aired from October 2008 to March 2009 . The second season , Kuroshitsuji II , aired in 2010 spanning 12 episodes with two new main characters , Alois Trancy and Claude Faustus , following the aftermath of the first season . This series had an original storyline and did not feature manga content . A live action film adaptation was released in Japan on January 18 , 2014 . A third anime series , titled Kuroshitsuji : Book of Circus , was broadcast between July 10 and September 12 , 2014 . A two - part theatrical OVA titled Kuroshitsuji : Book of Murder screened in Japanese theaters on October 25 , and November 15 , 2014 . An animated film for the series , titled Kuroshitsuji : Book of the Atlantic , premiered in Japan on January 21 , 2017 . </P>
black butler season 2 when does it take place
black butler season 2 when does it take place
following the aftermath of the first season
following the aftermath of the first season