In Victorian-era London lives the young boy, Ciel Phantomhive. On the night of his tenth birthday, a fire engulfed his manor house, his parents were murdered, and he was captured by a mysterious organization. After a month of enduring excruciating and humiliating torture, Ciel returns to the Phantomhive household with an enigmatic black-clad butler, Sebastian Michaelis. To others, it seems that the butler is simply the best at his craft, from anticipating his young master's needs to carrying them out to the best of his inexplicable abilities. Little do they know, Sebastian is actually a demon that has entered into a contract with Ciel, promising to help the boy achieve revenge on those who have wronged him in exchange for his soul. As the Queen's guard dog and standing at the top of the British underworld, Ciel solves the crimes plaguing London while waiting for the day he will exact his revenge.
Ciel is similar to Bruce Wayne AKA Batman: Hard to believe that Black Butler shares a commonality with Batman. Let's see, both had lost their parents. Both have butlers and both are on a quest for revenge while also coming from wealthy backgrounds however they are quite intelligent. but the only difference is the time period, Bruce wears a costume and fights crime in modern day era. And Sebastian does all the work! But Ciel is a badass too.
Black Butler is an anime adaption of Faust and Dorian Gray: Black Butler is similar to Faust and Dorian Gray in some ways. Faust is the central character of the archetypal story of a Deal with the Devil. Though there were earlier stories of individuals bargaining with demons for magical power (such as Simon Magus, Cyprian, and Theophilus), it is the legend of an early 16th century German scholar that has been the most frequent and profoundest inspiration for works of art on this theme.The original seems to have been a John or George Sabellicus, born near the end of the 15th century, a ne'er-do-well con-man who passed himself off as a scholar and conjuror. Various magical manuals ascribed to Faust circulated the first quarter of the 16th century, at least one of which contains the name of a demon, "Mephostophiles". The Picture of Dorian Gray was Oscar Wilde's only novel, naturally rife with witty banter and homo-eroticism. Blond Pretty Boy Dorian is the muse for the talented artist Basil Hallward. Dorian, gifted with incredible beauty, is a thoughtless and happy young man until the day that he comes to Hallward's house to see the unveiling of the artist's latest masterpiece — the eponymous portrait. There, he meets Lord Henry, who with a few casual words, instils the fear of aging and decrepitude into Dorian's young, impressionable heart. Dorian is greatly troubled, and when Basil brings the portrait out and unveils it, its beauty hurts Dorian so much that he exclaims he would sell his soul for his painting to age in his place. From that day on, Lord Henry, rather than the adoring Basil Hallward, becomes the driving force in Dorian's life, leading him down a path of sensuality and pleasure. Dorian begins to notice, after he cruelly rejects the young actress who has fallen in love with him, that his portrait changes — a dark smirk comes over the once innocent smile, just to begin. Years pass. The portrait grows older. Dorian does not. That does sound quite a bit like Black Butler, does it not?
Ciel is Asexual: With his cousin Elizabeth. In one of the beginning chapters he says that he was forced to marry her and does not really want to. He does seem care for her, though. But his main focus is to avenge the death of his parents as he has no time for relationships. Happens a lot with Ciel, especially due to his extremely different personalities in the two canons. This also happens with a few other characters, but to a lesser degree. Some people think he actually cares about others, and other people think he does not care at all about others or even hates them. Some people consider Ciel to be asexual, but other fans think he is gay or bisexual. Whether you're a shipper or not, he has shown hints of romantic affection towards Elizabeth. Despite his maturity Ciel is only 13 and, similarly to most shounen protagonists, a romantic and/or sexual relationship is the last thing on his mind. Then there's his deeply troubled past...
Sebastian is Bisexual: Sebastian could be asexual or just doing what a demon does best! Because he's a demon who has taken on the form of a handsome butler, Sebastian interrogates a cult member very convincingly. He also emotionally manipulated towards Beast and used her in a sexual manner for information. However he has some undertones with his Young Master; Sebastian's default habit of carrying Ciel bridal style, especially in the manga, and how he constantly rescues Ciel. Sebastian fighting over Ciel with Claude, which leads to both Alois and Grell implying that he's in love with Ciel. Sebastian doesn't deny it, and, in fact, agrees while fighting Claude in episode... 10? That he's not fighting for Ciel's soul...Also, in episode 10 Ciel thinks of Sebastian to the point where one would think he misses him and blushes after thinking of him. The topic on Sebastian's true character seem to be quite contentious as well. Sebastian's character itself isn't clear in the first place. His worst traits are that his morality is alien or nonexistant, that he thinks most humans are shallow and weak, and that he likes to Kick the Dog during his fights. On the flipside, he does express admiration for Heroic Willpower and finds humanity entertaining, openly admitting that demons' malice simply can't measure up to humans'. Oh, and he likes kinky boots and cats. And while he is affirmatively after Ciel's soul and is not the dashing Bad Boy hero, his place on the evil spectrum and whether he sees Ciel as anything besides a marinading roast is anyone's guess. There are some people who genuinely believe that Sebastian is losing himself to his butler persona and becoming more human and less cruel.
Undertaker is Necrophiliac: Undertaker takes the joy in the dead and always seen snickering when it comes to cases in dead bodies. Quite a few different examples, including cooing over how nice a corpse looks with its cuts and allowing Grell to bury him in epsom salts and smiling about the sensation of moisture leaving his body. Justified in that he's a Shinigami in the anime, and later in the manga, as well. Creepy ain't it?
Ciel is Homosexual: He has something going on between him and Sebastian. Sebastian's default habit of carrying Ciel bridal style, especially in the manga, and how he constantly rescues Ciel. Sebastian fighting over Ciel with Claude, which leads to both Alois and Grell implying that he's in love with Ciel. Sebastian doesn't deny it, and, in fact, agrees while fighting Claude in episode... 10? That he's not fighting for Ciel's soul...Also, in episode 10 Ciel thinks of Sebastian to the point where one would think he misses him and blushes after thinking of him. In episode 12 of season 2 Sebastian rescues Ciel from drowning and holds him gently. Let's not forget the infamous corset scene from chapter 8/episode 4...where it looked like Sebastian was having sex with a naked sweat covered Ciel from behind, complete with a blushing Ciel gasping out he "can't take anymore" and Sebastian telling Ciel to "bear with it." Of course, they're referring to Sebastian helping Ciel put on a corset.
Grell is Transgender: Grell was assigned male at birth, but identifies as a female. That's why Grell is assigned as just 'she' even if the voice is masculine with a hint of female in them.
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