The WORST episodes of Black Butler

Every episode of Black Butler ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Black Butler!

One of the noble families of England - Phantomhive, has a butler, Sebastian Michaels. He has unquestionably perfect knowledge, manners, talent with materials. martial arts and much more. But for some reason, he serves a 12 year old master...

Last Updated: 7/29/2025Network: Tokyo MXStatus: Continuing
His Butler, Serving
star
7.12
17 votes

#1 - His Butler, Serving

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2025

Sebastian starts serving Sullivan as her butler. Meanwhile, Ciel seems to have become a different person.

His Butler, Taking Off
star
7.17
30 votes

#2 - His Butler, Taking Off

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/22/2024

His duty as the Queen's guard dog complete, Ciel and his servants take a trip to London to inspect new Funtom Company goods. Later, Sebastian is reunited with someone unexpected.

His Butler, Submerged
star
7.20
20 votes

#3 - His Butler, Submerged

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/28/2025

The household returns to England, where their final task is to present Sullivan to the Queen.

His Butler, in Disguise
star
7.28
29 votes

#4 - His Butler, in Disguise

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/20/2024

Ciel builds his reputation within the school in order to get close to the P4. His success grants him the opportunity to participate in an exclusive gathering reserved only for prefects and their drudges. However, this meeting doesn't go as expected.

His Butler, Encouraging
star
7.28
18 votes

#5 - His Butler, Encouraging

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/2025

Sullivan finally completes the Ultimate Spell.

His Butler, at School
star
7.30
37 votes

#6 - His Butler, at School

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/13/2024

Ciel begins attending England’s prestigious Weston College. This insular school values tradition, is bound by strict discipline, and is ruled by the prefects of its four boarding houses, collectively known as "P4".

His Butler, Descending
star
7.33
18 votes

#7 - His Butler, Descending

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/3/2025

While Sebastian and Snake are off investigating the Emerald Castle behind Wolfram's back, a werewolf attacks.

His Butler, Sounding the Alarm
star
7.35
20 votes

#8 - His Butler, Sounding the Alarm

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/2025

Wolfram installs the group in the Castle. Ciel and Sullivan sit down to dine, only to receive shocking news.

His Butler, Assenting
star
7.36
33 votes

#9 - His Butler, Assenting

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/15/2024

The truth behind the disappearances of Derrick Arden and the others comes to light. What's more, Ciel discovers that a former Phantomhive ally has been involved all along.

His Butler, Scheming
star
7.39
28 votes

#10 - His Butler, Scheming

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/18/2024

Ciel is chosen to play cricket, but the boys of Sapphire Owl House are the perennial wooden spooners. They've had just one victory in the history of the tournament. Ciel resolves to wrest another victory for his House—without any miracles.

His Butler, Despairing
star
7.47
19 votes

#11 - His Butler, Despairing

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/10/2025

Sebastian intuits that they are out of time and sternly confronts Ciel.

His Butler, Colluding
star
7.50
30 votes

#12 - His Butler, Colluding

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/4/2024

Ciel wins the P4's trust, but he still can't find a chance to get close to the Head Master. And so he brings up the subject of Derrick Arden with the P4 and their drudges. When he does, the expressions on the prefects' faces change...

His Butler, Plotting
star
7.50
30 votes

#13 - His Butler, Plotting

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/27/2024

Ciel decides to pay back Maurice Cole for his underhanded trick. Since Maurice lives in a different boarding house, he arranges a special exemption for an acquaintance to be admitted to Weston so that he can monitor Maurice.

His Butler, Locking Up
star
7.57
28 votes

#14 - His Butler, Locking Up

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/1/2024

At the boat parade that caps off the cricket tournament, Ciel vows once again to learn the truth and present it to Queen Victoria.

His Butler, Furious
star
7.58
19 votes

#15 - His Butler, Furious

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/24/2025

After learning everything there is to know about the mystery, Ciel presses Sullivan to come to a decision.

His Butler, On Loan
star
7.60
20 votes

#16 - His Butler, On Loan

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/19/2025

Sebastian and Ciel pay a price for entering the Werewolves' Forest. Sullivan agrees to help, on one condition.

His Butler, Having a Laugh
star
7.61
28 votes

#17 - His Butler, Having a Laugh

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/8/2024

His efforts in the cricket tournament having succeeded, Ciel now has an invitation to a tea party sponsored by Weston College's absolute monarch: the Head Master.

His Butler, Final Match
star
7.61
31 votes

#18 - His Butler, Final Match

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/25/2024

Ciel and the rest of Sapphire Owl House have won their way into the deciding match. As the cricketers exercise their talents to the fullest, Sebastian pursues the Head Master, who has appeared at last.

His Butler, Doing Fieldwork
star
7.62
21 votes

#19 - His Butler, Doing Fieldwork

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/5/2025

Sebastian and Ciel begin investigating a series of suspicious deaths in Germany at the Queen's request.

His Butler, Gaining Admittance
star
7.63
27 votes

#20 - His Butler, Gaining Admittance

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/11/2024

Ciel hears some promising information: the ever-busy Head Master will be attending Weston's traditional cricket tournament, and evidently the student who exhibits the most sportsmanlike behaviour will be invited to the Head Master's "midnight tea party."

His Butler, Calling
star
7.71
21 votes

#21 - His Butler, Calling

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/21/2025

Sebastian and the others manage to escape the Werewolves' Forest. Diederich tells Ciel something surprising.

His Butler, Omnipotent
star
7.88
256 votes

#22 - His Butler, Omnipotent

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2008

Elizabeth, Ciel's fiancee, arrives at the Phantomhive Estate for a visit. While Ciel does not wish to dance with her, Sebastian convinces him to learn to dance for the sake of preserving his social reputation, and teaches him a simple waltz. Later, Elizabeth is unhappy with Ciel wearing his own ring in favour of the one she has brought him, and she breaks Ciel's ring by throwing it on the floor. Ciel comes close to hitting Elizabeth but is stopped by Sebastian, who explains to Elizabeth that Ciel's ring is the Phantomhive family's ring. Elizabeth is upset, but Ciel throws the ring out of the window and declares that he is the head of the Phantomhive family, with or without it. Ciel then wipes Elizabeth's tears away and dances with her. That night, Sebastian finds Ciel depressed in bed and produces Ciel's ring, undamaged. Ciel wonders how many Phantomhives have died wearing the ring. He tells Sebastian to stay by his side until he falls asleep, amusing Sebastian and causing him to comment on Ciel showing his weaknesses to him.

Writer: Yana Toboso
His Butler, Much Unknown
star
7.90
20 votes

#23 - His Butler, Much Unknown

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/14/2025

After escaping death, Sebastian and the others reunite, but they're only afforded a brief moment of relief.

His Butler, Strongest
star
7.93
298 votes

#24 - His Butler, Strongest

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2008

Ciel is kidnapped for ransom, but Sebastian easily defeats a mob of underlings, with various kitchen supplies, and retrieves his master.

Writer: Yana Toboso
His Butler, Able
star
7.94
339 votes

#25 - His Butler, Able

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2008

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, Baldroy, the cook, Finnian, the gardener, and Mey-Rin, the maid, to prepare for Damian's arrival. However, their attempts result in disaster, as Baldo overcooks the food, Finnian kills the garden by spraying herbicides on it, and Mey-Rin breaks all of the china. 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, to be burned with the dessert. He later runs away from the mansion.

Writer: Yana Toboso