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Region：Japan
Type：OVA
English name：Kuroshitsuji: Book of Murder / Black Butler: Book of Murder
Official name：黒執事 Book of Murder
Chinese name：黑执事幽鬼城杀人事件篇
Premiered：January 28, 2015
Status：Finished Airing
Tags：Fantasy / Danmei / Combat / Source manga
Original author：枢やな(掲載月刊スクウェア・エニックス刊)
Director：阿部記之
Scenario：吉野弘幸
Storyboard：水野和則 / 阿部記之 / 西本由紀夫 / ところともかず / 田中孝行
Co-director：阿部記之 / 熨斗谷充孝 / 河野亜矢子 / 小坂春女 / 安藤健
Character design：芝美奈子 / 川口千里(副)
Music：光田康典 / 小林克良 / 和田俊也
Studios：A-1 Pictures
Producers：黒執事Project(Aniplex, スクウェア・エニックス, 博報堂DYメディアパートナーズ, ムービック, アスミック・エース, DeNA) / 毎日放送
Family：Black Butler
Rating：16+

Kuroshitsuji: Book of Murder

At the behest of the Queen, Earl Ciel Phantomhive hosts a lavish dinner party attended by several of the finest members of polite society—as well as struggling author, Arthur.

But as the party reaches its high, a terrible murder takes place and none other than the Earl himself is suspected of the crime.

As a violent storm rages on outside, the death count continues to climb.

The Phantomhive household and their eminent guests find they must cooperate in order to solve this mystery before they too fall prey to the mysterious murderer.

However, it seems that not even the perfect butler, Sebastian Michaelis, is safe from this horror.

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Jan 28, 2015

EP1 - Book of Murder Part 1

The Queen decides to test Ciel's loyalty once more after he killed the children, who were kidnapped by Noah's Arc Circus. Her butlers - the Double Grey, come to the Phantomhive manor and suggest that a banquet is held at the mansion. The occasion is the arrival of a German banker, Lord Georg von Siemens. The banquet begins and later, Siemens is found murdered in his room at the manor. Everyone among the guests and the staff has an alibi, except for Ciel. He is then confined to one of his guests – Arthur Conan Doyle, a novice writer. Later that night, someone kills Sebastian. He then visits the other servants, giving over his duties to them, and finally, bids Ciel farewell. The guests find his corpse in the morning. Ciel comes to accept his death, after Sebastian refuses to revive. Soon, another guest is found dead and everyone reassesses their alibis. It is discovered that Sebastian had entrusted Mey-Rin with a letter to be sent by an owl in the morning. The mysterious reverend Jeremy Rathborne then suddenly appears.
Feb 25, 2015

EP2 - Book of Murder Part 2

Sebastian had foreseen his murder and the letter he had sent was addressed to reverend Jeremy Rathborne, calling him to investigate. Soon, it is found out that one of the murders was mistakenly done by a snake that was trained to go after Ciel's scent, later revealed to be sent by Snake from Noah's Arc Circus in an attempt to avenge his friends. The reverend also deduces that Siemens had jokingly faked his own death, but was killed soon afterwards by another guest – Woodley, who wanted to frame Ciel to prevent him from destroying his diamond business. The case is considered closed, but soon, Arthur Conan Doyle notices the inconsistencies in the theory and reveals the truth. Jeremy Rathborne is Sebastian. Sebastian admits and reveals the culprit's identity was known all along – it was Earl Grey, the Queen's butler, whom she had sent to kill Siemens, in order to disrupt Germany's financial stability, and at the same time, jokingly frame Ciel for the murder as a compensation for the accident with Noah's Arc Circus. Ciel and Sebastian simply made use of this occasion, knowing Siemens would be killed either way, and framed Woodley, who deserved to go to prison. For that, Sebastian managed to orchestrate the entire ordeal - do the Queen's secret task, clear the Phantomhive name of any possible murder accusations, and send a guilty businessman to jail. This experience influences Arthur Conan Doyle and he sets off to his career. At the end, Ciel invites Snake to live in the Phantomhive manor as well. Sebastian is made the Phantomhive main butler yet again and he swears his loyalty to Ciel until the day this lie becomes truth.