Comic Natalie recently unveiled the new teaser for the new live action manga thriller, Black Butler (a.k.a. Kuroshitshuji), based on a 2006 Square Enix manga publication from author and illustrator Yana Toboso, and adapted for the screen by Kuroiwa Tsutomu. changes were made to the film compared to the original manga, notably including the 130 year difference, setting the film in a culturally blended Asian city in the year 2020, instead of its initial 19th century U.K. backdrop.
Just a stone’s throw away from London lies the manor house of the illustrious Phantomhive earldom and its young master, Ciel Phantomhive. On the night of Ciel Phantomhive’s tenth birthday, a fire engulfed his manor. The boy was missing for a month before returning with a mysterious black clad butler, Sebastian. The servant is actually a demon that had entered into a contract with Ciel, promising the boy to help him achieve revenge on the arsonists in exchange for his soul. Sebastian Michealis, an exceptionally loyal butler, is ever at Ciel’s side, ready to carry out his young master’s wishes. As the Queen’s guard dog and standing at the top of the British underworld, the young boy must face many difficulties along the way. Black Butler is set in the Victorian era, and carries with it the typical eloquence of its time.
