Tomo Kimura

Three years prior, on histenth birthday, Earl Ciel Phantomhive lost everything...but he was not alone.From the attack on the Phantomhive manor to the moment the contract with acertain devil was made, Ciel starkly recounts all that has come topass...leaving all who bear witness breathless!

Ever since Kore, goddess of spring, somehow got Hades tangled up in a ridiculous search for a queen, he has met dozens of eligible goddesses and bluntly turned down every one. But they’re still coming-even the goddess of love herself is prepared to take a jaunt down to the underworld to try her charms! Try as all Olympus might, though, Hades cannot be wooed. And yet... there is something about Kore... his captive who started it all yet stays resolutely out of contention... Something that stirs him, like bud about to bloom... Has spring come for Lord Hades’s cold heart!?

The color black is absolutely luscious, and nowhere is more apparent than in the ever-expanding world of Black Butler! This fourth illustration collection from New York Times bestselling author Yana Toboso includes marvelous art from the manga’s Blue Cult and Blue Memory arcs and the anime’s Book of Murder and Book of the Atlantic arcs, as well as promotional art for the various Black Butler musicals and the Black Label product line. Presented as a deluxe beribboned hardcover tome as scrumptious as any sweet treat!

In their mission to sever the enemy’s lifeline, Baldo and Lau investigate a veterans’ sanatorium—but their opinions on how to handle the situation cause them to clash! Meanwhile, Finny and Snake visit a newly established orphanage to the east, where Snake is reunited with a person he never thought he’d see again...

On this season of Bachelor of the Underworld, we present a colorful cast of new candidates for Lord Hades, King of the Underworld. First up is our goddess of the moon, the chaste maiden Artemis! Closely followed by Nephele, Goddess of the Clouds, and...is that a demon sphinx? Oh, now it’s telling riddles! And behind the scenes, the spring goddes Kore is...?!

Welcome to the city of Juso! The hero who once saved the city now serves as mayor, and alongside his two secretaries, he's hard at work making Juso a place anyone would want to live. Elsewhere, a young elf and her wolfman butler act out a real-life rom-com, and a dragon and a bard form an unlikely musical duo. All kinds live in harmony in Juso, lending surprise and adventure to everyday life. But when another disaster threatens to strike, will these citizens become part of an all-new legend?

Hades—the powerful and terrifying King of the Underworld...and a bachelor! Despite his retainers’ wishes, Hades refuses to give up his life as a single god, unconvinced that love and marriage are worth the hassle. But when Eros suddenly shoots him with an arrow of love, will he be able to successfully avoid falling head over heels with the next person he sees?

Baldo is currently a loyal servant of the Phantomhive estate, but who was he before? What led to his legacy as the immortal soldier, and what convinced him to put down his musket for a chef's knife? His mission at the hospital for veterans brings up memories buried deep within!

In order to cut off their enemies' lifelines, thePhantomhive staff has scattered in all directions. To the north, Mey-Rin, havinginfiltrated Baron Heathfield's manor, engages in battle with the masterful maid,Jane! Meanwhile, in the east, at a sanatorium for veterans, Baldo and Laureceive a rough welcome from the nurse celebrated as a miracle healer...

On the run from the Phantomhive family, Ciel and those still loyal to himseek refuge with the Chinese mobster, Lau. Still not safe from persecution,Ciel, Sebastian, and the others must devise a strategy to regain the Earl's seatin the Phantomhive hierarchy!

The truth of what happenedthree years ago comes to light, as the past Ciel sought to erase is thrust backinto his face. The revelations shake the Phantomhive manor to its foundations,and even Sebastian, the resident devil, can only look on in admiration at theconsummate gamesmanship at play. The Phantomhive blood, it would seem, runsthick with the thirst for vengeance...

While Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his indomitable butler, Sebastian, are awayon the trail of Blavat and the Blue Star Cult, the sound of gunshots echoesthrough the halls of their London townhouse. What chaos awaits master andservant upon their return home? And why is the young earl shaken to his core bythe message left behind by the invader?

A mysterious cultmesmerises legions of spectators with glorious rituals of song and dance. Butthe unbridled passion it inspires in its followers gives Queen Victoria causefor concern, and she urges Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his expert butler,Sebastian, to do some digging. Ciel has his own reasons for taking this lot totask, but the discovery of the cult's penchant for blood means the Queen'swatchdog must make an immediate move. And when Sebastian goes probing behind thestages and into the shadows, he's met by a girl standing in his way, her swordready to meet him head on...

A mysterious cult mesmerises legions of spectatorswith glorious rituals of song and dance. But the unbridled passion it inspiresin its followers gives Queen Victoria cause for concern, and she urges Earl CielPhantomhive and his expert butler, Sebastian, to do some digging. Ciel has hisown reasons for taking this lot to task, but the discovery of the cult'spenchant for blood means the Queen's watchdog must make an immediate move. Andwhen Sebastian goes probing behind the stages and into the shadows, he's met bya girl standing in his way, her sword ready to meet him headon...