Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic
2017 1h 40m movie Film Japan

Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic

黒執事 Book of the Atlantic

Synopsis

黒執事 Book of the Atlantic

Ciel learns of a "Aurora Society", that is rumored to be researching how to bring the dead back to life. Their next meeting is scheduled to be conducted on the ship Campania, voyaging across the Atlantic Ocean. Much to Ciel's dismay, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Midford, is taking the same ship, thus leaving him with no choice but to get aboard as well.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From A-1 Pictures

Animation + Action in Japan

1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic itself).

The 2016–2018 Japan Window

Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic holds position #166 of 602 Japan films in the 2016–2018 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. The Relative Worlds
    #1

    The Relative Worlds

    ★ 9.1 · 2017
  2. Sonic Mania Adventures
    #2

    Sonic Mania Adventures

    ★ 9.0 · 2018
  3. My Korean Teacher
    #3

    My Korean Teacher

    ★ 8.8 · 2016
  4. My Hero Academia
    #4

    My Hero Academia

    ★ 8.7 · 2016
  5. DARLING in the FRANXX
    #5

    DARLING in the FRANXX

    ★ 8.6 · 2018
  6. KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!
    #6

    KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!

    ★ 8.6 · 2016
  7. Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
    #7

    Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

    ★ 8.6 · 2018
  8. Mob Psycho 100
    #8

    Mob Psycho 100

    ★ 8.6 · 2016

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic premiered alongside 193 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 193 other Japan films in 2017.

The 3496th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

80
Reviews
72nd
Review-volume percentile
59th
Popularity percentile

80 audience reviews — more than 72% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 59th percentile among Japan films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • victorian england · 3
  • butler · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • dark fantasy · 14
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • anime · 711
  • based on manga · 297
  • adult animation · 101
  • shounen · 42

Reception Benchmarks

7.6
TMDB Rating
80
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,077 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (76th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #859 of 2,532 (top 34%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesA-1 Pictures
Runtime1h 40m
Release DateJanuary 21, 2017
IMDbtt5476944
Official Sitewww.kuroshitsuji-movie.com

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