Japan 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.
5 sharedDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
★ 8.3 · Japan
4 sharedThe Girl from the Other Side
★ 7.2 · Japan
3 sharedJujutsu Kaisen 0
★ 8.2 · Japan
3 sharedThe First Slam Dunk
★ 7.7 · Japan
3 sharedDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village-
★ 7.4 · Japan
3 sharedBerserk: The Golden Age Arc I – The Egg of the King
★ 7.2 · Japan
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.
#1The Relative Worlds
★ 9.1 · 2017
#2Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#3My Korean Teacher
★ 8.8 · 2016
#4My Hero Academia
★ 8.7 · 2016
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!
★ 8.6 · 2016
#7Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
#8Mob 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.
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 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.
- victorian england · 3
- butler · 1
- dark fantasy · 14
- anime · 711
- based on manga · 297
- adult animation · 101
- shounen · 42
Reception Benchmarks
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 Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | A-1 Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | January 21, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt5476944 |
| Official Site | www.kuroshitsuji-movie.com |