Black Butler (Volume 4) (2008) (edit title/settings)

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• Sebastian Michaelis: Has been the Phantomhive's butler for under two years, cat lover and demon, Ceil named him after his dog. He's actually a demon under contract with Ciel
• Bardroy: The Phantomhive cook
• Tanaka: The Phantomhive elderly butler
• Fred Aberline: Scotland Yard officer
• Ranmao: Lau's stoic companion
• Prince Soma Asman Gadal: the 26th son of the King of Bengal
• Agni: Servant of Prince Soma and the right hand of God
• Mina: A maid from Prince Soma's palace
• Lord Harold West Jebb: A minor lord involved in the import of various Indian goods such as spices and teas, and runs a general store called 'Harold's Trading' and owns 'Harold's Hindustani Coffeehouse'. He also has a criminal record.
• Queen Victoria: Add a description of this character.

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• The Phantomhive Estate: The family home of the Phantomhives, burnt down around Ceil's tenth birthday and rebuilt upon his return.
• London: Capitol city of England
• The Phantomhive city house: A smaller mansion located close to London

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Glossary edit see section history

• Oriental: The definition of "the Orient" began to shift at the turn of the nineteenth century, with some beginning to use it to refer to East Asia, while many British in particular used it to refer to South Asia.
• Qing Bang: "The Green Gang," an actual Chinese crime syndicate active in Shanghai in the early twentieth century.
• Agni: A Hindu deity, the god of the sacrificial flame.
• Khansama: A Hindi word for a manservant who acts as both cook and butler or house steward
• Jo aagyaa: "As you command" in Hindi; also Jo aggya, jo ajna
• Marma: Pressure points on the human body that can be manipulated to cause intense pain. Several schools of Indian martial arts focus on this.
• Soma: In Hinduism, a deified plant from which the nectar of the gods is produced.
• Bengal: Also known as the Bengal Presidency, this was a region of British India that would have been governed by a British Governor-General, not a raja.
• Namaste jii: A Hindi salutation. The jii is a respectful honorific for the addressee.
• Ganesha: One of the most popular deities of Hinduism, Ganesha is depicted as a man with the head of an elephant. He is thought to bring success and remove obstacles.
• Valid target area: A fencing term indicating the places one can legally strike one's opponent. In foil fencing, this is limited to the front and back of the human torso.
• Paagal: Another phonetically-spelled Hindi word meaning "fool" or "crazy person."
• Ramakrishna: (1836-1886); One of the most revered Indian sages and holy men from nineteenth century India, he was a devotee of the goddess Kali.
• Gieves & Hawkes: One of the world's oldest gentlemen's custom tailors; founded in 1771.
• Thomas Goode, Royal Worcester, Lock & Co.: Examples of British Royal Warrant holders with long histories. The Galle lamp is a reference to Emile Galle, a famous French Art Nouveau artist active around this time.
• Spider's thread: A possible reference to a short story by Ryunosuke Akutagawa "Kumo no Ito" (lit. "Spider's Thread").
• Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee: A celebration of her fiftieth year as queen. Victoria's Golden Jubilee was held in 1887.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Black Butler (Volume 3), and followed by Black Butler (Volume 5).

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Yana Toboso (Author)
2. Yana Toboso (Illustrator)
3. Yana Toboso (Creator)

Other Contributors:

1. Tomo Kimura (Translator)

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Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 741

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Rated OT (Older Teen) for language and violence and is recommended for ages 16 and up.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Comics & Graphic Novels › Manga › Fantasy