Ãîä âûïóñêà: 2008
Ñòðàíà: ßïîíèÿ
Æàíð: êîìåäèÿ, ôåíòåçè
Ïðîäîëæèòåëüíîñòü: ÒÂ (>25 ýï.), 25 ìèí.
Ðåæèññåð: Ñèíîõàðà Òîñèÿ
Êðàòêîå ñîäåðæàíèå:
Ìèñòè÷åñêàÿ, ñ ÷¸ðíûì þìîðîì è äåòåêòèâíûì óêëîíîì ïàðîäèéíàÿ êîìåäèÿ íà òåìó âçàèìîîòíîøåíèé ãîñïîäèíà è ñëóãè. Àëüòåðíàòèâíàÿ Àíãëèÿ XIX-ãî âåêà, ðîñêîøíîå ïîìåñòüå ãðàôà Ôàíòîìõàéâà, äðóæíàÿ êîìïàíèÿ íåðàñòîðîïíûõ ñëóã, íàä êîòîðûìè âîçâûøàåòñÿ (âî âñåõ ñìûñëàõ ýòîãî ñëîâà) áåçóïðå÷íûé Ñåáàñòüÿí. Þíûé ãðàô Ñèýëü ëþáèò ðàçíûå èãðû, è ìíîãî÷èñëåííûå ñïîñîáíîñòè äâîðåöêîãî òî è äåëî íàõîäÿò ñåáå ïðèìåíåíèå. Âåäü ýòè äâîå çàêëþ÷èëè âàæíûé êîíòðàêò, êîòîðûé êàñàåòñÿ íå òîëüêî êóëèíàðíûõ òàëàíòîâ Ñåáàñòüÿíà.
Äèçàéí ñîîòâåòñòâóåò ñþæåòó: îò èðîíè÷íî-êàðèêàòóðíûõ ìîìåíòîâ äî ðîñêîøíî-èçÿùíûõ ñöåí – è äåìîíè÷åñêî-ðîìàíòè÷íûé îïåíèíã êîíòðàñòèðóåò ñ çàáàâíûìè ÷èáè-ñöåíêàìè èç ýíäèíãà.
Kuro Shitsuji íå ïðåòåíäóåò íà îñîáûå ìèñòè÷åñêèå èëè ïñèõîëîãè÷åñêèå ãëóáèíû, íî ïðè ýòîì îñòà¸òñÿ íåãëóïûì, èíòåðåñíûì è äèíàìè÷íûì ñåðèàëîì. Ñåêðåòû ïðàâèëüíîãî ÷àÿ, æåñòîêîñòü èòàëüÿíñêîé ìàôèè, íåóêëþæåñòü ñëóãè-íîâè÷êà è äàæå ïðèâû÷êè ðîäñòâåííèêîâ ãðàôà – âñ¸ ïî ïëå÷ó Ñåáàñòüÿíó, íåäàðîì åãî ëþáèìàÿ ïðèñêàçêà ïåðåâîäèòñÿ è êàê «ß âñåãî ëèøü äâîðåöêèé», è êàê «ß è äåìîí, è äâîðåöêèé».
Ýïèçîäû:
01. His Buttler is Talented
02. His Butler, the Strongest
03. His Butler, Omnipotent
04. His Butler, Capricious
05. His Butler, Encountered
06. His Butler, in a Funeral Procession
07. His Butler, Strolling
08. His Butler, Tamer
09. His Butler, in an Illusion
10. His Butler, on Ice
11. His Butler, Whatever
12. His Butler, Lonely
13. His Butler, House Guest
14. His Butler, Well-known
15. His Butler, Competes
16. His Butler, Alone
17. His Butler, Offers
18. His Butler, Transfers
19. His Butler, Jailed
20. His Butler, Escapes
21. His Butler, Hires
22. His Butler, Cancels
23. His Butler, Admires
Ýïèçîä-äàéäæåñò:
Episode 13.5 (09.01.2009)