A Book in Order

Series · 36 books

Black Butler Books in Order

The complete Black Butler reading order — 36 books from 1900–2022.

  1. 01 The way of all flesh 1900 Amazon — buy The way of all flesh Bookshop — buy The way of all flesh ThriftBooks — buy The way of all flesh eBooks.com — buy The way of all flesh
  2. 02 Kindred 1979 Amazon — buy Kindred Bookshop — buy Kindred ThriftBooks — buy Kindred eBooks.com — buy Kindred
  3. 03 Wild seed 1980 Amazon — buy Wild seed Bookshop — buy Wild seed ThriftBooks — buy Wild seed eBooks.com — buy Wild seed
  4. 04 Dawn 1987 Amazon — buy Dawn Bookshop — buy Dawn ThriftBooks — buy Dawn eBooks.com — buy Dawn
  5. 05 Parable of the Sower 1993 Amazon — buy Parable of the Sower Bookshop — buy Parable of the Sower ThriftBooks — buy Parable of the Sower eBooks.com — buy Parable of the Sower
  6. 06 Black Butler, Vol. 1 2010 Amazon — buy Black Butler, Vol. 1 Bookshop — buy Black Butler, Vol. 1 ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler, Vol. 1 eBooks.com — buy Black Butler, Vol. 1
  7. 07 Black butler 2010 Amazon — buy Black butler Bookshop — buy Black butler ThriftBooks — buy Black butler eBooks.com — buy Black butler
  8. 08 Black Butler, Vol. 2 2010 Amazon — buy Black Butler, Vol. 2 Bookshop — buy Black Butler, Vol. 2 ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler, Vol. 2 eBooks.com — buy Black Butler, Vol. 2
  9. 09 Black Butler, Vol. 3 2010 Amazon — buy Black Butler, Vol. 3 Bookshop — buy Black Butler, Vol. 3 ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler, Vol. 3 eBooks.com — buy Black Butler, Vol. 3
  10. 10 Black Butler, Volume 1 2010 Amazon — buy Black Butler, Volume 1 Bookshop — buy Black Butler, Volume 1 ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler, Volume 1 eBooks.com — buy Black Butler, Volume 1
  11. 11 BLACK BUTLER 02 2011 Amazon — buy BLACK BUTLER 02 Bookshop — buy BLACK BUTLER 02 ThriftBooks — buy BLACK BUTLER 02 eBooks.com — buy BLACK BUTLER 02
  12. 12 Black Butler - Tome 6 (BLACK BUTLER (6)) (French Edition) 2011 Amazon — buy Black Butler - Tome 6 (BLACK BUTLER (6)) (French Edition) Bookshop — buy Black Butler - Tome 6 (BLACK BUTLER (6)) (French Edition) ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler - Tome 6 (BLACK BUTLER (6)) (French Edition) eBooks.com — buy Black Butler - Tome 6 (BLACK BUTLER (6)) (French Edition)
  13. 13 Black Butler Vol 10 Black Butler 2012 Amazon — buy Black Butler Vol 10 Black Butler Bookshop — buy Black Butler Vol 10 Black Butler ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler Vol 10 Black Butler eBooks.com — buy Black Butler Vol 10 Black Butler
  14. 14 Black Butler 4 2012 Amazon — buy Black Butler 4 Bookshop — buy Black Butler 4 ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler 4 eBooks.com — buy Black Butler 4
  15. 15 BLACK BUTLER 05 2012 Amazon — buy BLACK BUTLER 05 Bookshop — buy BLACK BUTLER 05 ThriftBooks — buy BLACK BUTLER 05 eBooks.com — buy BLACK BUTLER 05
  16. 16 Black butler, vol. 15 2013 Amazon — buy Black butler, vol. 15 Bookshop — buy Black butler, vol. 15 ThriftBooks — buy Black butler, vol. 15 eBooks.com — buy Black butler, vol. 15
  17. 17 Black Butler 12 2013 Amazon — buy Black Butler 12 Bookshop — buy Black Butler 12 ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler 12 eBooks.com — buy Black Butler 12
  18. 18 Black Against Empire 2013 Amazon — buy Black Against Empire Bookshop — buy Black Against Empire ThriftBooks — buy Black Against Empire eBooks.com — buy Black Against Empire
  19. 19 Black Butler vol 16 2014 Amazon — buy Black Butler vol 16 Bookshop — buy Black Butler vol 16 ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler vol 16 eBooks.com — buy Black Butler vol 16
  20. 20 Black Butler, Vol. 13 2014 Amazon — buy Black Butler, Vol. 13 Bookshop — buy Black Butler, Vol. 13 ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler, Vol. 13 eBooks.com — buy Black Butler, Vol. 13
  21. 21 Black Butler, Vol. 19 2015 Amazon — buy Black Butler, Vol. 19 Bookshop — buy Black Butler, Vol. 19 ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler, Vol. 19 eBooks.com — buy Black Butler, Vol. 19
  22. 22 Black Butler, Vol. 23 2016 Amazon — buy Black Butler, Vol. 23 Bookshop — buy Black Butler, Vol. 23 ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler, Vol. 23 eBooks.com — buy Black Butler, Vol. 23
  23. 23 Black butler, vol. 24 2017 Amazon — buy Black butler, vol. 24 Bookshop — buy Black butler, vol. 24 ThriftBooks — buy Black butler, vol. 24 eBooks.com — buy Black butler, vol. 24
  24. 24 Black Butler, Volume 23 2017 Amazon — buy Black Butler, Volume 23 Bookshop — buy Black Butler, Volume 23 ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler, Volume 23 eBooks.com — buy Black Butler, Volume 23
  25. 25 Black butler, vol. 25 2018 Amazon — buy Black butler, vol. 25 Bookshop — buy Black butler, vol. 25 ThriftBooks — buy Black butler, vol. 25 eBooks.com — buy Black butler, vol. 25
  26. 26 Black Butler, Vol. 29 2020 Amazon — buy Black Butler, Vol. 29 Bookshop — buy Black Butler, Vol. 29 ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler, Vol. 29 eBooks.com — buy Black Butler, Vol. 29
  27. 27 Black Butler Coloring Book 2020 Amazon — buy Black Butler Coloring Book ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler Coloring Book eBooks.com — buy Black Butler Coloring Book
  28. 28 Black Butler Dots Lines Swirls Coloring Book 2020 Amazon — buy Black Butler Dots Lines Swirls Coloring Book ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler Dots Lines Swirls Coloring Book eBooks.com — buy Black Butler Dots Lines Swirls Coloring Book
  29. 29 Black Butler, Chapter 161 2020 Amazon — buy Black Butler, Chapter 161 Bookshop — buy Black Butler, Chapter 161 ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler, Chapter 161 eBooks.com — buy Black Butler, Chapter 161
  30. 30 Black Butler, Chapter 160 2020 Amazon — buy Black Butler, Chapter 160 Bookshop — buy Black Butler, Chapter 160 ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler, Chapter 160 eBooks.com — buy Black Butler, Chapter 160
  31. 31 Black Butler Color by Number 2020 Amazon — buy Black Butler Color by Number ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler Color by Number eBooks.com — buy Black Butler Color by Number
  32. 32 Black Butler Malbuch 2021 Amazon — buy Black Butler Malbuch ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler Malbuch eBooks.com — buy Black Butler Malbuch
  33. 33 Black Butler, Vol. 30 2021 Amazon — buy Black Butler, Vol. 30 Bookshop — buy Black Butler, Vol. 30 ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler, Vol. 30 eBooks.com — buy Black Butler, Vol. 30
  34. 34 BLACK BUTLER 31 2022 Amazon — buy BLACK BUTLER 31 Bookshop — buy BLACK BUTLER 31 ThriftBooks — buy BLACK BUTLER 31 eBooks.com — buy BLACK BUTLER 31
  35. 35 Black Butler Coloring Book : Black Butler Coloring Book 2022 Amazon — buy Black Butler Coloring Book : Black Butler Coloring Book ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler Coloring Book : Black Butler Coloring Book eBooks.com — buy Black Butler Coloring Book : Black Butler Coloring Book
  36. 36 Black Butler, Vol. 31 2022 Amazon — buy Black Butler, Vol. 31 Bookshop — buy Black Butler, Vol. 31 ThriftBooks — buy Black Butler, Vol. 31 eBooks.com — buy Black Butler, Vol. 31

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The way of all flesh 1900
2 Kindred 1979
3 Wild seed 1980
4 Dawn 1987
5 Parable of the Sower 1993
6 Black Butler, Vol. 1 2010
7 Black butler 2010
8 Black Butler, Vol. 2 2010
9 Black Butler, Vol. 3 2010
10 Black Butler, Volume 1 2010
11 BLACK BUTLER 02 2011
12 Black Butler - Tome 6 (BLACK BUTLER (6)) (French Edition) 2011
13 Black Butler Vol 10 Black Butler 2012
14 Black Butler 4 2012
15 BLACK BUTLER 05 2012
16 Black butler, vol. 15 2013
17 Black Butler 12 2013
18 Black Against Empire 2013
19 Black Butler vol 16 2014
20 Black Butler, Vol. 13 2014
21 Black Butler, Vol. 19 2015
22 Black Butler, Vol. 23 2016
23 Black butler, vol. 24 2017
24 Black Butler, Volume 23 2017
25 Black butler, vol. 25 2018
26 Black Butler, Vol. 29 2020
27 Black Butler Coloring Book 2020
28 Black Butler Dots Lines Swirls Coloring Book 2020
29 Black Butler, Chapter 161 2020
30 Black Butler, Chapter 160 2020
31 Black Butler Color by Number 2020
32 Black Butler Malbuch 2021
33 Black Butler, Vol. 30 2021
34 BLACK BUTLER 31 2022
35 Black Butler Coloring Book : Black Butler Coloring Book 2022
36 Black Butler, Vol. 31 2022

Black Butler reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with The way of all flesh (1900). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Black Butler — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Black Butler books are there?

36 to date, spanning 1900–2022.

What is the newest Black Butler book?

Black Butler, Vol. 31, published in 2022.