Underplayed Gems

Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (2017)

Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic poster
Original title
黒執事 Book of the Atlantic
Directed by
Noriyuki Abe
Genre
mystery film, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Supernatural
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
MA 15+
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 106 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young earl and his demon butler board a luxury ocean liner to investigate a series of mysterious deaths. They soon discover the ship is a front for a sinister organization performing illegal human experiments.

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What happens

Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (Japanese: 劇場版「黒執事 Book of the Atlantic」, Hepburn: Gekijō-ban Kuroshitsuji: Book of the Atlantic) is a 2017 Japanese animated supernatural disaster film based on the Black Butler manga series written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. The film was produced by A-1 Pictures, directed by Noriyuki Abe and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, featuring character designs by Minako Shiba and music by Yasunori Mitsuda. It premiered in Japan on January 21, 2017. It covers the "Luxury Liner" (豪華客船, Gōka Kyakusen) arc, the sixth arc of the manga series. A few months after its Japanese release, Funimation announced that they had licensed and would screen the film in a limited theatrical release in North America later in June of that year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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