History Trivia / BlackButler

** [[Creator/DaisukeOno Sebastian]], [[Creator/JunFukuyama Grell]] and [[Creator/JunichiSuwabe Undertaker]] are [[Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis Tokugawa, Oshitari and Atobe]].

** [[Creator/JunFukuyama Grell]] and [[Creator/NobuhikoOkamoto Dagger]] are [[Manga/BlueExorcist Yukio and Rin]] and [[Manga/AssassinationClassroom Koro-Sensei and Karma]].

* FanNickname: After the introduction of what seemed to be [[spoiler: the real Ciel,]] some fans tried to avoid confusion by calling [[spoiler: the boy the manga follows]] "Astre." [[spoiler: It came from "Astre" being a DevelopmentGag to a potential name for Ciel and how it would pair with "Ciel" for [[StellarName Stellar]] ThemeTwinNaming.]] An alternative to "Astre" has been to [[spoiler: simply refer to the boy the manga follows as "our Ciel" and the twin as "real Ciel"]]
** Others like to call [[spoiler:the real Ciel]] [[PunnyName "Riel"]].
** On the Latin American fandom [[spoiler: the twin the manga follows is nicknamed "Panchito", a nickname for people named Francisco, for no reason aside RuleOfFunny]]

** Don't confuse Joker from the Circus arc with the other [[Comic/{{Batman}} Joker]].

** [[Creator/JunFukuyama Grell]] and [[Creator/NobuhikoOkamoto Dagger]] are [[Manga/BlueExorcist Yukio and Rin]].

** [[Creator/JunFukuyama Grell]] and [[Creator/TakahiroSakurai Claude]] are [[Anime/CodeGeass Lelouch and Suzaku]] and [[Anime/{{K}} Yata and Kusanagi]].

** [[Creator/DaisukeOno Sebastian]] and [[Creator/JunFukuyama Grell]] are [[Anime/{{K}} Kuroh and Yata]], [[Manga/{{Working}} Jun and Souta]] and [[LightNovel/{{Durarara}} Shizuo and Shinra]].

** [[Creator/DaisukeOno Sebastian]] and [[Creator/JunFukuyama Grell]] are [[Anime/{{K}} Kuroh and Yata]] and [[LightNovel/{{Durarara}} Shizuo and Shinra]].

* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/JohnSwasey as a [[spoiler: {{Bishonen}}.]] instead of hus usual roles as either a CoolOldGuy, Middle-aged men, or EvilOldFolks.

* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/JohnSwasey as a [[spoiler: {{Bishonen}}.]]

** John Swasey voices a Shinigami called the Undertaker in the English dub, although this wouldn't be the first time he's voiced [[Manga/SoulEater a Grim Reaper.]]

** [[Creator/DaisukeOno Sebastian]] and [[Creator/TatsuhisaSuzuki Viscount Druitt]] are [[Manga/KurokoNoBasuke Midorima and Takao]] and [[Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins Dolor and Ban]]. In the same vein, quite a lot of voice actors meet in the former such as:

** [[Creator/DaisukeOno Sebastian]] and [[Creator/TatsuhisaSuzuki Viscount Druitt]] are [[Manga/KurokoNoBasuke Midorima and Takao]] and [[Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins Dolor and Ban]].
*** In the same vein, quite a lot of voice actors meet in [[Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins The Seven Deadly Sins]].

** In the same vein, quite a lot of voice actors meet in [[Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins The Seven Deadly Sins]].
*** [[Creator/MaayaSakamoto Ciel]] is Merlin.
*** [[Creator/YuukiKaji Finnian]] is Meliodas.
*** [[Creator/TakahiroSakurai Claude]] is Griamore.
*** [[Creator/KojiYusa Lau]] is Grayroad.
*** [[Creator/JunFukuyama Grell]] is King.
*** [[Creator/MamoruMiyano Joker]] is Gilthunder.

** [[Creator/DaisukeOno Sebastian]] and [[Creator/TatsuhisaSuzuki Viscount Druitt]] are [[Manga/KurokoNoBasuke Midorima and Takao]].
** They share the same seiyuu as [[Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins The Seven Deadly Sins]].

*** [[Creator/DaisukeOno Sebastian]] is Dolor.

*** [[Creator/TatsuhisaSuzuki Viscount Druitt]] is Ban.

** They share the same seiyuu as [[Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins]].

** [[Creator/DaisukeOno Sebastian]] and [[Creator/TatsuhisaSuzuki]] are [[Manga/KurokoNoBasuke Midorima and Takao]].

*** [[Creator/TakahiroSakurai Claude]] is Griamor.

%%** Ciel having experienced [[spoiler: RapeAsBackstory during his month-long imprisonment]] was speculated for a long time before chapter 135 confirmed it, though most fans who guessed it [[NightmareFuel weren't exactly happy about it...]]

* ActorAllusion: [[Creator/TakahiroSakurai Claude]]: [[Anime/CodeGeass "Yes, Your Highness."]]

* FakeBrit: In the English dub, the actors are all American, mostly Texan. In Creator/JMichaelTatum's case, it comes from a lifetime of watching Doctor Who and other British shows, and a British speech therapist when he was a child, who he speaks of a lot at conventions.
** This trope gets a humorous nod in the "Making of Black Butler II" OVA, although some of the AnimatedActors are just faking different kinds of British accents.
* FanNickname: After the introduction of what seemed to be [[spoiler: the real Ciel,]] some fans tried to avoid confusion by calling [[spoiler: the boy the manga follows]] "Astre." [[spoiler: It came from "Astre" being a DevelopmentGag to a potential name for Ciel and how it would pair with "Ciel" for [[StellarName Stellar]] ThemeTwinNaming.]]
** An alternative to "Astre" has been to [[spoiler: simply refer to the boy the manga follows as "our Ciel" and the twin as "real Ciel"]]
* IKnewIt: [[spoiler: A vocal minority of fans spent much time attempting to reassure the rest of the fandom that A-1 were trolling the fanbase and that Ciel and Sebastian would return in full capacity, despite the announcement of the new master and butler. Guess what happened when episode 1 aired?]]

%%** Ciel having experienced [[spoiler: RapeAsBackstory during his month-long imprisonment]] was speculated for a long time before chapter 135 confirmed it, though most fans who guessed it [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel weren't exactly happy about it...]]
* NamesTheSame: [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/11252613/Meet-the-Tetley-tea-blender-whose-tastebuds-are-worth-1m.html Sebastian Michaelis, Master Tea Blender of Tetley Tea]]. They insured his taste buds for ''£1 million''.
** He also shares his name with an actual priest who wrote a book on demon hierarchy.
** Also, don't confuse Joker from the Circus arc with the other [[Comic/{{Batman}} Joker]].

** Ciel having experienced [[spoiler: RapeAsBackstory during his month-long imprisonment]] was speculated for a long time before chapter 135 confirmed it, though most fans who guessed it [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel weren't exactly happy about it...]]