Square Enix Opens Black Butler 20th Anniversary Site And Plans Exhibition
Black Butler crosses twenty years with the author still directly involved through commemorative projects and a merchandise line she produces, so the anniversary campaign is built around her output rather than a retrospective alone.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
Square Enix opened a special website for the 20th anniversary of Yana Toboso's Black Butler on September 18, featuring a message from Toboso and a commemorative video. An exhibition is planned with timing and venue to be announced. Volume 36 arrives September 26, and the October 2026 issue of G Fantasy is a 20th anniversary issue with a new cover and stickers.
The anniversary push spreads across print, digital, and physical events. E-book stores including Comic Cmoa and LINE Manga carry a free-all-volumes campaign for volumes 1 through 35 on September 18 only, with the volumes unreadable once the period ends. A sale through October 15 prices volumes 1 through 10 at 91 yen each before tax, volumes 11 through 13 at 50 percent off, and volumes 14 through 30 at 20 percent off, with terms varying by store.
An exhibition is planned to look at the work's trajectory and Toboso's creative activity from multiple angles, though the timing and venue are undecided.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Denfaminicogamer 『黒執事』連載20周年を記念した展覧会が開催決定！コミックス全35巻が「LINEマンガ」などにて“本日限定”で無料公開