The manga and anime series Black Butler features an extensive cast of characters created by Yana Toboso. The series takes place in England during the reign of Queen Victoria. It follows Sebastian Michaelis, a demonic butler obliged to serve ten-year-old (later thirteen-year-old) Earl Ciel Phantomhive due to a contract he made with Ciel. Ciel binds Sebastian to his will to exact his revenge upon the people that humiliated and tortured him and killed his family in order to make them suffer the same pain.