Black Butler Vol. 36 Releases in Japan on September 26, 2026
The next Japanese volume of Black Butler, and what it means for readers of the English edition — from official Japanese bibliographic data and the series' English publication history.
Japan release: September 26, 2026 (pre-order) — 黒執事(36)
Volume: 36
English edition: expected around April 2027 (this series usually follows Japan by about 7 months)
Typical Japan → English gap for this series: about 7 months (based on the last 5 volumes)
Previous volumes (Japan → English)
Vol. 30 — JP 2020-10-27 → EN 2021-08-24
Vol. 29 — JP 2019-12-27 → EN 2020-07-21
Vol. 28 — JP 2019-03-27 → EN 2019-10-29
Vol. 27 — JP 2018-07-27 → EN 2019-01-22
Vol. 26 — JP 2017-12-27 → EN 2018-08-21
Vol. 25 — JP 2017-05-27 → EN 2018-01-30
Japanese dates come from the National Diet Library, openBD and the Media Arts Database. English dates come from English Wikipedia volume lists (CC BY-SA). Estimates use the median gap of recent volumes and are not official announcements.