" Black Butler Butler: The Emerald Witch Arc ", the sequel to " Black Butler : The Public School Arc ", an anime series based on Yana Toboso 's manga, will be broadcast on TOKYO MX and other stations from April 5th. This is the seventh anime series, and in it, Sebastian and Ciel are ordered by the Queen to investigate mysterious deaths occurring in Germany, and they seek out the truth behind the "Werewolf Forest", where anyone who sets foot inside is cursed to die.
" Black Butler" is a manga that has been serialized in "Monthly G Fantasy" (Square Enix) since September 2006. Set in the prestigious British aristocratic family, the Phantomhive family, the story depicts the exploits of Sebastian, the perfect butler who serves his spoiled 13-year-old master, Ciel.
The first season of the TV anime aired from October 2008 to March 2009, followed by "Black Butler II" from July to September 2010 and "Black Butler: Book of Circus" from July to September 2014. The movie version, "Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic", was released in January 2017. A live-action movie starring Hiro Mizushima and Ayame Goriki was also released in 2014. The series has sold over 36 million copies in total. The new TV anime series, "Black Butler : Public School Arc", which was the first in about 10 years, aired from April to June 2024, which also became a hot topic.
In the first episode, "The Butler's Visit," mysterious deaths occur in Germany. All of the victims are said to have stepped into a forest of werewolves and been cursed by a witch. To find out the truth, Sebastian and Ciel visit Wolf's Valley with their servants. In the village where only women live, the group meets the young lord, Sieglinde Sullivan.
◇Staff (titles omitted)
Director: Kenjiro Okada ▽Series Composition: Yoshino Hiroyuki▽Character Design: Shimizu Yumi▽Sub-Character Design: Takada Akira▽Chief Animation Director: Shimizu Yumi, Takada Akira, Shimizu Yusuke, Inoguchi Mio, Samukawa Ayumu▽Color Design: Yokota Asuka▽Art Setting: Iraha Risa (KUSANAGI)▽Art Director: Nemoto Kuniaki (KUSANAGI)▽Technical Director: Sakuma Yuya▽Director of Photography: Kanamori Tsubasa▽CG Director: Ito Tatsuhiro▽Editor: Oguchi Rina▽Music: Kawasaki Ryu▽Sound Director: Aketagawa Jin▽Production: CloverWorks
◇Cast (titles omitted)
Sebastian Michaelis: Daisuke Ono ▽ Ciel Phantomhive: Maaya Sakamoto ▽Sieglinde Sullivan: Rie Kugimiya▽Wolfram: Chikahiro Yuki Kaji ▽Mey-Rin: Emiri Kato ▽Baldroy: Hiroki Tochi▽Snake: Takuma Terashima▽Tanaka: Mugito
