A new anime is in our future as the manga for The Duke of Death and His Maid, known as Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid is getting the nod. With the show making a July 4th, 2021 debut, the season wrapped up today and with that came the news at the end that a sequel work is in production. No details were given about the plan for it just yet but that should be coming soon. They released a commercial spot to highlight it below.
The series has Yoshiki Yamakawa directing it based on the series composition by Hideki Shirane. Michiru Kuwabata is handling the character designs with JC Staff working on the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Natsuki Hanae as the Duke of Death
- Ayumi Mano as Alice
- Houchu Ohtsuka as Rob
- Inori Minase as Viola
- Wakana Kuramochi as Caph
- Hiroshi Kamiya as Zain
- Yūma Uchida as Walter
The series features the opening theme song “Mangetsu to Silhouette no Yoru” will be performed by Natsuki Hanae and Ayumi Mano while the ending theme song “Nocturne” by Mano.
The adaptation is based on the manga by Koharu Inoue which is serialized in Sunday Web Every. It began in 2017 and has eleven volumes out as of the announcement. The manga is unlicensed in English.
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TVアニメ
『#死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド』
続編制作決定！
＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿触りたい 触れない― 坊ちゃんと、アリス
恋が 運命が もっともっと動き出す—スペシャルCM公開中🌹✨https://t.co/MlylOWLDYo#死神坊ちゃん pic.twitter.com/bH1HPS447G
— TVアニメ『死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド』公式 (@bocchan_anime) September 19, 2021
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: The Duke of Death is cursed to steal the life from any living thing that he touches. He is accompanied by his maid Alice, who enjoys teasing him, but is the only remaining person devoted to him.
Previous promos:
そして、アニメ化決定を受け、原作・イノウエ先生からは描き下ろしイラスト付きのコメントをいただきましたのでご紹介します！ #死神坊ちゃん
公式サイト：https://t.co/sOkZnHv0FD pic.twitter.com/WvzOvdZY5X
— TVアニメ『死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド』公式 (@bocchan_anime) February 2, 2021
【キャスト発表】
２年前から坊ちゃんの元で働き始めたメイドで、やたらと距離感が近く坊ちゃんの悩みの種にもなっている「アリス」を演じるのは #真野あゆみ （@ayumaro0424）さん！アニメ化にあたってのコメントをご紹介します！ #死神坊ちゃん
公式サイト：https://t.co/sOkZnHv0FD pic.twitter.com/Nc9h27T59k
— TVアニメ『死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド』公式 (@bocchan_anime) February 2, 2021
【キャスト発表】
魔女によって「触れたもの全てを死なせてしまう」呪いをかけられてしまった孤独な貴族の少年「坊ちゃん」を演じるのは #花江夏樹 （@hanae0626）さん！アニメ化にあたってのコメントもお寄せいただきましたのでご紹介します！ #死神坊ちゃん
公式サイト：https://t.co/sOkZnHdpO5 pic.twitter.com/pBWW6Ksn7m
— TVアニメ『死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド』公式 (@bocchan_anime) February 2, 2021
