Aniplex has revealed a new promo video for the Black Butler: Public School Arc, revealing the upcoming anime’s key visual and details about the story. The upcoming season will premiere in 2024.
Mangaka Yana Toboso initially penned Black Butler in 2006. As of 2022, there have been 32 volumes to date. After nearly 10 years of waiting, fans of the anime may look forward to the new season.
Black Butler: Public School Arc Story and Visual Revealed
During Aniplex Online Fest 2023, the company revealed a new promo video and key visual for the upcoming series. Check out the new promo video and key visual below:
The next season of Black Butler will continue the original anime’s story rather than rebooting it. It will adapt the manga’s Public School arc. The new season will feature several returning members of the cast and crew, as well as some newcomers. Currently, the team working on the season include:
Cast
- Sebastian Michaelis: Daisuke Ono
- Ciel Phantomhive: Maaya Sakamoto
Staff
- Original Author: Yana Toboso
- Director: Kenjiro Okada
- Head Writer: Hiroyuki Yoshino
- Character Design: Yumi Shimizu
- Music: Ryo Kawasaki
- Animation Production: CloverWorks
The series will be available on Crunchyroll outside of Japan. Additionally, the entirety of the first season is available now on the streaming service. The series is described as follows:
Ciel Phantomhive is the most powerful boy in all of England, but he bears the scars of unspeakable suffering. Forced to watch as his beloved parents were brutally murdered, Ciel was subsequently abducted and violently tortured. Desperate to end his suffering, the boy traded his own soul for a chance at vengeance, casting his lot with the one person on whom he could depend: Sebastian, a demon Butler summoned from the very pits of hell. Together, they’ll prowl the darkest alleys of London on a mission to snuff out those who would do evil.
Lastly, the Black Butler: Public School Arc will air in Japan and Crunchyroll in 2024.
