Aniplex revealed a new promotional video for the Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc anime, confirming the anime’s April 5 premiere and revealing a new key visual. Crunchyroll will stream Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc, and several TV networks and the ABEMA streaming service will air the anime in Japan.
In addition, the cast of Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc will appear at the AnimeJapan 2025 Green Stage on March 23 at 11:35 a.m. JST.
Cö shu Nie and HYDE will perform the opening theme song “Maisie.” Ryūgūjō will perform the ending theme song “Waltz,” featuring lyrics and composition by Queen Bee’s Avu-chan.
Black Butler: Public School Arc director Kenjiro Okada returns to direct the new anime at CloverWorks. Hiroyuki Yoshino is in charge of series composition, while Yumi Shimizu is handling character designs.
Daisuke Ono and Maaya Sakamoto reprise their roles as Sebastian Michaelis and Ciel Phantomhive respectively. They’re joined by Chikahiro Kobayashi as Wolfram Gelzer and Rie Kugimiya as Sieglinde Sullivan.
Yana Toboso’s Black Butler manga series began in 2006, and more than 30 volumes have been released to date. The 34th volume released on April 26, 2024.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime series, via Crunchyroll:
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
