Square Enix’s April 2025 issue of G Fantasy magazine announced the Black Butler manga by Yana Toboso will return from its hiatus in the May issue, releasing on April 18. The Black Butler manga entered its hiatus back in June 2024 as Toboso conducted research and prepared for the manga’s climax.
Before the manga returns, the Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc anime will premiere on April 5, and Crunchyroll will stream the anime as it airs 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. 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.
The cast includes:
- Daisuke Ono as Sebastian Michaelis
- Maaya Sakamoto as Ciel Phantomhive
- Chikahiro Kobayashi as Wolfram Gelzer
- Rie Kugimiya as Sieglinde Sullivan
The Black Butler manga series began in 2006, and 34 volumes have been released to date.
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
