The Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc anime has received a teaser trailer, which teases the Werewolves’ Forest and gives us a preview of Rie Kugimiya‘s Sieglinde Sullivan and Chikahiro Kobayashi‘s Wolfram. Also revealed were a key visual, the anime’s April 5 JST premiere date, and plans for an early screening event at United Cinema Aqua City Odaiba on March 23 JST.
Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc was announced in July 2024 and has been picked up by Crunchyroll. It was revealed after the end of Black Butler: Public School Arc, which aired during the Spring 2024 anime season. Public School Arc was the first new Black Butler anime since 2017’s Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic movie.
Black Butler is based on the Square Enix-published dark fantasy manga by Yana Toboso. The Monthly G Fantasy-serialized manga began in 2006 and has 34 tankoubon volumes as of April 2024. The first Black Butler season premiered in 2008 and was followed by two more seasons and a two-episode OVA (plus the above-mentioned entries). The Black Butler anime prior to Public School Arc were produced by A-1 Pictures.
Synopsis:
Just a stone’s throw from London lies the manor house of the illustrious Phantomhive earldom, its master one Ciel Phantomhive. Earl Phantomhive is a giant in the world of commerce, Queen Victoria’s faithful servant and a slip of a twelve-year old boy. Fortunately, his loyal butler, Sebastian, is ever at his side, ready to carry out the young master’s wishes. And whether Sebastian is called to save a dinner party gone awry or probe the dark secrets of London’s underbelly, there is practically nothing Sebastian cannot do. In fact, one might even say Sebastian is too good to be true or at least, he is too good to be human .
