Black Butler: Public School Arc finally gets a release date
CrunchyrollThe highly-anticipated Black Butler: Public School Arc has finally announced its release date along with a new trailer.
Black Butler is a popular dark fantasy series written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. The story takes place in Victorian-era London, following Ciel Phantomhive, a young aristocrat who enters into an agreement with a demon butler named Sebastian Michaelis.
A new Black Butler anime was announced during the Anime Expo in 2023, along with a key visual and a teaser. The Aniplex Fest in 2023 further revealed more information about the upcoming season, revealing that the anime will adapt the Public School Arc from the manga.
It is the seventh arc of the manga, running from Chapters 67 to 85 in Volumes 14-18. The official website of Black Butler just announced the release date of the upcoming season with a new trailer featuring the main characters of the arc.
Black Butler: Public School Arc release date
Black Butler: Public School Arc will start airing on April 13, 2024.
According to the official website of Black Butler anime, “Broadcasting will begin on TOKYO MX and other stations every Saturday from 23:30 from Saturday, April 13, 2024.”
The anime will be available on Crunchyroll about one or two hours after the episodes air in Japan. However, the streaming platform has yet to announce the timings. Additionally, we can expect a release date for the English dub shortly after the new season starts airing.
Black Butler: Public School Arc trailer and synopsis
The official account of Aniplex shared the latest trailer of Black Butler: Public School Arc. According to the official website of Black Butler anime, the synopsis reads: “19th-century Britain – Sebastian Michaelis, a butler of the prestigious aristocratic Phantomhive family, was assigned to do dirty work in the underworld as the “Queen’s watchdog” along with his 13-year-old master, Ciel Phantomhive.
“One day, Ciel receives a letter from the Queen saying that Derrick, a relative of his who attends Weston School, one of the most prestigious boarding schools in England, and several other students have not heard from him. Sebastian and Ciel infiltrate Weston School to investigate the incident. What is the truth behind the incident…?”
The new season takes place in Weston College, Great Britain’s most prestigious public school. It will introduce the College Prefects in Weston — Herman Greenhill from Green House, Edgar Redmond from Red House, Lawrence Bluewer from Blue House, and Gregory Violet from Purple House.
Here’s a look at the trailer:
