A recent leak assured that the anime adaptation of the manga was written and illustrated by Koharu Inoue, Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid (The Duke of Death and his maid), will have a third season that will premiere in 2024. Although this is not official information, confirmation may come only after the announcement is made public. last episode of the second season on September 24th.
The second season is currently airing and is confirmed to have a total of twelve episodes, while the first season premiered during the season Summer 2021 (July-September). Inoue, for his part, published the manga through the portal Sunday Webry from the publisher Shogakukan from October 2017 to May 2022.
Production team
- Yoshiki Yamakawa (Dungeon ni Deai where Motomeru wa Machigatteiru Darou ka, High score girls, Little guys!) is responsible for directing the anime in the studios JCSTAFF in collaboration with the studios SMDE who were responsible for the CGI animation.
- Hideki Shirane (Boku no Kanojo ga Majimesugiru Sho-bitch na Ken, Date A Live, Dungeon ni Deai where Motomeru wa Machigatteiru Darou ka) is responsible for writing and supervising the scripts.
- Michiru Kuwabata (High score girls, Penguin no Mondai) is responsible for character design.
- Gen Okuda j Takeshi Watanabe (Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku Oji-san, To LOVE-Ru Darkness, Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai) are responsible for composing the soundtrack.
Sinopsis from Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid
Cursed by a witch as a child, a young duke gained the unwanted power to kill any living thing he touches. The Duke is forced to move away from his family and into a large mansion deep in the forest. There he is treated as if he doesn’t exist and is constantly avoided by those around him. However, you are not entirely alone. Rob and Alice, her butler and maid, are always by her side. Alice loves to tease him, and as their relationship grows, the Duke sets out to free himself from her deadly curse. Of course, he’s going to need help, and who better to do it than the various denizens of the supernatural?