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Black Butler Anime Movie In The Works

Written By Samantha Ferreira

The servant of darkness is back in action.

Earlier today, the official Black Butler Twitter account revealed that an anime film was greenlit for production.

Rough Translation: [Breaking] “Black Butler” theatrical film finally announced! Please wait for further information. #kuroshitsuji

Square Enix opened a website for the film shortly after the reveal. Daisuke Ono and Maaya Sakamoto will return to the project as Sebastian Michaels and Ciel Phantomhive, respectively.

Black Butler is based on Yana Toboso’s manga series of the same name. The series has spawned a trio of anime TV shows, a two-part OVA series, and a live-action film adaptation.

FUNimation currently holds the rights to the Black Butler anime series. The company released the first two seasons on DVD and Blu-Ray, and streamed 2014’s Black Butler: Book of Circus as it aired in Japan.

The latest OVA, Black Butler: Book of Murder, also received a theatrical run in 2014.

Source: Otakomu

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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