The long-awaited fourth season of the anime series "Black Butler" is scheduled to begin broadcasting in 2024, but how much do you know about the staff and cast involved in the production of the latest work in the "Black Butler" series, "Black Butler: Boarding School Arc," which is the sixth season of the anime? This work has some changes from the production staff of the previous "Black Butler" series, and is being produced under a new system. Therefore, for fans who think that it will be exactly the same work as before, it may seem a little strange. Therefore, I would like fans of this work to research in advance about the production staff and cast involved in the production of the sixth season of this anime. If you know in advance what kind of staff are involved, you can check whether it is the work you imagined. In this article, we will introduce all of this information, so please check it out.
Original work by Yana Toboso
The original author of this work is manga artist Yana Toboso. Toboso is published by Square Enix. She is a manga artist who serializes her manga works in "Monthly G Fantasy". She made her debut with "9th" in 2004, so this year marks her 20th year as a writer, making her a veteran manga artist.
The series has sold a total of 35 million copies worldwide! !
"Black Butler," which has been serialized by Toboso since 2006, is now a huge content with a total of 35 million copies in circulation worldwide. Even if it sells more than 10 million copies, it is considered a legendary manga work, so it is a frightening record to have 35 million copies in circulation for just one series. With this number of copies in circulation, it is understandable that there are so many anime series, such as the 6th season of the anime.
Director Kenjiro Okada
Kenjiro Okada is the director of this work "Black Butler: Boarding School Arc". The animation director is the person who coordinates the animation work as a whole and decides the general direction, so it can be said that he is the person who has the most influence on the animation work. He is a very important person when considering what kind of animation work will be produced, so be sure to check him out.
Series Director for "March Comes in Like a Lion"
One of Okada's representative works is "March Comes in Like a Lion." Okada is active as the series director of this work, and has been a great success in adapting a manga series that enjoys enduring popularity. "March Comes in Like a Lion" is also an anime adaptation of a popular manga, so I think the expectations of fans of the original work were very high, but it's amazing that it has been adapted so beautifully.
Series Composition: Yoshino Hiroyuki
Scriptwriter Yoshino Hiroyuki is in charge of the series composition. In an animation work where many scriptwriters write the script, the series composition is a position that shows the path of the script for the entire series and has the role of unifying the whole. He is the one who decides the overall tempo of the work and what episodes to focus on.
In charge of series composition for "A Certain Magical Index III"
Yoshino has been in charge of series composition for "A Certain Magical Index III" and other series. He has been in charge of the scripts and series composition for a great number of animation works, so it's a reassuring casting. Yoshino has produced many popular works so far, but he has also been in charge of many scripts for the "Black Butler" series, so we can continue to expect great things from him in the series composition for this work.
Character Design: Yumi Shimizu
The character design for this work is handled by animator Yumi Shimizu. The character design is a position that redesigns the characters, which are already somewhat complete in the original work, to make them fit the animation expression. It is a position that requires making some changes to the original work, but still creating character designs that do not look strange to fans of the original work, and is an important position that determines the image of the characters in this work.
Served as animation director for "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend ♭"
Shimizu has been involved in the "Black Butler" series as the animation director, but his other representative works include "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend ♭". "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend ♭" is also a work with very popular characters, and the popularity of the characters in the anime version shows how talented Shimizu is.
Production company: CloverWorks
The animation production company CloverWorks is responsible for the animation production of this work. An animation production company is a company to which the staff who actually produce the animation work belong, and it can be said that it is the team that is actually producing this work. This is also an important position as it is in a position to determine the level of the animation of this work.
"SPY×FAMILY" "Bocchi the Rock! "
CloverWorks is a production company known for producing "SPY×FAMILY" and "Bocchi the Rock!". As a production company that has produced many works, many of you may have seen animation works produced by CloverWorks.
A string of hits
In particular, many of the works that CloverWorks has worked on have been hits, and they have all been attracting attention worldwide. In particular, there are many works that depict female characters in an attractive way, and it is clear that this is a production company that is well versed in these expressions. In this work, male characters will play a major role, but it can be said that the casting is perfect in terms of depicting the characters in an attractive way.
Sebastian Michaelis: Daisuke Ono
The voice of Sebastian Michaelis, the main character of this work, is voiced by voice actor Daisuke Ono. Since Toshiyuki Morikawa played the voice in the drama CD before the anime was made, many fans may still feel strange, but this work is already in its sixth anime season, so the image of Ono as the voice of Sebastian has finally become established.
Susumu Kodai from "Space Battleship Yamato 2199" and Jotaro Kujo from "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure"
Ono is a voice actor known for his voices as Susumu Kodai from "Space Battleship Yamato 2199" and Jotaro Kujo from "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure". He is a voice actor with a very sharp and masculine voice, so there are many female fans who especially like Ono's voice, and it can be said that he is a voice actor who is very compatible with this work, which is very popular among women.
Super popular voice actor
Needless to say, Ono is one of the most popular voice actors in the current voice acting industry, and even those who are not very familiar with anime are probably familiar with Ono's name. This work can be said to be one of Ono's masterpieces, so you should definitely pay attention to Ono's acting throughout the work.
Maaya Sakamoto as Ciel Phantomhive
The voice of Ciel, who will continue to play an active role as the master of the main character Sebastian, is voiced by voice actor Maaya Sakamoto. Ciel is also a character who has continued to play an active role throughout the series, so it was reassuring to know that Sakamoto will continue to voice him. Ciel will continue to be an active character in the boarding school arc, so be sure to keep an eye on him.
Shinobu Oshino from the Monogatari series and Mari from "Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance"
Sakamoto is a voice actor known for his voices of Shinobu Oshino from the Monogatari series and Mari from "Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance". He is also good at feminine voices, but he is also good at playing many female characters with sharp and clever personalities. Although Ciel is a male character, he has a somewhat abstract image, and it can be said that he is a perfect character for Sakamoto, who has been in charge of the voice of Shinobu Oshino and others.
Edgar Redmond - Toshiki Watanabe
Voice actor Toshiki Watanabe will be in charge of the voice of Edgar Redmond, who will make his first appearance and play an active role in the boarding school arc. Edgar is a key character in the boarding school arc and plays a particularly active role, so be sure to pay attention to Watanabe's performance as Edgar Redmond throughout the series.
New voice actor
Watanabe is a voice actor who debuted in 2018, so he is still a new voice actor. While many voice actors do not get the role of a main character immediately after their debut, it is amazing that he won the role of a main character in the popular series "Black Butler". These achievements show how talented Watanabe is as a voice actor.
First main character
Edgar in particular is the first main character that Watanabe has won in a TV animation series. This will be a very motivating situation for Watanabe, and there is no doubt that he will become attached to the character, so you may be able to enjoy his very enthusiastic acting.
Lawrence Brewer: Junya Enoki
Lawrence Brewer is also a notable character who makes his first appearance in the boarding school arc. Like Edgar, Lawrence is a major character in the boarding school arc and is a character who plays a particularly active role, so be sure to pay attention to him. Also, please note that his personality is very serious and hardworking, making him a character that contrasts with Edgar.
Yuji Itadori from "Jujutsu Kaisen" and more
Among the characters that Enoki has played, the most famous one is Yuuji Itadori from "Jujutsu Kaisen". He is the main character of the popular anime series Jujutsu Kaisen, and there are probably few anime fans who have never heard the voice of Itadori. Itadori's performance will also be interesting as he will be voicing a character that contrasts with the passionate personality of Itadori.
The key words are inheritance and renewal
The latest work in the Black Butler series, Black Butler: Boarding School Arc, has many fascinating staff and cast members involved in its production, and the theme of the sixth season of the anime is said to be "inheritance and renewal." This is the key word written on the official website, but this time, some of the staff who have supported the series so far have been replaced, and the animation production is being carried out under a new system.
Some members have been changed
As some of the members have been changed, the atmosphere of the work may be slightly different from previous Black Butler series. In some ways, it can be interpreted as a more modern arrangement, and in other ways, it can be seen as a loss of the goodness of the long-standing Black Butler series, so let's pay attention to how the latest work will affect this area.
I'm looking forward to the next season! !
Also, this keyword includes the word "inheritance". Of course, this means inheriting the good points of the past "Black Butler" series, but at the same time, I think it also means connecting the good points of the "Black Butler" series to the next series. The atmosphere seems like it will be a fifth season, so I'm definitely looking forward to it.
Summary
What did you think? This time, we introduced the staff and cast involved in the production of this work, "Black Butler: Boarding School Arc". This work has already reached the fourth anime season, so you can see that it has a very strong fan base. The production team is designed to be enjoyable for both long-time fans and new fans who have recently become interested in the series, so please look forward to the fourth season of the anime.
