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=== Anime ===
=== Anime ===
{{See also|List of The Duke of Death and His Maid episodes{{!}}List of ''The Duke of Death and His Maid'' episodes}}
An [[anime]] television series adaptation by [[J.C.Staff]] was announced on February 2, 2021. The CGI-centric series is directed by [[Yoshinobu Yamakawa]], with Hideki Shirane overseeing the series' scripts, Michiru Kuwabata designing the characters, and Gen Okuda and Takeshi Watanabe composing the series' music. The opening theme song is {{Nihongo|"Mangetsu to Silhouette no Yoru"|満月とシルエットの夜||{{lit|Full Moon and Silhouette's Night}}}} performed by [[Natsuki Hanae]] and [[Ayumi Mano]], while the ending theme song is {{Nihongo|"Nocturne"|{{Ruby-ja|夜想曲|ノクターン}}|Nokutān}} which is also performed by Mano.<ref name="Premiere-Date"/> The first seaosn aired from July 4 to September 19, 2021, on [[Tokyo MX]], [[Nippon BS Broadcasting|BS11]], and [[Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation|ytv]].<ref name="Premiere-Date"/><ref name="ANN1">{{Cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-01/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-manga-gets-anime/.169058|title=The Duke of Death and His Maid Manga Gets Anime|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 2, 2021|access-date=February 2, 2021|archive-date=February 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221080316/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-01/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-manga-gets-anime/.169058|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-27/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-anime-1st-full-video-unveils-july-premiere/.171186|title=The Duke of Death and His Maid Anime's 1st Full Video Unveils July Premiere|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 27, 2021|access-date=March 27, 2021|archive-date=March 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327063616/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-27/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-anime-1st-full-video-unveils-july-premiere/.171186|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Funimation]] licensed the series outside of Asia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Duke of Death and His Maid Join Funimation's Summer 2021 Anime Lineup|url=https://www.funimation.com/blog/2021/06/30/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-join-funimations-summer-2021-anime-lineup/|website=[[Funimation]]|last=Whisennand|first=Haley|date=June 30, 2021|access-date=June 30, 2021|archive-date=June 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630180151/https://www.funimation.com/blog/2021/06/30/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-join-funimations-summer-2021-anime-lineup/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UPDATE: Funimation Titles Now Available on Crunchyroll (3/16)|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/03/01/funimation-titles-now-available-on-crunchyroll|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=March 1, 2022|access-date=March 21, 2022|archive-date=March 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322050729/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/03/01/funimation-titles-now-available-on-crunchyroll|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Aniplus Asia|Plus Media Network Asia]] licensed the series in Southeast Asia and will air it on [[Aniplus Asia]].<ref>{{Cite tweet|name=Aniplus Asia|user=ANIPLUSAsia|number=1405748355712667648|title=[Simulcast Announcement] The world's most wistful mutual love. How does it feel to love someone, but yet be unable to touch them...?🥀 It's a bittersweet Summer with【The Duke of Death and His Maid】on ANIPLUS this July ✨ Premieres 04 July, 22:00 [GMT+8]|date=June 17, 2021|access-date=June 17, 2021}}</ref> [[Medialink]] licensed the series in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau, streaming it on their [[YouTube]] channel, Ani-One Asia.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Ani-One Asia Streams RE-MAIN Water Polo Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-02/ani-one-asia-streams-re-main-water-polo-anime/.174704|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 24, 2023|date=July 2, 2021|archive-date=April 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425182956/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-02/ani-one-asia-streams-re-main-water-polo-anime/.174704|url-status=live}}</ref>
An [[anime]] television series adaptation produced by [[J.C.Staff]] was announced in February 2021. The [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]]-centric anime series was directed by [[Yoshinobu Yamakawa]], with Hideki Shirane overseeing the series' scripts, Michiru Kuwabata designing the characters, and Gen Okuda and Takeshi Watanabe composing the series' music. [[Crunchyroll LLC|Crunchyroll]] licensed the series outside of Asia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Duke of Death and His Maid Join Funimation's Summer 2021 Anime Lineup|url=https://www.funimation.com/blog/2021/06/30/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-join-funimations-summer-2021-anime-lineup/|website=[[Funimation]]|last=Whisennand|first=Haley|date=June 30, 2021|access-date=June 30, 2021|archive-date=June 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630180151/https://www.funimation.com/blog/2021/06/30/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-join-funimations-summer-2021-anime-lineup/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=UPDATE: Funimation Titles Now Available on Crunchyroll (3/16)|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/03/01/funimation-titles-now-available-on-crunchyroll|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=March 1, 2022|access-date=March 21, 2022|archive-date=March 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322050729/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/03/01/funimation-titles-now-available-on-crunchyroll|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Plus Media Networks Asia]] licensed the series in Southeast Asia and aired it on [[Aniplus Asia]].<ref>{{Cite tweet|name=Aniplus Asia|user=ANIPLUSAsia|number=1405748355712667648|title=[Simulcast Announcement] The world's most wistful mutual love. How does it feel to love someone, but yet be unable to touch them...?🥀 It's a bittersweet Summer with【The Duke of Death and His Maid】on ANIPLUS this July ✨ Premieres 04 July, 22:00 [GMT+8]|date=June 17, 2021|access-date=June 17, 2021}}</ref> [[Medialink]] licensed the series in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau, streaming it on their Ani-One Asia [[YouTube]] channel.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Ani-One Asia Streams RE-MAIN Water Polo Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-02/ani-one-asia-streams-re-main-water-polo-anime/.174704|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 24, 2023|date=July 2, 2021|archive-date=April 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425182956/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-02/ani-one-asia-streams-re-main-water-polo-anime/.174704|url-status=live}}</ref>


At the end of the series' final episode, it was announced that a second season had been green-lit,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-19/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-anime-gets-sequel/.177553|title=The Duke of Death and His Maid Anime Gets Sequel|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 19, 2021|access-date=September 19, 2021|archive-date=September 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919211921/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-19/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-anime-gets-sequel/.177553|url-status=live}}</ref> which aired from July 9 to September 24, 2023.<ref name="end">{{Cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-16/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-anime-gets-2nd-season-in-2023/.185722|title=The Duke of Death and His Maid Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2023|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 16, 2022|access-date=May 16, 2022|archive-date=May 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516153312/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-16/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-anime-gets-2nd-season-in-2023/.185722|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ANN-2023-06-22"/> The opening theme song is {{Nihongo|"Kimi to Revue"|君とレヴュー}} performed by Hanae and Mano, while the ending theme song is {{Nihongo|"Hoshikuzu Requiem"|星屑レクイエム}} performed by Nasuo.<ref name="ANN-2023-06-22">{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=The Duke of Death and His Maid Anime Season 2 Reveals July 9 Debut in Promo Video|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-22/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-anime-season-2-reveals-july-9-debut-in-promo-video/.199508|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 22, 2023|date=June 22, 2023|archive-date=June 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622133021/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-22/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-anime-season-2-reveals-july-9-debut-in-promo-video/.199508|url-status=live}}</ref>
The series was broadcast on [[Tokyo MX]], [[Nippon BS Broadcasting|BS11]], and [[Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation|ytv]]. The first season aired from July 4 to September 19, 2021.<ref name="Premiere-Date"/><ref name="ANN1">{{Cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-01/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-manga-gets-anime/.169058|title=The Duke of Death and His Maid Manga Gets Anime|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 2, 2021|access-date=February 2, 2021|archive-date=February 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221080316/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-01/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-manga-gets-anime/.169058|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-27/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-anime-1st-full-video-unveils-july-premiere/.171186|title=The Duke of Death and His Maid Anime's 1st Full Video Unveils July Premiere|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 27, 2021|access-date=March 27, 2021|archive-date=March 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327063616/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-27/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-anime-1st-full-video-unveils-july-premiere/.171186|url-status=live}}</ref> At the end of the first season finale, it was announced that a second season had been green-lit,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-19/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-anime-gets-sequel/.177553|title=The Duke of Death and His Maid Anime Gets Sequel|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 19, 2021|access-date=September 19, 2021|archive-date=September 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919211921/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-19/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-anime-gets-sequel/.177553|url-status=live}}</ref> which aired from July 9 to September 24, 2023.<ref name="end">{{Cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-16/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-anime-gets-2nd-season-in-2023/.185722|title=The Duke of Death and His Maid Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2023|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 16, 2022|access-date=May 16, 2022|archive-date=May 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516153312/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-16/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-anime-gets-2nd-season-in-2023/.185722|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=The Duke of Death and His Maid Anime Season 2 Reveals July 9 Debut in Promo Video|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-22/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-anime-season-2-reveals-july-9-debut-in-promo-video/.199508|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 22, 2023|date=June 22, 2023|archive-date=June 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622133021/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-22/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-anime-season-2-reveals-july-9-debut-in-promo-video/.199508|url-status=live}}</ref> At the end of the second season finale, it was announced that a third and final season was in production,<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 24, 2023|script-title=ja:『死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド』TVアニメ第3期が2024年放送決定! {{!}} アニメイトタイムズ|url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1695552248|access-date=September 24, 2023|website=[[Animate Times]]|language=ja|archive-date=September 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924221600/https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1695552248|url-status=live}}</ref> which aired from April 7 to June 23, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ja:死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド(第3期)|url=https://s.mxtv.jp/anime/bocchan-anime_3/episode.html|publisher=[[Tokyo MX]]|access-date=June 24, 2024|archive-url=http://archive.today/20240624053636/https://s.mxtv.jp/anime/bocchan-anime_3/|archive-date=June 24, 2024|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the end of the second season finale, it was announced that a third and final season was in production,<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 24, 2023|script-title=ja:『死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド』TVアニメ第3期が2024年放送決定! {{!}} アニメイトタイムズ|url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1695552248|access-date=September 24, 2023|website=[[Animate Times]]|language=ja|archive-date=September 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924221600/https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1695552248|url-status=live}}</ref> which aired from April 7 to June 23, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ja:死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド(第3期)|url=https://s.mxtv.jp/anime/bocchan-anime_3/episode.html|publisher=[[Tokyo MX]]|access-date=June 24, 2024|archive-url=http://archive.today/20240624053636/https://s.mxtv.jp/anime/bocchan-anime_3/|archive-date=June 24, 2024|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref> The opening theme song is {{Nihongo|"Cinematic Parade"|シネマティックパレード}} performed by Nasuo, while the ending theme song is {{Nihongo|"Étoile Mémoire"|エトワールメモワール}} performed by Mano.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 3 Anime's Video Reveals Theme Songs, April 7 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-07/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-season-3-anime-video-reveals-theme-songs-april-7-debut/.208402|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=March 7, 2024|date=March 7, 2024|archive-date=March 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307095453/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-07/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-season-3-anime-video-reveals-theme-songs-april-7-debut/.208402|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Season 1 (2021) ====
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| season = 5
| title = 54
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = The Duke and Alice
| TranslitTitle = Botchan to Arisu
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとアリス
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = [[Yoshinobu Yamakawa]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|7|4}}
| ShortSummary = A young boy known as the Duke of Death is cursed by a witch so any living thing he touches dies, so his noble mother banished him to a mansion far away. He is served by a maid, Alice, a childhood friend who, despite knowing his touch would be fatal, enjoys tempting him with her body so she can enjoy his reactions and is the only one who spends time with him. Another childhood friend, Phillip, asks if he can visit and Duke agrees as he hopes to have friends again. Phillip arrives with guards who deter Duke from getting too close, ruining Duke's hopes. Phillip is scared when Duke accidentally touches a plant which withers away, and tries to convince Alice to leave Duke whom he calls a monster. Phillip reveals Duke's mother forced him to visit as a spy, revealing she hopes to replace Duke as family heir with his younger brother and cut Duke off from the family entirely. Phillip then leaves, swearing to never visit again. Duke is heartbroken but swears to one day break his curse and repay all Alice's kindness by confessing his love and asking her to marry him.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = The Duke, His Butler, and a Lost Cat
| TranslitTitle = Botchan to Shitsuji to Mayoi Neko
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんと執事と迷い猫
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = [[Kiyoko Sayama]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|7|11}}
| ShortSummary = Rob, Duke's elderly butler, returns to work but Duke worries as Rob has bad eyesight and is constantly in danger of bumping into Duke. Duke begins focusing on his piano, hoping to one day make a living writing songs. He plays Alice a song he wrote for her and Alice almost kisses him after he falls asleep. Duke is abruptly visited by his sister Viola who has an annoying girly personality. Viola instantly sees Duke is smitten with Alice and teases him. She surprisingly tells Duke to break his curse quickly so he can come home. She then bumps into Rob accidentally, revealing she has a crush on him. A cat wanders into the mansion, putting Duke on edge as he can’t predict if the cat will try to touch him. Rob finds a confusing note in its collar asking for forgiveness, leading Duke to believe the cat was abandoned. Releasing it outside Duke sees it actually has a wife and several kittens. Later that night Duke asks Alice to dance and though it is difficult they manage to waltz without touching. With the dance over Duke nervously asks Alice how she feels about him and she admits she loves and adores him.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = The Duke and the Meteor Shower During the Full Moon
| TranslitTitle = Botchan to Mangetsu no Ryūseigun
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんと満月の流星群
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Kiyoko Sayama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|7|18}}
| ShortSummary = Alice asks Duke to a festival in town, with Duke in a costume heavy enough he won’t pose a danger. A masked woman named Daleth recognises Alice as Sharon Lendrott’s daughter. Duke helps a lost child feel better by playing a piano, his skill causing the crowd to dance. After seeing a novelty mask of his face Duke realises rumours about his curse are spreading. Alice tells Duke a tale about a princess whose prince was imprisoned on the moon, so every year she sends him a kiss. Duke becomes depressed that even on a date he cannot touch Alice, but she assures him being close is enough. Later, Alice summons him to her room, and while she pretends it is for perverted reasons she just helps him relax so he can sleep. Duke invites her on a boat to watch a meteor shower but when she falls in he is unable to catch her. Alice demands a kiss, even if it kills her, but when he refuses she reveals it was a trick so she could tip him in the water as well. They miss the meteors and Duke is upset he couldn’t tell Alice he loves her like he planned. Alice doesn’t mind and tells him to try again at the next meteor shower in ten years.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = The Duke, Alice, and Memories of Snow
| TranslitTitle = Botchan to Arisu to Yuki no Kioku
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとアリスと雪の記憶
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Kiyoko Sayama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|7|25}}
| ShortSummary = Duke worries when Alice stops teasing him, but is relieved to discover she just has a cold. After she recovers Alice asks Duke to spend the day in the snow and gives him a scarf she knitted. Returning inside Alice notices she dropped an earring that belonged to her mother. Duke sneaks outside to locate it but passes out in the cold. A nearby bat transforms into a girl and helps him recover. When she discovers he is a noble helping a maid she decides he has potential, uses magic to find the earring and introduces herself as Cuff, a witch. Duke invites her inside where Alice is happy he found her earring. Cuff explains she distrusts humans as witch hunters killed her parents and being half-human witches avoid her so she never learned about curses. She reveals her friend might know something but when Duke suggests she seems to really like her friend based on how much she trusts him, she jumps out a window and vanishes. Alice reminisces about one of the last times Duke was able to touch her, defending her from bullies, and he claimed snow makes her look like a snow-fairy.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = The Duke, a Crow, and Ice Skating
| TranslitTitle = Botchan to Karasu to Aisu Sukēto
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんと烏とアイススケート
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Kanae Muramoto
| Aux2 = Kiyoko Sayama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|8|1}}
| ShortSummary = Viola visits and declares Alice must learn how to make a cute face. Unfortunately Alice is already a master of appearing cute towards Duke whereas Viola embarrasses herself making a cute face at Rob. Viola insists on helping Alice cook but keeps getting distracted by Rob. She admits to being jealous Duke has people to support him through his curse and reminds him to find a cure before their younger brother becomes heir. Duke takes Alice [[ice skating]] and meets a white crow that transforms into a human named Zain, a magic user and Cuff’s friend. Alice reveals she actually found Cuff in her bat form on the ice and helps her warm up. They decide to take part in ice skating where Duke becomes jealous Cuff and Zain can have physical contact, whereas Zain is jealous Duke and Alice can be honest about their feelings. Cuff decides to take Duke to the next [[Witches' Sabbath]] where Duke might locate the witch that cursed him. Viola decides to stay the night in Alice’s room where they discuss love and Viola’s desire for an older sister, since her mother tended to ignore her. Alice advises Duke to pay more attention to his sister in the future.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = The Duke, Alice, and a Night in the Witches' World
| TranslitTitle = Botchan to Arisu to Makai no Ichiya
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとアリスと魔界の一夜
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Kiyoko Sayama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|8|8}}
| ShortSummary = Duke realises that his [[Conservatory (greenhouse)|conservatory]] is overgrown. Using his curse he kills the unnecessary plants then, despite them being dead, braids the flowers into a [[Garland|crown]] for Alice. A cat steals Alice's gown while she showers, forcing her to wear Duke's coat and allowing ample opportunities to tease him. They find the gown ruined, which upsets Alice as it was one Duke liked. She wears her uniform instead and Duke must refuse her invitation to shower together. Cuff and Zain take Duke and Alice to the Sabbath disguised as witches. Duke is surprised when the Sabbath turns out to be an administrative meeting lasting only 5 minutes. Daleth, the Sabbath leader, confronts Alice and Duke, revealing she only met Alice’s mother once and also met Duke as a child. She also reveals the witch who cursed Duke is dead, but she had been a genius magic user so Duke's curse probably cannot ever be removed. She then burns their disguises, forcing them to flee. Duke wonders why Zain and Cuff helped them, so Cuff explains about his potential and promises their next visit will be as friends. Despite the bad news about his curse Duke is determined to find a cure.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = The Duke's and Alice's Uneventful Day
| TranslitTitle = Botchan to Arisu no Nandemonai Ichinichi
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとアリスのなんでもない一日
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Kiyoko Sayama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|8|15}}
| ShortSummary = Alice buys a witches pot to brew a potion that supposedly removes curses, but it does not work. Alice has Duke perform a song which if played perfectly can cure curses. Duke begins playing and is visited by the ghost of the songwriter who distracts Duke by trying to molest Alice, but Alice foils him. Duke finishes the song but the only curse lifted is the ghost who moves on, having heard his song played perfectly. Duke learns about the [[suspension bridge effect]] from Viola and decides to scare Alice, but Duke becomes terrified instead when he nearly curses a flower Rob has been cultivating for 50 years. Rob is actually grateful as jewelry belonging to Duke's grandmother, stolen by a maid decades ago, was hidden in the flowerpot and can now be returned. Duke and Alice wake up in a fantasy land, having been put in a magical sleep by a book on curing curses. Alice has Duke grope her breast, but as it is a dream Duke is disappointed he can’t actually feel it. They spend all night trying to catch a white rabbit for a girl in a blue dress and decide to end the dream with a kiss, but Duke wakes up in his own library before they can.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = White Snow, Black Clothes
| TranslitTitle = Shiroi Yuki, Kuroi Fuku
| NativeTitle = 白い雪、黒い服
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Kiyoko Sayama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|8|22}}
| ShortSummary = Cuff asks Duke to teach her to read and write to impress Zain. Walter, Duke's brother, is annoyed their mother still wants Duke as heir and that Viola prefers Duke over him, since Walter has a severe inferiority complex about being the younger brother. Viola visits Duke and encounters Cuff. She attempts to apprehend her as an intruder but is embarrassed when Rob sees her sat on top of another woman. During a snowstorm Alice reminisces about her first time at the mansion when Duke was younger, still depressed about his curse and would destroy entire rooms in the mansion from anger. At first he rejected Alice but having been his childhood friend she refused to leave him alone, so he set her a challenge, clean his bedroom he had destroyed in three days or be fired. Alice cleaned the room in a single night, so Duke ran away. After almost dying in the cold Alice found him and scolded him for trying to kill himself, knowing there would be people who would miss him, especially when she was alone and sick as a child he was the one who helped her feel better. Duke agreed to return to the mansion with her and realised he had begun to fall in love with her.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = The Duke, Alice, and the Christmas Eve Vow
| TranslitTitle = Botchan to Arisu to Seiya no Chikai
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとアリスと聖夜の誓い
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Kiyotaka Ōhata
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|8|29}}
| ShortSummary = Viola decides to gift Rob a handkerchief at Duke's Christmas party. Walter illicitly follows Viola to Duke's mansion disguised as her driver. Zain reveals he may have feelings for Cuff and attempts to compliment her but Cuff falls asleep and it is uncertain if she heard him. Viola drops Rob's gift which is picked up by Walter as he sneaks in, hoping to see Duke depressed and alone. He disguises himself as Santa but is caught by Cuff who thinks he is the real Santa and tries to help by dropping him down the chimney. Duke is happy to see Walter as they have not seen each other in years. Walter confronts Duke about the unfairness of existing only as Duke's potential replacement. Duke settles an argument between Viola and Cuff over Rob's gift which Cuff mistakenly thought was her gift from Santa. Walter wagers with Duke that whoever discovers the cure to Duke's curse becomes the heir. Walter tries to leave but ends up stubbornly stuck outside in the snow, having remembered he is Viola's driver and can’t leave without her. After the party Alice teases Duke with a request for a kiss under mistletoe, causing Duke to remember the first time he told Alice he loved her.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = The Duke, Alice, and a Song for Two
| TranslitTitle = Botchan to Arisu to Futari Dake no Uta
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとアリスと二人だけの歌
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Kiyoko Sayama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|5}}
| ShortSummary = Alice dreams about her mother, Sharon, maid to Duke's mother when Duke was young. Viola notices their mother is angry they missed Christmas dinner. Zain sends Cuff shopping alone after Viola criticised him for his habit of doting on her. Cuff manages the shopping but almost injures a young pickpocket, forcing Zain to revert to his habit of saving her. Duke has trouble sleeping so Alice decides to get in bed with him, except her sleeping nude makes his sleeplessness worse. She asks about his mother and Duke claims he would leave the family if she parted him from Alice. Alice is troubled Duke may be forced to choose between her or his family one day. Rob remembers being ordered to raise Duke away from the family, becoming a surrogate father, but blamed himself for Duke's isolation and depression, until he brought in Alice, someone close to Duke's age who has become precious to him. Duke asks Alice to sing while he plays [[The Owl and the Pussy-Cat]] on the piano, though they both end up embarrassed. Alice returns to her room despondent that, despite Duke's confidence, they will likely be parted when his curse is broken.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = The Duke and Secret Magic
| TranslitTitle = Botchan to Himitsu no Mahō
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんと秘密の魔法
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Kiyoko Sayama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|12}}
| ShortSummary = Viola searches the family mansion for clues and finds a servant’s logbook. Viola’s mother forces her to start wearing dresses to prepare for marriage. Instead Viola moves in with Duke and reveals the logbook written by Alice’s mother Sharon. Daleth spies on this and gives Zain a message. Alice discovers from the logbook two witches visited the mansion around when Duke was cursed, Daleth and another. Zain passes on the message that Duke should stay away from all witches, but Zain has no intention of obeying. Alice later overhears Duke telling Zain how much he loves her. Zain steals the logbook, intending to burn it after Daleth threatened Cuff, but when Duke catches him he feels guilty and returns the logbook, warning Duke it contains something secret about Daleth. Duke tells him to burn it for Cuff’s safety, so instead Zain disintegrates it, telling Duke that Daleth is watching, but once she stops he can use his secret magic to restore the logbook from the single remaining piece. Daleth is satisfied the logbook is gone and ceases spying, but privately reveals she has Sharon’s body in a coffin, though it is not revealed if she is dead or asleep. Duke is surprised to receive a letter from his mother summoning him to the main house for the first time in years.
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Together with the Duke...
| TranslitTitle = Botchan to Issho ni......
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんと一緒に……
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Yoshinobu Yamakawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|19}}
| ShortSummary = Duke sees his mother but she sends him to bed so they can talk in the morning. Duke is surprised when Viola claims Gerbera was actually in a good mood. Gerbera mistakes Alice for Sharon, whom she was good friends with, and becomes unexpectedly emotional. Viola takes Duke to the garden where the witch cursed him to love no-one, be loved by no-one and live a life of misery. Viola tells Duke she and Walter are jealous of Duke since at least he lives away from their mother. At dinner Gerbera explains that with their father terminally ill they must decide on the family heir and gives Duke until spring to break his curse or Walter will become heir. Duke gives an impassioned speech about his love for Alice but when Gerbera refuses to let him marry a maid he accuses her of treating her children like possessions before storming out. Privately, Gerbera is proud Duke was able to stand up to her. Duke returns home with Alice and tells her what he said to Gerbera, but he still wants to marry her no matter what. Alice waits for Duke to fall asleep before saying that she loves him too.
}}
}}

==== Season 2 (2023) ====
{{Episode table
| overall = 5
| season = 5
| title = 54
| titleR = <ref name="Story"/><ref name="Crunchyroll"/>
| writer = 12
| writerR = <ref name="Story"/>
| aux2 = 12
| aux2T = Storyboarded by
| aux2R = <ref name="Story"/>
| airdate = 12
| airdateR = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bocchan-anime.com/onair/|title=On'ea -Terebi Anime "Shinigami Botchan to Kuro Meido" Kōshiki Saito-|language=ja|script-title=ja:On Air -TVアニメ『死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド』公式サイト-|trans-title=On Air -TV Anime "The Duke of Death and His Maid" Official Website-|website=bocchan-anime.com|access-date=July 9, 2023|archive-date=May 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511163150/https://bocchan-anime.com/onair/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| episodes =
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = The Duke, Alice, and the Magic Pool
| TranslitTitle = Bocchan to Arisu to Mahō no Pūru
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとアリスと魔法のプール
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Yoshinobu Yamakawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|7|9}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = The Duke, Golf and the Mysterious Beauty
| TranslitTitle = Bocchan to Gorufu to Nazo no Bishōjo
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとゴルフと謎の美少女
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Yoshinobu Yamakawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|7|16}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = The Duke, Alice, and the Spectral Bride
| TranslitTitle = Bocchan to Arisu to Yūrei no Hanayome
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとアリスと幽霊の花嫁
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Kiyoko Sayama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|7|23}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = The Duke, Alice, and Circus 101
| TranslitTitle = Bocchan to Arisu no Sākasu Nyūmon
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとアリスのサーカス入門
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Mutsumi Ito
| Aux2 = Kiyoko Sayama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|7|30}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Cuff, Zain, and the Confession
| TranslitTitle = Kafu to Zain to Kokuhaku to
| NativeTitle = カフとザインと告白と
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Mutsumi Ito
| Aux2 = Yoshinobu Yamakawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|8|6}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = The Duke and Everyone's Daily Life
| TranslitTitle = Bocchan to Minna no Mainichi
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとみんなの毎日
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Kiyoko Sayama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|8|13}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = The Duke, Alice, and the Encounter in the Witches' World
| TranslitTitle = Bocchan to Arisu to Makai no Deai
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとアリスと魔界の出逢い
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Kiyoko Sayama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|8|20}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = The Duke, Alice, and the Kissing Window
| TranslitTitle = Botchan to Arisu to Kuchidzuke no Mado
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとアリスと口づけの窓
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Yoshinobu Yamakawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|8|27}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = The Duke, Golf, and the Second Anniversary
| TranslitTitle = Botchan to Arisu no Futatabime no Kinenbi
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとアリスの二度目の記念日
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Kiyoko Sayama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|9|3}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = The Duke, Alice, and the Flying Broom
| TranslitTitle = Botchan to Arisu to Soratobu Hōki
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとアリスと空飛ぶほうき
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Mutsumi Ito
| Aux2 = Kiyoko Sayama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|9|10}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = The Duke, Alice, and the Wizardry School
| TranslitTitle = Botchan to Arisu to Majutsu Gakkō
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとアリスと魔術学校
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Kiyoko Sayama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|9|17}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = The Duke, Alice, and the Curse Witch
| TranslitTitle = Botchan to Arisu to Noroi no Majo
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとアリスと呪いの魔女
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane & Mutsumi Ito
| Aux2 = Yoshinobu Yamakawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|9|24}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
}}

==== Season 3 (2024) ====
{{Episode table
| overall = 5
| season = 5
| title = 54
| titleR = <ref name="Story"/><ref name="Crunchyroll"/>
| writer = 12
| writerR = <ref name="Story"/>
| aux2 = 12
| aux2T = Storyboarded by
| aux2R = <ref name="Story"/>
| airdate = 12
| airdateR = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bocchan-anime.com/onair/index3.html|title=On'ea -Terebi Anime "Shinigami Botchan to Kuro Meido" Kōshiki Saito-|language=ja|script-title=ja:On Air -TVアニメ『死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド』公式サイト-|trans-title=On Air -TV Anime "The Duke of Death and His Maid" Official Website-|website=bocchan-anime.com|access-date=April 7, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=March 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317071211/https://bocchan-anime.com/onair/index3.html}}</ref>
| episodes =
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = The Duke, Alice, and Reuniting With Mom
| TranslitTitle = Bocchan to Arisu to Saikai no Haha
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとアリスと再会の母
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Kiyoko Sayama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|4|7}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = The Duke, Alice, and the Mysterious Clone
| TranslitTitle = Bocchan to Arisu to Nazo no Bunshin
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとアリスと謎の分身
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Mutsumi Itō
| Aux2 = Kiyotaka Ōhata
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|4|14}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 27
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = The Duke, Alice, and Mother and Mother
| TranslitTitle = Bocchan to Arisu to Hahaoya to Hahaoya
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとアリスと母親と母親
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Kiyotaka Ōhata
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|4|21}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 28
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = The Duke, Alice, and Sade's Love
| TranslitTitle = Bocchan to Arisu to Shādē no Koi
| NativeTitle = 坊ちゃんとアリスとシャーデーの恋
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Yoshinobu Yamakawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|4|28}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 29
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Dance Party (Part 1)
| TranslitTitle = Butō-kai (Zen-pen)
| NativeTitle = 舞踏会(前編)
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Mutsumi Ito
| Aux2 = Kiyotaka Ōhata
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|5|5}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 30
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Dance Party (Part 2)
| TranslitTitle = Butō-kai (Kōhen)
| NativeTitle = 舞踏会(後編)
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Shirane Hideki
| Aux2 = Seiko Sayama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|5|12}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 31
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Coming Together
| TranslitTitle = Shūketsu
| NativeTitle = 集結
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Mitsumi Itō
| Aux2 = Kiyotaka Ōhata
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|5|19}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 32
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Persuasion
| TranslitTitle = Settoku
| NativeTitle = 集結
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Kiyotaka Ōhata
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|5|26}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 33
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Loneliness and Uncertainty
| TranslitTitle = Kodoku to Madoi
| NativeTitle = 孤独と惑い
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Seiko Sayama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|6|2}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 34
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Victor's Grandson, Sharon's Daughter
| TranslitTitle = Vikutoru no Mago, Sharon no Musume
| NativeTitle = ヴィクトルの孫、シャロンの娘
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Seiko Sayama
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|6|9}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 35
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Friends, a Broken Curse, and Then...
| TranslitTitle = Tomodachi, Kaiju, Soshite
| NativeTitle = 友達、解呪、そして
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Yoshinobu Yamakawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|6|16}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 36
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = The Duke of Death and His Maid
| TranslitTitle = Shinigami Botchan to Kuro Meido
| NativeTitle = 死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| WrittenBy = Hideki Shirane
| Aux2 = Yoshinobu Yamakawa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|6|23}}
| ShortSummary =
}}
}}


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
By February 2021, the manga had sold over 1 million copies.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:漫画『死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド』テレビアニメ化決定 出演は花江夏樹、真野あゆみ|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2183389/full/|publisher=[[Oricon News]]|access-date=June 27, 2024|date=February 2, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=June 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627030108/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2183389/full/|url-status=live}}</ref>
By February 2021, the manga had sold over 1 million copies.<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=ja:漫画『死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド』テレビアニメ化決定 出演は花江夏樹、真野あゆみ|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2183389/full/|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=June 27, 2024|date=February 2, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=June 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627030108/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2183389/full/|url-status=live}}</ref>


Cartoon Cipher of [[Anime News Network]] praises the first season of the anime for defying his initial expectations by blending teasing with heartfelt wholesomeness and effective world-building and adding that the anime balances lighthearted moments with a deeper exploration of its world, depicting the Duke's secluded life as a refuge from harsh realities. He also noted that the CG animation maintained the original manga's expressive style despite some choppiness. He concludes that the show offers a surprising amount of love and wholesomeness, suggesting it should be approached as a romance rather than a dark fantasy.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cipher|first=Cartoon|title=Duke of Death and His Maid|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/duke-of-death-and-his-maid/.181516|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 26, 2024|date=January 20, 2022|archive-date=April 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426121521/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/duke-of-death-and-his-maid/.181516|url-status=live}}</ref>
Cartoon Cipher of [[Anime News Network]] praises the first season of the anime for defying his initial expectations by blending teasing with heartfelt wholesomeness and effective world-building and adding that the anime balances lighthearted moments with a deeper exploration of its world, depicting the Duke's secluded life as a refuge from harsh realities. He also noted that the CG animation maintained the original manga's expressive style despite some choppiness. He concludes that the show offers a surprising amount of love and wholesomeness, suggesting it should be approached as a romance rather than a dark fantasy.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cipher|first=Cartoon|title=Duke of Death and His Maid|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/duke-of-death-and-his-maid/.181516|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=June 26, 2024|date=January 20, 2022|archive-date=April 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426121521/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/duke-of-death-and-his-maid/.181516|url-status=live}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 03:08, 27 June 2024

The Duke of Death and His Maid
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Duke of Death (right) and Alice Lendrott (left)
死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド
(Shinigami Botchan to Kuro Meido)
Genre
Manga
Written byKoharu Inoue
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
MagazineSunday Webry
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 3, 2017May 17, 2022
Volumes16
Anime television series
Directed byYoshinobu Yamakawa
Written byHideki Shirane
Music by
  • Gen Okuda
  • Takeshi Watanabe
Studio
  • J.C.Staff (production)
  • Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment (animation)
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11, ytv
English network
Original run July 4, 2021 June 23, 2024
Episodes36 (List of episodes)
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The Duke of Death and His Maid (Japanese: 死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド, Hepburn: Shinigami Botchan to Kuro Meido) is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series by Koharu Inoue. It was serialized online via Shogakukan's Sunday Webry website from October 2017 to May 2022, with its chapters collected in sixteen tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff aired from July to September 2021. A second season aired from July to September 2023. A third and final season aired from April to June 2024.

Plot

A young noble named Viktor is cursed as a child by a witch, causing him to kill anything he touches. As a result, his mother disowns him, and sends him to live in a separate estate with only a maid named Alice and a butler. In the process, the noble becomes close to Alice, and she to him. He tries to adapt to living with the curse and attempts to find out about the person who cursed him.

Characters

The Duke (坊ちゃん, Botchan) / Viktor (Junior) (ヴィクター, Vikutā)
Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae[1] (Japanese); Clifford Chapin[3] (English)
A young noble who was bewitched since childhood with a curse that kills anything he touches. Because of it, he is disowned by his mother and sent to live in a separate estate inside a forest with only a butler and his maid Alice.
Alice Lendrott (アリス・レンドロット, Arisu Rendorotto)
Voiced by: Ayumi Mano[1] (Japanese); Kristen McGuire[3] (English)
Viktor's childhood friend and personal maid who is infatuated with him. Despite knowing that touching Viktor can kill her, Alice likes to flirt with him, usually with comical results.
Rob (ロブ, Robu)
Voiced by: Hōchū Ōtsuka[4] (Japanese); Kent Williams[3] (English)
Viktor's old butler and his only servant besides Alice.
Viola (ヴィオラ, Viora)
Voiced by: Inori Minase[4] (Japanese); Kayli Mills[3] (English)
Viktor's youngest sister, Viola likes older men and has feelings for Rob, usually visiting her brother's house just to see him.
Walter (ウォルター, Uorutā)
Voiced by: Yuma Uchida[4] (Japanese); Alan Lee (English)
Viktor's younger brother who was chosen to replace him as the family's heir. Despite that, Walter always has a feeling of inferiority towards his brother and always attempts to surpass him.
Cuff (カフ, Kafu)
Voiced by: Wakana Kuramochi[4] (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft[3] (English)
A young witch who befriends Viktor and Alice. Cuff is skilled with fire magic and works in a circus with Zain. Cuff views the world with a sense of immaturity, and child-like wonder (as evidenced by her affinity for Santa Claus). It is hinted that she has feelings for Zain.
Zain (ザイン, Zain)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya[4] (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo[3] (English)
A wizard with bird features and a perverted behavior who is Cuff's companion. Zain always attempts to flirt with Cuff, who rejects him at first but eventually warms up to him. Zain is skilled with time magic, a rare and powerful trait that makes him the target of other witches.
Daleth (ダレス, Daresu)
Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa[5] (Japanese); Katelyn Barr[6] (English)
The leader of the witches, replacing her older sister Sade. Like Cuff and Zain, Daleth also befriends Viktor and Alice, helping them to look for a way to break the curse. In the past, she was disfigured by Sade and since then she disguises her head with a skull-like mask in shame, until Walter compliments her true face, which also makes her fall in love with him.
Sharon Lendrott (シャロン・レンドロット, Sharon Rendorotto)
Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese); Felecia Angelle (English)
Alice's mother who somehow has a connection with the witches, despite not being one of them. Years ago, she was apparently killed by Sade but revives later in the story, reuniting with her daughter.
Gerbera (ガーベラ, Gābera)
Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara (Japanese); Michelle Rojas (English)
Viktor's mother who disowned him after he was cursed. Behind her strict facade, she still cares for her son and wants him to break his curse so that he can return to the family. She is good friends with Sharon.
Sade (シャーデー, Shādē)
Voiced by: Yūko Kaida (Japanese); Dawn M. Bennett (English)
The main antagonist and former leader of the witches. Sade is responsible for several acts of cruelty such as the duke's curse, Daleth's scar and Sharon's apparent death. It is stated that she died many years ago but traces of her magic are usually seen, as a sign that she was not completely destroyed yet.
Ringmaster (座長, Zachō)
Voiced by: Masaaki Mizunaka[5] (Japanese); Anthony Bowling[6] (English)
The ringmaster of Circus Gemini. He is also the husband of Amelia, whom he rescued a decade ago.
Amelia (アメリア, Ameria)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda[5]
The octopus witch and the wife of the Ringmaster.
Niko (ニコ)
Voiced by: Natsumi Fujiwara[7]
A wizard who is cursed with immortality by Sade years before her death. Niko is the headmaster of his wizardry school.
Ichi (イチ)
Voiced by: Masako Katsuki[7]
A wizardess and the lover of Niko. She is highly skilled with water magic.
Free (フリー, Furī)
Voiced by: Mitsuo Iwata[7]
An instructor of Niko's wizardry school. Despite the fact that Free is actually a witch, he highly admires Niko and addresses him as "Brother Niko" and emulates Niko as he shape shifts into an older carbon-copy of his physical appearance.
Viktor (Senior) (ヴィクトル, Vikutoru)
Voiced by: Banjo Ginga
The grandfather of Viola, Walter and the Duke, who was named after him.
Liz (リズ, Rizu)
Voiced by: Mai Nakahara[8]
The grandmother of the Duke, Viola and Walter. Liz and her husband Viktor are depicted in a painting in the Duke's ancestral home.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Koharu Inoue, The Duke of Death and His Maid was serialized on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry website from October 3, 2017,[9] to May 17, 2022.[10][11] Shogakukan collected its chapters in sixteen tankōbon volumes, released from January 12, 2018,[12] to July 12, 2022.[13]

On July 2, 2021, Seven Seas Entertainment announced they licensed the series for English publication.[14]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 January 12, 2018[12]978-4-09-128099-2May 31, 2022[15]978-1-63858-410-0
2 April 12, 2018[16]978-4-09-128222-4August 9, 2022[17]978-1-63858-417-9
3 August 9, 2018[18]978-4-09-128480-8October 11, 2022[19]978-1-63858-724-8
4 November 12, 2018[20]978-4-09-128697-0December 20, 2022[21]978-1-63858-843-6
5 February 12, 2019[22]978-4-09-128856-1March 14, 2023[23]978-1-63858-987-7
6 June 18, 2019[24]978-4-09-129192-9May 30, 2023[25]978-1-68579-578-8
7 September 12, 2019[26]978-4-09-129357-2July 25, 2023[27]978-1-68579-812-3
8 December 12, 2019[28]978-4-09-129427-2September 12, 2023[29]979-8-88843-012-5
9 May 12, 2020[30]978-4-09-850106-9November 14, 2023[31]979-8-88843-045-3
10 October 12, 2020[32]978-4-09-850191-5January 2, 2024[33]979-8-88843-097-2
11 February 12, 2021[34]978-4-09-850402-2March 12, 2024[35]979-8-88843-389-8
12 May 12, 2021[36]978-4-09-850547-0May 14, 2024[37]979-8-88843-482-6
13 July 12, 2021[38]978-4-09-850657-6July 16, 2024[39]979-8-88843-663-9
14 November 12, 2021[40]978-4-09-850805-1September 10, 2024[41]979-8-89160-055-3
15 June 10, 2022[42]978-4-09-851137-2November 5, 2024[43]979-8-89160-056-0
16 July 12, 2022[13]978-4-09-851218-8

Anime

An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff was announced in February 2021. The CGI-centric anime series was directed by Yoshinobu Yamakawa, with Hideki Shirane overseeing the series' scripts, Michiru Kuwabata designing the characters, and Gen Okuda and Takeshi Watanabe composing the series' music. Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[44][45] Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series in Southeast Asia and aired it on Aniplus Asia.[46] Medialink licensed the series in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau, streaming it on their Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.[47]

The series was broadcast on Tokyo MX, BS11, and ytv. The first season aired from July 4 to September 19, 2021.[4][1][48] At the end of the first season finale, it was announced that a second season had been green-lit,[49] which aired from July 9 to September 24, 2023.[11][50] At the end of the second season finale, it was announced that a third and final season was in production,[51] which aired from April 7 to June 23, 2024.[52]

Reception

By February 2021, the manga had sold over 1 million copies.[53]

Cartoon Cipher of Anime News Network praises the first season of the anime for defying his initial expectations by blending teasing with heartfelt wholesomeness and effective world-building and adding that the anime balances lighthearted moments with a deeper exploration of its world, depicting the Duke's secluded life as a refuge from harsh realities. He also noted that the CG animation maintained the original manga's expressive style despite some choppiness. He concludes that the show offers a surprising amount of love and wholesomeness, suggesting it should be approached as a romance rather than a dark fantasy.[54]

See also

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