Black Butler
It’s a good time to be a fan of Black Butler, aka Kuroshitsuji, as there’s a new anime adaptation coming this year. But it also means a more affordable, Japanese-style, box set is going to land to try and bring in a few more coppers. The new release, clocking in at a complete forty-three episodes, is set to land on May 7th, 2014 for 38,850 yen from Aniplex Japan. The set is nicely stacked with materials as it comes with the six episode Ciel in Wanderland material, a Welcome to Phantomhive House bonus, making of material as well as a character song best selection CD as part of the limited edition aspect of this. The release is also set to include a pinup set and a booklet along with an invitation application for a new event in Tokyo on June 29th, presumably related to the new series coming out.
FUNimation has previously released both season in DVD/BD combo pack form in North America.
Plot concept: Ciel Phantomhive is the most powerful boy in all of England, but he bears the scars of unspeakable suffering. Forced to watch as his beloved parents were brutally murdered, Ciel was subsequently abducted and violently tortured. Desperate to end his suffering, the boy traded his own soul for a chance at vengeance, casting his lot with the one person on whom he could depend: Sebastian, a demon Butler summoned from the very pits of hell.
Together, they’ll prowl the darkest alleys of London on a mission to snuff out those who would do evil. They’re a rare sight, these two: the Butler who dismembers with dazzling cutlery and the Young Master who carries the devil’s marking. Rest assured that wherever they may be headed, it’ll be one hell of a ride.