The Duke of Death and His Maid

The Duke of Death and His Maid (Japanese: 死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド, Hepburn: Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid) is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series by Koharu Inoue. It has been serialized online via Shogakukan's Sunday Webry website since October 2017 and has been collected in ten tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff is scheduled to air in 2021.

The Duke of Death and His Maid
Cover of The Duke of Death and His Maid volume 1 by Shogakukan
死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド
(Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written byKoharu Inoue
Published byShogakukan
MagazineSunday Webry
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 3, 2017 – present
Volumes11
Anime television series
Directed byYoshiki Yamakawa
Written byHideki Shirane
Music byGen Okuda
Takeshi Watanabe
StudioJ.C.Staff
Original run 2021 – scheduled

Characters
Duke of Death (坊ちゃん, Bocchan)
Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae[1]
A young noble who was cursed by a witch when he was a child with a spell that kills everything he touches. Because of it, he is disowned by his family and sent to live in a secluded manor with only a butler and his maid Alice.
Alice Lendrott (アリス, Arisu)
Voiced by: Ayumi Mano[1]
Alice is the duke's childhood friend and personal maid who is infatuated on him. Despite knowing that touching him can kill her, she likes to flirt with him.
Rob
Rob is the duke's butler and his only servant besides Alice.
Viola
Viola is the duke's youngest sister who likes older men and has feelings for Rob, usually visiting her brother's house just to see him.
Walter
Walter is the duke's younger brother who was chosen to succeed the family due to the duke's curse. Despite that, he always has a feeling of inferiority towards his brother and always attempts to surpass him.
Caph
Caph is a young witch who befriends the duke and Alice. She is skilled with fire magic and works in a circus with Zain.
Zain
Zain is a wizard with bird features and a perverted behavior who is Caph's companion. He always attempts to flirt with Caph, 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
Daleth is the leader of the witches, replacing her older sister Sade. Like Caph and Zain, she also befriends the duke and Alice and helps in what she can to break the duke's curse. In the past, she was disfigured by Sade who scarred her face and since then she disguises her head with magic as a skull in shame, until Walter compliments her true face, which makes her fall in love with him.
Sharon Lendrott
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.
Sade
The main antagonist and former leader of the witches who enjoys making others miserable. She is responsible for several acts of cruelty such as the duke's curse, Daleth's scar and Sharon's apparent death. It's said that she died many ears ago but traces of her magic are usually seen, as a sign that she was not completely destroyed yet.

Media

Manga

The Duke of Death and His Maid is written and illustrated by Koharu Inoue. The series began on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry website on October 3, 2017.[2] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on January 12, 2018.[3] As of October 12, 2020, ten volumes have been released.[4]

Volume list
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 January 12, 2018[3]978-4-09-128099-2
2 April 12, 2018[5]978-4-09-128222-4
3 August 9, 2018[6]978-4-09-128480-8
4 November 12, 2018[7]978-4-09-128697-0
5 February 12, 2019[8]978-4-09-128856-1
6 June 18, 2019[9]978-4-09-129192-9
7 September 12, 2019[10]978-4-09-129357-2
8 December 12, 2019[11]978-4-09-129427-2
9 May 12, 2020[12]978-4-09-850106-9
10 October 12, 2020[4]978-4-09-850191-5
11 February 12, 2021[13]978-4-09-850402-2

Anime

An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff was announced on February 2, 2021. The series is directed by Yoshiki Yamakawa, with Hideki Shirane overseeing the series' scripts, Michiru Kuwabata designing the characters, and Gen Okuda and Takeshi Watanabe composing the series' music. It will premiere in 2021.[1]

References
  1. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 2, 2021). "The Duke of Death and His Maid Manga Gets Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  2. 大井昌和の格差ラブコメ＆坊ちゃんに逆セクハラ楽しむメイドの物語がWebに. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. 死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド　１ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  4. 死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド　１０ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  5. 死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド　２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  6. 死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド　３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  7. 死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド　４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  8. 死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド　５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  9. 死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド　６ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  10. 死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド　７ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  11. 死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド　８ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  12. 死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド　９ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  13. 死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド　１１ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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