Kuroshitsuji Ⅱ

Note:
Second anime season of Kuroshitsuji(Black Butler) with new director and new protagonists. The first series was aired from Oct. 2008 to Mar. 2009, adapted from the manga series by Yana Toboso. The new protagonists, Claude Faustus and Alois Trancy, are new characters created for the anime who don't appear in the manga, and it is not made clear whether the protagonists Sebastian Michaelis and Ciel Phantomhive from the first series will be in the new anime.

Synopsis:
In late 19th century England, Lord Alois Trancy, the young head of a

noble family who was kidnapped right after birth and has been missing since, returns to his manor with his butler Claude Faustus. Little is known about Claude other than his name, and the fact that he can handle all the tasks in the vast castle single-handedly with ease.

Airing:
MBS: July 1(Thu)-
TBS, CBC: TBA

Staff:
Original Story: Yana Toboso
Director: Hirofumi Ogura
Series Composition: Mari Okada
Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Minako Shiba
Supervisor: Tsuyoshi Kuma
Advertisement Producer: Kazuko Yamamoto
Producer: Mikihiro Iwata, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Hiroo Maruyama, Shunsuke Saito
Animation Production: A-1 Pictures
Production: KuroshitsujiⅡ Production Committee (Aniplex, Square Enix, Hakuhodo DY Media Prtners, Movic, Mainichi Broadcasting System)

Cast:
Claude Faustus: Takahiro Sakurai
Alois Trancy: Nana Mizuki