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Crunchyroll Adds Thai Dubs for Black Butler, Weakest Tamer, Strongest Tank Anime
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Black Butler: Public School Arc is the newest television anime of Yana Toboso's Black Butler manga, and it premiered in Japan on April 13. Muse Asia streamed the anime as it aired in Japan.
Aniplex describes the anime:
Butler Sebastian Michaelis works with his 13-year-old master, the earl Ciel Phantomhive, to do the dirty work of "the Queen's guard dog" in nineteenth century England's gritty underworld.One day, Ciel receives a letter from Queen Victoria telling him that several students at Weston College, one of England's top public schools, have seemingly disappeared... including a relative of hers named Derrick. And so, Sebastian and Ciel infiltrate Weston College to get to the bottom of the matter. What truly happened to these students?
The Black Butler anime adapts Yana Toboso's manga of the same name. The series premiered in Japan in 2008, and Black Butler II followed in 2010, along with the six-episode Black Butler II OVA project from 2010 to 2011. Black Butler: Book of Circus premiered in 2014.
Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed both the novel series and its manga adaptation, and it describes the story:
Young Ivy can't catch a break. Though she has a few memories of her past life, she was reborn into an RPG-like world in the weakest class, and worse, as the weakest rank. As a no-star Tamer, even her parents want nothing to do with her, and she soon realizes she must survive on her own. She learns to live off the land and salvage what she can from other people's leavings. But when Ivy manages to tame Sora, a lowly slime, everything changes for both of them. There's something special about this frail little monster, and Ivy's care will bring out the best in both of them!
Shigeyasu Yamauchi (Boys Over Flowers, Casshern Sins, Dream Eater Merry) was credited as supervising director, while Naoki Horiuchi (episode director for Naruto Shippūden, Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-, The Demon Girl Next Door) directed the anime at Studio Massket. Katsuhiko Takayama (Looking Up at the Half Moon, ef: a tale of memories, Ga-Rei-Zero) was in charge of series composition. Feng Cheng Hu and Yuki Ikeda were the character designers. Kujira Yumemi (In the Land of Leadale, Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible) composed the music. Lantis is credited for music production.
Mitsutaka Noshitani (A Predator in a Skirt, Even a Dad Still Wants It...) directed the anime at Studio Polon. Hitomi Amamiya (Merc Storia: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle was in charge of the series scripts. Taihei Nagai (Even a Dad Still Wants It...Crazy Over His Fingers) designed the characters. Victor Entertainment was credited for music.
Square Enix is publishing the novels' manga adaptation by Makoto Kisaragi on its Manga UP! Global service and through Comikey, and it describes the story:
Rud is a tank of the Hero's Party and is said to have the highest defense ever in history. The party often does labyrinth raids, but to Rud, it means more than just a raid. To cure his beloved sister's illness, he is in search for the wish-granting treasure that might be hidden in those labyrinths. But one day, the arrogant hero kicks him from the party after an unsuccessful raid attempt, blaming it on his skills whose effects he is still unaware of. Without nowhere else to go and nothing to do, he decides to return to his hometown, where his sister is waiting. On his way there, he saves a girl who was being attacked by a monster. Unexpectedly, this girl has an extremely rare skill called "Appraisal". Thanks to her skill, Rud is able to discover the truth behind his unknown skills, which turn out to be very powerful skills. With a defense of 9999 and powerful skills, thus begins the adventure of the strongest tank, Rud!
Source: Crunchyroll
