Nakahara voices Liz, the Death Duke's grandmother
The official website for the anime based on Koharu Inoue's The Duke of Death and His Maid (Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid) manga revealed on Sunday that Mai Nakahara will participate in the series. cast of the anime's third season as Liz, the Death Duke's grandmother and Victor's wife. She has an extremely cheerful personality, so she is nicknamed “Smiling Liz”. The character will appear in the anime's 28th episode on Sunday.
Mai Nakahara as Liz Image via The Duke of Death and His Maid anime website
© イノウエ/小学館・死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド製作委員会
Image via The Duke of Death and His Maid anime website
©イノウエ/小学館・死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド製作委員会
The anime's third season premiered on April 7. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs in Japan and is also streaming the English dub.
Staff from the second season return to produce the new season at JC STAFF. Natsuki Hanae and Ayumi Mano take on the main roles of Death Duke and Alice, respectively.
Ayumi Mano performs the new season ending theme song “Étoile Mémoire”. Nasuo☆ performed the opening theme song “Cinematic Parade”.
The staff previously announced that the third season would conclude the story.
The second season premiered in July 2023 and ended in September 2023. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired and also streamed the English dub.
The anime's staff describes the episode:
“Kills anyone he touches”… A young noble boy, “Bocchan” was once bewitched.
He was always rejected because of the curse but he was never alone.
He is assisted by his maid Alice and old butler Rob, who has taken care of Bocchan since he was a child. He had recently befriended a witch and his rather distant relationship with his family had improved slightly. But he still can't understand because he doesn't know how to break the curse that allows him to touch the person he loves…
But eventually, Bocchan and Alice begin to figure out how to resolve the situation and their goals. Fate has changed dramatically. They can't touch each other even if they want to… the romantic story between the two begins now!
The first season of the television anime premiered in Japan in July 2021 and aired 12 episodes. Funimation streamed the anime while it aired in Japan.
Inoue launched the manga on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry manga website in October 2017. The manga ended in May 2022 and Shogakukan published the 16th and final volume in July 2022. Seven Seas Entertainment will publish it. manga in English.
Source: The Duke of Death and His Maid anime website, Natalie Comics