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Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc- Ep. 2 “His Butler, Sounding the Alarm” is basically a character exploration of our newest main character of the arc: Sieglinde Sullivan. Oh, and her butler Wolfram, but this episode is mostly about her as the resident witch of the castle. Complete with a good dose of supernatural mystery behind why she’s in that castle in the first place.
Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc- Ep. 2 “His Butler, Sounding the Alarm”: Details
Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc- Ep. 2 “His Butler, Sounding the Alarm” is the second episode (you can read my review of Ep. 1 here) of the new season of the dark comedy and darker fantasy/supernatural anime adaptation of Black Butler. This latest season comes directly after the Public School Arc. Said anime is the anime adaptation of the manga of the same name by Yana Toboso (Rust Blaster, Disney Twisted-Wonderland). CloverWorks (Spy x Family, Bocchi the Rock!, The Elusive Samurai) is the animation studio behind the anime. Crunchyroll is the company licensing the anime for its global release.
Production Crew
Alas, we don’t know who specifically is behind Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc- Ep. 2 “His Butler, Sounding the Alarm”.
As for Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc- as a whole though: we do know that Kenjirou Okada is the director, with Hiroyuki Yoshino as the writer. Yoshito Ito is the producer. Yumi Shimazu is the character designer. Ryo Kawasaki is the composer behind music.
Speaking of music: the opening theme song for Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc- is “MAISIE” by Cö shu Nie feat. HYDE. Meanwhile, “WALTZ” by RYUGUJO is the ending theme song for the same.
Voice Cast
Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc- Ep. 2 “His Butler, Sounding the Alarm” features the voices of Maaya Sakamoto (Brina Palencia in English dub) as Ciel Phantomhive, Daisuke Ono (J. Michael Tatum in English dub) as Sebastian, Rie Kugimiya (English dub voice unknown) as Sieglinde Sullivan, and Chikahiro Kobayashi (English dub voice unknown) as Wolfram Geltzer.
The Phantomhive manor voice cast consists of Hiroki Tōchi (Ian Sinclair in English dub) as Baldroy, Yūki Kaji (Jason Liebrecht in English dub) as Finnian, Emiri Katō (Monica Rial in English dub) as Mey-Rin, Takuma Terashima (Spike Spencer in English dub) as Snake, and Shunji Fujimura (R. Bruce Elliott in English dub) as Tanaka.
When and Where to Watch
Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc- Ep. 2 “His Butler, Sounding the Alarm” made its airing and streaming (aka. simulcast) debut on April 12, 2025. You can watch this episode only on Crunchyroll. In fact, you can watch this entire latest season of the anime, along with all previous seasons and even the Book of the Atlantic anime film, only on Crunchyroll.
Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc- Ep. 2 “His Butler, Sounding the Alarm”: Synopsis
Alas, Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc- has only recently begun its airing. In fact, Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc- Ep. 2 “His Butler, Sounding the Alarm” only just made its streaming debut two days ago as of this writing. Thus, here’s the official synopsis from Crunchyroll to give you an idea of what’s going on without too much in the way of spoilers below:
“Wolfram installs the group in the Castle. Ciel and Sullivan sit down to dine, only to receive shocking news.”
Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc- Ep. 2 “His Butler, Sounding the Alarm”: The Good
There’s really no doubt that the story of Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc- Ep. 2 “His Butler, Sounding the Alarm” is the best part about it. Heck, you only have to look at everything Sieglinde does in this episode to see proof of that. Yana Toboso’s is partly a very dark fantasy horror, but as this episode shows, the other parts of it are the most ridiculous comedy you will ever see in any anime. Sieglinde is just a little gremlin, and her interactions with Ciel borne of a combination of curiosity and a complete lack of understanding of human social interactions combine to produce comedy that crosses the line twice, and will make you sputter with outraged laughter.
And it’s not just Sieglinde either. Her butler Wolfram gets a notable amount of comedy as well, particularly in how he interacts with Sebastian. Let’s just say that Wolfram has a very interesting idea of how to cook, and it infuriates Sebastian. There’s really no doubt that the comedy is the star here. All while some very dark fantasy happens towards the end to boot.
Of course, that comedic story wouldn’t nearly be as good without the effort of CloverWorks. Their animation team continues to produce an animation quality on par with feature-length anime films. Especially in the food department. Seriously, one look at the food Sebastian presents will have your mouth watering. You can fully understand then why Sieglinde would stuff her face full of that food.
Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc- Ep. 2 “His Butler, Sounding the Alarm”: The Bad
Alas, Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc- Ep. 2 “His Butler, Sounding the Alarm” is not quite an action-packed episode. There is a moment of bloody violence towards the end of the episode. However, it’s more played for horror than it is a typical action sequence. If you want that, then might I suggest watching Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Kaiju No. 8, DDDD, DAN DA DAN, Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II, Zenshu, Blue Box, and/or Solo Leveling? Those anime should have more than enough action to satisfy your inner action junkie.
What do you think of this week’s episode of Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc-? Do you also think it deserves a perfect score? Tell us your thoughts in the comments section below.
