CATDOLL: Overseas premiere! The musical "Black Butler" - The Red Spider Lily will be performed in China in December 2015

The musical Black Butler - The Flower of the Other Shore 2015, adapted from the comic book Black Butler by Shu Liang, will be performed in China for the first time in December, and has been confirmed to be performed in Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen. This is also the first overseas performance of the musical Black Butler series!

"Black Butler" (original work: Shu Ryo) has been serialized in the Japanese manga magazine "G Fantasy" (published by SQUARE ENIX) since the October 2006 issue and is extremely popular. Currently, 21 volumes have been published. The manga depicts the story of a perfect butler serving a noble family in Victorian Britain in the second half of the 19th century. Its Gothic style, full of mystery, fighting, and dramatic plots, and highly entertaining stories have won high praise from readers.

Since the musical series "Black Butler" adapted from the comics was staged in early 2009, it has won great popularity and praise from all sides for its high degree of restoration of the original work. As a classic repertoire of Japanese anime-adapted live-action musicals (stage plays), the play was created by the leading Japanese 2.5-dimensional musical production company Nelco Group. From the first performance in 2009 to last year, it toured many places in Japan, and every show was sold out and it has been performed for a long time. In September last year, the fourth performance of the series - the new musical "Black Butler" - The Red Spider Lily of the Prairie Fire - was staged amid great anticipation. The popular story of the early comic series, commonly known as the "Red Butler Arc", was brought to the stage and received unanimous praise.

This year's musical "Black Butler" - Red Spider Lily 2015 - has welcomed new actors. Based on last year's "Red Butler Arc", it has added new performance forms and new music, and has made new creations in stage settings, costume design, and dance choreography. It aims to bring everyone a musical "Black Butler" that is different from last year, more sophisticated, and more authentic to the charm of the original work.

Last month, at CCG EXPO 2015 in Shanghai, Nelco Group held a grand opening ceremony for the overseas premiere of the play. Mr. Makoto Matsuda, President of Nelco Group Japan and President of the Japan 2.5 Dimension Musical Association, personally opened the ticket opening ceremony for the play. The organizer of this overseas performance is Nelco (Shanghai) Cultural Development Co., Ltd., which is a wholly-owned overseas subsidiary of Nelco Group Japan. Relying on the rich resources of Nelco Group Japan, it has successfully introduced the original version of the musical "Sailor Moon" - Chibi-Usagi Debut-, the musical "The Prince of Tennis" 3rd Season Aogaku VS Fudomine, and Live Spectacle "NARUTO-Naruto-" under Nelco Group Japan, and successfully performed in Shanghai, Taipei, Hong Kong, Macau, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and many other places, which have received unanimous praise from the industry and fans.

It is reported that the musical Black Butler - The Red Spider Lily 2015 - will start its 2015 tour season in Osaka, Japan on November 7, 2015, and will then go to Miyagi, Tokyo, Fukuoka and other places before landing in mainland China. It will be staged at Shanghai Yihai Theater from December 11 to December 13, at Beijing Exhibition Hall Theater from December 18 to December 20, and at Shenzhen Poly Theater from December 25 to December 27.

Damai.com is responsible for ticket sales in mainland China, and is currently selling tickets. Ticket prices range from 1,080, 680, 480, 280, and 180 yuan, and the 1,080 yuan VIP seats offer additional VIP benefits in addition to the best seats for watching the performance.