The Duke of Death and His Maid (Season 1)

The Duke of Death and His Maid (2021) is an anime series you can watch online on iFILM — a gothic romantic comedy about a cursed young noble and the maid who keeps teasing him anyway.

At age five a witch cursed the Duke: anything living he touches dies on the spot. His family shipped him off to a manor deep in the woods and all but forgot he existed. Then Alice, the head maid's daughter, arrives and openly flirts with a master she literally cannot touch. What grows out of it is a tender, aching comedy about love held at arm's length.

The J.C.Staff series runs on that one cruel paradox: the warmer the feelings, the more dangerous the contact. Natsuki Hanae voices the Duke, Ayumi Mano plays Alice. It's for anyone who likes cozy fantasy with a melancholy streak and a slow-burning romance. Stream every episode of The Duke of Death and His Maid online on iFILM.