The Duke of Death and His Maid

Original manga

Title: Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid (Japanese: 死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド). Author: Inoue (a Japanese mangaka; often listed in English sources as Koharu Inoue). Exact match in your list: Иноуэ. Publication: serialized as a web manga on Sunday Webry (Shogakukan). Genre and feel: romantic comedy with a gothic flavor and light drama; the core hook is the couple’s “can’t-touch” intimacy due to the Duke’s lethal curse, played through daily-life scenes, teasing, and gradual emotional payoff.

What the manga focuses on

Beyond the initial curse premise, the manga steadily broadens into longer arcs by adding:

• a larger supporting cast (family, servants, witches, and others);
• more context about the curse’s origin/rules and the witches’ motives;
• an extended romance plot about finding a way to be together despite the fatal touch.

How faithful the animated series is to the manga

Overall, the adaptation is largely faithful to the manga: it keeps the main setup, character dynamics (the shy Duke and the bold, playful Alice), and the romance-comedy balance.

• Story fidelity: major beats and relationship progression track the source closely, adjusted to episodic pacing.
• Structure: like the manga, it leans on dialogue-driven slice-of-life chapters; some chapters are typically condensed, reordered, or merged for flow.
• Tone: the same mix of sweetness, teasing humor, and gentle melancholy is preserved, though delivery can feel brisker in episode form.

If you want, I can map seasons to manga volumes/arcs (without discussing production details).