So between 7am and 4pm today I received 11 press releases from Funimation. 3 were for English dub cast announcements, 4 series licenses, 3 movie announcements and 1 each for their new prepaid debit cards and social networking site. And as much as I would have loved to have just condensed them all down into one post have a couple of attempts have forced me to concede that it can’t be done without driving everyone (including myself) mad. Thus I am now splitting these up as best I can and turning it into a series of posts. First up are three new dub casts as revealed this morning for Black Butler (Kutoshitsuji), Oh Edo Rocket and Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ :

Starting with Black Butler the cast lists as

ADR Director: Ian Sinclair

CIEL                          = Brina Palencia
SEBASTIAN               = J. Michael Tatum
ABBERLINE               = Jonathan Brooks
AGNI                          = Patrick Seitz
ANGELA                     = Colleen Clinkenbeard
ASHE                          = Chuck Huber
BARDROY                 = Ian Sinclair
CORRARO                 = Bruce DuBose
DROSSEL                  = Sonny Strait
DRUIT                         = Todd Haberkorn
ELIZABETH                = Cherami Leigh
FINNIAN                     = Jason Liebrecht
GRELL                        = Daniel Fredrick
HAROLD                    = Newton Pittman
LAU                             = Jerry Jewell
MATILDA                    = Leah Clark
MEI LIN                       = Monica Rial
MR. TANAKA             = R. Bruce Elliot
PAULA                        = Jessica Cavanagh
PLUTO                        = Z. Charles Bolton
RACHEL                     = Brina Palencia
RANDALL                   = John Gremillion
SOMA                         = Chris Ayres
UNDERTAKER          = John Swayze
VINCENT                    = Robert McCollum

If gothic masters and servants isn’t your cup of tea, Oh Edo Rocket is shaping up to be an interesting historical comedy itself with the cast as follows

ADR Director: Tyler Walker

AKAI                             = Chuck Huber
ANKLES                       = Mike McFarland
ARMS                           = Jeremy Inman
BLUE GIRL                   = Colleen Clinkenbeard
EARS                           = Anthony Bowling
EYES                           =  J. Paul Slavens
GENZO                         = Chris Cason
GENZO’S MOTHER       = Melinda Wood Allen
GINJIRO                       = Jonathan Brooks
HEELS                        = Newton Pittman
KNEES                        = Justin Cook
OISE                            = Stephanie Young
OLD MAN                     = Steve Powell
ONUI                            = Tia Ballard
ORIKU                         = Trina Nishimura
ROKUBE                      = Sonny Strait
ROKUBE’S WIFE          = Laurie Steele
SANTA                         = Charlie Campbell (Note: I’ve never seen this series but Santa???)
SEIKICHI                       = Greg Ayres
SHINZA                        = Sean Michael Teague
SHUNPEI                      = Cherami Leigh
SORA                           = Brina Palencia
TENHO                         = Leah Clark
TENTEN                        = J. Michael Tatum
TETSUJU                      = Vic Mignogna
TORII                            = R Bruce Elliott
TOYAMA                      = Ian Sinclair

Finally, if you’re not into gothic masters and servants or historical comedy… damn you’re hard to please. How about a twisted Bee Train action series filled with guns and assassins like Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~?

ABEL: Mike McFarland
ANTON: Eric Vale
CAL: Brittney Karbowski
CARLO: Ian Sinclair
CLAUDIA: Colleen Clinkenbeard
DUKE: Maxey Whitehead
EIN: Lindsay Seidel
GODO: Phil Parsons
HIRONO: Megan Miller
JUDY: Ginneh Thomas
LIZZIE: Shay Moore
MCGWIRE: J. Michael Tatum
MIO: Leah Clark
MOTEGI: Todd Haberkorn
RANDY: Christopher R. Sabat
REIJI: Newton Pittman
RICHARD: Robert McCollum
SANAE: Jamie Marchi
SCYTHE: Kent Williams
SHIGA: Christopher Bevins
TONY: Mark Stoddard
WALLACE; Bryan Massey
WISEMEL: Rick Keeling
XU: Jerry Jewell

So that takes care of the first three announcements of the day (full press releases are below the cut if you want to take a look). Next up, Funimation talks social networking and buying stuff.

FUNimation Entertainment Announces English Dub Cast of Black Butler

Flower Mound, Texas – July 30, 2010 — FUNimation^® Entertainment has announced the English cast of the supernatural anime “Black Butler.”

The cast:

CIEL                          = Brina Palencia

SEBASTIAN               = J. Michael Tatum

ABBERLINE               = Jonathan Brooks

AGNI                          = Patrick Seitz

ANGELA                     = Colleen Clinkenbeard

ASHE                          = Chuck Huber

BARDROY                 = Ian Sinclair

CORRARO                 = Bruce DuBose

DROSSEL                  = Sonny Strait

DRUIT                         = Todd Haberkorn

ELIZABETH                = Cherami Leigh

FINNIAN                     = Jason Liebrecht

GRELL                        = Daniel Fredrick

HAROLD                    = Newton Pittman

LAU                             = Jerry Jewell

MATILDA                    = Leah Clark

MEI LIN                       = Monica Rial

MR. TANAKA             = R. Bruce Elliot

PAULA                        = Jessica Cavanagh

PLUTO                        = Z. Charles Bolton

RACHEL                     = Brina Palencia

RANDALL                   = John Gremillion

SOMA                         = Chris Ayres

UNDERTAKER          = John Swayze

VINCENT                    = Robert McCollum

The ADR director is Ian Sinclair.

About Black Butler

Produced by A-1 Pictures, “Black Butler” was released in 2008 in Japan.  Based on the manga written and illustrated by Yana Toboso, the anime of the same name is directed by Toshiya Shinohara. The series follows the story of the 12 year old head of a noble family, Ciel Phantomhive, and his demon butler Sebastian.

For more information about the series, please visit http://www.funimation.com/blackbutler.

FUNimation Entertainment will begin releasing the 24-episode series in early 2011.

FUNimation Entertainment Announces English Dub Cast of Oh! Edo Rocket

Flower Mound, Texas – July 30, 2010 — FUNimation^® Entertainment has announced the English cast of the 26-episode animated series “Oh! Edo Rocket.”

The cast:

AKAI                             = Chuck Huber

ANKLES                       = Mike McFarland

ARMS                           = Jeremy Inman

BLUE GIRL                   = Colleen Clinkenbeard

EARS                           = Anthony Bowling

EYES                           =  J. Paul Slavens

GENZO                         = Chris Cason

GENZO’S MOTHER       = Melinda Wood Allen

GINJIRO                       = Jonathan Brooks

HEELS                        = Newton Pittman

KNEES                        = Justin Cook

OISE                            = Stephanie Young

OLD MAN                     = Steve Powell

ONUI                            = Tia Ballard

ORIKU                         = Trina Nishimura

ROKUBE                      = Sonny Strait

ROKUBE’S WIFE          = Laurie Steele

SANTA                         = Charlie Campbell

SEIKICHI                       = Greg Ayres

SHINZA                        = Sean Michael Teague

SHUNPEI                      = Cherami Leigh

SORA                           = Brina Palencia

TENHO                         = Leah Clark

TENTEN                        = J. Michael Tatum

TETSUJU                      = Vic Mignogna

TORII                            = R Bruce Elliott

TOYAMA                      = Ian Sinclair

The ADR director is Tyler Walker.

About Oh! Edo Rocket

In this comedy set in1842, government reforms have banned all luxuries, including plays, inventions, and fireworks. Despite the political climate, Seikichi, a young fireworks maker, dreams of making a huge firework the likes of which have never been seen. Unfortunately, every time he fires a test rocket the government officials try to track him down. One day, a beautiful, mysterious girl appears before Seikichi and asks him to build a rocket that can reach the moon.

FUNimation Entertainment will release the complete series on DVD this fall.

FUNimation Entertainment Announces English Dub Cast of

Phantom ~ Requiem for the Phantom

Flower Mound, Texas – July 30, 2010 — FUNimation^® Entertainment has announced the English cast of the anime series “Phantom ~ Requiem for the Phantom.”

The cast:

ABEL

Mike McFarland

ANTON

Eric Vale

CAL

Brittney Karbowski

CARLO

Ian Sinclair

CLAUDIA

Colleen Clinkenbeard

DUKE

Maxey Whitehead

EIN

Lindsay Seidel

GODO

Phil Parsons

HIRONO

Megan Miller

JUDY

Ginneh Thomas

LIZZIE

Shay Moore

MCGWIRE

J. Michael Tatum

MIO

Leah Clark

MOTEGI

Todd Haberkorn

RANDY

Christopher R. Sabat

REIJI

Newton Pittman

RICHARD

Robert McCollum

SANAE

Jamie Marchi

SCYTHE

Kent Williams

SHIGA

Christopher Bevins

TONY

Mark Stoddard

WALLACE

Bryan Massey

WISEMEL

Rick Keeling

XU

Jerry Jewell

About Phantom ~ Requiem for the Phantom

The suspense-filled thriller centers around a mysterious organization called Inferno and its “Phantom,” the organization’s most elite assassin. This assassin’s true identity is compromised by an unwitting witness. Witnesses are usually killed but this witness is brainwashed into become Inferno’s newest assassin and enters a world of intrigue and violence.

FUNimation will release the series on DVD in early 2011.