What, you thought the only thing FUNimation was doing today at ACEN was announcing hot new licenses? Well, they also paraded out some new voice acting casts for the dubs of their upcoming titles. Casshern Sins, Corpse Princess and Eden of the East were all brought out.

I hate to break it to you guys, but our favorite voice actor, Vic McFlurry, is not amongst any of the voice actors mentioned in these three shows.

I'm sorry that I just ruined your day. But at least we have release dates: Eden of the East on September 28th, Casshern Sins in August and Corpse Princess on September 14th.

While you're grieving, check out the cast lists after the jump. A lot of the names don't sound overly familiar to me, so I'm looking forward to checking this out.

As part of their "dominate the market" strategy, FUNimation has announced six new licenses at Anime Central this year: Chaos;HEad, Rideback, Heaven's Lost Property (Sora no Otoshimono), Rosario to Vampire (and season 2), Chrome Shelled Regios and Gun x Sword, a Geneon rescue.

That's quite a load they've managed to pick up, and a nice variety. They've got their ever-popular fanservice base shored up with Sora no Otoshimono and Rosario to Vampire, both of which will see DVD releases in 2011. Gun x Sword and Chrome Shelled Regios will see a release late 2010, while the others will hit sometime in 2011. Meanwhile, Rideback is one of the titles I've seen Madhouse pimping since Otakon of last year, and it looks good -- it's at the top of my "do want" list, for sure.

I'm curious as to how well they're expecting Gun x Sword to do. While I enjoyed the show, as much as I watched of it, I didn't recall it being a spectacular property that will turn much profit. But I suppose having any sort of profit from the title means it's worth it, and might serve you well later on.

We've got the full press release after the jump, flush with descriptions of all these shows. Hive mind of readers, let us know what we should be excited for. We want to hear your picks.

As much as we'd love to be spending our bright and cheery spring weekend in Chicago, instead we're scattered to the winds. But, we've been making friends with the folks over at 91.8 the Fan, who are covering the event all weekend long. So if you're sitting by the computer, be sure to tune into their broadcast for the play-by-play of what's going on at Anime Central.

Which, by the way, brings me to another note: in the future, you should start hearing the cast at Japanator AM causing a ruckus over at 91.8 the Fan. They've got 24 hours worth of content to fill every day, and we're doing our part to help out. They're a fun bunch, and so expect to be hearing more from the two of us soon.

Did you like the Gundam Experience panel that Len posted about? Of course you did. It's Gundam, after all. I've only recently been a convert to the franchise, after Dynasty Warriors Gundam, along with rewatching Gundam Wing, and finally experiencing G Gundam for the first time. Not the finest points from which to enter into it, but I'm still enjoying it all the same.

And so here's the sister panel to the one Len posted: this time, focusing on all the goings on of the world of Universal Century. Now you can finally have the full Gundam Experience on your hands. I think you had best watch the videos over the course of two days, just like the panels were, lest your hands start glowing with an awesome power. It's hell to try and eat food with a shining finger.

The Gundam Experience is perhaps my favorite panel at any convention. It’s like a walk through the gardens of Gundam, smelling each Gundam flower along the way. But let’s be honest here, not many of you have the opportunity to attend a convention that might feature this panel. However, this is not true anymore! This latest Gundam Experience that took place at Anime Central this year was actually recorded, and uploaded onto youtube!

The Gundam Experience happened over two glorious days, the one I have to show you is the alternative universe panel, which showcases everything that isn’t the Universal Century. It isn’t the best of quality, and the sound isn’t the most clearest you will ever hear, but it gets the job done. If you want to get just a very small taste of what the real Gundam Experience is like, then check it all out after the jump.

Of course, the panel that I decide not to go to, the Media Blasters’ industry panel, is the only one with an important announcement; just my luck. Anyways, otaku freedom fighter Nebs did go to the panel, and told the world that Media Blasters is planning to bring back Moribito – Guardian of the Spirit back on Adult Swim. Finally you will be able to see the last ten episodes of this series, but not before watching the entire thing all over again.

This will happen in late July, 25th if Nebs memory is correct. This is great and everything, but is it too late? Have you guys and girls moved on to bigger and better things in your life already? This might be the case, but you really should just sit down and watch it all. It’s a nice story, and the final battle reminds me of Starship Troopers, which is never a bad thing.

Take a look at one of the awesome fight scenes from this anime after the jump.

I might be a little biased here, but I believe The Gundam Experience is the best panel inside the hallowed halls of Anime Central; and perhaps any other con out there in the world. Yes, The Gundam Experience is available at other cons as well, like Otakon for example, but it was different this time; a little bit more magical, I mean a little bit more Newtype.

This is one of the most highly attended panels at ACEN for over the past 5 years. The reason why it’s so popular is not only because everyone loves Gundam, but because of the way it is presented. This isn’t your average panel where everyone just shouts out their favorite pairing until the panel host recognizes their existence (Char X Master Asia!!), but something like a cross between a college lecture, and a Gundam party. Read the rest of my love letter after the jump.

Convention cosplay, is there anything better than it in the world? Well, besides porn cosplay, wedding cosplay, honeymoon cosplay, surprise God Len cosplay, pin-up cosplay, kickboxing cosplay, animal cosplay, and Thanksgiving day cosplay, no there isn’t anything better. Cosplay at Anime Central this year was actually pretty good. Unlike last year, this year wasn’t inundated with crossplay, which is always a good thing.

Naruto cosplay was out in force this year, along with Bleach and FMA. New to the cosplay scene was Soul Eater, and there were a lot of them this year. I can’t complain, Soul Eater cosplay is usually really good, and most of the people who cosplay them are girls. Take a look at my journey through the Anime Central cosplay in the gallery below.