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.
FUNimation® Entertainment today announced the cast and crew for the post-apocalyptic sci-fi anime series "Casshern Sins".
Main Cast:
Braiking Boss - Paul Slavens
Casshern - Eric Vale
Luna - Trina Nishimura
Lyuze - Brina Palencia
Leda - Shelly Calene-Black
Ohji - Jerry Russell
Ringo - Monica Rial
Dio - Jerry Jewell
Dune - Jason Douglas
ADR Director: Jason Grundy
ABOUT CASSHERN SINS
Casshern – a cybernetic assassin with no memory of his past – awakens in a corrosive wasteland where nothing survives for long. A plague known as the Ruin sweeps across this once-vibrant world, reducing everything in its path to rubble and scattering any chance for salvation. Robots and humans alike – or what little remains of them – seek vengeance against Casshern for the life he took and the role he played in their Ruin. A machine built to kill, Casshern murdered the last hope for this world, but now, lost in a future he does not recognize, he will fight to save the dying.
FUNimation Entertainment will release the first season of the series in two 12 episode sets in August 2010.
FUNimation® Entertainment today announced the English dub cast for the 13-episode supernatural anime series “Shikabane Hime” (Corpse Princess).
The main cast:
Keisei Tagami - J. Michael Tatum
Makina Hoshimura - Luci Christian
Ouri Kagami - Aaron Dismuke
Rika Aragami - Cynthia Cranz
Saki Amase - Monica Rial
Takamasa Sōgi - Joel McDonald
Itsuki Yamagami - Cherami Leigh
The line producer is Christopher Bevins and the series is directed by R. Bruce Elliot, Terri Doty and J. Michael Tatum.
Shikabane Hime (Corpse Princess) is a horror-action anime which tells the tale of a girl named Makina Hoshimura who is one of the living dead. If the girl is to ever find peace, she must hunt down and destroy her own kind. Aided by a secret society of monks, Makina’s quest to rid the world of the undead begins.
FUNimation Entertainment will release Corpse Princess Part One: AKA and Corpse Princess Part Two: KURO on DVD September 14, 2010.
FUNimation Entertainment Announces English Dub Cast of
Eden of the East
Flower Mound, Texas – May 15, 2010 -- FUNimation® Entertainment has announced the English cast of the 11-episode original animated series “Eden of the East.”
The main cast:
Akira Takizawa - Jason Liebrecht
Saki Morimi - Leah Clark
Juiz - Stephanie Young
Kuroha Diana Shiratori - Christine Auten
Daiju Mononobe - John Gremillion
Micchon - Stephanie Sheh
Haruo Kasuga - John Burgmeier
Sis - Lydia Mackay
Kazuomi Hirasawa - J. Michael Tatum
Satoshi Osugi - Michael Sinterniklaas
Panties - Newton Pittman
The line producer and ADR director is Mike McFarland.
The series was originally written and directed by acclaimed director Kenji Kamiyama (“Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex”, “Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit”) and produced by Production I.G.
In addition, celebrated manga artist Chica Umino (Honey and Clover) was brought onto the production to create the original character design.
Also, the DVD release of the series will be using the show opening sequence, with original music, as used in Japan in addition to the international version of the show opening.
About Eden of the East
Akira Takizawa wakes up naked outside the White House with no memories. He’s got a gun in one hand, a cell phone in the other, and doesn’t know if he’s a good guy or one of the worst. He doesn’t remember the phone gives him instant access to ten billion yen and a woman who can make his most outlandish requests a reality. He doesn’t recall his connection to the ongoing missile attacks terrorizing the Japanese people. Or the part he played in the sudden disappearance of 20,000 shut-ins. He doesn’t even remember he’s supposed to save Japan and will be murdered if he fails. Whatever it is he’s tangled up in, Takizawa’s definitely in deep – and that’s not even scratching the surface.
FUNimation Entertainment will release the series on DVD and Blu-ray on September 28, 2010.