During its industry panel at Katsucon this weekend, anime publisher Funimation Entertainment revealed that the wait is almost over for the latest installments of “Black Butler” and “Rage of Bahamut: Genesis,” and with that news, also came the English voice cast announcements.
The third season of “Black Butler” is titled “Book of Circus,” and sees Ciel and his demon butler, Sebastian, infiltrating a traveling circus. It will be available in a standard and limited edition Blu-ray/DVD combo packs, beginning on Apr. 19, 2016. A trailer for season three was also released this weekend, and can be found on Funimation’s YouTube channel.
“Black Butler: Book of Murder” is a two-part OVA, in which a murder takes place at Phantomhive Man. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the “Sherlock Holmes” series, also makes an appearance. Funimation will release the OVA set in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, on May 17, 2016.
The “Black Butler” series is based on the manga from Yana Toboso, currently available in North America from Yen Press. To learn more about the anime, you can visit the official page. The English voice cast for both “Book of Circus” and “Book of Murder” can be found below.
Black Butler: Book of Circus
SEBASTIAN: J. Michael Tatum
CIEL: Brina Palencia
JOKER: Matthew Mercer
BEAST: Tia Ballard
DOLL: Mikaela Krantz
DAGGER: Michael Sinterniklaas
SNAKE: Spike Spencer
PETER: Vic Mignogna
WENDY: Rachel Robinson
JUMBO: Christopher R. Sabat
DOC: Alex Organ
Staff
ADR Director: Ian Sinclair
ADR Engineer: Donald Shults
Black Butler: Book of Murder
SEBASTIAN: J. Michael Tatum
CIEL: Brina Palencia
ARTHUR: Taliesin Axelrod
CHARLES GREY: Clifford Chapin
CHARLES PHIPS: Brandon Potter
GRIMSBY KEANE: Aaron Roberts
CARL WOODLEY: David Wald
IRENE DIAZ: Jamie Marchi
GEORG VON SIEMENS: Tyson Rinehart
PATRICK PHELPS: Brandon McInnis
Staff
ADR Director: Ian Sinclair
ADR Engineer: Donald Shults
Based on the “Rage of Bahamut” mobile card battle game, developed by Cygames, “Rage of Bahamut: Genesis” follows Favaro Leone, a bounty hunter, who after telling some tall tales of his “grand” adventures while drunk, finds himself in an unbreakable contract with a one-winged demoness. To learn more about the series, you can visit the official page.
Funimation will release “Rage of Bahamut: Genesis” in limited and standard edition Blu-ray/DVD combo packs, on Apr. 26, 2016. The English voice cast and staff can be found below.
FAVARO: Ian Sinclair
KAISAR: Chris Rager
AMIRA: Tia Ballard
CERBERUS: Leah Clark
LAVALLEY: Tyson Rinehart
BACCHUS: Brian Mathis
MARTINET: Christopher R. Sabat
AZAZEL: Kent Williams
JEANNE D’ARC: Jād Saxton
RITA: Apphia Yu
BEELZEBUB: Vic Mignogna
HAMSA: Kyle Phillips
CHARIOCE XIII: Barry Yandell
Staff
ADR Director: Sonny Strait
ADR Engineer: Patrick Morphy
Head Writer: John Burgmeier
Script Writer: Jared Hedges
