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Josh Grelle, Justin Briner Star in Funimation's Puzzle & Dragons X English Broadcast Dub

FUNimation Entertainment announced its English broadcast dub cast for Puzzle & Dragons X on Monday. The cast, under director Felecia Angelle, includes:

• Josh Grelle as Ace
• Justin Briner as Lance
• Tia Ballard as Devi
• Alexis Tipton as Tamazo
• Dawn M. Bennett as Hal
• Sara Ragsdale as Rena
• Sarah Wiedenheft as Sonia
• Ian Sinclair as Nyudo

Puzzle & Dragons X ties to the Nintendo 3DS puzzle role-playing game, which is slated to ship in Japan on July 28 in two versions: "Kami no Shō" (God Chapter) and "Ryū no Shō" (Dragon Chapter). The anime premiered on July 4 on TV Tokyo, and Funimation is streaming the series with English subtitles as it airs. The first English-dubbed episode will premiere on Tuesday, July 19 at 9:00 a.m. EDT.

Funimation describes the story:

From the Studio Pierrot, that brought you Kingdom and Tokyo Ghoul comes a series based off of the hit game Puzzle & Dragons. Dorogoza Island is rich in “Drop Energy” that players can use on friendly monsters. Once strong enough, they can face enemies in puzzle wars. Winners reap rewards, but what happens to the losers? Only the brave can take on these monstrous challenges!