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Funimation Adds Black Butler II Video Anime Bonuses

posted on 2011-08-22 20:00 EDT by Crystalyn Hodgkins

N. American distributor also confirms 2nd season's new castmembers

The North American anime distributor Funimation confirmed on its blog on Monday that it has the rights to the five original video anime (OVA) bonus extras for Black Butler II:

OVA 01 (Wonderland Part 01 and 02)
OVA 02 (Welcome to the Phantomhives)
OVA 03 (Making Of)
OVA 04 (The Intention of Spider)
OVA 05 (The Story of Will the Reaper)

Funimation will release Black Butler II and the five OVAs on DVD in 2012. Funimation also announced three dub cast members for Black Butler II: Jason Douglas will play Claude Faustus, Luci Christian will play Alois Trancy, and Caitlin Glass will play Hanna Annafellows. Funimation had already announced that it licensed the Black Butler II anime series when it premiered in Japan last July.

Image © Yana Toboso /Square Enix , Kuroshitsuji II Production Company, MBS

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