FUNimation Announces English Dub Cast of Black Butler

Flower Mound, Texas – July 30, 2010 -- FUNimation® Entertainment has announced the English cast of the supernatural anime Black Butler.

The cast:

CIEL = Brina Palencia

SEBASTIAN = J. Michael Tatum

ABBERLINE = Jonathan Brooks

AGNI = Patrick Seitz

ANGELA = Colleen Clinkenbeard

ASHE = Chuck Huber

BARDROY = Ian Sinclair

CORRARO = Bruce DuBose

DROSSEL = Sonny Strait

DRUIT = Todd Haberkorn

ELIZABETH = Cherami Leigh

FINNIAN = Jason Liebrecht

GRELL = Daniel Fredrick

HAROLD = Newton Pittman

LAU = Jerry Jewell

MATILDA = Leah Clark

MEI LIN = Monica Rial

MR. TANAKA = R. Bruce Elliot

PAULA = Jessica Cavanagh

PLUTO = Z. Charles Bolton

RACHEL = Brina Palencia

RANDALL = John Gremillion

SOMA = Chris Ayres

UNDERTAKER = John Swayze

VINCENT = Robert McCollum

The ADR director is Ian Sinclair.

About Black Butler

Produced by A-1 Pictures, “Black Butler” was released in 2008 in Japan. Based on the manga written and illustrated by Yana Toboso, the anime of the same name is directed by Toshiya Shinohara. The series follows the story of the 12 year old head of a noble family, Ciel Phantomhive, and his demon butler Sebastian.

For more information about the series, please visit http://www.funimation.com/blackbutler.

FUNimation Entertainment will begin releasing the 24-episode series in early 2011.