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Funimation Unveils Blood Blockade Battlefront's English Dub Cast, Video

FUNimation Entertainment unveiled the cast and a preview video for its English Broadcast Dub of Blood Blockade Battlefront on Wednesday. The cast, under ADR Director Mike McFarland, assisstant ADR airector Felecia Angelle, and lead engineer Domonique French, includes:

• Aaron Dismuke as Leonardo Watch 
• Phil Parsons as Klaus Von Reinhartz 
• Trina Nishimura as Chain Sumeragi 
• Ian Sinclair as Zapp Renfro 
• J. Michael Tatum as Steven A. Starphase 
• Francis Henry as Gilbert F. Alstein 
• Monica Rial as Sonic 
• Stephanie Young as K.K. 
• Josh Grelle as Femt 
• Megan Emerich as White 

The English Broadcast Dub will premiere on Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. EDT as part of Funimation's "Dubble Talk" streaming block. The block will also continue to stream the Broadcast Dub of Assassination Classroom at 8:00 p.m. EDT and add Seraph of the End at 8:30 p.m. EDT. Funimation is currently streaming all three shows with English subtitles as they air in Japan.

Dark Horse Comics, North American publisher of the original manga by Yasuhiro Nightow (Trigun), describes the story:

A breach between Earth and the netherworlds has opened up over the city of New York, trapping New Yorkers and creatures from other dimensions in an impenetrable bubble. They've lived together for years, in a world of crazy crime sci-fi sensibilities. Now someone is threatening to sever the bubble, and a group of stylish superhumans is working to keep it from happening.

Rie Matsumoto (Kyousogiga, Heartcatch Precure! Hana no Miyako de Fashion Show…Desu ka!?) is directing the anime at the Studio BONES. Kazunao Furuya (live-action Liar Game, Galileo, S -Saigo no Keikan-) is the scriptwriter, and Toshihiro Kawamoto (Cowboy Bebop, Wolf's Rain, Golden Boy, Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory) is designing the characters. Shinji Kimura (Project A-ko, Steamboy, Tekkonkinkreet) is the art director.

Kōji Sugiura (Hajime no Ippo, Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Last Blitz of Zeon, Gunsmith Cats) is handling creature designs, while Noriyuki Jinguji (Trigun, Hellsing Ultimate, Accel World) is in charge of prop design. Takashi Hashimoto (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Assassination Classroom, One Piece Film Z) is serving as the effects animation director. Taisei Iwasaki ("Kyōshinhei Tokyo ni Arawaru" short, Kanojo wa Uso o Ai Shisugiteru live-action film) is composing the music.