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Funimation Posts More Ouran, Romeo X Juliet Episodes (Updated)

The North American anime distributor Funimation has announced that it has added more English-subtitled episodes to its online video service. Those new offerings include Ouran High School Host Club, the first 19 episodes of Gonzo's Romeo X Juliet (pictured at right), the newest episodes of Shikabane Hime from Japan, Gad Guard, and Ghost Hunt. Some of these episodes have download-to-own options. Funimation also added English-dubbed episodes of Ah! My Goddess season 2, Full Metal Panic!, and the computer-animated Vexille film.

In a separate announcement, Funimation revealed the director and cast for its English dubbing of Romeo X Juliet:

Line Producer: Christopher Bevins
ADR Directors: J. Michael Tatum and R Bruce Elliott (in his Funimation directing debut)
Script Adaptations: Taliesin Jaffe (and team)

Romeo: Chris Burnett
Juliet: Brina Palencia
Antonio: Maxey Whitehead
Cordelia: Colleen Clinkenbeard
Benvolio: Sean Michael Teague
Conrad: R Bruce Elliott
Francisco: Eric Vale
Curio: Robert McCollum
Mercutio: Christopher Bevins
Amelia: Larissa Wolcott
William: J. Michael Tatum
Hermione: Carrie Savage
Tybalt: Mike McFarland
Lord Montague: Sean Hennigan

The Romeo X Juliet DVDs will ship in two season sets this spring and summer.

Image © 2007 GONZO/CBC•GDH•SPWT 

Update: Many of these new episodes will get posted at the end of the week. Thanks, Ian K.