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Crunchyroll Adds English-Dubbed Episodes of Gintama

dub on Wednesday. An additional 12 episodes will be added every Wednesday in February.

The cast includes:

• Michael Daingerfield as Gintoki Sakata
• Cole Howard as Shinpachi Shimura
• Jocelyne Loewen as Kagura
• Janyse Jaud as Tae Shimura
• Matt Ellis as Kotaro Katsura
• Michael Adamthwaite as Toshiro Hijikata
• Vincent Tong as Sogo Okita
• Jason Simpson as Isao Kondo
• Adrian Petriw as Sagaru Yamazaki
• Marlie Collins as Tsukuyo
• Andrew Francis as Tatsuma Sakamoto
• Chantal Strand as Tama
• Advah Soudak as Yagyu Kyubei

Crunchyroll announced in September that Funimation will handle Crunchyroll's home video distribution, though the companies have not confirmed whether or not Funimation will release Gintama.

The first anime series premiered in 2006 and continued (with several extended streamed the series with English subtitles as it aired in Japan.

A new Gintama anime premiered in January, and Crunchyroll is slated to open in July.

Viz Media published the first 23 volumes in English.

Thanks to Rukiia for the news tip.