I didn't have a problem with Iris or Iskandar. As for what you said about Rin…
Dem's fightin' words. But everyone agrees with you, so I'll lose.
Rachel Alucard's VAs… love 'em. The only time Rin ever doesn't sound quite right IMO is during the latter part of her summoning, and then she meets Archer and sounds perfect. His new voice is also a lot more fitting than Liam O'Brian.
But I just live for the moments when Rin puts on airs and drawls her line, and sounds exactly like Rachel.
Shirou's voice was good at some points, and sounded strange in others. It fit for his PTSD and for his combat scenes. But some of his more domestic lines sounded really forced.
He could still do his Kyon voice for someone. Young Gilgamesh, maybe? Without the credits, you could never tell Kyon and Kotomine were voiced by the same guy.
I wish that were true. But they don't. They want the same people to fill the same roles over and over again. Remember how Kojiriu's VA used to be the main character in everything? Now it's a different guy, but he's still always the lead. Funimation's social structure is more like that of a high school with really bitchy students. I'm honestly shocked that Aaron Dismuke was even allowed back inside after his voice cracked and he couldn't voice Alphonse Elric anymore.
Agreed. I think that the main reason I like Rin and Gil's dubs so much is because I'm a BlazBlue fan. Mela Lee voices the ever-condescending Rachel Alucard, and David Vincent as Jin is just fantastic. He's far more dramatic as Gil though.
As for who I would go for:
Trina Nishimura as Brynhild. She always does a great job (and yet Funimation never gives her leading roles).
Caitlin Glass as Shiki Ryougi (because she can do a very good tomboyish voice).
Laura Bailey as Carmilla (Don't forget she voiced Lust in FMA).
Luci Christian as Tamamo (She can be adorable and devilish at the same time).
Kent Williams as Vlad Tepes III (Should be fairly self-explanitory if you've heard his voice. His voice just fits those bodies).
Aaron Dismuke as Robin Hood (It'd totally fit. I'd actually prefer Johnny Young Bosch for this role, but the voice he'd use for Robin Hood would be the same voice as a certain child-massacring lunatic.)