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Apr 14, 2014 5:11 AM

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Kaimon said:
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You know what's funny is that it seems that Japanese seiyuus can be forgiven for being miscast but English voice actors get miscast and all of a sudden the street doesn't go both ways lol.


I've seen more people accept Nasako Nozawa's Bardock than I have Colleen Clickenbeard's Gohan.
LOL I have never seen that. It does seem probable though because people generally like Z more than Kai.
Apr 14, 2014 5:16 AM

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Soul and Maka from Soul Eater. I've gotten used to their voices now, but it still bothers how they don't match the characters at all.
Apr 14, 2014 5:20 AM
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yhunata said:
Soul and Maka from Soul Eater. I've gotten used to their voices now, but it still bothers how they don't match the characters at all.

What voices? The English ones? I thought they fit wonderfully!

Soul sounds like what he is: A cool tough guy with a heart.
Maka meanwhile is a smart tough fighter with a good head on her shoulders. I think her voice fits that too.
Kaimon said:
Champloo_Remix said:


You know what's funny is that it seems that Japanese seiyuus can be forgiven for being miscast but English voice actors get miscast and all of a sudden the street doesn't go both ways lol.


I've seen more people accept Nasako Nozawa's Bardock than I have Colleen Clickenbeard's Gohan.

How many people do you see accept Goku's seiyuu in DBZ?
Apr 14, 2014 5:22 AM

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Battlechili1 said:
yhunata said:
Soul and Maka from Soul Eater. I've gotten used to their voices now, but it still bothers how they don't match the characters at all.

What voices? The English ones? I thought they fit wonderfully!

Soul sounds like what he is: A cool tough guy with a heart.
Maka meanwhile is a smart tough fighter with a good head on her shoulders. I think her voice fits that too.


SolviteSekai said:
For obvious reason's lets keep this subs only
Apr 14, 2014 5:25 AM

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Battlechili1 said:
yhunata said:
Soul and Maka from Soul Eater. I've gotten used to their voices now, but it still bothers how they don't match the characters at all.

What voices? The English ones? I thought they fit wonderfully!

Soul sounds like what he is: A cool tough guy with a heart.
Maka meanwhile is a smart tough fighter with a good head on her shoulders. I think her voice fits that too.
Kaimon said:
Champloo_Remix said:


You know what's funny is that it seems that Japanese seiyuus can be forgiven for being miscast but English voice actors get miscast and all of a sudden the street doesn't go both ways lol.


I've seen more people accept Nasako Nozawa's Bardock than I have Colleen Clickenbeard's Gohan.

How many people do you see accept Goku's seiyuu in DBZ?
The Japanese fans really like Nozawa only mainly western fans don't like her voice as Goku.
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yhunata said:
Battlechili1 said:
yhunata said:
Soul and Maka from Soul Eater. I've gotten used to their voices now, but it still bothers how they don't match the characters at all.

What voices? The English ones? I thought they fit wonderfully!

Soul sounds like what he is: A cool tough guy with a heart.
Maka meanwhile is a smart tough fighter with a good head on her shoulders. I think her voice fits that too.


SolviteSekai said:
For obvious reason's lets keep this subs only

I don't quite think its obvious, but whatever.
Well now I've got to check this show out in Japanese.
I'll be interesting to hear what it sounds like. I do hope they didn't mess up that bad with the casting as you say they did.
Apr 14, 2014 9:15 AM
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Rance-sama said:
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The voice acting in Mekaku City Actors didn't match the image I had in mind


I know the feeling! The monogatari anime was the same way!


I tilted my head when reading that, thinking my brain somehow managed to mix up the entire sentence in a very skewed manner.

Guess it didn't :O....


OT: I can count all the English dubs I actually think are above average/good/great without even using the full capacity of the fingers on my right hand...

As for Japanese voice actors there are a few I have a dislike for, but usually not for their performances, but rather for their voices. IMO there are very few Japanese VAs that are actually bad at voice acting, the majority are world class, no doubt.

There's only two performances where I have actually really hated the performances; Yuzuyu's VA from Aishiteruze Baby and Aoi's VA from Myself;Yourself. I actually stopped watching Myself;Yourself because I couldn't stand the voice actress out-of-this world high pitched voice and annoying speech.

In Aishiteruze Baby the voice actress felt... plain. Like she was reading a script, rather than acting. It's pretty much the same impression I get with 9/10 EngDubs. They shouldn't be reading, they should be acting. And to top it off I didn't think that her voice fit the character as a whole, nor the character's age.
Apr 14, 2014 9:23 AM

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Myself; Yourself anime the girl with glasses. Her voice ... oh fck

Apr 14, 2014 9:31 AM

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Reverb_Shock said:
Kenshin's Japanese voice is an abomination. I'm forced to watch the English dub because of it, and I hate most English dubs..

Just because it's not some super-manly voice? Pah!
It fits the character well, and despite what some may say, it still sounds like a man's voice to me.
I watched the dub first, back when it aired on Toonami, and have recently went back and started re-watching the show from the beginning, this time in Japanese.
Only three episodes in, and I can declare that Kenshin's Japanese seiyuu is much better than his English counterpart.
The English dub has SO many problems with line delivery. Everybody's flatter than a pancake, Kenshin's voice actor included.

Battlechili1 said:
How many people do you see accept Goku's seiyuu in DBZ?

Not many, unfortunately. I like Sean Schemmel, he does a fine job... but he really paints Goku as almost an entirely different character than Toriyama originally intended.
Like many others, I grew up watching the dub of DBZ on Toonami... however, I've recently really come to appreciate Masako Nozawa's performance, and think she does a much better job of capturing Goku's character, overall.
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Apr 14, 2014 9:35 AM

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the chick who plays chara soon in gundam zz is so unbelievably bad, and im talking about the japanese actress, seriously she is worse than even dubs form the 1980's. Its no wonder her va is not on mal

Immahnoob said:
Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit,

tokiyashiro said:

Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me

Apr 16, 2014 12:09 AM

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Hmmm, difficult to pinpoint any specific example because if there is the smallest indication of bad voice acting (I only ever watch sub) I stop watching that anime. Bad habit but I put much of my opinion of an anime into the quality of the voice acting.
Apr 16, 2014 2:30 AM

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winner from karinu: chibi vampire dubbed voice.. was actually so bad it was hilarious! and made me raise its score because i was laughing so much!
Apr 21, 2014 11:02 AM

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Minori Chihara in Tenjou Tenge - I mean, she is a TERRIBLE seiyuu, but in this show she was absolutely the worst.
Then there was Miwa Oshiro who voiced Chiharu in Eiken, but hey, she's a gravure model, not a seiyuu, so I'm not that mad.
Apr 21, 2014 11:03 AM
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Kugimiya Rie's voice makes me want to punch something
Apr 21, 2014 11:04 AM

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JD2411 said:
Kugimiya Rie's voice makes me want to punch something


Forgot about her.
She's awful, especially while voicing loli tsunderes.
Apr 21, 2014 11:12 AM

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One dude voiced every male main character in Aoi Bungaku. He wasn't bad at all but for some characters his voice was so unfitting it was distracting.
Apr 21, 2014 11:25 AM

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Kanda Sorata from Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo....
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Apr 21, 2014 11:48 AM

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soundscape said:
Kanda Sorata from Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo....

Certainly one of the most annoying ones..
Apr 21, 2014 11:55 AM

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Did anyone mention Cipher yet?
Apr 21, 2014 12:09 PM

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Liam O'Brien in Monster.
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And the best part is that no one can prove it wrong
The best part is that you somehow actually exist.
Apr 21, 2014 12:10 PM
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The Wonder Momo girl.
and this person: http://myanimelist.net/people/25435/Rui_Tanabe
Apr 21, 2014 10:19 PM

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keysdad said:
Liam O'Brien in Monster.
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Apr 22, 2014 1:22 AM

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parfaited said:
The Wonder Momo girl.
and this person: http://myanimelist.net/people/25435/Rui_Tanabe


Nanana isn't that bad.
Apr 22, 2014 2:02 AM
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Apr 22, 2014 4:16 AM

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Hasome Tatsuya in Shikabane Hime. I don't know how he got the lead role >__>
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness."

"May those who defy their fate be granted glory."
Apr 22, 2014 8:52 AM

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Chibiusa's seiyuu, most annoying voice in the world. Same with Shirou Emiya from F/SN. Dunno why, I really like his seiyuu not counting this one performance, huuh.

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Komari voice from LB! That high pitch voice is anoying.

Also this. Not the worse but very very bad.
Apr 22, 2014 10:08 AM

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Jewell Jerry who does voices in Shiki and Haganai, and some other things.
Apr 22, 2014 8:21 PM

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Greg Ayres has a great voice. Fuck you guys.

I say, the 3 girls in Date A Live that have no connection to the plot, and one says one line the whole show.


Yeah comedy has no place in serious anime like Date A Live

That shit aint comedy
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parfaited said:
The Wonder Momo girl.
and this person: http://myanimelist.net/people/25435/Rui_Tanabe


I'd love to rub my dick on that nose.
May 2, 2014 1:52 AM
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Greg Ayres - Hands down the most irritating, annoying and hair pulling voice out there!!!
I used to find it irritating, but it was tolerable. Then i heard him in Dead Man Wonderland, and for some reason his voice there was awful, hurt my ears. I just couldn't watch. Ever since then i hear him in virtually EVERY anime out there, and I just hate him more and more because he ruins an anime. He makes a painfully irritating sound with his voice, its very cracky, and sounds distorted and to add to that its childish. He needs to speak properly, seriously, why does he keep doing that, can't he speak normal, maturely? I feel he puts too much emotion into his voice, and the way he expresses words is too high.
It is far too common too, i can't stand it anymore, I hope they stop giving him important roles especially in high rated animes.

His dental problem was a sign that he needs to stop voicing. I don't mean to be mean, but its just frustrating when you start a new anime, and then his voice shows up. Its instantly distinguishable from the rest. It doesn't sound calming or soothing at all.

There are other voices that can be irritating, but its possible to deafen it out. Just not greg.
May 2, 2014 1:55 AM
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For me the only japanese VA that i simply couldnt stand was the original DBZ VA's. Just felt so wrong lol.

Also, most of One Peice's VAs. Again perhaps cause it couldnt reconcile it to my expectations from reading the manga, all the voices just felt wrong to me
May 2, 2014 1:56 AM

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FGAU1912 said:
why


You never cease to amaze me when you're even able to screw up a one word question.

@ OP - Rin Rin from Koihime Musou is probably one of the rare cases of me hating the hell out of Japanese voice acting. She was so obnoxiously loud and sounded like a poor man's Rie Kugimiya.
May 21, 2014 8:43 AM
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For me the only japanese VA that i simply couldnt stand was the original DBZ VA's. Just felt so wrong lol.

Also, most of One Peice's VAs. Again perhaps cause it couldnt reconcile it to my expectations from reading the manga, all the voices just felt wrong to me
I'd have to agree on the DBZ VA. Just couldn't wrap my head around Goku's voice or most of the other cast for that matter. It's one of the reasons I prefer the dub.

Also, I don't remember the name but when I watch the dub of Slayers and Inuyasha there's this old guy's voice that sounds like nails on a chalkboard.

In Slayers it was some random old dude and in Inuyasha it was Ayame's grandfather. I really can't stand that kind of voice.
May 21, 2014 8:50 AM
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Surprisingly a Fan dub of Summer wars was dubbed pretty well, only downside was due to the equipment for the recording of the voices. as some time it would be to quiet.
May 21, 2014 10:15 AM
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I literally can not watch the Japanese dub for Dragonball Z. I know its cause im used to the dub but gokus voice (and many others) are to high pitched and make my ears bleed during the fights!
May 21, 2014 10:39 AM

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For me, the guys that voice Kotomine Kirei and Lelouch. They have a good voice but every character they do just sound the same.
May 21, 2014 10:59 AM
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The_Deadly_Tikka said:
I literally can not watch the Japanese dub for Dragonball Z. I know its cause im used to the dub but gokus voice (and many others) are to high pitched and make my ears bleed during the fights!

you lack good tatse
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FGAU1912 said:
The_Deadly_Tikka said:
I literally can not watch the Japanese dub for Dragonball Z. I know its cause im used to the dub but gokus voice (and many others) are to high pitched and make my ears bleed during the fights!

you lack good tatse


I'm usually not bothered by VA, but Goku's Japanese dub doesn't feel right for me.
May 21, 2014 11:47 AM

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I don't even have to listen to them all to know the answer is 1980's english dubs.
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grandy_UiD said:
One dude voiced every male main character in Aoi Bungaku. He wasn't bad at all but for some characters his voice was so unfitting it was distracting.

shigemaru sounded like a wimp which made an already awkward story even worse. i kinda thought that he should have had a rough and deep sounding voice

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Kanda Sorata from Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo....


sorata should've been voiced by a va whose screaming sounds decent
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A man who is suffering from constipation.

Komari's Japanese voice its probably the 2 second worst voice I ever heard, but Tomoko's for Aoi from Myself;Yourself is probably the most annoying in existence.
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD"
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I think Kanede Tomoko's voice of Aoi Oribe in Myself Yourself was pretty hard to stand. Because when she spoke it was like scratching a chalk board.
May 22, 2014 12:10 PM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR9vnrlsQ3c

Didn't really look around in this topic, might be posted already

Enjoy this.

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May 22, 2014 12:11 PM

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Naruto and FT dubs
Ha. Ha. HA. HA. HA. HA. HA. HA.
I'm laughing because you got hurt.
May 22, 2014 12:13 PM

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TobiOrNotTobi said:
Naruto dubs


Dude, have you heard the FT dubs? They make Naruto dubs sound decent.
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yhunata said:
TobiOrNotTobi said:
Naruto and FT dubs


Dude, have you heard the FT dubs? They make Naruto dubs sound decent.


I fixed it.
Ha. Ha. HA. HA. HA. HA. HA. HA.
I'm laughing because you got hurt.
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TobiOrNotTobi said:
yhunata said:
TobiOrNotTobi said:
Naruto and FT dubs


Dude, have you heard the FT dubs? They make Naruto dubs sound decent.


I fixed it.


Fuck, didn't see that. Okay then, have you heard the OP 4Kids dub?
May 22, 2014 12:20 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtzlKJ1dObU

it is so bad that it is hilarious. unbelievable that anybody gave his OK for that. not only the voice doesn't match the lip movement but also the voice doesn't fit at all.
May 22, 2014 3:43 PM

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Anything made by 4Kids.
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Anything made by 4Kids.


say sorry to Kirby and Pokemon >:U
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