| Watch Baccano dub, it won't feel out of character at all. |
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| To be honest i couldn't distinguish the difference between Western characters and Asian characters unless it specifically says where they are from. Unless it looks like Brock in pokemon then yes it feels weird. It also feels out of place even if they are speaking maybe German or French in Japan besides only feel normal if they are speaking Japanese because to us anime is a Japanese speaking world is it not? |
I_Am_DrunkJul 23, 2014 12:30 AM
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| Because so many shows take German Empire aesthetics and society and transplant them into whatever genre (mostly sci fi), I've just started to assume the Germans spoke Japanese during that era. Monster is the only time I can remember noticing the language dissonance, since they comment on Kenzo's nationality like all the time, say they're speaking in different languages (all while speaking Japanese) etc. |
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| It was really weird in Black Lagoon when Balalaika had Rock as her translator when she was talking to that yakuza group in the Japanese dub. Basically, everyone normally speaks Japanese, but only for that scene, Balalaika speaks Engrish which Rock translates to Japanese to the yakuza group. He then translates what they say back into Engrish, but when we get to hear Balalaika's thoughts, she's speaking in Japanese again. |
| Tbh, a lot of anime characters don't look like a specific race, or look too much like a specific race. Lelouch looks more Japanese than sazaku, but apparently lelouch is British and sazaku is Japanese. The only anime where I was able to tell the characters where or where not a specific race was attack on Titan, but that was more because the setting pointed to them being German, and the designs fit that. |
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| It feels weird and dumb really. I just watched Kaze no Tachinu and hearing German characters speak Japanese was just meh. |
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Shocked said: It was really weird in Black Lagoon when Balalaika had Rock as her translator when she was talking to that yakuza group in the Japanese dub. Basically, everyone normally speaks Japanese, but only for that scene, Balalaika speaks Engrish which Rock translates to Japanese to the yakuza group. He then translates what they say back into Engrish, but when we get to hear Balalaika's thoughts, she's speaking in Japanese again. Black Lagoon is one of the rare shows that actually is better to watch english dubbed. Not only is it a good dubbing, but the show itself actually makes more sense as the characters actually have proper accents, and translation scenes are done correctly. On topic though, yes in most shows I typically have no idea if a character is supposed to be western unless it is specifically stated. Usually they give these characters blonde hair or something different, but that unfortunately isn't enough evidence to give away race in anime since it's normal for everyone to have rainbow colors for hair even though they are all supposedly Japanese. And of course all the western characters speak fluent Japanese and all that but that's really just for convenience. |
| I always find it funny when anime's introduce an english speaking person but the VA speaking is obviously Japanese and they end up BUTCHERING the language. It's probably the funniest thing I've seen in Japanese anime so far, even though they can't help it. |
MoeSavage said: I always find it funny when anime's introduce an english speaking person but the VA speaking is obviously Japanese and they end up BUTCHERING the language. It's probably the funniest thing I've seen in Japanese anime so far, even though they can't help it. Yes this. I always find it funny. |
MoeSavage said: I always find it funny when anime's introduce an english speaking person but the VA speaking is obviously Japanese and they end up BUTCHERING the language. It's probably the funniest thing I've seen in Japanese anime so far, even though they can't help it. You should see this in live asian dramas, its had me rolling before. You're introduced to an Asian-American character that has lived in the United States their entire life, but rocks a very thick Korean/Japanese/Chinese accent. Not to mention most of the Caucasian actors cast to play Americans are from Europe, so it sounds very awkward to a native speaker. |
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