dub or sub

Which version do you prefer?

Jul 31, 2014 1:59 AM

#21

ItsZant

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Jul 2014

Dub.

"This fucking beer, It's fucking tasty" - Kaiji Itou

Oct 11, 2014 9:20 AM

#22

superseiyan

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Dub due to the hip-hop elements, but they're both good. Champloo is a perfect example of an anime to point out to sub elitists. Champloo and Baccano.
Stuff like the episode with the dueling brothers, or the freestyling dudes is just better in English.

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Nov 14, 2014 4:23 AM

#23

eyerok

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its a bit late now, but I added a third option.

"...our faces marked by toil, by deceptions, by success, by love; our weary eyes looking still, looking always, looking anxiously for something out of life, that while it is expected is already gone – has passed unseen, in a sigh, in a flash – together with the youth, with the strength, with the romance of illusions.” - Joseph Conrad ('Youth')

Jul 22, 2015 7:12 AM

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SovietPsycho

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Honestly, most of the time I prefer subbed by far. Dubbed (in my opinion) usually don't capture the mood of the anime or their voice just doesn't seem right for the character. An example of this would be clannad dubbed / subbed. By far, subbed captures the emotional impacts of the story and the characters themselves. Dubbed is just... oh God stop.

However, there are of course exceptions to this. Basically, the vise versa, and that is samurai champloo. In the first episode I had constantly switched between subbed and dubbed and by FAR, the dubbed easily captures the character, settings, and mood much better than the subbed. For example, the samurai's voice (this is in the first few minutes of the first episode so don't worry no spoiler) when he talked back to his executioner captures his image perfectly. Even the executioner (or whoever he was) sounded very calm and didn't fit the scene in the subbed. Needless to say, in the dubbed I felt the VA captured it fantastically.

Do yourself a favor and don't be a "subbed elitist" and watch this show in dubbed. Please....

Sep 29, 2016 7:56 PM

#25

Queen_Vania

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Jul 2012

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The japanese dub for the samurai guy is so bad, not the afro one

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Feb 7, 2018 4:58 AM

#26

RastaPapaKekan

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Finished the anime in sub and loved it. Rewatching Samurai Champloo in dub and I'm switching back and forth with the sub. I honestly didn't like the dub bc their voices didn't match their personalities. I think Mugen sounded more careless and badass in the sub. And also bc he has the same va as Zoro in the sub it's even more badass hahahaha. But yeah Jin also doesn't sound as calm as he really is in situations. Jin sounds more interested in the dub when he really could not give a f***. There are situations where Jin does deep down care but he still gives off a no f***s vibe. And for Fuu. She just doesn't sound like a 15 year old which she is.

Feb 8, 2018 3:53 PM

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Mentos1

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Jun 2017

I watched dub after that watched the last few episodes in sub because I felt bad for not listening to the Japanese voice actors and dam.. The dub was better! Just watch a few minutes of episode 1 in sub and dub and decide

Feb 26, 2018 12:51 PM

#28

Zoldra0

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Japanese anime, takes place in Japan with Japanese characters.

"if u dont watch it in english dub u are elitist fag hurrdurrdurr"

Mar 30, 2018 1:22 PM

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Dub is really good, however for samurai champloo, it's not really important which one is better or it's not the real issue here. Japanese setting, culture and history are main focus in many episodes and they are the essential themes of the series in general.

You can go with sub or dub for the first run, but I can recommend at least for once samurai champloo should be seen in japanese.

Jun 30, 2021 12:59 PM

#30

Disapeared_Ghost

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both were pretty good.

Jul 2, 2022 6:25 PM

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kushmonatl

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Champloo is one of the few good dubs out there

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