| Monster is probably one of my favorite Anime out there, so much that it was the first item (I think it was...) I added to my list when I joined this site. I have seen both the Dub and Subs and here is what I think for everyone else who is having a hard time deciding. I liked the subs better personally *Note: 'Subs' in the poll refer to the original Japanese VA with English Subs and 'Dubs' refer to the English Dub Reasons why the subs are better than the dub
I have made a poll so other fans could decide as well. I don't want to make this sound like a one-sided argument. |
ConfuciusJul 18, 2011 9:01 AM
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
Onibokusu said: It should be noted that you aren't actually comparing the English subs to the English dub, but in fact the Japanese dub to the English dub. Remember, I can watch something with English subs and the audio muted. I thought about that but then I realize "dub" means replacing the original. |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| Sadly, it's better in Japanese. I blame its recording studio for being a piece of inept trite. |
| Anna and Johan's voice in the dub and sub were basically the same, besides the inherent different sound of each language. Johan sounded just as innocent in the dub to me as he did in the subbed version. Also to Lunge, I actually thought the dubbed voice he had far better fit his character than the deep and gruntled voice of the sub. Both are good, but the dub is a better fit in my book. And finally for Tenma, I thought both expressed the "innate kindness" very well. I still like the dub voice more though, but the sub is good as-well. The subs and dubs for this show are surprisingly on par compared to other shows. |
BlokeTokesJul 23, 2014 4:49 AM
| I have watched up to episode 35 subbed. I showed my mom Monster and she wont watch it unless it's dubbed because she doesn't like reading subtitles. The dub is absolutely cringe-worthy. I'm not the kind of person against dubs or anything. I happen to like the Durarara and Death note dubs very much. Just gosh, they butchered the voices here. Especially Johan's. Johan's voice in the sub is very soft and calm. In the dub he has a louder, annoying voice with arrogance. It just doesn't suite his character in my opinion. |
| The dub has more votes than sub!? |
| I didn't come here to play, I came to win. Now lets play. |
DawningFog said: I have watched up to episode 35 subbed. I showed my mom Monster and she wont watch it unless it's dubbed because she doesn't like reading subtitles. The dub is absolutely cringe-worthy. I'm not the kind of person against dubs or anything. I happen to like the Durarara and Death note dubs very much. Just gosh, they butchered the voices here. Especially Johan's. Johan's voice in the sub is very soft and calm. In the dub he has a louder, annoying voice with arrogance. It just doesn't suite his character in my opinion. Highly disagree..In no shape or form did the dub butcher the voices and apparently we were watching different shows because Silverstein completely captured Johan's character.. Innocent Soft spoken intelligent manipulative and lacking emotion.. The only time his voices raised was in the library reading the book about the two monsters Tenma- Tie... Both the sub and O'Brien did a good job Dieter- Dub Eva- Dub Grimmer- Dub by far Lunge- Dub Anna- Tie The dub was just as good as sub |
TheGrandSage23Oct 21, 2014 9:03 PM
| I watched this series in sub and didn't feel anything during Grimmer's you-know-what scene but I saw it in dub on youtube years later and cried like a baby. Too lazy to rewatch it in dub though. |
| I would love to give the dub a real try. Sadly, I learned from watching the first episode of it after having seen the sub version that they changed the soundtrack to a much less effective/unique one. I'm sorry, but that's a deal-breaker for me. If only the dub didn't change the soundtrack. Ugh, it's infuriating. Is there some version of the dub that DOESN'T have the soundtrack changed which I don't know about? Is that what everyone voting for the dub has seen? |
zacrathedemon5Oct 25, 2014 4:38 PM
| Holy shit, what a tie! |
| i definitely prefer the dub, theres alot more emotion in the characters during many of the best scenes and it generally had a good sesne of deliveyr without ever sounding over the top, johan is the only character i really prefer in sub but even then his dub actor did a damn good job on his own zacrathedemon5 said: i dont remmember the soundtrack being changed at all, every track int he dub is on the ost and playedf at the same times as the sub save for what id assume is a rare few occurances, the ost of monster is one of the best out there in terms of atmosphere and that was not lost in the dub at allI would love to give the dub a real try. Sadly, I learned from watching the first episode of it after having seen the sub version that they changed the soundtrack to a much less effective/unique one. I'm sorry, but that's a deal-breaker for me. If only the dub didn't change the soundtrack. Ugh, it's infuriating. Is there some version of the dub that DOESN'T have the soundtrack changed which I don't know about? Is that what everyone voting for the dub has seen? |
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 |
JizzyHitler said: i dont remmember the soundtrack being changed at all, every track int he dub is on the ost and playedf at the same times as the sub save for what id assume is a rare few occurances, the ost of monster is one of the best out there in terms of atmosphere and that was not lost in the dub at all Where did you watch the dub? Where I was watching it, the soundtrack was vastly different than it was in the sub. One example I distinctly remember is in the sub with Tenma and Eva's first onscreen conversation, there's no soundtrack, but in the dub version I saw they put in some generic happy-sounding music in the background. Bothered the hell out of me. Could you please point me to where you watched the dub where it had the original OST? |
| I say Tenma and Lunge are better in sub but Johan and Dieter are better in dub But Johan is like the hallmark of this anime so overall I'd say dub is better |
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