The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (light novel)
| If the dub is good i like to watch that. so how is the dub? Should i watch it, or should i watch the sub? |
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| If you haven't been exposed to Haruhi's Japanese voice, you might as well watch the Dub I suppose. However, if you have been exposed. Watch the sub, because you'll notice right away that Haruhi's Dub voice is terrible. |
Lelangir said: I think that Hirano Aya is probably the biggest part and point of watching Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu - hence the seiyuu and hence the whole lucky star continuum thing. That's probably more of an "insider" "otaku" thing anyway, so not picking up on nor being a Hirano fanboy isn't a problem. Wendy Lee trying to sing "God Bless" was also pretty painful But Bandai did the same joke of the consistancy. I have seen a few episodes dubbed and the dub is good, but for once, I prefer the sub, Kyon and Haruhi are so good in Japan. |
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| Dub was pretty good, sub was great. Haruhi was a bit too "spunky" in much of the dub, and Kyon took on a whining, sing-song tone of voice a few times. That and Mikuru's screams weren't nearly as delightful when the English VA did them. |
| A good part of Haruhi's success is the excellent voicing. The dub completely falls flat on that front. |
| well then i think it's settled, i'll watch the sub.... |
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| Well, I watched the first episode of the dub, and I laughed more than I did watching the sub if that tells you anything. |
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| The sub was great. The only dubbed part i've seen was the dubbed version of God Knows and that was terrible. X_X |
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| Im sorry, but no matter how many dubs wendee lee has done, she can't possibly beat aya hirano at haruhi. through in tomokazu sugita and gotou... ya, they tried to find the best dubbers out there for it, but i swear, haruhi's role was made for aya hirano. and ya, wendee lee cant sing. that was horribly painful. well, hirano cant really sing either, but the japanese are much better at sound editing. just go youtube hirano's live of bouken desho desho - it was only good for its significance. |
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leefan said: Im sorry, but no matter how many dubs wendee lee has done, she can't possibly beat aya hirano at haruhi. through in tomokazu sugita and gotou... ya, they tried to find the best dubbers out there for it, but i swear, haruhi's role was made for aya hirano. and ya, wendee lee cant sing. that was horribly painful. well, hirano cant really sing either, but the japanese are much better at sound editing. just go youtube hirano's live of bouken desho desho - it was only good for its significance. I love Bouken Desho, Desho? :D |
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Plun said: The dub was okay. But I like the subbed version better. Haruhi sounds way better. ^ That being one of the reasons why I always watch subbed stuff than dubbed. Another one being, that American dubs are sometimes edited, some animes more than others. By the way, I watched MHS fansubbed by A.F.K. |
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| haven't watch dub ,so I'll go with sub. |
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| SUB!!. AYA HIRANO is one of the coolest voice actresses out there.. and she sings really well. ^_* |
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| Wow. Am i the only one who prefers the Dubbed version? I thought the Dubs (other then Mikuru) were good. Listening to Nagato's dub is funny cause she talks with a "yeah w/e" tone. Haruhi, OMG, I laugh when they were in the computer club when she stole a computer. i think this line was very funny (And i Quote): Haruhi: (Episode 2) "Then I'll tell everybody all you geeks ganged up on he and f**ked her." Shows she can blackmail you every well so u wouldn't want to piss of Haruhi. She being Very Outgoing and Unpredictable makes the show very funny. Can't wait until Season 2 is out. |
| dubs good subs great and better |
| You really should watch sub. |
| Subs, I don't feel like any of the voices suited them in the dub at all. |
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| the God Knows dubbed version is HORRIBLE D: thats the extent of my haruhi dub experience |
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| Depends on your opinion I guess. I think the dub is really good, but a lot of people hate it. ): |
| I actually liked the dub a lot. Wendee Lee sounded tremendously enthusiastic as Haruhi, Crispin Freeman completely nailed Kyon's role, Michelle Ruff got Yuki's deadpan voice right etc. etc. One of the best dubs I've ever seen. |
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I can't stand to watch dubs after seeing a subbed version of something. It always feels awkward. Also, Haruhi's voice is so well done that even if I usually watched dubs, I'd stick with subs for this one. |
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| I saw a little bit of Episode 4 (Kyon) with the dub, and... I wanted to SCREAM. Kyon's voice was utter blah, Mikuru's voice was, well, not bad, but nothing special, but I absolutely hated Haruhi's dub voice. It was bratty, annoying, and an earsore. And I only heard dialogue, so I'd hate to imagine the dub versions of God Knows and Lost My Music. So sub, hands down. Unlike with the dub, I loved all the original voices. Superb work. |
| I saw part of the dubbed versions and everyone except Haruhi was ohkay... Which sucks... since the series is The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya XD it's really preference, whether you want to read the subtitles or go with English, I suppose. |
| I find the dub to be far superior then the sub. |
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| Watched both, liked both, can't go wrong with either. I edge slightly towards the dub though. |
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| Dub. Dubs are almost always better. |
| I hate the dub even though i love Wendee Lee and Crispin Freeman. It's just a lackluster dub! For one i cant stand Lee's voice for Haruhi, it is like nails on a chalkboard and the rest of the cast is just kinda bland. Watch it subbed, it's the best that way! Aya Hirano and Sugita Tomokazu are fantastic! Plus you know, there's singing and every time Japanese song gets dubbed in English, it's awful. |
| I agree with Hirano>Lee However Freeman>>>>>>>>>Sugita Besides, I never cared much for Haruhi. She had some funny moments but Kyon was what really made fall in love with the series. Crispin Freeman's natural monotone and quirky narration is what made the character for me. In comparison, Sugita makes him sound like a nerd who's trying too hard to deadpan. He's not a bad seiyuu but he's way too monotone and boring as Kyon. He lacks pretty much all of Freeman's charm. Wendee Lee didn't capture Hirano's amazing pycho bitch Haruhi. But she still got the gist of her character. After all, as Johnny Yong Bosch said once, they're voice 'actors' not 'imitators'. Without the comparison to the sub, Wendee Lee did an amazing job. She's even a pretty good singer. Shame about the lyrics |
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| I agree with Roar_said_Jesus. Original jap voice of Haruhi is so damn cute, if not Kyon I would rewatch this serie just to listen her ;D |
| I personally believed the Japanese was much better. Haruhi is way worse in English. I am a fan of his work but Mr. Freeman was horribly miscast as Kyon, he sounds way too old. Mikuru isn't quite there either but she can be difficult to replicate. Nagato is okay. Itsuki's English dub is the only one I'd say is on par with his Japanese counterpart. |
| lol i'm literally chocking. |
| I prefer the dub. Tbh I managed to complete the entire series, including the tiresome Endless Eight arc, in the English dub. Back when I tried watching this in its original language years ago, I couldn't stay interested and subsequently dropped it after 2-3 episodes. I think I understand why people tend to prefer the subs to the dub, even though I feel the way people degrade the dub is a bit over the top. A lot of people become accustomed to watching in its original language so when they tried watching it in English version, they find the dub horrible. Cos I find it the similar way. After being too used to watching this show in English dub, when I watch some of its clips in Japanese, I instantly stopped watching them, preferring the English version. At the end of the day, it's up to your personal preference. But I feel it's completely unnecessary to over-criticize whichever version you don't prefer. |
| Both are really good, though I personally prefer the dub. Can't go wrong with voice actors like Wendee Lee, Crispin Freeman, Johnny Yong Bosch, and Michelle Ruff if you ask me. |
| And I mean that in the most sexually painful way possible. |
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