| In my opinion, dubs are usually inferior to the original Japanese audio. Rarely, it's equal. I adore the Full Metal Panic dubs. I also found it interesting that, in one Fumoffu episode, Kaname's Japanese voice actress was so enthusiastic in her yelling that I swear I could hear the echo of the room. Which is awesome. |
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PhillyFlash said: No. We're a bunch of racists!To paraphrase Rodney King: Can't sub-fans and dub-fans just all get along? ^_^ |
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| Many times, I find the original to be better. And there are also a lot of cases where I've been disappointed with a dub ( like the prince of tennis? that was enough to give a child nightmares. ) For me it just feels like American voices don't have the same voice range as the Japanese do, and therefore makes it look much more... awkward on screen. The Japanese and their cute style and voices that have a wide range, and then there's us with our more mature and deep type. Whether this is completely accurate or not, I'm not sure, but I know I read somewhere once that the seiyuu for Takayuki in Kimi ga Nozomu Eien stayed up for days on end to achieve the same insomnia his character was facing in order to play the part better. That kind of dedication reallyreallyreally impressed me. Not all dubs are bad though, they really aren't. Miyazaki films were done well by Disney, but my favorite Disney dub is The Cat Returns. None of it sounded awkward, and Anne Hathaway did great as a VA. BECK was one series that, in a way, I slightly preferred in English- all of the English lyrics in there sounded... strange in the Japanese, just to me. It felt like it meshed better in the dub, though there were voices in the original that couldn't be beaten. Gundam 00's dub is one that I'm half-way with. The dubbing of Michael Trinity I found to be absolutely amazing (Michael, Haro, Saji wasn't so amazing as he was HILARIOUS to listen to). As are a few other voices in there. But to even it out, there are also the awful ones (Sumeragi, Allelujah, Tieria, Soma). Basically, yeah, I think it's a coin toss, but with a higher probability on the original side. |
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staticphrase said: For me it just feels like American voices don't have the same voice range as the Japanese do Voice range isn't always a good thing. The voice actors in the Higurashi English dub have a huge range... from "Annoying" to "Oh God Just Kill Me And Get It Over With." |
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| i don't find it fun to sit and read subtitles, so aslong as the voices aren't annoying in english, then english will always be better to me |
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| In 99,96% of time YES! ^^ |
| i usually prefer the origional japanese audio over the english dubs based on my preferences. the only exception where i like dubbed over subbed is like when i first watched dragonball z in its origional audio. i just couldnt get used to their voices so dubbed was a plus there. besides that i would usually watch anything subbed |
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| I don't have a preference unless Todd Haberkorn, or Brad Swaile is involved. Then I would rather choke on a thousand needles then watch it in English. |
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Capellabun said: SlowDecay said: In my opinion, the only good anime in english dub is Cardcaptor Sakura. I kind of hope your kidding, because Cardcaptor Sakura is probably one of the worst examples of a dub especially when you consider all the editing, name changes, removal of the original soundtrack, etc. Series dubs like the Cowboy Bebops dub, FMA Dub, and Ghibli dubs far surpass it in quality and are good examples of how a dub should be. Not trying to bash your opinion but the Cardcaptor dub really wasn't that good. I suppose she may have seen the Animax dub, although that was only broadcast in Asia, afaik. Or the utterly amazing dub of the second movie from Geneon. |
| Out of habit I watch subbed, but there are a lot of really good dubs out there. Of course, it's usually for A-list titles only, but I'll take what I can get. |
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| I watched all of samurai champloo in dub... i really liked mugens dubbed voice, i tried watching a sub version but i didnt like it as much. oddly enough, i watched cowboy bebop and couldnt stand spikes dubbed voice, and just watched the subbed versions because i thought that voice fit the character more. |
| I prefer the original... haven't seen much dubs that I liked. |
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Sceptyk said: I prefer the original... Yea. I prefer manga in original Japanese text. LOL |
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| well most of them are great on jap voice, but i would say it's only 98,5 % of it :| |
suzuka_pew said: well most of them are great on jap voice, but i would say it's only 98,5 % of it :| When I watch series on DVDs (which aren't so many) -- I set them to English ... so that ... I can just listen and seldom watch. But still be able to pay attention to 'em. If I miss anything, that's fine. I'll just watch 'em all over again. After all, I paid for them. Right? |
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clannad_as said: im good too in drawing but im a filipino :] Then, you can never ever ever make anime because you're not Japanese. How do you feel about that? |
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Ryoichi said: It IS always better in Japanese. Anime is Japanese thing, isn't it? So why must I listen this... not very good english dub.? =) ....No. |
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| Dubs generally have second, third, or fourth rate voices that don't match the characters. There are some exceptions like "Kodocha" and some others, but I have to watch anime in the subbed version. Dubs are my last resort. It startles me the number of people who don't care about the seiyuu... |
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Chidashi said: Dubs are my last resort. It startles me the number of people who don't care about the seiyuu... Hey. English Seiyuu are people too. :p |
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| I disagree there are alot of anime out there that has good english voice over. |
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faceless-code said: I disagree there are alot of anime out there that has good english voice over. Finally someone with some commen sense. |
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| I watch all my anime in raw Japanese because that's the way it was originally made. I have nothing against English dubs or anime in any other language, and I'm sure some are quite well made, but to me it would be like watching a completely different show. |
| For me, the japanese voices are part of the viewing pleasure, so I prefer them. I have nothing against good dubbings though, everyone should watch it how s/he wants. |
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| It really depends on the Voice Actors. |
| Mostly of the time I like the Japanese versions but I'm okay with dub if I can't find subbed versions anywhere. Like with Inuyasha. >< |
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| I prefer sub. I like to stick to original voices. Not saying that dubs are bad, but I just want to watch the "true voice" version. |
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Capellabun said: You're such a meanieKyuuA4 said: Chidashi said: Dubs are my last resort. It startles me the number of people who don't care about the seiyuu... Hey. English Seiyuu are people too. :p Yes, this. I'm pretty sure majority of the users on MAL have Japanese Seiyuus on their favorite people list and care about them. BUT some of us also care about the English voice actors too :/ Caring about one doesn't mean not caring about the other. |
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| Depends on the anime, if the anime was based in Japan i would watch it in Japanese. I watch my anime dubbed occasionally, such as when i'm feeling too lazy to read or when the Japanese voices get irritating. I don't understand why some people can hate dub so much, in the end it's just a translation. |
| I was tempted to say yes. But some Hellsing Ultimate OVA's have a few dubbed episodes and i rly like them. But there some famous ppl doing the voices. But normaly i would take japanese over some dubbed ep's. |
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| Most dubs are very bad, whether it's Jap > Eng, Eng > Jap, or whatever. There are a few exceptions, but it's very rare. |
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| Sometimes,Black lagoon dub was better then japanese one though. |
bamslam99 said: Sometimes,Black lagoon dub was better then japanese one though. No. Black Lagoon was a good dub, quite good in fact, however Revy's English VA sucked. You can't call a dub better when they give the lead character a crappy voice. |
Asako said: bamslam99 said: Sometimes,Black lagoon dub was better then japanese one though. No. Black Lagoon was a good dub, quite good in fact, however Revy's English VA sucked. You can't call a dub better when they give the lead character a crappy voice. Her VA absolutly did not suck. You are also the only person i have ever heard say that. |
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| With my experiences so far I would say go for the original..in most cases it seems like the Japanese put more "Ummph" into their voice overs...and listening to a language different than your own is always fun too. |
| There're some voice actors who sound WAY betteri n original...for example I LOVE the german voice of luffy from one piece!Sounds pretty nice :) but usually I prefer japanese over english and german...too bad most games like final fantasy dont have a japanese voice option :( |
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| An anime isn't necessarily ALWAYS better in Japanese. But I would say 90% of the time, the Japanese version outweighs the dub. |
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| I always watch anime in Jap. I like the voices of characters in Jap rather than Eng. Altough FMA in eng wasn't so bad... |
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| Of course... Japanese voice really fit with chara expression... |
| generally, yes original Japanese Though I've noticed that if the Anime doesn't take place in Japan and instead like space or France for example... Dubbing is possible to get away with. i.e. Cowboy Bebop |
| I think they're becoming about equal these days, the odd voice might be wrong but that's bout it unless its dubbed for kids then don't even bother watching it |
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