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When did dubs increase in vocal acting quality?

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Jul 20, 2023 5:00 PM
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I think the increase of vocal acting quality in dubs might have to be around in the mid or late 90s when cartoons start being better in quality. When do you think the increase of vocal acting quality?
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Jul 20, 2023 5:34 PM
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I agree with your guess being around the mid 90s was when the quality for dubs went up slightly. Before then there were some that sounded wayyy too phoned in or relied heavily on swearing that wasn't even in the original Japanese script. In my personal opinion i enjoy today's anime dubs more than some of the ones made before the mid 1990s since they actually try albeit to varying degrees of succession.
Jul 20, 2023 5:43 PM
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Wake me up when dubs increase in quality
If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time.

Watch more movies, please.

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Jul 20, 2023 5:59 PM
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Phosphophyllita said:
Wake me up when dubs increase in quality


you're gonna be sleep forever then

once a sub elitist, always a sub elitist.

they could get the jp actors to learn perfect english and dub the same characters, and the likes of you would still act like its the worst thing ever
Jul 20, 2023 6:01 PM
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dubs have been getting more and more consistant over time.

eary 2000s and 90s have good dubs, its just the vast majority of them suck.

now most dubs are at least passable or better, but there are still some shit ones from time to time.
Jul 20, 2023 6:02 PM
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I feel like from the late 90's dubs became seviceable.
Jul 20, 2023 6:08 PM
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Sounds about right, probably not before the 90's, although I can't say I have watched much of anything dubbed from that far back in general.
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Jul 21, 2023 11:55 AM
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Can't tell for English ones, but Polish were not made till Netflix started providing Polish language for anime and comparing them to whatever Jetix had it has increased drastically. [Reaching to the point where for Cyberpunk Edgerunners I consider Japanese and Polish to be equal in quality, while in Romantic Kilelr I consider the voices and voice choices for characters in Polish better than in Japanese]
Jul 22, 2023 9:27 AM
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LostSpectre said:
Sounds about right, probably not before the 90's, although I can't say I have watched much of anything dubbed from that far back in general.
I think there’s a connection between that and the increasing of quality in cartoons.
Aug 18, 2023 5:44 AM
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The increase in vocal acting quality in dubs of animated shows and movies can indeed be attributed to various factors, including advancements in animation quality, globalization of media, and the evolving expectations of audiences. While it's difficult to pinpoint an exact date or timeframe, the mid to late 90s is a reasonable plumbing estimating services point to consider when discussing improvements in vocal acting quality for dubs.
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Aug 18, 2023 5:51 AM

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Lol dubs and acting quality? Man this is the best joke I've heard all week
Aug 18, 2023 6:17 AM

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rsc-pl said:
Never. Dubs will be always inferior to original so why even bother.
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Reaching to the point where for Cyberpunk Edgerunners I consider Japanese and Polish to be equal in quality, while in Romantic Kilelr I consider the voices and voice choices for characters in Polish better than in Japanese]

Holy Cringe.

If you're really comparing this piece of trash to the original, let alone saying it's better than the original (an oxymoron) then you're just plain deaf.

I like Romatic Killer so much! ED is amazing!


Aug 18, 2023 6:18 AM

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rsc-pl said:
Never. Dubs will be always inferior to original so why even bother.
Zettaiken said:
Reaching to the point where for Cyberpunk Edgerunners I consider Japanese and Polish to be equal in quality, while in Romantic Kilelr I consider the voices and voice choices for characters in Polish better than in Japanese]

Holy Cringe.

If you're really comparing this piece of trash to the original, let alone saying it's better than the original (an oxymoron) then you're just plain deaf.


As God awful as that Polish dub is, it's still a 1000 times better than any English dub I've ever heard. How anyone can watch dubs PERIOD is beyond me
Aug 18, 2023 7:24 AM
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rsc-pl said:
If you're really comparing this piece of trash to the original, let alone saying it's better than the original (an oxymoron) then you're just plain deaf.


We've already exchange words on it.
The choice of voices in RK dub is better than in Japanese. Performance of main character + that ghost [riri?] is on higher level than Japanese.

The real awful dub is Black Clover Movie. RK and Cyberpunk are so far the best Polish quality for anime yet. The other official stuff are useless, not to mention that the accessibility to dubbing is a rarity. [I still need to convince myself to watch Belle and Blue Period to check what quality they have]
Aug 18, 2023 7:32 AM

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90s when uncut dubs with accurate translations became more possible thanks to companies like Geneon/Pioneer and Central Park Media
Aug 18, 2023 7:33 AM

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When anime became more popular and studios realized that it would be good to invest more in dubbing 
Aug 18, 2023 12:20 PM
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Zettaiken said:
Can't tell for English ones, but Polish were not made till Netflix started providing Polish language for anime and comparing them to whatever Jetix had it has increased drastically. [Reaching to the point where for Cyberpunk Edgerunners I consider Japanese and Polish to be equal in quality, while in Romantic Kilelr I consider the voices and voice choices for characters in Polish better than in Japanese]

There were some Polish dubs in the early 90s

Aug 18, 2023 12:29 PM

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From my experience (which I admittedly might not have a wide enough range of), the dubs were the best in the 90's and first half of 00's and went downhill after that. 
Aug 18, 2023 2:31 PM

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Depends on the studio tbh. FUNimation for example REEEEEALLY struggled with their earlier dubs. Dragon Ball Z's original in house FUNimation dub from 1999 is not good at all and the actors had like very little experience. FUNimation started to get better in the early 2000s as the actors started to get more experience and the scripts and voice directors improved. I think that late 90s early 2000s period is around the time I would say most dubbing studios improved at least in the US. 
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Aug 18, 2023 3:11 PM

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Phosphophyllita said:
Wake me up when dubs increase in quality
There's already been some solid dubs in the past. Granted I can only speak for what I've seen and I haven't any newer dubs. Most of the ones I have seen were good to solid though.
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Zettaiken said:
Can't tell for English ones, but Polish were not made till Netflix started providing Polish language for anime and comparing them to whatever Jetix had it has increased drastically. [Reaching to the point where for Cyberpunk Edgerunners I consider Japanese and Polish to be equal in quality, while in Romantic Kilelr I consider the voices and voice choices for characters in Polish better than in Japanese]

There were some Polish dubs in the early 90s


Yes I know. But their quality was very poor comparing to nowadays stuff. So far the only good thing from the old dubs was the opening for shaman king
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i mean i think dubs were much better in the 90s-00s , now i hardly like watching dubs because they all sound the same 

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