Why do you watch dubbed anime?

NipahAllDay said:
Buzz off weeb.

Comic_Sans said:
The only person here who needs to buzz off with his stupid buzzwords is you. Disliking dubs does not make one a weeaboo

Lemongrope said:


You said it yourself. My purpose was to get people to own up to defending watching Western animation subbed but watching anime dubbed, because I have a sneaking suspicion that people are far more comfortable watching animation from a culture they were familiar with in subtitles just because there is something there to ground them compared to anime where things are different from the Western norm to differing degrees.

Kaze-Kami said:
Every quality anime worth watching has a good dub with quality voice actors anyways.

NipahAllDay said:
Tbh most people who do hate dubs are weebs. So please stop defending idiots plz.

Kaze-Kami said:
Every quality anime worth watching has a good dub with quality voice actors anyways.

NipahAllDay said:
Tbh most people who do hate dubs are weebs. So please stop defending idiots plz.

Kaze-Kami said:
You do know MAL is a very popular site, it will attract many anime fans including weeaboos.

What make MAL comments any different from Youtube comments?From what I have seen, it's as bad as People arguing about Dub vs Subs on youtube.

True, not liking dubs doesn't automatic mean they are weebs, but I still fail to see why they have to complain about dubs in a dub forum?

Weebs has a habit of doing it as well, so I trust on my instincts.

NipahAllDay said:
Weeaboos who don't visit the forums, or at least aren't forum regularsPeople here usually have a slightly larger IQ than the toddlers in the Youtube commentsHow do you know that they don't complain in the French The Simpsons forums or the Spanish Futurama forums about those dubs and say that "The English version is much better"?Go back to the Youtube comments, child

Generally speaking, most anime dubs is more well know in English.

From my experience MAL is the equivalent to every other anime community. MAL isn't better. Do you have a statistic for proving weebs doesn't go to MAL?

I fail to see your point.

Comic_Sans said:
And so the sub purists shouldn't be allowed to bash dubs? Because they are more well-known? That's just plain ridiculous Nowhere in my post did I state that weeaboos don't visit MAL. I said that there are very few japanophiles that are forum regularsIt should be obvious what my point is

Disonata said:
Dubs are okay sometimes.

JaviKreyn said:
I don't, but subbed anime is not always a walk through the lollipop kingdom, I tried to watch Tatamy Galaxy english subbed and becouse they talk so fast it's almost impossible to follow, also I'm not english native, so...

In the other hand looking down all the time is just annoying, you lost part of the visual experience, even Hithcock said once he prefered dubbed. The only problem is that english dub suck really hard, and in spanish is even worse.

NipahAllDay said:
I get it, but your reason wasn't executed properly.

Tbh tho, I can't say I'm any better or you wouldn't be hostile for a stupid reason.

Comic_Sans said:
It wasMy reasons aren't stupid

NipahAllDay said:
yes

DrCoppelius said:
I only do dubbed sometimes but:


Authenticity is overrated for the most part. Anime have Japanese voice actors because anime is made in Japan. The Japanese doesn't necessarily have to do with matching the mood so much as it is an obligation for the most part. There's nothing wrong with that, but in cases like Baccano!, Panty & Stocking and Space Dandy, English may in fact be more suitable.

I don't know what you mean by correct intonations and pacing. English voice actors can be good too.


The ones I listen to don't usually have these cultural cues. Just because anime is Japanese doesn't mean it has to center itself around Japanese culture and setting at all times.

Xarvyn said:
I watch dubs because I don't want to keep looking down my screen.

BigT232 said:
If I wanted to read something I'd go with a book

Comic_Sans said:
Not this shitty excuse again

When will people learn that reading a book and watching a foreign movie with subtitles are two completely different things?

BigT232 said:
Not really an excuse, it's the truth. I have a back catalog of books to read and when I feel like reading I grab a book. If I want to watch something I do so in English because that's how I enjoy watching TV/movies.

Comic_Sans said:
Nigga, I've watched foreign movies with subtitles and read books since I was in preschool. Reading books and watched subtitled movies are two completely different things. How many non-English movies have YOU watched? 5? 10?

First off, I'm white.

Second, I've watched a handful of non-English movies and didn't enjoy the experience.

Third, what's your point?

Comic_Sans said:
Don't care, it's just an expressionBut how many?That the "If I wantd 2 read id read a book lol xD" argument is just a lazy excuse for one's willful ignorance and should never be used in any sub/dub debates because it's illogical

BigT232 said:
Sorry you can't accept my "argument" which isn't even an argument but it's what I do. Didn't realize doing what oneself enjoys doing is being ignorant. Guess I better stop playing The Witcher 3 since I'm not doing so in Polish and stop watching anime because I'm not watching it in Japanese.

It's ignorant of you not to be able to accept that not everyone enjoys visual media such as TV/Movies/Games in it's native tongue and would rather watch it dubbed in their own native tongue.

aikaflip said:
Another problem with dubs is that they often dilute and Westernize the dialog. Take Fullmetal Alchemist:Brotherhood, for example. When I started this series, I switched between the dubbed and subbed versions to see which one I'd prefer. In doing this, I noticed that the dubbed version downplayed Edward's views on religion. It made him sound more like a skeptic, as compared to the subbed version that made him sound like a full-blown atheist. Dubbers will change the tone and even the entire personality of a character to cater to Western audiences.