| Yeah, I hear a lot of similar voices. Many of the same voice actors span across dubbed anime. I don't mind too much, really. I'm kind of happy when I recognise voices, lol. But there are some anime dubs that I really can't listen to... Also censoring. Someone gets shot and there's no blood? ok But that doesn't happen often so it's cool. |
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keragamming said: I think the reason why people say that the dubs suck, is that they watch the Japanese version first. Not true. I watched Steins;Gate subbed first for 4 episodes and hated all their voices. So, I watched it dubbed and the dub feels so much more natural and enjoyable. |
| Dubbed is usually bad because their voices don't fit at all to whatever character they're playing. Of course there are exceptions, but I generally dislike dubs because subs are usually far superior in their quality. |
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pLaguE_ said: who decides which voices fit the characters?Dubbed is usually bad because their voices don't fit at all to whatever character they're playing. Of course there are exceptions, but I generally dislike dubs because subs are usually far superior in their quality. |
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mattbenz99 said: pLaguE_ said: who decides which voices fit the characters?Dubbed is usually bad because their voices don't fit at all to whatever character they're playing. Of course there are exceptions, but I generally dislike dubs because subs are usually far superior in their quality. The viewer can decide if the voice fits or not, it's all based on opinions. I'd imagine the studio is responsible for the choosing of the VA. |
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mattbenz99 said: That's completely irrelevant to my point.Cupquake said: the majority of anime worth watching are dubbedmattbenz99 said: That's cause not many anime get dubbed...LordofW said: the same could be said on the japanese side. i mean look at some of the japanese voice actors.some of them have lists of roles that are 2-3 times bigger than any dub voice actorYou know, they could at least TRY to sound different. Funimation seriously needs to get new voice actors because you can tell right off the bat who did what. |
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| well yeah usually they try to get the same voice actors to save money and because they sound the best for dat character and the anime dub community always recommends there favorite voice actors for certain series |
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mattbenz99 said: LordofW said: the same could be said on the japanese side. i mean look at some of the japanese voice actors.some of them have lists of roles that are 2-3 times bigger than any dub voice actorYou know, they could at least TRY to sound different. Funimation seriously needs to get new voice actors because you can tell right off the bat who did what. I don't really watch subs; on the off chance I do, I turn the volume pretty low since I can't understand it. I don't know much about Japanese VA's because of that. I'm just really comparing Funimation dubs to cartoons. For instance the same person who did Long Feng (Avatar TLA) does Mr Krabs (Spongebob). Maybe it's my fault for watching Funimation dubs too much but really where else can you go? Viz and Universal don't really do much anime since they have other products. |
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| Sometimes they use the honorifics. *shudders* |
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| e.e what is wrong about honorifics? the only thing different is the accent and if they didn't, it would end up as mouths moving w/o sound coming out. |
AzuStar said: Nobody actually uses Japanese honorifics when speaking in English. That's what's wrong with them.e.e what is wrong about honorifics? the only thing different is the accent and if they didn't, it would end up as mouths moving w/o sound coming out. |
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| I will throw it out there, I do not watch dubs. I have tried and it just makes me cringe. That said... I think it's very unfair to complain about English voice actors being used in every part with the Japanese do it very well. I myself don't mind it, sometimes it will be the cast that draws me to an anime because I know that they will be doing a very good job with it. |
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mattbenz99 said: Cupquake said: the majority of anime worth watching are dubbedmattbenz99 said: That's cause not many anime get dubbed...LordofW said: the same could be said on the japanese side. i mean look at some of the japanese voice actors.some of them have lists of roles that are 2-3 times bigger than any dub voice actorYou know, they could at least TRY to sound different. Funimation seriously needs to get new voice actors because you can tell right off the bat who did what. Maybe for you, but dozens of anime I consider worth watching aren't even subbed and hundreds aren't dubbed, if not more. |
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| Never watched anime with dub -_- |
-Envy- said: DBZ must've been a horror for you.Never watched anime with dub -_- |
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shintai88 said: i hate it when they pronounce foreign names in the japanese version. it completely killed any enjoyment i could of had out of the japanese version of gankutsuouI hate hearing the Pronounciation of the characters names in some dubs. DGemu said: Sometimes they use the honorifics. *shudders* Also this. |
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-Envy- said: Even Cowboy Bebop? Wow. You poor man/woman.Never watched anime with dub -_- |
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ThisNameSucks said: -Envy- said: DBZ must've been a horror for you.Never watched anime with dub -_- Did they change the cast in Kai? Because Kai has been pretty great subbed, I don't get what you're talking about. |
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| I think all the classic anime has stellar English casts. For the newer stuff, I watch subbed because I don't like waiting. But if there is a dub, I'll watch it. I know for xxxHolic the dub is way better, Yuuko voice is so much richer in English. And for Black Lagoon it makes more sense for everyone to be speaking English. I mean, you have Americans, Russians, Chinese, and one Japanese character, yet the whole cast speaks Japanese for the benefit of one character? Nope. More likely all those cultures know English as a second language. Plus Revy sounds a lot better in English. Don't get me wrong, there are a ton of good subs. But people who only watch subs are missing out on some great English voice acting that really breathes life into some characters and shows. |
| Dubs are actually good on serious scenes/moments (well i guess it's easier to dub a serious type of character) other than that, they don't sound that appealing as it lessen the vibe...unfitting for the character. I heard one dubbed version of Fairy Tail and it almost killed me. |
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Higashi_no_Kaze said: Horikawa Ryo for the winThisNameSucks said: -Envy- said: DBZ must've been a horror for you.Never watched anime with dub -_- Did they change the cast in Kai? Because Kai has been pretty great subbed, I don't get what you're talking about. |
Higashi_no_Kaze said: ThisNameSucks said: -Envy- said: DBZ must've been a horror for you.Never watched anime with dub -_- Did they change the cast in Kai? Because Kai has been pretty great subbed, I don't get what you're talking about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-q1KkQLVNo Goku's voice actor sounds really really young and childish even though he looks like a body builder. Its a case of, "this voice shouldn't be coming out of this body." |
WhiteMarauder said: Higashi_no_Kaze said: ThisNameSucks said: -Envy- said: DBZ must've been a horror for you.Never watched anime with dub -_- Did they change the cast in Kai? Because Kai has been pretty great subbed, I don't get what you're talking about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-q1KkQLVNo Goku's voice actor sounds really really young and childish even though he looks like a body builder. Its a case of, "this voice shouldn't be coming out of this body." That didn't bother me. It's the same VA they've been using for Goku from the start. And it's not half as bad as in Kenshin. |
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| I will admit that after episode 60, Fairy Tail's dub went from being pretty great to terrible. The new voice actors are awful, I switched to subs. Before that everyone's voice fit so perfectly to their personality, appearance, etc. |
Higashi_no_Kaze said: That didn't bother me. It's the same VA they've been using for Goku from the start. And it's not half as bad as in Kenshin. That's why I watched Rurouni Kenshin in dubs. I couldn't stand the sound of the VA in subs. |
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Sung-Hwan said: There is nothing wrong with companies dubbing nowadays. People who whine are just delusional in my opinion. 〜Nipah! I don't have a problem with dubs in the slightest. I can name a few anime off the top of my head that are better dubbed. But I can't name a majority of anime that I feel like are better dubbed. I don't care if a company wants to dub an anime. Its just that groups like Funimation keep rehiring the same mediocre VA's for multiple anime. |
Higashi_no_Kaze said: That didn't bother me. It's the same VA they've been using for Goku from the start. And it's not half as bad as in Kenshin. Some people don't like it. I'm guessing the main reason people don't like it is because most likely they first watched Dragonball on TV in English. So they're so used to hearing Goku's, Vegeta's, and Gohan's English VA's that its weird to them to hear the Japanese VA's. I still think his Japanese VA sounds whiny. Its all a matter of opinion. |
WhiteMarauder said: Higashi_no_Kaze said: That didn't bother me. It's the same VA they've been using for Goku from the start. And it's not half as bad as in Kenshin. Some people don't like it. I'm guessing the main reason people don't like it is because most likely they first watched Dragonball on TV in English. So they're so used to hearing Goku's, Vegeta's, and Gohan's English VA's that its weird to them to hear the Japanese VA's. I still think his Japanese VA sounds whiny. Its all a matter of opinion. I also watched Dragon Ball and Z and TV, german dubbed though. It took me like 2 episodes to get used to the japanese version when I started Kai, but it wasn't a big deal. For Kenshin I tried to get over it too, but just couldn't manage despite only having read the manga. Idk, maybe it's because with all the constipation screams in DB my level of suspension of disbelief for the voice acting is already higher than usual ^^. |
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Sung-Hwan said: I don't care if a company wants to dub an anime. Its just that groups like Funimation keep rehiring the same mediocre VA's for multiple anime. Who is a "mediocre" VA often hired by Funimation? Troy Baker? 〜Nipah! Troy Baker's an amazing VA. He was made for roles like Joel. I noticed this about two weeks ago when I was watching Toonami actually. But a lot of the voice actors from show to show actually sounded really, really similar. Like they were using the same voice for different characters along each and every show. So it got confusing since there was almost no variation in the character's voices. That was my issue with it. And a lot of the VA's that I hear in dubs are pretty mediocre. For instance, Eren in Attack on Titan. |
pLaguE_ said: Higashi_no_Kaze said: That didn't bother me. It's the same VA they've been using for Goku from the start. And it's not half as bad as in Kenshin. That's why I watched Rurouni Kenshin in dubs. I couldn't stand the sound of the VA in subs. I couldn't stand the dub either unfortunately. I had a dual audio file and switched between both audio tracks until I finally dropped and re-read the manga for the umpteenth time instead. Not sure what my problem with the dub was, but I remember not liking his voice either or maybe the voice acting. Plus it just felt awkward to hear them speak modern day english in a Meiji setting. I'll watch the popular OVA one day, but overall I'll stick with the manga. |
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Higashi_no_Kaze said: pLaguE_ said: Higashi_no_Kaze said: That didn't bother me. It's the same VA they've been using for Goku from the start. And it's not half as bad as in Kenshin. That's why I watched Rurouni Kenshin in dubs. I couldn't stand the sound of the VA in subs. I couldn't stand the dub either unfortunately. I had a dual audio file and switched between both audio tracks until I finally dropped and re-read the manga for the umpteenth time instead. Not sure what my problem with the dub was, but I remember not liking his voice either or maybe the voice acting. Plus it just felt awkward to hear them speak modern day english in a Meiji setting. I'll watch the popular OVA one day, but overall I'll stick with the manga. I didn't really enjoy either, but I just picked the lesser evil to be honest. |
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Sung-Hwan said: Sarcasm is difficult on the internet. What I implied was if he was insinuating that someone amazing like Troy Baker was "mediocre," and more over the fact that Funimation does not hire mediocre voice actors for their lead roles. You lost me... |
Sung-Hwan said: Fun fact: A lot of the VAs that anime fans claim to be mediocre are big names in the video game industry. Troy Baker in particular is currently the biggest man that everyone wants in their game. He was also Greed in FMA:B. The guy who's voicing Eren in AoT voiced Tiz in Bravely Default. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryce_Papenbrook Are you going to say that Tiz was well voiced? |
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