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Sep 13, 2017 3:58 AM
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Were there great english dubbed animes that surpassed the even original japanese voices?
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Dragon ball z dub was amazing and is by far better than the sub but other than that there's only a few dubs that beat original sub
Sep 13, 2017 4:01 AM
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Black Lagoon, i guess. Usually i don't watch eng dubs (not my native language), but thanks to youtube, i like'd the one of Black Lagoon.
Sep 13, 2017 4:03 AM
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Baccano!, it's not only good, but also helped the immersion.
Cowboy Bebop too.
Sep 13, 2017 4:11 AM
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Japanese voices are superior by default.
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Cowboy bebop , code geass , fma 2003 , dragon ball z , baccano


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Sep 13, 2017 4:15 AM
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Cowboy Bebop and the Dragon Ball series.
Sep 13, 2017 4:19 AM
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Dragon ball no doubt the japanese seiyuu of goku is really...... IDK why shonens love a girl to voice a main character.

Cowboy bebop sub and dub is equal
Code geass sub and dub is equal

Ive watched a few dubs before going subs back then but most subs are better.
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Sep 13, 2017 4:20 AM
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The one of hyperdimension neptunia the animation was really good
Sep 13, 2017 4:23 AM
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Death note
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Sep 13, 2017 4:24 AM

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The only one I could think of (since I don't watch dub) is Ghost Stories.
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Sep 13, 2017 4:27 AM

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Spice & Wolf has a great English dub.
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Sep 13, 2017 4:42 AM

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That's theoretically impossible due to lip synch issues.
Sep 13, 2017 4:48 AM

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Most western influenced anime has dubs that sounds nice to your ear..
Sep 13, 2017 4:49 AM

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There is no such thing as english dub superior to the japanese dub.


In anime ofc.
Sep 13, 2017 5:08 AM
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ahoyanen said:
Japanese voices are superior by default.
When I watched Gundam seed both in japanese and english dub I felt like the english dub did better then the original japanese
Sep 13, 2017 5:18 AM

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Afro Samurai, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost Stories, NGE (come at me), Samurai Champloo, and Black Lagoon.
Sep 13, 2017 5:20 AM

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DBZ,
I hear Cowboy bebop and Yu Yu Hakusho are supposed to be good but i only watched subbed
ghost stories looks funny as fuck
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Sep 13, 2017 5:24 AM

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There's tons of dubbed anime that are better than their subbed counterpart.
Sep 13, 2017 5:28 AM
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DirtyYogurt said:
Afro Samurai, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost Stories, NGE (come at me), Samurai Champloo, and Black Lagoon.


Afro Samurai was actually recorded in English language originally not Japanese but was originally animated by a Japanese animation studio Gonzo
Sep 13, 2017 5:31 AM

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There is no such thing as good dub in anime
The word elitist is stupid since it's just used by people who can't defend their favorite shows and use it on people who criticize their favorite shows.
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Monster, definitely helps with the immertion. I mean I cringe every time I hear x-san or y-san in the original.
Ana's va was realy bad tho.
Sep 13, 2017 5:33 AM

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Panty & Stocking and Beck are both objectively better in dubbed in English because the original Japanese versions are full of poorly spoken Engrish.
Sep 13, 2017 5:35 AM

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Yu Yu Hakusho had an amazing English dub.
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Ghost Stories.

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Sep 13, 2017 5:41 AM

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Mushishi. Ginko's voice in the english dub suits him very well
Sep 13, 2017 5:43 AM
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Golden Boy
Kill la Kill
Cowboy Bebop
Sep 13, 2017 6:14 AM

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Ghost Stories.

Come on MAL, let me just post a joke and leave!


When you say fuck this shit and make another script and becomes better than the original. This is hilarious. How could I forgot this masterpiece. Lol
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Sep 13, 2017 6:39 AM

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otaku14656072 said:
DirtyYogurt said:
Afro Samurai, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost Stories, NGE (come at me), Samurai Champloo, and Black Lagoon.


Afro Samurai was actually recorded in English language originally not Japanese but was originally animated by a Japanese animation studio Gonzo


I should have paid more attention to OP's title.
Sep 13, 2017 6:44 AM

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Cowboy Bebop and School Rumble.

I think the dubbed VA's got the characters spot on in these. ☺
Sep 13, 2017 6:56 AM

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That would be any anime would a good English dub. By virtue of being in the language most familiar to you they are already superior.
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Sep 13, 2017 7:00 AM

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Surpass? None. Equal or not on the same level but it's as enjoyable as the original? Quite a lot.
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Well Ghost stories, of course... :p
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Dragon ball z.
I just can't stand Goku's voice, like HOLY SHIT.

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I think Gurren Lagann and Kill la Kill have better English dub than the original, still prefer the original personally since I am just the type of person who prefers to hear things in the original language (not just anime). I watched a bunch of clips of those two in dub tho and gotta say some of the characters feel more lively than in the original.
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Original source is always better so no dubs
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Superior English Dubs? That's an oxymoron.
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Shicchi said:
Original source is always better so no dubs


Aslt said:
Superior English Dubs? That's an oxymoron.




Ooh look we got sub elitists here. Maybe watching dubs of shows like baccano, bebop will open up your mind.
Sep 13, 2017 8:17 AM

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I haven't watched a lot of English Dubs - but Black Lagoon was really great. Probably even "better" than the Japanese version. Revy's English in the JP version is horrible.

Also I liked Taiga's [Toradora] English Seiyuu more than her Japanese voice.
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What if Japanese VA's were the same quality and used the same emotions as Enlgish VA's, but since you're familiar with English you can point out the faults where as with Japanese you can't understand it, therefore are paying more attention which leads to you believing that Japanese VA's are better
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Swagernator said:
There is no such thing as english dub superior to the japanese dub.

I could just quote your post every time when "dub" thread is appearing :D
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In anime ofc.

But nah, everywhere. Every movie/game/tv series/whatever is always better in original language. Watching dubs is like listening to cover bands (it's actually worse, because cover bands are using original texts, not heavily altered).

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Ooh look we got sub elitists here.

No, it's just a fact. Dub can be good (like Polish dub for Claw game - old 2d platformer), but dub will NEVER be superior to original.

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Panty & Stocking

Panty & Stocking is a different story. This series was written to be dubbed in English. It's basically a western cartoon.
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Dub = fake crap. Always.
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Bobby2Hands said:
Panty & Stocking and Beck are both objectively better in dubbed in English because the original Japanese versions are full of poorly spoken Engrish.


Plus the Japanese were involved in the dub for Panty and Stocking, encouraging Funimation to push things even further in the English script than the Japanese one in terms of explicitness.

The Engrish in Panty and Stocking may be hilarious, but the crudity and performances of the dub are also great.
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Dragon Ball for sure. Apart from that I dunno, first season of Yu-Gi-Oh maybe, that dubbing was waaay over the top but it was fun.
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Pizzagun said:
Shicchi said:
Original source is always better so no dubs

Ooh look we got sub elitists here. Maybe watching dubs of shows like baccano, bebop will open up your mind.

Well, not sure about others but I'm no elitist as I have personal reasons.
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cure_potato said:

Also I liked Taiga's [Toradora] English Seiyuu more than her Japanese voice.


+1

Ms Cassandra Lee is iconic as Taiga. Her Taiga was equal parts bratty and melancholic. "Forever and ever" indeed. That line still gives me feels.
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rsc-pl said:
But nah, everywhere. Every movie/game/tv series/whatever is always better in original language. Watching dubs is like listening to cover bands (it's actually worse, because cover bands are using original texts, not heavily altered).

It's like listening rammstein in english = it has no point then.
Sep 13, 2017 8:47 AM
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Shikabane Hime, because the original dub for the MC is awful
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rsc-pl said:
Bobby2Hands said:
Panty & Stocking

Panty & Stocking is a different story. This series was written to be dubbed in English. It's basically a western cartoon.

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Bobby2Hands said:
Panty & Stocking and Beck are both objectively better in dubbed in English because the original Japanese versions are full of poorly spoken Engrish.


Plus the Japanese were involved in the dub for Panty and Stocking, encouraging Funimation to push things even further in the English script than the Japanese one in terms of explicitness.

The Engrish in Panty and Stocking may be hilarious, but the crudity and performances of the dub are also great.

Yeah, both of you are right, and that's why Panty & Stocking has such a great dub (also Monical Rial and Jamie Marchi are very talented dubbers)
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Definitely My Hero Academia season one and two, along with Gamers! and Mob Psycho 100. Reigen's voice was perfect in the dub.

I can't really say that much more, since most of the dubbed anime I've watched, I never watched the sub for. Even so, I really do like the dubs of Little Witch Academia, Gurren Lagann, Log Horizon, and Fullmetal Alchemist.
Actually, I did try to watch a few episodes of the dubbed Monster Musume and I gave up. The English voices made it so much weirder and cringy.
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Probably only Dragon Ball/ Dragon Ball Z. But it's ONLY because the voice in sub is annoying and it's very old and it literally kills your ears if you listen to those annoying sounds.
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