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Jul 2, 2022 1:33 PM
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It aint no surprise that sometimes English VAs outdo their Japanese counterpart. Who did it the best though?

I personally cant see anyone voicing Lelouch other than Johnny Bosch, anytime I try to watch Code Geass subbed it just feels like something is missing there with Lelouch
Jul 2, 2022 1:42 PM
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there needs to be an other option, personally i think it's keichirou from gakkou no kaiden. his best line was "AHFUIAHEFIUAHFUIGUIRGHS"
Jul 2, 2022 1:44 PM
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Other: Inuyasha - Richard Ian Cox [InuYasha].

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Jul 2, 2022 1:46 PM
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The guy from Code Geass. I'm pretty sure he did other ones I quite liked too.

There's also the Cowboy Bebop one but I've never watched Bebop in dub. Apparently he is better than the Japanese tho soooooooo...
Jul 2, 2022 1:47 PM
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Baby_Penewine said:
there needs to be an other option, personally i think it's keichirou from gakkou no kaiden. his best line was "AHFUIAHEFIUAHFUIGUIRGHS"


the other option would surely win though since it would be 1047274636 vs 7 other options
Jul 2, 2022 1:49 PM
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Out of these Erica Mendez has my vote.

But not gonna lie but Ian Sinclair as Kaguya-Sama's narrator is beautiful.

Also Austin Tindle and Jad Saxton in anything they are in
Jul 2, 2022 1:53 PM
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Princess Principal is the peak of English dubbing, so I'd like to propose putting basically the entire cast above these.
Jul 2, 2022 1:54 PM
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Billy Kametz as Josuke from Part 4.

Jamieson Price as the Count of Monte Cristo.

Jul 2, 2022 1:58 PM
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Light Yagami - Brad Swaile [Death Note] (your vote)
Jul 2, 2022 2:02 PM

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nothing beats harlock VA, maybe ghost stories but still
Jul 2, 2022 2:05 PM

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None of those.

Objectively the best English dub was done by Ian Sinclair as Dandy in Space Dandy, the absolute GOAT even performed and dubbed the song:

Jul 2, 2022 2:05 PM

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rsc-pl said:
You again? Aren't you bored, troll-kun?

CickNipolla said:
It aint no surprise that sometimes English VAs outdo their Japanese counterpart.

At least try making more sophisticated baits. This bullshit was done to the death already.

You literally have a signature dising dubs, and you call others a troll. Come on.
Jul 2, 2022 2:07 PM

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rsc-pl said:
CickNipolla said:
It aint no surprise that sometimes English VAs outdo their Japanese counterpart.

At least try making more sophisticated baits. This bullshit was done to the death already.

You consider it bait because your personal opinion disagrees with his statement…
But he’s actually right and majority of the people agree that english dubs can be done better than japanese
Jul 2, 2022 2:10 PM

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No one, they were all bad, as subs are
If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time.

Watch more movies, please.

Perhaps, this is hell.
Jul 2, 2022 2:15 PM

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ACasualViewer said:
>No Crispin Freeman for Haruhi dub

bad poll.


all i could hear was itachi

plus how could u not watch haruhi subbed for haruhi's VA thats a sin
Jul 2, 2022 2:22 PM

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Catalano said:
nothing beats harlock VA, maybe ghost stories but still

I have that "I think it was a woman." clip in my favorite videos playlist lol.

Jul 2, 2022 2:33 PM

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Tendo_GM said:

You consider it bait because your personal opinion disagrees with his statement…
But he’s actually right and majority of the people agree that english dubs can be done better than japanese

No such thing like better dub than original exist. It's idiotic to even compare dubs with original, because all dubs are like a completely different products that have nothing to do with original creators and directors.
And btw, you meant majority of dub lovers.

Different creative vision doesn’t mean lower quality execution, those two are not connected in any sort of way so your statement is completely pointless.

And btw, you meant majority of dub lovers.

No, I mean the majority of a given example.
For instance, Cowboy Bebop, the general majority agrees that the dub is better therefore my original statement is true.
One example proves my point, but there are countless others like Space Dandy, Redline, Black Lagoon, Ghost Stories, etc. but they are not needed to prove my point.
Jul 2, 2022 2:34 PM

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can mods just delete all the sub vs dub posts? this isnt a place to cry about dub being bad
Jul 2, 2022 8:42 PM
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My vote goes to Steve Blum as Spike Speigel.
Jul 2, 2022 8:44 PM

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Spike Spiegel - Steven Blum [Cowboy Bebop] (your vote)

I didn't like the anime itself that much but the dub was really good IMO.
Jul 2, 2022 9:01 PM

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I think Christian Bale did a beautiful job as Howl, I saw a clip comparing the dubbed versions and I really liked the eng dubbed version more than that of japanese.
Jul 2, 2022 9:14 PM
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I really like Austin Tindle as Kenji Kazama in D-Frag!
Jul 2, 2022 10:51 PM
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For me, it will always be Crispin Freeman in The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. This scene in particular:

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Jul 2, 2022 11:04 PM
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I really had to think about it but have to go with my girl:



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For me, it will always be Crispin Freeman in The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. This scene in particular:


This is a surprisingly great pick. Makes me want to rewatch a 3 hour movie. 😭
Jul 2, 2022 11:07 PM
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Stripes said:
I really had to think about it but have to go with my girl:

StarfireDragon said:
For me, it will always be Crispin Freeman in The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. This scene in particular:


This is a surprisingly great pick. Makes me want to rewatch a 3 hour movie. 😭


I rewatched it last Christmas. Still fantastic.

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Jul 2, 2022 11:10 PM

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Steve Blum gets my vote for Spike Spiegel, but Johnny Yong Bosch as Vash the Stampede is also sublime.
Jul 3, 2022 12:54 AM

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Out of these, it's a tie between Spike and Light.
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Jul 3, 2022 1:10 AM

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where's edward elric? smh.
imo the best dub overall
Jul 3, 2022 5:59 AM

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I gotta give props to all of the above.
But if i would have to choose, all might's voice actor imo ?
Jul 3, 2022 6:02 AM

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rsc-pl said:
You again? Aren't you bored, troll-kun?

CickNipolla said:
It aint no surprise that sometimes English VAs outdo their Japanese counterpart.

At least try making more sophisticated baits. This bullshit was done to the death already.


I knew it. I knew you were going to respond to this discussion with nothing even close to the question.
Jul 3, 2022 6:03 AM

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rsc-pl said:
Tendo_GM said:

You consider it bait because your personal opinion disagrees with his statement…
But he’s actually right and majority of the people agree that english dubs can be done better than japanese

No such thing like better dub than original exist. It's idiotic to even compare dubs with original, because all dubs are like a completely different products that have nothing to do with original creators and directors.
And btw, you meant majority of dub lovers.


Eichiro Oda straight up is involved in choosing the english voices for One Piece dub so your point is already invalid
Jul 3, 2022 6:35 AM
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CickNipolla said:
It aint no surprise that sometimes English VAs outdo their Japanese counterpart. Who did it the best though?

I personally cant see anyone voicing Lelouch other than Johnny Bosch, anytime I try to watch Code Geass subbed it just feels like something is missing there with Lelouch


Out of all these people only the American Spike Spiegel comes close to the original Japanese.
JYB should stick to Power Rangers, his Lelouch doesn't fit an over the top show like Geass is. FukuJun 4ever.
Brad Swaile's also pretty versatile, but so is the entire Ocean crew, but I still wouldn't consider them better than the Japanese actor team. Especially Mamoru Miyano who was easily one of the best young actors of that time period.
The rest are just bad comedy.
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Jul 3, 2022 8:55 AM
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I like Johnny Yong but he wasn't very good as Lelouch, probably because Lelouch is a boring character with no personality so he couldn't actually voice act with real charisma.

Ian Sinclair's performance as Dandy is peak anime english dub voice acting
Jul 3, 2022 2:19 PM

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rsc-pl said:
You again? Aren't you bored, troll-kun?


At least try making more sophisticated baits. This bullshit was done to the death already.


I knew it. I knew you were going to respond to this discussion with nothing even close to the question.


I think hes my biggest fan haha, I declined his friend request a few months back and i think hes still mad about that
Jul 3, 2022 2:29 PM

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Enoshima Junko maybe, I'm just not a fan of dubs
Jul 3, 2022 3:31 PM

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rsc-pl said:
CickNipolla said:

I declined his friend request a few months back and i think hes still mad about that

Imagine begging for attention this much that you're making up things. Holy cow, you're so fucking insecure that I'm starting to feel sorry for you.
First of all, I didn't send any friend request for years to anybody.
But thanks for confirming me yet again the truth about dub lovers.


i literally got the email bruh, sorry for exposing you
Jul 5, 2022 1:12 PM

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I would like to nominate Kari Wahlgren as Haruko in FLCL. She sounds exactly like her Japanese counterpart and brings a lot of personality and high energy to her performance. Doubly impressive given that it was her first VA role.

-insert NGE meme here-
Jul 10, 2022 2:16 AM

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Other: Crispin Freeman as Alucard from Hellsing.
Jul 10, 2022 2:48 AM

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Solid choices, you covered most of my favourites. Let me list a few others I love -

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Crispin Freeman as Alucard
Travis Willingham - Roy Mustang, Ginko (take your pick)
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn - Motoko Kusanagi
Matt Mercer - Kiritsugu Emiya
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Kari Wahlgren as Haruko in FLCL


Doubly impressive given that it was her first VA role.
That was her first VA role!? Goddamn. It's funny how she also voiced Saber - Haruko and Saber could not be more diametrically opposed as characters.
Jul 10, 2022 9:32 AM

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I have a personal bias towards Liam O'Brien as Lloyd from Code Geass.

As for the poll options, I can't decide between Lelouch or Erwin.
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