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Would people like dubs more if they got the original Seiyuu to voice in it?

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Sep 5, 2024 5:58 AM
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Would the dub be more realistic and believable if the original actors did the characters?
Sep 5, 2024 5:59 AM
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"Would the dub be more realistic and believable if the original actors did the characters?"

Hmm, probably. :o
Sep 5, 2024 6:25 AM
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If the seiyuu is highly proficient in the dub language, then for sure.
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Sep 5, 2024 6:40 AM
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it would be better, but the script still goes through rewrites and localization.
the character would sound like herself, and the VA wouldn't bash the fans. that's all.
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Sep 5, 2024 6:50 AM
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also if they had the same director, same script, and have them speak in Japanese for good measure
Sep 5, 2024 6:53 AM
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nah the japanese have bad english accents most of the time
Sep 5, 2024 6:53 AM
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"Would people like dubs more if they got the original Seiyuu to voice in it?"

No. That's like listening to the english versions of the Rammstein songs and saying it's the same thing...not really.
Sep 5, 2024 8:43 AM
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Spunkert said:
Would the dub be more realistic and believable if the original actors did the characters?

What? No

The way to get people to like dubs more is to get competent translators who'll make a script faithful to the original instead of ones that only care about pushing their own adenga
Sep 5, 2024 9:48 AM
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No, I watch sub since I am used to subtitles
Sep 5, 2024 10:46 AM

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I don't know about "more realistic and believable" (that's bound to ruffle some feathers here :/ ), but that's a definitely interesting idea, I haven't really thought of that.

We already have an example in Tomo-chan Is a Girl! from last year: apparently Sally Amaki voiced her character in the original Japanese and also the English dub. If anyone's curious, you can watch both and compare, I guess.
Sep 5, 2024 10:48 AM

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Probably not, because speaking in a foreign language is hard enough; acting in one is even tougher. There's no guarantee that Japanese seiyuu performances will go any better than the much-reviled native-English-speaking seiyuu from the US, Canada, UK, etc.

DigiCat said:
The way to get people to like dubs more is to get competent translators who'll make a script faithful to the original instead of ones that only care about pushing their own adenga
A handful of controversial examples in a few shows over the past decade+ aren't representative of all dubs. This is a viewerbase perception problem, not a problem with "agendas" being pushed.

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Sep 5, 2024 11:22 AM

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I will say I prefer watching in dub but if I can´t I watch sub. Honestly to me I have a simpler time follow the show in English voice and can focus more on the show it self and yes this is a strange reason but I feel secure watching it in a language I better comprehend.

The worst part for me with sub sometimes is that I some times have to rewind because I missed something and if I focus on reading allot I often miss something happening if it happens fast.

And Im old im getting slower and more dumber.
Sep 5, 2024 11:29 AM

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Reply to Zalis
Probably not, because speaking in a foreign language is hard enough; acting in one is even tougher. There's no guarantee that Japanese seiyuu performances will go any better than the much-reviled native-English-speaking seiyuu from the US, Canada, UK, etc.

DigiCat said:
The way to get people to like dubs more is to get competent translators who'll make a script faithful to the original instead of ones that only care about pushing their own adenga
A handful of controversial examples in a few shows over the past decade+ aren't representative of all dubs. This is a viewerbase perception problem, not a problem with "agendas" being pushed.
@Zalis Nowadays it's agenda pushing, back in the 90s 2000s it was stripping all seriousness from kids anime such as Digimon an Yu-Gi-Oh, the topics might've changed but the problem is the same
Sep 5, 2024 12:21 PM

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Spunkert said:
Would the dub be more realistic and believable if the original actors did the characters?

No, it would just be more torturous..
Sep 5, 2024 2:40 PM

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It's pretty rare but sometimes you get like one character

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Sep 5, 2024 2:48 PM

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The English dub industry is too invaded by political activism to ever lose its stigma even if that were the case.
Besides that engrish a whole anime would ruin any serious mood.
Sep 5, 2024 2:54 PM

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Nope. I'm Greek and I almost killed myself after 100 hours of Greek accents on AC Odyssey so I can't imagine doing the same with Japanese accents which sound even worse.
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Sep 5, 2024 3:03 PM

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So....You're asking if dubs would be better if they were voiced by people who don't speak English? Weird thing to ask.

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