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illu
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2531 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-18 12:46:51
May 18 2010 12:44 GMT
#1
As a hardcore anime fan I usually have the obligation to say that English dubbed anime are horrible. However, as I stumbled on this random video on Youtube my opinion changed somewhat.



At 3:23 : "No man it's gonna be her..."

Now, I don't want to argue about using Japanese honourifix in an English dub (I don't personally mind); my point is that the English dub, for the first time in my life, actually sounded pretty good.

+ Show Spoiler +
Maybe I should keep an open mind about everything in the world.


:]
Southlight
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States11768 Posts
May 18 2010 12:48 GMT
#2
Baccano English dubs were pretty good.
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Chuiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
3470 Posts
May 18 2010 12:55 GMT
#3
I dont know why most people are snobbish about english dubs, I find most animes to be dubbed perfectly fine. Not that one though, its terrible. Both the anime and the dubs.
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thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
May 18 2010 12:57 GMT
#4
dubs are terrible in any language b/c they can never recapture the mood of the original.
(I think the best example is dubbed chinese movies)
L0n3W0olf
Profile Joined April 2010
Slovenia34 Posts
May 18 2010 13:02 GMT
#5
English dubs are mostly horrible because they totally miss the meaning and messages that the original voices give. There are a few exceptions though and sometimes the dub is better than the original (I really enjoyed dubbed DB and DBZ).
Gryffes
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United Kingdom763 Posts
May 18 2010 13:10 GMT
#6
If you understand even a tiny bit of the language in it's original format it's easy to hate dubs.

In Japan voice acting is srs biz and many people want to make it but dont - over here people are like "voice acting? wut?".

Not being a weabo douchetard but the emotive quality of the japanese voice acting is usually 10000x better than EU/US equivalents and the feel of a character is often completely different going from one to the other.
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samachking
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Bahrain4949 Posts
May 18 2010 13:24 GMT
#7
Some of the dubs I actually enjoyed were Berserk(medieval england fits more with english voices rather than the more high pitched Japanese language), and the Kenshin prequel OVA.

The movies are rather well dubbed too, i.e Miyazaki movies.
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J1.au
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Australia3596 Posts
May 18 2010 13:28 GMT
#8
Miyazaki movie dubs are usually awesome. They get really high quality talent though.
SkelA
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Macedonia13081 Posts
May 18 2010 13:44 GMT
#9
I usually dislike dubs. When i first started watching anime i watched mostly dubs but now i almost never watch dub.

Like few months ago I watched GiTS dub because i downloaded them from torrent and didnt notice that all episodes were dubs so i didnt wanted to download subs again -.- ... i watched both seasons dubbed and it didnt seem bad at all.
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wishbones
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada2600 Posts
May 18 2010 13:47 GMT
#10
i preffer english dubbes, this way i dont have to read and miss everything. Main reason, when im going to bed and i have naruto shippuuden hooked up to my 42inch tv it sucks that I cant just fall asleep to the english, and it keeps me up trying to read.
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Catch]22
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Sweden2683 Posts
May 18 2010 13:47 GMT
#11
On May 18 2010 22:10 Luckbox wrote:
Not being a weabo douchetard but the emotive quality of the japanese voice acting is usually 10000x better than EU/US equivalents and the feel of a character is often completely different going from one to the other.


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Juxx
Profile Joined April 2010
325 Posts
May 18 2010 13:48 GMT
#12
I usually enjoy english dubs, like Evangelion, but sometimes they get screwed up and entire plot lines are gone, like FLCL.
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SkelA
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Macedonia13081 Posts
May 18 2010 14:01 GMT
#13
Oh and Golden Boy dub is awesome . Study Study Study !!!
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bubblegumbo
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Taiwan1296 Posts
May 18 2010 14:15 GMT
#14
Dubs just seem too unnatural for bilingual speakers especially(i.e 80% of the Asians in TL probably :p) , some things are very culture specific and there isn't an equivalent of its meaning and context in another language. There some good dubs for anime out there for sure, but even if they are well done people like me will prefer the original because it sounds more normal to us.

Chinese dubs for anime on the other hand are absolutely horrific, all the females sounds too similar and they always sound terribly exaggerated and annoyingly high pitched.
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zealing
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Canada806 Posts
May 18 2010 14:27 GMT
#15
most of the time i acctully prefer subbed over dubbed. but for anime's like code geass the subbed voices were like some guy beating a sack of babbies with a cat.
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ZidaneTribal
Profile Joined September 2007
United States2800 Posts
May 18 2010 14:48 GMT
#16
cbbp, samurai champloo, and yuyu hakusho all have awesome english dubs
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ironchef
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Canada1350 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-18 14:55:05
May 18 2010 14:53 GMT
#17
I prefer subs.

I feel they take anime acting much more seriously (compared to dubbers). A lot of times the quality is just low, and has nothing to do with preference or capturing cultural/mood stuff. This is clear if you've seen GOOD dubs, or any well- acted cartoons in general.. its quite good if they actually try. Its getting better though.

The other issue is pronouncing foreign words. Some will disagree with me on this, but I prefer a middle accent, instead of purely Americanizing a word or purely authentic pronunciation. I dont like the abrupt shift in accents. But that's something people do irl too, so its kind of common and not everyone dislikes it.

PS: omg I'm glad someone mentioned English Golden Boy before i did lol.

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JohnColtrane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Australia4813 Posts
May 18 2010 14:58 GMT
#18
the guy that does the voice for jet black in cowboy bebop has a really mean voice, one of my favourite dub voices
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Clamev
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Germany498 Posts
May 18 2010 15:32 GMT
#19
fuck the english dub version watch the german one!

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lungo
Profile Joined October 2005
Denmark276 Posts
May 18 2010 15:34 GMT
#20
i hate dub, end of discussion
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yB.TeH
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Germany419 Posts
May 18 2010 15:36 GMT
#21
On May 19 2010 00:32 Clamev wrote:
fuck the english dub version watch the german one!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v55t5jnhz5s&feature=related

OH SHIT!
teekesselchen
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Germany886 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-18 15:55:09
May 18 2010 15:54 GMT
#22
I really dislike anime, it embarrasses me x_x
However, there is one series I actually liked, which was the old Hellsing one. Also has a great soundtrack btw. But the english/german synchronization really makes it seem so cheap.

Comparison japanese/english:
Mainy I mean Alucard's voice, around 4:30 in the first video.
+ Show Spoiler +


When they were introduced, he made a witticism, hoping to be liked. She laughed extremely hard, hoping to be liked. Then each drove home alone, staring straight ahead, with the very same twist to their faces.
NonFactor
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Sweden698 Posts
May 18 2010 17:58 GMT
#23
I think it's a waste to watch dubs. The japanese voice actors are superior in so many ways and a lot more talented. (It's serious business in Japan.)

I never watch dubs, never! Not neccesarily because their un-watchable, but because there is just something much better offered.
kainzero
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States5211 Posts
May 18 2010 18:45 GMT
#24
I used to be sub-only, but there is a case to be made for dubs.

One of the problems I have with subs is that it magnetizes your eyes to the bottom of the screen. You can't really take it in as well. I've watched dramas with no subs and there's just a completely different feeling you get when you don't have to read the bottom. You actually pay more attention to what's on screen. I didn't realize how bad Japanese acting was until I turned off subtitles.

I don't watch anime anymore, but I feel like I would rather play most games dubbed rather than subbed.
pubbanana
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States3063 Posts
May 18 2010 18:47 GMT
#25
I felt Princess Mononoke was better dubbed. But that's the only one I can remember where I felt that it was better.
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Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
May 18 2010 18:50 GMT
#26
some of the dubs are worthy to me just because they are funny

just the other day i was watching eng dubbed bleach on tv and holy shit it sounded hilarious to me
Fumi
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
529 Posts
May 18 2010 20:07 GMT
#27
On May 19 2010 03:50 travis wrote:
some of the dubs are worthy to me just because they are funny

just the other day i was watching eng dubbed bleach on tv and holy shit it sounded hilarious to me

Pretty much this, I only watch certain dubs because it's hilarious. But really, I think dubs take away too much of the original feel, some end up kinda decent, but nothing compares to the original. Also, in some countries they always "translate" or change the OP and ED entirely, and this annoys me to no end.

Speaking of dubs, watch this: http://www.teamfourstar.com/
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illu
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2531 Posts
May 18 2010 20:48 GMT
#28
On May 18 2010 22:10 Luckbox wrote:
If you understand even a tiny bit of the language in it's original format it's easy to hate dubs.


I agree with you, and I know more Japanese than you think. However, the point is merely that English dubs are not all bad.
:]
BlasiuS
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States2405 Posts
May 18 2010 20:58 GMT
#29
only show with a worthwhile english dub is Cowboy Bebop...but man is it GREAT
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a176
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada6688 Posts
May 18 2010 21:08 GMT
#30
its not that dubbing in general is bad

its the voice actors that are, frankly, fucking terrible. OP's video for example, I'd rather not have squeaky voiced mice doing dubs.
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Itachii
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Poland12466 Posts
May 18 2010 21:12 GMT
#31
On May 18 2010 21:57 thedeadhaji wrote:
dubs are terrible in any language b/c they can never recapture the mood of the original.
(I think the best example is dubbed chinese movies)

and yet all movies in polish TV are dubbed.
always by one person, with same voice during whole movie.no matter if 7 years old kid is recieving gift, or 80 years old man is about to die.
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DreaM)XeRO
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Korea (South)4667 Posts
May 18 2010 21:39 GMT
#32
looooooooooool. english dub sucks
i prefer subtitles
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Shizuru~
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Malaysia1676 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-18 22:22:37
May 18 2010 22:20 GMT
#33
Japanese anime voice actor are just really really good, i think its most likely because being a voice actor in japan is something like a full-time job like a real actor or some sort...

i just avoid english dub like the plague just to spare my ears.



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maga33
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States247 Posts
May 19 2010 00:25 GMT
#34
I dislike English dubs because the voice actors don't put enough emotion into the voices. They also sometimes miss the point when acting a characters personalities. I remember I watched the trailer for English of spice and wolf and the character did not sound tsundere at all :/. I did enjoy DBZ dubs though.
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prototype.
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada4215 Posts
May 19 2010 00:59 GMT
#35
DBZ dubs is the only one I can tolerate... anything else sounds horrible
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jax1492
Profile Joined November 2009
United States1632 Posts
May 19 2010 06:04 GMT
#36
I have been watching FMA:Brotherhood in Japanese w/eng subs ... i happened to see part of the English dub .... it was not the same show, it had lost its soul if that makes sense. i dont watch many anime series but if i do its always eng sub.
ieatkids5
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United States4628 Posts
May 19 2010 06:46 GMT
#37
On May 19 2010 09:25 maga33 wrote:
I dislike English dubs because the voice actors don't put enough emotion into the voices. They also sometimes miss the point when acting a characters personalities. I remember I watched the trailer for English of spice and wolf and the character did not sound tsundere at all :/. I did enjoy DBZ dubs though.

lol damn i didn't know that was licensed.
doktorLucifer
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States855 Posts
May 19 2010 11:51 GMT
#38
I've always liked the GitS subs.

I think the english vocal actor for Kusanagi is quite good. I also remember Bebop having good dubs as well. Can't recall any others though.
quirinus
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Croatia2489 Posts
May 19 2010 19:43 GMT
#39
On May 18 2010 23:01 SkelA wrote:
Oh and Golden Boy dub is awesome . Study Study Study !!!


I was going to say this! :D

The dub is actually better than the Japanese version if I remember.
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Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-19 19:48:43
May 19 2010 19:48 GMT
#40
lol if you hate english dubs, hate naruto shippuden. holy shit wtf looooool

but that German final flash is much worse LOOOOOOOL
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LLXC
Profile Joined September 2009
United States125 Posts
May 19 2010 21:57 GMT
#41
I don't mind English dubs. Good anime usually puts an effort to get legit dubs, same as with legit subs. I also don't like having to read while watching because I am already spending 100% making sure I see everything on the screen. Plus, I am not a fan of how some of the non-English actors sound.
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