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Zergneedsfood
United States10671 Posts
On November 01 2016 08:10 Koshi wrote: Question: Do you watch Anime in Japanese or English? Most people will say Japanese, but I think there are some "agreed" upon dubs that people think are superior to the original Japanese. This includes like Cowboy Bebop/FLCL. Also the Ghost Story dub is alleged "must watch." | ||
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Miragee
8696 Posts
You should ask yourself if the show is worth watching if you are so bored you have to tab away and do something else. | ||
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Sentenal
United States12398 Posts
On November 01 2016 08:10 Koshi wrote: Question: Do you watch Anime in Japanese or English? I guess it has been asked a lot but can you guys tell me?  The problem with watching it in Japanese is I get bored sometimes and want to browse the internet and can't do that when I have to read subtitles. Thinking about watching Death Parade. Japanese with english subtitles. IMO if I get bored enough during watching an anime that I want to browse the internet while an episode is on, then to me, its not worth watching in the first place. | ||
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yrba1
United States325 Posts
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Lackbleeder
741 Posts
If I want to watch an english dubbed anime though it should atleast meet one of the following criteria: - The show doesn't take place in Japan/Has a lot of foreign characters e.g. Baccano, Hellsing Ultimate. - The show has a distinct western feel to it (aka it's a cop show) e.g. Darker than Black, Death Note. - Crispin Freeman plays a major role in it e.g. Hellsing Ultimate, Haruhi. Also the last two years i've frequently browsed other stuff while watching a show (even on anime I consider to be my favorites). If you're a veteran it could mean you're just burnt out on anime and need to take a break from it. | ||
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Sentenal
United States12398 Posts
On November 01 2016 08:54 yrba1 wrote: Some dubs do better than the original Japanese audio (i.e. Fullmetal Alchemist, Cowboy Bebop, Dragon Ball Z) The last 5-10 yrs though have rarely produced outstanding dubs. Looking at it from a linguistics point of view, it's hard to translate perfectly as some of them require contextualization. 91 Days is one of the dubs I look forward to as it's set in the Prohibition Period of the US. At one point, I might have agreed about FMA, since the dub for it was alright. But better? After watching FMA03 and Brotherhood in Japanese, there is no way I could go back. The dub might be passable, but its definitely not better, IMO. | ||
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
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Miragee
8696 Posts
On November 01 2016 08:56 Lackbleeder wrote: Around 75% of the anime I watched was subbed, that said I don't think english dubs are far behind japanese dubs for the kind of shows I usually watch. Picking subs by default is just the easier option since it's much harder to notice poor voiceacting if you have no clue what they're saying. If I want to watch an english dubbed anime though it should atleast meet one of the following criteria: - The show doesn't take place in Japan/Has a lot of foreign characters e.g. Baccano, Hellsing Ultimate. - The show has a distinct western feel to it (aka it's a cop show) e.g. Darker than Black, Death Note. Your two points play a large role. Also personal preference in voices and if they seem to fit a character. I agree with the bolded part. On November 01 2016 09:00 Sentenal wrote: At one point, I might have agreed about FMA, since the dub for it was alright. But better? After watching FMA03 and Brotherhood in Japanese, there is no way I could go back. The dub might be passable, but its definitely not better, IMO. Agree with the dub being passable but nothing more. On November 01 2016 09:03 SK.Testie wrote: I've never heard a dub that's better than the Japanese version. It's not that I'm a fan of Japanese over English, it's that no anime dub has Disney level actors dubbing for them. It almost always sounds forced and half-assed. Do you count movies? Because Ghibli Movies often have Disney Level actors dub. | ||
BigFan
TLADT24920 Posts
On November 01 2016 08:10 Koshi wrote: Question: Do you watch Anime in Japanese or English? I guess it has been asked a lot but can you guys tell me? The problem with watching it in Japanese is I get bored sometimes and want to browse the internet and can't do that when I have to read subtitles. Thinking about watching Death Parade. Jap with english subs though there are some anime like dbz where I hear dubs were much better (I only watched dub there). | ||
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Koshi
Belgium38799 Posts
Download is going a bit slow. Will be something for tomorrow. | ||
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Ferrose
United States11378 Posts
On November 01 2016 08:10 Koshi wrote: Question: Do you watch Anime in Japanese or English? I guess it has been asked a lot but can you guys tell me? The problem with watching it in Japanese is I get bored sometimes and want to browse the internet and can't do that when I have to read subtitles. Thinking about watching Death Parade. In Japanese. Like Sentenal said, if I watch an anime, it's because I'm interested in it; not because I want white noise. I can just watch some ASMR videos or listen to music if I want that. I've heard that the Black Lagoon dub is actually really good. I should check that out sometime. I've had an itch to rewatch the series for a while. | ||
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BigFan
TLADT24920 Posts
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Zergneedsfood
United States10671 Posts
On November 01 2016 09:50 Ferrose wrote: In Japanese. Like Sentenal said, if I watch an anime, it's because I'm interested in it; not because I want white noise. I can just watch some ASMR videos or listen to music if I want that. I've heard that the Black Lagoon dub is actually really good. I should check that out sometime. I've had an itch to rewatch the series for a while. This is the only video you need to watch for the BL dub. | ||
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Ferrose
United States11378 Posts
On November 01 2016 10:46 Zergneedsfood wrote: This is the only video you need to watch for the BL dub. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKwaPSkjXp0 Lmao. Sounds like me IRL. I feel like the Japan arc would be improved quite a bit by the dub... | ||
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
On November 01 2016 09:10 Miragee wrote: Your two points play a large role. Also personal preference in voices and if they seem to fit a character. I agree with the bolded part. Agree with the dub being passable but nothing more. Do you count movies? Because Ghibli Movies often have Disney Level actors dub. I've never seen a reason to bother with changing a movie to a dub anyway. If it has Hollywood A listers doing them, I'm sure the dubs are pretty great. There's some passable ones but I've still watched 100% subbed and 0% dubbed. Well, there was one exception. | ||
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Unleashing
Denmark14978 Posts
On November 01 2016 08:15 Koshi wrote: Hmmm. Ok. Thx. The English dubs are pretty good though. I'll have to disagree. The majority of english dubs are absolutely awful. | ||
Spazer
Canada8036 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/t6YJa2A.jpg) Except me, Graham Aker. Things are starting to get pretty silly. | ||
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ShiaoPi
TAIWAN NUMBAH WAN5956 Posts
Yet another good episode of Girlish number but holy shit that art for the in-universe anime is atrocious :D I mean come on look at this in all it's glory: ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/G6rSyel.jpg) | ||
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HolydaKing
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Toadesstern
Germany16350 Posts
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