My problem with dubs
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Jeisu-kun wrote...
This may be nitpicky, but a big reason as to why I don't often watch dubs (other than some being just plain bad), is because I can't get into it when the characters are speaking English in a Japanese setting. It's hard to suspend my disbelief when characters are speaking English but are calling each other by Japanese names, with signs written in hiragana behind them. And really... I feel this problem can't be remedied. It would be strange and anger fans if they were to change character names (as if dubs didn't make fans angry already), and of course the dubbing company wouldn't completely overhaul the setting. The only way it would make sense is if it took place in an already English-speaking setting.Out of curiosity: does it work bot ways for you? As in, it is hard to get into series if characters ar speaking Japanese in a clearly English environment?
I'm not bothered if the language and setting don't match, but I have a bit similar pet peeve. It's weird in both mangas and animes when people in multicultural gatherings and/or environments (lets say, the latest chapters of Freezing for example) speak all fluent Japanese and understand each other effortlessly. It bothers me a bit, yes, but not a major issue.
I have watched only a few English dups, and so far I'm not too traumatized. Bakuretsu Tenshi for example was semi well dupped, at least in my opinion. One of the perks are the female voices: I prefer a bit lower and 'fuller' voice, while Japanese tend to have it bit more high pitched.
Still, I usually go for the subs. English isn't my native language, and I can understand text better than speech.
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Okay really guys, "because they're in Japan so they should speak Japanese"'doesn't really cut it as a reason to hate dubs, a little suspension of disbelief. Speaking of dubs, I tried watching Shuffle dubbed today, it was fucking terrible, and Netflix doesn't let me change voice tracks. Also where is the Yan, I'm watch this series specifically for the Yan and I'm not really feeling it... sorry got a little off track there.
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Kavi wrote...
Out of curiosity: does it work bot ways for you? As in, it is hard to get into series if characters ar speaking Japanese in a clearly English environment?In theory yes, but posts like Lelouch24's really has me thinking more about the vastly different speaking mannerisms between English and Japanese. Emotions are conveyed differently in Japanese, so in some cases the dub may not be able to interpret the original intention effectively. So really, the only way I'll watch a dub is if they can effectively communicate without getting lost in translation or difficult to understand. It would be a bonus for me if the dub was in an English environment as it would make more sense, but to me that takes second priority compared to my former point.