which is better dub or sub?
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I ask this question because some animes are better dubbed then subbed for example DBZ, but others sound best as is. When an anime gets licensed I watch it to see which is better or to see how they ruined it.What do you think?
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I suppose the answer to this question would depend on the individual who is speaking/answering. Ah, of course it would depend on that. After all, it's the type of question that'll receive an opinionated answer rather than a completely factual one (or at least I'd think so).
In my opinion, subbed anime is much better, though dubbed is good if you're just starting to watch anime or read slowly. I started off watching dubbed anime (which is obvious I suppose). Dragonball Z, Yu Yu Hakusho, Rurouni Kenshin, G Gundam and so on were the first of anime series that I watched. Since they were airing in the United States, on Toonami, they were dubbed. That made things convenient since I spoke English and could understand the shows easily.
And with time I discovered anime series such as Samurai Champloo and Naruto. The English versions were pretty neat and I liked them. The same goes for Yu Yu Hakusho. However, I later found the Japanese versions.. which sounded much better in my opinion. That's mainly because of the difference in how the English language and Japanese language sound and because I know that the Japanese voices are more accurate. They're the voices that the characters are meant to have, seeing how they're made in Japan.
So yeah, overall, I like subbed (or undubbed) anime better because you get the original voices, I liked the Japanese language (sounds) better and the anime series aren't hard to keep up with, as long as you can read english or whatever subtitles are provided.
But subbed or not, there's not too big a deal. There you have it, my perhaps.. unnecessarily long response.
In my opinion, subbed anime is much better, though dubbed is good if you're just starting to watch anime or read slowly. I started off watching dubbed anime (which is obvious I suppose). Dragonball Z, Yu Yu Hakusho, Rurouni Kenshin, G Gundam and so on were the first of anime series that I watched. Since they were airing in the United States, on Toonami, they were dubbed. That made things convenient since I spoke English and could understand the shows easily.
And with time I discovered anime series such as Samurai Champloo and Naruto. The English versions were pretty neat and I liked them. The same goes for Yu Yu Hakusho. However, I later found the Japanese versions.. which sounded much better in my opinion. That's mainly because of the difference in how the English language and Japanese language sound and because I know that the Japanese voices are more accurate. They're the voices that the characters are meant to have, seeing how they're made in Japan.
So yeah, overall, I like subbed (or undubbed) anime better because you get the original voices, I liked the Japanese language (sounds) better and the anime series aren't hard to keep up with, as long as you can read english or whatever subtitles are provided.
But subbed or not, there's not too big a deal. There you have it, my perhaps.. unnecessarily long response.
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I think i would have to say subed, because There r a lot of anime that r not in the us, and i like to watch some of the lesser know shows. Plus u get what the stories r more like the manga(like DBZ).
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Hmm well I guess for me I would prefer to watch my animes subbed because from what I noticed with the Japanese voices is that the put alot more emotion and do a really amazing job compared to the dubbed versions I heard. One good example would be comparing the ending of Code Geass R2 to the dubbed version, I don't want to spoil it for anyone so I won't say what happened, but the Japanese did a way better job because it made me want to cry lol. I'm not gonna lie and say that there aren't dubbed versions out there of a series that isn't good because I know for sure that there are like DBZ or Cowboy Bebop and others. But when it comes to it for the most part it's just better to watch it in subs with Japanese voices. Oh and when it comes to hentai, subs all the way, to be honest there is no comparison lol the hentais that get dubbed into english are just horrible beyond amazement.
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Whichever is better quality.
I guess a good rule of thumb is that if the voicework isn't highly endemic to the character, then it's probably safe to dub. Cowboy Bebop was excellent.
It's a lot harder to dub shows like Lucky Star and Haruhi Suzumiya, where you expect those schoolgirls to sound particularly squeaky and animated.
When the subject matter is culturally specific (but not so much that it can be ignored like with Bobobo Bo Bo Bobo) it's simply better to sub.
I guess a good rule of thumb is that if the voicework isn't highly endemic to the character, then it's probably safe to dub. Cowboy Bebop was excellent.
It's a lot harder to dub shows like Lucky Star and Haruhi Suzumiya, where you expect those schoolgirls to sound particularly squeaky and animated.
When the subject matter is culturally specific (but not so much that it can be ignored like with Bobobo Bo Bo Bobo) it's simply better to sub.
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For me Subbed anime is better than Dubbed ones.
I really like japanese voices and they really fit the characters.
There are also japanese jokes or phrases that doesn't really make sense when translated into english.
You'll also get to learn some japanese words. ^ ~ ^
But there are some series I liked the English dub like FMA Season 1.
Though I watched both Jap and Eng dubs of it.
I really like japanese voices and they really fit the characters.
There are also japanese jokes or phrases that doesn't really make sense when translated into english.
You'll also get to learn some japanese words. ^ ~ ^
But there are some series I liked the English dub like FMA Season 1.
Though I watched both Jap and Eng dubs of it.
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Yorozuya wrote...
One good example would be comparing the ending of Code Geass R2 to the dubbed version, I don't want to spoil it for anyone so I won't say what happened, but the Japanese did a way better job because it made me want to cry lol.I blame dubbed Nunnally for that. The Geass dub was good, but some of the "key players" just had bad dubs given to them not to mention some bad dialogue occasionally popped up in the dubs. "You fellas know full well what this badass mother can do!" for example (the line is the same even on the DVD).
By the way, I give props to Atelier Iris 3 for having a near-perfect dubbed replica of the original Japanese. Imagine that you start out dubbed and get increasingly annoyed by one character's voice. You switch the language option only to find out that said character is equally annoying in Japanese. Ah, that was a priceless moment.
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Personally I watch Anime dubbed when I can because it's easier for me to follow the story, but I will watch it subbed/Raw. and as it's been said, it really depends on who's doing the voice acting, and what not.
I personally like Cowboy Bebop dubbed over subbed, same goes for Chobits, and Ai Yori Aoshi. But then there are those that are gray area animes like Haruhi Suzumiya where Haruhi has a a slight southern accent while the rest of the characters seem to work out fine(In most cases).
Then there comes the things like Naruto, which is like sticking rusty nails in your ears when you watch it dubbed. Do not get me wrong Naruto is an alright series. Manga > anime but Subbed > Dubbed in this case.
Also it's not just the voice acting it's who licensed it in the US. If it's Viz/ADV it's going to be some what decent, but then 4Kids just butchers the hell out of stuff.
I personally like Cowboy Bebop dubbed over subbed, same goes for Chobits, and Ai Yori Aoshi. But then there are those that are gray area animes like Haruhi Suzumiya where Haruhi has a a slight southern accent while the rest of the characters seem to work out fine(In most cases).
Then there comes the things like Naruto, which is like sticking rusty nails in your ears when you watch it dubbed. Do not get me wrong Naruto is an alright series. Manga > anime but Subbed > Dubbed in this case.
Also it's not just the voice acting it's who licensed it in the US. If it's Viz/ADV it's going to be some what decent, but then 4Kids just butchers the hell out of stuff.
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It would depend on some of the animes that I watch because some dubs sound better than the original Japanese dubs. Shows like that for me would be DBZ and a lot of the older Gundam series like Gundam 0083 and G Gundam. But in most other cases, I prefer subs because the Japanese voice actors give the characters more feeling and more emotion as opposed to the English dubs where I felt no feeling into their acting. It just seemed either rushed, poorly done, or monotone. I see this in most new licensed anime now a days. But stuff from 4kids is just terrible, they should never dub for any anime cause it kills whatever they license like Yu-Gi-Oh!.
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I'll eat my foot if we don't have +5 topics on this already...
Anyways, like I said on previous occasions - anime dubs fail most of the time and the only way I can imagine one finding them better is with experiencing them before the original voiceact. Subs all the way.
*Goes back to muxing out the useless, english audio from Juuni Kokuki rips to save space*
Anyways, like I said on previous occasions - anime dubs fail most of the time and the only way I can imagine one finding them better is with experiencing them before the original voiceact. Subs all the way.
*Goes back to muxing out the useless, english audio from Juuni Kokuki rips to save space*
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Prefer things dubbed.
I know there are some truly horrendous dubbed anime out there (One piece – 4kids) but it really relies on who is doing it like funimation or the people who have done the Hellsing ultimate OVA are pretty damn good
Then again I do like to watch in both languages just to see the difference
I know there are some truly horrendous dubbed anime out there (One piece – 4kids) but it really relies on who is doing it like funimation or the people who have done the Hellsing ultimate OVA are pretty damn good
Then again I do like to watch in both languages just to see the difference
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subbing obviously the only good animes that's been subbed pretty well was
Gundam Seed Destiny
Gundam Seed
FullMetal Alchemist
Devil May Cry
DeathNOte
I can't think of anymore, #1 +2 of horrible dubbing has to be Yu_Gi-Oh (They killed Joey) and One pIEce
Gundam Seed Destiny
Gundam Seed
FullMetal Alchemist
Devil May Cry
DeathNOte
I can't think of anymore, #1 +2 of horrible dubbing has to be Yu_Gi-Oh (They killed Joey) and One pIEce
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To watch dubbed anime wears the penalty of death and tentacle assrape. Seriously, don't watch it dubbed. You will lose so much of the original feeling. Not to mention that, especialy english dubbers, really suck.
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swordmanXIII
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KLoWn wrote...
Subbed, always.[size=8]Except for Golden Boy[/h]
hell yeah golden boy FTW
well it depends on the people dubing it if they actuly care about the show then it might be good. DBZ good yugioh GX god aweful. it all depends but funamation seems to do a good job but 4kids sucks.
well in my opinon subs are better but not all the time.
