[Kaiju]

I'm curious about certain anime, but I don't know which version of an anime to watch dubbed or subbed?

I know some dubs are awesome (Cowboy Beebop, Wolf's Rain, Baccano!) and other's are...uggh (Anything by 4kids), same with subs. Some this a thread where anyone can ask about whether an anime is better in english, japanese or some other language. and get a response.

So i'll start off: I'm wanting to watch Revolutionary Girl Utena, is it better subbed or dubbed? I'm pretty sure it's subbed but I want to make sure.

[Scorchedenigma]

at least the third time this has come up =P generally subs are better.

[Bakagami]

No idea on that one.
Code Geass is great with the dub they do.
FLCL: Dub
Super Milk Chan: [adult swim] dub only


Gurren Lagann: Sub
Soul Eater: Sub
Clannad: Sub
Shuffle: Sub
Negima: Sub
K-on: Sub


If the name Brittany Kabrowski appears anywhere in the voice actors list for the English version. Go with the sub.

[Shibbidah]

Why do you hate her so much?

[Bakagami]

Watch her in Shuffle.
You shall understand >.<

[Scorchedenigma]

i think he did

[Bakagami]

Then he should understand >.<

[Shibbidah]

...I don't understand...

[HalOfBorg]

I prefer dubs, but recently gave in and watched seasons 2&3 of Hell Girl subbed (since it may never be dubbed) and enjoyed it. I still prefer dubbed though.

[Trilobiteer]

I'm firmly of the belief that whatever you watch the series in first, those are the voices you'll apply to the characters in your mind, if you then see it the other way, it'll sound weird.

[HalOfBorg]

Not just the voices, the words. When I watched the subbed versions of HG it was just wrong when they got "Oh damned soul wallowing in your sin. Perhaps ... it is time to die." (and "Your grievance shall be avenged.") wrong. Wrong in my mind.

[animemental1]

Gurren Lagann's dub wasn't that bad. I mainly watch dubs unless they're REALLY bad. And that was only on three occasions: AzuDai, K-On, & Clannad.

[Chillpalazzo]

I know for sure that Excel Saga and FLCL have very good dubs. In fact, the original director oversaw the dubbing on FLCL so they did pretty well.

Can I get an opinion on the Full Metal Alchemist dub? I wanna know if Vic Mignogna is good or is ruining my show.

[animemental1]

FMA's pretty good. (Vic's short rants are just GODLY. XD)

[HalOfBorg]

I just recently watched FLCL (dubbed). I'm no expert but it all seemed good to me. And I'm currently watching FMA dubbed.

On FMA - are the first 51 episodes the same as Brotherhood?

[Bakagami]

No.

[darkzi]

I just get dual audio and dubs just cause at times Im lazy to read but subs are more recommended...fan sub that is

[stinkyfranki]

Here is how you solve the problem. Learn Japanese. Then you'll never have to read subtitles again.

[HalOfBorg]

But that solution just brings up it's own problem - I'm an idiot when it comes to languages. (among other subjects).

Let's just say it's not 'among my skill areas'.

[domo18]

Here is how you solve the problem. Learn Japanese. Then you'll never have to read subtitles again.

way ahead of you, taking up a class at my college

[darkzi]

I tried, downloaded some learning vids but sadly they were 'out of date' lol always fun when I say something and someone else was like ohh they dont greet like that anymore and such

[stinkyfranki]

it's fine guys. i wouldn't actually expect anyone to learn japanese. i'm sure it's difficult as hell! for real though, i don't watch subs if i don't have to. i don't notice bad acting and if i do i don't really care. in fact, sometimes it makes boring shows much more enjoyable! it doesn't bother me that everyone hates dubs. all i ask is that you PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, put your torrents up with dual audio! that way, everyone is happy! :D

[AKALink]

Gurren Lagann's dub wasn't that bad. I mainly watch dubs unless they're REALLY bad. And that was only on three occasions: AzuDai, K-On, & Clannad.

I truely don't like Gurren Lagann's dub. They used a lot of voice actors from Lucky Star so when ever I hear Viral, Yoko, or Nia off screen Shirishi, Tsukasa, and Yutaka appear in my minds eye respectively.

[Backmask]

Cromartie High School had the best dub.

[vejtornado]

watched very dragonball, dragonballz and dragonball gt subbed. that was before i knew of anime

[AKALink]

I've been watching the FMA dubbed lately, I think it is pretty good.

[Kaiju]

I truely don't like Gurren Lagann's dub. They used a lot of voice actors from Lucky Star so when ever I hear Viral, Yoko, or Nia off screen Shirishi, Tsukasa, and Yutaka appear in my minds eye respectively.

Hehe, I don't have to deal with that problem, I watched Lucky Star subbed :P
However, any time I hear Konata I here Haruhi and vice versa...

[Ranma]

i myself prefer to watch the dub if possible... being when they bring the english voice actors to cons...i can get them to sign stuff :D.

but to anyone who has/has not seen Ghost Stories (A.K.A Gakkou no Kaidan)
weather you hat dubs or not.. that is a MUST watch DUB if you are to watch it at all :P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxLCS3XwUc4

the most horrid thing i found with the Dub of Clannad was the name pronouciations... not as bad as the last airbender.... but still makes me cringe.

and i bought the DUb for 1 main reason.. that my Favorite Voice actress Plays My FAvorite Character.. .so it was must own Dub for me XD.


but in general... if i seen the show in Japanese via fansubs.. and i enjoy it... i make sur ei buy it when it comes out so as to support the anime community the best i can.....

with ghost stories it was a hard to choose to buy or not.. so i did download the torrent - watched it in english as it was dual audio... loved it.. and made sure to buy the box set when it came out since the discs individually were too damn expensive at the time XD

[HalOfBorg]

One good thing about dubbed Hell Girl was I got my wife to try watching one. She'd never have made it through subtitled.

As soon as episode one was over, she said "Want to watch another?".

Even my son who doesn't watch anime much beyond DBZ when he was young wandered over, sat down and stayed through many episodes.

[Shibbidah]

I generally don't care if its subbed or dubbed, and if both are an option, and I enjoy teh anime. I'll probably watch both...with the exception of K-on...terrible dub was terrible.

[XelaisPWN]

I really could go with either, but I almost always start with the subs, just in case the dub is horrible (Clannad or K-On!, for example).

However, if I'm in a social setting (i.e. watching anime with friends or whatever) I just deal with dubs. :P

[Haar]

http://i.imgur.com/ZjaHW.jpg
Subbed, for the most part. At least if I hear an incredibly annoying line in Japanese, it probably won't stay in my head for a week. Not to mention how over-the-top some voice actors sound. Of course, that's an issue in both English and Japanese. Now, It's not like I hate dubs. In fact I can watch any sort of horrible, horrible dub and still tolerate the show. Now, as for actually appreciating the show...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU3Gg696yrM

[Shibbidah]

Somehow I feel like this belongs here.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxJ4VWoeOzs

[bloodlover1987]

subbed mostly but if a dub is good i would watch it just because i like watching something in my language


but damn that squid girl dub ........is horrible

[Gleeman]

I'm firmly of the belief that whatever you watch the series in first, those are the voices you'll apply to the characters in your mind, if you then see it the other way, it'll sound weird.

This.

Generally prefer dubs (don't have to re-wind to watch the action after reading the subs) but don't have much of a problem with subs themselves (simulcast or only way to get it; we like to watch foreign live action stuff too). Any anime with the following VAs should be watched dubbed IMHO:

Crispin Freeman
Vic Mignogna
Brina Palencia
Steven Blum
Wendee Lee

[Haar]

Generally prefer dubs (don't have to re-wind to watch the action after reading the subs)
You have to read the subs and watch the action scenes separately?

[glory of llama]

Yeah, I'll watch in dubs if it has them and it's the first time I've seen it... sometimes. I don't have a system... mostly it's subs. actually, the only stuff I watch in dubs are the stuff I own on dvd, lucky star, blue gender, cowboy bebop, etc. mostly stuff that either played on cartoon network or that I rented from netflix. Netflix mostly carried eng dub dvds, so that's what I listened to. anything I watch online though I listen to subs. actually, when gurren lagann was released, netflix didn't have it in eng dub at first, so I watched subbed DVDs, and I can't listen to it in eng dub. likewise after listening to angel beats in sub, I just can't stand the eng dub.

the real question here is, do you watch hentai in subs or dub? :D

[N.P.C.C.]

Whether it's regular anime or hentai, i prefer dubs. With the former, i primarily like romantic comedy and comedy is better to hear than read. In regards to the latter, same reason, dubs in hentai are automatically great comedies.

Despite this i'm more than comfortable reading subs and think anyone who claims that it's distracting are full of it.

[Haar]

the real question here is, do you watch hentai in subs or dub? :D
Subbed. Most hentai dubs sound unbearably embarrassing. The ones I've heard, at least. Try watching Angel Blade dubbed and you'll see what I mean.

[joster285]

It's basically a mix of both for me. I usually get put off by subs because I want to watch something rather than spend most of the time reading what's on the bottom of the screen. As for dubbing, it's hit and miss for me. A great dub is a great dub (Best dubbing I've seen (So far) was from Cowboy Bebop, Berserk, and Highschool of the Dead), but if it's a bad dub, it better be entertainingly bad or else I'm gonna end up ripping my ears off.

[Haar]

...am I the only person that can look at the middle of the screen and still pay attention to the subs?

[N.P.C.C.]

...am I the only person that can look at the middle of the screen and still pay attention to the subs?

I find it quite easy. Think it's from reading at a high level in my younger years.

[Gleeman]

You have to read the subs and watch the action scenes separately?

Not all the time, but for shows with lightning fast dialogue (FLCL, Excel Saga, etc), shows that are really verbose or when several characters are talking at once (SKET Dance) it can be a problem sometimes.

And yes I read at a high level in my younger years. (College level by middle school) :cool:

[hosokawa37]

For me, I prefer dubs, but will watch subs if no dub is available, or dub is terrible; either way, I'm fine with either nowadays.

[Haar]

Not all the time, but for shows with lightning fast dialogue (FLCL, Excel Saga, etc), shows that are really verbose or when several characters are talking at once (SKET Dance) it can be a problem sometimes.
I'm in the process of watching Legend of the Galactic Heroes and despite it being a show where the characters deliver a billion paragraphs of expository information an episode, I'm keeping up with it pretty well. Of course, I do have to pause every once in a while if they're explaining a battle strategy or a political movement.


And yes I read at a high level in my younger years. (College level by middle school) :cool:
Same here, coincidentally enough.

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

I was "forced" to watch subbed anime for the first time because I was interested
in Bakemonogatari. After a few false starts, I got through it. My next venture was
into Nyan Koi! - a title that I had previously passed on because there wasn't a
dubbed version available. I absolutely loved NK!.
Currently I have started to study Japanese, and I have gone back to watch most of
my library in sub. (I recognize bits of 'nani', 'arigotou', and so on....)

Some of my observations:
Death Note: Ryuk is even cooler. Light is 1000% creepier!
Excel Saga: I love hearing Japanese girls speak Japanese.
Angelic Layer: See above
Love Hina: See above
FMA (03): Hmmm! Toss-up. As noted earlier, Vic Mignogna
is really good. (p.s. I would add Monica Rial to your list)

You could always watch them in English first, then do it in Japanese.

[Kaiju]

Not all the time, but for shows with lightning fast dialogue (FLCL, Excel Saga, etc), shows that are really verbose or when several characters are talking at once (SKET Dance) it can be a problem sometimes.

And yes I read at a high level in my younger years. (College level by middle school) :cool:

Same here, College Level at Sixth Grade.

[glory of llama]

dubs in hentai are automatically great comedies.

lol so true... it just sounds ridiculous and awkward as haar said

[Haar]

Terrible, terrible lines. Of course, there was a lot more wrong Angel Blade than it's lines. (Just skip the first 20 seconds or so.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2VlCS1yQ8I

[Gleeman]

lol so true... it just sounds ridiculous and awkward as haar said

I thought the whole point of watching hentai was for the LULZ?


Terrible, terrible lines. Of course, there was a lot more wrong Angel Blade than it's lines. (Just skip the first 20 seconds or so.

QUALITY! :rolleyes:

[Haar]

There's Lulz, and then there's unbearably painful, facepalmingly bad, unforgettable dialogue.

[N.P.C.C.]

There's Lulz, and then there's unbearably painful, facepalmingly bad, unforgettable dialogue.

B.S. All you describe help it be funny. I mean, i laugh if it's so bad i have to repeat/facepalm/cover my ears

[Haar]

I don't. I just want to instantly turn on the Japanese audio track if it's that bad.

[N.P.C.C.]

I don't. I just want to instantly turn on the Japanese audio track if it's that bad.

Some people just don't appreciate grade A comedy anymore...

[Haar]

I'm pretty sure they average person that watches hentai doesn't care about comedy when they're trying to fap.

[N.P.C.C.]

I'm pretty sure they average person that watches hentai doesn't care about comedy when they're trying to fap.

I'm sure that same person doesn't want to read watching porn.

[Haar]

Some people don't just skip to "the good parts"?

[N.P.C.C.]

I have some OCD tendencies so that method is blind to me when it applies to hentai.

[yellowedge]

Bakuman: Wasn't crazy with Takagi's VO in the early episodes, but when he overreacts, he's worth it. However, seeing as how there are more episodes in japanese right now, Sub.

[Priotess]

Do i dare remind people of this? It's no wonder why dubbed anime gets a bad rep alot of the times


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiMHTK15Pik

[Haar]

Dubs are good for laughs, though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MURDGxx7FJo

[Priotess]

Dubs are good for laughs, though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MURDGxx7FJo

Ohh my god i can't stop laughing.

[Backmask]

Dubs are good for laughs, though.

Ghost Stories thread? Ghost Stories thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxJ4VWoeOzs

[Haar]

I don't have the heart to tell you that this was posted before. Or do I? (http://www.amvhell.com/showthread.php?3319-Dub-or-Sub&p=450774#post450774)

[Backmask]

I don't have the heart to tell you that this was posted before. Or do I? (http://www.amvhell.com/showthread.php?3319-Dub-or-Sub&p=450774#post450774)

Aw jeez... Well, I... I guess I'll just leave then...

[Haar]

Get back in here, son.

[Gleeman]

Dubs are good for laughs, though.

Yep, because we're still stuck with 1980's dub quality...:rolleyes:


Ghost Stories thread? Ghost Stories thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxJ4VWoeOzs

Was going to post "WTF did I just watch", but I looked that up on ANN and supposedly the dub was intentionally done as comedic instead of serious because the original show sucked balls. (According to ANN's review the show is boring in original sub and only worth watching dubbed for the laughs.)

I never heard of that show before I saw this, might have to d/l it for the LULZ of the dub...:sweatdrop:

[BladeGraffiti]

To lay it out as long as it's watchable i don't mind really, My main ,so to speak, would be subs in general but of course i can't knock the dubs. Things like FLCL, Rurouni Kenshin, Cowboy Bebop, Bastard!! keep me on a level playing field. Reading the subs and watching the show was never an issue. Just like some of you other guys, i read at a high level since my youth and my love of new words in general hooked me on subs. I've watched FLCL both subbed and dubbed but in my opinion it seems the dubbed version had a good amount more energy. The subbed version just seemed a few levels more "flat".
P.S.
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs44/f/2009/068/9/0/SPACE_LANCE_by_eye_of_truth.jpg
response to Haar's vid.

[Haar]

Yep, because we're still stuck with 1980's dub quality...:rolleyes:
Did we not already dance this waltz a few pages back, good sir? I thought I already brought up how I liked some dubs. Samurai Champloo, Blue Gender, Black Lagoon, Cowboy Bebop, et cetera. Even Guin Saga, despite the obvious and painful flaws.


And even this looked like it might have been promising outside of them getting the accents wrong and how screwed up Yang Wen-Li's voice sounded compared to the original.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx-59DvnaGo

Also, let it go on the record that I hate speedsubs and poor "translations" if you can even call that what some groups do. You know, when groups try to get episodes out quickly just to increase the size of their e-****s and "pwn" the other groups through the use of flashy karaoke and untranslated Japanese words.
Basically, the sort of stuff mentioned in this series of videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUYlqLlbix0



P.S.
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs44/f/2009/068/9/0/SPACE_LANCE_by_eye_of_truth.jpg
response to Haar's vid.
That would be quite fitting with Tekkaman Blade.

[Priotess]

Yep, because we're still stuck with 1980's dub quality...:rolleyes:



Was going to post "WTF did I just watch", but I looked that up on ANN and supposedly the dub was intentionally done as comedic instead of serious because the original show sucked balls. (According to ANN's review the show is boring in original sub and only worth watching dubbed for the laughs.)

I never heard of that show before I saw this, might have to d/l it for the LULZ of the dub...:sweatdrop:

Which dub is that? Theres two.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Stories_(anime)#English_dubs

[Haar]

That's the ADV dub.

[Priotess]

Thanks, gonna look out for that anime whenever i have the spare coin.But that Tekkaman video is sooo laugh out funny though. I was just reading one of the coments on Youtube and i cracked out laughing.


Imagine having him as a roommate and being woken up by his loud captain obviousery...

"At last, I made it to the bathroom! Now I must unzip to pull out my Space Lance, but not before getting this toilet lid up! There, I can pee at las- oh no, its forking! The pee is falling to the floor! No problem, I will use this toilet paper to clean it! There, almost- oh I slipped! Now I got pee on my hand! I must wash it with water! Glad I got my left hand! ...There, all clean! BOY WHAT A BATTLE THAT WAS!"

[Haar]

I need to buy some more anime. I mostly rely on some "other" methods of obtaining it, as of late. Honestly, if I own an anime on dvd, it either means I really, really liked it, or I needed to make an AMV with it and there was no proper x264 softsub available.

As for Tekkaman, I really need to get back to watching that show. Stopped a few episodes in a few months back and haven't seen any since, despite actually liking it.

[jinzo64]

I prefer dubs over subs but I also like subs.

[Gleeman]

Did we not already dance this waltz a few pages back, good sir? I thought I already brought up how I liked some dubs. Samurai Champloo, Blue Gender, Black Lagoon, Cowboy Bebop, et cetera. Even Guin Saga, despite the obvious and painful flaws.

No problem, mostly kidding around anyway.

[Haar]

Okay, then.

Oh, this reminds me of something. Did anyone watch the Manga Video dub of the Devilman OVAs? If not, I can sum it up for you pretty quickly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_epULY6fGvE

They used similar dubbing techniques for the sequel series, Violence Jack. Seriously. You couldn't go five minutes with hearing **** or ****.

[QUADChromatic]

I usually watch things dubbed unless their really bad, new and have a compelling reason not to wait, or licensed by Aniplex who rarely dub anything or wait really long to do it.

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

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About 2 years ago, or so. I was 'forced', if you will, into watching a subbed anime.
[i]NyanKoi! was not available in English, but the synopsis sounded interesting.
I loved it. Soon after, I watched Bakemongatari. and more titles followed.
Today, I have CR and as indicated elsewhere, I watch subs almost exclusively now.

To date, the titles that I have watched so far fall into either of 2 categories:

I watched first in English, then in Japanese.
I watched first in Japanese.

I do prefer the original audio, however this point was driven home a few days ago
when I learned that NyanKoi! has been English dubbed.
Now I have a third category:
I watched first in Japanese, then English.

Among the English VA's are some veteran favorites: David Mantranga, Monica Rial, Andrew Love, Greg Ayres
Cara Greenberg. Nice to hear these guys (and gals), but it still sounded like a fan-dub to me...
and having watched stuff like this, didn't help.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8mXAyWv_-U
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[Sir Fluffykins]

Anime is only meant to be watched in German with Chinese subtitles

[Chewi105]

If a show im watching isn't a 324x592 camrip of a Portuguese dub with Latin subs over Hebrew hardsubs, then I drop that **** leik its hot.

[Gleeman]

You haven't watched an anime until you've watched it in the original Klingon.

[Haar]

Are you people dyslexic, or do you just not know how to watch anime with no audio and binary subtitles?

[Sir Fluffykins]

01000110 01110101 01100011 01101011 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 00101100 00100000 01001000 01100001 01100001 01110010

:p

[Haar]

01011001 01101111 01110101 01011100 00100111 01110010 01100101 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01100010 01101111 01110100 01110100 01101111 01101101 00101100 00100000 01000110 01101100 01110101 01100110 01100110 01111001 00101110

http://i.imgur.com/HIMVTgP.jpg

[Sir Fluffykins]

I'm the bottom? What?

[Haar]

You said you were going to **** me, so I have to establish who's boss.

[Sir Fluffykins]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggh!!

[mattroks101]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8mXAyWv_-U


Oh **** I thought Dotvob took that video down, glad to see it's up.

[ThatsNotMyName_studio]

I wish they would have made more of those.