Does Dubbing makes the Anime less-entertaining? Page 2

Started by RYOUKI August 14th, 2007 7:57 AM
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Does Dubbing problem makes an Anime less-entertaining?

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i know all dubs aren't bad and there are those a lot worse than naruto but i guess it just seems worse when you're used to watching japanese anime all the time. Enjoyable English dubs i have seen are wolfs rain and full metal alchemist.
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Full metal alchemist was unwatchable for me:( i didn't get what order the episodes were in so i couldn't watch them after downloading them in the right order but i watched one episode and the dubbing seemed ok.

I wonder if its if you watch a dub right away that i looks fine. I only ever watched dragonball in English and that was a Japanese anime and that was great!
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for me it depends on if you can tell how much emotion the convey through the characters voice for me that is very important. Acheive that and make the voice not too annoying and you can make a perfect dub.
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There are Anime that change a lot during the dubbing proces.

Biggest exemple of anime being ruined:
Beyblade:
1) original soundtrack was replaced by some annoying english songs. >.<
2)English voices are bad, prefer the Dutch ones. xD

Of all versions of Beyblade, I prefer the Italian dub. Voices are amazing, and the original soundtrack is still there. *hurray*

The differences between the voices of the Original D.N. ANgel and the English D.N. Angel are huge. The only voice I like so far is Daisuke's. Dark's voice is wierd 'cause it reminds me of Edward (FMA). The Fullmetal Alchemist dub version is great, but after watching the sub version, I prefered the Japanese version.

I think it depends on what you like the most. =|

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english dubbing? I hate them
That's because you haven't watched that many.

Chinese Dubbing is not a threat because they mimicked the voice of the actual seiyu
They don't even show anime in China anymore. Something about Japaneses symphony, or something. And lies! Spirited Away Chinese dub was horrible! *crys* It was horrible!

Can we please stop it with all this dub hate? It's really, really pointless now and arguments against dubbing isn't even up to date. You don't care about dubs because you watch crap dubs that get licensed by companies like Manga corp and the likes. times have changed and there is a quality standard now for anime dubs. I bet none of the dub haters here even know any dub voice actor names.

Personally, I dislike subs. I don't like Japanese voice actors. half of the time I can't even tell them apart. The only Japanese voice actors I can easily recognize are Park Romi and Kazuhiko Inoue.

I hate it when Japanese voice actresses try to be cute. No, you're not cute, you're irritating. I also hate voice actresses playing teenage male roles. More than half the time don't even sound like teenage boys. Hello, teenage boys are swimming with something we like to call testosterone. It makes their voices deeper and hair grow in places. Sure some pull off, but most fail horribly. Japan has just has many horribly acted anime has the US do.

I like my dubs. I like to watch my shows staring the voice actors I like.

Also, Gals dub > Gals sub. Anything with Luci Christian, Chris Patton, and Greg Ayres is 10x better. They keep getting aired for a reason, people. Plus, I like scratchy, whiny American accents. We sound amazing when yelling at people. =3
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Does Dubbing problem makes an Anime less-entertaining?
It CAN make an Anime less-entertaining especially if it is bad. Considering a majority of dubbing is bad I voted yes for my generalization.

Yes there are good dubs and I give them due props where props are due but a majority of dubs suck and thats not really debatable.

While I am all for supporting the artists and creators fact of the matter I am not going to shell out $20 a DVD for shiz that sucks just 'cause I want to support the creators of an anime. I'll donate to their paypal, buy their merchandise, or like msot of the time simply buy the manga but I do not shell out premoum dollars on sub-par work.

I'll buy the Miyazaki movies, I got the Cowboy Bebop box, hell I shelled out premium for the FLCL, I got my 08th MS Team, and I am more than satasfied with my Gunslinger Girl but as much of a Narutard I am I will NEVER buy that anime so long as Maile Flannigan is on any audio track. I buy the manga instead :P Would have bought the anime but I am not going to spend good cash on bad dubs no matter how much I like a series. Say what you will about piracy and like but I for one have too much respect for the original property to buy something where one woman totally slaughters the anime series. Frankly I feel we should not have to settle with sub par work. When you ruin a dub expect to be pirated 'cause you can't honestly expect people to empty their wallets for you when your shiz sucks.
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All English dubs sounds like masterpieces comparing to Vietnamese dubs of cartoons and movies. One man/woman uses a monotonous voice to dub all characters and the voices of other languages can still be heard.

On-topic: Comparing to the Japanese voices, English dubs are rubbish. (all)

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well I like the dubbings, it means that I can actually understand what their saying, listening to the japaneese while watching a show while reading the subtitles is a little to much for my eyes to do at once.
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On-topic: Comparing to the Japanese voices, English dubs are rubbish. (all)
Uh, right. And your proof for this outrageous claim is? Can you even understand enough spoken Japanese to determine if the original Japanese voices are actually any good?
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One Piece, Card Captor Sakura, and Sailor Moon are the quintessential examples of how to screw up the English adaptation of an anime, in regards to both voice acting and sheer content alteration and removal. Naruto doesn't come anywhere close to those atrocities.

You want a truly good English dub? Stop watching Naruto and start watching Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Trigun, FLCL, or The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
yeah trigun does have a good dub...haha vash's laugh makes me laugh...haha see
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Uh, right. And your proof for this outrageous claim is? Can you even understand enough spoken Japanese to determine if the original Japanese voices are actually any good?
No but the characters sound a lot more authentic in Japanese, so I guess the only back up I have is that they sound better. Let's face it, Wendee Lee is never going to be Japanese or a Pokemon.

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No but the characters sound a lot more authentic in Japanese, so I guess the only back up I have is that they sound better. Let's face it, Wendee Lee is never going to be Japanese or a Pokemon.
Apply your definition of "authenticity" to an anime whose cast of characters is not Japanese. Koichi Yamadera and Megumi Hayashibara were good, but Steven Blum and Wendee Lee were better.