Poll: Anime Dubbed VS Subbed
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Usually dubbed because sometimes I can't read quick enough to keep up. However I don't mind subs all that much and if the dubbed voices are unbearable then I will watch them.
I don't really think one is better than the other. I enjoy watching both subbed and dubbed anime. I hate it when a subbed or dubbed fanboy starts to insult others just because they don't agree with their preferred way of watching anime.
I think the main reason I like subs is because I love to read. Whenever I watch a film or play a game I have to have subtitles on.
I think the main reason I like subs is because I love to read. Whenever I watch a film or play a game I have to have subtitles on.
Dubs. Many of my friends watch subs, and I will if I can't help it (my brother bought me something in Iraq that was all subs) but I prefer the dubs. Some of the American voice actors have voices that are just cool, like Steven J Blum (Spike from Cowboy Bebop) and...the Guy that does Batou (GITS) Hiko (Kenshin) and Zangetsu (Bleach.)
I can understand wanting subs but I prefer to not have to read and watch all the pretty pictures going by. If the Japanese voice actors are better, I can't tell because I can't understand a word they're saying. It makes it kind of difficult to really understand the emotion in a voice that way.
I can understand wanting subs but I prefer to not have to read and watch all the pretty pictures going by. If the Japanese voice actors are better, I can't tell because I can't understand a word they're saying. It makes it kind of difficult to really understand the emotion in a voice that way.
I prefer dubbed, but only if its good i.e. Cowboy Bebop, Hellsing (Crispin Freeman has the voice I thought Alucard would have before I saw the anime), etc. Unfortunately most english dubs are downright atrocious ergo i watch a lot of subbed. Although its funny sometimes when the subbing is so bad i cant watch it all.
Furthermore, i cant see how any not japanese fluent person could get more out of hearing a japanese voice and subs compared to an english voice, even if its bad. example: what does a british accent in japanese sound like? oh you know whats better? having a japanese person sing in german. its bad, its really bad.
although i must say it is fun to listen to japanese during comic relief bits.
Furthermore, i cant see how any not japanese fluent person could get more out of hearing a japanese voice and subs compared to an english voice, even if its bad. example: what does a british accent in japanese sound like? oh you know whats better? having a japanese person sing in german. its bad, its really bad.
although i must say it is fun to listen to japanese during comic relief bits.
Subs for the most part, though there are a couple that I prefer the dubs, like Pokemon which we all grew up, also Scryed and Samurai 7 OH and Desert Punk and Golden Boy. It's just, soo damn hilarious in English, the voices are just so perfect.
99.9% dubbed. There was a time when I watched subbed episodes of Naruto but(and I'm being serious) watching just about every episode twice or rewinding it just to catch what's happening on screen is not really my idea of a good time.
So I resorted to reading the Naruto manga. It moves at a quicker pace and I find it much more enjoyable.
Whenever buy an anime DVD my initial response is to check that it's set to the english voice option and hit play. Much more enjoyable and just seems right.
So I resorted to reading the Naruto manga. It moves at a quicker pace and I find it much more enjoyable.
Whenever buy an anime DVD my initial response is to check that it's set to the english voice option and hit play. Much more enjoyable and just seems right.
Subbed, they NEVER get the voices right, except in FL CL.
Not to mention they often change lines or even remove them all together.
The first episode of Steel Angel Kurumi has a helluva lot of swearing at the start when you watch it dubbed. When you watch it subbed it doesn't Why did they change it? It's ridiculous.
Not to mention they often change lines or even remove them all together.
The first episode of Steel Angel Kurumi has a helluva lot of swearing at the start when you watch it dubbed. When you watch it subbed it doesn't Why did they change it? It's ridiculous.
Much prefer subbed. Dubbed they always sound like idiots, and they change the lines, which often has the effect of changing the entire tone of the anime. With practice you can catch basically everything on screen, picture and the little words, and keep up perfectly well. If you need extra practice, READ MORE BOOKS. Skill will only come with time, and if all you normally read are porn, wiki or forums, you're doing it wrong.
A lot of Anime is better subbed but that would be because a lot of them are set in Japan, also the dubbing sucked balls. However there have been a few anime that had excellent dubbing and i preferred them over the subs such as Fullmetal Alchemist and Cowboy Bebop. Both of these anime seemed to want to be dubbed in English, considering FMA is the only anime i have seen with Japanese subtitles for the English text they have on the show and Cowboy Bebop has black people, i can't really imagine them speaking Japanese. 
I usually go for the dub if there's any available, and then switch to japanese if I dislike it. In Spice & Wolf I took the subbed version though, even though the dub was fine, because the original work was so incredibly excellent. Once I've settled, I never watch a particular anime in any other way.
It can depend on the setting of a particular anime. For something like Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, which takes place in a traditional japanese village, subbed is more consistent (but then again that dub was so awful that you don't really have a choice as far as I'm concerned).
It can depend on the setting of a particular anime. For something like Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, which takes place in a traditional japanese village, subbed is more consistent (but then again that dub was so awful that you don't really have a choice as far as I'm concerned).
If I may venture a baseless guess, part of the hatred towards certain dubs might be on the grounds that the questionable/bad dialogue of certain cartoons becomes more noticeable when you can actually understand the language.
