So when I stumbled over american dubs back then, I wanted to stab my eardrums with chopsticks.įreaky, loud, whiney, obnoxious voices on almost every character, the lines were cheesy or sounded just plain dumb and even back then, throwing in 90s slang that sounded dumb in the 90s and sounds even dumber now, just plain bad. The voices remained throughout the entire series and didn't change every other season, they fit the characters pretty well and even the lines seemed okay. I have to say, I grew up with german dubs and even in the 90s, they did an okay job.

I've watched at least a hundred animes since 2005, and I never had any difficulty reading the subtitles and keeping up with the action or anything (even if some action-intensive shows). That way, I ensure I get the most genuine experience. I can hear the vocie actor reading the text on the screen.īut quite frankly, I always go for the original dub whenever possible, with subs if needed. it just feels awfully off and 'artificial', not genuine at all.

I also loved the English dub for Xenoblade Chronicles and The Last Story.īut when it comes to foreign shows being dubbed. which is strange, because I have no problem with English voice actors, especially in western video-games (VALVe games, GTA games, etc.), where I find the dubbing great, if not downright genius. Meaning, I only watch English subs for animes and Japanese movies.įor some reason, I just can't stand English dubs. I have a rule of thumb, and it consists of only watching a show (movie, series, anime) in its original language whenever possible, and with subs if I'm not good enough at a language to watch a show without subtitles.

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