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English Sub versus English Dub

fujinkeima
As far as VA's are concerned,my faves would be Yuri Lowenthal,Troy Baker and Laura Bailey Seiyuu-wise,it's all about Emperor Wakamoto ;P
proudbeast
I like a lot of dubbing in shows. Some of them just take the show to an even further level of enjoyment. For example, the dubbing in Shin-chan and Desert Punk definitely stand out when it comes to hilarious writing. The VAs that I actually like to listen to are Crispin Freeman (Only as Alucard, Zelgadiss, and Lord Zetta. Type casted in too many things), Monica Rial, Eric Vale, Kira Vincent Davis, JYB (Just Vash), and the ever so popular Steve Blum :)
animecountryboy
It is very situation based, the main problem with dub is that the translation is some time very bad or the voices don't really fit. some times watching dub is easier so that you dont need to look at the sub to know what is going on. however sub for the most part it better, for some reason it seems that fan sub are much actually closer to the best possible translation. i mostly watch sub and the dub for a show to find which one i like better before i watch it.
setofromspace
Like how animecountryboy said, I think it depends on how well the voice fits into a character. For example, on Clannad I prefer Eng. Sub because the Japanese VAs fit much more with the characters. Eng. dub is good, but sub is just slightly better for that anime in my opinion. On Fruits Basket I prefer Eng. Dub because the VA's fit with the character and you can feel emotion coming from them. That and Laura Bailey is one of my favorite Dub VAs. That's how I feel
animeplussoccer
subs over dubs defenetly
jinjae_akechi
I take a rather... complicated approach. If an anime takes place in Japan I watch it in Japanese, like Rurouni Kenshin and Usagi Drop. But if an anime takes place outside of Japan, like most of the Gundam Series or Wolf's Rain, I am more inclined to watch the Dub. It's about where the language is more appropriate, in my opinion.
songokuthewarrior
subs are my main and most prefered i love the Japanese language it pretty neat but on the rare occasion there are english dubs wich are better only because the Japanese voices dont fit the characters and the only two ive seen that with are DBZ and Yu Yu Hakusho
animeplussoccer
^what he said totally agree haha japanese goku sounds so weird
wallace614
haha well I thought I was a loner on the Fruits Basket being better Dub than sub but anyways its all good I usually like sub betters but it my case it comes down to What it feels best when I'm watching like Bleach I can honestly say I can watch it Dub or sub but naruto I can't stand dub version. Regarding the Dbz comment being Able to speak spanish I would say the spanish dub is way better than the english and japanese Because of the good writting and witty jokes
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