Do you prefer anime dubbed or subbed?

[Yukiko chan]

I find subs better than dubs. Reasons ? Just read the previous posts; there have been dozens given, and I don't want to repeat the same arguments...

 

[saiyamar]

Subbed all the way. I mean there are a few which i don't mind in dub but the majority of animes are better in sub. It's annoying if you notice a problem in subs, though it doesn't happen all that often with me.

 

[kimmikochan]

definitely subbies.
i hate the sickening yucky english dubbies they make for animes.

 

[Prizm]

Yep, the dubs have terrible voice acting - and yet it never seems to improve??

 

[kimmikochan]

exactly. i realized that sweet voices seem ok in japanese but in english it is strange.

 

[cdnuser]

subbed. i think all aspects of any movie or anime must remain original.

 

[emily00]

Always subbed, no matter what. While I do watch anime sometimes dubbed (if I have to) I always prefer subbed. First of all because I'm learning Japanese and getting up to Intermediate level so being able to hear the Japanese helps me and sometimes I'll understand stuff without having to read subtitles. Eventually I'll start watching them raw.

 

[FlyingDutchman]

Japanese version with subtitles because I mostly can't understand Japanese right now but never dubbed because it is most of the time very strange. And it isn't original.

 

[Megwa]

Like most people, I definitely prefer subbed to dubbed ^^

 

[Ray Senyu]

Anime and mangas were born to be in japanese .So i prefer subtittles of course because i just don't like the sound of the english voices over the "anime-culture" dialogues .What is more, i think that the dubs are for cartoon movies for the little kids to understand since they can't read.
=P

 

[maxcohen]

I prefer subbed, since I've had the misfortune of watching some awfully dubbed series

 

[labyrinth]

subbed I believe it's better because there is no cutting or editing
on the oregenal anime

 

[Drew-san]

I guess I am in the minority here, but I like dubbed. I can't stand reading entire movies or shows. Who how much better the Japanese voice actors sound if you can't understand them?... Although I don't watch much anime so I may not of experienced the terrible voice acting everyone talks about. ☝

 

[alantin]

All dubbings I have ever seen/heard (not just in anime) have been abominations so..
let me think..

Subs!


I'm fortunate to live in a country where nothing is usually dubbed so I have learned much English from movies too.
They tried to dub "the bold and the beautiful". I don't usually watch the show but that was something I had to see. It was the most grotesquely hilarious thing I have ever seen! :bikkuri:

Anyway. People hated it and they only aired one or two dubbed episodes.

..

[end of off-topic]

 

[tada]

I almost always prefer subs except in a few cases, like Excel Saga. There are also the cases where the content is completely changed, like the FUNimation dub of Shin Chan which I love.

Other than the exceptions though, subbed, gradually transitioning to raw.

 

[~AXI's.black.neko~]

i know a lot of Japanese words and basic sentences but still i like it subbed ^^;

 

[Petenshber]

Well I like both the same, because I like seeing
the differences, and they each have qualities.

Because personality, culture & "lingo" are so different
between English and Japanese, English dubbing can
change understanding of a show.

I know people will want to burn me at the stake
for saying this, but I think the English dubbing
of Inuyasha sounds better than the Japanese.
In the Japanese voice acting many of the voices
don't fit the character and they seem kind of empty.
But then that's just my opinion.

 

[Miss-Pink]

Hi,
for me I prefer subbed rather than dubbed coz some times in the dubbed
version the voice of the speaker doesn't reflect the real charecter.
I saw " Naroto " >>>> ( hope my spelling is good ) dubbed and subbed.
and it was soooo diffrent from the original one.
TATA ....

 

[bakaKanadajin]

I can't remember if I commented in this post but I will add 2 (more?) cents.

I definitely like it subbed rather than dubbed. I go out of my way to get content that's not dubbed. The main reason for me is simply because I'm studying Japanese and I want to hear the Japanese spoken naturally. When used as a study aid, I don't watch the movies in quite the same way as when one 'watches movies'. I make sure I quickly skim/flick the subtitles just so I get the general meaning, then try to focus on the picture as I normally would and experience the movie as best as possible via the spoken dialogue.

I find when I watch other foreign films there is this pattern of completely ignoring the actors speech and just reading instead. In fact sometimes I catch myself sitting there for minutes at a time just reading what's at the bottom of the screen and missing 80% of the visual content. I also noticed when I watch normal Western movies with English subtitles 'on' for the benefit of Japanese friends, that despite knowing the language my eyes gravitate towards the subtitles for some reason, maybe that's just me though.

Anyway, subtitles on, but just a really quick glance and then I try to match the meaning to the words.

 

[ansatz]

I agree with you bakaKanadajin, well mostly.

I'm learning Japanese, but have only just started, so it's a bit of a dilemma for me. I switch on subtitles and I can follow (and enjoy) the anime but don't really have to concentrate too much on what is being said - the "how" it is said comes more into play. I switch off the subtitles and I find I concentrate a lot harder on what is actually being said. Unfortunately my Japanese is still quite pathetic so I won't be able to successfully follow most of the dialog, but I will pick up a whole lot more of the language than if I had subtitles on.

I have only been to Japan on 1 holiday trip and the thing that irritated me the most was the "english" station anouncements on the trains. So imagine what my response will be to the very american sounding voices in most dubs. :-D

To quote someone in this thread: Subs progressing to raw (hopefully someday).

 

[Ayumi_K]

Subbed version~
all dubbed version usually sound REALLY
cheesy and take out the realness of
it for me. =/

 

[alantin]

If it is of any consolation, I have been watching american movies and television series subbed (Everything is subbed here!) for my whole life and there was a point when I stopped reading the text. I might skim the text occasionally or read it if the volume is low enough, but if I can hear it, I more or less just ignore the subs. I never really struggled to stop reading them so it seems that there is a point in learning a language in which you get comfortable enough to just naturally stop using the subs.

 

[Haruspex]

I have mates who won't watch subbed films in the cinema lol. Wish I could send them over to Finland so they get into the business. Subs all the way, whether its anime or something else.

 

[kireikoori]

Whether it be subbed in my own language or some other, or in what they call "raw", I prefer the dub to be in original Japanese.
I take every option I can to watch something in Japanese.
Japanese language is at least a good percentage of why I watch anime.

The others would be things such as art style and variety of theme.

 

[Haruspex]

The others would be things such as art style and variety of theme.

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