Dubbed vs Subbed

wolf39us
wolf39us Posts: 163 Member
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Okay anime / foreign flick fans -- queue the arguments for dubbed or subbed

I'm personally on the subbed only side of things. I can't stand watching a poorly done dub, but will tolerate them if I HAVE to. That's not to say that I haven't seen a good dub.

Aaaaand GO!
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  • athousandstiles
    athousandstiles Posts: 35
    Ive never watched a poorly done dubbed one but if I did I'd probably to be on the subbed side of things too. But right now, I'm gonna have to go with dubbed.
  • Charlie003
    Charlie003 Posts: 1,333 Member
    I generally watch both equally. I watch Crunchyroll at night and at lunch. On the commute I watch dubbed that I downloaded from dubbed anime. Also, If i watch a really good series subbed, then I will rewatch it dubbed to pay more attention to the animation and not reading.
  • notamoment
    notamoment Posts: 190 Member
    Subbed. All the friggin way.
  • headofphat
    headofphat Posts: 1,597 Member
    ^^^^whatever she said.
  • ilfaith
    ilfaith Posts: 16,769 Member
    Subbed...but I have seen some poor subtitles. I once remember watching an entire scene with white subtitles against a snowy background. Could barely make out a word.
  • notamoment
    notamoment Posts: 190 Member
    Subbed...but I have seen some poor subtitles. I once remember watching an entire scene with white subtitles against a snowy background. Could barely make out a word.

    Hate when that happens!
  • wolf39us
    wolf39us Posts: 163 Member
    Ive never watched a poorly done dubbed one but if I did I'd probably to be on the subbed side of things too. But right now, I'm gonna have to go with dubbed.

    if we're talking Anime... then go watch Love Hina in English. Your ears will hate you and you will have suicidal thoughts lol
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    I like dubbed because I dont want to read while watching a movie
  • Yagisama
    Yagisama Posts: 595 Member
    Subbed 99% of the time. Though sometimes (Princess Mononoke as an example) the US dubbed dialog has a lot more depth than the original (in this case Japanese) dialogue.
  • notamoment
    notamoment Posts: 190 Member
    Subbed 99% of the time. Though sometimes (Princess Mononoke as an example) the US dubbed dialog has a lot more depth than the original (in this case Japanese) dialogue.

    Hayao miyazaki movies are not included in my subbed only answer :)
  • wolf39us
    wolf39us Posts: 163 Member
    Subbed 99% of the time. Though sometimes (Princess Mononoke as an example) the US dubbed dialog has a lot more depth than the original (in this case Japanese) dialogue.

    Mononoke Hime was a brilliant dub. Miyazaki doesn't mess around with his voice actors!
  • elsie0o0
    elsie0o0 Posts: 59 Member
    Subbed all the way, but there are a few dubbed that I strongly prefer-Rurouni Kenshin, FMA, Cowboy Bebop, Big O, basically anything with Steve Blum, Dorothy Ann Elias-Fahn, Crispin Freeman and or Johhny Bosch.

    I haven't watched anything on Toonami recently because of bad dubbing.
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    If it's dubbed or subbed , the flick gets snubbed
  • athousandstiles
    athousandstiles Posts: 35
    Ive never watched a poorly done dubbed one but if I did I'd probably to be on the subbed side of things too. But right now, I'm gonna have to go with dubbed.

    if we're talking Anime... then go watch Love Hina in English. Your ears will hate you and you will have suicidal thoughts lol

    I have a feeling this is gonna end badly.
  • Jesslane93
    Jesslane93 Posts: 190 Member
    Dubbed, because I can pay more attention to what is going on, then reading the subs. Although I will still watch subs if I have to.
  • Dregg
    Dregg Posts: 66 Member
    Subbed all the way. How else am I going to learn Japanese? =P
  • Jesslane93
    Jesslane93 Posts: 190 Member
    Subbed all the way. How else am I going to learn Japanese? =P

    I love learning the anime theme songs in Japanese haha
  • wolf39us
    wolf39us Posts: 163 Member
    Dubbed, because I can pay more attention to what is going on, then reading the subs. Although I will still watch subs if I have to.

    I see this excuse a LOT and I really just don't understand it. I'm sure I'm not the only one that can read the subtitles AND fully enjoy every frame of the show. You only need to glance down for such a short amount of time and just glance back up.

    After watching anime forever half the time I don't even need the subs lol I'm not fluent in Japanese shikashi, watashi wa sukoshi rikai shiite imasu (I realize shiite is misspelled but the word filter keeps blocking SHI - TE)
  • zilkah
    zilkah Posts: 207 Member
    I cannot take dubbed seriously. I dont know why. Everything sounds better in japanese + subs. I won't watch dubbed unless it's all that's out there and even then I might go watch something else
  • jec285
    jec285 Posts: 145 Member
    If it's dubbed or subbed , the flick gets snubbed

    +2
  • Nessie112
    Nessie112 Posts: 39 Member
    Subbed!
  • rowlandsw
    rowlandsw Posts: 1,166 Member
    It depends some of them like Ghost in the shell are really well dubbed but for older stuff from the 90s (especially by Manga Entertainment) it's subbed only as it was the worst acting and for normal movies it has to be subbed. Well unless it's a godzilla movie, those are an exception.
  • linka411
    linka411 Posts: 101 Member
    Depends, I usually prefer subbed but if casting is done right then I don't mind dubbed, like for Miyazaki films; they usually do a good job with dub casting.

    Old school shows I watched as a kid are an exception.... I know the dubbings are horrible but for nostalgia's sake I'd watch them dubbed again XD. I'd like to see Sailor Moon subbed all the way through though *pines for a Hulu Plus subscription*
  • spirit095
    spirit095 Posts: 1,017 Member
    I definitely prefer subbed, since I haven't experienced good dubbing in anime or dramas. I find dubbing really distracting, but it can be really funny too.
  • Classyymess
    Classyymess Posts: 11 Member
    Subbed. I usually can keep up with the subtitles and what is actually going on at this point. I can't stop laughing at dubs. It sounds really out of place, and I rather hear the intended language. I can also learn some new words in another language also :P so that's a plus.
  • KameHameHaaa
    KameHameHaaa Posts: 244 Member
    When i was younger and studying japanese i definitely preferred subbed. Now that's i'm older and don't really have as much time for that, i like both equally. Sometimes i cringe during certain voice-overs. For example i loved scott mcneil as the original piccolo dub in dbz but after that meeeh :/
  • Guinevere117
    Guinevere117 Posts: 148 Member
    In my opinion, I have never encountered a good quality dub that did not sound weird, so I always go with subs.
  • aal254
    aal254 Posts: 17 Member
    Subbed, because it's a great way to become familiar with the language.
  • SpecialKitty7
    SpecialKitty7 Posts: 678 Member
    anime = generally dubbed (agreed, some dubs are terrible)
    foreign flicks = subbed

    anime moves too fast for me to read quick enough, and i have a hard time catching who said what. foreign flicks tend to move more slowly, and are easier to do subbed.
  • fit2014yay
    fit2014yay Posts: 41 Member
    Subbed all the way. How else am I going to learn Japanese? =P

    I love learning the anime theme songs in Japanese haha

    Subbed. I have several CDs of the Japanese opening and closing theme songs for Bleach in my car. On repeat. :bigsmile:

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