Dubbed or sub for anime?

Do you think anime is better dubbed or in subs?

I always thought anime was much better with dubbed voices. It just doesnt sound right when the charactors talk in japanese. The japanese music also isnt good. Everything sounds better with english.

Also is it only because I speak english that I think everything sounds better in english? All the other languages sound like they have no emotion to them. Like its just mumble jumbo.

I will always wonder if english sounds bad had the only language I knew was Japanese.

Way back in the day when I watched anime, dubbed.

Don't care, voice acting for Japanese and English both is generally shit.

Subbed tends to be better but then you get shows like Black Lagoon or FMAB where the dubbed is leagues ahead.

even when i was super into Anime. I didnt really like subs. Then as I was growing out of the anime stuff, I started hating the Japanese voices, they were so annoying to hear in most animes.Nengo_Flow

If the english dubs are as good as the or better japanese then I don't care. Unfortunately dubs tend to be mediocre so I generally prefer subs.

I prefer the dubs if they are good. I'm usually multitasking when I watch shows so I do more listening than straight up watching. Having the dubs makes it a lot eaiser on me. 

Sub is almost always good enough to watch. The dubs arent always very good imo. However, if I had to choose between a good dub or a good sub, Ill pick the dub.

Some good dubs:

Black lagoon

FMA/FMAB

Eva

Gundam Wing

Mobile Suit Gundam

FLCL

Panty and Stocking

Samurai Champloo

Cowboy bebop

Dragonball

[QUOTE="Nengo_Flow"]even when i was super into Anime. I didnt really like subs. Then as I was growing out of the anime stuff, I started hating the Japanese voices, they were so annoying to hear in most animes.cain006

I always thought anime was much better with dubbed voices. It just doesnt sound right when the charactors talk in japanese.

slipknot0129

anime subs tend to turn out hilarious sometimes:

Subbed generally. Unless I'm too lazy to read and/or just want to listen and the dub is good.foxhound_fox

I prefer all dubs over subs. To me the best Japanese voice actors are worst than the worst sounding english voice actors. I also consider that all media has its good and bad actors. So regardless of how bad the english voice actors, they are a worlds apart better than the *** dubs. Seems to me people just like dubs or subs just based on how into the japanese culture they are. I myself see anime being an american thing. I dont consider where the anime came from.

Why would I choose to ignore how bad the *** voice actors could be? When the Japanese themselves might see them as being bad. Since I cant tell, to me dubbed will always be better to me. Overall japanese just doesnt sound good to me. Their voices dont reflect what the charactors look like anyways. At least the strong looking charactors like Goku or Clair from Claymore. English actors also has many more types of voices to choose from. Japanese all sound the same.

I don't watch anime that often, but when I do, I prefer dubbed. Subs are annyoing because I can't properly focus on a scene and Japanese voices always sound terrible to me. Dubbers almost always do a good job.Oil_Rope_Bombs

Dubbed. I can't stand watching anime in any language I can't understand, even with subs. It has to do with the fact that it's an anime and I don't like taking my eyes off the action.

On the flipside, if I'm watching a subbed movie, it has to be in the original language. I've seen Pan's Labyrinth in Spanish and in English and it just doesn't pan out the same in English.

If you're a fast reader, subs generally shouldn't be a problem. I forget what the term is but it's the difference between looking at written language and simply comprehending the sentence without necessarily scanning each individual word one at a time. I prefer subs most of the time, but the only caveat is I can't multitask and watch subtitled tv/movies at the same time and these days I rarely have the time to just sit down and give a tv show or movie 100% of my attention.

Dubs are acceptible if the voice acting is superlative. There are a few iconic English voiceover casts that I will always perfer over the original dialog. My list will echo some already mentioned in this thread:

• Cowboy Bebop
• Samurai Champloo
• Afro Samurai 1 and 2 (although English was the primary language for this one if I remember correctly. The Japanese version was technically the dub)
• FLCL
• Ranma 1/2
• Iron Chef Japan (not anime, but still awsome. FUKU-SAN!!!)

-Byshop

anime subs tend to turn out hilarious sometimes:

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I prefer dubbed anime, although I find that "annoying" characters in anime are less annoying if you are watching subbed. But overall I prefer dubbed.

[QUOTE="Nengo_Flow"] yeah thats true, but then there are some animes where the men are just as worse. Example, my favorite of all time DBZ. Goku's voice was like a thousand screw drives in each ear.wolverine4262

Subbed all the way. Dubbed just has ear horrible wrenching american accents.Chicken453

But sometimes the dubs are awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtzlKJ1dObU

-Byshop

I rarely watch anime, but I generally go for dubbed when I do. Constanty having to read subtitles gets to be pretty annoying.

[QUOTE="wolverine4262"][QUOTE="Nengo_Flow"] yeah thats true, but then there are some animes where the men are just as worse. Example, my favorite of all time DBZ. Goku's voice was like a thousand screw drives in each ear.cain006

subbed dubs are filled with 65% talentless people randomly pulled off the street and 35% the same f*cking three people that don't completely suck OH BOY I GET TO HEAR JOHNNY YONG BOSCH'S VOICE AGAIN and if you can't concentrate on the show because you have to read, then you're a scrubSeraphy-

I was talking about the Japanese dub. It hought thats what nengo meant, but after rereading his comment, Im not so sure. I thought Goku's English voice was fine.wolverine4262

Ah okay sorry. I've never watched the Japanese so I have no idea what the characters sound like.cain006

Oh wow you're so cool and edgy, you tell those people who like to watch dubs.

cain006

i like subs much better. a lot of the english voices ruin the character for me. 

Depends on the anime and whether sub or dub is better for that specific show.

In my limited experience, English voice actors leave a lot to be desired.

Dubbed. Watching>readingCapitan_Kid

Dubbed. Watching>readingCapitan_Kid