Quote from: Ramona on January 29, 2016, 09:19:51 PM

This is objectively false.

There are a lot of times when the dub sounds better than the sub.

Examples?

I wouldn't say "better" because detecting a language, especially Japanese, is hard. People don't take in the tone, pacing (which is the hardest one), and emotion. Loud =/= good. Especially when a lot of Japanese people have said that in anime, a lot of the voice actors are over dramatic and energetic. You know Dynasty Warriors dubbed and how it's silly and over the top, but in a good way? Basically that.

Examples of great dubs though?

Gurren Lagann
Dragon Ball Z (Goku subbed is horrible)
Full Metal Alchemist
Persona 4 (it was a game, but an anime too so shut up)
Fate/Zero
Berserk the movie
Baccano!
PSG
Index
Spice and Wolf
Space Dandy
Cowboy BeBop


There are countless examples of dubbed things actually being good. It's just the quality of the voice actor/actress and the direction they want them to take the characters.

Anyone who says all dubs sound like shit and all of Japanese stuff is great, clearly don't know a lick about voice acting, and how they can't even listen to another language and see if it's good or bad for almost 90% of it. Now is it true that more Japanese voice actors are more talented in the field of anime? I would say yes since they have a large industry and schools focused on it. But they are just as hit and miss as dubs can be.

Edit: At the end of the day, it almost ALWAYS falls to preference. I enjoy both, and will swap it up with dub and sub with a few things. However when I do run into anime/games that are just awful in dubbed voice acting, I will make every effort to change that language to Japanese.

Honestly though, when I see that dub vs sub debate, it makes me want to kill myself. Not because people talk about why they like one or the other, but because it apparently refers to the entire field of it. If a dub is bad, all dubs are bad. If a sub has a woman crying over something, then it's so emotional and powerful and 10/10 voice acting.

It's just an autistic mess. It reminds me of some Dark Souls fans going on about how amazing Dark Souls is without ever taking some criticism or something.

I don't think I've EVER seen an intelligent long discussion of why someone prefers one or the other, because it's always "Oh I can't listen to dub lol". Yet you do when you play video games, sooo.... I dunno.

People are fucking retarded. You circle jerk over Troy Baker, yet when he's in Persona 4 with an all star cast, it's suddenly bad.

Also TTGL has a good dub. I think the Japanese sounds way more hot blooded but the English one is enjoyable. I watched it dubbed first so I just stick with that.

Anything with Yuri Lowenthal in it gets me off.

That mans voice is orgasmic to me. He delivers every role he gets cast in.