02-10-2003, 03:38 PM
Since you leave it open, I guess I'll bite ^_^
I'm not really fond of dubs because they're usually not very well acted. So even if I don't take the cutting and slicing into consideration, it's still not as good as the original. In Japan there is a lot more competition for this proffession thus the quality will be higher there. America does have good voice actors, but for anime they aren't used. Most likely because of a low budget, atleast that used to be the case. These days I do see improvement in dubs. Not too long ago I watched bits and pieces of Outlaw Star in English (because of a short sub timing problem) and I was surprised that it wasn't all that bad. Still, voices tend to lack emotion.
I'm used to watch subtitles since all the foreign tv programs are subbed in Dutch here, so watching subs in English is no different for me. For Americans I understand that they might want a dub but for me it's just completely unneccesary and would prefer the original because it will be better acted in 99% of the times. Just as I like to see good actors in a movie I also like good voice actors, and like I said, since the original will always be better, my preference goes to watching subbed.
I'm not really fond of dubs because they're usually not very well acted. So even if I don't take the cutting and slicing into consideration, it's still not as good as the original. In Japan there is a lot more competition for this proffession thus the quality will be higher there. America does have good voice actors, but for anime they aren't used. Most likely because of a low budget, atleast that used to be the case. These days I do see improvement in dubs. Not too long ago I watched bits and pieces of Outlaw Star in English (because of a short sub timing problem) and I was surprised that it wasn't all that bad. Still, voices tend to lack emotion.
I'm used to watch subtitles since all the foreign tv programs are subbed in Dutch here, so watching subs in English is no different for me. For Americans I understand that they might want a dub but for me it's just completely unneccesary and would prefer the original because it will be better acted in 99% of the times. Just as I like to see good actors in a movie I also like good voice actors, and like I said, since the original will always be better, my preference goes to watching subbed.
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