English Dubbed Animes, Are they really that hard and bad?

[KRBlack]

I never watch dubs, but some of them can be done well. The Miyazaki dubs were handled pretty well by Disney.

 

[Chronotia Archzenom]

I never watch dubs, but some of them can be done well. The Miyazaki dubs were handled pretty well by Disney.

REALLY? I'm looking forward for an ENGLISH DUBBED MIYAZAKI MOVIE.

 

[Impulse87]

princess monoke was probably the best english dubbed anime I've ever watched

 

[Skiks]

I preffer dubs a lot more. When japanese try to sound serious in their voices they tend to sound very boring Naruto's over analyzing a fight is a good example of this. I really dislike how fanboy all put down dubs because it isn't japanese.
We don't live in the 90s anymore dubs are much better then they used to be.

 

[Miaka975]

for me it depends on the series.....

like... i refuse to watch the dubs of dragon ball or crayon shinchan because the dubs really rewrote the script for crayon shinchan..and i've practically grew up watching db, dbz, and dbgt when i was a kid.... partially subbed and partially raw cuz of licensing issues with the tv station that aired it

but i dont' mind sailor moon dubs XD

for me... it's more cuz i want to listen to the anime how the original director wanted it, not how a second director is interpretting how the show should be >_<

 

[Barashin]

Not all dubs are bad, just depends on which ones you are talking about.

So true, Beck The Mongolian Chop Squad is a perfect example, which might I add is best Dubbed at 07. There are some good dubs out there.

 

[FreedomR8G6B1]

Dubs of Kansai-ben = Combination of our American Dialects...such as Californian Surfer, Cowboy Texan, Plantation Southerner, Street Ebonics, Brooklyn/Bronx...:laugh:

 

[HaiTien78]

Sometimes I wonder if the people acting have any real clue about the series they are in if they're just pulled off the street to read their lines and then the studio cuts em a check. Then add to that mix times when the actual material itself is compromised. I don't know. Maybe if the actors were given a greater knowledge of the material before hand they would have a better idea of what to do with it.

If the Voice Director and the Voice Actor both understand the material and know which direction to go with then it will turn out good. This happens very rarely, and it has to be both of them. Examples of a good dub with this combination would be Gundam Wing, Read or Die TV, and Cowboy Bebop. If its just one of the two it will probably turn out decent at best.

If you have a good Voice Director but a cast that doesn't understand the material, you'll get a dub where the cast is trying their hardest to give a voice like what the director regurgitated into them on what the character should be but the cast isn't quite sure what they are doing and caring is another thing as well, so it just doesn't turn out right.

If you have a good cast but a Voice Director that doesn't understand the material pretty much the cast will be trying to do what they think the character should be but within the limits on what the Voice Director says is alright to do. There's also the voice director picking VA's for the wrong roles and such. The Gurren Lagann dub is a pretty good example, the cast knew what they wanted the characters to be and how they should sound but the director didn't really seem to understand the material and while the dub was alright, it just wasn't that great.

A good Voice Director (depending on the distribution company like Bandai) is usually more common than a Voice Actor that understands the material. Moreover because a Voice Actor usually doesn't watch the anime they dub before they dub, or they do watch it but don't become "absorbed" into it. Its not like they don't want to, moreover they don't have the time to. Crispun Freeman or Greg Ayres are good examples of voice actors that give the time of day to watch and understand the anime before they do what they do. Although Ayres he kinda of does a character like how he wants it to be not how they should be.

 

[FreedomR8G6B1]

Crispun Freeman or Greg Ayres are good examples of voice actors that give the time of day to watch and understand the anime before they do what they do. Although Ayres he kinda of does a character like how he wants it to be not how they should be.

Thus...you get something like Alucard and Negi...:laugh:

Then you have PJ Lee and JYB...both had a lot of practice with PR. :laugh:

 

[Chronotia Archzenom]

If the Voice Director and the Voice Actor both understand the material and know which direction to go with then it will turn out good. This happens very rarely, and it has to be both of them. Examples of a good dub with this combination would be Gundam Wing, Read or Die TV, and Cowboy Bebop. If its just one of the two it will probably turn out decent at best.

If you have a good Voice Director but a cast that doesn't understand the material, you'll get a dub where the cast is trying their hardest to give a voice like what the director regurgitated into them on what the character should be but the cast isn't quite sure what they are doing and caring is another thing as well, so it just doesn't turn out right.

If you have a good cast but a Voice Director that doesn't understand the material pretty much the cast will be trying to do what they think the character should be but within the limits on what the Voice Director says is alright to do. There's also the voice director picking VA's for the wrong roles and such. The Gurren Lagann dub is a pretty good example, the cast knew what they wanted the characters to be and how they should sound but the director didn't really seem to understand the material and while the dub was alright, it just wasn't that great.

A good Voice Director (depending on the distribution company like Bandai) is usually more common than a Voice Actor that understands the material. Moreover because a Voice Actor usually doesn't watch the anime they dub before they dub, or they do watch it but don't become "absorbed" into it. Its not like they don't want to, moreover they don't have the time to. Crispun Freeman or Greg Ayres are good examples of voice actors that give the time of day to watch and understand the anime before they do what they do. Although Ayres he kinda of does a character like how he wants it to be not how they should be.

Agreed, but that is not Crispun Freeman, that's Crispin Freeman. Man! That guy voiced my most favorite .hack// character Balmung and he did Sakaki in the .hack//G.U. games too! Not to mention that he was Hideki Motosuwa of Chobits and Lord Jeremiah of Code Geass and also he did the speed-iest alter user Straight Cougar of Scryed. Plus he did additional voices in many animes out there.

Thus...you get something like Alucard and Negi...:laugh:

Then you have PJ Lee and JYB...both had a lot of practice with PR. :laugh:

Yeah! Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers' Black Ranger Adam Young was a kickass and badass voice actor. He sure does fit as Ichigo Kurosaki and Lelouch vi Britannia. Boy! I admire that performance.