Why some people like Japan dubbed anime

I noticed that most people who like Japanese dubbed anime are younger. They most likely grew up knowing that anime came from Japan. So naturally they grew up liking Japanese dub better than the English dub. The internet is much much more common nowadays, back in my day I had only 56k. 

In my developmental psychology class it talked about what kids are exposed to when they are young changes how they are when they grow up. I can see kids nowadays being more likely to like Japanese dub. They knew about it at a much younger age than when I was. They got on the internet at a much younger age too. 

I didnt know anime was from Japan till I discovered it myself looking on the internet. 

I think being exposed at a younger age makes people like Japanese dub. What do you think?

I will always love English dub better in all aspects for all anime. I guess its how I grew up. 

Why would you want something not be in your language?

Don't get me wrong I could care less if it subs or dubs. but IF there is a dub option I'm taking dub

Glad to see that amine/manga is becoming more mainstream and getting dub faster and with manga they started to also release in english same day 

I grew up watching Toonami with my brothers - Dragon Ball Z, Yu Yu Hakusho, Sailor Moon, etc. I found out around when I was 8 or so that they were made in Japan but didn't even know about dubs until I was 13 or so. I usually watch subs now but don't care as long as the voice actors are decent.

Generally I find the english voice actors they use suck so prefer subs most of the time.

I've seen both English dub and Japanese dub anime.

FMA did a very good job at dubbing the anime into English.

Other anime like Bleach, not so much. I didn't get that same emotional impact I got from the Japanese voice acting than I did with the English dub. The voice actors just weren't that good at screaming and making things dramatic sound heart pumping. Sound is a big part of it.

Attack on Titan was one of those Japanese voice acted anime shows that made my heart race multiple times, with the music, voice acting, and crazy suspenseful moments with crazy animations.

There are good english voice actors, but anime rarely use them. By the way, if something originally had Japanese voice acting it wasn't dubbed.

Generally I find the english voice actors they use suck so prefer subs most of the time.

Newhopes

i find it funny! i watch dub to catch up on something then move over sub. BUT i find it annoying with male  charterers though. Take Goku for example. Dude is supposed to a god but his voice in Japanese sounds like a 7 year old boy...

*** ~ http://youtu.be/F93l-nMXZf8?t=25s

eng ~http://youtu.be/Dsby9f5RVN8?t=55s

[QUOTE="Newhopes"]

Generally I find the english voice actors they use suck so prefer subs most of the time.

k2theswiss

i find it funny! i watch dub to catch up on something then move over sub. BUT i find it annoying with male  charterers though. Take Goku for example. Dude is supposed to a god but his voice in Japanese sounds like a 7 year old boy...

*** ~ http://youtu.be/F93l-nMXZf8?t=25s

eng ~http://youtu.be/Dsby9f5RVN8?t=55s

When given the option of watching an anime dubbed in English I'll usually take it. I mean, I'd much rather watch than read my anime.

Besides, nowadays an English dub can easily match or even best the Japanese dub's performance.

As much as I hate animes but if u want to watch anime. watch it in japanese language with english subtitles.SNIPER4321

Do you watch animes ?

I checked few games based as DmC, Final Fantasy, REsident Evil. you might like those :P

As much as I hate animes but if u want to watch anime. watch it in japanese language with english subtitles.SNIPER4321

[QUOTE="indzman"]

[QUOTE="SNIPER4321"]As much as I hate animes but if u want to watch anime. watch it in japanese language with english subtitles.SNIPER4321

Do you watch animes ?

I checked few games based as DmC, Final Fantasy, REsident Evil. you might like those :P

Oh. i also don't fancy animes much , more of a cartoon fan ( Disney, Johny Bravo, TinTin, Asterix ETC ) LOL.

I actually watched dbz in Chinese dub :lol: before they toonami started airing. I discovered original dubbed about 10 years ago with Naruto which was the weekend where I watched ~80 episodes with my bro. There are few eng dubs where I would enjoy more than the original like shin chan, panty&stocking, pokemon, etc. though for the most part I like the original voices since is made with them in mind, so it seems more natural.

As much as I hate animes but if u want to watch anime. watch it in japanese language with english subtitles.SNIPER4321

Some people would rather watch foreign media in their native language. I watch Police Story in it's Cantonese (Hong Kong) audio. Being said, there's nothing wrong with English dubbing if done right. I like DBZ and FMA (among several anime) in English dubs.

For me it just depends on which dub is better.

I watch everything in the original language with subs. No exceptions.

BONK BONK BONK BONK BONK!

Ugh..

I'd rather listen to the native language in any medium. Actors that were picked by the actual creators are a better option than whichever of the half dozen voice actors a localization company picks by throwing darts.

I'd rather listen to the native language in any medium. Actors that were picked by the actual creators are a better option than whichever of the half dozen voice actors a localization company picks by throwing darts.

 

syztem

[QUOTE="syztem"]

I'd rather listen to the native language in any medium. Actors that were picked by the actual creators are a better option than whichever of the half dozen voice actors a localization company picks by throwing darts.

 

killerfist

Lip syncing is a huge handicap in games and animation. Translators are forced to go with whatever fits rather than the best choice, and actors have to throw their delivery out the window (or let the audio engineers do it for them in post-preduction).

People don't really seem to realize that though... Voice actors in things like Final Fantasy or Tales games tend to catch shit for poor performances, but the fact is that it's not necessarily a lack of talent, it's just the fact that everything is held back by lip syncing.

So yea, even with preferences of authenticity aside, until the localization process of games and animation includes lip syncing dubs will remain objectively inferior, and that holds true in any language.

The english dub has really bad voice acting expect for DBZ. 

I like japanese language because it sounds better. US dubbed tends to be feel too kid-show cartoonish to me. I've been raised with japanese voice acting in anime and to me it feels right. I refuse to watch english dubbed anime, to me it ruins the atmosphere completely.

Why would you want something not be in your language?

 

 

k2theswiss

That only applies to US. To pretty much rest of the world, both english & japanese are foreign languages. Although I have no problem understanding english I still prefer subtitles (even my native language). Some shows like Game of Thrones are perfect examples why, during some big war or maybe when someone whisper, it can be hard to hear what they are actually saying. Not to mention their names, without subtitles I'd have no bloody idea how to spell any of their names.


Speaking of subtitles...
Additional reasons for subtitles are that in some games, subtitles show sounds that are otherwise impossible. I can't remember which game but I *think* it was GTA4. When you were talking with someone on the phone, you couldn't really hear what they were saying properly because the volume was so low but with subtitles you could read what the person was saying to you... Some games subtitle random persons (guard etc) conversations that you normally would have a very hard time listening to.

Anyway point is that where I'm from, we barely dub anything to our own language (THANK GOD FOR THAT BY THE WAY) and considering how the majority of shows on TV are english, we're exposed to subtitles every day. I don't know how it works for people not used to it but for someone that is used to it like me, it doesn't take away any concentration & immersion or whatever. 

[QUOTE="indzman"]

[QUOTE="SNIPER4321"]As much as I hate animes but if u want to watch anime. watch it in japanese language with english subtitles.SNIPER4321

Do you watch animes ?

I checked few games based as DmC, Final Fantasy, REsident Evil. you might like those :P

I watch everything in the original language with subs. No exceptions. killerfist

I prefer english dubs most of the time, japanese VA's tend to do that high-pitch/squeaky voice thing that annoys me.

Why would you want something not be in your language?

 

Don't get me wrong I could care less if it subs or dubs. but IF there is a dub option I'm taking dub

Glad to see that amine/manga is becoming more mainstream and getting dub faster and with manga they started to also release in english same day 

k2theswiss

I prefer english dubs most of the time, japanese VA's tend to do that high-pitch/squeaky voice thing that annoys me.

dominer