Does /a/ watch anime subbed or dubbed?

Reminder that the only people who watch anime dubs are Americans who joined their high school anime club like some fucking sperg.

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>>150097885
Subbed because dubs are usually trash.

lolied

>>150097885

Dubbed so I can Alt Tab and do something else.

Anime is boring.

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Dubbed when available

I don't watch anime

>>150097885
I watch subbed with no sound and I read out all the subs in different voices for different characters.

dubbed because I have trouble reading fast enough

Thanks for inspiring people to make threads like this, fake Kinomod. Guess /a/ is much better now (for people who never cared about /a/ before).

>>150098181
Only one way to learn my friend, keep the subs bro. I used to have a hard time reading fast, but thanks anime, I read faster than most of my friends.

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>>150097885
Subbed

>>150098181
>>150098341
Is this an actual problem with subbed? I've always read fast so I've never experienced this.

>>150098181
That's what you get for living in a country that never uses subs on the TV

>>150098181
You need to be 18 to post on this site.

>>150098181
I'm not even english or american and I have literally no problem to fast shit in English, even Tatami Galaxy was just okay, how the fuck do you read this slow?

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Mostly subbed but sometimes I find the dub to be as good or even better then the sub. That is a rare occurrence though.

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>>150098181
>Subtitles
>Can't read fast enough
This shit would make sense for a fast language like spanish but japanese is slow as fuck even when it's shit like tatami galaxy.

>>150098192
Keeping being butthurt that your little circlejerk got swept up along with the rest.

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>dubbed
I hope you don't do this

>>150098179
I watch with no sound too, but I don't use subs either and I try to guess the lines from the lip movements.

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>>150097885
The way that lets me hear that DELICIOUS Yukarin voice

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Neither

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>>150097885
Not sure, you'll have to ask him.

dubbed in one language and subbed in another.

Usually dubbed in Japanese and subbed in English.

Subs, unless the dub is really worth it (ex. Cromartie)

>>150099999
What a fucking waste.

>>150097885
Subbed, but if the setting is western like Hellsing or Baccano! and the dub isn't complete trash i'll try the dub.

>>150099999
Quints have spoken

>>150097885
I watch subs, often with the volume muted because nip voices scare me.

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>>150097885
Subbed. Dubbed only if the voice cast isn't shit.

Depends on the show and how shit the voice acting is.
Subbed for hentai, dubbed for everything else in general though

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>>150099999
checked

>>150098594
probably ESL, honestly.

Dubs. Check em

>>150097885
Both.

>>150097885
I always wish for the english dub to be available.

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>>150098341
>>150098594
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>>150098931
Not him, but I'm on the same boat, at least I think.
I have lack of focus. I read slow. English is not my mother tongue. First of all I can't even read the subtitle instantly without having to pause and replay it. Second I can't watch what's happening above the subtitles when I'm busy reading so I have to keep pausing and replying.
Dub almost fixes all my problems.

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only top tier dubs

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Oh the old times where Mei considered top tier imouto.

Time sure flies huh.

>>150099999
jesus

>>150102333
Master of Martial Hearts

>>150102358
Marketing still ongoing?

>>150099999

>Quint
>All 9

Never thought I'd see the day. His words have been deemed truth by Kek himself.

Japanese dub with English subtitles confirmed.

>>150102408
On a board where everyone pirates their anime? It would make sense on /v/ since half of them actually buy their games.

Only dub I've ever watched is Fullmetal Alchemist.
White people can't voice cute nip girls properly.

>>150097885
Muted Raw.

>>150097885
Dubbed if possible, unless the dub is really bad (like Pokémon now or Laurie from Little Women if subs for that existed)

>dubsfags on modern /a/

Purge this garbage, Kino.

>>150097885
Always subbed.

I can tell when voice acting is shit when it's in english but not so much when it's in japanese.

>>150098144
I like dubbed when possible, but overlord's dub is utter shit.

>>150097885
>all these dubfags on /a/ now
A year or two ago, I'd think people were just fucking around with their answers. Nowadays? Not so much. Board really is dying.

>watching anime dubbed

>>>/co/

Fuck off normalfags.

>>150097885
Usually just subbed. If I happen to rewatch a show I'll watch the English dub if there's one available.

Depends, mostly subbed but sometimes the Japanese voices are so bad I go dubbed. There are also a few rare cases where the dub is decent enough that I watch it anyway, like Ghost in the Shell or Samurai Champloo.

>>150099999
yeah this is how i like my chinese cartoons too

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>>150099999
And the digits have spoken folks!

>>150098181
>american reading comprehension speed

>>150111202
Not everyone here has english as their mother tongue.

>>150097885
I watch my anime dubbed.
check em

>>150099999
Good hit.

Remember that if you watch anime in english dubbed, you're not watching that anime at all.

90% of anime has boring characters and tropey bullshit. I'm not going to sit for 30 minutes and read the same text over and over again. I just put something on and do some monotomous work on the other screen.

I don't know how any of you sustain jobs if you're watching this much anime while doing nothing else.

>>150115685
Some anime was made with the English voices in mind first.

>>150116170
>any of you sustain jobs
Fuck off, normalfaggot.
NEETLIFE

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>>150097931
That's silly and wrong, in high school where anime was featured, we would always have original audio with sub titles (while not in an "anime club" as well)

For mandatory foreign language courses, Japanese language was the most popular choice.

There are only 5 shows I prefer in english.

Outlaw Star
Ghost Stories
Hellsing (and will probably be Drifters by extension if Taliesin Jaffe is given total control of the dub like he was for Hellsing)
Yu Yu Hakusho
Gun X Sword

That's it, literally everything else is better in Japanese to me. Honorable mention though to ATHF, the greatest anime.

>>150117550

Oh shit I forgot Big O. Ok 6 shows

>>150097885
Is this a serious question?

Lurk moar.

>>150097931
Or, you know, there actually are ones that are good.

Granted I can count them on my fingers, but it IS a quantity greater than 0.

dubbed if its a good dub (baccano, black lagoon, etc etc)

Dubs whenever possible, because weaboos are gay. Nothing worse than a fat weaboo spouting japanese anime lines while you're in the room.

>>150097885

Subbed except for a select few. Usually older shit where they still got voice actors who could actually act. Like Outlaw Star and Cowboy Bebop.

>>150097885
Both. Sometimes dubs are really funny.

>>150117973

Ghost Stories is amazing dubbed, but absolute dogshit subbed. Weirdest thing, I wonder why that is.

>>150118019
Touch me.

>>150099999
Keked

>>150097885
are you fucking retarded?

>>150117550
>nd will probably be Drifters by extension if Taliesin Jaffe is given total control of the dub like he was for Hellsing
He's not even involved.

>>150097885
Dubbed if the anime is trash, subbed if I know it will be good. I sometimes do both if I enjoyed it subbed just to see how good the dub is in comparison. It's a low chance it might be better.

>>150099999
well meme'd

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>>150116170
>>150117550
>>150117901
How's that autism treating you tonight?

>>150097885
Have you fucking seen this scene dubbed? It's atrocious.

>>150097885
Subbed, with almost no exceptions.
Voice actors in America, especially for anime, are paid so piss-poorly that the only people who would stoop to doing them are pretty shitty at it.
Whereas Japan has a highly competitive industry with huge wages for those who climb to the top of it.
You have to have a ton of money and connections to actually get good voice work done, for example Disney, which is why Ghibli films are some of the rare exceptions where the dub is acceptable.

>>150106076
How was it shit?
I rather liked Ainz's dubbed voice.

Why doesn't /a/ dub an anime?

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>>150097885
>dubbed

>>150119611
Normalfags generally want everything dubbed. Also since dubbed voice actors are not taken seriously like they are in japan, they offend don't have a lot of new blood which leads to them either being a labor of love or just washed up actors because the pay is shit.

>>150097885
The 'subs are better than dubs meme' is one of the oldest and dumbest things about the entire anime fan culture in the west. Because subtitles have been done for so long by non-professionals, the expectations the community has are all totally unprofessional. Like, leaving honorifics and random untranslated words would literally never even been considered for a moment by any real translator, but it creates outrage anytime subs are released with actual standards like that. And it's like that top to bottom. So, western fans would rather read poorly, partially translated versions of shows they pirate, basically, than listen to professional voice actors read actually properly prepared scripts. It's completely insane, to be honest.

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>>150119815
>than listen to professional voice actors

>>150119611
Because localizations are handled poorly and the production values are often not as good as the Japanese version.
Not to mention the dialogs and character interactions feel weird because they are made with Japanese mannerisms in mind.

Then again most /a/ users don't really think that far about dubbed anime and they just hate it because it's the cool thing to do.

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>>150120113
Well, that's one way to show you're an idiot.

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>>150120113
I don't think you read that post correctly

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>>150120150
Ah yeah. I read it right the first time but then I just read it wrong.
Also I'm sure we have dubbed anime on /a/.
At least joke dubs.

>>150119815
>leaving honorifics and random untranslated words would literally never even been considered for a moment by any real translator
Nobody in the business of localizing for western audiences perhaps, but since fansubs are done by and for fans, their viewers are expected to have a working knowledge of Japanese language and culture that a general audience might not. When I watch a sub, I want to read an accurate and direct translation of what is being said, rather than the translators idea of how the scene might go if it was written natively in English. If that means leaving honorifics or occasional untranslated words in some contexts, then that's what I want. Of course this has to be done in moderation so you don't get ridiculous translations like "just according to keikaku" but even in communities like this such translations are objects of ridicule.
>professional voice actors read actually properly prepared scripts
"d-list actors who can't get a real job but still need to pay the bills emotionlessly reading a script they were just handed" would be a more accurate way of describing the average anime dub.

>>150119815
Fuck off. Yeah subs aren't perfect but most dubs just sound awful to anyone who isn't American and are completely unwatchable garbage.
Also there is absolutely nothing wrong with leaving honorifics in. They can't be translated without being distracting, clunky shit and leaving them out entirely causes problems when characters specifically refer to them in dialogue.

Depends on the mood and if im eating

If im tired and half asleep or if im eating I watch it dubbed

If not subbed

There are also some times I may watch it dubbed due to its setting or what not as I try to watch it in whatever language makes the most sense given the characters and location

Dub for me

>>150100918
Hentai has the best dubs though

They are fucking hilarious

>>150120230
Like watching Keijo just to see what type of accent they give to each girl?

The dub for Garzey's Wing is one of the best dubs ever made.

Neither. I don't speak a lick of Japanese but I only watch raws. If I can't get the general idea of what the fuck is going on after 2 episodes I drop it. If I get the general idea, why the fuck do I need subs for? All anime is just tropes and stereotypes, it's all 99% the same across tons of genres. Plus I get to watch all the latest raws with no wait or arguments about what subs or dubs are better.


Kneel before me language plebs, I am your god.

>>150119815
>than listen to professional voice actors
Wake me when there are any.

Dub or sub is a dumb question as it often depends on the Setting, Cast, Time it came out, What kind of dub it is (localisation, gag dub, Straight up translation only changing lines to keep up with lip flaps) and all kinds of other stuff its not that basic of a choice

But mostly sub

>>150120230
>If im tired and half asleep or if im eating I watch it dubbed
>if im eating
>too busy shoveling food into his mouth to read the words on a screen for an entire 25 minutes
The phrase "Pig American" is disgustingly accurate

>>150120318
This is actually a legitimate way to learn a language and you would probably find that you actually know quite a bit more than you think, just from doing this through a few shows. If you are interested in Japanese media, why not actually learn the language? It takes maybe two or three months, at most, to have enough listening skills to watch these kind of shows, starting from nothing. For you, with your headstart, it might take a month. Why not give it a try?

>>150098931
Personally I can read most subs just fine

But when more than one character is talking at once god help me

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>>150119815
Shitposting aside, it hurts to know that dubfags actually hold similar sentiments to this.

>>150097885
English dub with Japanese subs

>>150120436
1 not american im Canadian
2 Has nothing to do with me being a pig it has to do with my field of vision and the fact when eating the lower part of my screen is often obscured

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>>150097885
>Watching anime without understanding the japanese language

>>150097885
It can depend which version I see first when I'm looking for a show to watch, but it will usually be subs, so I'm partial to those. I don't mind a dub either; working my way through attack on Attack on Titan and preferring the dub because of Armin being tolerable enough to listen to.

>>150120314
yes

Though im mainly thinking of baccano with its american setting or black laggon with its only 1 jap character and shitloads of engrish

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>>150120583
I knew you were talking about Baccano and Black Lagoon.
That's what everyone and their mother think when people say good anime dubs.
I just wanted to get out of the norm and mentioned a recent anime with a somewhat decent dub.

>>150097885
Dubbed when it's Yu Yu Hakusho

Subbed when it's anything else

>>150097885
I stopped watching dubs when they consistently started bringing internet fandubbers in consistently.

>>150119815

Even if you get a proper translator, you run into several issues:

1. Most anime suck. Even ones that don't suck are often laden with cliche, clunky, awkward dialogue that there's no "good" way to translate.

2. Even if it's not shit, Japanese is structured differently, uses different colloquialisms/idioms/figures of speech and general manner of speaking. "Translating" it into English properly requires heavily rewriting every line to make it sound "right" when read in English. Often, they just don't bother doing this at all because it requires some writing talent and usually these are just cheaply-hired whoevers that know Japanese.

It's even rarer to get a well-written, natural-sounding translation that is then dubbed WELL. They're doing it on a budget, they're not hiring anyone known to be GOOD, come on. They're hiring failures or noobs because they don't have to pay them jack shit.

Occasionally, when you get lucky and some of the noobs turn out to be good actors that simply haven't been discovered yet, and/or the director whips the fails into giving a decent performance (I've seen good stage directors turn people who barely qualify as actors into giving decently good performances, it can be done), you'll get a good dub. Rarely is it paired with a real good translation though, and rarer still is the base material any good to begin with.

I mean look at Helsing Ultimate - great English cast, dialogue as translated well, but the dialogue itself was trash to begin with so it's a waste.

The times where it all clicks are virtually non-existent, sometimes being flukes, like Ghost Stories, which worked because they threw the script out completely and wrote their own. Off the top of my head I can only think of 3 shows that had actual effort put into dubbing it properly and thus making it good: Bebop (fucking DUH), Baccano (also duh) and Steins;Gate (people never agree with me on this but fuck you, I'll defend that one).

>>150120857
Oh and Black Lagoon, but that show is dumb anyway so I don't care about it.

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>>150120857
How the fuck can you decry script rewrites and bad translations then turn around and defend the Steins;Gate dub? Never mind the fact that most of the cast sounded fucking awful. If you actually thought that Kurisu's voice was acceptable then you might actually be deaf.

reminder that you have to be clinically retarded to be able to listen to dubs

>>150097885
Love Live has the best dub ever.

Does anybody here actually knows Japanese enough to watch a raw AND understand most of the dialogues?

>>150120986
1. I'm not decrying it, in theory. It would be the best way to translate anything - make it sound right in whatever language you're translating it to. In practice, however, the people that would actually DO that kind of thing are almost always complete ass at it. Thus, I assume by default any anime with heavily rewritten English scripts will suck.

2. Makise's English actress was probably the best match in the cast after the guy doing Daru, I will fite u m8.

>>150121040
Sounds to me like you're just against fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g86R7RVlOw4

>>150097885
Does /a/ not like the Haruhi dub? I can't stand Kyon in japanese anymore.
What about Tenchi?

>>150121324
>I can't stand Kyon in japanese anymore
>hating Sugita's voice
You need to leave

>>150121041
You are either joking or deaf.

>>150097885
on this note, where can one illegally acquire the Viz dub of Sailor Moon S that came out last week?

>>150106076
The dub was great. I enjoyed it more than the sud to be honest.

>>150121699
You can get a very similar one by muxing directly from your asshole.

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>>150121774
must be hard going through life trying to be elitist about your gook toons on a Cantonese knitting BBS

>>150121061

I only watch raws. I'm a fluent bilingual.

>>150098181
I'm ESL, and I have no fucking trouble with this - even with fast-paced subs. I've never had to exercise reading subtitles, but I believe you can learn. It's like complaining you can't lift, and you haven't even tried it for more than two days.

>>150121992
Does that come with the wizard package? What level do I have to be, can I by the dlc?

Dubs, of course. Only the best animes get dubbed so I don't have to look around for a good anime. (:

>>150102490
There were threads with people screenshotting their purchase.

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Spoken japanese is actually pretty easy - and I'm ESL, for fuck's sake. I can catch a pun or a joke, and I can get the gist of what the characters are talking. Now...written japanese on the other hand is an another beast.

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Whichever, Cyan is so cute.

>>150102408
>>150122699
I'm going to assume this is the same sole faggot that complains about it every once in a while, that somehow Funimation wormed their way into /a/ and convinced people into buying shitty anime as part of a huge marketing scheme that would take more labor than the return from their entire stock selling out. Never mind that it had a bunch of streams where everyone enjoyed shitposting about it, it's obviously in the same vein as Origin's marketing on /v/.

>>150097885
Is it your first day on /a/? When was dubs acceptable here?

>>150122865
The pasta made a big point out of Funimation dubbing it. And it had already been out for years when your "improvised stream watching" started.

>>150097885
>dubbed
Check mine.