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Best/worst dub?
KyraMaverick:
It seems to me that dubbing has gotten worse over time. Its like these companies realize that most fans prefer subbed over dubbed and have just stopped trying. Nearly all the series on the "Best Dub" list are at lest 5 years old.
My vote for best would go to Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop and Rurouni Kenshin.
Middle of the road would be FullMetal Alchemist, Rune Solider and Fruits Basket.
Worst... Naruto
Even though I prefer subbed, I'll switch over to the dubbed track if I'm curious on how they translated a certain part.
SeventyX7:
Cowboy Bebop is definitely number 1 in my mind.
I will say, any series that has been dubbed and includes a little girl usually has a HORRIBLE dub for that little girl. It's maddening!
Also, when I saw best/worst dub, what popped into my mind right away was a video game, Star Ocean Till the end of Time. Those two subordinates of Nel sounded like they inhaled a balloon full of helium and took an overdose of valium. I muted the television whenever they talked.
Aneroph:
Best I would say Full Metal alchemist. A lot of terrible voices exist in the series, but I think the good voice actors are used more.
Worst is Code Geass and Death Note. Absolutely terrible, monotone, like the actors aren't even trying. I have had to turn the channel away from cartoon network a few times when these shows come on because they hurt to watch. Johnny Bosh is the only decent voice actor in Code Geass, but he is WAAAAAAAY over used as a main character voice.
hlcws:
Eh? I thought Death Note had Setsuna F. Seiei's voice.
Zalis116:
--- Quote from: KyraMaverick on May 03, 2009, 11:59:06 PM ---It seems to me that dubbing has gotten worse over time. Its like these companies realize that most fans prefer subbed over dubbed and have just stopped trying. Nearly all the series on the "Best Dub" list are at least 5 years old.
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I can't completely agree with that. Older shows and dubs are more likely to be named because those are what more people have seen, especially if they were shown on TV. Over the past few years, there have been plenty of good dubs. I'm guessing that not so many around here have seen shows like Magikano, Nerima Daikon Brothers, Solty Rei, Basilisk, Beck, Trinity Blood, Desert Punk, Air, Kanon '06, FMP TSR, and Ouran Koukou High School Host Club. Sure, maybe nothing's come along to equal Cowboy Bebop, but I'd say the average has gone up. And fwiw, what little I've heard of recent TV dubs like Bleach, Naruto, Death Note, and Code Geass has been okay in my book.
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