Lemmy
6 Jun 2026 16:28
Do YOU watch subtitled or dubbed anime?
I have always watched subbed except for a few shows that I watched on TV back in the day. I don't really know what it is, but the dubbed voices just always feel off. I can watch American animation and the English voices feel perfectly fine. But show me an anime with English voices and it's like an uncanny valley sort of thing.
6 Jun 2026 16:35
Mostly Dubbed. I like listening to my favorite animes while doing chores.
6 Jun 2026 16:39
You can hear emotions beyond language. The Japanese actors often have a better grasp of their characters and were also paid more than the dubbed counterparts. You can hear fear, sadness, excitement and joy more clearly when watching the subbed IMO 
6 Jun 2026 16:42
Dubbed. I can't just watch TV. I always want to be doing something else while I've got the TV on
6 Jun 2026 16:52
Subbed, because the Japanese VA is often the better _actor_ and that carries the performance. If an anime has higher budget dubs, I'll watch those (not many of those; anything dragon ball usually meets the bar and witch hat atelier is treating English dubs with respect).
6 Jun 2026 16:57
Subbed. I have horribly delayed audio processing so I prefer subtitles either way and anime having such high standards for subs makes it my favorite form of media - they don't feel like an afterthought.
6 Jun 2026 17:09
Dub, I rather listen to a show in English just helps me get into the story easier.
6 Jun 2026 17:12
Depends on the dub, quality of voice actors, sometimes whichever one I was exposed to first. I generally prefer a good dub because I can get fixated on the words and don't pay as much attention to the actual show.
6 Jun 2026 17:19
Subs; aside from being better quality typically and me reading pretty fast, I also understand enough Japanese to get what's going on. If you do it for over two decades, you get used to it.
Ironically, my Japanese wife sometimes makes me watch dubbed because she sometimes works with English VAs as part of her localization job, lol.
Ironically, my Japanese wife sometimes makes me watch dubbed because she sometimes works with English VAs as part of her localization job, lol.
6 Jun 2026 17:49
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