Comments on: New Bleach dub+rant: “Give English VAs a break” http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/ Mainichi Anime Yume Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:08:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Aileen http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/#comment-60564 Aileen Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:48:49 +0000 http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/#comment-60564 Completely agree. People who say "Dubs suck! Subs forever !111!!!!1" have no variety. and Everyone needs variety. I watch both. There's a HUGE difference in Hanatarou's voice. I prefer his english voice. His Japanese VA seems like...they're sick or something. I love Ichigo's/Hichigo Voice xD Completely agree. People who say “Dubs suck! Subs forever !111!!!!1″ have no variety. and Everyone needs variety. I watch both. There’s a HUGE difference in Hanatarou’s voice. I prefer his english voice. His Japanese VA seems like…they’re sick or something.
I love Ichigo’s/Hichigo Voice xD

]]> By: Hardy http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/#comment-47054 Hardy Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:23:14 +0000 http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/#comment-47054 Im in the Uk, and started watching Bleach when they had subbed up to 53, so i began with the subs. After that ive gone to 164 and waiting for 165 in subs, but to be perfectly honest i dont see any difference - at all in the dub or sub, it makes very little difference for me, but the one thing i cant stand is the subs that dont make sense. Rather have a "rubbish" dub than a mistranslated sub. Im in the Uk, and started watching Bleach when they had subbed up to 53, so i began with the subs. After that ive gone to 164 and waiting for 165 in subs, but to be perfectly honest i dont see any difference – at all in the dub or sub, it makes very little difference for me, but the one thing i cant stand is the subs that dont make sense. Rather have a “rubbish” dub than a mistranslated sub.

]]> By: Olana http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/#comment-43996 Olana Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:28:15 +0000 http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/#comment-43996 In my opinion if it isnt in english in a country that it should be in english it has no reason to be there. I myself do not and will not watch anything subbed. I dont know about the rest or care. However I feel that it should be easier to find dubbed anime than it is. In my opinion if it isnt in english in a country that it should be in english it has no reason to be there. I myself do not and will not watch anything subbed. I dont know about the rest or care. However I feel that it should be easier to find dubbed anime than it is.

]]> By: Doug K http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/#comment-25818 Doug K Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:58:53 +0000 http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/#comment-25818 Hiya Alia! Well and truly spoken—it really pisses me off to hear "fans" do nothing but complain about the dubs. Nobody seems to want to give credit to dubs for GROWING anime into something mainstream; you wouldn't have it on TV or on shelf after shelf at the video store if everybody in America (and elsewhere in the anglophone world) had to watch subs-only. Since I've been studying Japanese with you for the last several years, I too watch and enjoy subs but have to admit to preferring dubs. Why? Well, I'm a native English speaker. I just enjoy it more that way. In fact, if I watch a given anime in Dubs, Japanese + subs or Japanese only, I get a different "feel" for each experience and enjoy each in a different way. It's like I'm using different parts of my brain and psyche for each. Sometimes I think that the subs-only complainers are like those people who see foreign-language films because they think it makes them cool and they like to act superior. Baka da. ne? I myself do voice work and am hoping *someday* to get into anime dubbing. Complaining does the VAs a disservice, and a lot of them are really talented. You wanna see amazing voice acting? Watch Kodocha and listen to Laura Bailey as Sana—she's a goddess (and a lot different in this role than as Tohru Honda in FruBa or Keiko in Yu Yu Hakusho). Oh and FYI—fansub junkies seem to be the worst types for complaining, as if they're HELPING the growth of anime/manga by watching for free. Tchah... Hiya Alia!

Well and truly spoken—it really pisses me off to hear “fans” do nothing but complain about the dubs. Nobody seems to want to give credit to dubs for GROWING anime into something mainstream; you wouldn’t have it on TV or on shelf after shelf at the video store if everybody in America (and elsewhere in the anglophone world) had to watch subs-only. Since I’ve been studying Japanese with you for the last several years, I too watch and enjoy subs but have to admit to preferring dubs. Why? Well, I’m a native English speaker. I just enjoy it more that way. In fact, if I watch a given anime in Dubs, Japanese + subs or Japanese only, I get a different “feel” for each experience and enjoy each in a different way. It’s like I’m using different parts of my brain and psyche for each. Sometimes I think that the subs-only complainers are like those people who see foreign-language films because they think it makes them cool and they like to act superior. Baka da. ne? I myself do voice work and am hoping *someday* to get into anime dubbing. Complaining does the VAs a disservice, and a lot of them are really talented. You wanna see amazing voice acting? Watch Kodocha and listen to Laura Bailey as Sana—she’s a goddess (and a lot different in this role than as Tohru Honda in FruBa or Keiko in Yu Yu Hakusho). Oh and FYI—fansub junkies seem to be the worst types for complaining, as if they’re HELPING the growth of anime/manga by watching for free. Tchah…

]]> By: chris http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/#comment-25244 chris Sun, 19 Aug 2007 03:00:29 +0000 http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/#comment-25244 i think that bleach is one of the best animes on adult swim right now after they took of my all time fav inuyasha which i did not like to see go and i think that bleach has a great story line an the characters are perfect in my eyes im glad there showing it in the u.s and i say go bleach!!!!!!! i think that bleach is one of the best animes on adult swim right now after they took of my all time fav inuyasha which i did not like to see go and i think that bleach has a great story line an the characters are perfect in my eyes im glad there showing it in the u.s and i say go bleach!!!!!!!

]]> By: adam http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/#comment-25224 adam Sat, 18 Aug 2007 23:10:39 +0000 http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/#comment-25224 I feel the exact same way, bleach is my faverite tv show and i watched up to about eps.125 (subbed ) and then i saw the dubbed version it wasn't that bad although i still prefer the subbed version. I feel the exact same way, bleach is my faverite tv show and i watched up to about eps.125 (subbed ) and then i saw the dubbed version it wasn’t that bad although i still prefer the subbed version.

]]> By: heero yuy http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/#comment-23008 heero yuy Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:20:38 +0000 http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/#comment-23008 hey are they any dub bleach episodes for sale hey are they any dub bleach episodes for sale

]]> By: Tony http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/#comment-22981 Tony Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:57:14 +0000 http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/#comment-22981 Stright up i started watchin bleach like 2 weeks ago the dub versions and i love it i never seen the jap versions... i saw ep 20 - 27on adult swim (dub versoins) adn i watch allof the rest till 42 and now im so pist i need more bleach and i cant stand sub titles i need help lol Stright up i started watchin bleach like 2 weeks ago the dub versions and i love it i never seen the jap versions… i saw ep 20 – 27on adult swim (dub versoins) adn i watch allof the rest till 42 and now im so pist i need more bleach and i cant stand sub titles i need help lol

]]> By: Dead_Starfish_636 http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/#comment-13594 Dead_Starfish_636 Sat, 07 Apr 2007 11:08:16 +0000 http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/#comment-13594 I agree totally! When I was younger, I only ever watched the dubs on TV, since I never went near a computer. (Being from Uk, there wasn't much to choose from though) The first anime I ever watched online was FullMetal Alchemist, fansubbed. After that I kinda only watched the subbed anime, for one thing it was more available, and I HATED the FMA dub (just Ed's voice actually) But then my friend (known as Tohru Honda to her fellow anime fans) told me to watch Fruits Basket. She mostly watches dubbed anime, so she refused to watch Fruits Basket subbed with me. I ended up watching the whole series dubbed, I found it great! I think there can be pros and cons to both dubbed and subbed anime, so I'm glad in the case of Fruits Basket I kept my mind open. Another thing - I think it does depend on which you see first. I watched Shaman King, dubbed, for three years on UK kid's channels. I admit, they did "edit" it quite a bit (i still haven't seen the end, OH NOES!) but I can't watch subbed now, it's just too much of a change. What I'm trying to say is, if you've gotten used to a character speaking in one voice, it's difficult to hear them speaking in another. Plus, Ren has the same Japanese VA as Ed....that just confuses me. ^_^ I think it's fun, in fansubs, when they put karaoke on the theme songs, they should keep that in the dub! I love Bleach by the way, I think it was dubbed really well. In the Japanese original, there wasn't anything that would bother anybody, like boys sounding like girls (that's what annoys some of my friends) but there was nothing in the dub that annoyed me, like mistranslations or anything. About the "soul reaper" translation? That was how they translated it in the manga, although in subbed, isn't "shinigami" translated as "death god"? Nevermind "^_^ I've ranted enough now. I agree totally! When I was younger, I only ever watched the dubs on TV, since I never went near a computer. (Being from Uk, there wasn’t much to choose from though) The first anime I ever watched online was FullMetal Alchemist, fansubbed. After that I kinda only watched the subbed anime, for one thing it was more available, and I HATED the FMA dub (just Ed’s voice actually) But then my friend (known as Tohru Honda to her fellow anime fans) told me to watch Fruits Basket. She mostly watches dubbed anime, so she refused to watch Fruits Basket subbed with me. I ended up watching the whole series dubbed, I found it great! I think there can be pros and cons to both dubbed and subbed anime, so I’m glad in the case of Fruits Basket I kept my mind open.

Another thing – I think it does depend on which you see first. I watched Shaman King, dubbed, for three years on UK kid’s channels. I admit, they did “edit” it quite a bit (i still haven’t seen the end, OH NOES!) but I can’t watch subbed now, it’s just too much of a change. What I’m trying to say is, if you’ve gotten used to a character speaking in one voice, it’s difficult to hear them speaking in another. Plus, Ren has the same Japanese VA as Ed….that just confuses me. ^_^

I think it’s fun, in fansubs, when they put karaoke on the theme songs, they should keep that in the dub!
I love Bleach by the way, I think it was dubbed really well. In the Japanese original, there wasn’t anything that would bother anybody, like boys sounding like girls (that’s what annoys some of my friends) but there was nothing in the dub that annoyed me, like mistranslations or anything. About the “soul reaper” translation? That was how they translated it in the manga, although in subbed, isn’t “shinigami” translated as “death god”? Nevermind “^_^ I’ve ranted enough now.

]]> By: GatoGirl 12345 http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/#comment-10310 GatoGirl 12345 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:43:16 +0000 http://animeyume.com/blog/2006/10/10/new-bleach-dubrant-give-english-vas-a-break/#comment-10310 I see that many anime are targeted to older children to teenagers. In cases like Death Note, older teenagers. Kyan. The 'adult' anime on adult swim you can pretty much watch once you are 14 but there are anime that are strictly for the Adult Only (after M) level. I checked the dub for both and they are pretty good. They aren't as bad as people said and the Japaneses music was put back at the beginning on the Japaneses season three. I see that many anime are targeted to older children to teenagers. In cases like Death Note, older teenagers.

Kyan. The ‘adult’ anime on adult swim you can pretty much watch once you are 14 but there are anime that are strictly for the Adult Only (after M) level.

I checked the dub for both and they are pretty good. They aren’t as bad as people said and the Japaneses music was put back at the beginning on the Japaneses season three.

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