Anime: do you prefer sub or dub?

It depends on my mood really. I do think subs overall, tend to be better quality, but most dubs these days are pretty good, so I don't have a strong preference.

Dub anime makes me want to harm myself... I've watched and listened to enough anime that even before I actually studied Japanese in college I didn't have to read the subtitles any more and still have the general idea of what's going on. I learned my first language in High School (German). I learned far more Japanese from anime and Japanese TV than the German I picked up in four years of high School. I'm currently working on Korean for obvious reasons. There are a lot of concepts in every language that simply can't be translated accurately to another language. If your watching dubbed anime your missing out on sooo much!

depends how busy i am

I don't like the japanese voices usually, they're too high pitched, especially the females, so I watch in dub most of the time

Always 100% sub even if I grew up watching the early OG Dragon Ball dubbed in Thai, which made it even funnier.

I used to only watch dub, but I've been watching sub a lot recently

Sub.

you know what they say, subs not dubs!

What's the difference?

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What's the difference?

sub is Japanese with subtitles and the other is your language

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sub is Japanese with subtitles and the other is your language

thanks niece MK

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thanks niece MK

so which 1?

Subs for 99.9% of shows but there are a select few where the dub is just as good if not better

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so which 1?

It depends on the show but I'll go with sub

If both are available I’ll always pick the dub. Unless it’s like some old anime when dubbing used to be terrible.

If dub is not available or it’s an on air show with late dubs I’ll just watch the sub…. I don’t like avoid shows that don’t have a dubbing I love subs . So most of the stuff I end up watching the subs.

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Subs for 99.9% of shows but there are a select few where the dub is just as good if not better

FRUITS BASKET. I cannot stress this enough the dub for fruits basket >>>> sub.

depend
I like both dub and sub
there is a reason Why I like to download now dual audio
and perfect example
definitely I prefer english voice or dub of Dragon Ball series
than SUB (Japanese Audio) hate childish Goku voice

I like sub if its set in japan or a japanese esque society.

I had to watch cyberpunk in dub before I got into sub because my headcanon put cyberpunk in the ex-LA area.

Dubs are alright but voice acting really makes or breaks a series so I'd rather watch in the og language to judge it more objectively I guess

all about convenience, dub if i want to do other stuff while watching - which is usually what i do - but occasionally sub if i'm sitting down and solely watching the show

Used to be subs all the way but in the last what 6 7 years dubs have gotten really good and produced with very quick turnaround time, in some cases maybe a few days after Japanese release. So I honestly don't mind either nowadays.

depend but mostly if not all 90s anime

I prefer it dub

while the new releases or remake
I want it sub

w some exception like
Gintama I want it on our dub language for comedic purpose

but if their is a 3rd choice
dual both sub and dub
I buy or download some dual language anime

I prefer anime with sub, dub is more of a hit or break for me. I don't mind dub if I watch the anime dub first and the voice actors for the characters match their personality.

generally subs but there are some really good dubs, like bebop and champloo

Most of the time I prefer dub, but waiting for dub is..... In that case I go for the sub!! So, yeah I prefer both sub and dub. But if the voice casting of dub is good and available, dub is my first priority.

Nothing against dubs as nowadays they are really good in terms of quality but I've been watching my anime subbed for the past twelve years and it doesn't feel right if I can't see the words. Also, I've gotten into japanese voice actors and love being able to recognize their voices.

if you like dub your sick in the head!

It depends on the context. I'd mostly go for sub but there was this one that portrayed people in america just totally speaking japanese. I preferred the dub for that one.

There was another set in ancient china and it was amazing how butchered some Chinese names were. They even referred to wei qi as Go and I am just wondering like------- would they call wu zi qi connect 5? would have loved a chinese dub for that one.

Otherwise, no, sub is fine.

Started watching anime dubbed, but turned to subbed because dubbed anime was way behind at the time. I am used to watching subbed now, I don't think I could go back to dubbed,

Usually sub, partially because I prefer watching everything with subtitles, including anything in English!

Though very rarely there'll be one that I watch with subs, where Gurren Lagann was one, for Kamina...

i prefer sub. sometimes i feel like dub doesn't accurately capture the character's feelings and is mostly monotonous.

sub.
but kataphract's take is also interesting

dub is always better if they make changes

sub is better if they stick to the script

reason being simple

both dialogue and voice acting in anime are absolutely nonsensical

so i might as well watch it in a language that wont make me cringe

but if the actors understand the story and make changes to the dialogue and acting accordingly, dub sounds 100x better

this might sound like a cop out, but i am fine with either

but

once i get into an anime one way switching is jarring i can't watch something subbed one episode then dubbed the next.

Sub always!

Movies and series always sound best to me in their original language. To me dubbing in other languages don't do the art justice but that's just me

I used to watch anime only in dub when I was a kid but eventually moved to sub as I started appreciating the Japanese language more