I hope they know that anime is translated to something like 100 different languages. Series such as FMA, FMA:B, Code Geass, Steins Gate, Sora no Otoshimono and many more have proven that dubs can be as good if not better than subs.ĭo remember that there are a lot of immature people that hate dubs because as they say 'well anime is japanese so why translate it!' Lol. Like any work dub actors can be good or bad. I hate to break it to you, the Japanese don't have the monopoly on good voice acting. Gohan keeps the same seiyuu from his introduction at 5, until the end of the series when he is a grown man, she doesn't even try to make him sound older.I don't like Yugi's seiyu either.Good and bad actors exist in both languages. Goku sounds like a kid even though he is forty years old. I can't remember the series, but she gave a specific example of a series that is loved by the English speaking community, but is universally panned by Japanese fans for the terrible voice acting.ĭBZ has some of the most ill fitting voices I have ever seen. One of my Japanese professors in undergrad was talking about American Anime culture and how American/English speaking fans are often unable to tell good from bad. Lots of anime also take place in fantasy setting or places that are clearly not Japan, so the culture argument doesn't hold up well. There are tons of anime with bad Japanese voice acting. Things like this are usually said by people who don't have much exposure to the language or culture outside of anime or dramas.

The culture of Japan? What does this even mean

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