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[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago

I speak English, and like using my ears and my eyes, which is why I watch dubs. If you don't speak Japanese, what are you doing listening to Japanese speaking voices?

[-] meliaesc@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Because not everything worth watching was created in my country? Why would I need to disrespect the intention/effort of everyone involved, when I can just read?

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That doesn't make any sense. By that logic, wouldn't it be disrespectful to the English localization team to not listen to the dub? I mean, if you're going for perfect authenticity, the subtitles weren't there blocking the view in the original broadcast either, but you still have those on

[-] meliaesc@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

I find dubs more distracting than subs. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

I can't fathom how having your eyes free to watch the show and using your ears to listen is more distracting than having to read subtitles while listening to what amounts to incomprehensible noise

[-] meliaesc@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I have subtitles on for all the shows I watch in English too...

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

That's even more confusing to me

[-] beastlykings@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

I have friends that do the same thing. It's terrible. We were watching a movie I had already seen last night, and someone wanted the subs on. I couldn't focus on the movie and I ended up playing on my phone. The subs kill me.

[-] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 11 months ago

If you are used to reading subtitles you can read them almost subconsciously. And you don't need to understand the language to get things like emotion out of it. I would even go as far as saying that getting used to reading the emotions of someone that doesn't speak the same language as you is essential to fully develop a sense of empathy.

[-] interceder270@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

what are you doing listening to Japanese speaking voices?

I think some anime legitimately sounds better with the Japanese voice acting, but some people take it too far and extrapolate that to mean all anime is better with Japanese voices and any dub is immediately shit. It becomes these weird gate-keeping elitism among losers where you literally can't enjoy 'anime' a certain way or else these people won't think you're 'cool.'

One Punch Man sounds better with the Japanese voices imo. Saitama sounds downright iconic in Japanese, but like a generic wimpy boy in English.

The vast majority of other shows I prefer watching in English. Either the dub is identical in quality to the sub, or the difference is small enough that I don't care since I prefer watching things in my language.

[-] rdri@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

My dude is not a man of culture... yet. No worries, at some point you'll understand, I'm sure.

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

Same shit I heard on reddit. As long as redditors and lemmings are disappointed in me, I'm happy with where I'm at in life.

[-] jayands@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Well, I'm one of the people who went through a period watching the anime raw, so I see your argument there. But if you read fast enough, it's just, I don't know, you stop consciously reading, and just watch the thing. Also, especially with modern American movies, the sound mixing is ass for the home speaker specifically because they've designed it that way. It's easier to have the subtitles on, because they designed the soundscape for the theater (Christopher Nolan does it on purpose, for example) and stereo be damned, especially with dialogue.

That said, I've gotten out of pooh-poohing whatever way you want to enjoy your show; there's not enough time on earth to worry about whether Tara Strong or Megumi Hayashibara is the better VA (my vote's on Hayashibara, but Strong is my childhood, and besides, it doesn't matter).

I dunno, man; let people enjoy things, right?

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I dunno, man; let people enjoy things, right?

That's my feelings, it just gets annoying when people feel a need to spout out that you're an illiterate moron and say you have trash taste unprovoked all the time. That's the kind of thing that can drive an otherwise live-and-let-live guy to start an argument

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