To be honest people there are times when we like the English voices and don't like them. The only times I won't like them is that I'm trying to find a new anime for myself to watch, it's such a treat when you find an interesting series by yourself and a lot of times new anime wouldn't be dubbed at the moment. If I like the series, then I'll keep watching it in it's original format and whatever language I found it in which these cases is the original Japanese speaking and English subtitles. Now I can share people's pain that they'll wait for the dub to find out that, a company wouldn't give a certain character's trademark laugh or way by assigning that character a voice actor that doesn't seem too suited for it. This happens a lot people, and if you were looking so forward to this character and ended up getting shafted, I also feel shamed.

But here's how auditions for voices work, they get a number of voice actors together and put them through an audition to see who can make that one character seem more lively or atleast match personality. I personally don't believe some douche bag voice director is sitting in the chair behind the glass playing, "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe," with the voice actors because they just want to randomly assign a voice to a character in which some of these die hard sub fans feel think what happens. At times, they'll even have staff from the Japanese branch come over and listen to see who fits. Hell, the original creator of Cowboy Bebop said the English dubs were better? How about that?

Okay, so if English dubs of anime are so bad? Why are they so quick to dismiss the original Transformers and Thundercats cartoons? Seriously have you heard how the flow of voice work are in these shows? They're just as bad but yet we call them classics and one of the best cartoons of all time. So what the hell?! Yeah and I know the nostalgia fans are going to want to ring my neck for that comment but seriously, it's true and I don't care. I like watching it like the next person.

Now I'm hearing that voice acting is a dying business and I say that has to be true because for one thing. Naruto, one of the biggest fan loving animes of all time is a victim of having their episodes uploaded online and downloaded onto people's computers where the company is getting screwed. Everyone downloading English subbed anime and translated manga chapters. Seriously people, you're wondering why people are losing jobs in this country? Yeah apparently voice acting is a job if anyone wants to look it up and die hard sub fans are making petitions on companies to stop dubbing anime and just release it normally. All I got to say is... What the hell? Why?! Many anime dvds have the original Japanese voices option on it, so why getting all pissy about it?! A lot of people who don't watch anime are looking at it are already saying it just looks weird and the voices are weird. And don't say they're not open minded, I'm pissed too, there are people out there that don't know and wouldn't understand original Japanese even with the subs.

Here's my question. Why are purists keep spamming every anime dub on youtube have to keep posting the same bullshit over and over saying the originals are better? Maybe it's true, maybe it's not. But seriously, enjoy it for what it is. the job is done, sit back and go watch the originals if you want. No flame wars needed anywhere.

Also if people keep posting saying the originals are better. That's fine, but what's next? "Oh I'm so hardcore I can understand the anime without the subtitles!" Good for you, you learned a second language. How about... "I'M SO HARDCORE! I PUT IT ON MUTE! I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO SAY! I SAY THE LINES MYSELF!" Okay, someone has alot of time on their hands. How about, "I'm going to make my own dub of this because Funimation's suck!" Yeah... let me know not to click on your crappy fan dubs because you think you can do better, go for it if you want, just know that you are no where near the caliber as Steve Blum, Johnny Yong Bosch, etc. Also to people posting youtube videos about, particularly every character that shows up on Bleach or Naruto... Shut the hell up already... Stop wasting space, we know you hate the dubs but you got like 1 or 2 videos on one character that you're bitching about... for example I'll type below:

*set up dumb webcam of some 14 year old kid with bad quality*

Reviewer: Yeah this is my view on (Insert character here)'s voice.
Me: *facepalm*
Reviewer: IT SUCKS!!! IT SUCKS!!! THE ORIGINAL WAS BETTER!!! IT HAD MORE EMOTION! IT SUCKS!
Me: *putting the mouse on the X button*
Reviewer: Here's the comparison first the original then the dub... just let me bring up youtube to show you those files and well hear the comparisons.
Me: *Sigh*


Okay, stop, right, there... This is practically unwatchable, and note this is this the same exact type of person who would bitch about youtube removing his or her videos for removing his anime music videos on copyright. And they're using youtube to justify their cause. talk about hypocrite and someone who never gives the hell up.


As I wrap this up. We all have preferences on how we want to watch foreign films, I'll give original voices a chance as long as it's only available in that option or I just want to get into it and see what it's about. There are times, you know, when I watch a movie. I want to watch a damn movie, not read a moving picture! And don't start sending me comments on moving advertisements in New York square about Coke signs moving, it's not the same.

Also what brings my piss to a boil, is taking original American animated films and dubbing them into other languages and putting samples on the net. Here's where I find abit offensive in comments left... People automatically saying any other language but English is better. Yeah it's nice to hear UNDER THE SEA in German but it's not the freaking same. So what now? Dub animation and films into other languages than English?!

Yeah sure why the hell not, English is already butchered enough as it is.