Not all dubs are good, but being snotty about them as a dogmatic stance is haram

  • Dessa [she/her]
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    15 days ago

    Sub snobs make no sense to me. They say you get a "more authentic" experience hearing the original team, but animation is also a very visual medium, and your play of the eye over the canvas is a big part of the vision too.

    If you want the full experience, learn the language. Otherwise, do what you feel is best for a given work.

    • ItalianMessiah [he/him]
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      15 days ago

      but animation is also a very visual medium, and your play of the eye over the canvas is a big part of the vision too.

      Maybe if you're a slow reader but I just glance at the text or pick it up from my peripheral vision. It's less distracting than watching the dubs either repeat frames or just not match up with the voices. Plus most dubs are just kinda mediocre which really lowers the product.

      Also white people going "Onii-chan!" in some dumb cutesy voice is so cringe I literally can't continue watching it. It's cringe when Japanese people do it to be clear but less so.