Anime: Subs or dubs?, just the timeless arguement Options

[wasuremono]

So, the old disagreement. Which do you prefer subtitles or dubs?

When I first started watching anime I didn't really notice the lipping was off. Or maybe it was because the stuff on TV is well dubbed, but if you watch alot of dubs, you notice how the voices are so weird and how, basically, they suck. My opinion of course. I used to think the Japanese voices were screechy and the guys sounded like girls, but I guess it sort of grows on you. I love their voices now.

Haha, I used to watch dubs with subs...

Not to mention there's that splicing thing they do to make it "appropriate," but then again, that's just the cultural differences... I guess...

[Just_Dream]

I like subs, but dub's are okay too. It's just that.. well, Dubs are bad because they totally RUIN the element of SOME animes.

example: I used to love watching the Sailormoon and Sailormoon R series and all the movies. Bit when it came to the Sailormoon S series, I heard the new voices and was all "OMG, THEY RUINED IT!" because first of all, Sailormoon's original dubbed voice (dubbed by DiC) was slightly annoying, but it worked really well. I liked it, becuase she could make it sould sweet or anything like that. Then Sailormoon S came along, and i was waiting for the english version. It got reDUBBED by some other company instead! And the new sailormoon voice was really.. ANNOYING! And it was annoying no matter, what she said! Like there was something that was ringing/trembling in her voice ALL the time! And they put in those Used-To-Be-Cool words like "tight" "sick" and etc.

So anyhow yea the person, wasuremono is right. I used to think that the girls sounded screechy and the guys sounded like girls at first, but it DOES grow on you =) Some voices sounded high pitched or girl only because it depends where the person came from. No offense or anything, but this one guy said that "the guys that sound like girls were from Tokyo" O_o" Is it true? =T