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...

[wasuremono]

*heh* I didn't think anyone would really pay attention to this... I was like

*ahem* Back to the subject. I enjoy reading, so the subs are fun! Lol, the guys are voiced by girls because of their youth, and the main guy character is usually kinda girly. The kind of nice and naive character kinda attracts fans, right? My theory is that it attracts fangirls.... but anyway, after hearing the voices for a while, you can distinguish the guy voices for have a somewhat masculine "burr" to them. Haha, now I can almost always tell the difference between girly masculine voices and girl voices (was that confusing?).

As for the girls, after watching the subs, the dubs almost never sound "right." For me, I guess it depends on which I watch first. I don't find the dubs on local tv (basically Kids WB and FoxBox or YTV or whatever you get) too bad. Despite the simple storylines (oh but I do adore Shaman King!), the lipping and voices aren't too untolerable. One thing that really gets on my nerves are those Media Blasters dubs. I watched that horrible demo disk from Newtype, and was like UGH!!!! But what I mean is, alot of dubs suck and alot of them are pretty cool.

But I love Japanese voices... like those from the Weiss group...

Hopefully I did not repeat too much of what I originally posted....