So, if you watch my videos
you're probably twelve years old
and you love anime
especially "Black Butler"
this means at one point, you were probably stuck
with the decision to watch the anime, dubbed or subbed
Now, we're all people, and we all have opinions
that we wish to express
But don't do it in my comments. I don't...I don't care
So I'm not here to tell you which one to watch
I'm gonna tell you
When to watch which one and why
and if you don't care
then carry on watching cuz I need those views, please
just (jumbled mess)
oh well, back on my Twitter page, I asked all my viewers
How many animes have they had watched
and, if they preferred subbed over dubbed anime
There was a clear pattern of those who watched less anime
who would pick dubbed over subbed
and those who watched more anime
would watch subbed
now, why is this?
well, there's more choice if you watch subbed
the majority of anime has never been dubbed
and never will be dubbed
and anime that is airing and really popular
isn't really available in any other language than Japanese
except for broadcast dubs
which I really don't want to talk about
because I hate them
they're like that cousin you don't know
that just, butts in that tries to be a cool person
GO AWAY-
another possible reason I think for this trend
might be the fact that
people at first don't really want to read subtitles or hear Japanese
they kind of just wanna see it like a cartoon
and then overtime, they kind of get used to it
and then they're all like, "Ooh! This show looks great! I wanna watch this
oh, it's only available in subbed....I'll give it a go, how bad can subbed be?"
and then you kinda get into it
and more people who watch more anime
then end up preferring subtitles
now, you're probably thinking
Hey CDawg, which one do you like? Subbed or dubbed?
and after I tell you to shut up
I'll answer the question
basically, it depends on the show
and a lot of reasons
and those the reasons I'm gonna talk about
now, I know a lot of people aren't going to change their minds, what so ever
I know a lot of people who would watch subs and would never
even think about watching a dub
and vice-versa and that's fine
but this video is more for those people who are on the fence
everytime they go and watch a show and they're all like
*long sigh* dub or sub? *another long sigh*
now, in my opinion
you can always count on subtitled anime
it's...it's just so good, they just know what to do
so that's why I'm gonna be spending most of the time
talking about dubbed
as it's kind of a wild card, most of the time
whether a dub is going to be good or bad
there are some amazing shows in Japanese
but when they get over the pond
they fucking suck
I'm looking at you Higurashi
they called the show "When They Cry" you fucking kidding me?
what kind of relevance is that to the plot, are you fucking kidding me?
so, with my help, you should be able to spot a great dub easily
there are three things that decide whether a dub will be good
a triforce, if you will
the first, is the setting of the anime
the show itself, if you will
the second is the studio that dubs the anime
and the third is the voice actors chosen for the English dub
now I hear you asking
Uh what CDawg? The setting? Don't be preposterous, that couldn't possibly effect the show
If the anime is set in Japan, I want the characters
to sound and be Japanese
If the anime is based in 1930s Chicago
I want them to god damn sound like it
and lets be honest
most anime have some connection to Japan
or Japanese characters, or Japanese school, or school
or another fucking school
but that isn't the case for every single anime
set in Japan or Japanese school
we have some amazing dub from settings like these
for example
"Haruhi Suzumiya"
has an amazing English dub, in my opinion
but what if the anime is not even set in Japan
and has no Japanese characters to speak of?
well then I say, the dub has an advantage straight off the bat
it has the ability to make the character sound more realistic
or bring the character to life a bit more
you know, unless you're dubbing Pinocchio
which is still fucked in Japanese
you're not a real boy Pinocchio, let it go!
it's small things like accents
that really elevate a show to another level
this is why I think where the anime is set is a really big deal
when it comes to picking whether sub is better than a dub
before I go onto talking about dubbing studios
and the cast of the dubs
I really want to address the kind of... issue
the dubs have at the moment
where they keep picking the same cast members
for every anime
I mean there isn't anything wrong with the voice actors
or, the voices they give
I just think it's kind of annoying or kind of draining
when you hear the same voice over and over again
as the main character
I'm sorry Bryce Papenbrook, I love you man
your acting is fantastic but
when you're every main character in every series I wanna watch
it's kind of draining and hard to watch
it's really only Funimation that does this
they have a small pool of actors, who they always use
for every single anime
and I can guarantee you, if you watch two Funimation dubs
they will share at least some cast members
like I said, the actors aren't bad
most of them are great actors
it's just kind of annoying when I hear two completely
different characters sound exactly the same
okay, lets break it down
there are three main English dubbing studios
that you need to know about
they are
Sentai Filmworks
Funimation
and Bang Zoom!
we already talked a little bit about Funimation just then
Funimation is the probably the biggest dubbing studio at the moment
they do most of the anime dubs
that you'll see nowadays
most of their recent dubs aren't bad
but a lot of them haven't really impressed me
but I would never count Funimation out
because they have done some amaaazing dubs
I'm probably, what I would consider, one of the best
dubs, if not, the best dub
which is "Baccano!"
which if you haven't watched, please go fucking watch "Baccano!" right now
and don't you dare click sub!
you better watch that fucking dub
it's fucking brilliant
okay, so we established that Funimation do pretty good dubs
and we can normally count on them for solid dub
but what about Bang Zoom! and Sentai Filmworks?
Bang Zoom!, like Funimation, recently have been doing great dubs
they also dubbed Haruhi Suzumiya, and Durarara!!
which are, what I think, are two great dubs
now finally, we have Sentai Filmworks
which back in the day, was the main studio for dubbing anime
in America
now, I kind of think they suck
a lot of their recent dubs have been lackluster
poor script writing
or, just kind of... vehuh? you know
you like, you see it and you're like, "what is this?! Man, what is this shit?!"
the last way to spot if a dub is going to be better than the sub
is to look at the voice acting cast
now there's probably a bunch of you who don't know
any names of voice actors in anime
via English or Japanese
and that's fine, the most people I would imagine
but I love voice acting and I love voice actors
so if I love someone's voice or I love their performance
I will look up who voices them and see what else they voiced
for example, I love Crispin Freeman
I think Crispin Freeman does great work in English dubbed anime
he's voiced Alucard in "Hellsing Ultimate" and "Hellsing"
as well as Kyon in "Haruhi Suzumiya"
now whether or not you enjoy Crispin Freeman's work, or not
I'm sure there's a voice actor that you just love hearing
their voice in things
and you think they always do a great job
you can say the same for Japanese
there might be a Japanese voice actor who you loved
and if they're in the show
then by all means, go watch it in Japanese
but there are so many exceptional English voice actors
that I think do extraordinary work
no matter what anime they're in
even if the show is really bad
But CDawg! Why are you telling me about voice actors?
because before I watch an anime,
I always check the cast lists
if i don't recognize anyone's name on there
that could mean one or two things,
that either the anime has terrible acting
or, it really surprises me
and I get to see some new actors
or if I recognize names on the list,
I will that they were bad in something
or amazing in something
and if I see Crispin Freeman on there,
then I would probably watch it in dub
because I love Crispin Freeman
SEXY ASS VOICE!
so I would reccomend you
remember a dub that you fucking love
remember a character that you think was fucking amazingly played
and then if you see that name on any other cast list
you can assume that it's gonna be a pretty good performance
okay, after swallowing all that information
lets do a little recap on what we discussed
in this episode
we talked about the setting of the anime
and how it decides if a sub or a dub
will have the advantage
before actually even getting down to the voice acting
Secondly, we talked about the English studio
that dubs the anime
and how that can effect
whether the dub will be great or terrible
and lastly, we talked about the actors
involved in the dub
and how they can effect it
okay lets do two quick tests!
okay so, the anime is set in Japan
and it's dubbed by Sentai Filmworks
and there is no one on the cast lists I recognize
I would probably recommend
to go and watch it subbed
if the anime is set in
say, 1920s America
dubbed by Funimation
and involves actors I'm familiar with
who I know do good work,
I would say, go and watch it dubbed, definitely
but hey
this is just my advice
you don't have to take it
you can make your own decisions
and if you're the kind of person who just
doesn't watch sub at all
I would recommend you to at least try and watch
"Cowboy Bebop" or "Baccano!" in dubbed
they are amazing and they might change your mind
about it
Alright hotdawgs!!
it's the time to end the video
I'm sorry, I know you want to see more of me
and I-I'm sorry I gotta go!
but uh...in the comments below
let me know what anime dubs or voice actors you love
I wanna see what you guys like
alright, peace out dawgs *mwah~*