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I was having this discussion with some recently turned anime lover friends of mine. All of which have gotten into english dubbed anime. My view on it, is that in most cases, the japanese versions are better, simply because anime in Japan is more than just cartoons like it is in the western world, and because of that, voice actors put more emotion into their characters and I think bring out something greater than an english dub voice actor who's reading a script so a 4 year old can understand (see Naruto)
There are some exceptions. Funimation which I imagine most people are familliar with (Dubbers of all dragonball) has some of the best english voice actors out there. You only need to compare the Pioneer Master Roshi, (pioneer the original dubbers of dragonball) and the Funimation to see how an old man can be voiced to be a dirty old man.
Other exceptions I can think of are Full Metal Alchemist, I watched the series in Japanese originally, only recently I've seen some in english and it isn't nearly as bad as what other recent translations have turned out (see Naruto...again)
So anyway, to the point. What language do you prefer to watch your anime in. English dubbed, or Japanese with subs.
There are some exceptions. Funimation which I imagine most people are familliar with (Dubbers of all dragonball) has some of the best english voice actors out there. You only need to compare the Pioneer Master Roshi, (pioneer the original dubbers of dragonball) and the Funimation to see how an old man can be voiced to be a dirty old man.
Other exceptions I can think of are Full Metal Alchemist, I watched the series in Japanese originally, only recently I've seen some in english and it isn't nearly as bad as what other recent translations have turned out (see Naruto...again)
So anyway, to the point. What language do you prefer to watch your anime in. English dubbed, or Japanese with subs.