• @galanthus@lemmy.world
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    63 months ago

    If you don’t speak Japanese, why would you watch anime in Japanese? Do you watch all films you do not know the original languages of with subtitles?

    • @Triasha@lemmy.world
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      173 months ago

      Yes. I do prefer to watch films not in English in their original language.

      The only exception would be very fast dialogue or multiple people speaking at once. But I can read at the speed of most movie speech.

    • @Nikelui@lemmy.world
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      83 months ago

      Yes.

      1. It’s good if you have interest in the language.
      2. I might sound harsh, but the performance of most English VA cannot compare with Japanese VA.
            • @WereCat@lemmy.world
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              23 months ago

              The point is that you can enjoy quality voice acting and it’s usually superior in its original form. That said, there are many dubs that are of equal or even higher quality than some originals. And I’m not talking just about JP vs ENG languages.

              • @Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works
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                13 months ago

                Idk man, I’m not really interested in sounds I don’t understand constantly going while I’m reading text and trying to watch the show itself at the same time, if you want to know what is being said you have to be actively looking at the screen. It can be fun sometimes and I have watched whole shows in sub like eyeshield, mob psycho, one punch man, etc and I will admit my wife and I still quote the over the top Japanese voice actors fondly :P but for casual viewing… Dub is simply more convenient and less stressful.

    • @slacks9579@lemmy.ml
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      33 months ago

      Most of them, yea. My maiden language isn’t English, so I grew up consuming most content either dubbed or with subtitles, and I learned at some point most of the time my experience is better in the original language, even if I don’t understand it.

      • @galanthus@lemmy.world
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        13 months ago

        I am sceptical of how one would be able to decipher Japanese as a European language speaker, it is very foreign. Also, just because in some specific cases the dub is of a low quality does not mean that it is always inferior. In fact, all things being equal I would prefer the language I can understand even if it is not tge original language.

        Howewer, I just watched “Mars Express” in french to see if I enjoy it, and it was kind of nice. The subtitles did not always translate what was said exactly from what I could gather, but I rather enjoy how the language sounds. I guess it makes sense to watch it in a specific language for the atmosphere.

        But now I feel stupid for not knowing french. Will have to start learning it I guess.