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jimbunny:
I don't know. In some cases, I'll agree, a good dub can be acceptable or even improve on a few characters. But they don't ever (in my experience) really quite fit, somehow, even if the timing is right on. I'd say even in some cases that the very idea of the dialogue being in English seems wrong to me. Maybe it's the content of the dialogue (which is sometimes tailored specifically to either Japanese culture or even to the language itself) or just my blind prejudice. I'm sure there's a debate on orientalism here somewhere.
yellowfoliage:
I find that the amount I feel like a dub fits correlates directly to just how "Japanese" the show feels (Ghibli movies excepted, the dubs on those are always top notch). A show like Evangelion or Azumanga doesn't sound right with English voices, whereas in my opinion shows like Cowboy Bebop, which have obvious heavy American influences, tend to sound better in English.
Of course, a lot of it can also have to do with how you first watched the show. If you are used to the characters sounding a certain way, chances are if you hear them in another language it will sound wrong.
KickThatBathProf:
It pretty much boils down to how it was animated for me. A lot of anime is simply animated so the Japanese language fits the way the characters' mouths move. Try watching Akira with a dub if you need a good example.
Theriandros:
Clearly the highlight of that dub was Crispin Freeman.
KickThatBathProf:
This is true for anything with Crispin Freeman
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