Origin - Spirits of the Past

Subbed over dubbed. You lose the tone and part of the culture with a dub.   See 24 other replies

They did release Macross uncut. they even got the Japanese voice for Minmei to do her english voice.But for legally released anime in the US its not hard at all to get both. 90% of the anime released in the US on dvd have been dual audio releases.   See 24 other replies

I personally like both. But Im picky about both. See dubs are good for people who can't or just simply don't like to read text while watching something. But for me they have to be good dubs like the films from Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli. They spend a lot of time and effort into making those dubs the best they can be, same for a lot of other anime movies and shows. As long as the dubbing is of a high quality I don't mind. I appreciate what the English speaking voice actors have done. But I have come across some poor dubs in the past so it can be hit or miss for me. As for subs? Well I like them (especially fan based subs) because you get info you might miss out on. I find that there can be a big difference between the two as far as what's said, how it's said, and the context of everything. Not to mention the cussing. Keep in mind that not all anime is for little kids, a lot is actually geared towards teenagers and adults. Anime does not mean your normal sat morning cartoons. With subs? Sometimes there some info left out too, sometimes you understand the characters better with subs because you get to know what the original writer and voice actor had originally intended. So anyways, neither are better than the other. I think it would be cool if we could choose but do you have any idea how hard it is to get both dubbed and subbed? Sometimes the companies don't agree and there's all kinds of red tape involved! I mean just look at what happened to Macross and Robotech. (Don't know? I suggest you look it up kids)   See 24 other replies

i don't really care but i prefer subbed more
because i read manga and fan fiction   See 24 other replies

Give animation its proper due. Just because it's a "cartoon" doesn't mean it can't be art, or respected on the same level as Shakespearean plays. If you don't believe me check out Waltz with Bashir, one of the more powerful documentaries I've ever seen, and it's...yep...animated.   See 24 other replies

Very true, but you can't leave out the fact that a Director's main role is to direct the performance of the actors. In this case it would be the delivery of dialogue. How a person says something compared to what they say can make a big difference. By knocking out the director's original choice for actors and delivery of dailogue, one can knock out a very important element of the director's vision. So I guess the best way to be purist is to learn the language and watch it undubbed and unsubtitled ;)   See 24 other replies