Subbed Anime on Netflix Streaming
By
Greenykins,
Posted on: 2011-04-08 09:17 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
Neat! I wish they had the subbed option more often.
Goodbye may seem forever
Farewell is like the end
But in my heart's the memory
And there you'll always be
-- The Fox and the Hound
Ditto. I'm not fond of dubs in any case, but anime dubs seem to make a special effort to be extra awful. And that's not even counting the companies that *change the script* for the dubbed version. (The currently available English version of "Castle of Cagliostro" has almost *nothing* to do with the original script. It's just awful.) I actually only know about a dozen words of Japanese, so it's not like I'm a language snob. I just prefer the original acting in most cases.
There are a few exceptions. The Studio Ghibli dubs are actually pretty decent, although I'm sure it helps that the people in charge A) actually liked the movies a great deal and B) made the effort to get actual voice actors, rather than just shoving a microphone at random people in the coffee shop.
As a person who prefers anime dubbed, I am glad sub fans can get something on Netflix. However, all of those shows can already bee seen, for free, on Hulu and I think Crunchyroll.
http://www.hulu.com/network/viz-media?sort=popularity
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And C) The dubs are done by Disney (money) and they can get Hollywood actors.| There are a few exceptions. The Studio Ghibli dubs are actually pretty decent, although I'm sure it helps that the people in charge A) actually liked the movies a great deal and B) made the effort to get actual voice actors, rather than just shoving a microphone at random people in the coffee shop. |
As for coffee shops... most anime VAs today are or have had been in stage and theater. How good they are on stage I have no idea. Theater companies must like them for some reason...
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Originally Posted by Greenykins
And C) The dubs are done by Disney (money) and they can get Hollywood actors.
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I think anime dubs in general have gotten better over the years, though. I've been watching a lot of anime streamed on Netflix, and for the most part it's been tolerable to decent. If I had to say why that is, I'd say it's a combination of me simply getting used to it combined with the fact that a lot of the line delivery seems to have gotten less restrained/flat over the years.
Goodbye may seem forever
Farewell is like the end
But in my heart's the memory
And there you'll always be
-- The Fox and the Hound
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I'd say it's a combination of hiring competent actors and directors, as well as distributors (or whoever) shelling out the money for a good script translation. It doesn't matter how good a voice actor is, if he or she is reading awkwardly worded lines, then it's never going to sound right.
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Originally Posted by Tenzhi
I think anime dubs in general have gotten better over the years, though. I've been watching a lot of anime streamed on Netflix, and for the most part it's been tolerable to decent. If I had to say why that is, I'd say it's a combination of me simply getting used to it combined with the fact that a lot of the line delivery seems to have gotten less restrained/flat over the years.
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Goodbye, I guess.
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I found these the other day on Netflix streaming service. Two popular anime series available in subtitled format. First time I ever heard of this, as they've only ever had dubbed stuff before now.
Bleach: Episodes 1-109 in one set (to the end of the Bount arc, I believe)
Naruto: Season 1 & Naruto: Season 2
Two sets of 52 episodes each.
EDIT: Oh, and InuYasha 170 episodes.