Unpopular opinion, but the only legit reason to prefer subs over dub is so that you can watch shows as soon as they come out. I usually don't gaf about reading subtitles, but when you've been studying all day, the last thing you want to do is to keep reading. I remember it used to feel like a chore getting through some shows, then I switched to dub and regained my binging ability.

To me subs are a bridge for self-important filthy gaijin to "feel superior." IMO if you want to truly be enlightened, you learn Japanese and just watch the raws, or just watch it in your dubbed primary language of choice.

There's a reason 90% of people on Netflix use dubs, ain't no one trying to read after a long day at work.

You are dumb

>>281118735 (OP)
いいえ
"no"

>>281118776

No, you're dumb. If you were actually intelligent, you'd just learn Japanese so you could just watch anime as Kami intended. Instead you detract from watching the animation by reading, why do that when it's faster to read a manga?

>>281118735 (OP)
Fuck off, inferior retard.

>>281118776
I look like this and say this to Dubfags

>>281118853
I'm in grad school, but I'm dumb because I want to turn my brain off?

It's funny how you guys have no legit argument and just throw insults. I'm not even saying dubs are better because the voices ARE better in Japanese, but that's why if you really want to get into this hobby you should learn Japanese so you don't need to read subs and can watch it in Japanese.

>>281118978
Your only role on this board is for us to laugh at you.

>>281118735 (OP)
People who don’t actually care about anime don’t belong here. Out.

>>281118978
You're a prime example of what a joke the modern education system is

>>281119113
>>281119350

You act superior but yet I don't see any arguments being made

>>281119233
If you actually cared about the medium, you'd learn Japanese.

>>281118735 (OP)
Dubfags always make these subjective arguments to work around the objective fact that the original japanese vocal performances are an integral part of the artistic work and that the talent pool for English dubbing is just awful. Nobody just enjoys the experience of having to look at the bottom of the screen to understand the dialogue and rawchadding is the end goal of all subfags, but how can you hope to learn a foreign language if you can't even read in your own?
also
>binging
gross

>>281119567

Oh I'm not even arguing for dubs. I'm actually learning Japanese so that I don't need to read subtitles because I realize that in order to truly enjoy anime, you should watch it as intended. My argument is more of a "either go all the way in or all the way out" routine. Basically learn the language and don't read subs, or just watch it in English.

If you're using the subs to help learn Japanese that's okay, but just having the idea that you'll just watch anime forever while reading subs is crazy.

>>281118735 (OP)
It's unpopular because it's a dumb opinion.

Subs are usually superior because they generally translate properly. Not some westernized censored for "modern audiences" bullshit.

There are a rare case where dubs are fine or better, but those require the original anime to be shit, or it's some shonenshit that isn't offensive to westerners and gets spared "modernization".

Dubs are shit, they always mistranslate. Hell, even the current Milkyway Galaxy is a great example of why subs>>>dubs.

Don't blame the consumer for what is clearly the fault of the localizers - that means VAs and the people who manage them. Put a little more effort into your craft and people would watch it and call out your fellows for phoning it in. Every phone in performance just reinforces dub's shit status.

be a snob constantly and shit violently on dubnigs, got it.

Why are people still allowed to discuss dubs on this board? It should be an insta-ban.

>>281119742
Why does every Frieren poster talk like they're on /v/

>>281119777

Because most of them are entry level plebs.

>>281119767
retarded take

>>281118735 (OP)
I will watch a dub if I'm drunk and/or don't care about the anime or it's something I want to throw on in the background while doing other things, but all first time watches should be with sub.

>>281118735 (OP)
I just can't stand the cringe American accents

>>281118735 (OP)
Fuck off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKmLngMkDEs
Imagine watching trash dub that totally misses the point and character beats of the original.
> They don't even bother translating the BGM song into English because they know they are talentless HACKS.

>>281119391
> Muh you would just learn Japanese if you actually cared about it.
Weak argument, you just watch dub because you confirmed you are a lazy bastard whose opinion is discarded just like how your mom should've aborted you.

>>281120946
Yeah it's just how they sound.

>>281121031
Most of the comments are people saying they think the dubs are "good enough"

I watch both subs and dubs.

>>281121178
They are coping zoomers (brown sub 90IQ), they do not represent anyone in the broader anime community. They couldn't pick up a language if they wanted to. They don't simply care enough, the dub is completely different in characterization of the scene just listen to it again in the original Rem might be teary eyed but she's calm and soft-spoken rather than crying and emotional about the event, she was supposed be shaken but not torn apart.

>>281121952
Based. People that ONLY watch subs are trash. You have to occasionally watch the dub as well.

>>281118735 (OP)
Dubfags are either spics who struggle to read subtitles, or complete casuals who can't comprehend watching a show in a different language

>>281121952
Me too. I put both eng and jap audios on at the same time, and also both japanese and english subs layered on top of each other. That's the ultimate anime experience.

>>281122055
Shut up brown shit. There's no need to watch the dub ever.

>>281122331
you are unenlightened

>>281122357
You are brown.

>>281122387
only a brown would be as aggressive as you are being for no reason.

>>281122423
I'm just stating the truth therefore I am enlightened, not aggressive, you are brown.

>>281118735 (OP)
>tl;dr zoomer screeches
Sorry, but Zoomers don't get to have an opinion. Lurk for 10 more years

>>281122453
you are acting pretty brown. bet your skin is the color of dark chocolate

>>281122569
I'm white as snow, doesn't change your skin from brown to not.

>>281118735 (OP)
Sorry, you're being dumb. At the end of the day it's not about the subtitles themselves, it's about the original voices. Stop talking as if reading subtitles takes any actual effort for a literate average human being.

>>281122678
stop acting brown

>>281122705
I'm acting 00s white, they copy our style because they wish they could be us but can't. We educated the blacks so you might find it confusing when the blacks copy us cuz they can't be us.

>>281118735 (OP)
So true! I love getting a much shittier, awkward, inhuman sounding version of the original script because they need to match the lip flaps exactly!

>>281122099
Subfags are either "glorious nippon" faggots that are too lazy to learn Japanese, or manga readers that already know the story and are just watching for the visuals.

>>281122794
> Noo it can't, you can't enjoy Japanese voice acting because I DON'T UNDERSTAND JAPANESE AND I CAN'T STOP PROJECTING.
Tranny.

>>281122958
If you could truly enjoy Japanese voice acting, you'd understand Japanese and wouldn't rely on some fat 30+ year old subfan making the subs for you

>>281123039
> Being this retarded in trying to force their shit opinion on others.
You might as well rope. I constantly call out bullshit translation errors by some retard tranny doing fansubs, now fuck off to your smash session.

>>281123039
Also you are entirely wrong, people my age could easily listen to foreign music without understanding a single word other than through reading translations of the lyrics, there's not a wrong way to enjoy foreign media, you are just subhuman and it shows that you are projecting this much.

>>281118735 (OP)
>you learn Japanese and just watch the raws
I did/do, and I still say you should watch subs over dubs, fucking retard.

>>281122044

The direction isn't the best but it doesn't SOUND horrible.

>>281118735 (OP)
japs are better at voice acting in general.

Is there a term for this Zoomer thing were they try and act like people who try to act like people who put more work and care about stuff on a deeper level then them are worse because I keep seeing it a lot. Trying to hide not being able to read and enjoy something that isnt bending over backwards for you as a good thing is funny and slightly sad. Its like when people try and say you are toxic for trying to win while they say they are just trying to have fun as a way to hide being a sore loser.

>>281123195
I remember some faggot kid played some anime OP in music class to "share his music taste". I've never seen someone get made fun of so much, and this was BEFORE anime became mainstream.

If you're riding in a vehicle with someone and play some Japanese music they WILL judge you if you tell them you can't understand the lyrics.

>>281123367
That's just you associating with normies.

>>281123306
It does sound bad if you understand the context. She's supposed to be the supportive voice for Subaru in his hardships during the moment not the other way around. Rem is supposed to be a calm and collected figure whereas Ram is the emotional and easily annoyed person of the two oni, those are their personalities and the dub is messing with it.

>>281123397
They played some shonencrap OP so he'd get made fun of by people on here funnily enough.

I agree. But normies like city pop.

>>281123544
Normies probably would enjoy anything on Yakuza Karaoke listings thoughbeit. Very normie friendly game series other than the brawling mechanics.

>>281118735 (OP)
I don't give a shit about others. I just don't like dubs. They sound awful.

>regained my binging ability.

This is the most important part. You need to plow through content so you can get to what really matters. Don't let this stuff get in the way of your grind and hustle, save your mental RAM and VRAM for that instead of wasting precious energy on reading letters on a screen. Maximize and you win at life

>>281118735 (OP)
There is a 0% chance you aren't mtf
t. Dubchad
>>281123367
Case und point. My friends and I blast Brazilian jazz in the car 24/7 and no bitch dares oppose us

>>281123782
> Brazilian Jazz.
There's no lyrics though, you aren't a chad if you don't sing along to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAD0n1GDZ28

>>281118735 (OP)
if dubs had less of a dogshit for voice actors maybe people would watch it more
as for now everyone is already tired of the same old 10 cringe fuckers voicing everything in every anime like the goddamn mafia they are

>>281123850
We've frequently played stuff that does actually. The only guy in our gang who went "errrrrrrrrm why do you listen to that you can't understand the lyrics! Music is better if you can!" Did in fact cut off his dick and I am not joking

>>281118735 (OP)

>>281123979
> Tranny mentality confirmed.
SHEESH.

>>281123571
>>281123544
>>281123397
>normies

English words sound cooler in a Japanese accent

>>281124403
This is a legit good reason. Them saying English in those accents is kino.

>>281123571
Most of the Yakuza videos and shit I see of normies playing is in English. Even they don't play the subs of a game catered to them, which says it all.

>>281118735 (OP)
trvke

>>281118978
>I'm dumb because I want to turn my brain off?

>>281118978
>but I'm dumb because I want to turn my brain off?

>>281118735 (OP)
Subs got me to start learning and doing my anki reps + cracking open genki 2 years ago and I'm N2 now, op probably has ADHD and a low IQ (likely brown as well). You are objectively inferior if you watch English dubs, subs are still bad because of filthy gaijin translation but at least they can hear the original Japanese. If you watch dubs I think you don't watch anime or like anime. If you watch a dub and say "completed!", to me you've never watched it in the first place and any opinion you give on the show is less the a sub watcher. I will value none sub/dub watchers over both of you of course but a sub watcher I'll at least listen to and converse. A dub watcher gets an automatic ignore, they are of less value then dirt. Dub watchers aren't anime fans. Sub watchers are anime fans but I would prefer they all try to learn Japanese eventually.

>>281118735 (OP)
Didn't read but
>In a sauna with a towel on

>>281124677
No one can actually argue every argument for subs is an argument to learn the language.

>>281125505
I watch all anime on mute the past few years and I don't care if its dub or sub aslong as the dub has closed captions

>>281118735 (OP)
it's easier to learn Japanese when you get reinforcement by hearing the language, i.e. by watching subbed anime
I could probably watch raws for simpler titles but I'm lazy and like being able to read words I don't catch instead of rewinding

>>281118735 (OP)
lol

>>281118735 (OP)
>does not read for leisure
The tiktok generation

>>281118735 (OP)
t. a tourist child

>>281118735 (OP)
Dubs sound like shit. I can read my anime just fine.

>>281118735 (OP)
>the only legit reason to prefer subs over dub is so that you can watch shows as soon as they come out
Aside from you know, being able to hear the superior japanese voices?
>it used to feel like a chore getting through some shows
You're just a lazy motherfucker.

>>281118735 (OP)
Stop being a normalfag with shit taste, t. /a/

>>281128067
Nah been watching anime for years it just gets annoying reading subs.

>>281118735 (OP)
>towel
>in sauna
Not even fennoswedes like Lotte would do this.

>>281118735 (OP)
>ain't no one trying to read after a long day at work.
It's fine to admit that reading is difficult for you.
It's fine to admit that this makes you prefer dubs.
But stop trying to claim that they're as good or better than subs, just because you're illiterate.

>>281128572
What's wrong with being lazy? Most people are lazy I shouldn't have to do work to enjoy a fucking hobby

>>281118735 (OP)
I'm a raw snob, fuck you

>>281118735 (OP)
>reading subs to me are like studying
brainlet

OP has never read a book of his own volition, you probably shouldn't follow his advice.

>>281118735 (OP)
>Unpopular opinion
>There's a reason 90% of people on Netflix use dubs
not exactly an unpopular opinion then, is it

When I watch anime subbed, I'm not reading; the letters magically are transferred to my brain in collision with the voice acting… Not that a normal human like you would understand, kukuku.

>>281118735 (OP)
>Unpopular opinion
At least you're self aware.

>>281130338
You do it correctly. I'm fine with raw snobs talking shit as they're the only ones that can. If you're watching subs, you're still relying on someone else to translate the language for you

>>281119709
>Subs are usually superior because they generally translate properly. Not some westernized censored for "modern audiences" bullshit.
Lol, outed yourself as a braindead

>>281118735 (OP)
Theres nothing wrong with the voices, anime characters appear to be designed for only japanese voices to flow from them. Western cartoons have voices that flow just fine from the designs.

>>281130287
Once you are used to subs it takes no effort at all. It becomes almost automatic, like breathing.

>>281118735 (OP)
Ccuuttee

>>281118735 (OP)
people use subs because we like listening to actors who can channel more emotion than 8 year old drama student an attempt was made + their political bullshit shoehorned in. go shill your gay dub slop somewhere else.

>>281118978
>I'm in grad school but I'm dumb
yes exactly, you're an idiot.

>>281132350
So you don't want to enjoy every frame of animation?

>>281132750
Unlike you I don't watch anime in order to quiet all the intrusive thoughts about how other people don't like me, so I am more than capable of re watching shows I like and grow attached to.

>>281118735 (OP)
>There's a reason 90% of people on Netflix use dubs
Because they're retarded normalfags who barely even pay attention to the show they're watching and just use it as background noise while they scroll through Twitter and IG all day. This is also why Netflix's own shows are now written to constantly narrate and reiterate everything that happens so the normalcattle don't even have to look away from TikTok to glance at the fucking screen.

>>281118978
Not an argument and spoken like someone who's never even tried. Learning Japanese is a very longterm process and you're still going to need subs for most anime until you reach a high enough level of fluency. It also only gets harder as you get older and don't have as much neuroplasticity to help you remember all the kanji and shit (which is more of an issue for manga, to be fair).
Even if you don't know a word of Japanese, that's still not an excuse to settle for the atrocious voice acting and rewritten fanfiction scripts that all dubshit has.

>>281118735 (OP)
You are fucking stupid, it is not about watching earlier.
Dubs most of the time are awful not only because the dubs change context and content to suit their political agendas, but also because of the overall quality of the voice actors.
For the Japanese their voice actors are really important and they offer an incredible range their voices for a single VA.
The tonation of the voice and everything not only gets selected because a VA is famous, but because they support the character itself in establishing if they are the hot and bothered type, calm and collect and so on.
While most western voice actors are simply incapable of doing so.
Just hearing Frieren in English or German is awful.
Like it feels like the character is an entirely different personality, because dubs do not care about carefully selecting a VA that breaths life into the character the way they were intended to do so.

>>281132973
strong projection much?

>>281133878
Kanji is what's difficult to learn. Most people say that in order to get good enough to learn Japanese to the level of "watching anime without subtitles" you need about a year of study. Not bad for those of us that have been watching anime for over a decade.

>>281118735 (OP)
I'm not a snob about it, but it's objectively true that the original Japanese performances are the intended performances, and 99% of all dubs fail to even recognize what the original performance was trying to accomplish, much less imitate it effectively. Just listening to the Japanese, even though I can't understand most of it, I can understand more about the characters and scenes than I can from the dub. I can still hear the tone and nuance in delivery.
Frankly, I don't care about what some random Texan decided as an interpretation of a (usually poor) translation of the original script. I'd rather the same Texan just do voice acting for some western animation, made with western sensibilities. Unfortunately, most western media is utter crap, which is precisely why I'm watching anime instead.
>>281118978
If you are in grad school, you are definitionally quite dumb. You have demonstrated your stupidity by entering a masters program. It has nothing to do with your preference for dubs.

>>281122794
Just how slow do you read?

>>281123976
Subs are basically like watching a movie with some big movie star in it. And not some forced "star" like Pedro Pascal or Zendaya, but some legit draw bringing people to the movie theaters for 30 fucking years of blockbusters and niche indie films and everything in between.
Dubs are like watching a middle school play. I'm really only going if it's my own kid on stage.
>>281131738
Yeah, I watch a ton of subbed media now from all around the world, because I got used to subbed anime.

>>281118735 (OP)
If the dub is trash i watch the sub. Nothing snobbish about that. Stop making trash dubs.

>>281135998
If it's an actual grad program I agree. If it's medicine/law he might be ok

>>281137818
I assume if he was getting a graduate degree that mattered, he would have said the specific one. Instead he was hoping to impress us with a vague statement that only impresses college freshmen.