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English, of course! Apologies for post length in advance

I tried Japanese for one session, it doesn't connect to me at all. But it was fine. Reading English while listening to Japanese is fine too. But listening to a language I don't speak for a hundred hours of dialogue and gameplay isn't really a preferred way to absorb information or be immersed. If I have to take a piss or look at my other screen for a minute, I can't listen to Japanese dialogue on autoplay. And especially considering all of the text has already translated/localized, I don't see much value in still listening to any Japanese. I'm not autistic when it comes to an English dub either, so if it's been professionally done and there's no offensive voices, English is usually always default. Certain Japanese games though especially if a specific character or characters drives me crazy,, then I will absolutely play in Japanese without a question and it's almost always better for it. Final Fantasy X, Yakuza games, and Visions of Mana come to mind as stuff I played in Japanese within the last year or two. Tidus was straight up unbearable in English, and so was Careena's hick accent in Mana. Yakuza is just way too Japanese to not be played in Japanese.

Also you know when I see Ann, I see the stunning White girl with blue eyes, blonde pig tails and huge boobs who likes pink that she is, and I don't see a little demure dark haired almond eyed Japanese woman. I see a tall White girl who eats desserts and is kinda dumb, and that's the voice I want to hear when I romance her. I know that JP actress played Hinata previously, and so I know that she's good and she's iconic in that role.

But yeah, I think the ditzy White girl voice is just much better for the personality being portrayed and it has allowed me to connect with her more.