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Message: <blockquote data-quote="D.Shaffer" data-source="post: 3276813" data-attributes="member: 8918">Keeping in mind that I'm mostly talking about dubbed anime here... (Live action dubs are a WHOLE different kettle of fish)Most anime series are adapted from manga to begin with, which means that in some cases I dont think the actor portrays the character right in the first place.  It might grow on me, but there's been several times that I feel an English Dub voice fits better then the Japanese.  Usually, however, it's a case of who I listen to first.  Accents are a bit troublesome as there is argument over which English accent approximates the original.  Usually dubs try to find one that has similar cultural stereotypes (Which is why we get Osaka accents as 'Out in the boonies' accents so often).  In my particular case, I dont know enough about the original language to be able to tell the difference anyways, while watching a subtitle, so the dub helps me pick up an audio cue I might otherwise miss.That's only a consideration if the original actor was good to begin with.  A lot of series dont always use the best actors.Dubbing isnt completely about a strict translation. Not only do they have worry about fitting in mouth movements, but general timing.  Not to mention that a lot of the rewriting is more localization then trying to rewrite stuff.  A lot of jokes dont translate well when converted over into literal English, or they're making allusions to stuff that many wouldnt understand unless they were raised in that culture.</blockquote>

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