DBZ English Dub Fans on Kanzenshuu

[Zephyr]

Of course lmfao, I'm not just gonna sit there and watch something without subtitles. I'm just saying, even with subtitles, it's insanely annoying. I watched all of the Vegeta saga like that, and I couldn't stand it!


But yeah, maybe it'll grow on me lol

I'd personally suggest starting with Dragon Ball. By the time they're all adults, the voices kind of make sense. They deepen a bit as the characters mature, and it's fitting enough. Starting with Z it's kind of jarring.

[DBZ Mick]

The only series I watch in English anymore is GT which I rather enjoy and have nostalgia for.

I only ever watch the show and any other anime in Japanese now. But I do admit after hearing on here I did switch to English audio Kai and was mighty impressed with the script being accurate and the voice-actors putting in some genuine passion to their voices.

[ricecake]

I have only really seen the series with the Funimation Dub. However, I am in the process of putting my Dragon Boxes onto my computer to stream to my Roku, and for that version, I am doing only Japanese with English subtitles. I'll start watching it when I'm done transferring them; I've finished up through Box 4, while also transcribing the episode descriptions from the Dragon Books.

[dodge2461]

I've only been exposed to the funi dub. The only other dub I've heard is the malaysian dub, and compared to that, funi dub is gold So, I guess I'd have to say that I'm a dub fan.

[thatdbzguy]

If we're talking about the Funi dub, then yeah, I guess you could call me a fan. I actually do like Faulconer's music, and I'm fine with a large portion of the casting decisions. (save Frieza and a few others).

The voice acting was pretty shoddy at the start, but it became reasonably decent once the Buu saga came.

[Kakarot88]

I view the Japanese dub and the funi dub as just two different products, and I LOVE them both.

The Funimation dub has its moments that annoy me as does the original version but overall I like them at varying degrees depending on the episode or overall story arc. I cannot stand the funi dub with the Japanese music and find the Faulkconer score perfect for the American cast...HOWEVER, I think the Faulconer score would also sound out of place with the Japanese cast because that 80s violins and trumpet music suits them.

All in all I am a fan of both one thing I do prefer in the Funimation dub is Vegeta's speeches, all of them convey essentially the same message as the manga or Japanese dub anime but the words Sabat gives life to are just incredible. When he first goes Super Saiyan AMAZING!!!! And I think that same scene in Kai without Faulconer's music is piss poor.

[Gyt Kaliba]

I'm definitely a dub fan still. I like the Japanese version just as much, if not more, but I'll always like the dub as well. There's lots of terrible handling in the FUNi dub of old, but I view it simply as a product of it's time and situation, rather than the worst thing ever done under the sun.

And as Kaboom mentioned, that's one of the strongest things in the favor of Kai, is that we're now getting a dub that's kind of the best of both worlds - it's got the cast that a lot of Toonami-era fans are going to remember (for the most part anyway), but everyone is doing a MUCH better job than they did when they first started out.

[Fizzer]

I have yet to see an incarnation of Dragon Ball that I do not like. I like the Viz-translated manga, I like DB/Z/GT in Japanese, I like Kai, I like the Funimation dubs of all of those things, I like the original Ocean dub of Z. I haven't seen the later "Blue Water" dub since being fairly young so I can't comment on that. I consider all of these enjoyable and none of them flawless. I consider them as separate experiences, they're different peoples' versions of the same story, and I think a "perfect" version could come from combining aspects of all of them.

[cRookie_Monster]

I view the Japanese dub and the funi dub as just two different products, and I LOVE them both.

The Funimation dub has its moments that annoy me as does the original version but overall I like them at varying degrees depending on the episode or overall story arc. I cannot stand the funi dub with the Japanese music and find the Faulkconer score perfect for the American cast...HOWEVER, I think the Faulconer score would also sound out of place with the Japanese cast because that 80s violins and trumpet music suits them.

All in all I am a fan of both one thing I do prefer in the Funimation dub is Vegeta's speeches, all of them convey essentially the same message as the manga or Japanese dub anime but the words Sabat gives life to are just incredible. When he first goes Super Saiyan AMAZING!!!! And I think that same scene in Kai without Faulconer's music is piss poor.

I haven't even tried watching the Japanese voices + American score. The thought of it scares me hah. It wasn't meant for that version of the show! The differences would have definitely changed how we edited and scored it.

[ABED]

they're different peoples' versions of the same story

Except it's not like American comics, it has one author, Akira Toriyama. There shouldn't be different versions of the story.

[BirdieWatcher]

they're different peoples' versions of the same story

Except it's not like American comics, it has one author, Akira Toriyama. There shouldn't be different versions of the story.

I don't agree with this at all, some of the better adaptations of any medium to tv or movie, irregardless of the original medium or authorial intent, has come out better than the original authors version. An example would be how Lolita the movies had its own version and was still great, or greater than the orginal vision.

Also big fan of the dub, although I usually am a under the influence of alcohol whenever I watch the show and reading it sucks when you are feeling loose.

[TheMightyOzaru]

If Z Kai counts, I'm a fan. I also like the Faulconer score, but I don't think it fits the show for the most part.

[Ringworm128]

If we're listing fans who like subs and the dub then count me in. While I think the Japanese version is superior I still enjoy the Funimation dub, I like all of the voices even the widely hated ones like Schemmel's King Kai, Sabat's Reacoom and Young's Freeza. While the acting is nothing award winning I still find it listenable. And during season 3 and early season 4 when it's actually bad it has that "so bad it's good" appeal.

[Gonstead]

I haven't even tried watching the Japanese voices + American score. The thought of it scares me hah. It wasn't meant for that version of the show! The differences would have definitely changed how we edited and scored it.

Well now you can get the chance! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pnNtpvkwNs

[KentalSSJ6]

If we're listing fans who like subs and the dub then count me in. While I think the Japanese version is superior I still enjoy the Funimation dub, I like all of the voices even the widely hated ones like Schemmel's King Kai, Sabat's Reacoom and Young's Freeza. While the acting is nothing award winning I still find it listenable. And during season 3 and early season 4 when it's actually bad it has that "so bad it's good" appeal.

I actually love Schemmel's King Kai. Having heard both the english and japanese versions I gotta say I find Schemmel's Kai a lot more humorous. Maybe cause the voice is more comedic sounding and not what youd expect from a martial arts master thousands of years old.

[TheGmGoken]

I haven't even tried watching the Japanese voices + American score. The thought of it scares me hah. It wasn't meant for that version of the show! The differences would have definitely changed how we edited and scored it.

Well now you can get the chance! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pnNtpvkwNs

That was nasty

[TheMightyOzaru]

Only Vegeta's theme really "worked".

[Gaffer Tape]

they're different peoples' versions of the same story

Except it's not like American comics, it has one author, Akira Toriyama. There shouldn't be different versions of the story.

I don't agree with this at all, some of the better adaptations of any medium to tv or movie, irregardless of the original medium or authorial intent, has come out better than the original authors version. An example would be how Lolita the movies had its own version and was still great, or greater than the orginal vision.

Also big fan of the dub, although I usually am a under the influence of alcohol whenever I watch the show and reading it sucks when you are feeling loose.

But the difference to most people is that a dub is not strictly the same as an adaptation. It's not like taking Batman out of the comics and making him into a brand-new movie storyline. It's not taking a Harry Potter novel and reworking so it functions as a film. It's not even taking the Dragon Ball manga and animating it. All it's supposed to do is present the same material in a different language. The thing about an adaptation is that it's not trying to pass itself off as the same thing as its source. A dub, however, usually is, so it's a bit of a slap in the face to those who know better. So while it's great that people have found something of value in this reversioning, it irks people that such a deviation is being presented as the same thing.

Also, I just have, have, have to say that "irregardless" is not a word.

[Looneygamemaster]

I guess I don't agree in that I do see foreign language dubs as adaptations. You translate everything bare-bones, and that's fine for subtitles, but for a different language, you have to change things around so that it flows, while still keeping the spirit of the original work. And I do honestly appreciate attempts to fix something that might be wrong in that work.

I would never call Funi's work with DBZ a good example of this though.

[Bardo117]

The music for GT absolutely sucks for the Japanese track