Which characters/scenes had "more to it" in Dubs?

[EXBadguy]

Please understand, this is no disrespect to the originals, as I do like them too(except Nozowa's voice for Goku of course). In this case, I'll talk about the Funi dub. Whether you love or hate the Funi dub, you must admit that there some of the character voices had their own unique take, and to some folks, some of the dialog in some scenes sounded better. Yeah, yeah, you can say that it's unfaithful to the original, and it's understandable. Oh, and it I'm not just talking about Kai, the original dub too.

For me, I say that Android 13 and Broly had more personality to them. For Android 13, not only did his redneck accent fit, he also had expressed hatred for how the androids were represented in the real world, leading to things like segregation. I even thought some of his lines in the dub were hilarious...in a good way(I still laugh at the "30 dollar haircut" line ). In the original version, he was just a boring android and I think that's one of the reasons why that movie wasn't popular. Now for Broly, the dub gave him a little dark sense of humor such as saying "is that another word for coffin" in reply of Goku's "please go easy" line.

For scenes, I liked the one where Future Trunks explained that there was a timeline where Goku as a kid fought Gero one time and spared his life, giving it a bit more build up to the relationship of Dr Gero and Goku. And of course, I prefer when Cell says that "every cell has a mind of its own" when explaining his return, so if anyone wanna say I'm in denial of the plothole, go right ahead!

[Kuririn Fan]

None of them, everything is better in original.

[Bansho64]

None of them, everything is better in original.

Bingo

[ABED]

The one thing that is better is in Movie 8 when Muten Roshi yelled at Kuririn "You are the best in all Japan!" In the dub, the line is thankfully absent.

[Draconic]

Nothing is better in any of the dubs. However, I think Brian Drummond had a very interesting take on Vegeta.

[Mnich]

None of them, everything is better in original.

That's exactly what I think.

this is no disrespect to the originals, as I do like them too(except Nozowa's voice for Goku of course).

It's Nozawa. IMO she's the best voice for Goku. That's exactly how this character should sound - properly to his personality.

[B]

Something something Cell Games re-enactment. It doesn't blow my mind and I don't necessarily think it's "better," but the dub had fun with it that didn't feel egregiously distasteful ("waves and rooooooocks~")

[90sDBZ]

Buutenks taunting Gohan had more of a psychological element in the dub, which added to the tension of the fight. Funi had Buu take advantage of Gohan's self doubt more, and even had him reuse Piccolo's "That hurt didn't it. Facing your fear would have been far less painful" line from the Saiyan saga. The "Gohan angers" theme placement was perfect in this fight, as it made me remember Gohan's internal struggle during the Cell Games while he watched his friends being tortured.

And many will say it was out of character or whatever, but Vegeta's death speech to Goku was way more emotional and sympathetic in the dub.

And the Kaioken x20 scene was more inspirational in the original dub too.

[Lord Beerus]

None of them, everything is better in original.

Yep. That's what I think as well.

[Vijay]

Piccolo in Funi

They gave him arguably best lines (which gives the impression of him being the only logical/brainy character who knows whats what)

Sabat's acting is no patch to Toshio Furukawa's master-class performance, yet the character benefited from great lines/script. Hence, makez him distinct compared to the rest

[Gaffer Tape]

Something something Cell Games re-enactment. It doesn't blow my mind and I don't necessarily think it's "better," but the dub had fun with it that didn't feel egregiously distasteful ("waves and rooooooocks~")

This I can agree with. It's one of the only times their corniness worked for them.

[Cure Dragon 255]

If this thread included other dubs like ones outside of the USA and in other language, I could provide some examples but no.

[Vijay]

If this thread included other dubs like ones outside of the USA and in other language, I could provide some examples but no.

The OP never restricted choices of Dubs isnt it? At least thats what it seems to me

Now that you said outside of USA, Speedy Dub comes to mind

Every Speedy Dub characters have "something more" even beyond the original Japanese version, to tje extent I believe even the voice actors dunno dafuq their characters say/do. Ex: random name changes.

[DuckBoy]

The scenes where nobody talked in the original, and the dub has them blabbing or playing music

Yes, that adds more.. In the literal sense it does!

[Ajay]

The scenes where nobody talked in the original, and the dub has them blabbing or playing music

Yes, that adds more.. In the literal sense it does!

I went through so many emotions reading this.

[Cure Dragon 255]

Well, while I love the Latin American dub and it emulates the Japanese version perfectly there arent many scenes I would say beat the original. One that does come to mind is when Goku sees Grandpa Gohan again. The acting from Laura Torres is so sad and hearwarming. She genuinely got into this scene because she remembered her Grandpa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoCvPLmgaJ8

I really miss the days where Latin American dubbing really was one of the best in the world and you could actually watch an anime and feel like you were watching a terrific product.

[ShadowBardock89]

You're asking this question in a pro-Japanese Dragon Ball forum, where the supporters of such rule the roost and if you like a dub, you're treated like a scrub.
Ballsy, but stupid.

[Cure Dragon 255]

I have never been treated like scrub for liking a dub , nor have I seen anyone be mistreated for that over here. Unless they themselves mistreated others.

[TheatreStyleKai]

History of Trunks is one of those rare occasions where Funimation's dub managed to outshine the original source material. The choice of music, the over all hopeless tone, and to my recollection the few script changes they made actually enhanced the scene instead of detracting from it. For example I'm reminded of the scene where Trunks carries maimed Gohan back to Bulma; originally the scene is just a doctor's voice stating very flatly that he's going to be alright, which was changed to a slightly panicky Bulma telling Gohan "Now hold still, this is going to hurt.", and Gohan's subsequent screams being muffled as the door in the foreground is closed shut. Powerful stuff.

Wish I could give the episode of Bardock the same praise, I thought a few of the script changes were pretty decent. I especially liked Bardock's team banter, and Zarbon's line to Dodoria "What if King Vegeta grouped up with a handful of other stand-outs? How would you like to tangle with that bunch on a full moon?". But of course Funimation had to ruin everything with Bardock blabbing nonstop through the "Solid State Scouter" scene.

[Gaffer Tape]

and to my recollection the few script changes they made actually enhanced the scene instead of detracting from it.

To be honest, the only script change I remember is when they had Gohan and Trunks announce "Chew attack!" before eating a meal. Even at 14, it made me want to shut the damn thing off.