Top 3 Dubbed anime

[Arrow]

If you had to pick which would be your top 3 best dubbed anime. The reasons can range from anything from voice acting to just a better understanding in English. I am curious to see which are most named. My personal top 3 have to be:

3. Death Note
2. Baka and Test
1. Tears to Tiara

I'll explain why I picked Tears to Tiara for my number 1. I really enjoyed how they showed the many different ascents to the people from different lands, although the anime itself wasn't in my top favorites the voice acting and way they approached such a board anime was very well done.

Just my thoughts.
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[CallMehChip]

I would say

1. Dragon Ball Z
2. Baccano
3. FMA: Brotherhood


Reasons. Dragon ball Z, have your heard the Japanese voices XD. Baccano, it takes place in America, I think that Americans should do the voices. For Fullmetal Alchemist, just because I didn't really have a problem with any of the voices. I liked most of them actually.

[Dr. Midnight]

Of the ones I've seen dubbed it'd have to be...

1. FMA: Brotherhood
2. Ouran High School Host Club
3. Full Metal Panic!

[Jellz]

Off the top of my head i would say top 3 are

3. Spice and Wolf
2. FMA Brotherhood
1. Baccano!

Spice and Wolf did not have a large cast and honestly it did not need it. Majority of the show is just the 2 lead characters talking to eachother and its easily the best dialouge ive seen in an anime. Holo especially is amazing in the English dub and if you are a fan of English dubs watch it and you will see.

Theres a reason people mention FMA: Brotherhood. The dub cast is completely stacked from top to bottom and they all deliver very convincing performances. Vic Mignogna is basically known to anime fans because of how good he was as Ed but when you throw in Mustang, Armstrong, Scar, Lust, the first Greed, and just about everyone in the except maybe alphonse you have a really good dub.

Baccano! is just the best dub ive heard. Whether it was a well known voice actor giving creative entertaining voices to Isaac, Miria, Firo and Ennis or it was a no name voice actor giving an amazing voice to Ladd Russo, they nailed every voice and accent in the series in a way that made the series entertaining and memorable.

[Green Bird]

Kind of a clone of this, however that thread was last updated 3 months ago and it was made in 2010 so no one can really blame you for not knowing about it, but use the search next time XP

Anywho my top 3 are:

3. Romeo X Juliet

 Spoiler

The cast is strong with Brina playing three very different personas of the same character and she does them masterfully, but she isn’t the highest point as the voice actor for Lord Montague sounds cold, sinister and threatening, he’s captures this characters malice perfectly. The adaptive script is also outstanding, it feel like you’re watching a fantastical Shakarparian play with the use of the language. The problem however is that it is not consistent, with extras breaking the theme by speaking planed old English, and the script slightly converting into something a little more conventional takes it down a few places. If the Shakarparian wordplay was consistent throughout the anime and if one or two cast members were replaced by slightly more interesting sounding VAs (none the language. The problem however is that it is not consistent, with extras breaking the theme by speaking planed old English, and the script slightly converting into something a little more conventional takes it down a few places. If the Shakarparian wordplay was consistent throughout the anime and if one or two cast members were replaced by slightly more interesting sounding VAs (none of the cast were “bad”, at all, but there was some room for improvement) Then Romeo X Juliet would easily top the list, hands down.

2. Wolf’s Rain

 Spoiler

There is nothing present in the anime itself that would make you think it would merit such a good dub. There’s no real opportunity for accents, and the script, while adapted well (they were very careful not to use word like heaven, and they kept the subtly of the original) it doesn’t really hold a candle next to something like Romeo X Juliet. However this has a cast of heavy weights behind it, Bosch, Freeman, Blum, McGlynn and a whole host of others. It’s probably the dub with the most talent behind it, with superb acting ability all around.

1. Baccano!

 Spoiler

I doubt the unconventional, 1930s wild, anime, gangster ride requires much of an introduction. A good dub simply has good voice acting, a great dub takes advantage of things that can only be done in the language, the baccano dub is filled with many accents ranging from Brooklyn to various different European accents. The adaptive script also handles the dialects very well so the dub feels incredibly authentic and that’s the edge that Baccano has over the others on this list. The cast is also very good, not up there with Wolf’s Rain but VAs like Haberkorn, Tatum and Patton all do a great job.

[Arrow]

Now I feel completely stupid. I completely forgot about Baccano!. I will agree with everyone who put it in there top 3 it was greatly done and very well adapted to English. Pure, amazing, voice acting.

Just my thoughts.
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[Exiles]

There's only one anime I can stick the dub of and that's Dragonball Z, any others I've heard make me feel sick. The Majority (to me all really) of dubs the voice actors are crap.

I dunno if its just me, but If I've seen it in japanese I can not watch it dubbed xD

[Death_The_Kid]

I prefer Dubbed yes, *hides in shame* if I cant find it dubbed i'll watch but i prefer dubbed its just I love some anime dubbed because of the feeling some voice actors have and I think I show that in my list:

1. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

2. Dragon Ball Z (Japanese Goku makes me want to break things)

3. Soul Eater (I've seen both Sub & Dub but I just love the comedy scenes which are brilliant in English and I think Soul & Maka are really really good )

[Arrow]

Kind of a clone of this, however that thread was last updated 3 months ago and it was made in 2010 so no one can really blame you for not knowing about it, but use the search next time XP

Anywho my top 3 are:

3. Romeo X Juliet

 Spoiler

The cast is strong with Brina playing three very different personas of the same character and she does them masterfully, but she isn’t the highest point as the voice actor for Lord Montague sounds cold, sinister and threatening, he’s captures this characters malice perfectly. The adaptive script is also outstanding, it feel like you’re watching a fantastical Shakarparian play with the use of the language. The problem however is that it is not consistent, with extras breaking the theme by speaking planed old English, and the script slightly converting into something a little more conventional takes it down a few places. If the Shakarparian wordplay was consistent throughout the anime and if one or two cast members were replaced by slightly more interesting sounding VAs (none the language. The problem however is that it is not consistent, with extras breaking the theme by speaking planed old English, and the script slightly converting into something a little more conventional takes it down a few places. If the Shakarparian wordplay was consistent throughout the anime and if one or two cast members were replaced by slightly more interesting sounding VAs (none of the cast were “bad”, at all, but there was some room for improvement) Then Romeo X Juliet would easily top the list, hands down.

2. Wolf’s Rain

 Spoiler

There is nothing present in the anime itself that would make you think it would merit such a good dub. There’s no real opportunity for accents, and the script, while adapted well (they were very careful not to use word like heaven, and they kept the subtly of the original) it doesn’t really hold a candle next to something like Romeo X Juliet. However this has a cast of heavy weights behind it, Bosch, Freeman, Blum, McGlynn and a whole host of others. It’s probably the dub with the most talent behind it, with superb acting ability all around.

1. Baccano!

 Spoiler

I doubt the unconventional, 1930s wild, anime, gangster ride requires much of an introduction. A good dub simply has good voice acting, a great dub takes advantage of things that can only be done in the language, the baccano dub is filled with many accents ranging from Brooklyn to various different European accents. The adaptive script also handles the dialects very well so the dub feels incredibly authentic and that’s the edge that Baccano has over the others on this list. The cast is also very good, not up there with Wolf’s Rain but VAs like Haberkorn, Tatum and Patton all do a great job.

My bad. Still kinda new and didn't think about it. Thanks for the help, I shall search before posting next time.

Just my thoughts.
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[Arrow]

I prefer Dubbed yes, *hides in shame* if I cant find it dubbed i'll watch but i prefer dubbed its just I love some anime dubbed because of the feeling some voice actors have and I think I show that in my list:

1. Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

2. Dragon Ball Z (Japanese Goku makes me want to break things)

3. Soul Eater (I've seen both Sub & Dub but I just love the comedy scenes which are brilliant in English and I think Soul & Maka are really really good )

A knew you would Death I just knew it. Soul Eater is very good in English and had an amazing casting team, they really can do a good dub it would be in my top 20 for sure.

Just my thoughts.
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[Reborn Upright]

There's only one anime I can stick the dub of and that's Dragonball Z, any others I've heard make me feel sick. The Majority (to me all really) of dubs the voice actors are crap.

I dunno if its just me, but If I've seen it in japanese I can not watch it dubbed xD

Not picking on you, but I detest this sentiment. I really don't think all dub voice actors are "crap." They're all quite good at their craft, and are hard working people who need a paycheck just like you and I.

I actually find that I enjoy dubs more often than not now. The only thing that bugs me is hearing the same voices over and over.

Some that I can barely separate from the dub are:

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Cowboy Bebop

There are more, particularly any done by Bandai.

[Exiles]

Not picking on you, but I detest this sentiment. I really don't think all dub voice actors are "crap." They're all quite good at their craft, and are hard working people who need a paycheck just like you and I.

I actually find that I enjoy dubs more often than not now. The only thing that bugs me is hearing the same voices over and over.

Some that I can barely separate from the dub are:

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Cowboy Bebop

There are more, particularly any done by Bandai.

I understand what you mean, but I just really don't think that most dub actors put much emotion into their parts. Obviously this is just my assumption from anime I've seen dubbed and that's a particularly low amount of anime because I usually only check the dub out of curiosity. Many of the anime you have all said I've never seen dubbed so I can't comment. But one anime in particular I hated the dub for was Clannad. Some people say its pretty well done but really I just think the actors were lacking in comparison to the Japanese voice actors. Also the way the dub actors say the Japanese characters names wrong just plainly annoys me.

Again, All of that is just my opinion and I'm aware I lack the experience / Knowledge to actually condemn all Dub as a whole and I apologise if you were offended by what I said previously =/

[Reborn Upright]

None taken friend. My fiancé is a voice actor in training so I'm understandably connected to the issue is all.

And don't worry. All that said I share your sentiment on some anime.

[Lance McCloud]

In the subject of judging the performance of voice actors, its true that some don't give it their all or even care to make a good effort to begin with. I hear this a lot with voices provided by famous actors that normally don,t voice act, but I will restrain myself from ranting about this and how good voice actors don't get the attention they deserve. (Just look at video games for that one. Everyone knows about Nolan North, but the vast majority can probably not name a single other voice actor. I mean, Nolan North isn't even that great, he has just been in a lot or roles... Fine, no rants) I do however want to make the point that comparing the efforts to the original Japanese dub is a moot point unless you also comprehend spoken Japanese through a lot of first hand experience. I'm willing to bet that a lot of Japanese voice actors are just as mediocre or bad as the ones found in English dubs, we just wouldn't know it.

Back to the topic at hand, my favorite three English dubs in anime, in no particular order:
Ghost in the Shell: A great cast and I prefer it as the subject mater is easier to get into and understand through spoken dialog rather then written subtitles.
Full Metal Panic: More of a personal favorite as it has a lot of voice actors I like in it, and easily holds up to the high standards set by the Japanese dub in my opinion.
Soul Eater: Probably the best English dub for a shonen action show. Especially with the voices fitting the characters by sounding very similar to the originals.

[Till May]

Top three are:
1. Death Note
2. Angel Beats
3. Baka to Test

[ILIANZO]

1.Dragon Ball
2.Death Note (except for the ''I would like to tell you,I am L'' moment
3.Hellsing

[lalandica]

There's only one anime I can stick the dub of and that's Dragonball Z, any others I've heard make me feel sick. The Majority (to me all really) of dubs the voice actors are crap.

I dunno if its just me, but If I've seen it in japanese I can not watch it dubbed xD

This is pretty much exactly what I was about to write. I cannot stand dubbed, period. The only dub I have ever appreciated was just as Exiles said: DBZ. If Goku's voice hadn't made me want to go out and violently shake small children and puppies to death I would have just gone sub, but sadly that was not the case. I don't know who the heck decided casting that voice for Goku was a good idea but whoever the heck they are really needs to be slapped a few times.

[MidnightR]

I watch almost all of my anime dubbed, unless it's not available, then I'll watch it subbed.

Cowboy Bebop probably has the best voice actors I've seen
Ghost in the Shell SAC (NOT the film) has very good actors
All Miyazaki films have top quality voice acting

That being said, I've never had to stop watching an anime because of the voice acting. I think perhaps you just like what you're used to. I watch a lot of dubbed anime, so I'm used to it. Others on here don't, so they start to detest it. Just like I find it kind of strange when I have to read subs, since I don't have to all that often these days.

Regarding specific voice actors... I would say Crispin Freeman is probably one of the most well known to me. He's voice acted roles in most of my favourate anime. Wendee Lee is probably the female version of Crispin Freeman, although I must admit there are a lot more well known female voice actors than male.

[lalandica]

I don't think it's a matter of what I'm used to for myself. I mean, I grew up watching Toonami XD I think for me it's more about watching it the way it was originally created. Plus, I'm trying to learn Japanese so the subbed is super helpful for that.

[AblaZe/slash/HacKeR]

1. Death note pulls it off just fine.
2. Dragon ball nothing bad just.... i cant really explain it into words. at least english goku beats japanese goku.
3. Probably soul eater. (It's actually a matter of what you watch first really. Thats what you'll get used to when you first hear subs you may think the dub sucks and vice versa.)

[Toridoshi]

1. Code Geass
2. FMA
3. Cowboy Bebop

[Masakisu]

Baccano!
Cowboy Bebop
Summer Wars

[MumbutuOMalley]

Cowboy Bebop for sure, even the creator thinks the dub is amazing
FMA: Brotherhood i thought was really good
Trigun wasn't bad either

[Uguu-sama]

My three favorites are

Neon Genesis Evangelion
FLCL
Durarara!!

[Guivre]

Not picking on you, but I detest this sentiment. I really don't think all dub voice actors are "crap." They're all quite good at their craft, and are hard working people who need a paycheck just like you and I.

I actually find that I enjoy dubs more often than not now. The only thing that bugs me is hearing the same voices over and over.

Some that I can barely separate from the dub are:

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Cowboy Bebop

There are more, particularly any done by Bandai.

I'm surprised you could stand neon genesis dubbed. That's the one anime I couldn't stand in English, primarily shinji in English just seems so whiny. However To me whatever I first watch a series I get locked into it. Like if I start in english I bound the characters to that voice and vice versa