Anime The Evil Debate: SUB or DUB?

[Manic Webb]

Another common misconception. Cartoon Network does not dub Sailormoon. It only airs it. If you have complaints with the dubbing to Sailormoon, take them up with DiC and those idiots at CWi.
Likewise, if you have problems with the way Dragonball is dubbed, take them up with those idiots at FUNimation.

Cartoon Network doesn't dub anime. They only air dubbed anime and sometimes edit them (other times, the edits were pre-made by the actual dubbers.) CN makes Cartoon-Cartoons and probably 1/3 of their Adult Swim block. Everything else they show, they buy from someone else. You're shooting the messanger.

It's [i]very[/i] unfair to assume that there are no good American voice actors. There are plenty of voice actors the America who are trained actors. Sure, none of them are dubbing anime. They're all doing original work, like original TV shows and Disney movies ect. I'm sure the voice actors in Japan are great and all, but that doesn't mean that I'd rather watch a Japanese dub of "The Simpsons" or "Scooby Doo" (nobody does a better Shaggy than Casey Cassem. Nobody).

So while there may not be many good voice-over actors out there doing dubs, don't bash the [i]real[/i] voice actors of America.

[Panzer Dragoon]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by SadClown [/i]
[B]And while I'm already ranting, I hate Cartoon Network for not showing anime in it's entiret; ESPECIALLY when they go out of there way to change the story. DBZ was ok because there already isn't much plot in it, but in sailor moon, good god, they ruined the first season which is the best one! [/B][/QUOTE] Since the half of this statement has already been cleared up by Manic, I will defend the other half. You can't really blame anybody for the bad dubbing job done on SM. Remember when SM aired. It was back in 1998 were the standards on dubbing were much tighter than they are today. Nowadays its much looser, look at Adult Swim.

[QUOTE]ALL american voice actors, and I do mean all, can never match the same skill that the Japanese voice actors have. Over there, it's a real career[/QUOTE] Well thats your opioion. Take for instance the dub for Cowboy Bebop. I loved the VA's for Spike, Faye and Jet. Hearing CB in japanese would sound freaking werid. There are some decent VA's here in Amercia.