English Dubbed Anime - Need some recommendations

[Black-Ice]

Subbed for the win
English voice acting sucks most of the time
Sometimes reminds me of this

That is way, way better than the average anime dub. The average anime dub makes me tear my hair out.

When I watch dubbed, i sometimes quote the great johnny wiseau.
This is bullshit

 

[Midna]

When I watched dubbed, it's by accident so I frantically shut down my media player and go get a proper download.

 

[Sora de Eclaune]

• Azumanga Daioh! The Animation - Slice of Life - An anime about a group of friends that are plain weird, except this time with a pedo teacher, a lazy teacher, and the lazy teacher's friend who is also a teacher.
• Pet Shop of Horrors - Horror - A tale of a pet shop and the people who buy the "exotic" creatures housed there.
• Dragon Knight: Wheel of Time - Action - A guy goes into the past to change his and his friends' fate.

Those are the only ones I know of that are in English, unfortunately. I haven't watched anything in English that hasn't already been suggested.

 

[DarkStriker]

I remember watching norwegian dubbed anime. Oh my ears.. Salvation, where are thou?

 

[prowler]

then you guys are missing the fuck out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_tMD5bTbLM

 

[Attila13]

I say go with sub instead! Japanese dubs are far better in my opinion!

 

[renton56]

Right....have read some reviews...

Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood
The Familiar of Zero
Tenchi Muyo
Outlaw Star

not sure if counts
Avatar: The Last Airbender (not really classed Anime but its damn good)

FMA:B sounds good but i worry about the series being that long. Also finding all the episodes could be a challenge.
The Familiar of Zero seems like it's probably quite fun so thanks!
Tenchi Muyo and Outlaw star both have me on the fence....the first because i worry about because the synopsis i've read makes it seem like the story is all over the place, and the second because i worry about not being drawn in by the plot and liking the characters.

Your tastes are a bit different that mine so you might not like these, but it's at least worth it to watch a couple episodes:

Samurai 7 (A must see by any anime fan; based on Akira Kurasawa's film Seven Samurai)
Paranoia Agent (Kinda confusing; not for everyone)
Serial Experiements Lain (Also a little confusing but really good)
Samurai Champloo (Directed by the same guy as Cowboy Bebop but it's different; it's really funny but also filled with badass swordplay)
Case Closed(aka Detective Conan) (My personal favorite; detective anime that is fuckin huge in Japan but not so much elsewhere; art style makes it seem like it's for children but there's lots of murder and blood and such; only 5 season are dubbed though and it doesn't looks like Funimation is gonna do any more due to poor sales)
Gantz (My second favorite; extremely violent w/ some nudity; not for the faint of heart)

Samurai 7 seems like it could be good, and is certainly something i'd look out for. Is the characterisation good?
Paranoia Agent was something i was reading about yesterday...i worried that i wouldn't like any of the characters and the story would be too "way out there". I'm all for clever plots but not ones that get carried away with how awesome the writers are and leave the viewer confused and disappointed.
Serial Experiments Lain sounds great. Thanks for putting that on my radar...it's something that i'd never have found on my own.
Samurai Champloo seems to be thought of as worse than Bebop, and somewhat weak in the story department. That could be a sticking point for me.
Case Closed sounded good too....BUT....there's like a BILLION episodes and movies. If there were maybe 2 series then i'd give it a go, but something that HUGE just has to have a fair amount of fluff. Surely?
Gantz was something i'd put off. I read that the ending was a HUGE disappointment and if that's true i'd almost rather not start it. It sounded enjoyable though.

I'm working my way through Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi right now, the dub is extremely good. (13 episodes)

Eden of the East is fantastic, my all time favourite animu next to Baccano. (13 episodes + two movies)

Soul Eater? 50 something episodes though.

Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi sounds so tempting....although it seems a tad wacky.
Eden of the East is another one that i put off. I read reviews saying it was good but the series ending was totally unresolved and was to be completed in the two movies. Then i read reviews for those and they seemed to be a bit rubbish and pose even more questions. If i go into Eden of the East am i going to come out the other side fulfilled? Or just confused and annoyed?
Soul Eater reviews say that the end is rubbish. And there's lots of filler. That bear any truth?

the last five minutes of the gantz animated series was lame. everything up till it was really good, and the manga is even more intense

 

[Sora de Eclaune]

then you guys are missing the fuck out

My ears! *Dies*

the last five minutes of the gantz animated series was lame. everything up till it was really good, and the manga is even more intense

The last few episodes/chapters of Vampire Knight were REALLY lame. Everything up until that, it was okay. Because it sucked, though, I can't recommend it to anyone.

 

[xist]

I used to only liked dubbed anime aswell, but after you watch a series or two I bet you will prefer it, you can watch new animes strait from japan (learn to use irc if you don't know how)

Before i decided i would only really watch English Dubs i'd watched every single Ghibli movie pre about 2006 in Japanese+Subs. I also saw The NGE movie End of Evangelion and Black Rock Shooter. I find the majority of voices far more difficult to relate to as the pitches used tend to differ from the western tone, plus as stated before it's difficult to empathsize with characters who don't speak your language in their every day situations. I even like the localisation touches where they incorporate Western cultural points rather than Japanese references.

>English dubbed anime

When i watch a film i choose the English dub of it, rather than using any of the alternative languages that generally come on European DVD's. Why should i opt out of using my own language to appreciate a story?

• Azumanga Daioh! The Animation - Slice of Life - An anime about a group of friends that are plain weird, except this time with a pedo teacher, a lazy teacher, and the lazy teacher's friend who is also a teacher.
• Pet Shop of Horrors - Horror - A tale of a pet shop and the people who buy the "exotic" creatures housed there.
• Dragon Knight: Wheel of Time - Action - A guy goes into the past to change his and his friends' fate.

Thanks. I saw Azumanga Daioh but i'd just come down from watching Lucky Star (which i felt was pretty poor) and worried that it'd be about as good as that, with little real plot.

I say go with sub instead! Japanese dubs are far better in my opinion!

No. See first reply above.

 

[Midna]

>English dubbed anime

When i watch a film i choose the English dub of it, rather than using any of the alternative languages that generally come on European DVD's. Why should i opt out of using my own language to appreciate a story?

Two reasons. Firstly, a language dub is one step away from the director's original intentions. Secondly, most anime dubs are horrible. Just, absolutely god awful. Whoever it is they hire, they can't act. It's sometimes different in movies, because they have a higher budget and can afford to make decent dubs. Disney does dubs for Studio Ghibli, and I do enjoy those. Because they don't hire off the street.

 

[emigre]

Not this dub vs sub shit again...

 

[DarkStriker]

The last few episodes/chapters of Vampire Knight were REALLY lame. Everything up until that, it was okay. Because it sucked, though, I can't recommend it to anyone.

Anime caught up to manga. Thats why. Read the manga and it makes more sense.

 

[Midna]

Not this dub vs sub shit again...

The eternal conflict

 

[xist]

It was never intended as such, hence my spiel in the opening message.

I'm not Japanese, i'm not intimately familiar with Japanese culture, i don't speak Japanese, and i don't feel it's a requisite to learn Japanese to be entertained by some anime. Of that i've watched i can't recall anything that's been really badly dubbed, and if it was i wouldn't watch it because i'd find it irritating, or if it was something really good i'd put up with subs.

However, i'd rather see things in my own language. Is it going to ruin my enjoyment if the anime is slightly westernised or changed a bit because of it? I doubt it (I promise i won't tell the creators if you don't either...) I play video games made in Japan with English VA's and i don't really see that much difference from watching animes with English dubs.The language differences alone (pitch, pacing, tonality) make it more difficult to "relate" to the characters and situations i watch.

I understand most people who are really into anime like it in it's original language. I also know i'm missing out on some really good anime that's not dubbed yet. Perhaps i'm just lazy. Who knows and who cares? I just wanted some recommendations of good English dubs....

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Anime caught up to manga. Thats why. Read the manga and it makes more sense.

TBH manga is just hipster anime for people who find anime is "too mainstream" and now they're really artsy for reading.

Also, to everyone saying "IT SHOULD BE IN ITS NATIVE LANGUAGE", ever seen The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (or a Fistful of Dollars/A Few Dollars More)? Do you prefer it in Italian? If you don't, then congrats, you're a hypocrite.

 

[Hells Malice]

It was never intended as such, hence my spiel in the opening message.

I'm not Japanese, i'm not intimately familiar with Japanese culture, i don't speak Japanese, and i don't feel it's a requisite to learn Japanese to be entertained by some anime. Of that i've watched i can't recall anything that's been really badly dubbed, and if it was i wouldn't watch it because i'd find it irritating, or if it was something really good i'd put up with subs.

However, i'd rather see things in my own language. Is it going to ruin my enjoyment if the anime is slightly westernised or changed a bit because of it? I doubt it (I promise i won't tell the creators if you don't either...) I play video games made in Japan with English VA's and i don't really see that much difference from watching animes with English dubs.The language differences alone (pitch, pacing, tonality) make it more difficult to "relate" to the characters and situations i watch.

I understand most people who are really into anime like it in it's original language. I also know i'm missing out on some really good anime that's not dubbed yet. Perhaps i'm just lazy. Who knows and who cares? I just wanted some recommendations of good English dubs....

I don't particularly enjoy listening to japanese VA's (i watch dub wherever possible), but you do miss out on a ton of good animes that way, and even still you have to wait quite a while for animes to be dubbed.
Anyway I only read the OP so forgive me if any of these were suggested.

Pani Poni Dash (comedy, it's hilarious but a little dated graphically)
Ef - A Tale of Memories (drama, romance, some comedy)
Ef - A Tale of Melodies (just released, drama, romance. Dunno how the dub is though, i've only seen Memories so far, it was solid)
Air (you watched Clannad/Kanon/Angel Beats, but not Air?)
The Third (action, comedy, drama)
When They Cry (pure epic, only season 1 is dubbed though...gotta ride the sub train for season 2. Worth it though)
Chobits (comedy, drama, ...romance?)
Darker than BLACK (...epic? I dunno tags for it. Action, bit of drama)
Fate/stay night (doesn't have shit on the VN or Fate/zero, but hell it's still great)
Kurokami (comedy?, action, drama, bit of romance but not really)
Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ (Pure. Win.)
Shuffle! (comedy, drama, romance)
Shakugan No Shana (again, season 1 is dubbed...S2 and 3 unfortunately aren't. Good series though)
Strawberry Marshmallow (comedy)
Strike Witches (it's remarkably serious considering all the pervy/ecchi crap they mix in, action)
Utawarerumono (drama, action)
Eden of the East (dubbed and even all the movies are AFAIR, great series)
Canaan (drama, action, a decent amount of comedy mixed in)

Bolded are my 3 top choices, though they're all good.
Ef is a pretty visual anime, and i've yet to see one like it. It's quite beautiful.
Phantom is just epic.


I never realized I had so many dubbed animes in my folder till I scrolled through it to make a list, haha.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Anime caught up to manga. Thats why. Read the manga and it makes more sense.

TBH manga is just hipster anime for people who find anime is "too mainstream" and now they're really artsy for reading.

Also, to everyone saying "IT SHOULD BE IN ITS NATIVE LANGUAGE", ever seen The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (or a Fistful of Dollars/A Few Dollars More)? Do you prefer it in Italian? If you don't, then congrats, you're a hypocrite.

Or pretty much every Jackie Chan movie before Rush Hour.

 

[xist]

The Familiar of Zero

Just no... JUST NO! If you want to watch it for the plot, u might as well read the damn novel and get the real awesome story. Stupid tons of fanservice.

I read about what this was about and thought it sounded interesting. Ugh....what a waste of time. It was pretty bad - no real plot to speak of, no real character development and no real exploitation of the interesting story aspect of coming from another world. It felt like it could have been so much more but they spent the money on booze rather than the writing.

 

[xist]

And after seeing gushing reviews i decided to give Ef - A Tale of Memories a go. Wow that was pretty tedious...the only slightly redeeming aspect was the Hiro/Kei arc, whilst the main Renji/Chihiro plot was awful because the characters were so shallow and unbelievable.

Anyone seen/got any opinions on Planetes?

 

[DarkStriker]

And after seeing gushing reviews i decided to give Ef - A Tale of Memories a go. Wow that was pretty tedious...the only slightly redeeming aspect was the Hiro/Kei arc, whilst the main Renji/Chihiro plot was awful because the characters were so shallow and unbelievable.

Anyone seen/got any opinions on Planetes?

Claps on being able to watch. And just noticed Guild's post. So im too "mainstream" for reading manga and buying it on store now. Personal preference friend. Not to mention i both read and watch. Manga comes quicker, but i always pick adaptions of what i have read before.

Not sure if dubbed(becasue i dont watch em unless i must) but:
Kore wa Zombie desu ka
Star Driver
No. 6. Though i wished No.6 anime lasted longer.