Discussion DBZ: Dubbed vs. Subbed

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DBZ Subbed Vs. Dubbed

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  1. Kutaifa

    Kutaifa Pokémon trainer

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    Which do you prefer and why?
     
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    I would like to say subbed but there are dubbed episodes, movies and openings that I like, so I am unsure :hmm:
     
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  3. mrbigd

    mrbigd Well-Known Member

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    Less drama on the subs
     
  4. lunarshadow

    lunarshadow Well-Known Member

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    Subbed but only so I can pretend I don't realize how cringe-worthy some of the names and lines are when spoken in English. I don't actually find the dubs as horrible as most other dubs for the given time frame.
     
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    me subs
     
  6. Goblin Sleuth

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    Well with DBZ subbed they have those weirdly high pitched voices, and honestly I think the deeper masculine voices used in the dub fit the characters way better. With dubbed though you get those weird lines where they repeat themselves in a slightly different way. For example Goku would say "I'm gonna hit you with everything I got. I'm going all out." I get that they're trying to make the audio match the lip movement, and it would look way worse if the character's mouth was moving and no sound was coming out, but still dubs say some wonky shit sometimes.
     
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  7. slightofhand

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    Dubbed because I watched it dubbed for years on cartoon network and Goku's squeaky voice irks me for some reason.
     
  8. lygarx

    lygarx Lazy Translator

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    Abridged
     
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    Of the two, I prefer subbed, but Abridged is the true winner.
     
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  10. Liyus

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    subbed....
     
  11. BigBadBoi

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    Gordon Well-Known Member

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    Dub, I grew up with it, other goku sounds weird to me.
     
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    I prefere dubbed when they actualy take the time to do it properly, but otherwise i think the subbs are best.
    It might also be because i usualy watch subbed anime.
     
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  14. Chiiiiiiiii

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    Dubbed! Because my country's dub of DBZ are good, though it's funny when I see a certain reporter who have the same voice as Goku (he is not the seiyu) :ROFLMAO:
     
  15. J-Mitch

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    Dubbed. The voices for a lot of DBZ is so annoyingly high pitched.
     
  16. Matteus

    Matteus [潜んでいる] [Com Fome]

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    Definitely subbed! I usually despise anything that is dubbed. Anime? Definitely subbed, series and movies? Subbed as well! Dub shouldn't even be a thing tbh.
     
  17. Narr-master

    Narr-master Well-Known Member

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    Latin american dub all the way. Then abridged.
     
  18. ValiDxD

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    Ever since I can remember all the animes I saw were subbed, so subbed all the way for me.
     
  19. YoriMei

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    Tbh I usually prefer subs but dubs aren’t bad, as always Cowboy bebop is the overused but prime example of a good dub. That’s said, I prefer DBZ dub because when we see goku as a child it’s weird to hear a man’s voice come out of a kid in sub.
     
  20. ediav42

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    Simple: abridged. Probably by team four star but you get it