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Best english dubs in anime? A.K.A what should I watch next.

Nakenorm

Nakenorm

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So I've recently started watching anime again after not watching something regularly for over a year.
And a big part of why I've gotten back into it is that I've watched a couple of shows dubbed, something I usually haven't done, and it's been a lot easier to watch while doing other stuff. It's just felt more relaxing somehow.

So after watching Psycho-pass and re-watching FMA Brotherhood and Death Note, what should I watch next?
Or just list whatever dubs you yourself think stand out.
 
Kitsunelaine

Kitsunelaine

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My Hero Academia has a great dub.

Dragon Ball Super has a great dub.

Those are the two I can pick from the top of my head right now.
 
DangerByrnes

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Oct 25, 2017
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If you enjoy Attack on Titan i think the english dub is generally better. I think Eren is actually far less annoying and more sympathetic in English.

Oh, Also Erased has probably the best dub ive ever heard.
 
TaleSpun

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Oct 25, 2017
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The dub for Nana is great. Viz did it, so you'll notice some of the cast returning from DN.

Steins;Gate is incredible. Best dub I've seen in recent years and the script is a big reason why. Don't sleep on that.

Don't sleep on either tbh
 
DanarchyReigns

DanarchyReigns

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Oct 25, 2017
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While One Piece has a great dub, it's immensely long and better to get into the manga.

Otherwise, I'd go with Space Dandy
 
HStallion

HStallion

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Oct 25, 2017
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The English dub for Hunter x Hunter is actually excellent and of course its an excellent shounen in general. Its one of the better dubs I've heard of an anime in a long time. Only issue is that it airs weekly on Toonami so its only about half way through the series. Still its great stuff even a lot of the side characters are well done.
 
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Nakenorm

Nakenorm

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Stranger Things said:
Cowboy bebop has a great English dub, actually most people prefer it.
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Thanks for reminding me! I don't know why but stopped halfway through last time I watched the series.
DangerByrnes said:
If you enjoy Attack on Titan i think the english dub is generally better. I think Eren is actually far less annoying and more sympathetic in English.

Oh, Also Erased has probably the best dub ive ever heard.
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Erased is another series I enjoyed a lot, might watch it in English whenever I watch it again.
TaleSpun said:
The dub for Nana is great. Viz did it, so you'll notice some of the cast returning from DN.

Steins;Gate is incredible. Best dub I've seen in recent years and the script is a big reason why. Don't sleep on that.

Don't sleep on either tbh
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Might check out Nana then, Steins;Gate I'll wait with until after beating the game.

SEKusanagi said:
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex has an excellent one. Not entirely sure if it's preferred by fans but I've never heard anyone say anything bad about it.
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is the series literally stand alone, or should I watch the films before? Haven't seen them in years.
 
Moara

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Yu Yu Hakusho
Baccano!
Space Dandy
Cowboy Bebop
Kekkai Sensen
Mob Psycho 100
Steins;Gate
Hunter x Hunter 2011 (excellent but unfinished atm)
 
Flow

Flow

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Oct 25, 2017
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anything released this decade is a safe bet. then you got the classics like others have mentioned.
 
secretanchitman

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Oct 25, 2017
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Cowboy Bebop
Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball Z (English dub with Bruce Faulconer music)
Dragon Ball Super
Samurai Champloo
Baccano
Outlaw Star
Yu Yu Hakusho
Space Dandy
 
Alvis

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Oct 25, 2017
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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure has the best English dub ever. All characters are genuinely amazing except one certain german character who is so bad it's good.

Though only season 1 is dubbed and I know they were going to dub Stardust Crusaders too but I don't know if they already did. The entire anime will be dubbed eventually that's for sure.
 
HStallion

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Xharos said:
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure has the best English dub ever. All characters are genuinely amazing except one certain german character who is so bad it's good.

Though only season 1 is dubbed and I know they were going to dub Stardust Crusaders too but I don't know if they already did. The entire anime will be dubbed eventually that's for sure.
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The dub for Stardust Crusaders is airing now on Toonami. Its got some good stuff and some bad.
 
Razgriz-Specter

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Ghost in the Shell:SAC amazing dub
DBZ dub is great as well, American music makes a huge difference as well
Steins;Gate
 
Gundam

Gundam

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Obviously I'm gonna plug Gundam, but legit,

The dub for the TV version of the original Mobile Suit Gundam is sublime. You get some cheesy side-character dialogue, and some clunky dialogue pacing is a given, but the performances of some of the characters is simply iconic.
The movie versions feature Steve Blum, but even he is outclassed by his TV version counterpart.

Also Gundam 0080: War In The Pocket. It's got Solid Snake in it.


EDIT: Here's a clip from 1979's Mobile Suit Gundam for reference. If you liked the Death Note dub, you just might appreciate this one.
 
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Dice

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Oct 25, 2017
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FriskyCanuck said:
I don't think that sort of humour would fly these days.
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Given the surrounding quality of the anime and the characters being shit (both shitty people and shittily written, in and out of their dub) I kinda wanna give it a pass? Basically it's garbage humour for garbage humour sake, and some of it is still really funny.

Most of the suggestion I'd offer are there....The Slayers had a great dub and a wonderful 90s gem.
 
never

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TaleSpun said:
Steins;Gate is incredible. Best dub I've seen in recent years and the script is a big reason why. Don't sleep on that.
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I loved Steins;Gate so much, and I usually prefer to watch a dub if there is one, but man the first episode dubbed really turned me off it. Maybe I'll have to give it another shot.
 
Geirskogul

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Oct 25, 2017
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theDream

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I haven't seen many of the ones people have put on the list, but some I have and I disagree.

The dubs in Death Note are absolutely garbage. Even in ones that are a bit better than the rest like Mob Psycho, still not good enough. Lots of tonally wrong voices, this kinda a horrible high pitched voice, like non native English speakers obviously, who all share the same bad voice acting qualities due to their mediocre English abilities.

Unless its some high budget stuff, like an anime movie, It seems like virtually every single time the dubs are significant better. Just everytime. I don't understand Japanese but the voices are richer, almost always far deeper, and have more nuance.

Its a shame. Good dubs would be this stuff more enjoyable, but for the shows they don't really seem to exist.
 
Terra Firma

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theDream said:
I haven't seen many of the ones people have put on the list, but some I have and I disagree.

The dubs in Death Note are absolutely garbage. Even in ones that are a bit better than the rest like Mob Psycho, still not good enough. Lots of tonally wrong voices, this kinda a horrible high pitched voice, like non native English speakers obviously, who all share the same bad voice acting qualities due to their mediocre English abilities.

Unless its some high budget stuff, like an anime movie, It seems like virtually every single time the dubs are significant better. Just everytime. I don't understand Japanese but the voices are richer, almost always far deeper, and have more nuance.

Its a shame. Good dubs would be this stuff more enjoyable, but for the shows they don't really seem to exist.
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