on dubs and subs:

The dub vs. sub wank reminded me of a part in Anime Essentials which has always amused me. The wank has been going on for as long as there have been western anime fans, and it never gets anywhere:

A plague on many anime-related Usenet newsgroups is the constantly reoccurring flame war as to which is better, subtitled anime or redubbed anime. Like many "religious wars," this is a discussion with no real conclusion as it is based purely on the preferences of each side.

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Dub fans argue that it is hard to enjoy the images while at the same time trying to read the subtitles. Sub fans counter that you lose the original flavor of the film when you add English, and that most of the voice actors are pretty bad anyway. One such discussion I remember had a sub supporter laying out a cogent argument on how easy it was to watch the subtitles and still enjoy the images. The response from a person on the dub side was laced with personal insults and sneered that the sub proponent should just try watching some redub. The reply was simply along the lines of "I can't, I'm deaf!" Well, that flame war ended quickly.

My own take on this is more ecumenical: you decide what you like best. ...