That one guy at Anime Boston 2022 who changed how I watch dubs

I was standing in line at the Crunchyroll panel when this older dude behind me just goes "you know the sub vs dub fight is fake right?" and then explained how the voice director for Cowboy Bebop was an absolute genius. He told me about how they changed whole lines to fit the mouth flaps better and made the jokes land different in English. Has anyone else had a random conversation with a stranger that totally flipped your opinion on something?

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shane_morgan2d ago

and here i was thinking my big brain take was that the sub is always better. turns out i was just protecting my ego cause i cant read fast enough to keep up with good dubs anyways.

david_palmer2d ago

Funny how we do that in all sorts of areas, not just anime. I've caught myself defending the worst paint job on a fence just because I was the one who did it, and my neighbor's professional work made me feel small. It's like we build these little forts around our choices so we don't have to admit someone else found a better way. Once you start noticing it, you see it everywhere. People arguing their slow internet is more secure, or that their old phone is actually better because it has a headphone jack. Usually just easier to say your way is superior than to admit you haven't kept up.

rowanr882d ago

Oh man, I used to be totally that person who thought subs were just objectively better. But then I watched the Ghost Stories dub and realized how much creativity goes into making a good localization work. It really opened my eyes that it's not about one being superior, just different art forms.