The Anime Thread

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When y’all watch anime, do you watch in English dubs or do you watch with the subtitles? A few people I talked to from my past said they watch with subtitles and idk, I get it but I prefer the dubs. It gets a bit confusing with the subtitles sometimes. Also, the openings are top notch, I love anime openings, even if they’re not dubbed.

Dubs since I don't want to have to keep pausing to read the bottom of the screen and then have to go back to see what was going on. I have watched a few of the subs for the original Pokemon since I was really curious how well 4kids did with the dialogue. And surprisingly enough, it was pretty close.

There was some exceptions since they Japanese idioms were used heavily or special words in Japan that wouldn't translate in English. And for those instances they had to wing it and they did good enough. Still some of the sub felt like they hired a creepy pervert so it was for the best that they tried to find another approach.

I just started watching the original Pokemon episodes since I found the full season on blu-ray in some consignment shop. It was only $5 so I figured why not. Then I came across the episode 'School of Hard knocks' or whatever and Brock was brewing coffee. He said this is a grown up drink and handed Ash a heavily censored 'prune-juice' drink. I had to know what it was originally and hunted down the subs. It was actually tea. I mean yeah it had Japanese writing on the tea-cup, but prune juice is peak adult so I don't get that edit.

 

[skarmoury]

Oooo subs vs. dubs.

I love subs. I kind of have hearing problems, so I spend way more time trying to go back on a scene without subs bc I couldn’t hear or discern the characters’ voices properly. The only dubs I grew up with were Pokemon and Digimon anime, but the rest I watched on subs. Also yes I was a pirate and bought dubious anime CD recordings and the only available option for them were subs.

I personally never really had issues with being distracted with subs enough to make me not appreciate a scene. I’m by no means a fast reader (I don‘t read books, haha), but with the way the subs are cut per phrase/sentence, it only takes me maybe a second or less to read the text on the screen. Characters will talk for many seconds so it doesn’t really make me understand a scene any less. My only pet peeve is when they put two lines of text on the subs instead of cutting it; that’s when I pause to read the entire thing. But good subs make short lines of text, so for the majority of the time it’s a smooth sailing watch.

I’m not really a fan of dubs, haha. There are instances where I do like the dubs more (when I play Genshin Impact and CRK, I’m on Japanese dub), but majority of the time I prefer the original. I watch anime with the Japanese voices, and I watch American shows with the English voices. Last night I saw a Japanese dub of Tom and Jerry and wow I felt weird HAHAHA. I also watched a Japanese dub of a snippet of Encanto and I also didn’t prefer it as much as the original.

Anyway, I’ve been meaning to start watching Yuru Camp sometime soon. I saw it on Youtube (legally, I believe) and I heard it was a really feel-good anime! I heard their OST Shiny Days from a cover in one of the rhythm games I played and I thought the song was absolutely adorable.

 

[moo_nieu]

When y’all watch anime, do you watch in English dubs or do you watch with the subtitles? A few people I talked to from my past said they watch with subtitles and idk, I get it but I prefer the dubs. It gets a bit confusing with the subtitles sometimes. Also, the openings are top notch, I love anime openings, even if they’re not dubbed.

i prefer sub over dub for a couple reasons: i usually prefer the japanese voice actors. i had three semesters of japanese since foreign language was required for my major, so its fun for me to understand things occasionally/remember things ive forgotten and learn new vocab. also some puns and jokes just arent the same in english dubs. i think a lot can get lost in translation. of course subtitles arent as good as understanding the original language but thats as close as i can get

 

[Kalle]

Right now I’m loving the series Ranking of Kings. Upcoming, I’m really looking forward to Mob Psycho 3, the Odd Taxi film, and hoping for a third season of Laid-back Camp.

 

[Autumn247]

Just started watching Komi Can't Communicate, just finished the first episode, seems like it will be good

 

[Tsukuri_Yukimura]

Currently watching:
-Lupin the Third part 6
-Yashahime
-Moriarty the Patriot (Rewatching)

Of course I go back every once in a while and watch some DBZ or Inuyasha or any other older anime but right now the ones listed above are the ones I am obsessed with at the moment.

 

[CrankyCupcake]

Since we recently had a discussion on subs and dubs, I thought I'd just post this here.

As the Jujutsu Kaisen movie starts to screen in cinemas around the world, Ogata Megumi (who voices Okkotsu Yuta) has posted a message on her instagram asking fans to please watch the movie at least once in its original Japanese language, if the option is available. The link below to her instagram post will allow you to read her entire message. An English translation is included.

Link to Ogata Megumi's message to international fans

PS. The second anime season of Jujutsu Kaisen will be released in 2023.

 

[Autumn247]

I'm really enjoying Komi Can't Communicate so far, (it's available on Netflix), it's about a girl with extreme social anxiety, I can definitely relate. It's a cute anime, I definitely recommend it

I've also been watching a lot of various Pokémon series

 

[Reginald Fairfield]

Currently watching:
-Lupin the Third part 6
-Yashahime
-Moriarty the Patriot (Rewatching)

Of course I go back every once in a while and watch some DBZ or Inuyasha or any other older anime but right now the ones listed above are the ones I am obsessed with at the moment.

Nice to see another Lupin fan. I'm trying to get a hold of most of the older movies and tv specials. Is part 6 the one with the smart phones?

 

[Mariah]

I haven’t watched an anime since Erased, which was great.
Does anyone have any good psychological/ thriller anime suggestions that came out in the past few years?

 

[CrankyCupcake]

Just finished the last episode of Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen arc. What can I say? How is it that this series keeps getting better and better? For me, this arc beats the Mugen train one. Everything about it delighted me. The characterization, the fast pace, the little sprinklings of comedy. The production values are so good. Those fight scenes are some of the best I've ever seen in anime. Beautiful and violent and breathtaking. I'm not reading the manga of this one but I can't wait to see where the story goes because Muzan actually scares me. And that's partly because he's voiced by Seki Toshihiko. I love it when he plays villains.

 

[Tsukuri_Yukimura]

Nice to see another Lupin fan. I'm trying to get a hold of most of the older movies and tv specials. Is part 6 the one with the smart phones?

That was in part 5, but part 6 started with a Sherlock Holmes story. The original voice for Jigen retired so episode 0 of that part was his last…kinda digging the new voice though.

I really enjoy the movies and specials my favorite will always be First Contact…with Goodbye Partner and Jigen’s Gravestone close behind.

 

[Reginald Fairfield]

That was in part 5, but part 6 started with a Sherlock Holmes story. The original voice for Jigen retired so episode 0 of that part was his last…kinda digging the new voice though.

I really enjoy the movies and specials my favorite will always be First Contact…with Goodbye Partner and Jigen’s Gravestone close behind.

The new cg one, Lupin the first, first oddly felt a bit more faithful than an older one, Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid. It's still worth watching, a couple scenes just felt like something out of a different kind of show.

Would you know what the following clip is from at 3:28? I know I haven't seen that show.

 

[Midoriya]

Get ready to transform! Attack on Titan the final season part two episode six is here.

Spoiler: for Attack on Titan episode 81

Eren continues to lead the Wall Titans around the world to kill everyone. Meanwhile, Armin, Mikasa, and the others work together to kill all of the Pure Titans that are rampaging around. Conny takes Falco to try and heal his mother by feeding him to her. Gabi learns of this, and then Armin makes a sudden realization. Because Eren undid all of the hardening, Annie is now free!

Next time on Attack on Titan the final season, episode 82. “Sunset”. You won’t want to miss it!

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Get ready to slay some demons! Demon Slayer season two episode 18 is here, the finale for the season!

Spoiler: for Demon Slayer season two episode 18

Tanjiro wakes up. It turns out Zenitsu is alive. Inosuke is alive too, but dying due to the poison. Thankfully, Nezuko’s fire ability eradicates the poison, and Inosuke lives. Meanwhile, Tengen Uzui, the Hashira, is dying from poison as well, but Nezuko saves him too. It seems he will live, but not be able to fight anymore because he lost an arm and one of his eyes. Tanjiro finds the heads of Daki and Gyutaro, and we get more backstory on them. Tanjiro comforts them as they fade away into nothing. They did it! They defeated an Upper Rank demon! Because of this, the head of the Demon Slayer Corps views it as an omen for the future. That things will change rapidly. For now though, our heroes celebrate a victory well earned.

A season in review:

Demon Slayer: The Entertainment District arc/Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen arc is a pulse-pounding, electrifying season that includes both good humor, great action scenes, and terrific storytelling. It far eclipses most recent shounen shows in that it manages to take a concept that’s old and breathe new, interesting life into it. The only area it falls short in is that the last episode was more for closure, and so it wasn’t as exciting as the episode before it. Nevertheless, Demon Slayer season two ranks in at a solid 9/10 on the anime scale. Until next time. See ya!

 

[Tsukuri_Yukimura]

The new cg one, Lupin the first, first oddly felt a bit more faithful than an older one, Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid. It's still worth watching, a couple scenes just felt like something out of a different kind of show.

Would you know what the following clip is from at 3:28? I know I haven't seen that show.

If it is the silent clip I had to look it up…it is from the unfinished and not dubbed pilot film for Lupin the VIII…I’ve seen some clips of that in Jigen clip vids…

The First was great in my opinion…Blood Seal was ok…Love the art style but still weird.

 

[nyx~]

I finished the Entertainment District arc of Demon Slayer last night, and I really enjoyed it! It felt like there was nonstop action and the animation was amazing. I can't wait for season 3 that was just announced a couple days ago!!
Other than that I've been watching the final season of Attack on Titan as it's released and Your Lie in April (which honestly I'm having a really hard time getting into but I'm making myself finish it lol). I've also been slowly rewatching Hunter x Hunter and My Hero Academia with my family who hasn't seen them yet, and it's making me fall in love with both series all over again.

 

[ChocoPie22]

I'm currently watching high-rise invasion and almost done with it, it is so freaking good.

 

[amemome]

I haven’t watched an anime since Erased, which was great.
Does anyone have any good psychological/ thriller anime suggestions that came out in the past few years?

If you don't mind seeing a lot of animals, Odd Taxi was pretty good!

 

[Mariah]

If you don't mind seeing a lot of animals, Odd Taxi was pretty good!

That looks way too weird for me.

 

[NovariusHaze]

I used to watch anime years ago but then it started making me depressed so I stopped.
I was thinking about watching anime again, but watch a more comedy based one instead but I have so many things to watch and do that I unfortunately don’t have the time.