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Three years ago I argued in a forum that subbed was always better than dubbed, but last month I finally watched a dubbed show I actually liked.
Last week I rewatched that same show with subs and realized I paid way more attention to the animation the first time around, so now I'm wondering if I've been missing out on better experiences by being so rigid about subs.
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the_riley11d agoMost Upvoted
Nah, this is just recency bias talking. Subs force you to read which means you're splitting your focus, missing facial expressions and background details. Dubbed lets you actually watch the show instead of reading it.
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baker.ben11d ago
Read a study once that said dubbed shows lose some voice acting nuance too.
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christopher_flores464d ago
Oh man, that's actually a really good point about the recency bias thing but I think there's more to it. When I watched a subbed show I loved and then tried the dub later, I noticed I actually caught way more jokes and cultural stuff in the subs because reading forced my brain to slow down and absorb every line. But like you said, dubbed let me appreciate the animation style way more - I rewatched My Hero Academia dubbed and finally noticed all the little background gags and character reactions I'd skimmed over while reading. It really depends on the show too, something like Cowboy Bebop or Samurai Champloo has such good English voice acting that you're genuinely losing something by sticking to subs. Honestly the best move is probably just watching both versions of shows you really like.
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