Subs vs. dubs: Saiyuki

kisara · Post by **kisara** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:02 am

Ack!!!! I just typed this big ol' post, submit it, then. . . .

*sighs*

Here I go again. A brief summary of what I just wrote:

I'm watching the Saiyuki dub today, because my contacts are glued to my eyeballs and I would be hard-pressed to read subs right now. And yes, I know about glasses, but they give me a headache. ANYHOO. . . .

I'm watching the ep where Kougaiji's sister has gone-off after Sanzo's group, all of them have paired-off and it's the part right after Kougaiji's landed his first punch on Goku. It is then that I here what is, I think, the absolute lamest line I've ever heard in. . . anything! Goku recovers from the punch, the dust clear and he says, (sub: "What are you doing? That hurt!) "So you can still land a punch, but can you still taste lunch?"

WTF kind of line is that?! I swear to you that I wanted to gag! I know Saiyuki is supposed to be somewhat humorous, but where o' where is the humor in that line? All I heard was cheese.

I've realized it might not be the voices that annoy me so much with the dubs (though I don't think I will EVER learn to accept Gojyo's dub voice), but the absolute worst writing I think I've heard in a very, very long time. ACK!

kira · Post by **kira** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:38 pm

i dont dislike dubs because of the voice actors. there are actually some really good english voice actors for anime, though i do favor the japanese seiyuu more.

no what annoys me about dubs is how they edit so many scenes out or re-edit a bunch of the dialogue. a perfect example would be the card captor dub*cringe*so horrible.

to tex-chan and shellie, that's why i dont do any laundry while watching anime. means you cant watch the subs.

Wendy · Post by **Wendy** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 12:51 am

kira wrote:to tex-chan and shellie, that's why i dont do any laundry while watching anime. means you cant watch the subs.

oh my, I so agree!

When I watch Anime I watch Anime. I take the time to watch it.
No folding laundry or whatnot, you miss way to much!

In_Gabriel_We_Trust · Post by **In_Gabriel_We_Trust** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:11 am

Or you just don't do laundry at all. Fairly easy for men as underwear comes in packs of three for 99cents. :
Of course I got the strange looks when I had to start wearing the ex's evening dresses to work because there was nothing left in the closet.

tex-chan · Post by **tex-chan** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:36 am

Uende wrote:
kira wrote:to tex-chan and shellie, that's why i dont do any laundry while watching anime. means you cant watch the subs.
oh my, I so agree!

When I watch Anime I watch Anime. I take the time to watch it.
No folding laundry or whatnot, you miss way to much!

Yep, I agree. If you have the time, this is the way to go. And, the same thing I do when I have the time. Unfortunately, since the kiddo started toddling around, time is at a premium. If I waited until I could do nothing but watch anime, I would never get to watch, so I just try and do the best I can --- even if it is only watching "evil" dubs.

I figure "evil" anime is better than no anime.

Wendy · Post by **Wendy** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:01 am

I make the time really..

I work til five, get home at six. Then I have to do grocery shopping, make dinner and feed and take care of the animals.
So only in the evenings I have the time to clean the house and do that laundry stuff.

But I still find the time to watch Anime!

tex-chan · Post by **tex-chan** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:49 am

Um ... sorry ...

I didn't mean to offend or imply that others are not as "busy" as me or whatever ...

All I was saying was that, for me, doing it this way works out best. I'm sure I could make better use of my time and have more dedicated anime-watching time. But, so far, this has just been the best way for me.

Anyhow ... sorry if I offended anyone. It was definitely not my intent.

*wanders off, reminding herself not to post in the early AM, before she is awake* :hitting: