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  • #16
    Originally posted by Chrawnus View Post
    I haven't seen the dubbed version of Yu Yu Hakusho, so I can't really judge on that show. Based on past experience I doubt I'd agree with you though.

    Anyway, I generally prefer the original Japanese voice actors over the English voice actors, because most of the time the Japanese voice actors are better at conveying emotions than their English counter-parts.


    And at times the English voice actors are so horrible that they sound like I did when I was little and played with my toy figurines.
    The only thing I don't care for about subs is that it is a real pain to have to read a movie while trying to watch it. I find myself having to constantly rewind.

    I'm always still in trouble again

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    • #17
      Originally posted by Chrawnus View Post
      That's pretty much what they are (if we're speaking of subbed vs dubbed anime in general, and not just Yu Yu Hakusho in particular).
      (in general)

      Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
      The only thing I don't care for about subs is that it is a real pain to have to read a movie while trying to watch it. I find myself having to constantly rewind.
      ^Yeah, that!
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      • #18
        Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
        The only thing I don't care for about subs is that it is a real pain to have to read a movie while trying to watch it. I find myself having to constantly rewind.
        It usually takes me about half a second to read a line of subtitles, so it's not really a problem for me.



        I am thinking about learning Japanese though, just for the sake of being able to watch the shows without subtitles.

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        • #19
          Originally posted by Chrawnus View Post
          It usually takes me about half a second to read a line of subtitles, so it's not really a problem for me.
          When my vision was better it wasn't as much a problem.

          Originally posted by Chrawnus View Post
          I am thinking about learning Japanese though, just for the sake of being able to watch the shows without subtitles.
          One of my friend's son wants to do the same thing. Of course he is 14.

          I'm always still in trouble again

          "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
          "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
          "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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          • #20
            Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
            One of my friend's son wants to do the same thing. Of course he is 14.
            Well, I'm not quite that young (23), but I still think I won't have much of a problem picking up a new language.

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            • #21
              Originally posted by Chrawnus View Post
              Well, I'm not quite that young (23)
              GIT OFFA MY LAWN!

              Goll danged whippersnapper.

              AND TURN DOWN THAT BLASTED NOISE YOU CALL MUSIC!

              I'm always still in trouble again

              "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
              "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
              "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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              • #22
                Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                AND TURN DOWN THAT BLASTED NOISE YOU CALL MUSIC!
                No.

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by Chrawnus View Post
                  No.

                  Back in my day we had real music not this hippity hop crap

                  I'm always still in trouble again

                  "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                  "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                  "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                    Back in my day we had real music not this hippity hop crap
                    I don't listen to that hippity hop crap either.

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                    • #25
                      "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot

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                      • #26
                        Getting back on topic, I have another anime recommendation to make. This one is a bit different from the previous recommendations though, a slice-of-life, coming-of-age type of anime called Clannad.

                        Since I'm too lazy to write a synopsis I'll just rip the one from MyAnimeList instead.

                        Source: MyAnimeList, [url

                        http://myanimelist.net/anime/2167/Clannad][/url]

                        Synopsis
                        Okazaki Tomoya is a delinquent who finds life dull and believes he'll never amount to anything. Along with his friend Sunohara, he skips school and plans to waste his high school days away.

                        One day while walking to school, Tomoya passes a young girl muttering quietly to herself. Without warning she exclaims "Anpan!" (a popular Japanese food) which catches Tomoya's attention. He soon discovers the girl's name is Furukawa Nagisa and that she exclaims things she likes in order to motivate herself. Nagisa claims they are now friends, but Tomoya walks away passing the encounter off as nothing.

                        However, Tomoya finds he is noticing Nagisa more and more around school. Eventually he concedes and befriends her. Tomoya learns Nagisa has been held back a year due to a severe illness and that her dream is to revive the school's drama club. Claiming he has nothing better to do, he decides to help her achieve this goal along with the help of four other girls.

                        As Tomoya spends more time with the girls, he learns more about them and their problems. As he attempts to help each girl overcome her respective obstacle, he begins to realise life isn't as dull as he once thought.

                        [Written by MAL Rewrite]

                        © Copyright Original Source




                        It is, a long with it's sequel Clannad: After Story pretty much one of the best anime I've ever watched. It is an emotional rollercoaster though, so just be prepared for that.


                        There is one facepalm moment though, involving some extremely broken English. But, honestly, broken English is one of the reasons I like anime so much.

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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by Chrawnus View Post
                          . . .broken English is one of the reasons I like anime so much.
                          Case in point:



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                          • #28
                            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Dandy

                            This is the dumbest anime ever - and it's still kinda fun.
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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by Chrawnus View Post
                              Case in point:



                              Still not as funny as this:

                              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy23neI1Wno
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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by Teallaura View Post
                                https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Dandy

                                This is the dumbest anime ever - and it's still kinda fun.
                                Not even close to being the dumbest anime ever.
                                Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.

                                -Thomas Aquinas

                                I love to travel, But hate to arrive.

                                -Hernando Cortez

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                                -Frederick 2, Holy Roman Emperor

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