Best Anime Dub

Of course there are obligatory mentions such as Cowboy Bebop, and I believe I'm not alone in believing Baccano! has a very good dub.

So tell me, what are the best dubs you've encountered? Bonus points if the anime is older since U.S. Manga Corps era anime generally didn't have "good" dubs in the traditional sense.

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Hard for me to say. I enjoy 80s and 90s dubs so my taste in a good dub probably greatly differs from everyone else.

Rurouni Kenshin is most definitely one anime I can honestly say was better off dubbed. I'm sorry, but the main character cannot look cool and have a girl's voice. I think the dubbed voices were pretty good and it went with the characters. It's actually painful to watch the Japanese, and that seldom happens.

Sporadic wrote:Hard for me to say. I enjoy 80s and 90s dubs so my taste in a good dub probably greatly differs from everyone else.

Don't worry, you're in good company.

Black Lagoon has an amazing dub.

Baccano and Black Lagoon are two I definitely agree with whole heartedly, I wouldn't attempt to watch them in Japanese as I already know how the Black Lagoon one is and I really prefer the English voices of Revy and Dutch.

Okay as for personal preferences I'd have to go with Gurren Lagann and Spirited Away.
GL was the anime that got me into anime, now while the sub isn't bad I think it is just because it was the reason I began watching anime in the first place that the sub just doesn't quite cut it for me.
Spirited Away is quite possibly my favourite anime, if not it is definitely my favourite movie, I have seen it more times than I can recall and every time I am still just as amazed by it as the first time I saw it [back before I knew what anime was]. To this day the only parts subbed from it I have seen are what is included as extra features on my DVD, and I honestly prefer the frogs dance and song about No Face in English.

The first dub i seen was also probably the best dub. Rurouni Kenshin. Kenshins voice just sounds so awesome in the dub.

Yu Yu Hakusho was also a good dub.

Colme wrote:Of course there are obligatory mentions such as Cowboy Bebop, and I believe I'm not alone in believing Baccano! has a very good dub.

So tell me, what are the best dubs you've encountered? Bonus points if the anime is older since U.S. Manga Corps era anime generally didn't have "good" dubs in the traditional sense.

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I wish you had Baccano nominated instead of Angel Cop...

As for the dubs, I don't watch dubbed, but I did have on my TV Rurouni Kenshin and it was surprisingly good.

Roy Blue wrote:Rurouni Kenshin is most definitely one anime I can honestly say was better off dubbed. I'm sorry, but the main character cannot look cool and have a girl's voice. I think the dubbed voices were pretty good and it went with the characters. It's actually painful to watch the Japanese, and that seldom happens.

I did watch the OVA's in sub. Those were good.

Colme wrote:

Sporadic wrote:Hard for me to say. I enjoy 80s and 90s dubs so my taste in a good dub probably greatly differs from everyone else.

Don't worry, you're in good company.

I was about to say.....
I can't seem to think of one at the moment that has not been mentioned. I find a lot to be middling, not better not worse.

Shogun13 wrote:I was about to say.....

On the topic of older anime. Future Boy Conan (1978) has an pretty good English dub. It's just notoriously hard to find since it was dubbed for an English market in Asia before companies like Central Park Media started bringing anime to the west.

This might be cheating since there were only really two characters central to the show.

Spice and Wolf. Holo is full of awesome and Lawrence is the perfect counterpart. I can listen to these two talk all day and be amused. The extremely witty banter, the flirtation, the obvious sexual tension, and the true love they share is a wonder to watch and listen to.

Kodocha Dubbed > Kodocha Subbed

Reason: Jerry Jewell and Laura Bailey

That's the only argument I need. Dubbed Kodocha was flat out awesome! I'm not just saying that 'cause it's my favorite anime of all time, it really is a great dub.

Doomguy wrote:This might be cheating since there were only really two characters central to the show.

Spice and Wolf. Holo is full of awesome and Lawrence is the perfect counterpart. I can listen to these two talk all day and be amused. The extremely witty banter, the flirtation, the obvious sexual tension, and the true love they share is a wonder to watch and listen to.

That makes sense when you think about it. It's easier to find two excellent voice actors than a full cast of them.

Rurouni Kenshin, Outlaw Star, and Robotech are good dubbed to me.