Dubbed anime is a mix bag some what, but I think a lot of dislike for it comes from the fact that most of the time dubs aren't exactly like the original, therefore those who are purists, so to speak, dislike it for it's difference from the original. People also dislike the voices in some of these anime and feel they aren't quality (I do agree this occurs in some)
Another big part of dislike of dubs is that the way they are introduced outside of Japan, a lot of them get censored and 4Kids has done some pretty ridiculous censoring like in Sonic X. I wasn't entirely sure why until I saw a video of Dan Green(Voice actor for Yugi) commented on this in a video on youtube, but I am unable to locate it. I did however find a video in which Eric Stuart (voice actor of Kaiba and James from Pokemon) did. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HoRnGMuGs0&t=3m23s
Apparently it's not so much 4Kids fault at all the censoring, is that for it to be broadcasted in America on a Saturday morning cartoon block, there are rules. Of course that doesn't explain everything like some of the rewritten plots, but it is indeed a big part. Most dubbed anime that people enjoy aren't tied down by these regulations, which is understandable.
Anyways, what are some decent dubbed anime in your opinion? What exactly makes a dubbed version great? What exactly makes a dubbed version bad? I'd say that I myself like the voices some of the 4Kids actors used quite a bit, but I'm not necessarily fond of strange censor edits like in Sonic X.
If I were to name some decent dubs, this would be my list, but I may be forgetting some.
Pokemon (Original voice cast)
Yu-Gi-Oh! & 5D's
Dragon Ball Z Funimation (Amazing Voice Actors, Amazing OST)
Digimon
Naruto (I watch subbed, but I do prefer most of the voices in this more)
I'll also point out that I do like the voices in Sonic X.
Another big part of dislike of dubs is that the way they are introduced outside of Japan, a lot of them get censored and 4Kids has done some pretty ridiculous censoring like in Sonic X. I wasn't entirely sure why until I saw a video of Dan Green(Voice actor for Yugi) commented on this in a video on youtube, but I am unable to locate it. I did however find a video in which Eric Stuart (voice actor of Kaiba and James from Pokemon) did. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HoRnGMuGs0&t=3m23s
Apparently it's not so much 4Kids fault at all the censoring, is that for it to be broadcasted in America on a Saturday morning cartoon block, there are rules. Of course that doesn't explain everything like some of the rewritten plots, but it is indeed a big part. Most dubbed anime that people enjoy aren't tied down by these regulations, which is understandable.
Anyways, what are some decent dubbed anime in your opinion? What exactly makes a dubbed version great? What exactly makes a dubbed version bad? I'd say that I myself like the voices some of the 4Kids actors used quite a bit, but I'm not necessarily fond of strange censor edits like in Sonic X.
If I were to name some decent dubs, this would be my list, but I may be forgetting some.
Pokemon (Original voice cast)
Yu-Gi-Oh! & 5D's
Dragon Ball Z Funimation (Amazing Voice Actors, Amazing OST)
Digimon
Naruto (I watch subbed, but I do prefer most of the voices in this more)
I'll also point out that I do like the voices in Sonic X.
