Dubs

chikach00:

This is a complaint about dubs so if you are a die-hard dub fan, then you won’t like what I have to say. 

I have just been watching some of the FT dub (trying to collect some screenshots) and hearing some of the horrendous voice-acting is making me die a little inside – OMG what did they do to Igneel’s voice it’s so bad!

Some of the dialogue they add is completely out of character and ruins the mood. I know they have to worry about mouth sync but they even mess up the lines and stray away from the manga when it’s not an issue (I don’t understand??!!). 

They have Gajeel saying “You sure are tough for a little lady” to Lucy. Gajeel would never say that in general.

One of my major peeves about dubs (across all anime) is when they change a character’s personality completely. 

This could be down to both the scripting and acting. For example Lucy, she is supposed to be a kind character who can be loud. In the dub, a majority of the time she comes across as a constantly pissed off, loud-mouthed bitch (they do this a lot with main female protagonists in dubs, another thing I don’t understand). Main female leads don’t need to bitchy or snarky to be strong. It makes me believe the directors/voice actors haven’t put any effort into understanding the role they are portraying.

I’m not even going to get started on Natsu voice. Just why? I don’t know whose voice is worse in the dub, Natsu’s or Lucy’s? I think Gray is the only one, whose voice actually suits him. 

I just wish they would put more effort into the dubs. Like they did with Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood or some video games have amazing voice acting. Why do anime dubs have to be so bad, when I know good voice actors are out there. Or perhaps the voice actors they have right now are capable of doing a better job? I don’t know the solution but I hope the quality improves in the future. 

@chikach00 to be clear. I happen to like the dub, in fact I have two friends who are on the English dub cast. As for Igneel’s voice actor, he was an elderly man. he passed away two years ago and it was hard on everyone. He was a good man and as for Natsu, I happen to like his voice and his voice actor. I met the guy a few times and he’s literally one of the sweetest people out there.