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Otaku Evolution Episode 270 – Mid Year English Dub Review XI

I was pretty lucky this half of the year to cover anime with pretty good dubs, except a couple. I tried to get a variety of them and succeeded beautifully. Now if only I can keep that up for the rest of the year.

Man, that Zeta Gundam dub is rough. But a few weeks ago, I saw people defend it on the Gundam subreddit. I don’t really understand how anyone could find it good. It’s so stiff-sounding and disinterested.

If I had to decide which is worse, underacting (Zeta Gundam) or overacting (Nadesico), I guess I’d choose overacting, because at least it sounds like actors are interested in the material. Nadesico‘s dub still sucks, but it sucks less than Zeta Gundam‘s. read more

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Otaku Evolution Episode 68 – Mid Year English Dub Review II

Can you believe it took me three weeks to make this video? It’s that damn casino opening thing. Honestly, I originally planned for it to be longer, but I made my point, which was atmosphere. In comparison, my commentary on the English dubs of anime I’ve covered this year, is pretty miniscule. But I covered my bases, talking about dub studios like Animaze, Bang Zoom, and Funimation. Who knew that Animaze produced such crummy dubs at one time? Well, I did, but I’m sharing it with you! Also, what is with my penguin pal? Some mighty suspicious doings are afoot! read more