English or Jap?

[elly3981.livejournal.com]

What do you prefer to see CG in? Or any anime? I prefer English because I hate having to divert my eyes away from the action just to read the subtitles so I can keep up with the plot. Even if the English dub can sound melodramatic or corney sometimes. I watched CG once in Jap and a second time in English and I do have to admit that Lelouch's English voice is way sexier ; ) I think his voice in the Jap version is strange because it makes him sound like a 30 year old man rather then an 18 year old. But that's just me. ^^

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[chiapetzukamori.livejournal.com]

Excellent point. I'm an American who doesn't live very far from Toronto...but there's still a slight difference in pronunciation of some words. And when dubs were more commonly made in Toronto, their accents would always be very apparent.
While my personal example wouldn't be as effective as someone from the UK or Australia, I can definitely see where you're coming from.

....come to think of it, I did watch a show that was dubbed in the UK once. Can't remember what it was called though o_O lol Something about a girl who was transported to another world populated by....munchkins or something (not wizard of oz I swear lol)

[angathol.livejournal.com]

I didn't realize there were any companies making dubs that were based in Toronto. I remember The Ocean Group from Vancouver, which did DBZ (pre-redub), many Gundam Series, Death Note, etc. Their dubs never stood out to me as being too different, as I'm Canadian, lol.

[chiapetzukamori.livejournal.com]

Sailor Moon (at least part of it) was dubbed in Toronto. I said "a slight difference" which isn't implying I'm sitting here going "OMG I CAN'T UNDERSTAND" - rather that I noticed a different accent in the pronunciation of some words.

[angathol.livejournal.com]

Oh no, I didn't think you were saying that. I just don't tend to notice most "Canadian accents" unless they're coming from rural areas or the Maritimes, so it's hard for me to think "now, what was different?"

[chiapetzukamori.livejournal.com]

I guess you could say the difference would be equivalent to the differences you would find in a small area within the same country - or even the same state (or province). For instance, the area of New York where I live apparently has a distinct accent when compared to other areas of the state. But the difference is so slight that you probably wouldn't even notice it unless you were sensitive to it or listening for it (hint: it's in the pronunciation of our "a" - very flat).

So I'm not saying the difference in accent I'm hearing in Canadian dubs is as huge as, say, the accent in the rural southern US, but it is there.
That's not to say it bothers me though! It's merely an observation.