I will watch this (masterpiece?) very shortly. For the best first impression, which version is preferable?
shareDEFINATELY ENGLISH AUDIO. It keeps your eyes on the art rather than the subtitles. Then listen to the Japanese to get the overall Metropolis experience.
shareAbout to compare the two myself. Watched it in Japanese the first time through, (which is what I tend to do,) and I thought it was rather good that way, but have yet to compare.
shareI've only seen the english version, but I thought it was one of the best dubs I've ever heard...
shareAfter watching both version, I have to say that the english dub is far superior. The japanese seiyu didn't sound like they were puting any emotion into their acting.
shareThe Japanese is better. The English dub is not the English translation (you notice there are two subtitle tracks for English one being for the English dub) Trust me, it is very easy to lose things in the translation so the less it is removed from the original source material the better. For one thing, there are several phrases that are untranslatable and while that is not beneficial to someone not knowing Japanese, the English inserted would ruin all of it.
shareAlways go for English dub even if it's worse in quality (unless you know Japanese, you will never know) in comparison.
Besides, watching with language you understand means you can concentrate on action and art on-screen instead of reading subs like a tard. Movie has less impact that way. Even with *beep* VA you can appreciate everything on screen at the same time.
Besides, watching with language you understand means you can concentrate on action and art on-screen instead of reading subs like a tard.
Are you a speed reader now?
shareNow? Silly boy. Always.
Can't stop the signal.
How dare you assume my pronouns. Bad troll. Bad.
shareYou must read slow. I've never had an issue reading and taking in the art.
Can't do more than one thing at a time, huh? Keep practicing. You'll get the hang of it.
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