Is it available in english?
I have seen episodes in Japanese with english subtitles, but can you purchase the dvd set dubbed over in english? if so, where? thanks! :)
shareYes, you can. Ebay is most likely to have what you are looking for...although Amazon may have them as well. These are not "official" DVD's, mind you(read: most likely bootlegs). They are english dubbed with English and Chinese subtitles. Not sure about quality..although I've heard some are actually just as good as the original.
sharebut if it is a bootleg does that mean that they weren't professionally dubbed over in english? or were they actually shown on tv in english but just never came out on dvd?
shareI'm pretty sure there was an actual official English dub...the voice actor for Darcia is Steve Blum, who has done voice overs for just about every anime out there. It's just that the official dubbed DVD sets have become extinct..leaving the ones that are pressed in Hong Kong and other places. Who knows...they maybe legitimate, but something tells me they're not.
Even if they are not, I don't think the quality is any different than an official one. More likely that just the menu setup maybe a little different. Another thing that make me think they are not official is because they are fairly cheap, Japanese DVDs and CD's are notorious for being outrageously expensive. If you decide that you want the dubbed version, buy from an Ebay seller with good feedback, you'll most likely end up satisfied.
But on the subject of Dub vs Sub, I fall firmly on the side of Dub. I like being able to just watch without having to try to read subtitles at the same time. The Wolf's Rain Sub is actually one of the harder animes out there. With the bad Japanese to English translation, it's hard to figure out what the characters actually mean when they speak. So yeah...I don't think you fully get the WR story without watching the Dubbed version.