Why do people overpraised Cowboy Bebop’s dub so positively?

Sep 8, 2023 6:41 AM

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I seen/heard many people always praising Cowboy Bebop’s dub so very much because they think that it’s the only anime dub that is better than the original Japanese version. Even after it aired in the late 90s-early 2000s, it was still being praised for it’s high quality dub. So why do people overpraised Cowboy Bebop’s dub so positively?

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Sep 8, 2023 6:47 AM

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Because it is. A lot of dubs at that time really sucked in comparison. I’m pretty sure the producer of the anime said that the dub was better than the sub too.

I think there are plenty of dubs better than the original though.

The right mindset when watching an anime is hoping that it will break your top 10

Sep 8, 2023 6:48 AM

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funtime43_tr said:
I seen/heard many people always praising Cowboy Bebop’s dub so very much because they think that it’s the only anime dub that is better than the original Japanese version. Even after it aired in the late 90s-early 2000s, it was still being praised for it’s high quality dub. So why do people overhyped Cowboy Bebop’s dub so positively?

Because it is one of the best dubs out there even after 30 something years. The answer is pretty obvious.

Sep 8, 2023 6:52 AM

shash_sama18

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Because it deserves it
Easily among the top 10 dubbed anime series of all time along with other candidates like Death Note, etc.

Sep 8, 2023 6:58 AM

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Cowboy Bebop, Trigun and Berserk all have very good dubs. But the only anime I know, where the dub is straight up preferable is FLCL. It can't be beaten.

Sep 8, 2023 7:01 AM

Chibana-kun

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Watanabe said it's good, so a lot of people just says it after him IMO. It's fine, nothing great, I still prefer original Japanese dub.

Sep 8, 2023 7:52 AM

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official_brown said:
Because it is. A lot of dubs at that time really sucked in comparison. I’m pretty sure the producer of the anime said that the dub was better than the sub too.

I think there are plenty of dubs better than the original though.

That is a myth. Watannabe prefers the original cast, because he hand picked them. And whether it’s better than the original is debatable.

Sep 8, 2023 7:54 AM

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MovieDogg said:

That is a myth. Watannabe prefers the original cast, because he hand picked them. And whether it’s better than the original is debatable.

Even if that is true. The dub for most people fits better. There are many dubs better than the subs.

The right mindset when watching an anime is hoping that it will break your top 10

Sep 8, 2023 7:58 AM

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official_brown said:

MovieDogg said:

That is a myth. Watannabe prefers the original cast, because he hand picked them. And whether it’s better than the original is debatable.

Even if that is true. The dub for most people fits better. There are many dubs better than the subs.

There might be better dubs for the foreign audience like Yu Yu Hakusho, and arguably Cowboy Bebop, but I don’t think that necessarily means that it’s better overall.

Sep 8, 2023 8:01 AM

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MovieDogg said:

official_brown said:

Even if that is true. The dub for most people fits better. There are many dubs better than the subs.

There might be better dubs for the foreign audience like Yu Yu Hakusho, and arguably Cowboy Bebop, but I don’t think that necessarily means that it’s better overall.

I mean, yeah. It’s subjective. I just think too many people hate on dubs. The VA can give a character a completely new feeling to it or maybe more of a personality unlike their JP or EN counterpart.

The right mindset when watching an anime is hoping that it will break your top 10

Sep 8, 2023 8:02 AM

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Because it's good, and dubs usually are not

Sep 8, 2023 8:26 AM

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Because Cowboy Bebop has a great dub.
I still prefer the sub in almost every case tho.

Sep 8, 2023 8:30 AM

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Merve2Love

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They don't. It's just high quality, regardless of what you think about it.

Sep 8, 2023 8:39 AM

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Are you saying this cuz you watched it and don’t think it’s that good? That’s the only way calling it overhyped would make sense.

Sep 8, 2023 8:51 AM

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Hey, LET IT COOK, for old times sake, for new fans

Sep 8, 2023 9:29 AM

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From my perspective, it’s because it changed the the landscape for all dubs to come after

Sep 8, 2023 9:39 AM

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I prefer the sub, but the English voice actors are still great—enough so that I prefer their work in the movie

Sep 8, 2023 9:59 AM

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it's simple plus everyone here already said it. For its time, the dub was amazing. Not a lot of anime had that. That's another reason why it was well received in the West.

Sep 8, 2023 10:49 AM

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The dub is amazing and it deserves all the praise it gets.

Sep 8, 2023 11:04 AM

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It’s not so impressive nowadays, but back when it came out it was huge. You know when you hear a bad dub or a phoned it in dub. But Bebop you can tell the voice actors got into the roles. Plus it wasn’t a shonen so being able to voice adults properly with mature themes barely ever happened back then. Still doesn’t happen much now tbh

Sep 8, 2023 11:10 AM

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Fakorrfuck said:
You zoomers should stop using words that you don't understand their meaning. Overhyped is completely the wrong word to use here.

kick rocks old man this is a place for young people

Sep 8, 2023 11:15 AM

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Fakorrfuck said:
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CB dub is still impressive today that's why it's considered one of the best dubs ever made. And there are shonen anime with adulat characters and mature themes, like Ashita no joe or Hokuto no Ken.

I’d say its as good or better than some modern dubs, which being from the 90s is insane. And ya those are shonen with poor dubs, but great mature themes. You usually don’t get both

Sep 8, 2023 1:25 PM

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Because it’s good

Sep 8, 2023 2:25 PM

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Eh, how is it overhyped when all that most people are saying is that it's "one of the best dubs of all time" (which it kinda is, right? are there really that many dubs which we can confidently say is better than Bebop's?)

When people ask to watch Bebop's dub over the sub, it's usually only because - on top of it being pretty great - the English dialogue, as well as voice acting really SUITS the Space Western SETTING, jazz soundtrack, characters named Faye Valentine, Julia, Jet Black, Radical Edward etc, especially with its many old Hollywood noir & gangster movie influences - NOT because the dub is undoubtedly better than the sub, or whatever.

Most other English dubs has a certain over-the-top voice acting that makes it seem childish, harder to take seriously, etc. Bebop's English dialogue & voice acting is on the level of any great American tv show's. What more could you possibly want from it?

Sep 8, 2023 4:53 PM

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The English VA deserves the hype. Phenomenal dub

Have a wonderful day!

Sep 8, 2023 5:42 PM

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I think it was considered the exceptions for the time and has stood as one of the better dubs

Sep 9, 2023 12:24 AM

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UsagiBloom

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Because the dub is decent.

Sep 9, 2023 1:21 AM

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Grandestmaster

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It is a pretty good dub. And this is considered a good dub because every other dubnin general is just trash. this, samurai champloo (a better dub) and ghost stories (there is no watching sub on it) are the only ones that i can enjoy in dub.

I've heard love is war and konosuba are good dubs but cba lol. if you hear other dubs and go back to bebop you'll recognise the quality. imo you don't really need to but whatever. +watch how you want to enjoy it, unless you a dub fan lmao.

Sep 9, 2023 10:59 PM

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It's not overhyped.

Sep 10, 2023 2:48 PM

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It's not overhyped since it's genuinely great.

Sep 10, 2023 4:20 PM

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Arjun_Manoj said:
Eh, how is it overhyped when all that most people are saying is that it's "one of the best dubs of all time" (which it kinda is, right? are there really that many dubs which we can confidently say is better than Bebop's?)

When people ask to watch Bebop's dub over the sub, it's usually only because - on top of it being pretty great - the English dialogue, as well as voice acting really SUITS the Space Western SETTING, jazz soundtrack, characters named Faye Valentine, Julia, Jet Black, Radical Edward etc, especially with its many old Hollywood noir & gangster movie influences - NOT because the dub is undoubtedly better than the sub, or whatever.

Most other English dubs has a certain over-the-top voice acting that makes it seem childish, harder to take seriously, etc. Bebop's English dialogue & voice acting is on the level of any great American tv show's. What more could you possibly want from it?

It’s not a western setting, it’s a multicultural setting. The language of the work doesn’t really matter. People just like it because the acting is enjoyable.

Sep 12, 2023 3:22 PM

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cowboy bebop and lain have pretty good dubs ngl

Sep 26, 2023 4:00 AM

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Because they’re doing voices that fit the character not imitate a different language and sound corny. Spike is perfect to his character

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