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Ran into a guy at a con who argued subs are for purists and dubs are for normies
This was at Anime Central back in 2019. I was waiting in line for a panel and this dude next to me goes on a 10 minute rant about how watching dubs is ruining the industry. He said people who watch subs actually respect the original voice acting. I just nodded and said I watch both depending on the show. He looked at me like I insulted his whole family. Then he walked away mid sentence when I mentioned I liked the Cowboy Bebop dub. Anyone else run into people who gatekeep how you watch anime?
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ray_williams1mo ago
Yeah but dubs are how most of us got into anime as kids on Toonami though.
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lily_torres311mo ago
Told him the same thing. Watched Ghost in the Shell dubbed way before I ever tried subs. Some dubs just hit different. Gatekeeping how people watch cartoons is just weird energy.
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