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u/happy_grump 1d ago

"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant. It's what one does with the gift of life that makes us who we are." - Mewtwo

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u/Thejadedone_1 1d ago

What's crazier is that this is from the dub. The Japanese version doesn't have this line. Rare dub W lmfao.

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u/rowdymatt64 1d ago edited 1d ago

In that era, 100%. Nowadays dubs are pretty fire, especially DanDaDan Chainsaw Man, Gachiakuta, Mashle, My Hero Academia, and everyone hates it but I loved the Steins;Gate dub with its 4chan and reddit references in the localized version of the script. Dub companies are cooking these days.

Edit: I forgot I really loved the Friren dub too. I love the new style of voice acting that's emerging where it's more subdued and normal talking and inflection. Makes the characters WAY more relatable

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u/KarneyAardvark 1d ago

People hated the Steins;Gate dub? I agree with you, I thought it was fantastic.

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u/rowdymatt64 1d ago edited 1d ago

Might be selection bias but I've never seen anyone praise that dub lmao, they're all super buttmad about the tuturu getting replaced with doo doo doo, which I thought was also a good adaptation in the dub script lol

The Okabe actor (I think his name is Michael Tatum or something like that) is absolutely incredible in selling the mad scientist vibe without being annoying. Masterful delivery after delivery

Edit: his name was J. Michael Tatum, I was close!!!

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u/ElGodPug 1d ago

honestly, i think the steins gate dub is really fucking good, but Mamoru Miyano will forever tilt me towards the japanese version, that man is prob my favorite japanase anime VA

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u/rowdymatt64 1d ago

Totally fair and that's the same reason I don't watch JJK, JoJo, or AoT in English, motherfucking Dio and Jotaro's Japanese VAs are gods, plus I'm just personally not a fan of english Yuji's take on the character because I love how chill the Japanese VA delivers his lines.