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Anime - Japanese vs English
DrForester:
Disney has done a great job with the english releases of the ghibli films. The dubs are fantastic.
before anyone downs them for not having more out...
keep in mind the contract states disney can't put out the DVD release in the USA till they do in Japan. DIsney went toe-to-toe with Ghibli with princess mononoke to get the japanese language track on the DVD, because it was against the origional contract.
NinGurl69 *huggles:
I wish Totoro was My Neighbor.
Syl:
It depends on how well the sub/dub is. seriously, it differs too much between anime's to try.
In the case of "X" (the TV show) both were done incredibly, incredibly well. Well enough that i didn't mind switching to japanese halfway through the series so i could finish it a few months early >.>
but, in Evangelion, the fansub my friend has is horrendous, to the point that i couldn't finish it.
another friend of mine has the official american DVD's, where the english voice acting is great.
However.. I *MUST* recommend "X" its the best anime I've seen, and the amount of anime I've seen is steadily increasing to quite a big number.
Hostile Creation:
I downloaded Cowboy Bebop, awesome movie, but I still intend to buy it. As for Spirited Away, I'm borrowing watching that as soon as my friend gets it back from his sister. Aside from that, though, I'm not a big anime dude, and the only other animes I've seen on DVD are Hyper Police (dumb as heck, but the dubbing is okay), Princess Mononoke (very good dubbing), and Akira (pretty good dubbing). As for scenes not being on the DVD, I doubt it, since they usually include deleted scenes as a bonus in DVDs anyway. If anything, there'll be more.
Uncle Rich AiAi:
Thanks for the suggestions guys!
With Cowboy Bebop: Knockin on Heaven's Door, I don't have a choice as the Japanese DVD only contains Japanese with NO subtitles. I just found out after a big of searching.
I've decided to get the limited edition Spirited Away DVD when it's released in Australia next month. Looks like I'lll have to import Princess Mononoke. Can't find it in my country...