It’s a hold over I think. From back in the day when dubs were entirely fan made so the quality of actor was just “whoever wanted to do it for free”. It could also be 4kids hangover from watching these terrible dubs of one piece or pokemon from back in the day.
Not even remotely just fan dubs. ADV was often, but not always quite bad. Funimation can be very hit and miss. I don’t know how familiar people are with Rikudo Koshi and Excel Saga these days. The English dub was a crime. It’s an absurdist series by nature. The absurdity bolstered by the serious delivery in insane situations. The English dub lost most of the serious tone. With a lot more goofy, ahyuk ahyuk delivery. It was baaaaaaaaaaaad.
But as someone who’s been a fan and watched anime for over 35 years. It’s gotten worlds better. And not even all the stuff back then was that bad. The dub of space adventure cobra still holds up well for me. Not perfect. But very serviceable.
It’s a hold over I think. From back in the day when dubs were entirely fan made so the quality of actor was just “whoever wanted to do it for free”. It could also be 4kids hangover from watching these terrible dubs of one piece or pokemon from back in the day.
Not even remotely just fan dubs. ADV was often, but not always quite bad. Funimation can be very hit and miss. I don’t know how familiar people are with Rikudo Koshi and Excel Saga these days. The English dub was a crime. It’s an absurdist series by nature. The absurdity bolstered by the serious delivery in insane situations. The English dub lost most of the serious tone. With a lot more goofy, ahyuk ahyuk delivery. It was baaaaaaaaaaaad.
But as someone who’s been a fan and watched anime for over 35 years. It’s gotten worlds better. And not even all the stuff back then was that bad. The dub of space adventure cobra still holds up well for me. Not perfect. But very serviceable.