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That Wednesday my Ghibli marathon got ruined by a bad dub
I had last Wednesday off work. Planned a whole day of Studio Ghibli films. Starting with Spirited Away, then Howl's Moving Castle, ending with Princess Mononoke. Got snacks, blankets, the whole setup. Then I pressed play and realized the streaming service had the English dub as default. Not the original Japanese track. I was 20 minutes in before I noticed. The voices felt so wrong. Mononoke's dub made Ashitaka sound like a generic hero guy. Lost all the emotion. Switched to Japanese audio and had to rewatch from the start. Threw my whole schedule off. Has anyone else had a mood killer like that with a bad localization?
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the_karen3mo ago
Watched Spirited Away dubbed once. Never again.
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olivia_carr73mo ago
Did you pay extra for that streaming service? Feels like they should let you pick the language upfront instead of forcing the dub.
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