Forum - View topicLooking for dubbed anime that use honorifics.
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Butthurtclown
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No ouran high school or anything littered with all guys, when guys say it, it sounds Grotesque.
The best I saw so far by a landslide was bodislous space pirates [EDIT: Made the thread title a little easier on the eyes. -TK] |
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getchman
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nearly everything Christopher Ayres directs
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Chiibi
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FLCL
Probably one of the earliest examples...and closest dub to original Japanese as humanly possible. |
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Key
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Ai Yori Aoshi, which came out shortly after FLCL, also used honorifics. A lot of the more recent Sentai Filmworks dubs also retain them.
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Sohma_Curse
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Of what I've seen (and can think of off the top of my head):
Lucky Star uses them nearly every time a character's name is spoken (and they even use different variations for each character). Dusk Maiden of Amnesia also uses and plays with honorifics in the English dub. Also, remember that some anime don't take place in Japan and/or don't feature Japanese characters, so to use honorifics in an English dub would just be awkward. |
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Butthurtclown
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wow ho this looks interesting I never even heard of this...... I'll check this out for sure alas, I saw lucky star subbed already and don't usually watch animes again. |
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zawa113
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IF you have a PS2, you should play Persona 3 FES and Persona 4. They're both dubbed and use honorifics big time. No clue if the anime dub for Persona 4 does, but the game definitely does. And they're damn good games
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Sohma_Curse
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Great, quick, fun series with awesome artwork/cinematography, fitting and well-composed music, and a good dub track (I <3 Emily Neves). |
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Megiddo
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FLCL is the best dub I've heard that retains its honorifics.
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getchman
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Except for Saki to Yosuke, no honorifics in the P4 anime |
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Tris8
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Basilisk has a lot of -dono in it, though I don't think it retains all of the honorifics used in the sub. I also like when english dubs keep some honorifics, now that I've watched lots of subbed shows and know the meanings and uses. I loved how they actually called Chiyo 'Chiyo-chan' in the dub of Azumanga Daioh.
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YamadaKun
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Er, why? Aren't English/non-Japanese dubs supposed to be just that? A version of the show, that ISN'T in Japanese? Wanting/Expecting honorifics to be in dubs is absurd to say the least, because that shouldn't be the point. The point of a dub is to be a version of the show, in natural(read) natural English/other language, while adhering to the Japanese version as close as possible.
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Sohma_Curse
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I see where you're coming from and used to think along the same lines when I first started watching anime - which was only about a year ago. But the more I've watched and become accustomed to Japanese culture (at least as far as what's portrayed in anime), I wouldn't say I expect to hear honorifics, but I certainly don't mind them/get why they're there. As I said earlier though, it only really works when a show actually takes place in Japan. Using honorifics in the English dub of a show like Black Butler (set in England), or Claymore (set in an alternate universe), or Planetes (set in space), etc, wouldn't make much sense. |
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Knoepfchen
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I agree. When spoken, the honorifics rather irritate me (in a dub). I usually prefer watching subs, and I do believe that the dubs should be as natural a possible while maintaining the original feeling/meaning. That aside, I recently noticed Kids on the Slope seems to keep the honorifics in the dub. And it's a great series (my opinion, of course), and it is set in Japan, so maybe it will not be as unnatural as some other stuff. |
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Lynx Amali
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S-cry-ed had a few instances from what I remember. The one female character who Kazuma hung out with for the majority of the show...uh...
Kanami, I think, it was, uses them every now and again. And I think she might be the only one to use them. |
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