Since a lot of new series are being produced simultaneously dubbed and in Japanese, do you watch the dubbed or still stick to subs?

I watch both. Depends on the show, the setting and a bunch of factors.

I'll watch dub until it runs out and then switch to sub, I remember better with listening than reading

Dubs make my ears bleed

I still watch subs for old things with dubs, why would I watch a dub for a new thing?

I still tend to stick to sub, watching anime subbed for 10 years has sorta rewired my brain and I can better absorb the dialogue that way than hearing it out loud.

Dubbed, only reason I watched subbed was cause it was immediately available and dubbed were usually hit or miss, now that they have been consistent these past few seasons I'm fully transitioning to dub. 

Dubs can rarely get the nuances or tone you hear the audio of subs HOWEVER that doesnt mean its good v.o, i just dont understand the language thus mediocre acting will immediately sound better than mediocre english v.o as thats my main language.

Sub. Its what I swapped too years ago before dubbing was as consistent and up to date as it is now. Atp ive watched more anime in Sub that watching dubbed feels wrong/off putting. Not because its bad but because im just more use to the Japanese voice

I only watch dubbed if I'm watching in a group. Solo I only watch subbed.

I could go either way for subs/dubs most of the time because it doesn't usually matter


But for some series like Fate/, Dragon ball, and Bleach I like the dub more so I usually wait for those

I prefer subs out of habit, but I'd also like all anime to be dubbed for the folks who prefer watching in that format.

Dubbed. I don’t really care for sub, only when it’s the only option. Dubs are good enough for the majority of anime nowadays that I don’t miss enough to move to sub.

I much prefer subs, but some of the subtitles these days are horrendous. I'm looking at you Crunchyroll.

always watched sub, cant stand dubs

I'd almost always go for subs. English is not my first language anyway, and generally there's a special charm to Japanese anime voice acting that I just associate with anime and that I haven't seen replicated in dubs of any language.

Also, if I understand the language, I always prefer to watch things in the original language, which is why, for example, I have played The Witcher games in polish. In the case of japanese, I don't understand japanese, but I'm knowledgeable enough to hear some of the nuances like the use of keigo and honorifics, which are very hard to keep in the dub. So, unless I have a very good reason, I stick to english subs.

Always subbed, I love the sound of japanese and their VA

Subs it got me appreciated of Japanese and through friends learned a lot more japanese

also made me realise how complex the language really is.

Dubbed often loses a lot in translation

I can't do my "sore demo" or "sore wa dou kana" hunts if I'm watching the dub, so I still go for the subbed version first. I'll check out the dub if I want to rewatch the show, though (and I do rewatch a *lot* of stuff).

So i will watch my native language > english dub > english sub

I watch so many animes with sub its nice to have a breather and watched it dubbed.

Even with same-day dubs, there have been cases like My Happy Marriage, where in S2 a delay due to production issues causes a longer delay in the dubbed episodes after the delay. I will always stick with sub first.

With that being said, dubs are getting better. If I hear good things of the dub, I will rewatch it in dub. Or watch anime dubbed with my family.

For series like Spy x Family or The Darwin Incident, which have a European or American setting, I think a dub can help. Where a lot of the time in a Japan setting, dubs can be awkward at times. Sadly, unlike SxF, The Darwin Incident's dub doesn't look promising.

I personally imprinted onto subs like a duckling.

A duckling follows its "mom". First thing I saw was subbed anime. I wouldn't be surprised to hear about dubbers having the same line of reasoning.

It has to be in Japanese, with rare exceptions. e.g. "Wakfu" is originally french, and I can't find the japanese dub (I tried finding it!).

I watched exclusively subbed anime for decades and then I went blind. Dubbed anime is a godsend for people who are visually impaired, regardless if it’s not the anime purest view of how it should be.

always sub, most dubs are just not good

I'm not interested in dubs at all so I won't watch any no matter how readily available they are.

Dub if they have it. If it starts in Sub and a couple weeks in they start the dub then I just stick with Sub

I'll always try the dub if I'm watching alone or if I can convince my husband (a sub enjoyer, with some dub preference exceptions) for something we're watching together. If I don't like the dubbing it's back to the sub. I have serious ADHD and having to pay full attention to what's on the tv gets exhausting- with something I'm really invested in of course I'll want to put in the effort to fully watch it anyway, but it limits how much I can actively watch. So a dub lets me catch more of the shows that I don't keep my eyes glued to the screen for. And sometimes I just like the VAs in the dub!

Subs generally give a better experience for me still, as Im still not accustomed enough with Japanese to really hear the "acting voice" they use.

The newer (like 2014 new) VAs have had strong "acting voices" that really take me out of it, and while some newer VAs are great, and some legends still do voice work, the quality of VA direction has significantly gone down. I partly blame the simulcast era, but they should still learn, and its not like everything is simulcast anymore, especially now that Funimation is out.

I realized a few years ago that ths directors are often the problem and not the VAs themselves. I still have problem with a lot of the VAs, but more with the directors

Until the dubs can be of consistent quality again, I'll watch newer shows subbed, but my older shows will remain dubbed. There have been a few times I'll see a clip from the dub and get hopeful, then get extremely disappointed when I hear the actual dub

I'm almost entirely subs now for one weird reason - I think Japanese voice acting is more emotive and evocative. most dub voice acting is too flat for me. it seems ironic to me given the reputation of Americans as less reserved and the Japanese as more reserved, but it comes down to raw sincerity. American culture and society is terminally cynical and lacking in sincerity, and I think Japanese culture still holds on to a lot of unironic, sincere sentiment. while it can be cringe in live action, it works so well in voice acting. this isn't to say I think Japanese culture/society are superior, but just better on this specific point.

I do have specific exceptions that date back to when I started watching anime. I watch Konosuba and the Fate series dubbed. If a series is set in an English-speaking country rather than Japan, I tend to also prefer the dub.

I watched my first maybe 15-20 dubbed before switching to sub and never looked back. Then learned Japanese and now interact with all Japanese media in the native language whether it be games, manga, novels or anime. Cant see myself ever going back to watching a dub at this point.

I've been avoiding English dubs of foreign language movies for around 55 years. When I watched anime movie in 1999, we were stuck with only a dubbed screening. Nonetheless we liked Princess Mononoke. However, when we got to see the Japanese version several months later, the same scenario played out with other Ghibli films only initially findable in dubbed form. At a certain point we settled on getting the Japanese VHS versions and relying on downloaded script translations.

While we all found some things to like in most English Ghibli dubs, when it came to anime series, we had uniform negative reactions to dubs. At this point, being a big fan of so many Japanese VAs, I have no incentive to listen to dubs. And if I stumble on one accidentally, I'm never pleased.

I'll try them both ways and then decide which version I prefer. If I enjoy it in Japanese more, I'll stick with subbed. If I enjoy it in English more, I'll go with the dub. If they're close to even, then I'll usually go with the dub just for the convenience factor. It just depends on the series.

Subtitled because dubbing tends to be reeeeeeally bad, although there are exceptions

If it's getting an english dub, dubbed so I can support the folks passionate about anime over in the west.

If it's not getting dubbed, then subbed. But I'll rewatch it and support if it gets dubbed later.