Really love this article about dubbing Cowboy Bebop ~ still the onboarder of plenty of anime fans and one of the best shows + OSTs + anime dubs around.

Most of Watanabe's animes follow that trend too!

Really love this article about dubbing Cowboy Bebop ~ still the onboarder of plenty of anime fans and one of the best shows + OSTs + anime dubs around.

Most of Watanabe's animes follow that trend too!

https://www.slashfilm.com/1451531/oral-history-cowboy-bebop-english-dub-best-anime-dub-ever/

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Usually I'm a subs > dubs guy, but a few kick that trend. Watanabe's more recent anime for Netflix actually takes it a step further. All the music is sung by the English voice actors, so it was a kind of "English-first" anime. The Japanese dub is also great, but then you hear the English VAs singing anyway hah.

Oh, really interesting! However, I always struggle with dubbing; I feel like we lose something compared to the original voice, but it's true that some dubbing is truly extraordinary and manages to bring something new

Dubs have gotten better as localizing and exporting anime has become a bigger market. But bebop totally stood apart for it, and I still think all of Watanabe's stuff is leagues above of most dubs.

I recommended it to my sister and watched the english dub for the first time and it took me by surprise. The english dub usually either doesn't get along with the character or the theme but Cowboy Bebop was different. Even the fullmetal dub was also good if I remember correctly.

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Certified banger - that's another fun bit in the article, how the first time everyone hears that track they are 100% onboard with being involved haha.

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