Compare these DBZ versions #1

**Mark30001** · May 21st, 2007, 01:53

A serious poll to see which overall version (music, etc) from the videos people prefer.

English - FUNimation

Japanese

**Shadowblind** · May 21st, 2007, 02:09

The english version seems to be a little better quality...that may be due to the fact that it came after.

P.S.: I've seen every episode of DB, DBZ, and DBGT

**S34MU5** · May 21st, 2007, 02:09

I preffer both,
as you can see they have little differences in script but I wouldn't mind watching either

**kcajblue** · May 21st, 2007, 02:44

the animation and music is better in the english.
because it came after the japanese one like shadow said.

but i dont like english dubs.
i prefer subs.

**Gold Line** · May 21st, 2007, 02:51

the eng one has better music

***Kaiser*** · May 21st, 2007, 02:55

uncut funimation version > original Japanese.

***quzar*** · May 21st, 2007, 04:05

I don't see a difference in the animation. It would simply be the source video quality. The music is fine in both, but the japanese DBZ music is CLASSIC japanese DBZ music. All the fight scenes have that similar music. I've always thought that the funimation fight music was a bit too subdued.

The voice acting in the japanese version beats the english one hands down though. I don't know what it is about english anime voice actors but it seems they either try to emulate the sound of the japanese version (and do so poorly because those same sounds don't translate) or they just do whatever the hell they want (i remember seeing an interview on an american anime thing where it had the voice actors saying "a lot of times we take liberties with the dialog and just adlib"). What they should do is try to understand the story for context and... ACT.

**kcajblue** · May 21st, 2007, 04:58

in english dubs.
they dont put any emotion into what theyre saying.
sometimes it doesnt bother me.
but other times, it gets annoying as hell.

**steve520** · May 21st, 2007, 05:05

I Still Like Japenese Versions just because they like curse at each other and it makes me laugh

***Kaiser*** · May 21st, 2007, 09:41

Originally Posted by steve520

I Still Like Japenese Versions just because they like curse at each other and it makes me laugh

Those are mistranslations done be fansubbers. Their really isn't anything really crude aside from the odd mention of "hell" and the bad guys tending to say that they're going to "kill" instead of "destroy"

The unedited FUNimation version fixes all of that anyway.