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Is Dragon Ball Better in Japanese or English?
By ImJustThatKinky • 2 years ago


As I've gotten older, I’ve switched to Japanese dubs over English dubs. That is for two reasons. One, sometimes the English dub isn’t all that good in my opinion and the Japanese sounds better (most likely because I don't understand Japanese). And second, the Japanese dubs with subtitles are usually out before the English dub. So as someone who doesn't want to wait for too long, Japanese dubs just seem like the way to go. But one thing I will never listen to in Japanese, is Dragon Ball. I feel like the English cast is perfect, and I grew up with it. And I thought that all American Dragon Ball fans were all the same. But when I started playing Dragon Ball FighterZ, I learned that some people actually prefer the Japanese dub over the English one.


I thought that when the debate of English dub vs Japanese dub came up for this series, I figured the argument was obvious. But how wrong I was. It’s actually a good amount for people who enjoy the Japanese dub of Dragon Ball. Even one of my friends, that damn weeb trash traitor. No matter how much I hear the Japanese dub, I can never get over most of the male characters' voices. Definitely grandma Goku, the voice is just too high pitched for my liking, and throws everything off. Maybe if I heard it first, I would think differently, but English dub Dragon Ball is the only true experience for me.


Yeah, I'm talking about you.


Now I’m just wondering how many other people agree with me and prefer the Dragon Ball  English dub? How many people would rather listen to grandma Goku? I would think if you grew up watching Dragon Ball Z, it would be English, but as we grow, our taste changes, so you might’ve jumped to the Japanese once you learned of its existence. Or you might be one of those memers who thinks the Dragon Ball Z Abridged dub is the best Dragon Ball dub.



Do you prefer dubs, or subs? Do you like Dragon Ball English or Japanese? What do you think of grandma Goku’s voice? Tell us in the comments.