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Re:Philosophy of Ghost in the Shell (2012) by hottycat3 on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @08:26AM (#21991186)
I recommend watching the original Japanese dubbed version with English subtitles. At that time translation was rough in most anime but this has since then improved.

(For German readers I recommend the German sub, the used the same people who dubbed the Stargate series which did a really good job in both cases.)

Re:Philosophy of Ghost in the Shell (2012) by westpfelia on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @10:50AM (#21992426)
The English version is really good. A lot of work went into it when it came over to Adult Swim.
Re:Philosophy of Ghost in the Shell (2012) by malvosenior on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @10:22AM (#21992155)
Just a nit pick but the original Japanese version isn’t a dub, it’s the original audio. I totally agree it’s the best version though.

That being said the English dub is pretty good too.

Re:Philosophy of Ghost in the Shell (2012) by idle_zealot on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @11:08AM (#21992620)
>original Japanese version isn’t a dub

Unless SAC is one of those incredibly rare pieces of Japanese animation where the voices were recorded prior to the animation being completed, the Japanese voiced version is just as much a dub as the English version.

>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dub>dub verb (2)

>dubbed; dubbing

>Definition of dub

>(Entry 4 of 5)

>transitive verb

>1 : to add (sound effects or new dialogue) to a film or to a radio or television production —usually used with "in"

>// They dubbed in the music.

Re:Philosophy of Ghost in the Shell (2012) by wayoutthere on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @01:28PM (#21994284)
The voices may not have been recorded, but the script is almost certainly better in Japanese. The English dub is a static script, but the fan-created subtitles are usually a much better translation than the official ones from that era.
Re:Philosophy of Ghost in the Shell (2012) by idle_zealot on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @02:29PM (#21994843)
I agree completely.