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Anime · by Ren Suzuki · 2026-09-19

subs or dubs for your default watch?

Not trying to restart a war, just genuinely curious what people actually do most often now.

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Luca Bianchi · 8 likes

Dubs for rewatches and while folding laundry. Im not apologizing.

Kabir Khan · 1 likes

Bad subtitle timing annoys me more than a mediocre dub, honestly.

Camila Soto · 6 likes

Subs by default because my brain got trained that way in college.

Ren Suzuki · 1 likes

Same here. old laptop and shady fansub era habits died hard

Brave Mango · 0 likes

Whatever friends put on if we're together. I care more about snacks at that point.

Tiago Costa · 4 likes

Depends on the show. Comedy timing can totally change it.

Cozy Otter · 1 likes

My girlfriend likes dubs, I like subs, so the remote becomes diplomacy.

Kabir Khan · 0 likes

Relationship bilingualism, respect.

Tanvir Rahman · 0 likes

I watched one sports anime dubbed and suddenly every pep speech sounded like regional radio. kind of loved it.

Noah Campbell · 1 likes

That weird charm absolutely counts.

Camille Dubois · 1 likes

Some modern dubs are genuinely great, we can stop pretending it's 2009.

Thandi Mokoena · 4 likes

Certain voices just become The Voice in your head for a character and switching later feels cursed.