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MarthGoomba posted...

Japan puts significantly more effort into Seiyuu than what is expected from dub actors. Dedicated Seiyuu schools are constantly training new talent, and only the best of them will land significant roles.

Meanwhile dubs are still using the same actors from when dubbing first started and are desperate to get anyone new to act to fill in their incredibly small pool of voices. Roles are given out based not on talent, but simply whoever they can get.

And it's always funny when dub watchers who judge a language they don't know say you can't judge a language you don't know, even though the words themselves are not even important to being able to judge acting

Even if all that's the case, you can't be a judge of that unless you actually speak the language. Quality acting happens everywhere, and there are still misses. The point is that non-speakers objectively can't differentiate, nor can they compare originals with dubs. So really, you're not benefiting from any kind of better VA work.

And what? There are loads of new actors and trained actors. You're right that certain series like DBZ haven't radically changed VAs in decades, but beyond that the pool of qualified and working VAs is wide and deep.

And yes, being able to pick up on the nuances of the spoken language is critical in judging acting. Otherwise it's just comparing scripts and liking the background noise of Japanese while not understanding it.