Things are better in original, I think, no matter what that original happens to be
I don't want to hear someone else's interpretation of what x character said to y, after all. I want to hear what x actually said to y. And often there's a big difference in those two things.
Oh yes, I'm also a big fan of several Seiyuu and how all-encompassing the role of the seiyuu is - songs, shows, anime, you name it...it's hard in contrast to form an interest in a faceless person who just does a voice as opposed to someone who in Japan is a unique kind of celebrity
If you're not into seiyuu, I can see how you can say it's 'just a different voice'. But if you are into seiyuu, you'll understand how it's different from being just a voice. It's a whole concept which doesn't exist in the western world.
What drives me crazy is the attitude, though, some people have on both sides of the divide.
Preferring subs to dubs does not make anyone stuck up, just as preferring dubs to subs doesn't make anyone stupid. Everyone has their own reasons for feeling the way they do and that's why both exist.
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