okay what are you good I am chief of
TechKnow police hey go cookies I want
you to hand over the file on the command
system of that tank upon it now we
suggest watching these series subtitled
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
worst anime English dubs and
translations you didn’t really want me
to run you over tonight now did you
well I it’s just that for this list we
considered series that are notorious for
their disappointing English voice acting
in comparison to the original Japanese I
thought up a new law to celebrate my
return write this down right anyone who
ignores the king will be executed we are
including timing emotion translation as
well as their general impact on the
world of anime we’re not saying these
series are bad in their own right as a
few of the shows you’ll see on this list
are actually considered masterpieces
with translations that just don’t do
them justice Kari you’re surprised to
see me huh
number 10 one piece yeah
don’t give it up don’t give it up now
even some of the longest franchises need
to stay subbed considered by many anime
fans as a top-tier show it may come as a
surprise that the series has a highly
laughable English dub is that it while
villains and temporary characters are
the most affected by poor voice acting
many of the main character performances
lack emotion I’m sorry you suck it’s all
over now this is the end this results in
many disappointing emotionally-driven
seats as it comes across as planed and
unpolished this breaks down most of the
humour that one piece is known for and
it becomes a complete mess plenty was
lost in the translation
yo only took a bite a gum gum
number nine Beast Wars two super
life-form transformers well how come
around not below we still haven’t heard
from convoy yeah you’re right around you
the original transformers cartoon series
is in an awkward place in regards to
whether or not it’s considered anime as
the English version is superior in every
way many people have claimed that one
for the West
I was wrong my friends I admired
Megatron merely because he was powerful
I failed to see how he used that power
beast wars too however Japan can keep
that one an already subpar series Beast
Wars twos English translation and
dubbing makes the series completely
unwatchable luckily here you use the
wrong reasons will we learn it they
better not try anything it must be the
Predacons a suspicious spacecraft has
landed on Gaia it’s probably them the
voice acting is laughable and the
writing does a little more than
translate the original scripts
word-for-word resulting in a bunch of
lines that make little to no sense
you’re awesome convoy you’re gonna throw
us a party with just a hint of an animal
touch I’d rather have a party with a
robot touch oil and Energon cocktails I
don’t see why we need an animal party a
break techno police 21c tell me friend
you have a pinch of Sentinels chickie no
I haven’t what’s special about it yes
the worst crime rate in the world
here come the techno police following a
group of advanced robot police trying to
recapture a hijacked tank there wasn’t
much to expect from this film created as
a cooperation between studios art
maquette new a the film suffered from
financial problems from the start it
don’t useful alright well Jess Garrett
Danny initially planned as a series they
couldn’t afford enough voice actors and
animation thus resulting in the movie we
have now as the film has been
re-released multiple times over the
years
the original English version has faded
into obscurity as it’s almost
unwatchable I can’t afford to let that
time go away
but you’ll blow up the city call up your
aeroplanes it’s no longer my decision
number seven card captor Sakura
thank you so much for waking me up
little girl I have been stuffed in that
book for like ever
Wow if you nail Assyria is your first
time around there is no reason to read
of it again while initially released by
Nelvana in a heavily edited run of over
39 episodes contrary to the original 70
the rights were later issued to Jenny on
now NBC Sakura Drive do you think it
could be any louder
I wasn’t that loud sounded like a small
dinosaur up there while Jenny unreleased
the series with a full run many of the
voices were redubbed in order to
decrease their age why are you dressed
like that what this um well uh um it’s
her honey fans never want that the
Western version also came heavily edited
even to the point of removing many
character backstories this rendered the
plot difficult to understand ruining the
series for most of the Western audience
number 6
Negi mutt magister neg emoji da no one
else is hot stop being my own room yeah
hey don’t forget you have to repeat a
chant exactly three times now our next
entry just can’t catch a break with it’s
English dub no matter how many Studios
try their hand we aren’t kidding as big
names like Funimation jebecca and shaft
have all taken a turn with shall we say
less than optimal results I believe our
new teacher has arrived he’s waiting for
us in the dean’s office great thank you
whatever they do fans just couldn’t be
pleased this is also the result of heavy
censorship as nojima creator Kanaka
mat-su is rather fond of fanservice
and risky activities
gotta be double D’s now western
audiences couldn’t have that
let’s leave the series alone and let the
fanservice exist like it was originally
intended
number five astroboy original series
what on earth’s the matter
mechanically stuff now just got a power
I’m being sold to a scrap dealer Wow
the series set the standard for English
voice acting in anime for a very long
time only not in the good way
anyway no happen in addition emergency
get me the Jeebs please watch enter says
if you please his bidding cannot be
disturbed this classic series following
the misadventures of robot Astro Boy was
initially released in 1963 resulting in
subpar voice acting work due to
stereotypical views of different races
during the period Yoga was speaking
again from steed if you were of pretty
much any race watching this show there
was a decent chance that you would be
offended wow we have come a long way in
the 52 years since the initial release
Astro Boy is still a dark stain on the
voice acting community thank you very
much Chester boy now we got to find a
way to destroy these saucers I’m good
why not number four Sailor Moon hey
Sarina I heard about your test want me
to be your tutor but as much as a
toothache such a dweeb mouth and she
doesn’t even to that she needs a trip to
the mall to get mine often even the
classics have some of the magic lost
during translation this quintessential
magical girl anime of Usagi Tuscan oh
sorry that’s Sarina bunny in English and
her friends who could transform into
super heroines to protect the world
sounds like an easy popular premise
right now here lies the problem we’ve
got a problem major problem originally
translated by D IC entertainment and
clover way Sailor Moon widely
underperformed in the West due to poor
voice acting choices and a lack of
emotion as the main cast was cycled out
each season in an effort to fix the
problem it only made it worse I don’t
get it my mom sure acted strange yeah
what’d you put in her coffee this more
to do everything in the store is 94
Santa number three uu oh isn’t he cute
when he’s thinking hey Tristan Yugi has
teaching me how to play duel monsters
drooling monsters duel monsters you
Nimrod it’s time to duel
a fan favorite childhood series for many
a millennial yugioh is notorious for its
incredibly bad dub courtesy of for kids
entertainment accents from all around
the world are completely butchered
teetering on the edge of racism at best
you may have found a watery trail
leading back to our Guardian but you
have yet to breach his defenses defenses
that we activate now it doesn’t stop
there though as for kids severely
changed many parts of the story to limit
the drama and violence oh I’m shaking
maybe you’d like to settle this with
fists instead of cards take it easy Joey
this happens all the time but this time
it also caused massive reprints at the
official trading card game maybe we just
didn’t realize it was this bad until we
were older nonetheless we can all agree
that this one is laughable at best
you’re not faring any better than the
old man did you
your deck is just as weak and feeble as
your grandfather my grandpa is a great
man and a better duelist than you’ll
ever be
number two the big green dragon ball tub
what is it majesty
you alone can defeat a sudden warrior
you can vanquish the legendary space
warrior Dragon Balls English dub came at
a time when enemy was still very obscure
in the West but the Funimation dub is
still a very respectable effort in its
own right however the French
Broadcasting Company a B group did their
own translation for European audiences
originally translated into French the
show was then re translated from that
into English yes more I’m taking all
your power now soon I’ll be able to
destroy him I’m ready
combine that mistake with the work of
some of the worst voice actors they
could find and you’ve got yourself the
series that fans often refer to as the
Big Green dub why Big Green that’s what
this series inexplicably calls piccolo
for reasons that we don’t even want to
think about who are you let that child
along before we introduce our worst
English dub here are a few honorable
mentions are you the one who wrote this
what oh I guess you know nothing you
call this a love song what are you doing
here inside this room a bird yes I heard
it that I needed the flapping birds
flapping in the national library right
I’m telling you something suspicious is
going on in that pet shop
Leon listen to me you can’t go off
half-cocked what you need is a proof
detective so then I guess you won’t find
any of this interesting captain number
one speed racer too bad your father
didn’t check all that money mr. fixer
offered for you to join the Alpha Team
well I’ll see you after I win good luck
slick here we haven’t the king of bad
English dubs initially released by
Tatsunoko productions the Speed Racer
that western audience has received was
an extreme disappointment the voice
acting if you can call it that failed in
every aspect of the art you
what are you doing your speed practicing
you must not be in the race I will be
and I can beat you I’ll prove it from
sarcastic emotions to poor delivery and
failure to adjust to any situation on
screen the complete lack of care the
voice actors had for this series is
appalling
you’re the mats razor aren’t you stay
there Trixie I’ll go after sprite
land-speed do you agree with our list
can you speak up
I’m having a hard time hearing you
what’s your least favorite English dub
four more decently voice two top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com hey where are you going
hey come back
TechKnow police hey go cookies I want
you to hand over the file on the command
system of that tank upon it now we
suggest watching these series subtitled
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
worst anime English dubs and
translations you didn’t really want me
to run you over tonight now did you
well I it’s just that for this list we
considered series that are notorious for
their disappointing English voice acting
in comparison to the original Japanese I
thought up a new law to celebrate my
return write this down right anyone who
ignores the king will be executed we are
including timing emotion translation as
well as their general impact on the
world of anime we’re not saying these
series are bad in their own right as a
few of the shows you’ll see on this list
are actually considered masterpieces
with translations that just don’t do
them justice Kari you’re surprised to
see me huh
number 10 one piece yeah
don’t give it up don’t give it up now
even some of the longest franchises need
to stay subbed considered by many anime
fans as a top-tier show it may come as a
surprise that the series has a highly
laughable English dub is that it while
villains and temporary characters are
the most affected by poor voice acting
many of the main character performances
lack emotion I’m sorry you suck it’s all
over now this is the end this results in
many disappointing emotionally-driven
seats as it comes across as planed and
unpolished this breaks down most of the
humour that one piece is known for and
it becomes a complete mess plenty was
lost in the translation
yo only took a bite a gum gum
number nine Beast Wars two super
life-form transformers well how come
around not below we still haven’t heard
from convoy yeah you’re right around you
the original transformers cartoon series
is in an awkward place in regards to
whether or not it’s considered anime as
the English version is superior in every
way many people have claimed that one
for the West
I was wrong my friends I admired
Megatron merely because he was powerful
I failed to see how he used that power
beast wars too however Japan can keep
that one an already subpar series Beast
Wars twos English translation and
dubbing makes the series completely
unwatchable luckily here you use the
wrong reasons will we learn it they
better not try anything it must be the
Predacons a suspicious spacecraft has
landed on Gaia it’s probably them the
voice acting is laughable and the
writing does a little more than
translate the original scripts
word-for-word resulting in a bunch of
lines that make little to no sense
you’re awesome convoy you’re gonna throw
us a party with just a hint of an animal
touch I’d rather have a party with a
robot touch oil and Energon cocktails I
don’t see why we need an animal party a
break techno police 21c tell me friend
you have a pinch of Sentinels chickie no
I haven’t what’s special about it yes
the worst crime rate in the world
here come the techno police following a
group of advanced robot police trying to
recapture a hijacked tank there wasn’t
much to expect from this film created as
a cooperation between studios art
maquette new a the film suffered from
financial problems from the start it
don’t useful alright well Jess Garrett
Danny initially planned as a series they
couldn’t afford enough voice actors and
animation thus resulting in the movie we
have now as the film has been
re-released multiple times over the
years
the original English version has faded
into obscurity as it’s almost
unwatchable I can’t afford to let that
time go away
but you’ll blow up the city call up your
aeroplanes it’s no longer my decision
number seven card captor Sakura
thank you so much for waking me up
little girl I have been stuffed in that
book for like ever
Wow if you nail Assyria is your first
time around there is no reason to read
of it again while initially released by
Nelvana in a heavily edited run of over
39 episodes contrary to the original 70
the rights were later issued to Jenny on
now NBC Sakura Drive do you think it
could be any louder
I wasn’t that loud sounded like a small
dinosaur up there while Jenny unreleased
the series with a full run many of the
voices were redubbed in order to
decrease their age why are you dressed
like that what this um well uh um it’s
her honey fans never want that the
Western version also came heavily edited
even to the point of removing many
character backstories this rendered the
plot difficult to understand ruining the
series for most of the Western audience
number 6
Negi mutt magister neg emoji da no one
else is hot stop being my own room yeah
hey don’t forget you have to repeat a
chant exactly three times now our next
entry just can’t catch a break with it’s
English dub no matter how many Studios
try their hand we aren’t kidding as big
names like Funimation jebecca and shaft
have all taken a turn with shall we say
less than optimal results I believe our
new teacher has arrived he’s waiting for
us in the dean’s office great thank you
whatever they do fans just couldn’t be
pleased this is also the result of heavy
censorship as nojima creator Kanaka
mat-su is rather fond of fanservice
and risky activities
gotta be double D’s now western
audiences couldn’t have that
let’s leave the series alone and let the
fanservice exist like it was originally
intended
number five astroboy original series
what on earth’s the matter
mechanically stuff now just got a power
I’m being sold to a scrap dealer Wow
the series set the standard for English
voice acting in anime for a very long
time only not in the good way
anyway no happen in addition emergency
get me the Jeebs please watch enter says
if you please his bidding cannot be
disturbed this classic series following
the misadventures of robot Astro Boy was
initially released in 1963 resulting in
subpar voice acting work due to
stereotypical views of different races
during the period Yoga was speaking
again from steed if you were of pretty
much any race watching this show there
was a decent chance that you would be
offended wow we have come a long way in
the 52 years since the initial release
Astro Boy is still a dark stain on the
voice acting community thank you very
much Chester boy now we got to find a
way to destroy these saucers I’m good
why not number four Sailor Moon hey
Sarina I heard about your test want me
to be your tutor but as much as a
toothache such a dweeb mouth and she
doesn’t even to that she needs a trip to
the mall to get mine often even the
classics have some of the magic lost
during translation this quintessential
magical girl anime of Usagi Tuscan oh
sorry that’s Sarina bunny in English and
her friends who could transform into
super heroines to protect the world
sounds like an easy popular premise
right now here lies the problem we’ve
got a problem major problem originally
translated by D IC entertainment and
clover way Sailor Moon widely
underperformed in the West due to poor
voice acting choices and a lack of
emotion as the main cast was cycled out
each season in an effort to fix the
problem it only made it worse I don’t
get it my mom sure acted strange yeah
what’d you put in her coffee this more
to do everything in the store is 94
Santa number three uu oh isn’t he cute
when he’s thinking hey Tristan Yugi has
teaching me how to play duel monsters
drooling monsters duel monsters you
Nimrod it’s time to duel
a fan favorite childhood series for many
a millennial yugioh is notorious for its
incredibly bad dub courtesy of for kids
entertainment accents from all around
the world are completely butchered
teetering on the edge of racism at best
you may have found a watery trail
leading back to our Guardian but you
have yet to breach his defenses defenses
that we activate now it doesn’t stop
there though as for kids severely
changed many parts of the story to limit
the drama and violence oh I’m shaking
maybe you’d like to settle this with
fists instead of cards take it easy Joey
this happens all the time but this time
it also caused massive reprints at the
official trading card game maybe we just
didn’t realize it was this bad until we
were older nonetheless we can all agree
that this one is laughable at best
you’re not faring any better than the
old man did you
your deck is just as weak and feeble as
your grandfather my grandpa is a great
man and a better duelist than you’ll
ever be
number two the big green dragon ball tub
what is it majesty
you alone can defeat a sudden warrior
you can vanquish the legendary space
warrior Dragon Balls English dub came at
a time when enemy was still very obscure
in the West but the Funimation dub is
still a very respectable effort in its
own right however the French
Broadcasting Company a B group did their
own translation for European audiences
originally translated into French the
show was then re translated from that
into English yes more I’m taking all
your power now soon I’ll be able to
destroy him I’m ready
combine that mistake with the work of
some of the worst voice actors they
could find and you’ve got yourself the
series that fans often refer to as the
Big Green dub why Big Green that’s what
this series inexplicably calls piccolo
for reasons that we don’t even want to
think about who are you let that child
along before we introduce our worst
English dub here are a few honorable
mentions are you the one who wrote this
what oh I guess you know nothing you
call this a love song what are you doing
here inside this room a bird yes I heard
it that I needed the flapping birds
flapping in the national library right
I’m telling you something suspicious is
going on in that pet shop
Leon listen to me you can’t go off
half-cocked what you need is a proof
detective so then I guess you won’t find
any of this interesting captain number
one speed racer too bad your father
didn’t check all that money mr. fixer
offered for you to join the Alpha Team
well I’ll see you after I win good luck
slick here we haven’t the king of bad
English dubs initially released by
Tatsunoko productions the Speed Racer
that western audience has received was
an extreme disappointment the voice
acting if you can call it that failed in
every aspect of the art you
what are you doing your speed practicing
you must not be in the race I will be
and I can beat you I’ll prove it from
sarcastic emotions to poor delivery and
failure to adjust to any situation on
screen the complete lack of care the
voice actors had for this series is
appalling
you’re the mats razor aren’t you stay
there Trixie I’ll go after sprite
land-speed do you agree with our list
can you speak up
I’m having a hard time hearing you
what’s your least favorite English dub
four more decently voice two top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com hey where are you going
hey come back
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