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<blockquote data-quote="Joshawott" data-source="post: 375000" data-attributes="member: 115">I'm going to be blunt in my assessment:I first saw this movie at the Arts Picture House subbed. I watched the British dub when it was released on Blu-ray - both me and my Mum agreed that the sub was better (and my Mum isn't even an anime fan).Judging from these clips, Arrietty's voice isn't too bad; in some scenes (like one of them posted) she sounds like an adult, but in others (Such as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi2hwk5Yt1E&amp;feature=relmfu" target="_blank">this one</a>) she sounds like a normal teenage girl. I'd say all three performances are acceptable. I definitely prefer Japanese Sho though - the British dub made him sound rather pompous, while the American seems to be going for emphasising his physical health (which makes his voice really quiet).I definitely prefer the British Haru (Or Hara as she's known in the American dub). From that brief clip, I can see that the American team did try and replicate the same type of creepy vibe the Japanese and UK voices have, but the voice sounds too husky for me. I prefer the UK English voice for her.The British Pod was quite frankly, even better than the Japanese (shame he doesn't speak much); however, I do like how the US dub has gotten the same approach of him being the silent-but-strong type. Homily's UK voice is a lot better than her American voice in my opinion.Also, what the hell is that <a href="http://youtu.be/HchZQ1CAS3s?t=8s" target="_blank">&quot;tey!&quot;</a>?!So to sum up my opinion:Original Japanese -&gt; English Dub -&gt; American Dub.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Joshawott, post: 375000, member: 115"] I'm going to be blunt in my assessment: I first saw this movie at the Arts Picture House subbed. I watched the British dub when it was released on Blu-ray - both me and my Mum agreed that the sub was better (and my Mum isn't even an anime fan). Judging from these clips, Arrietty's voice isn't too bad; in some scenes (like one of them posted) she sounds like an adult, but in others (Such as [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi2hwk5Yt1E&feature=relmfu]this one[/url]) she sounds like a normal teenage girl. I'd say all three performances are acceptable. I definitely prefer Japanese Sho though - the British dub made him sound rather pompous, while the American seems to be going for emphasising his physical health (which makes his voice really quiet). I definitely prefer the British Haru (Or Hara as she's known in the American dub). From that brief clip, I can see that the American team did try and replicate the same type of creepy vibe the Japanese and UK voices have, but the voice sounds too husky for me. I prefer the UK English voice for her. The British Pod was quite frankly, even better than the Japanese (shame he doesn't speak much); however, I do like how the US dub has gotten the same approach of him being the silent-but-strong type. Homily's UK voice is a lot better than her American voice in my opinion. Also, what the hell is that [url=http://youtu.be/HchZQ1CAS3s?t=8s]"tey!"[/url]?! So to sum up my opinion: Original Japanese -> English Dub -> American Dub. [/QUOTE]

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