The Cartoon Cipher | What's ACTUALLY Wrong with the Dragon Maid Dub? @TheCartoonCipher | Uploaded December 2020 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
The English Dub for Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid has become infamous within the anime community for various rewritten lines. While we do think it’s unfair that it and similarly controversial dubs are being used to generalize English anime dubbing as a medium, we *do* think it’s fair to critique what this dub is on the whole. We discuss the topic punching up dialogue in dubs like Dragon Maid’s, and also look to highlight the positives as well as the negatives for this dub.
If you like what you saw or heard, please consider supporting us on Patreon: patreon.com/TheCartoonCipher
Or follow The Cartoon Cipher on Twitter: twitter.com/CartoonCipher
Written & narrated by Eric (twitter.com/MrAJCosplay)
Edited by MrNiesGuy (twitter.com/MrNiesGuy)
Co-written & co-edited by Abhi (twitter.com/RBKapoor1)
Further thanks to @SarahKTranslate for answering some questions we had.
Cartoon Cipher visual assets by @jermacattack
End-screen/Thumbnail visuals by @MrNiesGuy
0:00 - Introduction
0:38 - A Dub’s Legacy
3:11 - Patriarchal Societal Demands
4:57 - "Not Into Women or Dragons"
10:39 - Punching Up Dialogue
14:00 – Punching Up in Dragon Maid
15:11 – Character Personalities
19:54 – Who Changes Lines in Dubs?
21:20 – Dragon Maid’s Skits
22:49 - The Positives
25:42 - Conclusion
28:46 - Endcard
SOURCES + FURTHER READING:
Our video on Simuldubs: youtube.com/watch?v=H25n5056n2k
Jamie Marchi’s Twitter: twitter.com/marchimark
Punching up dialogue: screenplay.lifetips.com/tip/132604/the-rewriting-phase/screenplay-tips/punch-up-the-dialogue.html
Jamie’s ANN page: animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=13966
Prison School episode 11 commentary
The Ancient Magus Bride episode 8 commentary
uhhh idk watch the show dubbed and subbed if you want all the info
ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE:
Hot Fuzz
Cowboy Bebop
Black Lagoon
FLCL
Yu Yu Hakusho
One Piece
Tokyo Mew Mew
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Pokemon
Citrus
Death Parade
Bloom Into You
Aggretsuko
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball Z Kai
Ultimate Muscle
Beastars
D-Frag
Scum’s Wish
Asagao to Kase-san
Yurikuma Arashi
Baccano!
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamon is Unbreakable
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Space Dandy
Kaguya-sama: Love is War
Hazbin Hotel
Gurren Lagann
The World God Only Knows
High School DxD
To Love-Ru
The Great Pretender
DECA-DENCE
Danganronpa 3
Free! Eternal Summer
Kakushigoto
Revolutionary Girl Utena
How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Lift?
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Bofuri
Steve Buscemi with a backwards cap and skateboard idk
How To Train Your Dragon
Hajimete no Gal
How NOT to Summon A Demon Lord
Code Geass
Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni GOU
Maken-Ki!
B Gata H Kei
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Haganai
The Devil is a Part-Timer
Sore ga Seiyuu!
Prison School
Fairy Tail
Hinamatsuri
ALL OUT!
Fire Force
Spice & Wolf
ID: Invaded
#funimation #dragonmaid #jamiemarchi
The English Dub for Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid has become infamous within the anime community for various rewritten lines. While we do think it’s unfair that it and similarly controversial dubs are being used to generalize English anime dubbing as a medium, we *do* think it’s fair to critique what this dub is on the whole. We discuss the topic punching up dialogue in dubs like Dragon Maid’s, and also look to highlight the positives as well as the negatives for this dub.
If you like what you saw or heard, please consider supporting us on Patreon: patreon.com/TheCartoonCipher
Or follow The Cartoon Cipher on Twitter: twitter.com/CartoonCipher
Written & narrated by Eric (twitter.com/MrAJCosplay)
Edited by MrNiesGuy (twitter.com/MrNiesGuy)
Co-written & co-edited by Abhi (twitter.com/RBKapoor1)
Further thanks to @SarahKTranslate for answering some questions we had.
Cartoon Cipher visual assets by @jermacattack
End-screen/Thumbnail visuals by @MrNiesGuy
0:00 - Introduction
0:38 - A Dub’s Legacy
3:11 - Patriarchal Societal Demands
4:57 - "Not Into Women or Dragons"
10:39 - Punching Up Dialogue
14:00 – Punching Up in Dragon Maid
15:11 – Character Personalities
19:54 – Who Changes Lines in Dubs?
21:20 – Dragon Maid’s Skits
22:49 - The Positives
25:42 - Conclusion
28:46 - Endcard
SOURCES + FURTHER READING:
Our video on Simuldubs: youtube.com/watch?v=H25n5056n2k
Jamie Marchi’s Twitter: twitter.com/marchimark
Punching up dialogue: screenplay.lifetips.com/tip/132604/the-rewriting-phase/screenplay-tips/punch-up-the-dialogue.html
Jamie’s ANN page: animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=13966
Prison School episode 11 commentary
The Ancient Magus Bride episode 8 commentary
uhhh idk watch the show dubbed and subbed if you want all the info
ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE:
Hot Fuzz
Cowboy Bebop
Black Lagoon
FLCL
Yu Yu Hakusho
One Piece
Tokyo Mew Mew
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Pokemon
Citrus
Death Parade
Bloom Into You
Aggretsuko
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball Z Kai
Ultimate Muscle
Beastars
D-Frag
Scum’s Wish
Asagao to Kase-san
Yurikuma Arashi
Baccano!
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamon is Unbreakable
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Space Dandy
Kaguya-sama: Love is War
Hazbin Hotel
Gurren Lagann
The World God Only Knows
High School DxD
To Love-Ru
The Great Pretender
DECA-DENCE
Danganronpa 3
Free! Eternal Summer
Kakushigoto
Revolutionary Girl Utena
How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Lift?
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Bofuri
Steve Buscemi with a backwards cap and skateboard idk
How To Train Your Dragon
Hajimete no Gal
How NOT to Summon A Demon Lord
Code Geass
Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni GOU
Maken-Ki!
B Gata H Kei
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Haganai
The Devil is a Part-Timer
Sore ga Seiyuu!
Prison School
Fairy Tail
Hinamatsuri
ALL OUT!
Fire Force
Spice & Wolf
ID: Invaded
#funimation #dragonmaid #jamiemarchi
