However, there are plenty of other reasons to watch the English version for anyone still unconvinced.įor one thing, the Quality of the dub is top-notch, despite it being produced before the current golden age of dubbing techniques and the like. Because of its iconic global status, the dub is a much more fitting way to watch the show. Shinchiro Watanabe's Cowboy Bebop is much more popular in America than in Japan. Plus, nostalgia plays more than a small role in this recommendation. In other words, where the Japanese voice actors were cast for a comedy adventure, the English VAs were cast for an action series, and that's why their voices fit so well. Although subs are available much sooner, the English voice actors fit the hard action and dramatic shift that DB Z marked in Goku's evolving character arc. When it comes to the most popular entry in the Dragon Ball franchise, Dragon Ball Z is unquestionably much better in English.
