Top 10 Anime Dubs that are Better Than Their Original Counterparts

Some anime dubs are often considered to be better than the original Japanese counterparts. Here's a list of those.
The Top Ten
1 Cowboy Bebop Cowboy Bebop is a 1998 anime television series animated by Sunrise featuring a production team led by director Shinichirō Watanabe, screenwriter Keiko Nobumoto, character designer Toshihiro Kawamoto, mechanical designer Kimitoshi Yamane, and composer Yoko Kanno.

Whenever anyone says anime dubs all suck, I like to shove this in their face

2 Ghost Stories

Unpopular opinion: I actually like the subbed version better. The English dub tried too hard and fell flat over half of the time.

A trashy Horror Anime turned into a Horror Themed Comedy Anime with an ingeniously hilarious Dubbed script.

"Monsters will only get evil people like Republicans, and we're not old enough to vote! "

3 Black Lagoon Black Lagoon (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe. It has been published in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X since April 2002, with its chapters collected in twelve tankōbon volumes as of August 2021. In North America, the manga ...read more.
4 Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt is a Japanese anime television series produced by Gainax, as well as a series of tie-in media developed around it. The series ran from October to December 2010 on BS Nittele.
5 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is an anime series adapted from the Fullmetal Alchemist manga by Hiromu Arakawa.
6 Death Note Death Note is a Japanese television drama anime series based on the manga series of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The show is centered around Light Yagami - a promising highschooler and aspiring detective with a strong sense of "justice".
7 Hetalia: Axis Powers Hetalia: Axis Powers is a Japanese webcomic turned anime by Hidekaz Himaruya that debuted in 2009. The series anthropomorphizes countries and depicts them as characters interacting in both humorous and historical scenarios, primarily during World War I and World War II. The show has been lauded for its comedic approach but has also been criticized for its controversial handling of historical events. Hetalia has attracted a broad international audience and has inspired a range of merchandise and fan activities.
8 Samurai Champloo Samurai Champloo is a Japanese anime series developed by Manglobe. Samurai Champloo is set in an alternate version of Edo-era Japan with an anachronistic, predominantly hip hop, setting. It follows Mugen, an impudent and freedom-loving vagrant swordsman; Jin, a composed and stoic rōnin; and Fuu, a ...read more.
9 Hellsing Ultimate Hellsing is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano. It chronicles the efforts of the mysterious and secret Hellsing Organization, as it combats vampires, ghouls, and other supernatural foes who threaten England.
10 Mobile Fighter G Gundam Mobile Fighter G Gundam, also known in Japan as Mobile Fighting Legend G Gundam, is a 1994 Japanese animated television series produced by Sunrise and the fifth installment in the long running Gundam franchise.
The Contenders
11 Naruto

I watched all the episodes, many in sub and many in dub. There are a number of episodes that I've watched in both languages. Objectively, I feel that the English voicing is even better than the Japanese.

12 Soul Eater
13 Pokémon XY The Series
14 Pokémon
15 Yu-Gi-Oh! Yu-Gi-Oh! was aired from 2000 to 2004 in Japan, and 2001 to 2006 in the US. It continues where the Toei Anime Left off. When 10th grader Yugi Muto solves the Millenium Puzzle, Yami Yugi emerges, taking control of him to help his friends. In Duel Monsters, they mostly played children's card games because ...read more.
16 High School DxD High School DxD is a Japanese light novel series written by Ichiei Ishibumi and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. The series revolves around Issei Hyoudou, a perverted high school student who is reincarnated into a Devil by Rias Gremory after being killed on his first date. He later joins the Occult Research ...read more.
17 Blood Blockade Battlefront Blood Blockade Battlefront is a Japanese shōnen manga by Yasuhiro Nightow. It has been published bimonthly in the magazine Jump SQ19 from February to April 2009 and moved to Jump Square upon the former's ending.
18 Powerpuff Girls Z Powerpuff Girls Z is a Japanese magical girl anime series directed by Megumu Ishiguro, based on the American animated television series The Powerpuff Girls. The anime is co-produced by Cartoon Network Japan and Aniplex and was animated and produced by Toei Animation, featuring character design by Miho Shimogasa who is also the character designer of Cutie Honey Flash and Ultra Maniac and one of the animation directors of the Sailor Moon original anime franchise. As production occurred in Tokyo, Japan, Craig McCracken who is the original creator of The Powerpuff Girls was not directly involved with the project. ...read more.
19 Teletoon Advance
20 Z-Squad Z-Squad is a South Korean-Canadian animated television series that debuted in 2006. Aimed at a young audience, the show follows three young girls who transform into magical heroes to fight off evil. The series incorporates themes of friendship, teamwork, and courage. Z-Squad has been praised for its engaging storytelling and high-quality animation, making it a popular choice among younger viewers.
21 Noonbory and the Super Seven

I loved this show!

22 Nepos Napos

I really loved it!

23 Astro Boy Astro Boy, known in Japan by its original name Mighty Atom, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine from 1952 to 1968. The original 112 chapters were collected into 23 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha.
24 Medabots
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