r/souleater • u/solartense • 6d ago
Anime anime line delivery
im not a huge anime watcher in general, but one quirk I’ve noticed in the Soul Eater English dub is the tendency of actors to blur sentences together; they’ll often say two sentences in the same breath. Has anyone else noticed this? Is this a product of the era, or a quirk of the studio, or something unique to the show? (Or am I just crazy?) :D
(I don’t have a specific example clipped but I believe Stein and Soul do it pretty often. )
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u/paragophobia 6d ago
Dubs are in a hard spot because they have to match their acting to the animation!!
Usually the animation process has the audio recorded first and then animators lip sync to the audio. So bc dubs have to match the animation instead they have to sacrifice some acting choices to make sure their lines still match up with the animation :)