Bad Taste Weekly

Anime dubs:  even just mentioning the idea calls to mind for many people less than favorable thoughts--mispronounced names, dumb localization changes, that ridiculous and cartoonish "splat" sound effect added in the End of Evangelion, and so on.  But the general consensus seems to be that although most dubs are absolutely terrible, there is such a thing as a good dub, and there are even some series that sound just as good (or rarely, better) in the English version when compared to the Japanese one.  I, for one, really do enjoy listening to dubs, but the unfortunate truth about them is that most are utter garbage, so any enjoyment I might've had in a good dub is ruined. Recently, though, I've been getting interested in dubs again and have been absolutely fascinated by  what I've found.  It turns out that in Blu-Ray releases of certain anime series, the creators will release a dub commentary on it.  I knew well this happens in live action TV special features discs