i loved tara strong in FFX. and kairi was nice in kh.

but this ponytails it¡s  very annoying!.

japanese are better, i am just basic in japanese even with the lack of kanji how they put their feelings into the voice acting it way beyond what english voice actors did.

if blu ray support it i want my japanese dub!

The problem is, they put TOO much emotion into it. Even the smallest things sounds overly dramatic. I agree that there is a higher chance for the Japanese version to get it right, but it is NOT perfect.

Edit: Btw this is what I call a slightly bad English dub. Nowhere near the worst I've heard, but I didn't want to stray too far out of the series.

JP:

En:

Japanese Dub > English Dub

Easily.

Laito's English voice is pretty good, though.

Otherwise pretty good but I hated Snow's dub in the first scene. I would prefer original japanese VA but still overall pretty good dub. I can play with these voices without being annoyed.

he sounded like jackass trying to trick serah and then leave her =(.

why do people prefer original Japanese VA's when:

A. you don't understand them

B. They also sound crappy if your a japanese person....please I hope your not under the illusion FF13's JP VA's are of movie/extremely high quality.....

How do you know he is not really trying to do that? Perhaps he is some kind of Seifer and that explains why Lightning doesn't like/trust him. The story will reveal him as the real villain.   

The english voice acting is great. Story-wise I can't really judge much going by this. Except but say that it looks like Square is sticking with the typical melodramatic jrpg fare. I don't expect high-brow stuff from Final Fantasy. Popcorn entertainment like freaking True Blood is good enough for me but I haven't had that "oh my gosh what happens next" feeling from playing a jrpg in many years. More like a "holy crap when is this game going to end?" feeling (which is not good). The jrpg is growing stale. They need better scenario writers with more original ideas. If FFXIII has gameplay that can hold your interest from beginning to end (also rare for me. after a certain point, I feel like I just want these long-ass jrpgs get to the end) or had a story that made you want to keep playing to see what happens next, then I'll buy it. But jrpg developers mostly strike out both gameplay and story-wise. Visual novels get the story right while shooters, sports games, wrpgs, action-adventures, fighters, etc. get the gameplay right. Jrpgs are getting neither right. Jrpgs also seem like they still target their games towards teens. With teen drama (Square Enix) and/or fairytale (ie. Tales) stories and games that require intensive time investment, it's clear that they have a "no adults allowed except diehard jrpg fanboys" policy. Jrpg developers, if you must stick with the generic stories, at the very least stop making your games feel like a chore. "Uh don't tell me I gotta finish this thing. 60+ hours of boring combat (aside from fun stuff like boss fights) and uninspired narrative here I come." Makes games, not chore simulators and you'll win me back.

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But they are high quality. Japanese cast is A-class cast (Most of voice actors are from famous anime series.) Japanese dub is made with big budget. English cast is usually made with smaller budget and cast is pretty unknown... I don't say that always bad but usually yes. (at least to my ears)