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Season 2??? Opinion: As a dub watcher, i had to switch to sub for this... And some rant!!!

The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
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Will they adapt the whole story and who do you find relatable, not favourite?
Sep 23, 2025 6:50 AM
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I watched the first four episode in dub and after 5 years of watching dub, and being one who argues in favor of it, i waited 3 months before all the episodes were out, realized only 4 dub episodes were available, and decided to watch it anyways and because of anticipation switched to sub, and like the voice acting a lot, i believe non-comedy romance anime should be watched in subs and most rom-com or any comedy can be watched in dub, because the artist feel like they are on crack... action is subjective, and fantasy depends upon the dub cast... but i could not stand the voice of kaoru because of how much hyped she was i wanted her dub voice to much her appearance but it sounded like the trap voice, the girls who turn out to be cross dresser, as i watched dress up darling before and if a character is supposed to be that way then it's fine... so, i switched to sub to get kaoru's full load of cuteness even though she's older than me and less artificial nature of dub... and spoilers please, tell me are there any arc's that can be a possible movie that are not the ending or something because mid show non recap movies are dope... and i am proud to say this as an anime only watch i liked subaru with her first and second appearance while many anime only's called her out to a jealous gay b****... people need to watch with their minds open or just don't bother to watch a show about being open minded and non-judgmental, because people never learn, anime has taught a lot of good lessons but people will only learn the aura farming, cause their minds are too small to understand feelings, trust me trying to understand fictional character with great writing will help you became more likeable, reliable and empathic in real life, i have helped my friends and family because i tried to understand why a character would do something horrible and similarly i became a great listener and became good in advising people and this thread was not for tourists, but for people who shut of their minds, learn to be respectful otherwise how can you respect people in real life, and if you are spiteful than keep it to yourself, unless the person or character is wrong try to help them or get in their boat for once, and if you feel the person is still wrong, that's upto you, because words can kill people... Thank you!!! i have been judged for having an angry voice and became friends with a girl last year whom others avoided, tagging her as a play girl because she wanted to be nice, and would always get back with her bf who cheated on her because she believed his lame excuses about wanting to study and he also tried to get her called out for cheating to show himself as superior, even got her friends to call her out as a slut and started those rumors because one thing she had was an idea of self-respect, because even though she believed him he still lashed out at other for doing the wrong thing or for trying to insult her, which only made the rumors and opinions worse, we were class representatives together for 4 months before i moved away in class 11th and i feel herself respect to be a clay wall, easily moldable for that guy... and she even tried to slit her throat and laughed it off when i saw it, and wore mask and scarf from then on... she again got back with that guy after i changed cities and told me happily about it online...

btw i like karou the most and find subaru and rintaro relatable
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Sep 23, 2025 7:10 AM
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When you say dub do u mean ai voiced coz that ain’t no dub
Sep 23, 2025 7:12 AM
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When you say dub do u mean ai voiced coz that ain’t no dub
@shouko_u nah i meant i realised the voice lines did not feel as natural (artifical) compared to sub...
Sep 23, 2025 7:18 AM
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Try to watch sub for any anime if possible. Because the actual Japanese voice is always great. You can get the genuine feel of a series if you watch sub.
Sep 23, 2025 7:30 AM
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Try to watch sub for any anime if possible. Because the actual Japanese voice is always great. You can get the genuine feel of a series if you watch sub.
@REAL10 i will do that for romance not romcom but not for isekai because i don't have time for the same shit, unless it's unique and i have been avoiding monogatari, i think it's time!!! i watched joshiraku, masterful cat and liked them a lot and connected a lot more so i maybe should, and shows with a lot of captios like Vtuber were better in sub aswell!!! also flower and asura where the voicie acting in dub needed to be far superior!!! i might split 50-50 because some dubs are masterful aswell, i will just skip to sub on average one's...
Sep 23, 2025 7:46 AM
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Subaru is the only worthwhile character in this show.
*kappa*
Sep 23, 2025 7:58 AM
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i think 90%+ of romance are better sub
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Sep 23, 2025 8:14 AM
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Fragrant Flower is consistent at top 5 every week on Anitrendz. CloverWorks should definitely continue the work even though Netflix did a dumb move this season by delaying it.
For possible movie:

Anyway, my favorite character so far from this series is Kyoko (Rintaro's mom)
Sep 23, 2025 8:15 AM
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i think 90%+ of romance are better sub
@Ahohite-killer facts, this is facts, can't argue unless there's comedy tag aswell, then dub is a nice watch aswell for folks multitasking!!!
Sep 23, 2025 8:17 AM
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Fragrant Flower is consistent at top 5 every week on Anitrendz. CloverWorks should definitely continue the work even though Netflix did a dumb move this season by delaying it.
For possible movie:

Anyway, my favorite character so far from this series is Kyoko (Rintaro's mom)
@Rejakos anime eg, tomo chan skip parents' story altogether but watching romance story about older people while being young is always a feast, a good choice!!!
Sep 23, 2025 8:40 AM
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@geberim i don't think so, did you?
Sep 23, 2025 10:04 AM
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do you need mal supporter subscription to post like this?
Sep 23, 2025 10:43 AM
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All the characters are cardboard cutouts. Subaru is the only one who feels like she has even a little internal conflict.
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Sep 23, 2025 11:23 AM
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Zarutaku said:
Subaru is the only worthwhile character in this show.

W take. I thought, I was the only thinking like that.
Sep 23, 2025 3:12 PM
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In the sub vs dub debate, I feel English dub is always too exaggerated and high-pitched in a way, I heard there are good dubs out there (AoT and Death Note being examples that I've seen people mention), but imo, I don't think they are, I can elaborate, but I kept it concise


Personally, I try to watch anything in its original language, anime is no different, so if it's a matter of convenience, as in you not wanting to overwork your brain with a foreign language in your free time, that's totally fine, but I highly recommend watching everything in Japanese if you never do, it's an entirely different experience, and a superior one!
Sep 23, 2025 3:30 PM
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Subaru is the only worthwhile character in this show.
@Zarutaku
I'm more interested in her connection to Natsusawa than the relationship between the two leads XD
I don't hate the others though
Sep 23, 2025 7:04 PM
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REAL10 said:
Try to watch sub for any anime if possible. Because the actual Japanese voice is always great. You can get the genuine feel of a series if you watch sub.

Ur pfp is quite literally better in dub
Sep 23, 2025 11:53 PM

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@Zarutaku
I'm more interested in her connection to Natsusawa than the relationship between the two leads XD
I don't hate the others though
CipherKen said:
I'm more interested in her connection to Natsusawa

I'm also interested in Subaru x Saku because they have enemy to lover vibes, my favorite type of ship.
*kappa*
Sep 24, 2025 7:48 AM
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do you need mal supporter subscription to post like this?
@Nilyaaa nah! you don't need subscription...
Sep 24, 2025 7:50 AM
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CipherKen said:
I'm more interested in her connection to Natsusawa

I'm also interested in Subaru x Saku because they have enemy to lover vibes, my favorite type of ship.
@Zarutaku yeah, side couples are always better as after the main ones end up together our hype dies down, ans side couples have more drama and stuff...
Sep 24, 2025 4:51 PM
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This’ll get a second season but with the increasing criticism the manga has gotten and Cloverworks busy schedule moving forward (Spy X Family, Bocchi, My Dress Up) I doubt Fragrant will ever see a full adaptation

Also worth noting the current manga sales boom is unsustainable and will likely quickly fade once the Netflix release finishes
Sep 25, 2025 3:36 AM
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Zarutaku said:
CipherKen said:
I'm more interested in her connection to Natsusawa

I'm also interested in Subaru x Saku because they have enemy to lover vibes, my favorite type of ship.

It's not the same, but it reminded me of the side characters (I won't give spoilers, in case people haven't seen it) in Relife, it was also interesting and funny to see things developed between them, because they weren't completely brushed to the side like in some other animes
Sep 25, 2025 10:31 PM

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The true anime fan never watches dub.
(づ ̄ ³ ̄)づ ちゅっ ちゅっ キス (´。✪ω✪。`)

I hate it when anime/manga that I enjoyed ends, especially when there could be much longer plot and when I love main heroine :P

I wish I had magic glasses that let me see real world in anime colors ;)
Sep 26, 2025 4:31 AM
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I love the dub version more🥹🥹 if watching in English dub doesn’t make me a fan of it.. so be it!!!

I’m still waiting for Netflix to release all episodes 🥰🥰
Sep 26, 2025 7:18 PM

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Reply to REAL10
Try to watch sub for any anime if possible. Because the actual Japanese voice is always great. You can get the genuine feel of a series if you watch sub.
@REAL10 This applied pre 2010. Nowadays dubs can be preferable over sub, like for Frieren. In fact if Frieren didn't have a dub I would have put it off because I could fully enjoy the animation and the dub voices are better. Same with mahouka because S1 had so much jargon and info dumping that it was a chore just trying to slog through it (I only picked it back up years later after dropping it TWICE). But because of the mahouka dub it made it more bearable and allowed me to get to the good parts and catch up.
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@REAL10 This applied pre 2010. Nowadays dubs can be preferable over sub, like for Frieren. In fact if Frieren didn't have a dub I would have put it off because I could fully enjoy the animation and the dub voices are better. Same with mahouka because S1 had so much jargon and info dumping that it was a chore just trying to slog through it (I only picked it back up years later after dropping it TWICE). But because of the mahouka dub it made it more bearable and allowed me to get to the good parts and catch up.
@Noegusis yeah, that is correct, i am talking about balancing it out and people are just straight up asking to switch up, how do yiu think i will enjoy a comedy without understanding half the context, because voice moderation if a fun gimmick...
Sep 27, 2025 12:06 PM
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If you're a dub watcher I'm not against that but it's better if you watch this one in sub only cuz the dub is so bad. I knew that from 1 clip.
Sep 27, 2025 9:17 PM
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If you're a dub watcher I'm not against that but it's better if you watch this one in sub only cuz the dub is so bad. I knew that from 1 clip.
@MMM6544 which clip?
Sep 28, 2025 4:37 AM
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Not everyone has good feelings about English dubbed, but I heard non english dubbed is good
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@Sensual_Yuri_69 The one from ep 1 when Kaoruko's getting bullied and Rintaro saves her and when they run away she sees blood on his head and is like "Rintaro!" she sounds so not Kaoruko like something is wrong with her voice like it doesn't match her face and body
Oct 1, 2025 12:40 AM
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@Sensual_Yuri_69 The one from ep 1 when Kaoruko's getting bullied and Rintaro saves her and when they run away she sees blood on his head and is like "Rintaro!" she sounds so not Kaoruko like something is wrong with her voice like it doesn't match her face and body
@MMM6544 oh, i rewtched it and felt that! compared to sub...
Oct 6, 2025 9:05 PM
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man i just watched sub cause i am vercitile plus the only reason i watch dub is because if i deside to move away from screen i will understand whats going on without playi back you know in sub i had this problem when i started watching anime i used to watch sub as all people do but whenever i looked away I won't understand whats going on so yea dub helps in that sub i only watch when dub is not available i am vercitile and i guess everyone shoud be cause shows like this and let's say when solo leveling was airing dub came out like 3week or 2weeks delay so yea i am not waiting that long
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Fusion8707 said:
man i just watched sub cause i am vercitile plus the only reason i watch dub is because if i deside to move away from screen i will understand whats going on without playi back you know in sub i had this problem when i started watching anime i used to watch sub as all people do but whenever i looked away I won't understand whats going on so yea dub helps in that sub i only watch when dub is not available i am vercitile and i guess everyone shoud be cause shows like this and let's say when solo leveling was airing dub came out like 3week or 2weeks delay so yea i am not waiting that long

plus i can re-watch Animes like this aswell like i have watched AOT sub will watch it dub now if i get time and vis versa
Oct 12, 2025 12:48 AM
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The true anime fan never watches dub.
@Thyriad-oPPailov Said no one ever.
Nov 16, 2025 7:42 AM

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I just started watching this and like I said in the other thread, the voice actress for English dub for the Waguri girl has THE most fakest "innocent" voice ever.

It's kinda fucking annoying.

The first episode was average at best with most cliched plot in existence. But I'm guessing that majority of the Netflix (Murican) crowd has never seen this "misunderstood delinquent who's secretly a pussy" plot in existence and came running in to overrate this anime from the start.

Rest of the episodes better be the best damn thing in existence since it's rated 8.66/10 on this site.
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I just started watching this and like I said in the other thread, the voice actress for English dub for the Waguri girl has THE most fakest "innocent" voice ever.

It's kinda fucking annoying.

The first episode was average at best with most cliched plot in existence. But I'm guessing that majority of the Netflix (Murican) crowd has never seen this "misunderstood delinquent who's secretly a pussy" plot in existence and came running in to overrate this anime from the start.

Rest of the episodes better be the best damn thing in existence since it's rated 8.66/10 on this site.
@1List2RuleThemAl it's more of like that such anime do not get this high quality product, except horimiya which was perfectly fast paced!!! and people love waguri for the memes!!! its good sactually 9 for me, but i love shoujo, so i might be biased!!!

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