Honestly from this video, I get the impression that all the Japanese voice actors did a fantastic job. They all sound so badass. Lord Hood, Johnson, Arbiter.
@@DutchGuyMike well, both are good… but English VA are mostly hit-and-miss, even in anime… It's rare to get good dubs… tho, it's mostly on the director's interpretation of the scenes... it seems...
@@PrograErrorNo. You are not arguing that the japanese dub is as good as the English one. Almost all media sounds best in its original language, and if there were to be an exception, it sure as hell wouldn't be Halo, wherein the only hit-and-miss performance I can name was that of Miranda Keyes.
@@3XZDgg What do you mean? There's a clear mechanical echo in his voice. It's practically the same audio effect they use for mechs when their pilots talk.
Nah chief, all the humans have that sound effect. The mic quality is just... audible. If the Chief has an echo effect, it's not very noticeable next to the other voicelines.
@@luxuriouslobster3681 I'm playing Halo 2 in Japanese right now. I'm not sure if they've touched up the audio and added the effect I'm talking about; but it's actually much clearer on my TV than it is in this video. He sounds like a mech.
The fact the master chief is always wearing a helmet and we never get to see his face makes the dubbing that much better because there’s no lip movement to match
His actual spoken line is "Yo", which makes it even better in my opinion. It doesn't even need translation into English. It's a borrow-word the Japanese use as casual slang for "hey", same as the west.
A dude that was subjected to multiple painful experiments and cybernetic enhancements fighting for the good of people while never showing his face, Chief practically is a Kamen rider lol
Japanese Gravemind sounds more menacing than English honestly. Cortana sounds proper anime but I'm not convinced any other characters, especially Chief really have the same impact. Lord Hood sounds like a weapon though
English is a lot better. He actually sounds like something not human in English. Japanese almost sounds like normal talking. They didn't even do that roar thing at 0:56. It looks weird without it.
@@borbecue Then in my opinion, they did a bad job. The gravemind doesn't sound like an inhumane creature, just some guy. Edit: In the Japanese DUB I mean.
There was a Halo anime anthology with different studios, and it was dubbed by Sentai Filmworks with Steven Foster (the voice director for ADV's Ghost Stories dub) directing it.
Cortana sounds extremely similar to her English voice (like how Naruto sounds similar in both languages). Chief sounds less gruff, but more cool/calm/collected/level-headed/etc. Johnson sounds like somebody of his character/rank/position should in a Japanese movie or anime ^ Same for Lord Hood Truth sounds raspy but calm like he does in English, though he's still different enough. Gravemind sounds even more monstrous and menacing.
Man, i love how they translated _Demon_ as _Akuma_ It is technically a right translation, could be some more accurate options, but definitely none better than that.
There's a group of people working on one, but they have only 500 subs and currently don't have any other social media I can find, the channel is called Legends II
I loved the Boo that word he said changes Chief's personally so much, it sounds more carefree and "acting cool" than the Chief we know who says "BOO" cause "hyeo" is more like saying "yo"
I’d love if he was voiced by Koji Yusa, the voice of Shadow the Hedgehog. Koji’s cold, calm, always in control way of speaking as Shadow fits John to a T.
JP dubs tend to hang on to Voice Actors for a very long time until they retire basically. As an example for a VA being kept for a long time, Sonic has had the same VA in Japan since 1998.
@@borttheattorney6012 I enjoy the TV show. People have their head too far up their asses with it. It was supost to be a reimgining, not a 1 on 1 copy woth the game. Spinn off if you will. Yes theor are woerd choices like cheof hooking up with a Covenent woman. But over it still feels like Hali. Wich is aswome. A live action halo.
@@magnesium3273 It's fine if you enjoy the show but you cannot blame the fans for the hate. They've acquired the rights to a halo tv show and decided to make something else entirely. They could of just made an original series without the title of halo but we all know that it wouldn't sell. It's just a sly way of tricking fans of the games into watching your garbage show. Instead of picking the most well established and most beloved characters of the series they could of made a story about a fictional spartan team and completely get rid of all responsibility of delivering a story about already well established characters. Halo reach is different from the books but both are canon. Halo reach is proof that you can make a proper reimagining of the series but it has to be done properly.
@@Mr_Sakul That is very true, but they are bashing it for the wrong reasons. from the jump they let us know that its going to be a different telling of chiefs story. what people should be criticizing is things like chief goin ballz deep in some covenant woman. but they are mad about what should have been obvious, and mad about creative choices that aren't bad, but because it wasn't in the original game the whole thing is shit. yes parts of it are bad. but not the whole product. I point at the people that say the whole product is shit because its not the games story which was the whole idea. sorry if I missed a point though cause I sure as to hell wasn't reading that whole thing. and you probably didn't either. that's fine. this is RUclips not a face to face. so I could care less.
I like this purely because it makes Master Chief feel more human than a super soldier on a high pedestal. Like an anime protagonist that is just doing what they can for others.
Everything voiced in Japanese hits different Their voice actors always put a real effort into their job And Japanese just overall just sounds fancy and cool 😘
It just doesn't hit right. I love Japanese, but the Chiefs lower gravely voice just commands respect and has charisma, this Japanese dub just doesn't do the same. Lord Hood in particular just feels wrong. In English, you can feel his grit, his commanding presence and his experience oozes from his tone of voice, but in the Japanes dub it is sadly lost, for a character which commands respect from just a few words and the right tone of voice.
Someone needs to mod Master Chief into Yakuza Zero as Mister Shakedown now so we can simulate a giant in power armour beating our ass with a few quick chest cavity exploding punches.
No one can beat Steve downes
Steve Downes is better still
Steve dawnes is the Master chief
Well... We have David Krüger in France, and his absolutely perfect too actually
@@XBAY_xbox-gamerau même niveau la VO pour le coup
Id normally say Japanese voice acting is superior. But steve IS the master chief
Honestly from this video, I get the impression that all the Japanese voice actors did a fantastic job. They all sound so badass. Lord Hood, Johnson, Arbiter.
Meh, the originals are better IMO (and I didn't even play the games, just watched the cutscenes/stories).
@@DutchGuyMike well, both are good… but English VA are mostly hit-and-miss, even in anime…
It's rare to get good dubs… tho, it's mostly on the director's interpretation of the scenes... it seems...
only the one of the Chief doesn't sound good
@@PrograError weebs extending their VA viewpoints of anime to other media everyday
@@PrograErrorNo. You are not arguing that the japanese dub is as good as the English one.
Almost all media sounds best in its original language, and if there were to be an exception, it sure as hell wouldn't be Halo, wherein the only hit-and-miss performance I can name was that of Miranda Keyes.
Chief sounds like just a regular dude here , no offense. The English VA really gives him presence
agree. should've messed with EQ a bit in post. he doesn't even sound like he's speaking through a helmet
@@3XZDgg What do you mean? There's a clear mechanical echo in his voice. It's practically the same audio effect they use for mechs when their pilots talk.
Nah chief, all the humans have that sound effect. The mic quality is just... audible. If the Chief has an echo effect, it's not very noticeable next to the other voicelines.
@@luxuriouslobster3681 I'm playing Halo 2 in Japanese right now. I'm not sure if they've touched up the audio and added the effect I'm talking about; but it's actually much clearer on my TV than it is in this video.
He sounds like a mech.
As far as this video is concerned, he sounds just like the admiral he's speaking to. @@RazorStormInc
The fact the master chief is always wearing a helmet and we never get to see his face makes the dubbing that much better because there’s no lip movement to match
Chief: “You!” 👈🏼
Grunt: scours in terror
Chief remembers that grunt for throwing a mud ball at him,then running away in the middle of combat
@@AnotherSWnerd lol 😂 SubhanAllah I can’t
His actual spoken line is "Yo", which makes it even better in my opinion.
It doesn't even need translation into English. It's a borrow-word the Japanese use as casual slang for "hey", same as the west.
WATCH ME CRANK THAT WATCH ME ROOOOLE
*Cheif: “boo!”
Grunt: scours in terror
0:38 Cortana's Japanese voice actress sounds fantastic!
Thats my mom bro
@@warriorshedge6772 sheeesh
@@gameseeker6307 wasn't joking
@@warriorshedge6772 legit?
@@redthewifeyhunter4034 he cappin
Chief sounds more like a Kamen Rider than a super soldier in the Japanese dub lol
Kamen Rider still hits different 😎
Master Chief may as well be a Kamen Rider with the amount of zany stupid shit he's pulled and lived through.
@@daysand123 lmfao yeah, dude has been through some wacky shit
So it’s a cursed halo playthrough then
A dude that was subjected to multiple painful experiments and cybernetic enhancements fighting for the good of people while never showing his face, Chief practically is a Kamen rider lol
Japanese Gravemind sounds more menacing than English honestly. Cortana sounds proper anime but I'm not convinced any other characters, especially Chief really have the same impact. Lord Hood sounds like a weapon though
The gravemind is a straight downgrade what are you talking about
@@Bwizz245your right it sounds dumb af
Japanese Gravemind just sounds fat
English is a lot better. He actually sounds like something not human in English. Japanese almost sounds like normal talking. They didn't even do that roar thing at 0:56. It looks weird without it.
I don't know about that, Japanese Arbiter sounds like a straight-up Samurai lol
Japanese Gravemind goes so hard omg
Bruh no it doesn't
@@paperclip6377 congratulations, you have a different opinion than me.
@@borbecue Then in my opinion, they did a bad job.
The gravemind doesn't sound like an inhumane creature, just some guy.
Edit: In the Japanese DUB I mean.
@@drkblade0958 fair enough
The fact Master Chief CANONICALLY disarms an opponent by saying "Boo!" Is rediculous and I love it 😂😂
You gotta realize the whispered horror stories that had probably been circulating among the grunts about the armored demon by then heh heh.
Hearing Halo character talking in Japanese makes me feel like watching a Halo anime instead of gameplay.
There was a Halo anime anthology with different studios, and it was dubbed by Sentai Filmworks with Steven Foster (the voice director for ADV's Ghost Stories dub) directing it.
@@MaximilianoAedoHalo Legends right?
@@crimsonraiderxv3422 Yes
@@crimsonraiderxv3422 wasn't it made by 343? 🤢
It was trash tbh
lol the prophet is the Tsushikage
*flashes back to him getting a meteorsmacked* oh hey it is!! lmao
@@blastingsound epic, japanese VA's are on another level ik bout to replay the games in japanese lol
Woah you’re right haha!!!
Bruh you’re right that’s Ohnoki💀
Master chief sounds like a loyal samurai and im all here for it.
Gotta say, the thought of chief just casually saying "yo" and even that's enough to make grunts freak is scary
honestly makes him sound like an adult gundam protag
Argee, what do you think he sound like?, he sound like the captain of albion imo
He sounds like a level headed samurai.
Cortana sounds extremely similar to her English voice (like how Naruto sounds similar in both languages).
Chief sounds less gruff, but more cool/calm/collected/level-headed/etc.
Johnson sounds like somebody of his character/rank/position should in a Japanese movie or anime
^ Same for Lord Hood
Truth sounds raspy but calm like he does in English, though he's still different enough.
Gravemind sounds even more monstrous and menacing.
I have never thought the Naruto ones sounded similar lmao
They nailed the aliens and hood. Chief and Johnson are just some dudes.
Japanese Gravemind sounds scary as he'll appear in a creepy manga story
Master chief is one of those rare characters where the japanses voice doesnt make him sound more badass and in my opinion, less badass
MC's Japanese voice feels more badass in the sense of a character like Dante from the Devil May Cry series than MC.
@@Kagawwy English is better in Dante from the Devil May Cr
Well yea they dubbed him with a smooth sounding voice actor but if it was more rough to match the english actor- maybe the VA of Nanami, Kenjiro Tsuda
Yup
I came to the comments looking for this in particular XDD
Kenjiro Tsuda would be the best master chief voice actor ever@@notlightbeam4889
This is perfect because Halo's artstyle is inspired by eastern sci-fi
Man, i love how they translated _Demon_ as _Akuma_
It is technically a right translation, could be some more accurate options, but definitely none better than that.
Need another Halo anime fr fr 💯
@@maccloni bro, fuck you talking about?💀
Halo infinite got japanese too
There's a group of people working on one, but they have only 500 subs and currently don't have any other social media I can find, the channel is called Legends II
@@DG-117 Link? I couldnt find it through search bar
@@maccloni 2 months late sry, youtube.com/@legendsii6487
I loved the Boo
that word he said changes Chief's personally so much, it sounds more carefree and "acting cool" than the Chief we know who says "BOO" cause "hyeo" is more like saying "yo"
I wish Masterchief was voiced by the Japanese solid snake
I’d love if he was voiced by Koji Yusa, the voice of Shadow the Hedgehog. Koji’s cold, calm, always in control way of speaking as Shadow fits John to a T.
Nothing beats the English cast and will always be the best. But the Japanese cast did do a damn fine job too.
Damn, tempted to play the entire game like this at least once
Man this actually makes a japanese dub playthrough worth iton it's own honestly
They had this voice from the Halo Legends show, very wise for them to have him reprise his role for the J-Dub
JP dubs tend to hang on to Voice Actors for a very long time until they retire basically. As an example for a VA being kept for a long time, Sonic has had the same VA in Japan since 1998.
The overall voice acting is pretty good, but...Steve Downes owns the Master Chief. He just does.
The Gravemind hits hard too, I like it when they use all sorts of dialects real moon speak right there.
If you truly want to experience how a Japanese Chief would be and sound. Watch The sub of Goblin Slayer
Idk man, this voice actor just doesn't have the same edge to him that we get from Steve Downes
giving me gundam vibes
The Gravemind though 👌🔥
“Yo~” - Master Chief, Spartan 117
I REALLY ADORE TANI ATSUKI, HIS VOICE IS SO DOPE TO CHIEF
Cortana's voice though...😍
he sounds really badass
Yea but not as badass as ours
@@magnesium3273Still more badass than paramount Chief
@@borttheattorney6012 I enjoy the TV show. People have their head too far up their asses with it.
It was supost to be a reimgining, not a 1 on 1 copy woth the game. Spinn off if you will.
Yes theor are woerd choices like cheof hooking up with a Covenent woman. But over it still feels like Hali. Wich is aswome. A live action halo.
@@magnesium3273 It's fine if you enjoy the show but you cannot blame the fans for the hate. They've acquired the rights to a halo tv show and decided to make something else entirely. They could of just made an original series without the title of halo but we all know that it wouldn't sell. It's just a sly way of tricking fans of the games into watching your garbage show.
Instead of picking the most well established and most beloved characters of the series they could of made a story about a fictional spartan team and completely get rid of all responsibility of delivering a story about already well established characters.
Halo reach is different from the books but both are canon. Halo reach is proof that you can make a proper reimagining of the series but it has to be done properly.
@@Mr_Sakul That is very true, but they are bashing it for the wrong reasons. from the jump they let us know that its going to be a different telling of chiefs story. what people should be criticizing is things like chief goin ballz deep in some covenant woman. but they are mad about what should have been obvious, and mad about creative choices that aren't bad, but because it wasn't in the original game the whole thing is shit. yes parts of it are bad. but not the whole product. I point at the people that say the whole product is shit because its not the games story which was the whole idea.
sorry if I missed a point though cause I sure as to hell wasn't reading that whole thing. and you probably didn't either. that's fine. this is RUclips not a face to face. so I could care less.
Still better than the tv show
Halo is now the best Anime ever
"BALLS OUT, ARBITER"
Makes me wanna learn Japanese.
Cortana got me feelin somethin
I’m in love with Japanese Cortana
Japanese Halo altogether in its ENTIRETY hits different
Lord hood hits different though.
I like how to grunt freaks out over "you" instead of "boo"
If u close your eyes imagine a halo anime
Halo Legends is a thing.
@@mechwarriorny3798 its not a full length anime series though sadly
Johnson really said Godzilla for “right this way”
I’m surprised. The voices are actually really well done.
I almost didn't notice that final touch in the ending of the video.😂
Last one got chief like:
“You”
You know,
That is the EXACT voice that should have been coming out of the gravemind
Cortana sounded like an old lady and Master Chief sounded like a janitor getting ready to clean a toilet.
The voice of Master Chief is sounding like he is a character who speaks alot, my opinion
1:24 WHAT THEY DO TO MY "BOO"!?
"Hew."
You
"Yo."
The one thing I never knw I needed to do till it happened when I was over seas. Playing Halo with Spanish Dub, it hit different.
I like how they still refer to him as "Master Chief" as if it's his name, rather than a rank.
Chief be fallen flat but hood. Now that hits
Man really said "Yo".
Everyone sounds like an average anime character except for the Gravemind. Man, that thing sounds like an ancient japanese demon or something
Gravemind sounding liking a Shinigami
Master chief in a parallel universe
I like this purely because it makes Master Chief feel more human than a super soldier on a high pedestal. Like an anime protagonist that is just doing what they can for others.
Dude that grave mind is insane
We need a halo anime now
The Arbiter's voice fits so well
Master chief: "You?!-🤨"
Grunt: "aaaaaahhhh😨😱"
mah boi literally just fucking said "yo" to a grunt and that scared em!
Japanese Master Chief id just another Isekai character reincarnated into a super soldier from the future.
Chief:I need a weapon
Johnson: Gojira
Never thought about what Japanese Sergeant Johnson would sound like lol
Master Chief is the ultimate badass in any language
Yeah it hits like a kid in a wheel cheer with -5000000000 social credit score
I'm surprised it didn't all sound angry
Everything voiced in Japanese hits different
Their voice actors always put a real effort into their job
And Japanese just overall just sounds fancy and cool 😘
Arbiter Kun sounds amazing in this
The "Yo" for "Boo" 🤣
English chief to the grunt: Boo.
Japanese chief to the grunt: Yo!
how the hell did I know that HE was going to voice master chief also him saying "Yo" instead of "Boo" is hilarious X'D
Sgt. Johnson speaking Japanese gives me an Ira Gamagoori vibe to it. And as a fan of Halo and Kill La Kill, I'm all for it!
Lol this is Amazing 😆
Elites in Japanese: WORT WORT WORT
Chief: Yo
Grunt: ☠️
Sooo pretty much every single anime voice casting choice
Ok i was expecting him to have a demeanor and sound like goblin slayer but in space
Pov: halo is a literal anime series along with the games
He sounds good, but I was lowkey expecting Kuroda's voice in here like Master Chief sounding like Kiryu-san.
Bruh Gravesend is what hits different
Literally still hit like a brick.
I want a Masterchief voice reveal and a DoomGuy face reveal. Both at the same time. In the same video. Side by side. NOW!
Now the grave mind speaking Japanese, somehow that gave me the giggles.
It just doesn't hit right. I love Japanese, but the Chiefs lower gravely voice just commands respect and has charisma, this Japanese dub just doesn't do the same.
Lord Hood in particular just feels wrong. In English, you can feel his grit, his commanding presence and his experience oozes from his tone of voice, but in the Japanes dub it is sadly lost, for a character which commands respect from just a few words and the right tone of voice.
They all sound like they're from an old samurai movie
Japanese gravemind hits different
Someone needs to mod Master Chief into Yakuza Zero as Mister Shakedown now so we can simulate a giant in power armour beating our ass with a few quick chest cavity exploding punches.
Sounds like every anime i've ever watched
I think Japanese Cortana hits different😁
Bro Japanese gravemind hits different