It is an interesting question of what makes a good English dub? Many shows with good English dubs are overlooked because the fans are more concerned with censoring them. And that is a huge consideration. But there are also many English dubbed anime series with fantastic voice acting, amazing directors, and talented voice actors that give life to characters in a way that 2d animation can never hope to do. A well done English dub can certainly make a good show great, and here is a list of 20 shows I would recommend checking out if you want to get into anime!’
For years, anime fans worldwide have been collecting the series they love and have grown to appreciate. Whether they started out watching dubbed or subbed versions, or even if they watched them in their original language, it doesn’t matter, especially when discussing these beloved series. Therefore, T.V. Time decided to compile a list of the “20 Best English Dubbed Anime of All Time”.
This list of all of the best anime that has been dubbed into English follows each portrayal with why they are considered the best English dubbed anime of all time.
1. My Hero Academia
| Released Year: | 2016 |
| Genre: | Animation, Action, Adventure |
| IMDb Rating: | 8.5 |
| Stars: | Daiki Yamashita, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Ayane Sakura |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | 100% |
| Where To Watch: | Apple iTunes, FandangoNOW, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video |
My Hero Academia follows Izuku Midoriya, who lives in a world where everyone has superpowers but was born without them. Dreaming of becoming a superhero anyway, he’s ultimately scouted by the world’s best hero, All Might, and records in a school for professional heroes. The series was created by Kohei Horikoshi and had been running since July 2014 in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. My Hero Academia 2016 anime is adapted from its run.
2. Black Clover
| Released Year: | 2017 |
| Genre: | Animation, Action, Adventure |
| IMDb Rating: | 8.3 |
| Stars: | Dallas Reid, Cris George, Jill Harris |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | – |
| Where To Watch: | Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video |
We’ve just stumbled across a brand-new anime called Black Clover 2017 from Toei Animation! It seems to be the new anime on Netflix we’ve been searching for. Can’t wait to see more episodes! Black Clover 2017 anime is an adventure series with a great mix of comedy and action. The story of Black Clover revolves around Asta, a young boy who dreams of becoming the Wizard King. One day a rare and powerful wizard named Yuno saves him. Under his name, Asta aspires to join the Clover Kingdom’s Magic Knights and fight the Demons invading it.
3. One-Punch Man
| Released Year: | 2015 |
| Genre: | Animation, Action, Comedy |
| IMDb Rating: | 8.8 |
| Stars: | Makoto Furukawa, Kaito Ishikawa, Max Mittelman |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | 100% |
| Where To Watch: | Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu |
One-Punch Man is at present one of the most popular anime series. The anime was produced by a Japanese animation studio that has also produced other well-known anime series such as Bleach Ichigo 100% and Naruto. One-Punch Man manga has been translated into many languages. Starting from Chinese, it was then translated into other languages, including English. This series is funny and entertaining, but it also has very exciting moments. Super cool!
4. The Rising of the Shield Hero
| Released Year: | 2018 |
| Genre: | Animation, Action, Adventure |
| IMDb Rating: | 8.1 |
| Stars: | Kaito Ishikawa, Asami Seto, Billy Kametz |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | – |
| Where To Watch: | Netflix, Amazon Prime Video |
The Rising of the Shield Hero is a Japanese animation adaptation based on the Japanese light novel series written by Aneko Yusagi and illustrated by Minami Seira. The light novel series started in February 2019, and currently, there are eight volumes released. The manga adaptation started in June 2019. Much anime is based on the light novel series The Rising of the Shield Hero 2019 written by Aneko Yusagi. Even though the hard work and effort put into producing the anime has paid off for many, not all of them have been completely successful.
5. The Devil Is a Part-Timer! 2013
| Released Year: | 2013 |
| Genre: | Animation, Action, Comedy |
| IMDb Rating: | 7.7 |
| Stars: | Ryôta Ôsaka, Yôko Hikasa, Nao Tôyama |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | – |
| Where To Watch: | Hulu, Netflix, Animeheaven,pro |
The Devil Is a Part-Timer anime began airing in 2013; it follows the everyday life of Satan (also known as “part-timer” in Japan), who’s come to Earth from hell after losing a bet with a young girl. The series is six episodes long and animation production by White Fox. The story is about Satan attempting to conquer the world of Ente Isla, but when defied by the Hero Emilia, he is obliged to retreat through a gate that brings him to modern-day Tokyo, Japan. To survive and obtain a way to return to Ente Isla, Satan adopts the name Sadao Maou and gains part-time employment at a fast-food restaurant called MgRonald’s, a parody of McDonald’s.
6. Assassination Classroom
| Released Year: | 2013 |
| Genre: | Animation, Action, Comedy |
| IMDb Rating: | 8 |
| Stars: | Jun Fukuyama, Mai Fuchigami, Christopher Bevins |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | – |
| Where To Watch: | Netflix |
Assassination Classroom is a super-popular series about a group of high-school students tasked with destroying their alien teacher before destroying Earth. Anime fans will certainly recognize the game style and the exaggerated expressions, character designs, and storylines that are hallmarks of this type of Japanese animation. The anime is unusual for its setting (high school) and premise (alien invasion). Viewers will find it stubborn to resist the mix of frantic, lighthearted action scenes and zany comedy routines, and all served up in colorful, 3D animation.
7. Hunter x Hunter (2011)
| Released Year: | 2011 |
| Genre: | Animation, Action, Adventure |
| IMDb Rating: | 9 |
| Stars: | Issei Futamata, Megumi Han, Cristina Valenzuela |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | – |
| Where To Watch: | Netflix, Amazon Prime Video |
Hunter x Hunter (2011) is an anime adaptation of Yoshihiro Togashi’s manga. The story is about people from the world of Hunters, and they are hunters that involve hunting down treasures and rare items that can be found in the world and then sell them for money. All the hunters are ranked based on their abilities, and stars represent their rank on their forehead. This anime is highly suggested to any anime lover.
8. Naruto: Shippuden 2007
| Released Year: | 2007 |
| Genre: | Animation, Action, Adventure |
| IMDb Rating: | 8.6 |
| Stars: | Junko Takeuchi, Maile Flanagan, Kate Higgins |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | – |
| Where To Watch: | Netflix, Amazon Prime Video |
Naruto: Shippuden is an action drama anime series adapted from Part II of Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto. The arc covers an unknown amount of time after the manga series’ first part. It follows an older, stronger, and more experienced Naruto Uzumaki, meeting new friends and enemies. The series continues from the conclusion of season 2, with much of the cast has grown older. The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox that was sealed within Naruto as an infant has reactivated and possessed him. An inter-dimensional portal opens up, releasing many demons into the world.
9. The Seven Deadly Sins 2014
| Released Year: | 2014 |
| Genre: | Animation, Action, Adventure |
| IMDb Rating: | 8 |
| Stars: | Bryce Papenbrook, Erika Harlacher, Max Mittelman |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | – |
| Where To Watch: | Netflix, Amazon Prime Video |
The Seven Deadly Sins is a 2014 anime series based on the manga series of the same title by Suzuki Nakaba. In a world where people and non-humans have not yet been distributed, the kingdom of Leones is guarded by the Holy Knights, powerful magic users both revered and feared by the people. Elizabeth, the third princess of the kingdom, wants to protect her world and friends from the devastating war with the neighboring kingdom of Liones. To achieve peace through negotiations, she enters into a marriage with Meliodas, the rebels known as The Seven Deadly Sins.
10. Naruto 2002
| Released Year: | 2002 |
| Genre: | Animation, Action, Adventure |
| IMDb Rating: | 8.3 |
| Stars: | Junko Takeuchi, Maile Flanagan, Kate Higgins |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | – |
| Where To Watch: | Netflix, Amazon Prime Video |
“Naruto 2002 anime” is a place where you can watch anime series online for free. Naruto anime 2002 is one of the best anime we have seen so far. It has beautiful animation, a great soundtrack (the opening theme is awesome), an intriguing plot (that gets better and better as the episodes continue), and great characters with complex personalities that improve as the story progresses. Attention to side characters and makes them important without having interesting enough backgrounds for them.
11. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood 2009
| Released Year: | 2009 |
| Genre: | Animation, Action, Adventure |
| IMDb Rating: | 9.1 |
| Stars: | Kent Williams, Iemasa Kayumi, Vic Mignogna |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | 100% |
| Where To Watch: | Netflix, Amazon Prime Video |
The Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood 2009 anime adaption is an alternate re-telling of the earlier events from the original FMA manga series. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood 2009 anime follows the young brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric. Edward dropped his left arm and right leg while attempting to resurrect his deceased mother using alchemy. With the help of an enigmatic man named Roy Mustang, Edward received automatics mail, armored limbs to replace his missing ones. Despite restoring his body, Edward was unable to restore his brother’s body. Desiring the ability to do so, he began training to become an official state alchemist with his brother at his side.
12. No Game No Life 2014
| Released Year: | 2014 |
| Genre: | Animation, Adventure, Comedy |
| IMDb Rating: | 7.8 |
| Stars: | Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Ai Kayano, Yôko Hikasa |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | – |
| Where To Watch: | Amazon Prime Video, Netflix |
No game No life is a 2014 anime. The main story is about gamers Sora and Shiro, as they battle in a world where war is forbidden and being a gamer is a source of shame. Sora and Shiro are brother and sister, and they both share a deep love of games. They’re so good at it that they decide to turn their talent into their world’s national sport—and by national sport, we mean the only sport. In No Game, No Life, Sora, and Shiro Kamiya are known as the Blank Crown Pair—they’re undefeated in all the games they set up. But the siblings are both missing one thing: real-life experience.
13. Attack on Titan 2013
| Released Year: | 2013 |
| Genre: | Animation, Action, Adventure |
| IMDb Rating: | 9 |
| Stars: | Yûki Kaji, Marina Inoue, Josh Grelle |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | – |
| Where To Watch: | Netflix, Hulu |
Attack on Titan 2013 is a popular anime. It is based on the manga Attack on Titan and the side-story Attack on Titan: No Regrets. Wit Studio and Production I.G. produce it, directed by Seiji Kishi. The series made its debut on April 6, 2013, and consists of 25 episodes. A century ago, a horrific unstoppable Titan destroyed civilization. Three years ago, Eren Jaeger’s mother was torn from him in a brutal Titan attack. Today, the walls built to keep these giants out have been breached, and a horde is invading.
14. Fairy Tail 2009
| Released Year: | 2009 |
| Genre: | Animation, Action, Adventure |
| IMDb Rating: | 8 |
| Stars: | Cherami Leigh, Todd Haberkorn, Tia Lynn Ballard |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | – |
| Where To Watch: | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
Fairy Tail is a Japanese anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight and Shinji Ishihara. It is based on the manga of the same name by Hiro Mashima. The story follows Natsu Dragneel, a teenage witch who is a fragment of the popular wizards’ guild Fairy Tail, as he hunts for the dragon Igneel. In addition to Natsu, characters from Fairy Tail make appearances throughout the series.
15. Tokyo Ghoul 2014
| Released Year: | 2014 |
| Genre: | Animation, Action, Drama |
| IMDb Rating: | 7.8 |
| Stars: | Natsuki Hanae, Austin Tindle, Sora Amamiya |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | 100% |
| Where To Watch: | Amazon Prime Video, Netflix |
In July 2014, Tokyo Ghoul was a Japanese dark fantasy horror anime based on a manga series. It follows Ken Kaneki (voiced by Natsuki Hanae), a young man who survives Rize Kamishiro (voiced by Maaya Sakamoto) – a half-ghoul and half-human girl. She has left her known life and taken up residence in his stomach. Having lost his memory, he must adjust to a new lifestyle as a ghoul and continue to live among humans – specifically, his high school classmates – who have no idea.
16. A Silent Voice 2016
| Released Year: | 2016 |
| Genre: | Animation, Drama, Romance |
| IMDb Rating: | 8.2 |
| Stars: | Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Aoi Yûki |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | 94% |
| Where To Watch: | Amazon Prime Video, Netflix |
“A Silent Voice” is the moving story of Shoya Ishida, a young deaf boy who transferred into a new school where he knows no one. Unable to fit in, Shoya acts out and is punished by his teacher. Through his time spent with Shoya, the teacher attempts to help him overcome his disability and communicate with others.
His life is forever changed when Shoko, a young student with a hearing impairment that has prevented her from making friends, transfers to his class.
17. Overlord 2015
| Released Year: | 2015 |
| Genre: | Animation, Action, Adventure |
| IMDb Rating: | 7.8 |
| Stars: | Satoshi Hino, Chris Guerrero, Elizabeth Maxwell |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | – |
| Where To Watch: | Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video |
We’ve all been in a sticky situation at one time or another, and most of us shake our heads, close our eyes, and pray that everything works out. But what if things couldn’t be taken care of with just a simple prayer? With Overlord, you live in a world filled with evil beings called “evil gods” that prey on humans. There are people you can count on to save the day–for money, of course. You have cheap adventurers who take up quests for low pay; mercenaries earn their bread through the battle; knights-errant paid handsomely to fight.
18. Seraph of the End 2015
| Released Year: | 2015 |
| Genre: | Animation, Action, Adventure |
| IMDb Rating: | 7.5 |
| Stars: | Miyu Irino, Micah Solusod, Saori Hayami |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | – |
| Where To Watch: | Hulu, Animeheaven.pro, Netflix |
Seraph of the End is a secret fantasy action series in a world devastated by a viral epidemic. The story is set in a globe where a virus has cleaned out most of humanity, providing vampires to enslave the rest of the human population. The manga begins by following a boy named Yuichiro who works for the Japanese Imperial Demon Army after being taken captive when he was younger. It follows Yuuichirou Hyakuya, a vampire who does not drink human blood, as he joins the Moon Demon Company, an army of vampires who captured and purged the survivors in Tokyo.
19. Spirited Away 2001
| Released Year: | 2001 |
| Genre: | Animation, Adventure, Family |
| IMDb Rating: | 8.6 |
| Stars: | Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | 97% |
| Where To Watch: | Netflix |
In the award-winning Studio Ghibli film ‘Spirited Away,’ Japanese mythology is metaphorically explored through the eyes of a young girl. The film, which has won 26 awards, including the 2002 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, follows protagonist Chihiro on her journey to an alternate version of reality, where she meets many strange characters and spirits. The story unfolds around some core themes: personal growth, responsibility, courage, and self-discovery.
20. Dragon Ball Super 2015
| Released Year: | 2015 |
| Genre: | Animation, Action, Adventure |
| IMDb Rating: | 8.4 |
| Stars: | Masako Nozawa, Naoki Tatsuta, Ryô Horikawa |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | 87% |
| Where To Watch: | Hulu, Amazon |
Dragon Ball Super is an anime series and the first Dragon Ball anime produced after the Dragon Ball Z anime series, which ended in 1996. The new series, which first started airing on July 5, 2015, is produced by Toei Animation and directed by Akira Toyotarou. It is a follow-up to the Dragon Ball Z anime series. Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan God to face the evil tyrant Beerus. A continuation of Dragon Ball Z, it began airing in Japan on July 5, 2015, on Fuji Television and other channels.
Conclusion
While the following ranked list may be controversial, there are good reasons for each anime’s placement. To the anime fans that want to boycott or protest this list, it is not meant to offend. There are many English dubbed anime lovers out there, and everyone has their preferences. So take a glance at what we developed after careful analysis of every show on the market, and if your favorite is not mentioned here, please let us know in the comments.
