Title: Frankly, I like the English-dubbed version better.
Product review: My wife and I saw the English-dubbed version first and then just saw the original Japanese one. Both are excellent, but frankly we like the English version better.More words are inserted in the English version to fill silences and pauses to enhance the visual effects. (Japanese tend to use more silences and pause during coversations. It is important to fill these not to bore Amercian audiences.)The translations were not always straight Japanese-to-Engligh conversions only to make the conversations more natural in English.Janeane Garofalo and the late Phil Hartman were excellent choices for these characters.Also, Sydney Forest's opening and closing songs are better suited for this particular animation film than Yumi Arai's.Again, both version are excellent. It is sometimes necessary to make some modifications to make the characters sound natural. The magical power of Hayao Miayzaki is still there.
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