Dub

A dub (also known as "Dub localization") in anime usually refers to a process that uses a voice soundtrack in a different language from the original Japanese language voices. It is often mentioned in contrast with subtitling which preserves the original soundtrack voices and adds a text translation in the video somewhere, however the vocal track is added over pre-existing audio tracks. When used for translation purposes, the translated audio is added on top of the original language audio, resulting in both languages being perceptible in the final product. The voice-over is generally the louder recording. This process is generally reserved for interviews, however older / lower-budget movie translations have also been produced this way. When voice recordings and sound effects are added to animation, this process is called dubbing. In anime, both the original Japanese audio and the localized English audio are technically dubs.

However in anime, and other forms of international cinema, fans have come to refer to the translated material as dubbed. In this sense, a unofficial (informal) accepted definition for dub is:
 * v. to dub / dubbing
 * Recording of a translated vocal track and replacing the original vocal track with the translated one.


 * n. dub
 * A video (movie, tv series, etc...) where the original language vocal track has been replaced with a recorded translation.

Some anime most known for their favorable "dubbing" are: Cowboy Bebop, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Attack on Titan, and One Punch Man, which are some well-known anime with both subbed and dubbed versions of the anime.