Why do anime have different dubs and subs?

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Phenomenon: Dubs and subs of the same anime usually have different lines.

Question: Why do they translate it twice? I mean, they can translate an anime once and for all, using that translation for both subs and dubs. I kind of wonder how the translation in sub and dub work is done.

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Lot’s of different reasons.

Mouth movements aren’t really one of them anymore in modern anime dubs.

When making the dub, the mouth movements nowadays can be easily changed. Even fan dubs/parodys do it.

But, it still has to fit roughly into the timing of the shot.

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