Lunar 2 Japanese dub is SO much better.

[Ghaleon777]

Lately i was doing a comparison to both versions. I played the japanese version first back in 2004, i could not understand anything but the character in the voices, it gave them so much personality, specially Leo and Ghaleon, i think (and some people will hardly disagree with me here) that Ghaleon in the japanese version sounded menacing and evil, John`s voice is not so good for what the character of Ghaleon was. It sounded ok but cmon, that japanese voice by Rokurō Naya (RIP my hero) is TOP notch. Also Leo`s voice, in the english dub he sounds goofy as hell for me, Shinichiro Ota was so much better for Leo just make the comparison yourself.

Japanese version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v4VzNB ... nel=Peterk

English version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTXipVq ... cCutscenes

[Shinto-Cetra]

Having listened to both, I like Rokuro Naya and John Truitt about equal. Naya's Ghaleon was more psychotic with his "wavering" voice, Truitt's was more snide and theatrical. They're both really good in different ways.

Update: I decided to compare more of them, here is what I found. In most cases, both versions are good, this is personal preference.

Lucia - Chisa Yokoyama (Kelly Weaver sounds too wooden, Chisa is smoother while still sounding a bit alien which fits her character)
Hiro - equal for PS1, Hikaru Midorikawa for SCD (Both Chad Letts and Midorikawa are better than Mark Zempel)
Ruby - slight edge for Jenny Stigle (I like the helium effect)
Leo - Ty Web (he’s a silly character, so a silly voice suits him more (and he also voices Mystere, WHO IS TOTALLY NOT LEO but also very silly)
Ronfar - equal
Jean - slight edge for Aya Hisakawa (she nails Ojousama voice better)
Lemina equal (both similar comic relief voices)
Ghaleon - equal (John Truitt is snide and theatrical, Rokuro Naya is sounds more psychotic, both excel at their craft)
Nall - Rica Matsumoto (Jonathan Esses's voice sounds like a 90's California surfer dude)
Fake “Althena”- equal
Older Luna - Equal
Zophar- T. Owen Smith (Iemasa Kayumi doesn’t sound nearly as intimidating)

If anyone wants to do their own comparison:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6032944/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0219893/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

[Ghaleon777]

Having listened to both, I like Rokuro Naya and John Truitt about equal. Naya's Ghaleon was more psychotic with his "wavering" voice, Truitt's was more snide and theatrical. They're both really good in different ways.

Update: I decided to compare more of them, here is what I found. In most cases, both versions are good, this is personal preference.

Lucia - Chisa Yokohama (Kelly Weaver sounds too wooden, Chisa is smoother while still sounding a bit alien which fits her character)
Hiro - equal for PS1, Hikaru Midorikawa for SCD (Both Chad Letts and Midorikawa are better than Mark Zempel)
Ruby - slight edge for Jenny Stigle (I like the helium effect)
Leo - Ty Web (he’s a silly character, so a silly voice suits him more (and he also voices Mystere, WHO IS TOTALLY NOT LEO but also very silly)
Ronfar - equal
Jean - slight edge for Aya Hisakawa (she nails Ojousama voice better)
Lemina equal (both similar comic relief voices)
Ghaleon - equal (John Truitt is snide and theatrical, Rokuro Naya is sounds more psychotic, both excel at their craft)
Nall - Rica Matsumoto (Jonathan Esses's voice sounds like a 90's California surfer dude)
Fake “Althena”- equal
Older Luna - Equal
Zophar- T. Owen Smith (Iemasa Kayumi doesn’t sound nearly as intimidating)

If anyone wants to do their own comparison:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6032944/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0219893/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Ha! i totally agree with you except for Leo, i really liked the japanese voice for him. I think that voice suits his looks, he is also my fav character of the main cast. But with everyone else i pretty much agree with you.
Zophar`s voice was cool in both versions IMO, but yeah the english one was way more menacing in a way.

[Sonic#]

It was a bold move to have the same voice actor voice both Leo and Mystere, but I think both VAs have the vocal range for it.

I'm on the fence. I like the sound of the Japanese VAs for Lunar 2, but for most of them, I wouldn't pick one over the other. Ghaleon's Japanese VA, Rokuro Naya, is a fascinating variation from what I expected (here's a comparison), but I don't have a favorite in that fight.

[Ghaleon777]

It was a bold move to have the same voice actor voice both Leo and Mystere, but I think both VAs have the vocal range for it.

I'm on the fence. I like the sound of the Japanese VAs for Lunar 2, but for most of them, I wouldn't pick one over the other. Ghaleon's Japanese VA, Rokuro Naya, is a fascinating variation from what I expected (here's a comparison), but I don't have a favorite in that fight.

Good comparison!

I dont like how John`s voice fits Ghaleon at all. Given that the original idea of Ghaleon`s voice is more "deep" (Lunar creators are japanese and know what voice fits the characters) i think the english dub doesnt do justice at all. I dont know why they like John`s voice for Ghaleon so much, its not a bad voice, just not for Ghaleon.

[Alunissage]

Keep in mind that Truitt was originally cast for TSS Ghaleon, who not only has different motivations and character from the remakes but was voiced by a different Japanese actor.

[Shinto-Cetra]

I forgot to mention this before, but if we're comparing singing voices (Lucia's Theme that plays in the credits, Jenny Stigle vs Chisa Yokoyama), I'd rank it as follows: English PS1>Japanese(I believe there's only one recording)=English SCD. I think Jenny adds slightly more emotion in the PS1 version than the other versions, though like many comparisons here, it's close.