crystalflower:

I have decided to (try to) watch yu gi oh GX!

HOWEVER I can’t decide whether or not to watch it with subs or with the (sometimes) hilarious English dub

I highly suggest watching it subbed, though I may be a bit biased. :P

But really though, the subbed version is the much better experience because the characters actually feel like characters and not stereotypes based on their looks (Hayato/Chumley being reduced to lol grilled cheese) or needlessly snarky (Alexis quite often)–there’s actual development that happens, especially in Season 3 which 4Kids decided to write out in favor of fourth-wall breakage.  You’ll also just get the story and characters as they were originally intended, but the music is much more enjoyable and works better with the series, and–best of all–you won’t be thrown off by having to jump into the subbed version after wrapping up the dub at 155, since you’ll have been there from the beginning!

The dub is good for a few laughs, sure, and there are a few changes they made that I like, but I’d always recommend watching the original version of a show or movie first, and that goes triple for any of the YGO series.