One old controversy in anime fandom is over the preference between viewing anime that has been subtitled or re-dubbed into English. With the growing popularity of DVD this is less of a consideration as most discs include both a re-dub and a subtitled track. Be aware that some series are issued with a highly edited re-dubbed version and an uncut version on separately sold DVD discs, at times with different titles. An example of this is the highly edited Cardcaptors (re-dubbed only) and the unedited Cardcaptor Sakura (subtitled only) which are the same show. In some cases you can only get a title in a re-dubbed or subtitled version but not both the languages on a video still need to be a consideration be a consideration in buying titles.
NOTE: VHS these days is always re-dubbed and for small children.
It is a good idea to consider re-dubbed when the audience will be younger children. Subtitled anime is good for most other age groups. I have seen grade school kids do quite well keeping up with subtitled anime but they were already fans by that point.
To aid in the selection process I have created lists of some recommended titles.
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