Japanese games that only have English voices, even in the Japanese version

Here's one for the dub vs sub discourse! Needs to be fully voice-acted to be in consideration.

A lot of Capcom for some reason.
Suggestions welcome.

Viewtiful Joe 2
Viewtiful Joe 2
Viewtiful Joe
Viewtiful Joe
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario Sunshine
Steel Battalion: Line of Contact
Steel Battalion: Line of Contact
Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor
Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor
Steel Battalion
Steel Battalion
Sin and Punishment
Sin and Punishment
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill
Silent Hill
Shadow of Rome
Shadow of Rome
Shadow of Destiny
Shadow of Destiny
Rule of Rose
Rule of Rose
Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
Pepsiman
Pepsiman
Onimusha 3: Demon Siege
Onimusha 3: Demon Siege
No More Heroes
No More Heroes
Japanese voice added in Heroes Paradise
Michigan: Report from Hell
Michigan: Report from Hell
Metal Wolf Chaos
Metal Wolf Chaos
Metal Slug
Metal Slug
Left Alive
Left Alive
Last Rebellion
Last Rebellion
Koudelka
Koudelka
Killer7
Killer7
Jet Set Radio Future
Jet Set Radio Future
Jet Grind Radio
Jet Grind Radio
Haunting Ground
Haunting Ground
God Hand
God Hand
Gamera 2000
Gamera 2000
Elden Ring
Elden Ring
Dragon's Dogma
Dragon's Dogma
Japanese voice added in Dark Arisen
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Japanese voice added in DQ11S - Definitive Edition.
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
The JP version has no voice whatsoever.
Dino Crisis 3
Dino Crisis 3
Dino Crisis 2
Dino Crisis 2
Dino Crisis
Dino Crisis
Devil May Cry 4
Devil May Cry 4
Japanese voices added in Special Edition
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
Devil May Cry 2
Devil May Cry 2
Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry
Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls
Japanese voice added in remake (despite being an American developer).
Dead Rising
Dead Rising
Deadly Premonition
Deadly Premonition
JP audio added in Origins
Dark Souls III
Dark Souls III
Dark Souls II
Dark Souls II
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
Bayonetta
Bayonetta
Japanese voices added in the Wii U/Switch rerelease
Aconcagua
Aconcagua
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War

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3 months ago

Gamera 2000
Dino Crisis 1-2 (maybe 3 and dino stalker were in english? idc enough to check)
I reckon the Viewtiful Joe spin-offs, right?
Konami's X-Men and X-Men Children Of The Atom
TMNT4 Turtles In Time
Marvel Superheroes
Bucky O'Hare
The Simpsons

3 months ago

Thanks for the suggestions @C_F! I don't really count Western licensed properties but I Dino Crisis/Gamera are good shout-outs.

3 months ago

Aconcagua for PS1 has JP subs but only English VA, IIRC.

3 months ago

If I remember correctly Sin and Punishment was this.

3 months ago

@PasokonDeacon thanks, I've added it.
@ZapRowsdower I already included S&P. The second game had JP voice.

3 months ago

The first reléase of Bayonetta had only the english voices, it was only redubbed in Japanese in later releases iirc, so idk if it counts.

3 months ago

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3 months ago

Updated because how could I have forgotten the ultimate masterpiece that belongs on this list, PEPSIMAN


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