Japanese rhythm

In backstage footage of Hayao Miyazaki's animated feature Spirited Away (2001), the rhythm of Japanese speech was commented on by one of the American voice actors.

Beyblade is not an Oscar-winning film; it's a low-budget children's TV show. Admittedly, I am speculating, but after listening to the first dubbed episodes, it was clear that producers could not afford to grant their voice actors a lot of rehearsal time behind the microphone.

Alex Hood records his lines for Kenny.
Ironically (since I'm talking about unpolished acting), he was, in my opinion, one of the actors who gave a most natural reading of the script; paying more attention to his character than the black marker.

Naturally, this had an adverse effect on the performance of every dubbing artist involved. Whilst I commend Nelvana for casting young talent (bringing the teenage characters to life as genuinely as possible), I couldn't stop picturing Marlowe Gardiner-Heslin in front of a huge, scrolling banner - forcing every single syllable to obediently hit that black marker.

Poor dude. As a child, I politely overlooked the lack of natural speech rhythms.