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In the dub, spells are typically kept as the original English incantations but pronounced using Japanese phonetics (e.g., "Alohomora" becomes Cultural Reception:

Perhaps the greatest strength of the Japanese dub lies in its legendary adult voice actors, who lend a classical theater weight to the faculty of Hogwarts.

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