Onimusha: Way of the Sword Best Voice Language — Japanese or English?

For a game set in Edo-period Japan starring a real historical swordsman, the Japanese dub is the recommended choice. Reviewers consistently praised it as excellent, and it is the original performance of a Japanese production by Capcom.

The English dub is a legitimate option — one reviewer found it charming — but it drew some online criticism for how un-Japanese its tone sounded. Both tracks are included, so the choice is yours.

The Japanese track is the original performance. Miyamoto Musashi is voiced by Yoshimasa Hosoya, best known for Reiner Braun in Attack on Titan, and reviewers repeatedly called the Japanese dub excellent.

Japanese reviews and players have consistently favored the Japanese dub, which matters for a samurai title where the setting is Edo-period Kyoto. It is the most authentic way to experience the story.

In English, Musashi is voiced by Kenjiro Thompson and Sasaki Ganryu by Tashinga Bepete. The impulsegamer review described Thompson's performance as charming.

The default English dub drew some online criticism for how un-Japanese it sounded, and the game's voice direction was even changed in response to community feedback during the demo period. One reviewer still found the English cast charming, so it is far from unplayable — it just divides opinion on tone.

Choose Japanese if you want the most authentic, critically praised experience and do not mind reading subtitles. This is the default recommendation for most players.

Choose English if you prefer to understand the spoken dialogue without subtitles, or if you simply enjoy English voice acting. The performance is solid even if the tone is debated.

The exact menu path for switching the audio language is not documented in the collected material, so it is marked to be confirmed. In most Capcom releases, the audio language is set from the options or audio settings menu.

On Steam, the language may also be tied to your Steam language settings, so check both the in-game options and the platform-level language preference. The dual-audio option means you can switch at any time regardless of region.