Dorky isn't even the right word for it. Anything ... I guess outcasts would be the word I'd use? Anything that's sort of counterculture. I was an outcast my whole life, and I guess I still am, so I still figure I'm a dork.
Yeah, the American dub of anything is just awful. I prefer subtitles. I admit, I get most of my stuff online, fansubbed. I think fansubbers just care more. Fullmetal Alchemist made me cry way too hard. I heard they were making more and I was all NO MY HEART CAN'T TAKE IT