In the continuing effort to raise my child bilingual, finding good Japanese TV shows that he can enjoy has been a major priority (maybe I shouldn’t say that out loud). I was happy to discover that some of the most popular and addictive ones are on YouTube, for free, and updated frequently with awesome, original content. I thought I would introduce you to them, as … Continue reading →
Everything you watch in Japanese will make your Japanese better. That’s good news. It doesn’t matter how cheesy a love story, or how ridiculous a fight to save the world, you will absorb all that juicy Japanese. Eventually you start leaning towards specific types of shows, and your vocabulary expansion slows. New discoveries fade. The simple solution is to seek out new genres. Want to … Continue reading →
You have a world of choice these days when it comes to Shonen anime (少年アニメ・少年漫画). However, there are 4 anime which you can’t avoid. Their names are everywhere, and they feel like they have been around forever. They helped change the genre, have sold ridiculous amounts worldwide, and have been at the top of Japanese anime for a long time. They can be intimidating to … Continue reading →
Anime is great, but sometimes it can just drag on a long time, and is too big a time commitment to fully enjoy. However, anime movies are your quick and easy solution. They are fun, self-contained, entertaining for a few hours, and have high replay value. Once you are finished you can even add the audio to your immersion ipod, allowing the study benefits to continue … Continue reading →
Not usually an anime fan? Maybe when you were younger you used to watch some dubbed anime on TV, but you feel like you outgrew it. Maybe you never quite got what the big deal was. Maybe you believe that anime is not for real Japanese study. Maybe you think anime is only about giant robots battles, 100s of episodes that go nowhere, pointless slap stick, empty fan service, villains of the day, and … Continue reading →
Looking for deeper anime? Something to change your perspective on the way you view the world? It’s time for you to take a look at the heavier side of anime. Ranging from the abstract to the concrete, give yourself the chance to really think. 5. Kino’s Journey キノの旅 (13 Episodes) Japanese Level: ☆☆☆ This anime is a frame story that follows the world travels of Kino … Continue reading →
We’d all like to avoid subtitles wherever possible when it comes to anime. At the same time, we’d like to be able to understand what we are watching without struggling endlessly. So I thought you low level adventurers out there could use some anime recommendations that even in your early Japanese travels, you may be able to understand without the terrible crutch of the English … Continue reading →
