[ SECRET POST #2315 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2315 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I can understand it seeming a bit weird from the outside, but it makes sense if you think about it. People get interested in the media made in a particular language, which often gets them interested in the culture(s) behind the language and leads to them studying it. It's not really any less valid a reason for learning a language than any other. In my experience, the people who are learning Japanese just so they can watch anime without subtitles either aren't nearly as plentiful as people think, and I'm saying this as someone who studied Japanese at the university level and later lived in Japan. It's true that there's usually that handful of people in every beginner's Japanese class who's obnoxious, to put it lightly, but a lot of people seem to assume that anyone taking Japanese with an interest in Japanese media (and particularly anime) = total weeaboo just studying it so they can watch raw anime and gain further otaku street cred. I can understand where the assumption comes from, but it's still a bit silly.

As far as the language you're studying goes, have you tried watching raw movies/tv shows or finding songs, books, etc to practice your translation skills? Not the same as having a fandom to work with, but I know that watching TV and movies has always been extremely helpful to my listening comprehension when learning languages.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah. Looking back on it...I think I might have been a little bit harsh.

But yes. Books and videos...also I like music, so YouTube is my friend, lol.

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I can understand where you're coming from with that. It's one of those things that makes more sense in hindsight, but when you're stuck in a class with that one person who tries to turn every conversation into an opportunity to show off their amazing animu knowledge, it can get a bit annoying. I'm an anime fan, and even I have my moments of "please shut up now" when it comes to that, lol. Especially since those people tend to foster this idea that if you start studying Japanese because you like anime or Japanese media you're automatically an annoying weeaboo. Bad apples, man.

Have you looked around on LJ to see if there are any music comms? It you find a particular group or a few groups that you like, they might have a small fan following. Or you could also look and see if there are fandoms for English-language media in the language you're studying. It wouldn't be quite the same, but seeing English lyrics and what not translated into said language might be useful, too.