While I imagine Ghost Trick will have a stellar translation, based on the Ace Attorney games, Last Window isn’t even receiving a North American release. Playing games, I feel much the same way as I do about anime/drama. This was also the first time I played dialogue-heavy game through to completion in Japanese. The dialogue feels so much more varied and lively compared to translations, and I feel more invested watching it without any English. No, I don’t understand every word everyone says, but I get so much more out of it anyway. Every time I thought about it, I argued against myself, saying, “I don’t want to waste my time if I don’t understand it I just want to enjoy what I’m watching.” Now that the competition’s over, I actually prefer watching my anime without subtitles (or with Japanese subtitles, if possible). Watching anime/drama without subs was something I rarely did. 東京DOGS was much more difficult, and there’s a lot that, even after finishing, I still don’t quite understand, but I understood enough to enjoy the show, and as far as I’m concerned, being the first Japanese drama I’ve watched in its entirety without English subtitles, that’s perfectly acceptable. I had some doubts about 日本人の知らない日本語 from the first couple episodes, but it turned out to be a very educational, entertaining show, and I look forward to new episodes every week. I had the good fortune of pretty much loving everything I read/watched. ヤンキー母校に帰る ( Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru, Ep.
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The results are in, and I scored an unexpected victory. Before the contest started, reading a thousand pages in Japanese was nothing more than a whim. A ton of my motivation to read came my own competitiveness, fueled by the people who kept passing me, even though one of them disappeared halfway through. I’ve also been fortunate enough to spend some time with some of the participants via Twitter and IRC, and, really, the competition wouldn’t have been anything without everyone.
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It’s been a great experience, and I’ve felt a huge boon to my Japanese comprehension as a result. Well, if you’re reading this, you probably don’t need any introduction to the topic, but whether you know it or not, I participated in the Read More or Die competition this last month.