{"id":596,"date":"2013-05-13T10:04:15","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T15:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guidetojapanese.org\/blog\/?p=596"},"modified":"2014-06-06T14:34:50","modified_gmt":"2014-06-06T19:34:50","slug":"my-favorite-japanese-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guidetojapanese.org\/blog\/2013\/05\/13\/my-favorite-japanese-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"A few of my favorite things (in Japanese)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Learning a language is very similar to exercise in many ways. The best type of study is the one that you&#8217;ll do regularly. Which is why finding things you enjoy doing in Japanese is so important. So here&#8217;s a list of some of my favorite stuff in Japanese.<\/p>\n<p>(Updated with more links and videos)<\/p>\n<h2>Good Friends<\/h2>\n<p>Things like \u934b\u30d1 with friends is a blast. Japanese people actually stop and <i>listen<\/i> to you when you talk. Something which seems far too rare here in the States.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pexdc4EcVqs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Music<\/h2>\n<p>My favorite Japanese artist is \u690e\u540d\u6797\u6a8e. I also love the band \u6771\u4eac\u4e8b\u5909. Please get back together and make more songs!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also amazed at the collaborator efforts of amateurs online such as Vocaloid and \u6771\u65b9.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KmvydnVTriE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Movies<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0092048\/\">\u30bf\u30f3\u30dd\u30dd<\/a> &#8211; Oh man, this film is so awesome. Just watch it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kbp5xm8R2VQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Other films I liked:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1069238\/\">Departures<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0165078\/\">After Life \uff08\u30ef\u30f3\u30c0\u30d5\u30eb\u30e9\u30a4\u30d5\uff09<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0056443\/\">Sanjuro<\/a> &#8211; My favorite Akira Kurosawa film.<br \/>\nMan, Woman &#038; the Wall &#8211; Creepy, sexy, funny (not for kids)<br \/>\nTrick (TV series and movies)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegreathappinessspace.com\/\">The Great Happiness Space<\/a> &#8211; Not really a Japanese movie but still a fascinating (and disturbing) documentary.<\/p>\n<p>Is it just me or do Japanese movies all seem like either art films or crazy horror?<\/p>\n<h2>Books<\/h2>\n<p>I definitely need to read more books so please give me some suggestions! Of the very small number of books I&#8217;ve read, I liked:<\/p>\n<p>\u6dbc\u5bae\u30cf\u30eb\u30d2\u306e\u6d88\u5931 (my favorite out of the series)<\/p>\n<h2>Manga<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dragon_Ball\">Dragon Ball<\/a> &#8211; I first read this in Korean back when manga was virtually non-existent in the US. I didn&#8217;t really know what was going on but it was still awesome (by the way, my dream job was to work at a \ub9cc\ud654\ubc29). I also watched Dragon Ball Z in English on Adult Swim (Vegeta&#8217;s voice was pretty good). I have since read parts of it again in Japanese, and it&#8217;s still good, after all these years.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2nYozPLpJRE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Others I enjoyed:<\/p>\n<p>One Piece<br \/>\nAzumanga Daioh<\/p>\n<h2>Anime<\/h2>\n<p>\u653b\u6bbb\u6a5f\u52d5\u968a(Ghost in The Shell) Stand Alone Complex &#8211; My favorite anime of all time.<\/p>\n<p>Others I enjoyed:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t9CXmEUwvgM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hulu.com\/serial-experiments-lain\">Serial Experiments Lain<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/n0nxQXTdu9c\">Soul Eater<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=44m9yigg_ns&#038;feature=share&#038;list=EL74GoYJCfems\">Darker Than Black<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/Vsr-UiTPWsU\">Steins;Gate<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vjaCFXz_ZoA&#038;feature=share&#038;list=PLA34050CA640F3962\">\u6dbc\u5bae\u30cf\u30eb\u30d2\u306e\u6182\u9b31 (Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) Season 1<\/a><br \/>\nSpirited Away<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lsL0w0xQuK4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Games<\/h2>\n<p>My first Japanese console is a PS2 so I have not played that many games in Japanese. I am meaning to replay classics like Chrono Trigger in Japanese when I get my hands on it. Until then, of the limited games I&#8217;ve played so far in Japanese, I liked:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capcom.co.jp\/gyakutenkenji\/2\/\">\u9006\u8ee2\u691c\u4e8b\uff12<\/a> &#8211; The story is brilliant.<br \/>\nMG3 Snake Eater &#8211; Metal Gear Solid is my favorite in the series but <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/vHsc_rXIx-k?t=18s\">Mei Ling&#8217;s English voice<\/a> was annoying. Hoping to try it in Japanese sometime.<br \/>\nDisgaea (haven&#8217;t gotten to 2,3,4 yet)<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s on your favorite list?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning a language is very similar to exercise in many ways. The best type of study is the one that you&#8217;ll do regularly. Which is why finding things you enjoy doing in Japanese is so important. 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