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| Jazzie D 1404th Post
 
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|  "Anime Lessons"
, posted Sun 25 Aug 17:26:
Some of you people wonder, "How do people like Jazz, Chuplier, Zepy, Holiday and others know a lot about anime?" Well, we enjoy what we are into. Yeah!
Anyway, I am here to help those out there who don't have much knowledge in the anime world. I will tell you what series to watch and I will explain anime's jargon. You pretty much know what "kawaii" means, but I'll go further and help you know what "itadakimasu" means. I'll start with some terms from A-D. You can ask questions along the way if you want. Terms will go like this:
Word - A little space to know if it is in Japanese or in any other language - Definition
Abunai - Japanese and I'll use Jpn from here on - 1. Adj. Dangerous.
2. Phrase meaning "Watch out!"
Ainu - N. The Ainu is a group of people in northern Japan who look Japanese, but aren't. The language rarely has similarities with Japanese.
Nakoruru and Rimnerel/Rimururu are Ainu.
Akanbe - Jpn - N. Gesture of mild contempt, whereby the gesturer pulls down one or two eyelids while simultaneously sticking out their tongue at the gesturee. You see this from a few Pocket Monsters/Pokémon characters like Satoshi.
Akihabara - Jpn - N. Region of Tokyo, home of electronics stores galore.
Arigatou - Jpn - A phrase, meaning "Thank you."
Baka - Jpn - 1. N. Idiot, steer, etc.
2. Adj. Stupid, silly, idiotic, etc.
Hoshino Ruri (Nadesico) is well-known for saying, "Baka baka."
Bakayaro - Jpn - 1. N. Foolish rascal.
2. Jerk.
Bishoujo - Jpn - N. Pretty girl.
Examples of bishoujo include Tendou Kasumi (Ranma 1/2), Mizuno Ami (Sailor Moon) and Miyazawa Yukino (Karekano).
Bishounen - Jpn - N. Pretty boy.
Examples of bishounen include Hisame Shizumaru (Samurai Spirits), and Matsuura Yuu (Marmalade Boy).
A note from me - Benimaru is not a bishounen. Why? He's not a boy. You're an adult when you're 20 in Japan. The proper term for him would be biseinen or a pretty looking adult. I believe I said this in my faq.
-chan - Jpn - Name suffix usually used at the end of one’s given name (ex. Yuki-chan). It implies intimacy when used amongst peers (like young women or lovers). Young men don’t generally use this with other guys. It also implies some degree of condescension when used.
Chikan - Jpn - N. Molester/pervert.
Happosai (Ranma 1/2) may be old, but he sure is one fast chikan.
Cosplay - N. Shortened form of the term “costume play” and it usually describes a get-together or party where participants dress as their favorite characters from anime or manga. The get-togethers can be serious, professional and highly competitive.
Dare - Jpn - Who.
Doko - Jpn - N. Where.
Domo - Jpn - N. Indeed or an informal way to say, "Thanks."
Doujinshi - Jpn - N. Fan-created item, based on an existing story from Japanese games, manga or anime.
A note from me - you know the Rage of the Dragons picture the Professor placed up recently? That's a Rage of the Dragons doujinshi.
[this message was edited by Jazzie D on Mon 26 Aug 17:29] |
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| Sklathill
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| "Re(2):Anime Lessons" , posted Sun 25 Aug 20:31
Love is a funky thing in the Japanese language. Yeah, it's aisuru, sure. It was asked of a Japanese teacher why you never hear this, why it's always "suki" or liking rather than "ai suru"...and she replied saying, in a nutshell, that it's the Japanese way. Ai suru is not only too much in terms of meaning, but it doesn't sound as good to the ear. She also said it's considered funny to a typical Japanese person to hear Americans throwing around the concept of love, from "love'ya" on the phone to "I really love this place", saying it with reckless abandon, in their opinion.
It's just the way it is.
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| Jazzie D 1399th Post
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| "Re(3):Anime Lessons" , posted Sun 25 Aug 20:41
quote:
Love is a funky thing in the Japanese language. Yeah, it's aisuru, sure. It was asked of a Japanese teacher why you never hear this, why it's always "suki" or liking rather than "ai suru"...and she replied saying, in a nutshell, that it's the Japanese way. Ai suru is not only too much in terms of meaning, but it doesn't sound as good to the ear. She also said it's considered funny to a typical Japanese person to hear Americans throwing around the concept of love, from "love'ya" on the phone to "I really love this place", saying it with reckless abandon, in their opinion.
It's just the way it is.
Um, yeah. That sums it up pretty much.
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| Jazzie D 1402th Post
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| "Re(1):Anime Lessons" , posted Sun 25 Aug 21:02:
Che - Jpn - Just a way of saying "Damn!/Shucks!"
Doushita - Jpn - Phrase, meaning "What happend?/What's wrong?" Iori says this when he throws his projectile.
Doushite - Jpn - Phrase, meaning "Why?".
Ecchi - Jpn - Adj. Sexually suggestive. Can also be a noun, reffering to a subject like this.
EDS - N. Short for Emotional Doll Systems, they're models as in like machines.
A popular EDS people love is Multi-chan (To Heart).
Fan service - N. Refers to blatant pandering to the target audience (often male, under-18), usually with ecchi or fetish-oriented content.
Fuku - Jpn - N. School uniforms that usually have sailor’s motif and the (obligatory) short, pleated skirt and/or “floppy socks”. Considered to be kawaii/sexy by Japanese men. Also referred to as serafuku (e.g. sailor fuku).
Ganbatte ne - Jpn - Phrase...that's it! I'll say P. for "Phrase".
P. Good luck!/Do your best! Males tend to say "Ganbare yo!" like Justy Ueki Tylor. (Tylor)
Gozaimasu - Jpn - V. To be. Well, to be more specific, you say this at the end of phrases to be more polite, like "Arigatou gozaimasu!" Athena says "Arigatou gozaimashita!" in her saluting pose from KoF '98, which is another way to say it.
H - Jpn. - 1. Adj. Short for hentai. Means perverted/pornographic.
2. N. Anything describable as perverted, pornographic or explicit in content.
Hidoi - Jpn. - P. Cruel, bad, etc. Debtmizer (Money Idol Exchanger) says "Hidoi!" when she loses. (English version only - Japanese version, she said something different, but similar.)
Hime - Jpn - N. Princess.
The Japanese title of Princess Mononoke is Mononoke Hime.
Himitsu - Jpn. - N./Adj. Secret.
When a person says, "Sore wa himitsu desu," it means, "That is a secret."
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| Satoshi_Miwa 1400th Post
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| "Re(2):Anime Lessons" , posted Sun 25 Aug 21:24
Note on Fuku- In Japanese it means Clothing )at least in the Japanese dictonary it said that). Serafuku is the typical Sailor Uniform seen in Anime and such. Fuku has just come to mean Sailor Fuku in English (Fandom has mutated it's meaning, like it has done with Anime, Manga, and Otaku...).
But I digress, cause your missing the major part of any list...The nonsense words! Where's the hoee's, Hanyann's, Chii's, uryaa's, and Ugu's? Dang it we want to know what they mean...(Wait, they mean nothing...they just sound cute...:)
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| Megane
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|  "Re(3):Anime Lessons"
, posted Sun 25 Aug 21:47
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Love is a funky thing in the Japanese language. Yeah, it's aisuru, sure. It was asked of a Japanese teacher why you never hear this, why it's always "suki" or liking rather than "ai suru"...and she replied saying, in a nutshell, that it's the Japanese way. Ai suru is not only too much in terms of meaning, but it doesn't sound as good to the ear. She also said it's considered funny to a typical Japanese person to hear Americans throwing around the concept of love, from "love'ya" on the phone to "I really love this place", saying it with reckless abandon, in their opinion.
It's just the way it is.
I see... so that's what I heard Kei-kun say... thanks! :)
Nonsensical term that came to mind:
Ura-ura-ura-ura-ura-ura-ura-ura-URA-URA-URA!!!!
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| DKW
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| "Re(1):Anime Lessons" , posted Sun 25 Aug 23:02
Could someone finally explain to me what these words mean?
ora/orrah: I hear this one all time time, most notably from Jotaro Kujo of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure fame (it's practically a catchphrase for him) and Fuma from World Heroes. I've read this translated as "hey" in at least one Samurai Shodown FAQ, but it seems unlikely.
masaka: Number of sources, e.g. Rugal Bernstien in KOF '94 and Jin Chonrei. Obviously something unpleasant, but other than that I don't know.
konyaro: Another "yaro".
kusotare: Another lesser-used epithet.
onna, onnanoko: From what I've heard, the former means "woman" and the latter means "girl". This can't be right, though, since girl (shojo) is something completely different. Plus there was this one MAME game called onna-something-something ("Typhoon Gal" in English), and the heroine isn't anywhere near the age of majority.
aho: Translated as "jerk" in a number of anime shows, incl. Urusei Yatsura. Now figuring it's something similar but not the same.
tomodachi: Good 'ol Joe Higashi...
Also why is "I love you" sometimes translated as "su ki yo" or whatever that is?
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| High-Octane
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| "Re(2):Anime Lessons" , posted Sun 25 Aug 23:17
quote:
Could someone finally explain to me what these words mean?
ora/orrah: I hear this one all time time, most notably from Jotaro Kujo of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure fame (it's practically a catchphrase for him) and Fuma from World Heroes. I've read this translated as "hey" in at least one Samurai Shodown FAQ, but it seems unlikely.
masaka: Number of sources, e.g. Rugal Bernstien in KOF '94 and Jin Chonrei. Obviously something unpleasant, but other than that I don't know.
konyaro: Another "yaro".
kusotare: Another lesser-used epithet.
onna, onnanoko: From what I've heard, the former means "woman" and the latter means "girl". This can't be right, though, since girl (shojo) is something completely different. Plus there was this one MAME game called onna-something-something ("Typhoon Gal" in English), and the heroine isn't anywhere near the age of majority.
aho: Translated as "jerk" in a number of anime shows, incl. Urusei Yatsura. Now figuring it's something similar but not the same.
tomodachi: Good 'ol Joe Higashi...
Also why is "I love you" sometimes translated as "su ki yo" or whatever that is?
The thing about Japanese it that one phrase could mean two things....
Ora Ora is like "Come On!"
Masaka is like "How could it be?" or "Could it be?"
Konyaro and Kusotaro... ain't too sure... will check it out.
Onna DOES mean girl... actually, to be precise, it means female. adding a -noko or -nohito behind simply mean "this girl" or "this female".
Just for your info, otoko is male. Which is why Okasan is mother and Otosan is dad.
aho... Erm... not too sure...
Tomodachi means Friend.
"Su ki yo" is like "I like you" where else "A-i-te-ru" is more "I Love You"...
I'm still learning! 
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| Jazzie D 1402th Post
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| "Re(2):Anime Lessons" , posted Mon 26 Aug 13:38
Forgot to add some terms from last time.
Ai - Jpn - N. Love. More will be explained later.
Aneki - Jpn - N. Older sister. Males tend to say this.
Aniki - Jpn - N. Older brother. Males also tend to say this. In Initial D, Takahashi Keisuke says this to his brother Ryousuke a lot.
Anou - Jpn - P. Um. (I think with out the "u", it means "that".)
Bento - Jpn - N. A boxed meal for one person.
Towards the end of the Taiho Shichauzo! OVA series, you see Tsujimoto Natsumi eating out of a bento.
Betsuni - Jpn - P. It's nothing./Not really.
Bokken - Jpn. - N. Japanese wooden sword.
Chotto matte - Jpn - P. Wait a moment.
Daijobu - Jpn - P. I'm okay!/It's okay!
Demo - Jpn - P. But.
Ekiben - Jpn - N. A boxed meal served in the train. Ekiben is made up of two words - eki for train and ben or short for bento.
Eurobeat/Eurodance - N. A type of music from Europe or to be more specific, Italy. The closest genre to Eurobeat is techno, rave, trance, etc. Eurobeat is a fast paced genre.
The artists are less known artists from Europe or America. The latter is rare. The Japanese do some Eurobeat. Some J-pop artists that do Eurobeat include Amuro Namie, Hamasaki Ayumi and Key-A-Kiss. This happens to be my favorite type of music.
Initial D and Para Para Paradise have a lot of Eurobeat music.
Fuji-san - N. Mt. Fuji, Japan's well known moutain, as well as tallest.
Gaijin - Jpn - N. Foreigner/outsider.
Sohryu Asuka Langley (Evangelion) is a gaijin from Germany.
Gouchi-sama - Jpn. - P. That was good!
Hashi - Jpn - 1. N. Disposable chopsticks.
2. Bridge.
Henki - Jpn - P. I'm fine.
Hoeee - Jpn. - N. Trademark sound of Kinomoto Sakura. (Card Captor Sakura)
Hokkaido - N. The northern island of Japan. Most Ainu now these days live in this island. A note about Ainu is that there are few full Ainu left, since many married Japanese people. If I remember correctly, there's about 30,000 pure Ainu left. Anyway, a city in Hokkaido is Sapporo.
Honki de - Jpn - Adv. Seriously.
"Honki de iku ze!" is what Batsu says during his taunt, which means "I'm not holding back!/I'm going all out!/Fight seriously!".
Honshu - N. The largest island of Japan. Most anime/manga series take place here. Cities here include Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki. The last two cities were hit by the Atomic Bomb during World War II if you remember.
Hyaku - Jpn - P. Hurry!/Quickly!
Ima - Jpn - P. Now!
Imouto-chan - Jpn - N. Younger sister.
Itai - Jpn - P. Ouch!
Idol/Aidoru - N. Japanese pop star, whether it would be music or movies.
One of Japan's popular idols in music is Amuro Namie.
Iincho/Iincyo - Jpn - N. Chair person/class president.
Inu - Jpn - N. Dog.
So, Inu Yasha means "Dog Demon."
Itadakimasu - Jpn - P. I am thankful for this meal. It acts like a blessing for the food.
Ittai - Jpn - P. Earth or hell.
A.N. - from time to time, you'll see me say "Ittai nani ga?" or "What on earth?/What the hell?"
Joshikousei - Jpn - N. Female high school student, usually dressed in fuku, floppy socks, penny loafers, etc. An icon of pop-culture in Japan & the subject of numerous ren'ai games.
Jigoku - Jpn - N. Hell.
Kami - Jpn - God, deity, etc. There's not much of a transalation.
Kanchou - Jpn - N. Captain of certain jobs like the police.
Kansai - N. Kansai is western Japan. Cities here include Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. Various characters talk in Kansai-ben or speak the Kansai dialect. Examples include Kero-chan (CCS), Konno Kitsune (Love Hina) and Sie Kensou.
Kanto - N. No minna-san, I'm not talking about the section of the first Pocket Monsters game as well as the early parts of the anime. Kanto is the eastern part of Japan. Cities here include Tokyo, Chiba, and Saitama (the birthplace of Kotono).
In the early parts of Initial D, you hear Ryousuke talk about a Kanto project as in, he will leave track records in the Kanto region.
Kawaii - Jpn - Adj. Cute. (You know that already, right?)
Ken - Jpn - N. Besides the fact that it's the name of a Street Fighter character and a common Japanese name, ken means fist or sword.
Ki - Jpn - N. Energy. The Chinese spell it chi.
Kimi - Jpn - P. The male way to say "You."
Kisama - Jpn - P. You. This is said to someone you're really close to or to a rival or to an enemy. It's also said in the armed forces. Strange, huh? Well, I didn't create the language you know.
In the first episode of Read or Die, the German pilot said "Kisama!" to The Paper.
Kitta - Jpn - P. He's here!/It's here!/She's here!
Kore - Jpn - P. This.
Kowai - Jpn - 1. Adj. Scary.
2. P. It's scary!/I'm scared!
Kudasai - Jpn - P. Please. Note that you say this at the end of a sentence or close to it. So, if someone said, "Tasukete kudasai, Ken-kun!", that'd mean, "Please help me Ken-kun!"
-kun - Jpn - P. Name suffix, used amongst male or (to a lesser extent) female peers in scholastic or other youth settings for the most part. It's also used for workers of a high rank and such.
A.N. - of course, you know by now that at times, I go by the name of Jazzie-kun.
Kuso - Jpn - P. For those who don't know Japanese, it means "Damn it!/Shit!/F*ck!"
Kusottarega - Jpn - P. Ahem! Again, if you don't know Japanese, it means bastard.
Kyoto - N. A city which is known for its history. There's a lot of tradition if you go here.
Ibuki's village is located in Kyoto.
Wow! That's a lot!
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| Olf Le Fol
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| "Re(1):Anime Lessons" , posted Tue 27 Aug 08:48
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Baka - Jpn - 1. N. Idiot, steer, etc.
2. Adj. Stupid, silly, idiotic, etc.
Hoshino Ruri (Nadesico) is well-known for saying, "Baka baka."
Wrong. RuriRuri says "Baka bakka.", which is short for "Baka bakkari."quote:
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H - Jpn. - 1. Adj. Short for hentai. Means perverted/pornographic.
2. N. Anything describable as perverted, pornographic or explicit in content.
Wrong. "H" is short for "etchi" and has a complete different meaning from "hentai". And while "hentai" DOES mean "perverted", it does NOT mean "pornographic or explicit in content" at all. For more details, see my .sig
"It's called a miracle because it doesn't happen."
-- Misaka Shiori ("Kanon")
"The cost for a miracle is its memory and its life."
-- Amano Mishio ("Kanon")
"H" does not mean "hentai"
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| Toxico 2200th Post
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|  "Questions and doubts... and pointers??"
, posted Tue 27 Aug 11:08
Questions:
I need to know just one thing, japanese words for vandalism and/or trouble maker (person that pics up fights).
Also, what does mean "tanomuze" -dunno the writting
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Ranting:
Abayo is a realy rude way to say good bye.
Ootto also means something like "wait a moment"
Tate (dunno the writting) could mean "shield" or "protect yourself/protect something" from an impact, In that case was a Dodge Ball shot.
Amai could mean "weak"
Osoi could mean "slow"
Yamette (what Juan was barking) could mean something like "stop it" *usual Hentai dialoge ¬_¬*
For the reader I do remind that names of characters have meanings on either manga, anime or video-games, Ryuji is a exmple (name that I have seen translated as "dragon behind the mountain")
Kenshin meant "knight" (or was it Kinshin??), but in the sense of proud amd honor.
Sho had several meanings (as most japanese words), the one I somewhat recall was something like "masculine actitude"
Ken is a japanese word, but it is also in fact a ratherly unknown English word (same as Guile wich means smart), I believe that the meaning was "excentrical (or maybe kind) person.
"Guy" -also english word- does not mean guy -like lad- but rather "extraordinary person".
Strider means person that advances giving big steps.
Bash means strong hit with the fist, as Bob can mean soft/normal or small hit with the punch (Bob Wilson/Franco Bash)
Most of the cast of Gundam Wing have names that are numbers (the main was called 1, others where 2, 3, etc.; Noir was 9 on; Sech is 10; Trais.... was three on an europena leguage if I recall (I once domained French and German, I know nothing about them now ¬_¬)
Zantetsu had a meaning (I think it was 'steel cut'), I don't recall the meaning of Setsuna, of course there are more...
-This knowledge is not mine but rather things that I have seen translated on texts-
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| Jazzie D 1406th Post
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| "Re(1):Questions and doubts... and pointers??" , posted Tue 27 Aug 12:22
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Abayo is a realy rude way to say good bye.
Ootto also means something like "wait a moment"
Actually, it's chotto. Otto means "Whoa! That was close!"
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Tate (dunno the writting) could mean "shield" or "protect yourself/protect something" from an impact, In that case was a Dodge Ball shot.
I have to check if that's true. IIRC, "tate!" means "Get up!"
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Amai could mean "weak"
Osoi could mean "slow"
Yamette (what Juan was barking) could mean something like "stop it" *usual Hentai dialoge ¬_¬*
*lol*
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For the reader I do remind that names of characters have meanings on either manga, anime or video-games, Ryuji is a exmple (name that I have seen translated as "dragon behind the mountain")
Actually, the translation means two-headed dragon. "Yama" means mountain.
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Kenshin meant "knight" (or was it Kinshin??), but in the sense of proud amd honor.
Sho had several meanings (as most japanese words), the one I somewhat recall was something like "masculine actitude"
Ken is a japanese word, but it is also in fact a ratherly unknown English word (same as Guile wich means smart), I believe that the meaning was "excentrical (or maybe kind) person.
"Guy" -also english word- does not mean guy -like lad- but rather "extraordinary person".
Strider means person that advances giving big steps.
Bash means strong hit with the fist, as Bob can mean soft/normal or small hit with the punch (Bob Wilson/Franco Bash)
I think that's right.
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Most of the cast of Gundam Wing have names that are numbers (the main was called 1, others where 2, 3, etc.; Noir was 9 on; Sech is 10; Trais.... was three on an europena leguage if I recall (I once domained French and German, I know nothing about them now ¬_¬)
Actually Zechs is 6. Treize is 13 as in trece in Spanish. (I think I spelt that right.)
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| JJWE
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| "Re(1):Questions and doubts... and pointers??" , posted Tue 27 Aug 12:26:
Very informative. This proves that watching anime is good for you. ^_^
I'm gonna' start my first japanese class tomorrow, but I've picked up one or two things through anime, even some basic structure; and it's quite thrilling to realize that you actually understand a thing or two of what they say. Only thing I noticed up there was "hayaku" which was misspelled "hyaku", but I assume it was just a typo. Just wanted to point that out. ^_^
My small contribution:
"Watashi, watakushi, atashi, ore, boku, sessha" are all words for "I", where I guess "watakushi" would be the most formal, and "sessha" is an old form that I think isn't really used anymore, except by Kenshin ("Rurouni, sessha wa rurouni."). ^_^
"Kimi, anata, anta, omae, temae, kisama" are all words for "you", where the last three are ruder forms; and I think I have them in the order from the least rude to the most.
Oh, and as a little tag-on to this topic, putting "tachi" together with a word (probably only works for pronouns and names?) makes it plural. So for example, if you wanna' say "we" you'd say something like "boku-tachi" or if you wanna' say "you (plural)" you'd say "kimi-tachi". I had a hard time figuring out what it meant when watching Magic Knight Rayearth, as the first line goes:
"Tasukete... Kono sekai wo (probably, not sure about that one ^_^) tasukete, densetsu magic knight-tachi o."
("Save us... Save this world, legendary magic knights.")
Okay, that turned out longer than I intended. Gomen.
EDIT: Forgot to say that http://www.thejapanesepage.com is a pretty good place to have a peek at what japanese grammar looks like and how it works.
EDIT2: "Tate" is indeed a commanding way to say "stand up", comes from "tateru" (to stand (something) up / to erect (something)). Eep, I'm getting ahead of myself here. ^_^;
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| Jazzie D 1407th Post
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| "Re(2):Questions and doubts... and pointers??" , posted Tue 27 Aug 12:41
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Very informative. This proves that watching anime is good for you. ^_^
I'm gonna' start my first japanese class tomorrow, but I've picked up one or two things through anime, even some basic structure; and it's quite thrilling to realize that you actually understand a thing or two of what they say. Only thing I noticed up there was "hayaku" which was misspelled "hyaku", but I assume it was just a typo. Just wanted to point that out. ^_^
My small contribution:
"Watashi, watakushi, atashi, ore, boku, sessha" are all words for "I", where I guess "watakushi" would be the most formal, and "sessha" is an old form that I think isn't really used anymore, except by Kenshin ("Rurouni, sessha wa rurouni."). ^_^
"Kimi, anata, anta, omae, temae, kisama" are all words for "you", where the last three are ruder forms; and I think I have them in the order from the least rude to the most.
Oh, and as a little tag-on to this topic, putting "tachi" together with a word (probably only works for pronouns and names?) makes it plural. So for example, if you wanna' say "we" you'd say something like "boku-tachi" or if you wanna' say "you (plural)" you'd say "kimi-tachi". I had a hard time figuring out what it meant when watching Magic Knight Rayearth, as the first line goes:
"Tasukete... Kono sekai wo (probably, not sure about that one ^_^) tasukete, densetsu magic knight-tachi o."
("Save us... Save this world, legendary magic knights.")
Okay, that turned out longer than I intended. Gomen.
EDIT: Forgot to say that http://www.thejapanesepage.com is a pretty good place to have a peek at what japanese grammar looks like and how it works.
EDIT2: "Tate" is indeed a commanding way to say "stand up", comes from "tateru" (to stand (something) up / to erect (something)). Eep, I'm getting ahead of myself here. ^_^;
Yup, yup. Anime is good for you. Obey your anime.
As for "Hyaku", yeah, I just noticed it recently. Hyaku meant something else, but I forgot what. As for this trend, I'm going to switch gears for a moment and talk about anime series, since yesterday's word listing was too much.
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| Jazzie D 1408th Post
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| "Re(1):Anime Lessons" , posted Tue 27 Aug 13:51
Okay. I've decided to switch gears and list anime series instead. Please note that I might slip a spoiler in, but I'll try not to. Also, I might put in an error or two, mainly since I am trying to catch up on sleep. I won't list seiyuu here because I'll do that for some other gig.
Comedy
Love Hina
This is one series I must start off with, especially since majority of the members here have seen the series.
Love Hina is a ren'ai comedy by Akamatsu Ken, created in 1998. There are 24 television episodes, an extra episode, two specials and three documentary episodes - Love Hina Again as well as 14 volumes of the manga, a special volume fifteen, Love Hina Zero and Love Hina Infinity. Urashima Keitarou is a ronin, who has had his run of bad luck. He wants to enter Tokyou Daigaku/Tokyo University, aka Toudai, Japan's Stanford or Harvard. There's a saying that if a couple went to that place, they would have eternal happiness.
Well, Keitarou forgot who he made that promise with fifteen years ago. He failed to get into Toudai, but still wants to go there. So, he works at his grandma's place, the Hinata Sou, a girl's resident hall. There, he would encounter various girls. The one he keys on is Narusegawa Naru.
It seems like they know each other a long time ago. Could she be the one? Maybe it's someone else.
Love Hina is good as an anime. It's better as a manga. Sure, you get your Akamatsu-sensei cameos and such in the anime, but the manga has more development. One major difference between the anime and manga is that Sakata Kentarou is an anime-only character. A warning - I heard the dub was bad. So, you're better off watching the original.
Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou/His and Her Circumstances
If I remember correctly, this was made in 1998 also. Anyway, Karekano is somewhat like Love Hina, but with less ecchi scenes and more comedy, in my opinion. Gainax, the same people who brought Eva, was the one who brought out the anime. There are 24 episodes and I can't remember much about the manga.
Despite the fact that there are 24 episodes, the anime was never complete. Why? Since Anno left in the middle of the series, the series started to get weaker and weaker. To watch more about the series, you have to read the manga, which will be translated soon, thankfully.
Karekano is about a couple named Arima Souichirou and Miyazawa Yukino. Yukino always wanted to be the best, but the one person who'd always stand in her way is her boyfriend. Arima is more of the cool, calm character.
With all that said, Karekano is still a fun anime to watch. The characters are enjoyable. You have lots of comedy. The art is nice. You should get the DVD's.
Any Takahashi Rumiko series, except for Inu Yasha/Dog Demon
I placed that up there because Inu Yasha is not a comedy. I will list that later. Takahashi-sensei is known for various series including Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura/Those Obnoxious Aliens and Maison Ikkoku (ironically, the only Takahashi-sensei series I didn't see yet). I'll give one paragraph descriptions each.
Ranma 1/2
Ranma 1/2 is a popular and long mid-1980's comic and anime by Takahashi Rumiko. The series is about a family who runs a martial arts dojo. You have the Tendous: the father, Soun, and the daughters from oldest to youngest, Kasumi, Nabiki - my favorite character, and Akane. (The mother died, but I can't recall how.) In order to keep the dojo running, Soun asked his friend, Saotome Genma to have Ranma, Genma's only kid, to marry one of the beautiful daughters and Akane, the youngest, got picked. There's action, romance and a lot of comedy. There are weird elements along the way. For example, if Ranma touches cold water, he becomes Ranma-chan, a girl. To reverse the process and become Ranma-kun again, he must touch warm water. As a girl, Ranma-chan gains speed, agility and endurance, but loses strength.
Urusei Yatsura/Those Obnoxious Aliens
An alien race has landed on Earth. Strangely, a guy has won a contest and the alien girl has won his love. Well, the guy, Ataru actually falls over various girls besides Lum, the alien girl.
Maison Ikkoku
Meet the tenants of the ramshackle boarding house Maison Ikkoku, starting with a young Japanese strugling student Godai Yusaku and the building's beautiful new manager, a woman who hides a secret sadness, Otonashi Kyoko. The other wacky inhabitants of the run-down boarding house Maison Ikkoku try to alternately help and hinder the blossoming romance between a bumbling college student and his lovely, young apartment manager.
Fantasy
Slayers
Kureshina Hajime's (I think that's right) Slayers has appeared as so many television series and movies. There is one thing people don't know about Slayers. Slayers is based on a novel set. Genereally, novels don't sell well in Japan. Slayers doesn't follow this trait though.
To make this quick, Slayers is about a sorceress named Lina Inverse who would go on various journies. She has many companions along the way including Gourry, Zelgaldis, Amelia, and many others. Lina is really out there to get money and food.
The series is very funny. So much slap-stick comedy. You'll have a joy in this series.
Fushigi Yuugi/Mysterious Play
Watase Yuu's FY is a fantasy series, based on Chinese mythology. Two best friends, Miaka and Yui would enter Ancient China through a book. Later on, they would end up being enemies and there's a big mess. It's up to Miaka to get things back to normal, with the help of people like Tamahome, Chichiri, Hotohori and Tasuki.
FY, where to begin? This is a questionable series. It can be boring and you'll fall asleep most likely. On the other hand, Chichiri is a cool character and he is known for saying "No da!", which has no meaning. It just sounds cool.
Interesting things about this series - this series was one of the earliest fan subbed series. Also, Yuu-sensei was impressed that a lot of guys were into FY in America. She originally didn't make the series for one gender.
So, to get this series or not? I don't know. This is where you have to sit down and think carefully. I barely enjoyed the series by the way.
Inu Yasha/Dog Demon
See? I told you I would list it later. Inu Yasha didn't become an anime until 1999. Kagome leads a fairly normal life, in spite of her weird family. Her house is a thousand-year-old Japanese temple, and her grandfather talks about the history of the house endlessly. Legend has it that the old well on the temple grounds keeps a vicious ancient monster at bay; Kagome never believed those legends, until now. The well opens up and sucked Kagome inside — transporting her to an ancient time of enchanted forests and giant demons. Little does Kagome know that she's the ancestor of Kikuyo, the girl who controlled the magical Shikon no Tama talisman and imprisoned the legendary half-demon Inu-Yasha. Upon entering this fantasy world, Kagome is attacked by a demon hunting the Shikon no Tama; she unwittingly releases Inu-Yasha from his imprisonment, only to find that he's no hero.
Didn't go that far in the anime or manga, but still good never the less. Watch the anime and then read the manga. Enough said.
Shinpi no Sekai El Hazard/El Hazard the Mysterious World
El Hazard has a television and OVA series. It's about a guy named Mizuhara Makoto who would end up in a mysterious world called El Hazard. There, Makoto, along with Jinnai Nanami and Fujisawa Masamichi-sensei would help out the royal family. Nanami's older brother, Katsuhiko would end up helping an evil revolutionary army, the Bugrom population.
El Hazard is a very good series in my opinion. There aren't many flaws overall. Surprisingly, I prefer the dub over the original and I usually prefer originals over dubs. Well, the dub actors say "Sensei" and "Makoto-chan". The series has its funny and serious moments. Pick this one up!
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| Satoshi_Miwa 1409th Post
Red Carpet Executive Member
| "Re(2):Anime Lessons" , posted Tue 27 Aug 19:59
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Any Takahashi Rumiko series, except for Inu Yasha/Dog Demon
I placed that up there because Inu Yasha is not a comedy.
Aztually this isn't a fair generalization, as Takahashi has done a few more non-comedy series in her Rumic World line up (Which is sadly often overlooked in NA). The Mermaids series is an excellent Horror one, Fire Tripper is a great bit of Fantasy sci-fi, and is a intresting take on Time Travel. And the Lauging target is pure horror through and through...And Maison Ikkoku sheds it's comedy aspects for the most part after Volume 7 and becomes pure Drama (it's also her best Comic, IMHO, and has the best ending...).
And to counter your FY review, I'd recommend it to other shoujo fans as I really enjoyed it. Fun characters, great cliffhangers, and a good step up from SM. So give it a shot if you like Shoujo stuff...
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| OYashiroForever
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New Customer
| "Re(4):Anime Lessons" , posted Tue 27 Aug 22:19
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Also, what does honto mean?
Real/really or true/truly depending on context and whoever it was that asked about "hyaku", it means 100. "Haiyaku" is a rather rude, informal way of saying "hurry up!" (Not that there's really any polite way of saying it) As someone who took Japanese for years in high school and college, let me offer some advice.
First and foremost, few things in this world make me cringe and grimace harder than hearing some poor fanboy slob mutilate the Japanese language. Japanese is an incredibly difficult language to learn. Between regional dialects, polite vs. informal language, male vs. female language, young vs. old, and the continually evolving slang, you can take Japanese for four years in high school and know absolutely jack shit when watching anime (because generally only formal Japanese is taught in schools and anime is almost all informal Japanese).
My advice to any who wishes to seriously learn the language: take it at your local university/community college, etc. and then go directly to Japan. Do not pass go. Do not etc. etc. That's the only way you'll ever TRULY learn the language.
In the meantime, do me a favor folks and PLEASE don't mangle the language if you don't understand it. I understand that you're trying to impress your friends and climb the illustrious fanboy (or girl) social ladder, but you sound absolutely pathetic. I know it sounds elitist and haughty, but it really does sound ridiculous to anyone who can actually speak the language. Oh... and don't refer to yourself as an "otaku" unless it's self-deprecating humor. The word has an INCREDIBLY negative connotation.
<rant mode off> My apologies... I feel better now that I vented a little. Feel free to ask me questions about the language, sentence structure, words, etc. I promise not to be mean. 
"I haven't slept for 10 days because that would be too long."
"Your denial is beneath you and thanks to the use of hallucinogenic drugs I see through you."
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| ninjabastard 639th Post
Red Carpet Regular Member
| "Re(5):Anime Lessons" , posted Tue 27 Aug 22:57:
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Also, what does honto mean?
Real/really or true/truly depending on context and whoever it was that asked about "hyaku", it means 100. "Haiyaku" is a rather rude, informal way of saying "hurry up!" (Not that there's really any polite way of saying it) As someone who took Japanese for years in high school and college, let me offer some advice.
First and foremost, few things in this world make me cringe and grimace harder than hearing some poor fanboy slob mutilate the Japanese language. Japanese is an incredibly difficult language to learn. Between regional dialects, polite vs. informal language, male vs. female language, young vs. old, and the continually evolving slang, you can take Japanese for four years in high school and know absolutely jack shit when watching anime (because generally only formal Japanese is taught in schools and anime is almost all informal Japanese).
My advice to any who wishes to seriously learn the language: take it at your local university/community college, etc. and then go directly to Japan. Do not pass go. Do not etc. etc. That's the only way you'll ever TRULY learn the language.
In the meantime, do me a favor folks and PLEASE don't mangle the language if you don't understand it. I understand that you're trying to impress your friends and climb the illustrious fanboy (or girl) social ladder, but you sound absolutely pathetic. I know it sounds elitist and haughty, but it really does sound ridiculous to anyone who can actually speak the language. Oh... and don't refer to yourself as an "otaku" unless it's self-deprecating humor. The word has an INCREDIBLY negative connotation.
<rant mode off> My apologies... I feel better now that I vented a little. Feel free to ask me questions about the language, sentence structure, words, etc. I promise not to be mean.
ooo... someone who feels like me. I just didn't feel it was needed to be said. I would think many would take a course and see how much they still need to learn. But, I guess you took it more personally then me.
I took a year so far at colledge and speak with my japanesse friends. I've acquired a good amout of understanding of the language. Formal, informal, plain,Conjigation, kanji,etc. But I still don't think I'm done learning the language. Because frankly the Japanesse language is very deep. You can tell alot about person just by how he speaks.
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| OYashiroForever
12th Post
New Customer
| "Re(2):Anime Lessons" , posted Tue 27 Aug 23:02
Ooh ooh... anime... fun.
Comedy
Love Hina
Good summary. Manga is better than the anime. Some folks would argue this in every case of manga that gets translated in to anime. I'm not really a big manga fan, but I agree in this case. The show is definitely watchable (skip through most of the middle, though).
Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou/His and Her Circumstances
Agreed again. Karekano is a cute series for those willing to take the plunge and step past the Dragonball/Ninja Scroll brainless action stage of anime fandom.
Any Takahashi Rumiko series, except for Inu Yasha/Dog Demon
Ranma 1/2
Urusei Yatsura/Those Obnoxious Aliens
Maison Ikkoku
I could never get into Takahashi-san's work. Just something about the characters that I can't connect with. And frankly, Ranma becomes Dragonball-level repetitive after the first couple of TV seasons. (There's a reason why most anime series don't last more than one season, folks...) I kinda have a special place in my heart for UY since it was my first non-"blood n' guts" show, but I can't personally recommend any of Takahashi-san's work.
Fantasy
Slayers
Never really liked the movies/OVAs (Naga's nice to look at for about 10 minutes, but after that she holds no meaningful purpose save being Lina's exact opposite), but the 3 TV seasons are a lot of fun, especially Try. Recommended.
Fushigi Yuugi/Mysterious Play
FY is a tough cookie to swallow if you're a relative anime newbie. Avoid it until you're seasoned or it'll have no chance.
Inu Yasha/Dog Demon
See above. Haven't seen the show yet, but from what I've read of the manga, I doubt it will change my opinion on Ms. Takahashi's body of work.
Shinpi no Sekai El Hazard/El Hazard the Mysterious World
Never seen it, actually. Shame on me. Bad. I'll see it one of these millenia when I have free time.
As for my own recommendations:
For curious newbies:
Tenchi Muyo! - OVAs only... I gather from online folks that Cartoon Network really did a hack job on the OVAs. I find the 2 TV seasons unwatchable, but maybe that's just me. The OVAs are a great way to introduce newbies to the "unlikely harem" genre. Poor guy has a seemingly never-ending wave of beautiful aliens vying for his attention.
Ah! Megami-sama (Ah/Oh My Goddess) - another cute "unlikely harem" show. Guy dials for pizza and gets a "goddess" from "heaven" instead. Other goddesses soon follow.
Hellsing - while I have a couple of complaints about it, one of the most stylish shows of the last couple of years. A good show to gradually ween the instant gratification, blood n' guts, Dragonball people away. A healthy balance of story, atmosphere, and gore. Plus... you gotta love Andersong. :)
Chobits - while it's not the new messiah that fanboys make it out to be, Chobits is still a cute show that's definitely worth watching. The best of the "robot maid" shows (and the only CLAMP-related show I've ever liked), it revolves around a young ronin who happens upon a formatted persocon (Personal computer, but in this show it's essentially a female robot). He gradually falls in love with her as he teaches her everything from speaking to shopping for panties (funny eps.). Really cute, vaguely dirty show for the first half, then turns dark and drama later on.
I'd put more, but I'm tired and this post is already WAYYYY too long. Later folks.
"I haven't slept for 10 days because that would be too long."
"Your denial is beneath you and thanks to the use of hallucinogenic drugs I see through you."
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| OYashiroForever
13th Post
New Customer
| "Re(6):Anime Lessons" , posted Tue 27 Aug 23:22
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ooo... someone who feels like me. I just didn't feel it was needed to be said. I would think many would take a course and see how much they still need to learn. But, I guess you took it more personally then me.
Well, it's not so much that I take it personally. It has more to do with my own problems. My fatal flaw is that I correct people. Often. I try very hard not to (I know how unbelievably irritating it is), but it's incredibly difficult when dealing with some of the more unsavory aspects of fandom. (read: attention-starved high-school social outcasts desperately seeking the acceptance of their peers)
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I took a year so far at colledge and speak with my japanesse friends. I've acquired a good amout of understanding of the language. Formal, informal, plain,Conjigation, kanji,etc. But I still don't think I'm done learning the language. Because frankly the Japanesse language is very deep. You can tell alot about person just by how he speaks.
Indeed. Quite often, you can read a sentence and know the age, gender, and status of the person who's saying it without any sort of context. Keep at it, my friend. It's a daunting task, but having friends who speak the language definitely helps.
"I haven't slept for 10 days because that would be too long."
"Your denial is beneath you and thanks to the use of hallucinogenic drugs I see through you."
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| Toxico 2208th Post
Platinum Carpet V.I.P- Board Master
| "Lenguages." , posted Wed 28 Aug 10:06:
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Also, what does honto mean?
Real/really or true/truly depending on context and whoever it was that asked about "hyaku", it means 100. "Haiyaku" is a rather rude, informal way of saying "hurry up!" (Not that there's really any polite way of saying it) As someone who took Japanese for years in high school and college, let me offer some advice.
First and foremost, few things in this world make me cringe and grimace harder than hearing some poor fanboy slob mutilate the Japanese language. Japanese is an incredibly difficult language to learn. Between regional dialects, polite vs. informal language, male vs. female language, young vs. old, and the continually evolving slang, you can take Japanese for four years in high school and know absolutely jack shit when watching anime (because generally only formal Japanese is taught in schools and anime is almost all informal Japanese).
My advice to any who wishes to seriously learn the language: take it at your local university/community college, etc. and then go directly to Japan. Do not pass go. Do not etc. etc. That's the only way you'll ever TRULY learn the language.
In the meantime, do me a favor folks and PLEASE don't mangle the language if you don't understand it. I understand that you're trying to impress your friends and climb the illustrious fanboy (or girl) social ladder, but you sound absolutely pathetic. I know it sounds elitist and haughty, but it really does sound ridiculous to anyone who can actually speak the language. Oh... and don't refer to yourself as an "otaku" unless it's self-deprecating humor. The word has an INCREDIBLY negative connotation.
<rant mode off> My apologies... I feel better now that I vented a little. Feel free to ask me questions about the language, sentence structure, words, etc. I promise not to be mean.
I -for one- like to know individual words not to say or brag nor something for the matter, but to understand some sayings presents on my environment (games, series).
My expertise have taught me that to learn a lenguage are 4 basics assets:
- Learn the way to pronunce, by the way; it is medical fact that of you begin to speak foreing lenguages before your 13 years you can become "bilingue" -you can speak that lenguage as good as your own.
- Learn the context of the lenguage; learn how does it orks; for example english is considered one of the easiest lenguages to learn because of the grammar that has; this grammar allows a very limited number of verbs (past, present and so "conjugacíones" is the Spansih word); being japanese (sadly spanish too all the opposite.
- Learn the context of the words; I mean, if you know that the verb "pelmazo" is used for "stupid" you could only used on that way; but if you knew that "pelmazo" can be a word used to describe a stupid person, a stupid action or a stupid response from a person you will have a lot more range of use for that word; example I was once sleeping and the droogo went to the room and threw something at me; I woke up and said "what happened?" the droogo said "nothing", I said "how curious, I just felt something odd" since I bought the trick the droogo descrived that action by saying "pelmazo"... Of Course that I beat the crap out of him after that, but that is an example of how can you truly use a word, "linguistic" is called that science, and it is my expertise.
- Practice it with knowledgable people. Adquire good habits and or improve by practicing; one example is that my french was fairly decent, I could sing french songs as a homework and did it brillantly, I did not practice for in 3 years or so and now I know nothing about it -same happened with the German classes(¬_¬)-.
By the way, if you where wondering why the Professor and Chupiler knew THAT much of japanese it is -well- because they are japanese JA JA JA JA JA JA JA JA JA JA!!!!!!
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| OYashiroForever
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New Customer
| "Re(1):Lenguages." , posted Wed 28 Aug 17:15
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I -for one- like to know individual words not to say or brag nor something for the matter, but to understand some sayings presents on my environment (games, series).
<head ticks> <eyelids flutter uncontrollably> <muscles twitch> This has to be a test. Self-control. Count to 10. Ok, much bette.. oh dear god.
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My expertise have taught me that to learn a lenguage are 4 basics assets:
Ok, that's it. The word is spelled l"A"nguage. Don't give advice on learning languages if you can't even SPELL the WORD. While I trust that you wouldn't flat out fib about your expertise in "linguistics", your credentials are immediately called in to question when you can't spell fairly simple words and your English grammar and sentence structure leaves MUCH to be desired.
If English is not your first language, that's fine and dandy.
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- Learn the way to pronunce, by the way; it is medical fact that of you begin to speak foreing lenguages before your 13 years you can become "bilingue" -you can speak that lenguage as good as your own.
Not true. Most Americans start foreign language at 11 or 12 nowadays and they're anything BUT bilingual. To TRULY be bilingual, you have to grow up in a house where more than one language is spoken frequently. Just because I speak French well enough to not get spit on by the locals doesn't mean I'm bilingual (I started it when I was 11). My Japanese ain't half bad either... but I wouldn't even begin to consider myself fluent. Barely competent comes closer. What is true is that foreign languages are much easier to pick up the younger you are (hence the reason why those who grow up with multiple languages are truly bilingual).
Otherwise, your tips are all good. You can't learn any language well unless you have someone else to converse with and practical experience outside of the classroom environment. Now, before I begin a flame war (I know... too late), anyone else wanna share some anime suggestions?
"I haven't slept for 10 days because that would be too long."
"Your denial is beneath you and thanks to the use of hallucinogenic drugs I see through you."
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| Jazzie D 1419th Post
Red Carpet Executive Member
| "Re(1):Sumimasen! Sumimasen! Sumimasen!" , posted Fri 30 Aug 08:30:
Ep! I didn't do it yesterday! I'll put up three anime series! I'll make mistakes because I am really in a rush right now! I am about to leave soon to take care of various errands!
Ren'ai/Romance
Marmalade Boy
Marmalade Boy is 76 episodes long. Koshikawa Miki is your typical high school girl. She goes into various relationships. One day, a boy just moved in, Matsuura Yuu. Miki eventually becomes nuts about the guy. Of course, there are tests for their relationship.
MB is an okay series. From what I have heard, the anime is better than the manga, but that's just me. Anyway, I like the music. The art is okay. If there's one thing I have to say about the series, it's that MB can be a little over dramatic. Give the series a shot and see if you'll like it.
To Heart
To Heart is based on a hentai PC game. The anime took out the hentai parts and made it what it is. The PS port also took out the hentai parts if I remember correctly. There are 13 episodes altogether.
The anime focuses on Fujita Hiroyuki. Hiroyuki is not a very genki student, but he is a good friend overall. He is very popular around the girls in school. The one girl he looks after the most is Kamigishi Akari, his childhood friend.
Though I haven't played the game yet, To Heart is one of my favorite series overall. The music is definitely one of the best I have heard. The animation is spectacular. It is really that good. If there is a flaw I have to mention, it's that the pace might be slow for some people, but not me. Nice mix of comedy with romance, get To Heart!
Tokimeki Memorial (Tokimeki means opportunity or somewhere around there.)
Tokimemo is based on the best selling ren'ai series, that started out in 1994 for the PC, I believe. The games have also appeared on platforms like the Super Famicom (Super Nintendo), Sega Saturn, and Playstation. If I remember correctly, there are only 2 OVA's and that's it.
In the Tokimemo anime, the main character is who else? Fujisaki Shiori! She is one of the most popular students in Kirameki High. Smart, sweet, beautiful, she's the perfect girl overall. Shiori wonders about his guy to be. Legend has it that if you sit under the legendary Kirameki tree and say your love to the guy before the end of the school year, you and your boyfriend will have eternal happiness.
Where do I begin? The anime is a question mark. For those who have enough experience, it all depends on what you are looking for. The anime has average art and it does follow the game pretty much. Shiori, the Saotome siblings Yoshio and Yumi, Kisaragi Mio, Katagiri Ayako, they're all there.
What now? If you're just starting off in the anime world, this is not a series you should watch early on. In my opinion, it's not a starter series because of the theme. If you want to watch it and you have prepared yourself, go ahead, but there are better game  anime transitions like To Heart. If you have played the Tokimemo games, well, you know what to expect. You'll either be glad you watched it or you'll regret it that you watched it. As for me, the series is okay, I guess.
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| Olf Le Fol
6th Post
New Customer
| "Re(2):Sumimasen! Sumimasen! Sumimasen!" , posted Tue 3 Sep 05:00
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To Heart
To Heart is based on a hentai PC game. The anime took out the hentai parts and made it what it is. The PS port also took out the hentai parts if I remember correctly. There are 13 episodes altogether.
"To Heart" isn't "hentai" and never was. The original game was made by Leaf in 1997, contained adult scenes and wasn't voiced. It was what started the Visual Novel genre (through technically it was Leaf's third Visual Novel). Thanks to its success, it was ported in 1999 (IIRC) to PSX, with redrawn CGs, full-voiced and removal of the adult scenes by Aquaplus, Leaf non-adult brand. And somewhen in 1999 as well, the anime was made.
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Tokimeki Memorial (Tokimeki means opportunity or somewhere around there.)
I really think you should refrain from posting anything you're not sure about... "Tokimeki" means "palpitation/throbbing", as in "throbbings of the heart"...
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Tokimemo is based on the best selling ren'ai series, that started out in 1994 for the PC, I believe.
And believe wrong. It was for the PC-Engine.quote:
The games have also appeared on platforms like the Super Famicom (Super Nintendo), Sega Saturn, and Playstation. If I remember correctly, there are only 2 OVA's and that's it.
In the Tokimemo anime, the main character is who else? Fujisaki Shiori! She is one of the most popular students in Kirameki High. Smart, sweet, beautiful, she's the perfect girl overall. Shiori wonders about his guy to be. Legend has it that if you sit
Stand.quote:
under the legendary Kirameki tree and say your love to the guy before the end of the school year, you and your boyfriend will have eternal happiness.
What now? If you're just starting off in the anime world, this is not a series you should watch early on. In my opinion, it's not a starter series because of the theme. If you want to watch it and you have prepared yourself, go ahead, but there are better game anime transitions like To Heart. If you have played the Tokimemo games, well, you know what to expect. You'll either be glad you watched it or you'll regret it that you watched it. As for me, the series is okay, I guess.
Well, the TM OVAs were made for the fans (of the game) and not for a general public (like the "Sakura Taisen" OVAs), while the TH TV series was done for a general audience....
"It's called a miracle because it doesn't happen."
-- Misaka Shiori ("Kanon")
"The cost for a miracle is its memory and its life."
-- Amano Mishio ("Kanon")
"H" does not mean "hentai"
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