/jp/ - Otaku Culture

I have finished my 4th month of watching raw anime. I missed my goal of 23 hours, but I didn't feel like starting a new series just to watch 2 episodes. I didn't watch any anime for the first half of the month because I was marathoning an English show, and then I had trouble finding anything I actually wanted to watch. I've also mostly lost interest in passive listening. Only did 4.5 hours all month.

Tokyo Ravens - Too hard. I had no idea what was going on ever.
True Tears - Some nice nostalgia, but watching it made me angry again. Was bored and had to force my way through it.
Valvrave - Really fun to rewatch. I forgot most of what happened so everything was a surprise again. Similar to other shows I've been watching, I can understand a lot, but most military/politic stuff goes over my head.
Grimgar - I love this show. I almost dropped it because the first episode has a lot of talking I didn't understand, but I knew it would be better later.

This was my first time watching series that didn't have any Japanese subs on kitsunekko (Valvrave and True Tears). It was very irritating not being able to look up what was being said, but it was also freeing in a way because I wasn't constantly pausing to look at the sub file. Overall I think I still prefer to have subs available, but I won't let a lack of subs prevent me from watching something I really want to.

As usual, I don't really notice much improvement. I need to start reading more. On average I do about 45 minutes of listening per day and 45 minutes of Anki writing cards. If I could add 30-45 minutes of reading I think I'd be doing much better. This month I am planning on watching Magi. I hope I like it because that would almost get me to my monthly goal by itself. That's all for now, I'll be back again next month with another update.