/jp/ - Otaku Culture

[Anonymous No.]

I'm trying to learn to read Japanese just to be able to play untranslated video games.

Anyway, I figured a fine way of maintaining my interest would be reading Japanese comics, so I'd have some motivation to learn/retain the various words. (I know a guy who taught himself English this way, who went to Princeton University.)

So two questions:
1. For those of you who have also done this, do you have any particular tips or resources that you think others could benefit from?

2. Somewhat unrelated, but if I read "The Magical Girl Next Door" will I regret finding out what they're saying? I've been told it's somewhat unpleasant, but I'm still curious.

[Anonymous No.]

It's Takotsuboya. Of course it's unpleasant.

[Beatrice !!f8JNqEoSXCw No.]

http://japanese.about.com
http://alljapaneseallthetime.com

[Anonymous No.]

If you want to play untranslated games, keep your interest by playing untranslated games.

[Anonymous No.]

>>7773403
>1. For those of you who have also done this, do you have any particular tips or resources that you think others could benefit from?
Where is the copypasta when you need it?

[Anonymous No.]

Also somewhat interested in teaching myself Japanese or hoping for some methods to make sure that I don't walk out of a potential Japanese major not learning anything.

[Anonymous No.]

Once you've got a reasonable foundation, you should read Yotsuba&! It's about as simple as manga is going to get, and it's a wonderful read.

and then you can feel bad about poor Yotsuba being 4chan's mascot

[Anonymous No.]

1/2

[Anonymous No.]

2/2

[Anonymous No.]

>>>int

[Anonymous No.]

>>7773688
seconded this. read as much yotsuba as you can until its getting repetitive. then move on. rinse and repeat.
grab a pdf of japanese-english dictionary and go

[Anonymous No.]

>>7773696
>>7773698
you're a goddamn hero.

[Anonymous No.]

>>7773758
...or just read kanjidicks and tae kim's guide to japanese grammar. You don't have to listen to an unfunny youtuber or download fucking rosetta stone or watch hours of "anime" to become fluent.
You came to read eroge, so start where it matters.

[Anonymous No.]

>>7773775
You bitch. Drink beer. Write that in your fucking notebook!

[Anonymous No.]

Since the copy pasta neglects to say this, I'll say it.
When you learn Kanji, learn them by the radicals.
No books teach it properly like this, so grab ZKanji and a flashcard app like Anki.

[Anonymous No.]

>just to be able to play untranslated video games.
AGTH+TA
learn as you go