I started watching Spice and Wolf this weekend.
If I say it’s the atmosphere I like, will you guys get what I’m saying?
Yes, because I saw it too, lol.
Since u like that show, u might like
Maoyu as well since the atmosphere is the same, it deals with economics, and both the main male and female protagonists are voiced by the same ones as in
Spice and Wolf.
I think I liked Spice and Wolf just slightly better than
Maoyu though since I feel Holo and Lawrence’s relationship was better fleshed-out & developed than the main 2 protagonists in
Maoyu’s. Of course, it’s had 2 season to do this, and Maoyu has had only 1 so far.
Anyone watching anything this Spring?
Maou, in particular, works at MgRonalds (lol). It’s a good show if you can get past the odd naming decisions. Maou is apparently rather good at his job at MgRonalds, too. Who would have guessed that the secret to excellent customer service is a burning desire to wipe out humanity? There’s a short preview here:
youtube.com/watch?v=X55cjjQNEJg
I’ve seen previews of
Attack on Titan, and it seems pretty interesting. I’ve even seen some people say that it could be the next SAO!
So far, nobody has picked it up though which is disappointing. But if somebody does, I’ll prolly try to watch it. Here’s a preview if anyone’s interested:
Attack on Titan’s Preview
And MgRonalds, lol! I love that! I looked at the preview and I might give a couple eps a shot and see if it grabs my interest.
For rote memorization of what the kanji looked like, I used a game called “Slime Forest”. It’s not complete, though, because I only know what the meanings/translations are in English, not how to read them in Japanese. And I definitely wouldn’t be able to write them properly. Sigh…
Slime forest, lol. I like the name! I’ll prolly give that game a shot, since I wouldn’t mind a fun way of learning some more Kanji.
As for learning the Kana, I actually mostly learned them using a book called
Remembering the Kana. James Heisig, the author, came up with a method called “imaginative memory” in which he reassembles the kana into images that fix the sound of each particular kana to its writing. His method, imo, is quite effective and was how I learned it right away. But one must be ready to exercise their brain for a few to several hours - but I believe it is worth it in the end, as u can literally learn all of it (as well as the proper strokes for each character) in a day or 2. Seriously, it is that good and effective (but results of course vary from person to person).
If anyone’s interested, you can find his book
Remembering the Kana on amazon for around $10 used. Or u might be able to find it at a library around you. You can prolly do an online search of all the libraries in your area, so u may not even need to leave your home to check for it. James Heisig also has 3 volumes (Remembering the Kanji) where he does the same thing with Kanji - not sure how effective his Kanji books are as I haven’t really used them much myself.
), and it’s good enough that I’ll definitely continue watching it. Maybe not all at once, though! 