I studied Japanese ALL DAY with Nintendo 3DS for 1 month. Here's what happened.
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- How I studied Japanese using only Nintendo 3DS and a dictionary for 1 whole month. This video shows you EXACTLY what I did, and EXACTLY how much Japanese I learned, so that you can see if studying Japanese with the Nintendo 3DS is right for you!
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0:00 Intro
0:18 How I judged improvement
0:31 How I chose games
1:28 How I tracked my progress
1:56 Daily Routine and Week 1
4:22 Week 1 Results
4:58 Week 2 Routine
6:17 Week 2 Results into Week 3 Routine
7:47 Week 3 Results into Week 4 Routine
8:22 Week 4 Results
8:45 Week 4 READING TEST RESULTS
9:04 BONUS WEEK 1
9:21 BONUS WEEK 2
9:47 Why I prefer NO furigana now
10:07 DRAGON QUEST X TEST RESULTS
10:51 Are you a beginner?
11:17 Games I DO and DON'T recommend
Another immersion tactic : set a VPN to Japan, and now you will get Japanese ads in CZcams. Turns them from annoyance to learning material.
Just want to say that if you have a non-japanese 3ds, you can jailbreak it and get rid of the any region lock pretty easily. Once you have it jailbroken, you can also "Acquire" japanese games for it and load them on via an SD card fairly easily too.
Wow! The quality of this video is absolutely amazing. Keep up the awesome work Andy!
Thank you David! I'm glad you think so! =)
The quality of this video is phenomenal and the concept itself is as well. Great video!!!
Thank you Dash! I'm glad you enjoyed it. =)
I really love the editing of this video, so visually appealing!
Thank you Oscar! I’m glad you enjoyed it. =)
I'm a beginner basically (maybe N3) and I really enjoy あつまれどうぶつの森 because the vocabulary is very normal and easy. It's really good for vocabulary building and really cementing the basics. I always read the text aloud to practice speaking, too. The downside is there's no listening practice since they speak animalese. I also play the Pokémon games in Japanese but they use a lot of special words for Pokémon. In the newer version on Switch you can choose if you want hiragana only or Kanji with furigana. I think my next game goal is 二ノ国 or ルーンファクトリー
That's awesome!
I've always been interested in trying 二ノ国. It looks super fun. Eventually I'll need to get around to it.
I can definitely recommend Rune Factory though. I really enjoyed it on DS, and I'm sure it's great on Switch too. =)
@sakura san I said maybe N3 because I'm N3 on days my brain does good but I would say N4 on other days. In the range of N3 I'm definitely closer to N4 than N2. I would still consider this beginner area, although I'm entering intermediate.
@@vikkumari I feel a little better now lol
Im like......N3, beginner!? O_o
@@vikkumari still not a beginner. You can call yourself intermediate until you think you are advanced but definitively not a beginner.
@@yuta5026I am only a beginner. I only have a PhD so far. 🔰
Using a Japanese 3ds for Japanese studying? Niice!! So glad to find someone else who plays it! I’m also glad you enjoyed your time! Import systems are fun!
Also, a free tip! There’s a lot of sales on the Japanese 3ds ESHOP right now, so if you want to get any good games, I suggest you get them now since the shop closes next year!!
Yup! It was a great time! I definitely need to hop back on the e-store and see what’s available right now. I have a bunch of points left over from this project, so I definitely want to pick some stuff up.
Welcome back, Andy! Sounds like you've been going through a lot. Hope you and your family are well now. Thanks for the video. I've found visual novels on PC to be an enjoyable way to study although they can be quite exhausting as they're often very long and use tons of uncommon kanji/vocab. It's too bad the eshop is going away. Hopefully emulation can help keep those titles alive.
I also am hopeful about emulation, and things like Homebrew.
Thank you very much. It takes time, but my family is doing okay now.
Agreed on VNs. I enjoy them, but it can be pretty overwhelming for awhile.
Thanks for this! I had this idea for Korean a few days ago, this definitely inspired me :)
I love this video so much, the editing was so well done!
Thank you Kaneki! I’m glad you liked it! I also enjoyed making it. =)
This video is super helpful. Thank you very much!
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Keep in mind, I've been studying Japanese for MANY years, so this would be tough for a complete beginner. But you can get here too!
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Cool video! I'd recommend the Shenmue series for upper beginners/intermediate. It's an old series, aside from the third game which was released three years ago. The game text is mostly dialogue of everyday language and it's possible to repeat a bunch of the dialogue so lots of repetition. Plus it's fully voiced, so good practice for listening. Shenmue 1 is based in a small town in Yokosuka and is open world. So you can spend time reading the shop signs/banners in a similar way to the Yakuza series, so it's great practice for reading too!
Yakuza and Shenmue are two of my favourite videogame series ever! I'll definitely replay them in japanese
Bookmarking this as a future reference. This is a really awesome way to learn the language!
Thanks Kuni-chii! I hope you can find it useful one day! =)
Thanks for the video! I've always wanted to try game immersion but never knew how to start
ok, your lookup rate makes me feel a LOT better about my look up rate as a beginner playing Final Fantasy 1.
I should track my own look ups tho. Thank you for the idea!
Wow so much work went into not only the project, but this video. It’s obvious how much you care. Fantastic editing, super cool idea, and love all the visuals. Deserves more views!
Thanks Sarah! I'm glad you enjoyed it. =)
Awesome I was planning to play dragon quest anyway and playing it in Japanese seems so much more beneficial. Thank you for the great video, Id love to see other videos on Japanese games for learners again
Thank you for watching! Lots more to come, as I actually already have 2 or 3 similar projects already planned. =)
I hope you can get lots of fun and learning out of Dragon Quest! I really enjoy both 8 and 10!
@@ToKiniAndy wow I cant wait for the new projects : D
Awesome video, content and quality are top notch. What’s the J-J dictionary you’re using?
@@ToKiniAndy I’m also excited to see more game related immersion projects, as they would be the most fun!
I've been doing something similar for a while, just finished 世界樹の迷宮４ today, which is my 54th game completed in japanese. Most of the reading for it came from the item descriptions and monster 図鑑. 新女神転生４ was actually the first I've finished 😄
Looking forward to the day where I'll play games without ever needing to open the dictionary 🙂
your videos have improved a lot!
Thank you bird! =)
If you ever do something like this again it would be really interesting if you mixed in the Brain Age: Concentration training. Not only is it explicitly designed to train your concentration, but it also has writing, reading, and listening drills, which are of course in Japanese on the Japanese version.
Great Video! I hope new people find this channel through this. If you ever want to continue this in any shape or form. I would recommend the Danganronpa series as it’s the perfect mix of „real game“ and visual novel :)
Thank you Christoph!
I actually own the first 3 Danganronpa games on steam, and look forward to playing them sometime soon! =)
I am currently playing Pokemon Black on my Nintendo DS. Unlike previous Pokemon games, this one includes Kanji instead of just Hiragana, making it an excellent tool for practicing my reading skills. After I finish this game, I plan to play Final Fantasy 4 on the Nintendo DS. This game includes Furigana and is one of my favorite RPGs.
Omg love love love this video. Big fan of 3ds and using it to learn 😻
I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it! I'm a big fan now too. It was super nostalgic, while also being way more effective than I imagined! =)
This is a great idea, im just starting to study japanese and i love playing games, so its a great way to practice and learn. instant sub.
My son and I are enjoying 電車でGo! (Densha de Go!) on the Switch. It's a nice Tokyo rail sim, but the main point here is that it's ONLY in Japanese. Feels authentic and immersive. Great way to brush up listening and reading (especially katakana).
That’s awesome. I’m glad you’re able to enjoy a game like that along with your son! =)
Hi! Really enjoyed this video and planning to get a Japanese 3DS now XD.
Out of curiosity, would you consider doing another video similar to this but with different media's/consoles? For example, Japanese TV shows/movies, music, switch games ect.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Yup! I already have plans to do similar projects with many different media types. ☺️
Why didn’t you add Dio’s VA as the emoji movie poop
Yo, heads up for anyone who has a 3DS, Japanese DS games are region free/unlocked when played on any 3DS. So you can't play Japanese 3DS games with an (let's say) American 3DS, but you CAN play Japanese DS games with an American 3DS (though note that an American DS wouldn't be able to as DS games are region locked if played on regular DS systems). This is a great little tidbit cuz there's so many super cheap DS games from Japan, many that teach Japanese even monolingually, so it's a great, cheap resource.
That, aside, I think the strangest thing about the DS games that are solely about learning kanji was how they utilized very complex kanji for a lot of the necessary info to navigate and also to read a lot of the instructions and other things, without furigana. Now, I totally get having games that don't hold your hand cuz they expect you to be a certain level, but it felt really confusing to have a game start off with all these things you're there to learn, but it may be years before you reach that point. Like it expects you to know these super complex things that you likely DON'T know because, why else would you be there? I'd understand if it was for practice sake, but it might as well be hieroglyphics until you reach that appropriate level.
Some of the games do understand this and have furigana or if you manage to make your way to the kanji reviews areas where you study 1st year/2nd year grade shcool kanji (for example), the language for the instructions sometimes adjusts to easier ones, but still.
Great project and good to see the 3DS getting some love. Don’t forget DQ XI is also on 3DS and is exclusive to Japan!
Yeah, I definitely thought about picking up XI as well! But I'll probably end up playing that on a different platform. =)
Really enjoyed these 6 weeks of the 3DS though. Was like I was a kid again.
Thanks for watching! =)
I didn't think DQ XI had furigana, but I guess it DOES on 3DS! That's kinda cool. AND it's 50% off on the e-store... hmmm Maybe I WILL play it on DS.
I’ve played the entire ace attorney series several times so I thought “how bad could it be in Japanese lol?” And changed my switch’s system language to Japanese. BOY was I humbled by the opening scene in the waiting room with larry😂 the lack of furigana terrified me and I’m scared to go back😅 but yeah most other games that I have on my switch, I change the language to Japanese when I’m doing a second play through. Not that I’m actively test prepping but it’s been a nice brain exercise after not being in a class for 2 years. If you can’t go the 3ds route, take some switch games (if you have one) and either start a new game on a blank profile or switch your system language👌
I’m starting to move from N4 to N3 level, and this seems like something I would totally use to keep my vocab and reading comprehension growing. Looks like it’s time for me to import some DS and 3DS games from Japan
I have my 3DS literally collecting dust, but you just gave me the reason to pick it up again !
I'm happy I was able to give that dusty machine new life! =)
I still have my old 3ds from 2013 i cant wait to try this method with Persona Q2
Im only a minute into your video but your production seems so high. I thought I was watching a more popular CZcams channel, so its insane to me how you're not massive on the platform yet.
Thank you!
I’m pretty happy with where I’m at, but maybe some day! =)
My brother loves rune factory lol. He got me into it years ago. Great franchise
Sorry for your loss.
This makes me want to play ACNH again but only in Japanese!!! Nice video!!
Do it! ACNH is super accessible in Japanese on both Switch AND 3ds! =)
I'd highly recommend the Zero Escape series since 999 is on the DS and Virtue's Last Reward and Time Dilemma are both on the 3DS so you can easily get Japanese copies of all of them.
I completely forgot about the list function!
Thanks 😅
It would be great if you made a follow-up to this with Switch or PS4/PS5
How did you find the story of Higurashi no naku koro ni?
I got that game about a decade ago but ended up watching the anime instead
Visual Novels can definitely be really hard for beginners... I spent about a year or so reading the new 月姫 and it was *hell*. Really good story, and it bumped up my Japanese a ton, but I kinda wish I had worked my way up to it first, because I feel like I missed a lot. Guess it's just an opportunity to reread it soon!
did you ever re-read it? i've been learning japanese for the sole purpose of being able to read 月姫 as i played the arc route with MTL and there was no ciel route translation out at the time, so i just decided to learn the damn language (lol). i'm planning on reading it in a few months, i only know ~5000 words right now and VN lookups can be a pain
@@Julian-fs1uk I also decided to learn Japanese for 月姫, though I made that decision back when it was announced lol. Haven't re-read it yet, been busy and want to finish some much easier titles first.
If you already know 5000 words, you'll get there in no time. I started reading it at probably ~4000, and I'm only at ~7000 now.
If you're reading on emulator, there is actually a texthooker you can use for Yuzu to copy the text. I think it's called "Agent". I recommend it even if you own the console version- I tried to power through with handwritten lookups and OCR initially, but some of the later fights/lore dumps would have absolutely broken me if I kept at it.
Regardless, Ciel route is absolutely worth the struggle. 頑張れ！
@@wertville This whole time basically the only thing holding me back is feeling like I wouldn't be able to do lookups with time-efficiently with Yuzu, I hate using anything OCR, simply because of how effective yomichan is. And I completely forgot about agent 🤦♂I had to use it extensively to translate with DeepL, so I really can't believe I forgot. You gave me some motivation. After I catch up on 呪術廻戦 then I will give it my best shot, especially since I've watched so many type moon works in the past with english subtitles and having already played the arc route I feel like I have a lot of the necessary context for understanding even if my japanese level isn't great. Thanks sincerely.
I did exactly this but for AIR. It was difficult, but the Japanese level up was worth it IMHO.
Any possibility you could do a Japanese 3DS and Wii U eShop exclusives video given the deadline is coming up on January 20th? I want to know what to buy and I have seen NO ONE covering the Japanese exclusive stuff.
How much japanese do you need to comfortably understand animal crossing? Im relatively new and have only gotten about halfway through Genki 1. However, i have a solid month to gring my language learning and want to use ACNH as my personal benchmark. Am i overshooting?
Any game suggestions for the switch for someone located in the US to learn writing?
@ToKini Andy What visual novels with Furigana would you recommend for the 3ds? Like your top 5 or so
Awesome video!
Another game I really like on my 3DS is Doramoji Nobita No Kanji Daisakusen. Its a Doraemon game thats designed for elementary school children to learn kanji. Its super simple in it's dialogue and mechanics, but its been pretty useful as a kanji learning tool and is a decent entry level kanji game if KanKen seems too intimidating. Plus its Doraemon!
Another game that is a pretty good challenge is Dragon Quest 7. Its not voiced like DQ8 but DQ7 is famously SUPER long and very dialogue heavy. I like it a lot since you can stick with it for a long time and use it for reading practice. Its a shame its not voiced though. Another RPG that I like to play for study is Pokemon. All Pokemon games on the 3DS have an option to turn it into Japanese, even in the west. Weirdly though, the kanji in Pokemon doesnt have Furigana which is strange considering its age demographic but the kanji that IS used is very beginner friendly.
For those who maybe dont play 3DS but play on PC and use steam, you can change games language options very easily. I like to change games that I play online into Japanese just for that little extra bit of immersion or just any game for that matter. There is a list of supported languages on every games steam page so see if Japanese is on there and go from there!
i havent gotten to the level where i can actually read things so i cant confirm, but i would assume Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology would be the perfect game for a challenge like this. lots of reading, voice acting, super fun, branching pathways that lets you revisit sections.
I actually picked that up on sale on the e-store recently! I gotta check it out. 😊
I'm currently an A1 in Japanese and I would love to use video games as my reading sources what level would you suggest i should be to start using video games as a reading sources?
stuff like this is why ando really is one of the top japanese teachers on the YT
What an awesome video! It's unfortunate that the 3DS is on it's way out with the store closing. I would love to see something like this but using the Switch instead. :)
I'll definitely be doing more similar challenges.
I just wish switch had something similar to that Kanken game! Then it would be perfect. =)
Thank you for watching!
Do you have any recommendation for switch games! Ty!
A great game for learning is the Zelda DS game Zelda : Phantom Hourglass or Zelda no Densetsu: Mugen no Sunadokei.
It has a GREAT feature, where text appears normally as kanji, but if you're having trouble reading it, you can tap the text and it will show a furigana pop up.
This is fantastic for making you actually read the kanji and recognize them, but giving you a little help if you need it.
The new "Famicom Detective Club" games (for Switch though) are really good for learning. They have full voice-over, Furigana, and you can even pause and re-listen/re-read everything that was said before.
Only caveat... the EU/US version doesn't come with Japanese in it. for that you would need to buy the Japanese version (which is Japanese-only)
Even if you switch your Switch into Japanese? Most games tend to have a Japanese version if you change it over.
I'll have to check them out, regardless. =)
@@ToKiniAndy Yeah, I often looked into that kind of stuff. In many games you can even select the language inside of the game's settings - only rarely you have to change your Switch's system-language.
But unfortunately some games really do get a "Japanese-only" version in Japan and then an international version outside of Japan. I remember that Zelda game "Age of Calamity" also was like this. (I suppose they usually do this to keep the cartridge size small, as all these localizations take up a lot of space - especially the voice overs. and bigger cartridges are more expensive during production :D )
@@HaitaniMasayuki Yeah, that makes sense. Too bad though!
@@ToKiniAndy The good bit is that the Switch is not region-locked, so getting the Japanese game for an American or European Switch is not an issue in this case.
Very interesting. I tried learning through Super Famicom RPGs, and FFV was definitelly useful for quite a lot of words actually, but some of the more complex kanjis look so scuffed when pixelated that it made it hard to find them in a dictionary, and at some point in the game you spend too much time walking and fighting instead of reading text.
Trying to find a modern alternative I tried Fire Emblem Engage and, but that was WAY out of my league. But I never considered 3DS games, so your list does seem interesting, even if for searching similar games on other platforms.
And it's always a good thing to learn something new by doing something you can enjoy.
How do you track them?
I got a 3DSLL and a bunch of games last spring when I visited Japan. SMT4 was the first one I played (I'd already played it a couple of times years ago), but I these days I'm mostly playing Kanken Premium. I want to get to ６級 or better before I throw myself back into one of the actual game-games I got over there.
Nice. At the moment I’m using Bunpro for grammar and Satori reader for input
Really good video
Thank you!
Great video, quality and content are top notch. What’s the J-J dictionary you’re using?
Thank you! I had a blast with this.
The J-J dictionary was "Weblio".
I need tips on how to draw kanji correctly since i have tourble with it
Great video! Any idea if Nintendo has similar options for visual novels on the Switch platform?
Thank you!
There are definitely VN's on the Switch. I'll admit I'm not sure WHICH ones though. I believe Ace Attorney is available, for starters.
I own a Japanese New 3DS but I changed the system software to the NA software so the menus were in English haha. I do own a few Japanese games for it, and since the system is modded I can play them, but I'm still very much a beginner so I'm holding off until I finish learning the basics.
Out of curiosity, what's the purpose of the button in the Rune Factory 4 dialogue scenes that says "ところで"? Looking it up, I can see it's something like "by the way" or "incidentally", but I can't really figure out how that relates to the game. Just wondering.
It has been a while since I played, so I can't remember exactly what the button did, but I BELIEVE that it took me to options that would allow me to have a conversation with each character about other things (and you are correct about the meaning).
@@ToKiniAndy Oooh, that makes sense. Similarly to how, in English, you would say "by the way" before shifting to another topic. Makes sense. Thanks for the reply, I love your videos!
i do this with my phone. basically i’m used to playing this otome game (3 years maybe) and i challenged myself to also play the game but in jp ver. it’s like a visual novel but with no furigana and no voice acting😂 it was hellish at first and i can barely finish the daily 5 chapter tickets but im happy to say that at this point i can enjoy the story and kinda guess the kanji by context😅
Great video! I must have missed it, but what's the JP-JP you mentioned where you can write in the kanji on the ipad?
That app is called Weblio. =) It's available on both iOS and Android.
Have you played through any of the Boku no Natsu Yasumi games?
Kid Icarus Uprising is the best. Its full of great dialogue too.
Can I buy a Nintendo 3ds on the cheap?
Came here for the experiment, stayed for the Dragon Quest song.
Do you recommend any games for the Switch? Any alternative to Kanken for the Switch?
At the moment there are no kanji games I can fully recommend for switch, but there is one that looks almost the same as the one I show in this video coming out in November. We'll see how that is!
The channel Game Gengo just released a video that has a ton of GREAT recommendations for Switch games. I highly recommend checking that out. =)
Beginning Japanese with a native speaker teacher, however, I'm really interested in your Nintendo 3DS experiment. Are they still available? Do they come with a stylus? Looks like a fantastic tool. BTW loving your videos!
You can buy them used and unless the listing says it doesn’t have a stylus it usually will come with one. They’re not too expensive from eBay.
I would love to see this with the Switch
Just wanted to add another option. The switch is region free. You can import games from Japan and other regions. You can also make a Japan eshop account.
Yeah, Switch is definitely the easier option these days for most games! =)
I play Japanese games on my hacked 3DS 😅
Im tempted to play Dragon Quest VIII and X. Have you played Project X Zone 2?
Did you ever finish 逆転裁判? That's one of my favorite games ever
8 bit Famicom RPG's are the one of the greatest learning tool for beginners. It'll build your hiragana & katakana recognition up.
I beat the real cartridges of Final Fantasy II and Final Fantasy III with a walkthrough, I cannot read paragraphs, but i had no problem buying from shops and fighting battles.
what type of DS is this?
This is so epic!
Glad to hear you think of! I had a blast with both the DS AND with this video.
SMT IV is my favorite 3DS game. I'd be delighted to replay it in Japanese.
I definitely want to come back to it!
I'm old enough to remember Mangajin, it was a great magazine with comics, articles and other types of printed material that had Japanese on one side and English on the other
I’ve never heard of that, but it sounds pretty cool!
might have to pick up a JP 3ds and some of these games next time I'm there. Thanks for the suggestions!
You're welcome! Thank you for watching! =)
Just out of curiosity did you ever look into using 3ds emulation on the PC it works quite well.
I have heard of it, and considered it, but I quite enjoy being able to actually play the system when away from my computer. =)
Where did you buy they games from ?
Amazon.jp. I added links to all of them in the description, and talk about that at the end of the video. =)
Also, on the Japanese DS e-store (you need a Japanese 3ds).
pronounce the final ni at the end of the higurashi no naku koro ni title or draw 25
I missed it every single time. I have sooo many cards now. haha
Yuki pointed that out to me too. (*´艸｀*)
If you addressed this in the video I apologize for asking, but why did you choose to use the 3ds instead of an older console like Gameboy or the DS, or even the newer switch console? Great video!
I’m a fan of handheld gaming, so it was partially a nostalgia thing. But it is also the only system with a decent kanji study game. Those were the 2 main reasons. =)
@@ToKiniAndy Ohh totally makes sense. Thank you for the response and again, excellent video. It has me super pumped to try a new and fun learning method. 🙂
I tried downloading True Remembrance onto a Windows 10 in the UK, hoping it might run in compatibility mode - but I couldn't get it to work.
Oh no! Is it only for an old Windows on PC? I didn’t realize that.
@@ToKiniAndy The version I could find was 1.05 at Vector, and it was for Windows 98 or 95. Maybe someone else can find a better link.
I am trying to do this with the Yakuza series... Takaya Kuroda's voice is so smooooth and it's so easy to hear what he's saying 🤣
Amazingly well edited video by the way 👌👌
Thank you!
Yakuza is such a great series. I wish you could stop between dialog lines, but it's still awesome. Keep it up! =)
Someone did an app that you can use to play videogames in Japanese and grab the vocabulary, compatible con Anki and i use it with yomichan
I’ve been playing Persona 4 and it works really well
@@kikuraged1815 Nice!! What is the app name?
@@weshallneversurrender I imagine they’re talking about Game2Text? Or possibly Textractor.
They’re both quite useful! Although Textractor doesn’t work with Persona 4. So probably Game2Text.
I like the idea of using Japanese Visual Novels to improve your Japanese. But how can I buy Japanese games in the first place? Would buying from JP Amazon really be sent to my home despite living in U.S?
I just got a red 2ds for really cheap. Can’t wait to play the great game Darumeshi Sports-ten
Also, you can find great Japan game deals at Hard-Off, they have games for every system, including ds and 3ds (sorry bout that, I could go on and on and on and on and on about 3ds.. it’s so awesome.
I also have that Japanese app you used to look up stuff when I need to know what a word means or kanji🤘🏻🤘🏻😎
Ah yeah, I went to hard-off recently to look at their DS games. There was SOOOO many. Next time instead of Amazon, I’ll probably just buy stuff there. =)
Feel free to go on all you want! The 3ds is great.
The 3DS is amazing but I would always prefer consoles with an hdmi output like the switch in combo with a capture card and PC oder Games for the PC itself because lookups are so much easier with an OCR Software, which simply doesn't exist on the 3DS.
You could also emulate the japanese 3DS Games on PC and use them there with an OCR Software.
I just feel like the fun gets a bit lost if lookups make the whole experience a bit jarring 😌
For sure. I always preferred on PC since you can use OCR and Textractor, but I have found both quite hit or miss. It's sooo easy to write in kanji you can't read on an iPad or smartphone now, that I didn't really find it to be too inconvenient. Much less than I expected at least. =)
But I plan to do stuff like this on PC and other systems as well, regardless!
@@ToKiniAndy I'm currently enjoying Xenoblade Chronicles 3 in Japanese, can really recommend it!
But there is a lot of exploration sometimes so as with Dragon Quest and the likes not always something to read
@@OpuYT When I finish these reading challenges I definitely wanna settle in with some games like that just for fun (and a little learning). Thanks for the recommendation! ☺️
It'll probably be at least 3+ years before I can even attempt anything like this!
New Love Plus has really helped with my Japanese. Would recommend if you like romance/dating sims.
The Nintendo Switch is highly portable while having tons of games and built-in features. Things such as picking your language, having every keyboard regardless of region, and a wide variety of games is always welcoming. The fact that you can connect to any region across the world trumps the 3DS's abilities. Either way, this content is 100%
Highly recommend the Zero Escape series as a VN starting with the first game 999. Also Ghost Trick (by the same director as gyakuten saiban)
I've played it on PC! I enjoyed it quite a bit. Do you think it is better on DS? I was considering getting it on there as well. =)
@@ToKiniAndy I played both the original DS version of 999 and the remaster. I do prefer how they handled the final puzzle and how the narration was delivered through the DS version. However the remaster does win points for its quality of life improvements via the flowchart, voice acting and higher resolution sprites/backgrounds.
I did not expect to be recommended to read Higurashi so casually.
I'm halfway thru Genki 1, wanna get done with that and 2, and start playing some Animal Crossing, lol.
Right when you finish Genki 2 is a pretty good time to start I think! =)
What level of japanese would you say one needs to read re:zero without it being to much of a hassle. I am a total beginner right now, less than 2 months in with learning japanese, but reading these LN/WN is one of my goals so that I don't have to wait for translations
learn about 1000 most common vocab, get a good understanding of Japanese structure (grammar) whilst learning the first 1000 words and then jump straight in. People need to get out of the idea that you need to be at a certain level before actually engaging in Japanese, no matter what level you are you first piece of native Japanese media is going to be very hard but you don't get good at Japanese by learning about Japanese, you get good at Japanese by actually using Japanese. There's people that have studied for years and still can't read a basic VN or play a basic game for that very reason.
@@user-zb8wb4vi3w Thanks, I am doing exactly that right now. But I think starting out with a an easy story might be better than jumping into something more complicated like a novel. Especially since it's a fantasy novel which probably has a lot of vocab that you don't learn within the most common 1000-2000 words. I don't want an experience so frustrating that it demotivates me :D
@@user-zb8wb4vi3w Right now my main source for learning is JFZ. I needed that slower start to get going. I am almost half way through book 2 + its videos and I complement that with some other sources like yt channels, podcasts, anki 2k/6k or apps e.g. for Kanji. Since the JFZ series only starts really teaching them in book 3 but I wanted to learn them from the beginning in parallel.
I came across of some of Dolly's videos already and they are quite helpful. But I haven't heard of migaku yet. Sounds like a great tip. Thank you