Maeriberii Haan Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Tbh the main reason I'm looking for a college scholarship for Japan is because studying there is a surefire way to get a job in my country, and that the lifestyle there is much healthier for me, I didn't even consider anime or stuff like that. Actually, it's better to just look for jobs there, especially if you do get a scholarship. Japan's pretty accepting to skilled foreign workers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Max Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 On the subject of learning Japanese. I actually learnt quite a bit of Spoken Japanese from the various Video Games and Anime I watch. I can kind of understand what is going on too. Favorite Japanese Phrases for me include "Daisuki" "I Love You" Always makes me Dawwww "Kimochi" "That feels good" (Yeah.... lol) "Kawaii" "Cute" I don't often say this but if something is too adorable, I say it to myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raine Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 On the subject of learning Japanese. I actually learnt quite a bit of Spoken Japanese from the various Video Games and Anime I watch. I can kind of understand what is going on too. Favorite Japanese Phrases for me include "Daisuki" "I Love You" Always makes me Dawwww "Kimochi" "That feels good" (Yeah.... lol) "Kawaii" "Cute" I don't often say this but if something is too adorable, I say it to myself. Its 大好きな（Diasukina）, you need to remember it's a na-adjective so you don't sound silly rejecting someone with wrong 大好きくない！Instead of the right, 大好きじゃない！ You know, for future reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebuchet MS Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 And here I am, having started learning Japanese on my own largely because I wanted to decipher Japanese Yugioh cards without needing to memorize translations. TL notes in some fansubs and scanlations I watched and read helped a fair bit on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 My friend calls me a weeaboo, which is annoying. I like anime a lot, but I'm not that particularly obsessed with Japanese culture or anything related. However, for people who are, I wouldn't hold it against them. Japan has some cool history and facets to their culture, especially with some of their myths and legends. My awareness of them did stem from anime, as I assume a lot of other people's, but I don't think that's something to be slandered. There's nothing wrong with taking more of an invested interest in foreign culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Anime in general isn't that big for adults in Japan. Except for Attack on Titan. For some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddamnit names are a pain Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Anime in general isn't that big for adults in Japan. Except for Attack on Titan. For some reason. My own father liked what he saw of AoT, and I know someone else's who does as well. Apparently people don't know what makes a good story/plot line. Or anime. My taste is awful but even I know AoT is terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I don't think I've actually heard any reason why it's terrible either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 My own father liked what he saw of AoT, and I know someone else's who does as well. Apparently people don't know what makes a good story/plot line. Or anime. My taste is awful but even I know AoT is terrible. And yet I enjoyed it, so. Thanks for that.... Oh, oops. OT: It seems from the comments, that this term suffers from something many terms nowadays suffers. Lack of solid definition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yang Xiao-Long Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 My own father liked what he saw of AoT, and I know someone else's who does as well.Apparently people don't know what makes a good story/plot line. Or anime. My taste is awful but even I know AoT is terrible.My dad thinks AoT is a bit too violent for his tastes.He enjoys Space Dandy though XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I feel saying AoT is terrible is going a little far. I understand people saying it's overrated, but I don't see how someone could completely hate it, unless it's just not their cup of tea. But then again, opinions. I'm pretty sure adults watch One Piece and Detective Conan in Japan too. And probably Doraemon. I think Kindaichi Case Files too, but not positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 In general it's stuff that doesn't put the fanservice out too much.There's a lot of shows that are popular there, but a lot like in the way Spongebob or Scooby Doo is here.Or the Simpsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddamnit names are a pain Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 My biggest issue with AoT is that they kill characters just because they can. Over. And Over. And over. Did I mention that they killed people just because they can? And it's really, really, really predictable. Not to mention I can feel anything for the main characters and the background info is a bit too fuzzy. I could rant but I'll pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 It's okay. Lots of people like it for being fairly straightforward.Lots of people like the fact that they're willing to kill off anyone they want.And lots of people, including myself, like how fuzzy the backstory is, considering they keep hinting at stuff and the secrets behind everything seem interesting.Then again, I only read the manga.Opinions opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddamnit names are a pain Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 It's okay. Lots of people like it for being fairly straightforward. Lots of people like the fact that they're willing to kill off anyone they want. And lots of people, including myself, like how fuzzy the backstory is, considering they keep hinting at stuff and the secrets behind everything seem interesting. Then again, I only read the manga. Opinions opinions. I only read the manga. Not worth my time as an anime. Not to mention I hate gore/stuff like that, only in television form apparently. Fairly straight forward? As in having no actual story half the time .~. There were parts I liked, there were. Historia's( or whoever because I suck with names) past and even her character as a whole are quite likable. But one good character (and her friend, I'll give it that) doesn't make a series good. The fuzzy background isn't bad, I just feel it's taking too long to be addressed. I feel it has a lot of potential but keeps getting put off, which makes a bit of sense considering the setting/nature of titans. I prefer the spin off manga, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shradow Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 My biggest issue with AoT is that they kill characters just because they can. Over. And Over. And over. Did I mention that they killed people just because they can? So you don't like Game of Thrones, I take it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddamnit names are a pain Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 So you don't like Game of Thrones, I take it? Haven't watched it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shradow Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I'm slightly irritated you said that instead of, "Haven't read it." Books are a thing, too. TT.TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Haven't watched it. If you think AoT's bad... Though GoT has the story as opposed to no story, so depends on your priorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I disagree on the no story part. But whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maeriberii Haan Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I'm slightly irritated you said that instead of, "Haven't read it." Books are a thing, too. TT.TT To be fair the first thing people think when you say "Game of Thrones" is the TV series, due to...yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddamnit names are a pain Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I love books but I have very limited knowledge on GoT as a whole. I only knew it had a TV series, or rather, forgot it had a book series. Media these days only favors TV. It's frustrating, as so much content is lost or dumbed down in translations from the book to the screen. I rarely see a TV series/movie live up to its book form. Tis sad but be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dracoswag Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I don't really watch TV anymore, and the only time I would is to catch Toonami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 GoT is very similar to AoT in many ways. In both there are man-eating zombie things that haven't been seen in X number of years and are approaching a wall that keeps them out. Except in GoT the focus isn't on them and the zombie haven't even made it to the wall yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Both have _oT as an acronym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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