When Anime Fansubs Went WRONG

Anime-Kraze.org :: Version 4 You Know You Watch Too Much Anime When... - Issendais Lair ...you can speak intelligently in Japanese about spirits, demons, war, death, tournaments, magic, and profoundly soppy love affairs, but the prospect of buying a movie ticket leaves you tongue-tied. ..."hai," "baka," and "hentai" come to your lips so easily that sometimes you have difficulty remembering what the English words are. ...none of your friends study Japanese, but thanks to you, they all have 50-word vocabularies. ...and if they used them in front of their moms, they'd get their mouths washed out with soap. ...you go native, to the point of buying Japanese rice in 20-pound bags and clearing all of the furniture out of your living room so you can sit on the floor. ...it's 3 am, and you and your best friend are on the brink of a fistfight over whether Ranma-chan or Ranma-kun is cuter. ...you have a Ranma outfit. ...and so does your significant other. ...your friends stage an intervention. ...but only because they want your tapes. ...and you're a guy.

Japanese Lessons - Ramblings of DarkMirage Introduction So, one day I was feeling bored and I decided to start a series of Japanese lessons targeted at the anime fans. These lessons are not meant to actually teach the language, but rather to give you a better understanding of how Japanese works and the various headaches faced by translators when they work on your favourite shows every week. I intend to keep this updated regularly, so keep checking back. Chapters Chapter 0 – PrologueChapter I – VerbsChapter II – SentencesChapter III – KanjiChapter IV – 1st KatamariChapter V – AdjectivesChapter VI – Keigo Japanese Titbits #1 – 黄昏 (tasogare)#2 – Hentai vs.