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Originally Posted by HYDfan
PLEASE don't try to learn Japanese just by watching dramas and anime! Please. I am begging you! Get books, CDs, Tapes, more books, software, flashcards, children's books in Japanese, teachers, classes, podcasts, websites, etc. Dramas and anime and music are all excellent resources for listening to the language, but you have to be actively engaged in it somehow. It's not like in the Matrix where you can learn it all by sticking something in your brain. You have to practice hard. Every. Single. Day. For years and years. Go to Japan, it's a must. I'm sorry, but you can't learn by sitting there watching subbed anime... most of the time, the subs aren't completely accurate! There are tons of ways to learn, but don't expect one of them to be anime. Anime is a great way to listen and become familiar with words, but not to learn the language. Go there and listen to what he has to say. Besides, if you can't go to Japan, what's the point of learning Japanese? Sorry to be blunt, but I just wanted to ask. Do you mean that you can't go there now or ever?
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I agree with all of this. You can't ONLY read Japanese or ONLY hear Japanese either, to attain mastery you'll need to practise writing, reading, listening and speaking Japanese and do these practises properly. Personally, I think learning from J-music would be worse than learning from anime, not only are the lyrics usually artistic and not fit to be considered text that you can speak conversationally or write as proper sentences, but they are often sung in a very hip manner, so it'd be very counterproductive if these were used to aid your study.
I noticed that this clip was imbedded in your post..
I find this guy funny but not only that, he also speaks the truth. I get irritated by people who think anime would be a suitable, primary language support when really, they didn't get conversant with their native language by just watching cartoons. I think this idea isn't really born of stupidity, but rather laziness (not true for all, I'm sure). A lot of people want to learn but don't want to invest much time and effort into studying - I feel they don't really care about fully understanding but want to look proficient because it's trendy to be so (this isn't directed at any particular member BTW).
Thumbs up to the ones that put in the hard yards - best of luck to you.