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Originally Posted by Nyororin
I say to try and stay away from Japanese media until you have mastered the basics of grammar, and have a fair amount of vocabulary.
It`s much much easier to gain something if you understand the pattern the new word is appearing in, or if you understand a number of the words in a new pattern. Otherwise, you`re simply going to be confused and end up with more frustration than anything else.
It also tends to make people give up far earlier than they should, as it can be very humbling to watch something aimed at kindergartners and not understand more than two words.
Once you *do* have those basic patterns down though, it can be a great confidence booster.
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well, if your ego can withstand the assault of kids shows and cartoons, general exposure is useful on a couple levels. for one, i remember when i finished my 4th year and discovered that i could turn the subtitles off (except when they talk about spaceships or vampires or politics), and it is really rewarding to see the transition from absolutely nothing, to something awesome. also, it will give you an idea about how things are supposed to sound- obviously the more you know, the more you're going to get, but im sure some of this takes place at an involuntary level.
lastly, it will give you an idea about whether or not you really want to do this. i've known people who've loved the idea of Japanese but absolutely hated the sound of the language and didn't find this out till it was too late.