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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz
Finally, I can't really recall any anime I've seen that had nothing but characters who talked like normal Japanese. Under my belt are such seminal works as Sailor Moon, Ranma 1/2, Rurouni Kenshin, Love Hina, and many films. There's always some overexaggerated person in the show.
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I think that you`re confusing grammar, vocabulary, and usage with accent. They`re not the same. Accent is inflection, intonation and pronunciation. As long as it is a native speaker, even if they were just spouting random words totally out of context they will be speaking with a native accent. It`s not what they`re saying, it`s the way they say it. If I were to ask you to read the most over the top sentence you would still read it with your native accent.
Any exposure to a native speaker of Japanese - whether it be in a classroom or just watching the most exaggerated character in an anime - will help with picking up a more native-like accent.
In other words, anime isn`t good for
learning Japanese but there is nothing wrong with using it as a listening source - Just don`t try to imitate the accent of "foreign" characters. And remember to use proper sources for actual study.