Looking to get into Japanese Literature? Want to know some of the best books to start with for newcomers to Japanese fiction? Should you start with Murakami, Mishima, Kawabata, or Yoshikawa? All will be answered in this video guide to Japanese Literature. 読みましょう！ Where to Start with Japanese Literature Japanese books recommended in the video: […]
How to Learn a Second Language (Video)
I came back from the gym sweaty and tired, but decided to turn the camera on and record a few tips on how to learn a language. I realised that it was a few simple habits, like pairing vocabulary learning with cardiovascular exercise, that made it easy for me to pick up a language quickly. […]
How to Learn a Language
I’ve learnt three languages over the last decade. In degrees of fluency: Japanese, German, Latin. As I’m now embarking on a new language learning project (Italian), I’m going to quick-fire share some language learning tips and tricks here. There’s some conventional advice here, but a lot of this advice has been hard-won in the trenches […]
Babbel vs Rocket vs LanguagePod101 vs LingQ Review (2020)
When it comes to learning a new language for the first time, the choice of language learning options online are overwhelming. The biggest hurdle to overcome is just getting started. But you obviously want to get started with the best material. Inferior material poorly presented can hinder your language learning before you either start and […]
How To Start Reading Manga (The Beginner’s Guide To Japanese Comics)
Manga. The comic form native to Japan. Those strange little books crammed with cartoon girls with boobs the size of Mount Fuji. You know, the black and white ones that you see the weird kid in class reading from right to left. Why would anybody wanna start reading that crazy shit? Well, if anybody called […]
How to be conversationally fluent in Japanese (some battle notes)
Don’t listen to anyone who tells you you can be fluent in Japanese in just three months. Or six months. Or a year. Those people are trying to sell you something. Always. Benny’s trying to sell you on his books and courses and PDFs and shit. But look at the result of him trying to […]
Is reading manga a good way to improve your Japanese?
Ignore the people who say you can’t improve your Japanese by reading manga. As a level 4 otaku and someone who has spent most of the year blasting through manga at an alarming rate and seeing my Japanese ability soar, I’ve come to the conclusion that… Manga is an awesome way to improve your Japanese. […]