Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, Manga, N5

[N5] ๅฝผๆฐ๏ผˆใ‹ใ‚Œใ—๏ผ‰ใŒใปใ—ใ„๏ผ

Mayu likes to read romance and to draw manga. Just like the protagonists in her favourite romance shลjล manga, she would like to have a boyfriend (ใ‹ใ‚Œใ—). So she just starts drawing him.

Book Review, Manga, N3

[N3] ็งใ‚’ๅ–ฐ๏ผˆใŸ๏ผ‰ในใŸใ„ใ€ใฒใจใงใชใ—

Due to an incident in her childhood, Hinako is living a secluded life in a harbour town and often struggles with her will to live. The ocean she sees every day has been both threatening and eerily fascinating for her ever since until Shiori emerges from its depths to protect and eventually eat her.

Book Review, Fiction, Manga, N2

[N2] ใ‚ใŸใ—ใŒๆ‹ไบบใซใชใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚ใ‘ใชใ„ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ‚“ใ€ใƒ ใƒชใƒ ใƒช!

Renako desperately wants to have a best friend (่ฆชๅ‹(ใ—ใ‚“ใ‚†ใ†)) when she enters high school, and her popular classmate Mai seems like the perfect match. Renako's plan seems doomed to failure, however, because Mai confesses her love to her shortly afterwards and would much rather be her girlfriend (ๆ‹ไบบ(ใ“ใ„ใณใจ)). After a short discussion, the two make… Continue reading [N2] ใ‚ใŸใ—ใŒๆ‹ไบบใซใชใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚ใ‘ใชใ„ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ‚“ใ€ใƒ ใƒชใƒ ใƒช!

Book Review, Fiction, graded reader, Manga, N4

[N4] ใ‚ตใƒ ใƒฉใ‚คๆผซ็”ป๏ผˆใพใ‚“ใŒ๏ผ‰

You can get a taste of samurai manga with this story about a nameless rลnin who experiences a typical day full of fights, selfish heroism and hospitality. This short manga was written and illustrated by Yuki Sengoku for the Japan Foundation's anime-manga website. The language of this manga itself can be challenging, but with the… Continue reading [N4] ใ‚ตใƒ ใƒฉใ‚คๆผซ็”ป๏ผˆใพใ‚“ใŒ๏ผ‰

Book Review, Fiction, Manga, N3

[N3] ๅ›ใฎๅใฏใ€‚

When Mitsuha and Taki wake up, they sometimes find themselves in the wrong body. Mitsuha experiences life as Taki in Tokyo and Taki learns about Mitsuha's life as a shrine maiden in a small town. They leave eachother messages in their notebooks and phones, but of course still cause some problems for each other. Publisher:… Continue reading [N3] ๅ›ใฎๅใฏใ€‚

Book Review, Fiction, Manga, N2

[N2] ๏ผ“๏ผๆญณใพใง็ซฅ่ฒž๏ผˆใฉใ†ใฆใ„๏ผ‰ใ ใจ้ญ”ๆณ•ไฝฟใ„ใซใชใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚‰ใ—ใ„

The day after his 30th birthday, virgin Adachi Kiyoshi suddenly possesses the ability to hear another person's thoughts when he touches them. After some accidental contact with his charming colleague Kurosawa Yuichi, Adachi learns of the passionate feelings Kurosawa has for him. This manga series by Toyota Yuu is also known as ใ€Œใƒใ‚งใƒชใพใปใ€/ "Cherry Magic"… Continue reading [N2] ๏ผ“๏ผๆญณใพใง็ซฅ่ฒž๏ผˆใฉใ†ใฆใ„๏ผ‰ใ ใจ้ญ”ๆณ•ไฝฟใ„ใซใชใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚‰ใ—ใ„

Book Review, Manga, N2, Non-Fiction

[N2] ๆ—ฅๆœฌไบบใฎ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใชใ„ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž #I

Umino Nagiko is a teacher at a Japanese language school and shares through comic essays some anecdotes from her everyday teaching life while answering questions on Japanese language and culture posed in her classes. There are both comic parts and essay parts for each chapter. When I read this first book, I mostly read it… Continue reading [N2] ๆ—ฅๆœฌไบบใฎ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใชใ„ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž #I

Advice, Blog

How to start reading manga as a beginner

For many fans outside Japan, Japanese popular culture continues to be a central factor in why they are interested in the Japanese language. When I asked participants of the dokusho book club at the beginning what their goals were for reading in Japanese, some answered that they wanted to read a certain text in the… Continue reading How to start reading manga as a beginner

Book Review, Manga, N2

[N2] ใƒŸใ‚นใƒ†ใƒชใจ่จ€ใ†ๅ‹ฟใ‚Œ๏ผˆใชใ‹ใ‚Œ๏ผ‰ #1

Kunล Totonล is making curry on a calm winter's day when the police suddenly appear at his door. He is a suspect in a murder case and is taken in for interrogation. At the police station he meets the investigating detectives and instead of answering their questions, begins to share his wisdom with them. As… Continue reading [N2] ใƒŸใ‚นใƒ†ใƒชใจ่จ€ใ†ๅ‹ฟใ‚Œ๏ผˆใชใ‹ใ‚Œ๏ผ‰ #1

Advice, Blog

Reading with ใ‚ชใƒŽใƒžใƒˆใƒš

Expressions that depict sounds in an imitative way are called onomatopoeia and exist in many languages. They stand out most in media like comic and manga when words like boom or ใผใƒผใ‚“ are written on top of an explosion for example. So if you read a lot of manga, you will already be familiar with… Continue reading Reading with ใ‚ชใƒŽใƒžใƒˆใƒš