Active learning with netflix

In my experience Netflix with either LLN or Subadub (+ Yomichan ) is a really great tool for working on listening. I think if you try this and like it, using a VPN to access JP Netflix will give you much more to choose from.

I really wanted to make use of Netflix content as the base of my vocab building routine with Anki earlier this year and was using another software called Voracious (where you can do the same as with LLN but with better integration with Anki and using content outside Netflix). Now not so focused on the SRS but still watching content regularly I’m finding the add-ons more practical. With that been said, the biggest issue I have with Netflix now is content.

If you aren’t a huge anime fan, Netflix Japan has the originals you will have in any other country but then the local selection is vastly reduced. Amazon and Hulu have the better deals in doramas and local movies, so besides eating and corny school romance doramas, other genres are very lacking on Netflix still.
Movie wise, the local selection is also very reduced, which considering some great Japanese directors is very dissapointing; on the bright side you still have lots of dubbed shows and movies, which for me at least are a great option for listening practice.

Other services you can access from outside of Japan with a VPN include Amazon, which has a much larger selection on dramas, shows, and more japanese movies too. Problem is no subs ( :sleepy: ), no add-ons that I’m aware of to use it as learning tool or the chance to download anything. So is basically a lot of raw content, which feels in my case much less useful for now.

EDIT: also I find using this worldwide Netflix catalog is much more practical to locate content (with due subs and audio language) than the Netflix platform itself. I feel clueless most of the time I don’t look something specific on Netflix with their platform. I was wasting always a good amount of time just finding something that draw my attention… :sweat_smile:

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