How are you watching Japanese Media?

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In a weird turn of events I clicked on your thread immediately after reading another one with a similar theme, so I’ll link that one here:

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It’s just so frustrating to find content that I’d like to watch, especially on Netflix, and when I get into it, my lack of kanji knowledge makes it so hard to understand. Am I just being lazy - are you supposed to look up all the kanji you don’t know; or should I look harder to find content that fits my level? Not knowing grammar points doesn’t really bother me, because I can kind of understand from the context of a situation. But if I don’t know the kanji, it just feels crippling .

But personally, I would say watch with subtitles in your native language until you’re a bit father in kanji, vocabulary, and grammar (probably around WK level 30ish/several months of concentrated grammar study). Then after that, switch to watching with Japanese subtitles, which is what I’m personally doing right now. It’s rough, but I’m getting better.

However, don’t be afraid of changing it up depending on what works best for you! As long as you’re having fun and it’s interesting, push yourself as hard as you want to. Best of luck!