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Nah, I just gotta get used to it 
It’s feels unusual to me, but I actually like it
What’s up, gamers? Let’s continue!
Day 2 (Time spent today: 56m; Total time spent so far: 2h 2m)
First interesting thing to note is probably this
I would’ve never thought that they also katakanized the word “waiting” 
No thank you, I don’t want to be fed to monsters lol
And just like that, I’m already in my first fight
Everything looks cooler when the text is Japanese lol
First fight done! (Toadsworth is kinda annoying at this point haha)
Bruh
Anyway, we’re at the castle now!
And Luigi has joined the crew as well, meaning I will have to keep care of six keys now hehe
After some more dialog, I can finally move again lol
Btw do you see that green guy right next to Luigi? This is a reference to the first part of the Mario & Luigi series hehe.
Well, that’s it for today. The beginning is very dialog heavy, but I should be able to make more progress as soon as we get to the underground section of the castle! And until then, I’ll just enjoy the Japanese
Hello everyone! 
Day 3 (Time spent today: 1h 10m; Total time spent so far: 3h 12m)
This is a very interesting dialogue imo
He tells about the past of マクラノ島
And now we also lost Peach, and the only way to get to her is by using this scary looking platform that is still being tested.
Here we are, in the part about which I’ve already talked about yesterday: The underground section!
And here is also a strange fireball. To this date, I don’t know who he is, only that he guards a treasure.
And then there’s also yellowstar
But I want to explore lol
It’s sooooo hard if there are no kanji haha
Alright, now that all the talking is done (for now), I’ll do some fights to gain more XP!
And now that I’ve been playing for a bit as well, the click delay isn’t that bad to handle anymore.
Well, that was quick hehe
Fite me
Better
I’ll leave it here for today, because if I remember correctly, the next room is the fight against the fire.
Yeah, you wouldn’t think so when you first start learning the language. But reading Japanese without kanji is the real pain. There’s one character in Sakuna Hime who is a foreigner. And instead of the typical all katakana, they mix hiragana and katakana with her. I think the katakana is usually when it’s supposed to be kanji normally? Making it a huge struggle to understand what she’s talking about half the time. Everyone has a difficult accent in that, but somehow her’s is the worst.
So true, I was so confused when I saw that he was talking in Katakana only, and this was definitely the text I understood the least so far (though I still managed to decipher some parts).
Btw this also was the first time I saw ヲ in the wild
Yeah, katakana only is somewhat rare. It’s intended to be stilted and awkward though, so it has a purpose. Most of the time I’ve seen it, it’s for robots, ghosts/spirits, or foreigners. Situations where something about the speech should be unnatural/stilted feeling. That or it’s just a form of CAPS LOCK. (Granted, robots can fall under that too.)
It makes sense, but it doesn’t make it any more fun to read.
Yeah, it definitely fits then, the German version also sounded somewhat… unusual 
I couldn’t agree more, the reading was going a lot smoother that I’d thought it would be, until I came to that ghost haha
Three of my favourite fictional creatures!
Wut?
If you want to go truly fictionally foreign. Toriyama went full 当て字 only for the Chinese characters in Dr Slump, even when they cameo’d in Dragon Ball. Putting the actual text in furigana.
You’ve heard of ‘speaking katakana’, get ready for ‘speaking kanji’
What did I just see 
At first I thought it was maybe kundoku or something similar, but that’s a bit of an atrocity and feels a little… off.
- @NeoArcturus さん has been consumed by fire
- Actually the fight is so perilous it’s still ongoing
- Fire is dangerous. It’s better to not go in the next room at all
Hope things are going well.
Btw, here’s a game you might find both interesting and useful for Japanese:
Wheres my update 
When will another update bless this thread… 
I thought about this the other day and had a look at NeoA’s recent posting history (sorry, it’s the stalker tendencies again), and he was talking about being really unmotivated about everything, so I guess it’s possible he overdid it with his widely distributed ambitions? Or maybe it’s just the natural cycle of life hobbies that has him in a different place right now. Anyway wishing you all the best wherever you are @NeoArcturus
So do I! May the Great Cat of Enthusiasm never leave @NeoArcturus さん and may the Great Cat of Time make sure he has time to use that enthusiasm! 
One month away from the 1 year mark…