That sounds great! Fun content you enjoy is the way to go, absolutely
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Going to start with tentatively committing to just the remainder of June for now! When the read every day challenge starts back up, I’ll reevaluate and see how I feel about doing both.
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= Japanese
= Japanese and Spanish
I’m also aiming once again for practicing both Japanese and Spanish! I’ve been working on my Spanish listening practice pretty regularly already, but I’m going to try to commit to practicing it every day.
Just like with the read every day challenge, I won’t be posting daily updates here, though I’ll be posting about it in my study log and in the pro-wrestling thread. I’ll try to check in every now and then, though!
What I'm listening to in Spanish:
The main thing I’ve been listening to is Duolingo’s Spanish podcast. It’s very doable for my current ability level, and I can listen to it while exercising, which is awesome.
I want to try watching more TV in Spanish with Spanish subtitles. Netflix has a good amount of shows. I already tried Nailed It! Mexico months and months ago, and I could follow it fairly well without needing to look anything up (it helps that there isn’t a strong incentive to understand every detail in order to follow the “plot” of that show haha).
I also recently found out about Señorita 89, which is not on Netlfix, but it looked interesting, so I might try to track it down, assuming I can find it with Spanish subtitles.
Besides those things, I occasionally watch lucha libre shows (mainly AAA, but I’ve watched a little CMLL), so that’s another possibility for listening practice.
What I'm listening to in Japanese:
As far as actual dedicated listening practice goes, I’m considering trying out some of these children’s stories that are available on this website. I’m also considering Nihongo con Teppei, which has been on my radar for a while, but I haven’t even tried it, so I’m not sure if it’s suitable for my level or too easy or what.
I already watch quite a bit of Japanese pro wrestling, haha, so that will probably be the majority of my practice. Lately, I’ve been watching Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, DDT Pro-Wrestling, a little bit of Pro Wrestling NOAH and ChocoPro, and a fair amount of indie joshi wrestling. Besides just watching shows, there’s also loads of other audio content, like backstage interviews, press conferences, random twitter videos, etc.
TJPW also has a new show that’s sort of a small scale competition with four candidates who are all women with different backgrounds in the entertainment industry. The women are trying out different wrestling things, and the winner will get to achieve her dream of becoming a wrestler. I talk a little more about it (and link to the first episode) in this post here.
The first episode has Japanese subtitles, so I’m hoping the rest do as well. I’m planning on watching the whole show if I can, though mostly just for passive immersion without aiming for full comprehension (my Japanese is just not good enough yet for that without it taking a whole lot of extra time). I am going to try to learn at least a few words every episode if possible, though.
With Japanese listening practice in general, most of my immersion will probably be passive rather than active.
Part II:
I’m back again for the off-month, after finishing the read every day challenge!
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What I'm listening to in Spanish:
I’ve been listening to the Duolingo podcast and watching La Casa de las Flores on Netflix with Spanish subtitles. I largely fell out of listening practice over the past couple months when I was focusing on reading, so I’m more or less picking back up where I left off with the podcast and the show at the end of June.
What I'm listening to in Japanese:
Like last time, almost all of my listening practice will be Japanese pro wrestling related. I might watch some more episodes of 夢プロレス - dream on the ring -, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling’s new series on youtube, which I started watching during the first portion of this challenge. I’ll also do a lot of passive listening while watching wrestling shows and such.
The other thing main thing I’m going to be listening to this time are the post-match comments from the TJPW wrestlers. Since my last attempt at this challenge, I have acquired almost-complete transcripts of these videos, which I have been translating into English for a small audience on twitter 
. Since I have full transcripts now (thanks to subscribing to the shupro mobile site), listening is much more productive because I can get a lot more out of it by following along with the transcript, and it’s also really useful for improving my translations because it helps me have proper context for the lines.
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polv’s Listening challenge of Summer 2022 (Q3) Home Post
My thoughts on the challenge – Any interest in a listening every day challenge? – polv’s comment
I realized it might be better to make it a real Listening Every Day Challenge. I will track a week at a time, although the real goal is Summer’s first 2 months. After all, quantity matters a lot, at this stage.
Rather than ticking only for listening everyday, I would give credits for listening longer, like 
for ≧30 minutes.
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Progress 
(ordering may change)
See more at my all-round topic.
- Committed
- (Now at Ep.12) Death Note – Anime on Netflix (no sub) to watch along with manga
- I won’t watch ahead of manga discussion, nonetheless.
- (Now at Ep.43) HUNTER×HUNTER (1999)
- (Now at Ep.12) Death Note – Anime on Netflix (no sub) to watch along with manga
- Semi-committed
- (Finished) やがて君になる – Anime on Netflix (with sub)
- I think I got somewhat hooked with the series.
- (Now at Ep.2) 進撃の巨人 – Anime on Netflix (without sub)
- mariodesu さん made a reading topic with vocabulary Google Sheets
- (Occasionally) Podcasts on Podbeans
- Singing with sound recording
- (Finished) やがて君になる – Anime on Netflix (with sub)
- Potential
- Listening from teachers (e.g. with grammar)
- Bullets in this list, plus Onomappu – Summary from これからも頑張る’s reply in having 1 year’s time
- I’ll keep my eyes on Japanese side of VTubers as well. Usagi in an above reply is on the radar (as well as the game).
- Apparently, the problem with the games is well… the price tag. (I gotta be very sure before I invest, ok?)
- I am exactly sure VTubers can increase game sales
- Listening from teachers (e.g. with grammar)
- Dropped
- (Now at Ep.4) Samurai Champloo
- (Now at Ep.3) SPY x FAMILY – Anime on Netflix (with sub) to watch along with manga
- Watching ahead is OK for this one. I have finished the first manga volume in advance.
- (Dropped focus at around week 6) Read aloud with sound recording – will be progressed in each week’s home reply
- Probably will be based on 福娘童話集
Personal Background 
I have been to Japan many times. I was an exchange student with some alone travelling time, too. I know what Japanese sounds like, but I had to survive with my smartphone and dictionary app, nonetheless.
Also knows well that immersing in anime and dramas won’t magically work, unless I do something (but of course I don’t know how).
I hope that some clear planning and reflection will help, just like with reading.
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Oooooh, now that’s a challenge I’d like to try! I mean, I am listening to the radio everyday in the morning while getting ready anyway, but I guess I’ll only count things on top of that. Probably just YouTube? If anyone knows a fun podcast, I’m also up for that, maybe.
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Maybe you already know this, but for difficulty Teppei has 3 different podcasts, the one you linked is his easiest and then there’s Nihongo con Teppei Z and Japanese with Teppei and Noriko where he talks to… Noriko and it’s another step up from the others. I started at Z (well back then it was prior to that and just “Nihongo con Teppei”) and then moved up to the co-hosted one and found that a nice early listening progression. Never tried it myself but Noriko has her own, too.
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windupbird’s summary post
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Preliminary Thoughts on How I Will Approach This Challenge
Sooo first things first, I think I will be modifying this to be an “every other day” challenge so that I can accommodate the Read Every Day challenge along with it. I am also not going to hold myself to doing all my listening without English subtitles - I feel like that might be controversial (?) but I don’t particularly want to confine myself to “things I can understand pretty fully without subtitle assistance” because my auditory understanding is so limited that “what I can pretty fully understand without subtitle assistance” is pretty narrow and boring atm 
I have tried the beginner Nihongo con Teppei podcast previously, and found it generally comprehensible without any sort of written text assistance, but that…doesn’t really interest me 
The only saving grace of that one is that each episode is very short so they’re easy to get through without too much of a time commitment. I’m not writing it off completely, I may sprinkle it in, but I also want to keep the primary focus on enjoyment. I don’t want this to feel like a chore. Japanese subtitles are certainly an option for some things, and I’ll definitely be giving them a try, but I suspect that my reading speed in Japanese is probably not equal to subtitle speed unless the language is pretty simple, so I’m not sure how much help they’ll be. But maybe I’m wrong! I honestly haven’t tried it, so maybe it’ll be easier than I think and I’ll be able to manage with Japanese subtitles only. Tbd.
I’m not much of a podcast person (even in English), and I struggle to pay prolonged attention to verbal things that don’t have any sort of accompanying visual, so I’m thinking most of my listening will be in the context of watching a show or video of some kind. Ideally I’d like to do a mix of listening w/English subtitles, listening w/Japanese subtitles (hopefully I can figure out how to get those on stuff ) and listening without subtitles. I think that what may work is to watch things I’ve previously seen and enjoyed with English subtitles, while taking away the crutch of English subtitles. There are also some things I would enjoy watching even when I understand nothing, so those could be good options for non-subtitle listening as well xD
Ideas for Listening Materials - A Stream of Consciousness List
Things that come to mind immediately (y’all are gonna be like what is this list )
- I recently binge-watched every episode of はじめてのおつかい on Netflix (with English subtitles) and I loved it, so that might be a good one to try rewatching without subtitles. The language seemed pretty simple. Idk what it is, I’m not really a kid person, but those kids are so cute Honestly if anyone has any recommendations for shows that have a similar wholesome vibe to this show, please let me know.
- There’s also that movie 泣きたい私は猫をかぶる on Netflix that I’ve been wanting to watch forever - maybe now would be a good time xD This one I would probably watch with English subtitles.
- I have a random/niche fascination with Miura Ayme as the voice of Asmodeus in Obey Me! and I know there’s some youtube content with him related to that so I’m thinking I might watch more of that (this falls into the category of “things I would enjoy watching even when I understand nothing” Idk, he’s kind of adorable in a weird way and I just like hearing him talk
) - I have a DVD collection of Ghibli movies (that may or may not be legit, idk, I bought it off some random website without thinking too much about it ) - I’ve seen many of those with English subtitles before, so that might be another option. I believe the DVD was supposed to have subtitle options.
- I have audio CDs for 囀る鳥は羽ばたかない - idk if I will get to those because I found manga quite difficult, but They’re there, thanks to my tendency to impulse-buy things that are way above my level Maybe an option for passive listening while doing something else.
- I could always rewatch some of my old favorite anime, Free! or Yuri on Ice. Maybe I could finally get around to watching the newer season/movies of Free!
- Maybe I could even watch a new anime That’s a thought
- Another idea I just had would be reading along with an audio book, though I’m not sure my reading abilities are fast enough/good enough for that to really work the way I’d like it to xD
- Here’s a big brain idea, watch some grammar videos in Japanese and kill two birds with one stone (I probably won’t but it would probably benefit me to do it xD)
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Something like this I need, it helped wonders with the reading ones
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What topics do you like? I sometimes listen to this podcast: „Rebuild“ auf Apple Podcasts
The format is that the host talks to another person (a different one in each episode), and they usually geek out about programming or digital gadgets or stuff like that, while also doing smalltalk about day-to-day stuff (usually in the first part).
Granted, I don’t understand everything they’re saying (especially when it comes to specialized vocabulary) but I absolutely love the voice and the speaking style of the host, so what can I do
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Well, first day completed! I went a bit further than expected today, haha, maybe because it’s exciting to start a new challenge.
Listening in Spanish
I ended up trying La Casa de las Flores, which is a Netflix original series. To my utmost surprise, I could actually pretty much follow it without pausing! I would’ve been pretty helpless without the Spanish subtitles, though.
I only watched one episode of the show, but the story is fascinating enough, I’m definitely planning on continuing. One thing that was helpful is that one of the characters only speaks English, haha, so his girlfriend will have to explain things to him in English, and it’s a convenient time for me to check my own understanding.
I did know there were other difficulties, but thanks for linking them again, because I ended up trying the easiest podcast, then an episode of Z right after it! I think I’m in a tricky spot where the easy podcast is too easy for me, but Z is a little too hard. The grammar and vocab seem to be more or less understandable, but my brain can’t quite keep up with the speed of the podcast, so I can’t put together the meaning of the sentences in time .
I ended up going back to the 童話 site. I think I’m not quite at a point where I can do transcript/subtitle-less Japanese (or, well, I could probably handle the easiest Teppei, but I’m not sure I find the content compelling enough to keep going haha). What I’ve been doing with the stories is listening to them once while reading along, then reading through the whole story with Yomichan with the intent of full comprehension, then listening to it again while reading along. I could probably benefit from a fourth pass where I just listen, but I’m not sure I have the stamina to repeat the same story that many times .
As a bonus of doing this challenge, I’m learning some Japanese folklore 
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I really don’t know. That’s why I’m not really listening to anything I tried in the past fashionsnap, where they geek about brands that I don’t know about, そこ:star:あに where they geek about anime I don’t know about, and gadgetouch where they geek about gadgets I don’t know about. I think I just live under a rock, which makes it hard to pick anything. When I look at the top charts, it’s always the news or “learn English” or something, none of which interest me 
I’ll give rebuild a try, I guess 
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Let me know what you think!
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Long day today, but I still managed to get about 15 minutes of listening practice listening to an easy news article. I also went to an exercise class, and I was pleased I could mostly understand it! Granted it was mostly words like 足、腕、左、右, and I know the teacher tried to simplify her language for me, but still!
On another note, do y’all want me to compile a resources wiki on this thread also? We could add our recommendations there, and I could link to it from the top post? I want to try a bunch of the things you’re all doing, but they may get lost in the replies…
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Yesterday I’ve relistened to episodes 36-62
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I started this challenge in June, and my listening skills were next to non-existent. They’re not much better now, but I decided to not stress too much about it, just try to put in some listening in whatever form every day and see how it goes. I think I’ll be marking the days with colours, ranging from red (passive listening, minimal comprehension) to green (active listening, adequate comprehension). Hopefully I’ll see more greens as the challenge progresses…
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Okay, joining in. My listening level is, well, non-existent, so I think that instead of recording what I listen to in the calendar (as I did in the Read Every Day thread), I’ll record how well I did. So far, I listened to a bunch of stuff (anime and fairy tales mostly) yesterday and was utterly disheartened, then listened to the first chapter of an audiobook today and was also utterly disheartened, but maybe a bit less so? I’ll follow pocketcat’s advice of listening first, then reading+listening, then listening again. It’s time consuming, but 仕方がない.
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Day: -21
So, I wanted to start with スマホを落としただけなのに, recommended by @pocketcat and handy for audio listening because the chapters seem to be small. But, I got an offer from audiobook.jp when I subscribed for a free 14 days all-you-can-listen trial, and this book wasn’t eligible for all-you-can-listen. So instead I chose 謎解きはディナーのあとで for now, which I can listen to for free. After the 14 days (probably much sooner), I guess I’ll know if it’s worth keeping at it or changing to スマホ. I don’t get why they can’t give you the book for free when you buy the audiobook. Why are you making me buy the book twice?
So far I’ve listened to the first chapter, 27 minutes worth of audio. I understood…that there’s a body. And it’s wearing brown boots indoors. That’s more or less it. No okay, I got much more while I was listening, but not so that I can connect them to something I could reliably recount. Next step is to listen while reading (it will be interesting to see if my reading can keep up with the audio speed, probably not), then listen again, and see how it goes. Not sure I’ll manage all that today, but that’s okay.
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Sounds like a good idea to me! I gave some podcast recommendations in the reading thread, I’ll copy the message so that hopefully it’s useful to some:
The easier ones I recommend are YUYU, Let’s Talk in Japanese, Let’s learn Japanese from small talk! (love this one personally), and Teppei (has a beginner podcast too as it’s been mentioned). The rest are more advanced. I don’t have absolute beginner recommendations, sadly, sorry! I’m sure someone else can recommend easier resources. I just didn’t have the need for them because I covered the beginner levels in a language school, so I don’t know what’s out there and don’t have anything I can personally recommend.
On YouTube I also recommend Comprehensible Japanese (already mentioned), あかね的日本語教室 and もしもしゆうすけ (if you check his playlists it’s much easier to navigate) . Also for videos on grammar, obligatory mention to 日本語の森 and ゆみせんせいの日本語ch .
I think podcasts have boosted my listening comprehension by a lot. I treat listening differently from reading; extensive listening and intensive reading. I would go for something that you can understand a decent portion of but I wouldn’t worry about not understanding everything (e.g. understanding 10 or 15 minutes of a 20 minute podcast or whatever). As long as you listen to something that is around your level I’m sure you will improve over time. It just takes time and patience, like reading and anything else.
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If it makes you feel better that book butts right up against the edge of my listening abilities. I had to really focus to catch everything. It’s voiced pretty fast and there’s a bit of fancy talking as well (both in politeness level and also just how some things are talked about iirc).
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Not a very good choice for a first audiobook then
I’ll give it a few days, see how it goes, then I may switch to スマホ.
I’m finding that I really prefer audiobooks to other media for listening by the way. I get bored by podcasts and youtube videos, and anime may be okay depending on the specific anime, but the animation (like images in manga) is more distracting than helpful to me. I guess I don’t really want to go too far out of my comfort zone (books) for now. 
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Oh nice, I’m in.
I’ve been super inconsistent with listening (raw listening without jp subs, especially) since I started learning Japanese, and it kind of shows - I recently did an N2 mock test and did by far the worst on listening 
I had already decided to dedicate June to listening & have temporarily banned books that don’t have an audiobook from my life 
So I’m just gonna sneakily join the ‘track June already’ crowd’ 
(will do the calendar thing later)
Current endeavours (from the beginning of June until now)
Audiobooks
I’m really more of an audiobook person than a podcast one so I really wanna get to a point where I can comfortably listen to them 
I’ve picked up a fantasy novel + accompanying audiobook that I’d been meaning to read anyway ( 最果てのパラディン). The audiobook unfortunately only covers the first ~third of the book but it’s a pretty nice one with several narrators and sound effects and everything so I’ll take it for now. This is a bit too hard as an audiobook on its own so I’m trying a ‘read first, (re)listen later’ kind of thing. Hope that’ll help
I’m also listening to また、同じ夢を見ていた. I’m using this as an audiobook only, without reading along, and it’s… actually decently comprehensible so far? Would like to find more things around that level once I’m done - it’s level 23 on Natively, so pretty low and there aren’t many other books like that listed that also have an audiobook, so not sure how to find those things yet
I also signed up for Audible Japan (which has an all-you-can-listen model) and did some snack listening. I tried a bit of 天気の子 (really nice audiobook, but can probably only more or less follow what’s happening because I know the movie…), モモ (German children’s classic I read as a kid), and some other things I already forgot. Conclusion so far: everything is hard. Help. Still pretty fun to be able to try a bunch of different things though!
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I’ve watched an episode each of things on viki (ミステリと言う勿れ and 僕はまだ君を愛さないことができる). I liked both but to be honest both of them felt too hard ;_; Will probably have to put them off till later or maybe try them with Japanese subs. Live action TV adds the difficulty of characters often speaking too fast/not clearly to all the other issues I already have with listening, that’s pretty frustrating One day.
I also watched a random sports anime (バクテン!!) - that was somewhat better, comprehension wise. Anime feels easier to me since the voice actors usually speak very clearly (and relatively slowly), so will probably try and go find some more things to watch.
Last but not least, I downloaded an app with N2 listening exercises and I’m doing a couple minutes of that here or there when I feel like it. Am hoping I’ll slowly get better at them 
That feels familiar
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@KJules, thanks for setting this up, this is a great idea! I was thinking about focusing more on listening this time for the summer reading challenge, but now I can do that here. Not sure if I’ll start before June is over or not, I’ll see if I can fit it in.
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