This thread is for talking about your favorite resources for improving your Japanese listening comprehension. That could be YouTube, radio shows, podcasts, Drama CDs, interviews, video games, JP dramas, western movies dubbed in Japanese etc. I dunno! I’d just love to see all the resources gathered i…

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I really like https://rebuild.fm/ It’s a podcast about tech run by a Japanese developer who works in the Bay area. He has 1 or 2 guests on per episode and aside from tech they also talk about a range of other topics like politics, current events etc.

My favorite resources for practicing listening comprehension are: -Nihongo con Teppei podcast -Miku Sensei shadowing audios (for Patreons) -Benjiro - Beginner Japanese Youtube channel -Watching native content with the Language Learning with Netflix plug-in (for Chrome)

Sounds really interesting! Gotta check it out! ^>^ @Sarabrina Thanks for sharing. I keep hearing about Nihongo con Teppei, but have still not gotten round to listen to it. What do you like about it? :eyes:

After watching the anime Banana Fish, I was able to buy a CD copy of its radio drama made back in the 90’s when the manga finished being serialized. It’s hours long, but because I already knew the story I could get the jist of what was happening. I heard some phrases I knew and looked up a few new o…

Another listening practice resource for those that want some easily available content on YouTube. :slight_smile: Thanks @akelsch for the tip! ^^ [image] Chibi Marukochan! ちびまる子ちゃん！Official on Youtube Resources https://www.youtube.com/c/ChibiMarukoChannel/featured FYI, if…

So again I’ve rewamped the thread in hopes for more discussion about what people use for listening practice! ^>^ I’ve been mostly using music as of late, but also some seiyuu interviews. Not so much drama CDs as I used to. But I’m in love with them for sure! ^>^ What do you people use? :eyes: I’m …

I sometimes watch Cardcaptor Sakura: (カードキャプターさくら). It’s an older Japanese anime for children. The lower tempo and less complexity makes it easier to listen to and understand :slight_smile: It’s also available on Netflix. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgGvNoaLVX0

Nice! So what do you like about it. And, is it something you can recommend for anyone new to Japanese or how do you think about the level of the anime? :slight_smile:

Compared to nowadays anime this is very pure and sweet. Because it’s focused on children, it’s more relaxing and easier to follow for beginners. If you’re already into anime this might be not your thing. I recommend it because it’ll also give you a sense of how anime was back from 1998!

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ekg February 24, 2021, 7:49am 37

Another listening practice resource for those that want some easily available content on YouTube. Thanks @akelsch for the tip! ^^

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