Reading the small text in manga (not furigana)

Japanese Language Reading
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Kinda curious about how you guys who started reading manga in japanese manage to read really small text in manga (ones on the sides of bubbles)

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Did you get used to the strange writing they use with time ? Or are you still struggling ?

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Yes you get used to it.
The first one here is 家も近いし
The second one is じゃあ黒沼で (that’s the girl’s name, I guess, based on context).

I guess it really helps to get used to handwritten Japanese, though, so people living in Japan have an advantage.

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By “strange writing” you mean handwriting?

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Yeah kinda :sweat_smile:

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Yeah, that’s what i thought, but still it’s a pain lol

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I still struggle with these sometimes. Well, especially if there’s a whole page of it (like the mangakas notes at the end of a manga). I guess it does take some getting used to for sure. >_> (I really wanna read what the mangakas say to the reader!)

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I often struggle with this :sob: Often when in manga I just ignore them when I cannot, really, for the life of me, can’t read it, since I think it’s not a vital part of story. I still try and it’s getting better I think.

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https://community.wanikani.com/t/show-off-your-magnifying-glass/38913

This helps.

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Yeah, it’s always fun trying to decipher some of the handwritten stuff in manga. Really makes you appreciate the clarity of the typeset text. :sweat_smile: Here’s a fun example from some old Lupin manga where the handwritten stuff is supposed to represent what is being played from a tape:

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That’s not too bad compared to some of the other handwriting I’ve seen.

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uggghh that gives me anxiety

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I have to use a magnifying glass!

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Damn, i had totally forgotten that topic, takes me back

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So:

(apparently posts have to be at least 10 characters. why not let me just ask “so” and post away :angryaya: )