In Japan, manga are widely read by children and adults of all ages, so that a broad range of subjects and topics occur in manga, including action/adventure, romance, sports and games, historical drama, comedy,
Manzai started in the city of Ōsaka, which cemented Ōsaka as the comedy capital of Japan. One common retort the tsukkomi makes comes from the Ōsakan dialect; nandeyanen (何でやねん) simply means “why” but is often translated as “what the heck?” The influence of manzai is app...
Two comedy duos—Hannya (left) and Fruit Punch (right)—from the Japanese show Piramekino. Photo: Panda Kanno After class Daiku wearily tells me about the long road ahead for his pupils. If this class is typical, he says, only 3 percent of them will have a successful job in comedy fi...
Even if you don’t love them, living in Japan (or other big cities) pretty much forces them to use them, so this list of train-related words is sure to be of use. 電車 (densha): train [this word is written with the Kanji for “electricity” and “car”, and thus…Read More ...
In Japanese translations, the word for "love" is often added even when not in the English title. Some English movie titles become different in Japanese to fit language and cultural differences. The Japanese enjoy movies, eiga (映画), very much. Unfortunately, it is a little bit expensive to...
Another popular style is コント (konto), a word that derives from the French “conte”, meaning a short tale of story. This style is much more freeform and is pretty similar to a comedy skit you would see in the Western World, including things like costumes and props. While Manzai is...
Monolingual but still useful for coverage to a beginner! If a word shows up in one of these dictionaries but not an English one, you can just web search/translate to find out more information. [JA-JA] 実用日本語表現辞典 [JA-JA] デジタル大辞泉 [JA-JA Encyclopedia] Pixiv Kanji informa...
Dogen - Dogen seems to be the king of japanese YouTubers but he mixes comedy (which may be a bit confusing/unhelpful for beginners) with serious content. Some of his content is only available to Patreons (see here). Jouzu Juls - he isn't in the top league as far as subscribers go...
C. He got famous for Dragon Quest.((C)2. What does the underlined word achievement" mean in Paragraph 23 A.梦想 B.失误 C.成就((A)3. What makes Dragon Ball so popular according to the text? A. Its exciting story. B. Its simple drawing C. Its real characters(B)4. Which of the...
Imagine someone offers to do something for you that you don’t want them to do, but they do it anyway. Then, their earnest (if misguided) efforts lead to an entire comedy of errors that cause you a lot of trouble, but you have tothank them anywaybecause it’s the socially acceptable...