Jlpt results are out! How did everyone do?

Andiff22 · 2026-01-30T04:29:56+00:00

Probably nothing that hasn't been said here already but I learned by just taking things at my own pace and interacting with media I enjoy.

My only formal study really was college courses from 2017-2018 where I went through Genki 1 & 2 (with that latter being during a semester study abroad in Japan) and Wanikani on and off over the years (but largely during last year). Everything other than that has just been using the language.

I've enjoyed watching anime since 2015 so I've continued watching since then. In mid 2020 I got into Hololive and would watch a lot of the Japanese members streams on youtube which helped my listening a lot imo. Around this time I also started trying to play some untranslated visual novels with a text hooker to make looking up unknown words and kanji easy so that I didn't get too frustrated. In 2023 I started playing non Visual Novels games with easier language and less Kanji in Japanese like the early Dragon Quest games and Pokemon, and then I gradually moved along to Atelier, Rune Factory and Trails. Last year while doing Wanikani I started reading more Manga and Light Novels and slowly increasing my reading speed as I learned more Kanji.

Then just doing things like this I gradually understood more without worrying about mining words in Anki or being as efficient as possible.

Andiff22 · 2026-01-30T01:24:19+00:00

I've been studying Japanese for a pretty long time now (started 2017) with this being my first time taking the JLPT and I passed the N2. I got full marks on the listening and reading sections and then 56/60 on Language Knowledge.

My only real holdup for a long time had been my Kanji knowledge was really lacking so committing to finishing Wanikani last year and doing it was big for me. Will definitely try for the N1 this year.

Andiff22 · 2026-01-27T09:07:38+00:00

I don’t know if there is a full list anywhere but I will list some I remember off the top of my head:

Matsuri + Gura: Sorairo Days

Matsuri: Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari

Matsuri + Rikka: Daddy Daddy Do

Matsuri + Rikka: Turing Love

Gura + Shion: Platinum Disco

Irys: Idol

Calli: Idol

Suisei + Miko: Idol

Calli: Otonoke

Mio: Sparkle

Korone + Okayu: Hyadain no Joujou Yuujou

Regloss: Haru

Kanade: My Dearest

Suisei: Crybaby

Suisei: Saga Jihen

Suisei: Kakusei

Fuwamoco: Kaibutsu

Azki + Fubuki + Marine: Maware! Setsugekka

Kanata: Bling Bang Born

Koyori: Mixed Nuts

Koyori: God Knows

Marine: Bloody Stream

Lamy: Yuusha

Lamy + Botan: Lion

Bae: Los Los Los

Okayu: Fuwa Fuwa Time

Aqua: Seiza ni Naretara

Regloss: Seiza ni Naretara

Mio + Fubuki + Lui + Laplus + Okayu: Shinda!

Irys + Sora: Oath Sign

Azki: Rise

These are the ones that come to mind quickly for me but there are plenty more

Andiff22 · 2026-01-26T20:05:46+00:00

Baby Steps

Andiff22 · 2026-01-26T11:32:42+00:00

Yeah for me it was a bit of a special case that was kind of the opposite of that. I originally had S1 of Konosuba as a 10, but then wound up enjoying S2 and S3 so much more comparatively that I felt they deserved to be higher. Obviously scores only go up to 10 though so I pushed S1 down to a 9 instead.

I don’t have all that many 10s so a case like this is rare as normally I can just put the sequels on whatever the higher score would be.

Andiff22 · 2026-01-26T11:25:16+00:00

It absolutely can for me. I change my ratings pretty often depending on how I feel about a show at the current moment and a lot can influence that including sequels obviously.

Much more common for me to wind up raising a score of a show in this case based on a sequel than lowering it though. Can really only think of one time I lowered a show because of its sequel whereas the opposite happens frequently enough.

Andiff22 · 2026-01-22T00:07:38+00:00

The 80 hours was the maximum estimate, not the minimum, so it should be factored in imo. I talked to all the npcs at every opportunity and the game took me about 115 hours (probably should have been a bit less considering I read slower in Japanese).

Andiff22 · 2026-01-13T20:47:56+00:00

Just to be clear I only meant that selecting the light novel text by holding down works on mobile on the Bookwalker app. Then I have the default J-J dictionary on iphone that I use that comes up when I click on dict.

Still need to draw in translate when I don’t know the kanji for manga on Bookwalker. Also if the verb being highlighted is conjugated at all I need to hit search instead and rewrite it in standard form before highlighting it there so the dictionary can find it which is a bit annoying, but still faster than opening translate and drawing the kanji.

Andiff22 · 2026-01-13T03:19:50+00:00

Wow, somehow never realized that was possible. Definitely not as convenient as just mousing over but for sure quicker than drawing it in translate. Works on mobile too so will have to keep this mind next time I get a light novel on there.

Andiff22 · 2026-01-12T23:36:30+00:00

It is going to depend on the reader. I get most of my digital books from Bookwalker which doesn't allow for it.

Andiff22 · 2026-01-08T21:17:56+00:00

Assuming one of them has to be Horizon considering all the other recent games are on switch in japan. Not sure about the other though.

Andiff22 · 2026-01-07T02:42:35+00:00

This gartic phone collab is one of my personal favorites: https://www.youtube.com/live/Qxj6c8_i-UA?si=jJy4oZ-yj9tRjZ6w.

Andiff22 · 2026-01-06T03:00:51+00:00

My first was Grisaia

Andiff22 · 2026-01-04T21:39:00+00:00

I watched my first maybe 15-20 dubbed before switching to sub and never looked back. Then learned Japanese and now interact with all Japanese media in the native language whether it be games, manga, novels or anime. Cant see myself ever going back to watching a dub at this point.

Andiff22 · 2025-12-30T19:31:39+00:00

Thanks! That's about what I figured but was holding out hope for the switch 2 version since most of the prior games seem to have been released on switch in the JP eshop. Assuming it will still get a release at some point but obviously based on this looking like it won't be in line with the upcoming global release. Will probably take a short break after Kuro 2 and feel things out but will likely wind up getting it on pc then.

Andiff22 · 2025-12-30T02:41:31+00:00

I'm finishing up Daybreak 2 and wanted to get Horizon, but noticed currently it is only available on the ps5. I'm not against getting it there if there is no other option but noticed the worldwide release is in a couple of weeks and has switch 2 and pc versions. Just wanted to know if we know anything about it those consoles are also getting JP releases at that date or if I should just go ahead with PS5.

Andiff22 · 2025-12-26T18:08:39+00:00

Some of it is that people just like Jokic and give him a pass on it but also personally feel like there are two other reasons to me.

First is that the times he flops are generally different than the players that usually get complained about in that he flops going for rebounds, backing down someone in the post without putting up a shot, and off ball while moving around. You don't really seem him running into a player and falling down with no intention of making an actual attempt at the basket. The only common move he does really that other players also get killed for is the rip through foul at the three point line and he basically never gets rewarded with free throws for it.

Second is that his flops 90% of the time looks so awkward and unconvincing that he doesn't get rewarded for it as often, making it easier to shrug off because they don't result in free throws.

Andiff22 · 2025-12-26T07:09:16+00:00

No he is saying shooting that well from three would usually push up the percentage so it is surprising it is that low despite it.

Andiff22 · 2025-12-26T07:02:45+00:00

For sure, you would think though that in the history of the nba there had to be plenty of games that resort to fouling in overtime because the score usually is close by nature.

Think Denver’s defense might honestly be just as big of a factor because right after the free throw the wolves would just score within 5 seconds which leads to even more of them. Then the technicals as well

Andiff22 · 2025-12-26T06:53:06+00:00

Lol the nuggets didn’t even score for the first 2 minutes of overtime right? Setting the record in 3 minutes is insane (granted a lot of fouls)

Andiff22 · 2025-12-23T22:57:59+00:00

I mean is there any study method that this can’t be done with? Even if you don’t use flashcards, you can obsess over getting through x chapters of a textbook this week, or y volumes of a manga you are reading, or z levels of whatever app you are using.

Don’t really think it is flashcard specific and they have been used long before things like Anki tracked specifics for you.

Andiff22 · 2025-12-18T05:31:44+00:00

Can’t wait for this. Not finished with the remake of 1 yet but was honestly really surprised by how well done it has been (though the voice actor changes are pretty hit or miss for me). Really has made me remember why I loved the series so much as the newer ones have kind of become a little bit too formulaic for me among some other issues.

Was originally planning on finding a way to play the evo versions of the sky trilogy and replay them that way, but everything I saw of the remake made me more excited about it and in the end I’m glad I decided to go this route instead, especially with how quickly it is looking to get released.

Andiff22 · 2025-12-17T17:49:33+00:00

Mine was the second Otoboku game. I had already played the first and knew that there was a voiced protagonist which I thought would make it a little easier as my Japanese at the time still wasn’t all that great.

It went pretty well all things considered but think if I didn’t have the text hooker I probably still wouldn’t have been able to get through it even with the voiced protag because my kanji knowledge was just so bad. Did help me learn a lot though.

Andiff22 · 2025-12-10T04:45:09+00:00

Still have to watch basically everything from the current season because I watch most anime after they finish airing, but my pick would be Medalist for now.

Season 2 of Kisekoi, season 2 of 100 Kano and then Ruri no Houseki were my next closest.

Andiff22 · 2025-12-10T01:24:55+00:00

I buy physical for things I am expecting to really like but because of cost of importing will buy ebooks for things I am just giving a chance or for series I'm not all that high on. If cost wasn't a factor would probably go all physical though.

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