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[Recommended Read] Anime Hanabi’s “The Easiest Asian Language!”

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting As some of you may know, I’ve been on a (mostly quiet) journey to learn more about East Asian cultures and languages. I’m still building confidence when it comes to speaking, but I’d say I have a decent handle on reading and writing low-level Japanese and, lately, I’ve also been casually exploring Chinese and Korean. So when Anime Hanabi—a fellow … Continue reading [Recommended Read] Anime Hanabi’s “The Easiest Asian Language!”

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[Language Debate] Tankōbon Is Not A Volume?

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting A few years ago a friend and I applied for an open Editor position at Kodansha (US). I made it far enough to warrant a few calls from HR, though not far enough to fully interview (sadly, my language skills were not able to meet the role requirements). My friend, however, has stronger Japanese skills and looked like they … Continue reading [Language Debate] Tankōbon Is Not A Volume?

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[Concept Review] Learning Japanese Through Anime?

By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting I don’t know about everyone else, but I’ve been pretty consistently on TikTok for the last few months. I enjoy consuming the content, particularly content regarding updates about anime and what is going on in the larger anime/manga fan community. Recently the app has been recommending a lot of “learn Japanese through anime” videos on my For You Page, … Continue reading [Concept Review] Learning Japanese Through Anime?

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