Here’s a few clips and more about learning Japanese that I (being one who watches too much Japanese anime shows and music) thought was hilarious. I originally found a copy at this blog, much thanks to the author there, though I’m only including my favorite parts.
He’s 1/4 Japanese, 1/8 Korean, 1/8 Filipino, 1/4 Dutch, 1/4 Irish (with Chinese and Hawaiian in there somewhere). Lives in Portland, Oregon, and started learning Japanese from High School because he wanted to connect more with his heritage.
While his videos are great, there’s a totally unrelated humorous paper that I stumbled upon with it. It’s a joke to a large extent (I’m sure there’s some truth behind it though). I just found some of it hilarious and wanted to share for the sake of your amusement…
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is probably best described as an experimental anime. It is downright unpredictable and tries to fit in the comedy genre using that. If you’re not one to enjoy randomness in your stories then feel free to skip this anime, it’s simply not the comedy style for you; but for me who loves the randomness of life and can really laugh at that… this show caught my attention from episode 1.
It doesn’t nicely fit into any one genre, with comedic moments, musical moments, drama moments, action moments, mystery moments, and slice-of-life moments; in fact, this show is most simply described as… yes… “random”. It has become extremely popular in the anime industry to the point where some would call it an iconic classic. Whether it’s the all-perfect example of anime that it’s portrayed as, or simply overhyped, I was never looking to figure out. I find it difficult to be content with a show or anything if I have strange expectations for it. Let’s just see for ourselves what Haruhi is all about, and how much we’ll enjoy an experimental sci-fi comedy adventure…
