Good luck on your thesis. I'm glad I don't have to write one :)
- Future Super Senior Viet
koichi
· 1 year ago
victory lap!
クリス
· 1 year ago
Oh my, that looks like a lot of paper. I'm looking forward to seeing your thesis. I can never get enough of anything Japanese... 「と大！」。Good luck on your thesis, maybe when you are done, you can go back to playing on your websites.
( ￣)y―oo0O0O〇○** ﾊﾟﾁﾝ 「遊ぶ」
kevinnwhat
· 1 year ago
you can never get enough of anything japanese?! -.- that was the case when i first started studying japanese haha ( dont get me wrong i enjoy studying but some things...>:O) lol
Neil Duckett
· 1 year ago
I take it not everyone gets a mention despite taking the time to fill out the survey!
koichi
· 1 year ago
Ah! Sorry!
kevinnwhat
· 1 year ago
owned.
mmnessa
· 1 year ago
I almost fainted laughing when I saw MagiBon. For some reason her comments remind me of her videos... It also makes me question the authenticity of both the GaijinTonic dude and Claytonian's answers to the questions. Especially Claytonian...I've always imagined him as the author of "ナンパ 101" and not a reader of “How to Score in Japanese.”
koichi
· 1 year ago
question the authenticity!?? Why would you go and do that??
mmnessa
· 1 year ago
hmmm ...I wonder why >_>
Caitlin
· 1 year ago
Is the deadline up? I was saving it for a day this week when I'd have absolutely nothing to do. x.x Sorry.
kevinnwhat
· 1 year ago
the whole thing about comfortable with speaking verses kids in classes are more comfortable writing, I think its because when you learn by yourself, you can try to say words and pronounce everything perfect without anyone there to laugh at you. While kids in a classroom may be like...shitt everyones gonna laugh at me so im just gonna act like an idiot and not pronounce it right at all. Feel free to send candy or an xbox360 with the thank you letter. Thanks
Eevee
· 1 year ago
@kevinnwhat Also, being a self-learner means you can go at your own pace, and you can spend as much time as you want on perfecting your pronunciation. In class you have to keep moving to keep a steady pace.
Anyways. I thought the magibon form was filled out rather scantily. I suppose she stared and leaned intently into the screen as she was typing, but shouldn't there be indication of the effort she put in? where is the "*stares intently through screen to your very soul*"? Very poorly done magibon, I'm only rating your videos 4.99999 stars from now on!
koichi
· 1 year ago
Isn't that a little too high??
kevinnwhat
· 1 year ago
magibon's videos are weird as hell. I just get a picture of mad old creepy guys watching her videos.
Meg
· 1 year ago
I've finally narrowed it down to two, maybe three possible answers to the ever present magibon question [which is WTF is she doing?]. 1. She's created some mad awesome social experiment in which she acts like, well, you know, to see how stupid/simple/bored/pervy people in the world really are [though I bet figuring out how stupid someone is verses their pervert level may be hard....]. OR... 2. She's just got way too much time on her hands and need to pick up rock climbing or something. or.... 3. She an alien numbing our minds with her smiles while waiting for the mother ship...I don't think this is too likely, but lets keep the options open.
Koichi should write a thesis on magibon....though it may include a lot of asterisk actions. On a normal note, I loved the survey, and reading what other people do [the famous ones at least *grumble*] was fun and inspiring. Kudos.
kevinnwhat
· 1 year ago
"I've finally narrowed it down to two, maybe three possible answers to the ever present magibon question [which is WTF is she doing?]."
HAHAHAHAH lmao!! wtf is she doing?! IS RIGHT!
Viet
· 1 year ago
Here is recent post of Magibon featured in Japanese TV:
I haven't seen any previous videos of her, but from that post alone I don't see anything special about her. Her Japanese seems very low level...
Viet
· 1 year ago
OK I decided to search for one of her videos... A good camera angle and a lot of rehearsal can go a long way...
koichi
· 1 year ago
Not even really good rehearsal. She can say like three things.
She learned her Japanese from music and j-dorama folks. This is why I tell you all to learn traditionally for at least a few years before trying to jump into media type things!
Mizuu
· 1 year ago
thank you for making my April's Fool day ^^ That was just KAKKOI ;)
Regaldless of how many pages you got and from who - I'm really interested in both versions if you'd manage to write it ^3^
GoddessCarlie
· 1 year ago
I am interested in both versions as well. :)
I can't believe I have the same strategy as Claytonian!
HB
· 1 year ago
がんばって！！！！！！！ すげい！！！ you have alot of repsonses. hope your thesis goes quickly!!!!!
JohtoKen
· 1 year ago
Crap. I got Rick Roll'd. -_-
I can't wait for the thesis to come in. It'll be a pleasure reading both versions (I also read the formal stuff, too.)
Rob_Hoolan
· 1 year ago
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
never gonna run away and dessert you.
GOOD LUCK ON YOUR THESIS!!!!! The rick roll was teh lulz
sougen02
· 1 year ago
Oh my goodness. I am was shocked to see that Magibon send an entry! Until I read what she put. Typical =P
Good luck on your thesis Koichi! You should give your pressor the link to this website. Im sure he would be surprised =)
Sougen02
· 1 year ago
This was me btw =/ I forgot to log in
By the way, doy ou guys really think that Magibon is a native Japanese speaker? I would be utterly disgusted if this whole thing was a big joke. Until then let us all watch as she rnaks higher and higher on Youtubes "popularity foodchain" =P
Mnemosyne
· 1 year ago
It says on her site--and she's said it in her videos (albeit in Japanese)--that she's from the US (PA, maybe?) and her dream is to visit Japan. I think some Japanese company is actually taking her there or something....
She's definitely not a native speaker, though. She's using it as a study tool...I think...
SimonVaillancourt
· 1 year ago
Hey why am I not in the best answers ... LOL I know I was bad at it :( Sorry !
Hey Koichi did you like the real kana site I posted ?
Viet
· 1 year ago
I think it was an April fools joke. Or is my sarcasm meter off? :(
SimonVaillancourt
· 1 year ago
LOL, not an April fools no . I am trying to stuff my silly head with hiragana and katakana, and found that site the other day ! funny enough it helped me with my Hiragana. Now I need to fill my head with Katakana and then some Kanji.
Fredy
· 1 year ago
Wow... I never thought I'd get Ricked Rolled... Wow... This was the last place I thought this would happen. April fools though... wow... haha. I dislike his singing... really do. Family Guy was better. Seth Macfarlane is an okay singer. haha. Well good luck in your thesis! Have fun with all the primary data!!!
Fredy
· 1 year ago
:( I wonder how long I can stay on this top 10 commentors thing. I remember seeing tofugu back in June while when I watched Gokusen. Haha. Ahh the days of ho pants and air sex. haha.
koichi
· 1 year ago
oh man, airsex were the days
クリス
· 1 year ago
I remember I was sad for a little before you made Tofugu, because I remember you had just one site for both Japanese and English. Then you made that video about how something was conflicting with the way you were doing/explaining things on your site [I don't remember the details, but I just know there was some down time]. I don't know if you still have the video, but the first article you wrote basically explains what I' talking about.
*Please excuse my stereotypical City American reply. Family guy haunts the internet =_=
zattsu-ooru
· 1 year ago
Okay, you guys have to check this out; www.oniazuma.com I can't stress it enough. About 60, english subbed videos of cultural, real life Japan. I saw news stories, gaijin documentaries and history discussions and generally an immense treasure of striking insight. I mean, really, guys, you SHOULD check this out. Koichi-san, sorry if you see this as a spam(which i guess it kinda is) but i honestly wanted you to find this out. Plus, i filled out the damn thing. Love.
mmnessa
· 1 year ago
I think you will find that youtube serves for the same kind of purpose as well as japanprobe. It looks good nonetheless...
zattsu-ooru
· 1 year ago
Youtube videos of such content are sparse and often unsatisfying. Gonna check out japanprobe though... thanks
mmnessa
· 1 year ago
not if you check the right channels! but I'm sure you'll love japanprobe, I mean, who doesn't?
koichi
· 1 year ago
it's a really interesting website - lots of serious topics I don't see in other places. subscribed!
harry
· 1 year ago
If you make a funny version of your thesis, I think it would be so interesting to read.
SimonVaillancourt
· 1 year ago
I think reading your thesis result and the whole document would be great. even if it's not funny !
mmnessa
· 1 year ago
I think I would prefer the "Exciting, full of pictures, very sarcastic" version :P
Chimiko
· 1 year ago
Koichi, I'm not very disciplined, so I couldn't really answer any of your questions very practically. Most of the answer would've begun with "umm" lol. So I couldn't help out with your last questionnaire. Really sorry.! -_-;;. Now, I'll try my best to fill up your other upcoming ones though. I really want to help! Really looking forward to the funny version of your thesis. Good luck~ がんばれ～
Fredy
· 1 year ago
I just saw magibon or whatever... "..." or to quote her... "(._.')" Either way, that part makes sense now and it added more sense to the April fools joke.
ケルネチ
· 1 year ago
stickam.jp is a good way to learn!!! =D But you have to figure out how to make an account.
Erin
· 1 year ago
Oh jeez, did I just get Rick Rolled?
WingsOfDaidalos
· 1 year ago
For lack of finding a better place to put this, and out of sheer and shameful desperation, I'm going to ask this here. (I have a test on monday).
When using a sentence like "日本へ勉強に行きます。" ("I'm going to Japan to study") and you want to sum up 2 (or more) things you are going to do, can you use a simple "と"?
Example. I want to say "I'm going to London to shop and have fun."
ロンドンへ買い物と遊びに行きます。
Or do you use a て-form to sum up the different verbs.
ロンドンへ買い物に行って、遊びに行きます。
I get the feeling that with the last thing I am saying "First I go to London to shop, then I go to London to have fun." which is not exactly what I meant to say. Maybe it's something else entirely? I realize this website is not here to answer my questions like this, but there is such a large number of talented readers and my teacher isn't responding to her email. :(
Erica
· 1 year ago
Why are you so obsessed with Jim Breen? Do you know not the wonder and majesty that is Rikaichan? All you have to do is scroll over the kanji for an instant reading http://www.polarcloud.com/rikaichan/
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- Future Super Senior Viet
( ￣)y―oo0O0O〇○** ﾊﾟﾁﾝ 「遊ぶ」
It also makes me question the authenticity of both the GaijinTonic dude and Claytonian's answers to the questions. Especially Claytonian...I've always imagined him as the author of "ナンパ 101" and not a reader of “How to Score in Japanese.”
Anyways. I thought the magibon form was filled out rather scantily. I suppose she stared and leaned intently into the screen as she was typing, but shouldn't there be indication of the effort she put in? where is the "*stares intently through screen to your very soul*"?
Very poorly done magibon, I'm only rating your videos 4.99999 stars from now on!
1. She's created some mad awesome social experiment in which she acts like, well, you know, to see how stupid/simple/bored/pervy people in the world really are [though I bet figuring out how stupid someone is verses their pervert level may be hard....].
OR...
2. She's just got way too much time on her hands and need to pick up rock climbing or something.
or....
3. She an alien numbing our minds with her smiles while waiting for the mother ship...I don't think this is too likely, but lets keep the options open.
Koichi should write a thesis on magibon....though it may include a lot of asterisk actions.
On a normal note, I loved the survey, and reading what other people do [the famous ones at least *grumble*] was fun and inspiring. Kudos.
HAHAHAHAH lmao!! wtf is she doing?! IS RIGHT!
http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4272
I haven't seen any previous videos of her, but from that post alone I don't see anything special about her. Her Japanese seems very low level...
She learned her Japanese from music and j-dorama folks. This is why I tell you all to learn traditionally for at least a few years before trying to jump into media type things!
Regaldless of how many pages you got and from who - I'm really interested in both versions if you'd manage to write it ^3^
I can't believe I have the same strategy as Claytonian!
I can't wait for the thesis to come in. It'll be a pleasure reading both versions (I also read the formal stuff, too.)
Never gonna let you down
never gonna run away and dessert you.
GOOD LUCK ON YOUR THESIS!!!!!
The rick roll was teh lulz
Until I read what she put. Typical =P
Good luck on your thesis Koichi! You should give your pressor the link to this website. Im sure he would be surprised =)
I forgot to log in
By the way, doy ou guys really think that Magibon is a native Japanese speaker? I would be utterly disgusted if this whole thing was a big joke.
Until then let us all watch as she rnaks higher and higher on Youtubes "popularity foodchain" =P
She's definitely not a native speaker, though. She's using it as a study tool...I think...
Hey Koichi did you like the real kana site I posted ?
Family Guy was better. Seth Macfarlane is an okay singer. haha. Well good luck in your thesis! Have fun with all the primary data!!!
http://www.tofugu.com/2007/06/02/hello-world/#m...
Wooh!~ Me want more panda hat! オｵ~アｱ~
EARsex 8)
(family guy)*
*Please excuse my stereotypical City American reply. Family guy haunts the internet =_=
www.oniazuma.com
I can't stress it enough. About 60, english subbed videos of cultural, real life Japan. I saw news stories, gaijin documentaries and history discussions and generally an immense treasure of striking insight. I mean, really, guys, you SHOULD check this out.
Koichi-san, sorry if you see this as a spam(which i guess it kinda is) but i honestly wanted you to find this out. Plus, i filled out the damn thing.
Love.
thanks
Now, I'll try my best to fill up your other upcoming ones though. I really want to help!
Really looking forward to the funny version of your thesis. Good luck~ がんばれ～
"..."
or to quote her...
"(._.')"
Either way, that part makes sense now and it added more sense to the April fools joke.
When using a sentence like "日本へ勉強に行きます。" ("I'm going to Japan to study") and you want to sum up 2 (or more) things you are going to do, can you use a simple "と"?
Example. I want to say "I'm going to London to shop and have fun."
ロンドンへ買い物と遊びに行きます。
Or do you use a て-form to sum up the different verbs.
ロンドンへ買い物に行って、遊びに行きます。
I get the feeling that with the last thing I am saying "First I go to London to shop, then I go to London to have fun." which is not exactly what I meant to say.
Maybe it's something else entirely? I realize this website is not here to answer my questions like this, but there is such a large number of talented readers and my teacher isn't responding to her email. :(
http://www.polarcloud.com/rikaichan/