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Hiya.
Would you recommend any short, pictured books or manga titles that have basic kanji to them? Your experience in this field will be much appreciated.
I downloaded the first volume of Doraemon but the resolution is not very good and I can’t see the Kanji very clearly. (Thus the furigana seem really small)
Thanks in advance
Hey! Lip them? Lip them? What?The manga; “よつばと” is a popular recommendation for beginners.
If you are like me; who highly prefers to read from a physical book, I could give you some tips on where to buy Japanese manga online.I just started learning Japanese so I just purchased some reading material.
I prefer reading from a real physical book but since this is mostly for learning purposes, I wouldn’t mind it being electronic . I’ve heard of Yotsuba, thanks for the recommendation. (I remembered it thanks to you now and I will try to find it online)
A PM woud be appreciated if you know of any good sites pertaining to the physical books themselves
Hey! Lip them? Lip them? What?I don’t think you can send private messages on Textfugu.
Do you live in the united states?
I do, so I can only really give tips based on my experience shopping from the US.If you’ve got a Kinokuniya in your local area, that’s a good place to start. I’ve bought a few different volumes of manga in Japanese – Yotsubato, yes, and one by Yoshitoshi “Haibane Renmei” ABe called Ryuushika Ryuushika. Both have main characters who are young children, and who therefore speak entirely in kana. Adults tend to use kanji, though.
I also got the first volume of Fullmetal Alchemist, so I can read it alongside my English copy, and the first volume of his next series, the title of which I haven’t yet attempted to read, but which is subtitled “Hero Tales”. Got it just for the fun of it. =)
But yeah, something like Doraemon is probably also a good idea.
I have Volume 1 Japanese editions of Yotsubato, Dragon Ball and Naruto on the way.
Stick close to “kiddish” manga.
Kinokuniya is good if you have one near by.
But online stock isn’t very good, and prices aren’t the best.Abebooks.com is excellent if you can find what you are looking for.
Honto.jp if they accept your credit card.
Thanks for the recommendations , I live in Greece and it’s not easy to find manga shops here but thanks for the recommendations. I will check ‘em out .
Hey! Lip them? Lip them? What?“…and who therefore speak entirely in kana” – does that not make it quite difficult? I find it so much harder trying to read without any kanji.
I tried reading Dragon Ball a while ago, but I couldn’t make head nor tail of it haha. I’ll maybe give it another shot sometime soon, though. Absolutely loved the anime; DBZ was decent too, but the original Dragon Ball is far superior ;) Don’t really watch anime ever (save for Pokemon, DBZ and Yu-Gi-Oh when I was a kid, and a few episodes of Cowboy Bebop), but that’s one I’ve watched in its entirety.
It’s tricky to read, say, a solid block of prose text in only kana, yes, but it’s a bit easier in manga. That and it’s only easier to read the kanji if you know the kanji. Otherwise you need to keep the dictionary open in one hand, and it takes forever to read just one panel. =P
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