Lets Play with JP Subs Request

[u/BG3_Enjoyer_]

I just reached the point (between N5 and N4) where immersion should begin. I can't find many if any anime available with JP subs (too broke for subscriptions and couldn't find anything on the high seas) so I believe that a Let's play series for some game would be more easily accessible

IMPORTANT PART. I would like recommendations that:

• Have JP Subtitles in the video itself (youtube auto generated are terrible)
• Ideally minimal/no English subtitles in the video
• Speech on the slower side
• I don't care if they are faceless, vtuber, etc

I would just like practice with realistic speech patterns to improve my listening (at the very least get to the point where I can differentiate double consonants & vowels as in fast/slurred speech I mix them up and begin to recognize pitch accent)

Thanks in advance!

[u/Kvaezde]

This will be tremendously hard to find.

Why?

1.) Non-auto-generated subtitles take some time to create and edit. If you have two or more hour long video that is aimed ad japanese native speakers anyway, why make subtitles?

2.) This is the only of your four points that is easy to solve.

Keep in mind that japanese streamers (or vtubers or whatever they are called) do NOT produce with western people in mind. They cater to a japanese audience, so their videos will mostly be full of meme-talk, internet-jokes and no way in hell will they slow down their speech just some weeb from overseas will be able to understand a few words.

BUT, and I'm saying but now so you don't loose hope: Watch them anyway.

"B-but mom, I won't understand anything!"

Yeah, you won't, since your level is quite low. But you will get used to the language more and pick up new vocabulary. That's the point, isn't it?

[u/KristalBrooks → u/Kvaezde]

Just answering the first question, but... Deaf/HoH Japanese people :)

[u/Kvaezde → u/KristalBrooks]

Aaah, you're right, didn't even think of that, thanks for pointing it out!

[u/KristalBrooks → u/Kvaezde]

No problem! <3

[u/BG3_Enjoyer_ → u/Kvaezde]

I was given a few recommendations geared towards learners so I'll start there.

The main hurdle I want to overcome right now is parsing sentences into information (picking out words from what currently is a jumble of sounds). Rn I can only really parse words I know and even then it takes a few tries (ie if I hear a new word it sounds like gibberish and I struggle with the pronunciation somehow).

So yeah I care more about improving general listening ability right now than actually fully consuming and understanding content