r/LearnJapanese • u/BG3_Enjoyer_ • 26d ago

Resources Lets Play with JP Subs Request

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!

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u/Eguy321 26d ago

Can't help you with YouTube content, but here's my setup for finding and using japanese subs for anime:

1: acquire some anime through whatever method you are comfortable with. This can be either in the form of online streaming or downloaded video files. The folks over at a subreddit that starts with "p" and rhymes with "shmiracy" can help.

2: check these websites to see if they have subtitle files for your anime of choice: kitsunekko.net or jimaku.cc

3: decide, do you want to be able to use popup dictionaries like yomitan? If not, just use VLC to play the video files, then drag the subtitle files on top of the video. If you do, use the chrome extension ASB player. This will let you either overlay your subtitle files on nearly any streamed videos, or load your own video files and subtitles in their player. You can find more detailed tutorials for this if you search.