Quote Originally Posted by Telkira View Post
Feels kinda reachy with this insult, mate.

Nobody is going to be able to learn Japanese just by watching anime, or any language, for that matter. You might learn something, or just enough to get you started (given how well you pick up on things) but it's certainly not going to be enough land you a rating on something like the JLPT.


Dunno about this one, mate. I normally watch fan-subs and those are pretty accurate. Many industry translators actually start with translating manga/anime and other content. I don't doubt that accuracy can be spurious in some instances, but asserting that it's barely accurate is just wrong. But how would I know? It's not like communities aren't quick to catch on and correct these things, or anything...
There are people who do learn through anime. In fact there's enough that's it's a stereotype for foreigners over there. My source for this is from the trash taste podcast (people who actually live in Japan).

Not meant as a jab or anything but someone who doesn't speak the language who says " I normally watch fan-subs and those are pretty accurate. " Means nothing to me. Your opinion of that isn't your own but someone else's since you can't understand it.
I'm learning the language myself and even with my limited knowledge I can still identify that the subs don't always match what they say.