Yeah I watch anime often enough and have picked up a few words
and small phrases here and there. Helps too, especially just learning
from a book, with pronunciation a bit. Though as someone mentioned,
have to watch out for characters that are speaking with odd accents or
whatever.
> I noticed with Anime they tend to talk a little slower than in live
action.
> Not much, but maybe just enough. Worth a shot, anyway.
>
> My experience is that Japanese markets with a video rental section or
> Japanese book stores often have a kids' section, with brightly
colored books
> and simplified wording, intended for Japanese children. This may
have what
> you need, including a minimum of advanced Kanji, and furigana (The
tiny kana
> next to the kanji, vital for looking it up if you don't recognize it).
>
> Dave III
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