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Am I Otaku?

Posted on September 8, 2021 by bakatsundoku

Am I Otaku or even weeaboo? This is a question I’m asking myself more and more lately.  I mean, I guess I fit some of the definitions.  I like JPop – enough so that I’m maintaining an entire website about it, and other pop culture things.  I’m familiar enough with

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I Think I Messed up.

Posted on August 8, 2021 by bakatsundoku

… but I’m not sure I could have done it any differently. This blog originated with a single premise: a Gaijin learning Japanese. Not much more to it than that. I was learning Japanese, about the Japanese culture, and for some reason I wanted to share it. Probably something to

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My Japanese Book Collection

Posted on July 3, 2021 by bakatsundoku

I have books. I have piles and piles of books on almost every conceivable topic. They are overflowing my bookshelves, occupying a futon, and basically just making a wonderful mess in my house. So I bought a bookcase with manga sized shelves. These are most of my Japanese books. I

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Japanese Books I Bought Today

Posted on July 2, 2021 by bakatsundoku

So today I went to Half Price Books, and I bought some Japanese language books.  Let’s take a look at what I found. I spent less than $100 on everything you see. First, I found some dictionaries. I like dictionaries. I’m not sure why, as I can find everything I

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Sometimes I’m Wrong

Posted on December 14, 2020 by bakatsundoku

I like to say that I’m never really wrong – as my decisions and opinions are nearly always right based upon the information I have. But sometimes I don’t have enough information, so as I get more information, my opinions can change. That kind of makes my previous ones wrong.

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Is Japanese a Waste of Time?

Posted on April 23, 2019 by bakatsundoku

A couple of days ago, I got a pretty sweet invitation.  It’s the opportunity to go to Japan in a year or so, with a group.  The chance also possibly (depending on the ticket lottery) involves the chance to see the 2020 Olympics. It is pretty much the chance of

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Uncategorized Anime, Japan, japanese, manga, Olympics 2 Comments

The Shallowness of Exported Japanese Culture

Posted on March 16, 2019 by bakatsundoku

A recurring theme of this site is my continued wonder at why I’m bothering to learn Japanese at all.  I mean, it is an interesting language, it’s difficult, it’s a challenge.  All these things are true.  But at the end of the day, as a gaikokujin, I find that my reasons

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