As somebody who is in a basic Japanese class while playing through a Japanese copy of Pokemon Black 2, I feel like this.

BrokeN18 · 10 days

wakaremasen?

mclane5352 · 10 days

こんにちは！お元気ですか。この夏休みに、私と日本語の先生とクラスは日本に行きました。あそこで、日本語は簡単になりました。

otakuAera · 10 days

Funnily enough, I feel the same even after 4 years of Japanese. >_<

Adam_Warlock · 10 days

Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger; Can I take your order?

OccamsAxe · 10 days

As a former 4-year-old, I can tell you that pokemon helped me learn to read. Just stick with it and eventually you'll be able to read most of these words.

DragonMeme · 10 days

watashi wa sono .... feel .... shirimasu, ani

WhatsRealLifeLike · 10 days

I played Japanese Green, the first gen. game that never made it to the US. I got by memorizing where I placed certain items, and then recognizing the character series that represented each ones. Eventually I was able to isolate character patterns that showed up on antidotes, and lots of poison-type pokemon, and that's kind of how I got through it.

Jacoblong9 · 10 days

Thats how i felt after taking 2 years of spanish, and then talking to my friend's maid XD.

monstercake · 10 days

Yeahhh, currently playing through a Japanese copy of Heart Gold. This is my life, even after 6 years of Japanese.

...They didn't teach me words like "shaking leaves" and "super potion" :(

Thank goodness for hiragana, katakata, and dictionary apps.

Justice1022 · 10 days

Watashi wa kono tame ni toransurēta o shiyō

redditor-for-2-hours · 10 days

My feelings exactly. You can still get through the games when you know the basic layout though.

TortusW · 10 days

Felt this way in the same situation in college but with JP Platinum instead.

blahblahblahblah MONSTERBALL blahblahblah POKETTOMONSUTA blahblahblahblahblahblahblah TRY HARD

naturalcauzes · 10 days

Letters...Kanji...letters. Yeah, got it now.

SonnoMaku · 10 days

I remember when I got a Japanese copy of Platinum for xmas. I played it to the first gym leader then gave up. I had no clue what I was doing. It just sits there never played and I can't get myself to buy the English copy because I already have the Japanese one. I bought the guidebook for it a while ago but haven't given it another go yet. Thanks Grandma! =/

TheUnderdog2020 · 10 days

Can em, someone tell me what this is from?

Ramuh · 10 days

I remember when Gold/Silver came out in Japan and I had played blue and was a big fan of Pokemon, so naturally i wanted to play Gold.

I had a horrible Computer back then, did of course not know a word japanese, even my english was shady at best back then. Translation Patches for the roms were incredibly basic. I did not get very far i have to say.

But it was awesome

mancan71 · 10 days

it's how somebody who knows a little bit of speaking japanese when i watch anime in japanese and the video for the new black and white 2 games video coming out.

Neato · 10 days

Is there Kanji in B/W? Otherwise I can't imagine someone who isn't very fluent being able to read it. The sheer volume of homophones is staggering. Not to mention how little sense some of the katakana foreign words make.

Neato · 10 days

What's the best way to play japanese versions? I have a PSP that can emulate, a GBA SP, DSL and 3DS. I believe the 3DS cannot play imports but is that true for DS imports or just 3DS imports?

Califer · 10 days

Fun times. I used to teach a Japanese class at a charter school. Throughout the year I would give the kids "awesome points" for doing awesome things (getting good scores, participating in class, etc.). At the end of the year I had a bunch of stuff from Japan for them to spend their points on. One of the top students spent hers on Pokemon Green.

eiennihitoride · 10 days

It rubs it in further knowing the Japanese is simple enough for five year olds here to understand.

pubstar1 · 10 days

日本語は簡単になりました。。あそこで、私と日本語の先生とクラスは日本に行きました。この夏休みに、こんにちは！대한민국

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