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    Thread: Netflix Japan is awesome!
Post: Netflix Japan is awesome!

A lot of Japanese DVDs these days have two sets of subs--one of which will be for the dub but I doubt Netflix will ever go as far as to provide those. I don't know if anybody said this already, but t...
Crispy General discussion 31 8,060 2015-09-05, 10:46 am
    Thread: Not Sure if I Mistakenly Rented CDs at Tsutaya
Post: Not Sure if I Mistakenly Rented CDs at Tsutaya

The first thing they ask you for when you rent something is your T Point card. The second thing is, they'd put the CDs in a black or blue cloth bag with a receipt that has a big return date on it usua...
Crispy General discussion 8 3,815 2015-04-21, 12:54 am
    Thread: Asia Torrents Invites -- Active Users Only
Post: Asia Torrents Invites -- Active Users Only

Sztermel Wrote:おはよう everyone. Could someone invite me to asiatorrents or suggest me some good torrent websites? I'm searching for J-NTSC versions of PS3, PSP games for immersion and japanese learning ...
Crispy Off topic 199 73,071 2015-01-29, 7:03 pm
    Thread: Japanese Dub of Game of Thrones?
Post: Japanese Dub of Game of Thrones?

FC2 has all three seasons dubbed.
Crispy Learning resources 11 2,465 2014-09-12, 6:27 am
    Thread: Streaming Hollywood movies Japanese dubbed
Post: Streaming Hollywood movies Japanese dubbed

Oh okay, I thought I might have them but unfortunately I don't. I've seen all of them on FC2 though so if you keep looking they'll be uploaded before long I'm sure. Especially Harry Potter which seems...
Crispy Learning resources 10 6,284 2014-08-07, 11:04 am
    Thread: Streaming Hollywood movies Japanese dubbed
Post: Streaming Hollywood movies Japanese dubbed

Helena4 Wrote:Thanks. FC2 is pretty good stuff! There's still a couple of films I was looking for that I can't find though, so if anyone has any other suggestions, please do continue to post them. Wha...
Crispy Learning resources 10 6,284 2014-08-07, 9:16 am
    Thread: Streaming Hollywood movies Japanese dubbed
Post: Streaming Hollywood movies Japanese dubbed

FC2 all the way. All the newest releases (sometimes before the DVD even comes out to buy), lots of them in 720p (if you know the uploader), tons of American/British dramas, almost every Japanese TV s...
Crispy Learning resources 10 6,284 2014-08-06, 2:13 am
    Thread: Japanese live-action TV for snobs/discerning people?
Post: Japanese live-action TV for snobs/discerning peopl...

Just look for the dubs online, all the shows except Breaking Bad are available in Japanese.
Crispy General discussion 53 13,829 2014-06-24, 7:06 am
    Thread: Documentaries in Japanese
Post: Documentaries in Japanese

http://video.fc2.com/member?mid=75478158 A lot of History channel stuff. Their National Geographic account got deleted a few days ago, so this will probably be next. Everything was also uploaded to N...
Crispy Learning resources 17 4,262 2014-04-26, 12:46 pm
    Thread: Documentaries in Japanese
Post: Documentaries in Japanese

http://fusianasan.bbs.fc2.com A group of people that pretty much upload every show Discovery, National Geographic and History do. They used to be HD and dubbed but three days ago they deleted everythi...
Crispy Learning resources 17 4,262 2014-04-20, 1:05 pm
    Thread: Japanese Kindle Store no longer accepts overseas customers...
Post: Japanese Kindle Store no longer accepts overseas c...

AkiKazachan Wrote:This might be a bit OT, but why don't they want people overseas buying their stuff? Seems like the us-them dichotomy taken to a whole new extreme.... Though what do I know about eco...
Crispy Learning resources 11 3,694 2013-10-30, 5:31 am
    Thread: Dope Japanese Hip-Hop
Post: Dope Japanese Hip-Hop

A lot of "Japanese" producers are American? I'm just curious who you're talking about.
Crispy General discussion 762 217,346 2013-10-25, 1:23 am
    Thread: Dope Japanese Hip-Hop
Post: Dope Japanese Hip-Hop

Shinjuku Street Life and Matador for MSC stuff. Kan alone makes it worth finding those albums, he outshines everyone--he's like the Japanese Big Pun lol.
Crispy General discussion 762 217,346 2013-08-28, 10:45 am
    Thread: Dope Japanese Hip-Hop
Post: Dope Japanese Hip-Hop

Primal hinted at some new MSC currently underway, probably wouldn't get my hopes up just yet though.
Crispy General discussion 762 217,346 2013-08-28, 12:21 am
    Thread: Takeshi Kitano, et al. overrated?
Post: Takeshi Kitano, et al. overrated?

His movies might be overrated but the guy is a legend in Japanese entertainment. He basically created an entire genre of Japanese comedy/TV and he's had a 30 year career that is still going strong. Wh...
Crispy Off topic 42 7,737 2013-05-28, 12:53 pm
    Thread: Are Japanese subtitles a handicap?
Post: Are Japanese subtitles a handicap?

SomeCallMeChris Wrote:Crispy Wrote:Listening to 5 minutes of NHK news and typing what you hear is a piece of cake compared to writing it out by hand so that's why he suggests a pen and paper. Being ha...
Crispy The Japanese language 46 11,598 2013-04-29, 10:07 am
    Thread: Are Japanese subtitles a handicap?
Post: Are Japanese subtitles a handicap?

Listening to 5 minutes of NHK news and typing what you hear is a piece of cake compared to writing it out by hand so that's why he suggests a pen and paper.
Crispy The Japanese language 46 11,598 2013-04-28, 11:45 pm
    Thread: Are Japanese subtitles a handicap?
Post: Are Japanese subtitles a handicap?

As long as you study other areas of Japanese, i.e. reading, writing and speaking with real people it won't make any difference. Kids use furigana because it helps them, Japanese people have subtitles ...
Crispy The Japanese language 46 11,598 2013-04-25, 9:26 pm
    Thread: Ebook Japan (For Android, iPad etc.)
Post: Ebook Japan (For Android, iPad etc.)

I'm in the US right now and reading the sample pages works, once you download the app you need to input your account details (email/password) before it will download. If you don't you'll get an error ...
Crispy Learning resources 2 1,074 2013-04-25, 3:08 pm
    Thread: Ebook Japan (For Android, iPad etc.)
Post: Ebook Japan (For Android, iPad etc.)

Might have already been posted, might be old news but I just found it so I figured I'd share. Basically just an ebook site but they have a 立読 button so you can read about 50 pages for free then choose...
Crispy Learning resources 2 1,074 2013-04-25, 12:35 am
    Thread: NHK News De Eikaiwa
Post: NHK News De Eikaiwa

I found this for my Japanese friend studying English but actually it could be quite helpful for those learning Japanese too. Articles in both Japanese & English. http://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/e-news/inde...
Crispy Learning resources 0 1,481 2013-04-18, 12:26 am
    Thread: Bilingual Books [dual language reading] & Kid Books, doko de?
Post: Bilingual Books [dual language reading] & Kid Book...

Ehonnavi has loads of books for kids and quite a few are bilingual.
Crispy General discussion 17 9,612 2013-04-08, 7:02 pm
    Thread: Free Japanese Kindle Books
Post: Free Japanese Kindle Books

Correct me if I'm wrong but the reason these books are free is because most of them have expired copyrights and nobody owns the publishing rights anymore.
Crispy Learning resources 8 5,918 2013-04-06, 10:28 am
    Thread: Creating a Japanese Name
Post: Creating a Japanese Name

I showed my Japanese friend your name and the first thing she did was laugh so take that for what it's worth, it's not an attempt to be mean or critical of your choice to do this. At least it's not a ...
Crispy The Japanese language 47 15,322 2013-04-02, 1:25 am
    Thread: "Transcribing" words using numbers?
Post: "Transcribing" words using numbers?

It's missing all the best ones! 4545454545454545454545454545 (88888)
Crispy The Japanese language 6 1,609 2013-03-29, 6:27 pm
    Thread: program that stream live TV?
Post: program that stream live TV?

sholum Wrote:Tori-kun Wrote:Edit: Found the guide. How to catch the stream with VLC and record it? Star 3 is incredibly good. I had been looking for such a streaming portal for a long time, but wonde...
Crispy General discussion 278 156,016 2013-03-20, 8:55 am
    Thread: How helpful do you feel an immersion environment is?
Post: How helpful do you feel an immersion environment i...

For Pressure Battle just google youku プレッシャーバトル and you'll find all the latest episodes. They had a new one like 3 days ago.
Crispy General discussion 33 7,544 2013-03-17, 7:52 pm
    Thread: NHK DOGA Station
Post: NHK DOGA Station

Did not see this posted anywhere but I found out today that NHK has a streaming site. Check it out if you're interested. http://www3.nhk.or.jp/d-station/
Crispy Learning resources 0 725 2013-03-17, 12:04 am
    Thread: Getting more speaking practice with Japanese speakers
Post: Getting more speaking practice with Japanese speak...

128 million Japanese in Japan. 2 million foreigners in Japan. You have more opportunity to speak Japanese than they do to speak English. Why not just cut 'em some slack and let them be happy.
Crispy General discussion 29 6,621 2013-03-12, 1:41 am
    Thread: Walking Dead Season One (Dubbed)
Post: Walking Dead Season One (Dubbed)

Season one and two are available dubbed. Haven't seen season three anywhere yet though.
Crispy General discussion 6 2,235 2013-03-10, 3:17 pm