36
4 months stopped a few years ago
1.5 months stopped fall '06
started again w/RevtK May 07
finished a few months ago, on into RTK3

20
On and off for more than 3 years now, only been serious about it since around November '07. Planning to finish by March 15th.
Frame 1719

26
about 7 months on and off
Frame 1600

I have a theory that the largest group of users are in their late twenties with the second largest group being in their mid twenties.  I think this is mainly due to the introduction of Japanese pop culture into the West through video games in the late 80's, early '90s, and in later years, the explosive popularity of anime and manga.

meolox wrote:

Really interesting numbers so far, I'm still the youngest yet.

18 and 1 month. Have I beaten you?

Took me 4-5 months to finish RtKV1.

There are a good few reasons why learning Japanese has pretty much become my life dream. Sadly the likes of video games and manga are a big factor in that, but also, ever since I used to have some weird obsession with the orient from very young... like that side of the world has been calling out to me.

In truth, the winding roof eaves, the masks, the 'strange' music etc. always used to freak me out... and I used to love that for some reason.

Virtua_Leaf wrote:

meolox wrote:

Really interesting numbers so far, I'm still the youngest yet.

18 and 1 month. Have I beaten you?

Sorry, 18 and 10 months ....ignore this

EDIT: d'oh i just realised virtua that makes you younger, I'm an idiot don't know why I did that

sutebun wrote:

A lot of young people would be too lazy to do it too probably. And most people in college don't want more work on top of their class load.

I'm at university so balancing study of both is difficult and believe me I'm as lazy as they come but I somehow still got this far, it doesn't take much effort.

Last edited by meolox (2008 February 21, 4:51 pm)

23
7 months on and off
frame 973

Sadly, I've been influenced by music and drama, too.  I currently do fansubbing (drama) and RTK has helped me a lot. (I use to take hours just trying to figure out signs, but now I can easily look them up through radicals/primitives)  But the series I'm translating right now is boring me...

25 years old here
less than 2 months
frame 400 and growing.

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- About 6 months total, not including two breaks of 1 month & a dangerous 2 months, the second one during which I developed the first version of RevTK
- Finished RtK1 in January 2006

Interesting.  I began studying Japanese to help complement my martial arts studies.  I currently study iaido and karatedo and most of the books that I want to read are in Japanese; however, I have come to find Japanese studying a much more fulfilling pursuit that I would have ever imagined.

23... turn 24 next month.
Started Heisig mid-December... so about 2 months.  I've been studying Japanese for about 5 years now, though.
Frame 918 at the moment. That'll change in a bit if I get around to studying Hoping to be finished with adding new cards by the end of next month.

Wow, the members here are a lot older than I thought they were. I guess I'm just used to assuming the internet is filled with teens to early twenties.

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I tried RTK out in 7th and 8th grade, but it didn't go too well. Picked it up again last September.

I finished a few weeks ago, I'll probably start RTK3 in a little bit.

Last edited by Plarin (2008 February 21, 7:59 pm)

I take the cake at 15.
Five days as of now.
352.

First post too!