To anyone looking for some fun & nostalgic immersion, Pokémon Red (Pocket Monsters) is pretty fun!
A few points to keep in mind:
– it’s only in kana. This is the biggest drawback, but still pretty to fun. As seen in the photo, spaces are placed in dialogue after particles so reading isn’t impossible.
– the vocab is pretty easy. Pokémon was meant for kids, so the word pool is pretty small.
It’s important while learning japanese to get enough “fun immersion” that doesn’t feel super difficult and is enjoyable. Sometimes, when you don’t feel like drilling anki or reading something hard, just relaxing in Japanese is pretty nice. Despite the fact there’s no kanji here, any language exposure is ultimately good in that it contributes to fluency and comfortability.
by jackbobbins78