Now I'm willing to admit there is some truth to that, I kinda am a child (16y/o) and anime is one of the main reasons I've wanted to move there. I'm well aware that living there is an entirely different experience than visiting, but since I have experience with neither one, I can't say for myself just how exactly they're different & my personal feelings on each difference.
Seeing how general life is in Japan from anime, mainly slice of life/romance/other genres that show more of a typical Japan life (I'm not saying in think everyone's life there is a romcom or anything, but I'm also saying that no one's life there is like a shounen anime. I am well aware that anime isn't what life there actually looks like) it seems like the entire vibe of living there is completely different than living in the U.S. Everything feels more close-knit and kinda homey than what it has seemed like growing up in the U.S. (Again, idk how to make this not sound like I'm fantasizing Japan in a completely different way than it is, but maybe my view really is that skewed)
My vague plan is to go to Uni, then spend some amount of time in a foreign exchange program in Japan to get used to the culture and everything else. I really want to move there when I'm young enough to fully experience the enjoyment of being there, doing things, and meeting people without having to solely focus on being a working adult. I recently started learning Japanese so that at the very least I can foreign exchange there and try to experience Japan. I don't know if it's really possible for me to travel there on vacation just to get a feel for it, but maybe an opportunity to do so might open up. What else is there that I need to consider before deciding to study there?
by OwnerE314