Hello,
I'm on level 16 of WaniKani, chapter 2 of Genki I, and just signed up for Bunrpo (free version currently).
I thought I would add some reading to my repertoire and purchased the first few volumes of Dragon Ball from Japan. I know there are likely easier reads out there, but I figured I would start with something I read as a child in English and have a general sense of the story.
I cracked it open last night, fumbled through the table of contents titles, understanding some, translating the rest. I flip to chapter 1 and stumble over the very first text box, to what I assume is introducing the setting. I got "long, long ago" (むかしむかし) and then のこ? 😅
I expected to fumble over unknown kanji, but I didn't expect to do the same for indecipherable text. I'm not sure if it is the handwriting, a printing error, or just not recognizing that character.
I plan to keep pushing through tonight and building with context, but I am curious if you, the community, have any tips for reading, I guess manga/handwritten specifically?
What resources do you use to decipher and get a better idea of what it is you're looking at on the page? Does anyone know of a clearer (perhaps digital version) of these volumes that I can maybe cross reference to eliminate printing errors with?
And any general tips on how to approach reading content for the first time, how extensive are your notes, are you copying speech out of the book and translating it in a notebook? What are your best practices?
by Zeplus_88