tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post2999762805591883457..comments2024-03-27T06:07:20.345+01:00Comments on ボクの事件簿: The Cat's EyeHo-Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-60971967154632314432014-02-26T10:17:54.441+01:002014-02-26T10:17:54.441+01:00Thank you so much for your suggestion.
I've ...Thank you so much for your suggestion.<br /><br /> I've decided to buy the books listed below:<br /><br />1) A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar by Seiichi Makino and Michio Tsuisui.<br /><br />2) Kodansha's Furigana Japanese Dictionary (Kodansha Dictionaries) by Masatoshi Yoshida and Yoshikatsu Nakamura.<br /><br />and 1 Japanese Detective novel to practice. <br /><br />One person has told me that I don't have to worry too much about Kanji because it takes a longer period to master. He said I will pick up the meaning along the way of learning. However I must memorize Katakana and Hiragana.<br /><br />Those 3 books are available in Kinokuniya bookstore in Malaysia.<br /><br />I have all the Detective Conan mangas from Volume 1 until Volume 78 and all Kindaichi mangas in Malaysian Language. I have also downloaded all the live actions and animes of DC and Kindaichi. I prefer Kindaichi than DC because of the complex plots. I also have some translated mystery novels written by Japanese authors,<br /><br />I will follow your suggestion by trying to read DC in Japanese online.<br /><br />Thank you once again, Ho Ling.<br /><br />Have a great day!Wewehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128483520352646210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-4648566196970204892014-02-25T09:19:50.480+01:002014-02-25T09:19:50.480+01:00Hi,
Thanks for reading my blog!
As for your ques...Hi,<br /><br />Thanks for reading my blog!<br /><br />As for your question, we used the textbook MINNA NO NIHONGO at my university to study Japanese. It's an okay textbook, and you'd need the main book (just Japanese texts) and the grammar book as a bare minimum (the kanji supplement books are less important).<br /><br />If you're not into textbooks, I've heard people about AJATT (All Japanese All The Time), which basically says go learn the very basics of Japanese, and then immerse yourself constantly in Japanese so you 'naturally' pick it up. Some people might prefer this (See: http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/get-nutshell).<br /><br />Once you have studied the bare basics, you can start reading manga like Detective Conan to dive more quickly into more 'difficult' stuff, as well as study genre-specific words. FWIW, I started with reading Conan about two months in my studies, armed with a dictionary, a grammar book and a loooooooooot of patience. But it did help me learn the genre-specific words quickly and while I hadn't learned all the grammar yet, seeing it 'in real Japanese' did make it easier for me to understand what they meant.<br /><br />Hope to have given you an idea of how to start, and good luck!Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-211522702410250232014-02-25T04:50:11.374+01:002014-02-25T04:50:11.374+01:00Hello,
I enjoy reading your reviews especially th...Hello,<br /><br />I enjoy reading your reviews especially the reviews of Japanese detective novels. Your reviews make me want to learn Japanese language so that at least I can READ Japanese detective. I don't mind if I could not SPEAK Japanese.<br /><br />Could you please give me a suggestion, where(online) is the best site to learn how to read Japanese? What book(dictionary and grammar of Japanese language in English) is suitable for me?<br /><br />Thank you so much for your help.<br /><br />Have a great day!<br /><br />Best Wishes,<br /><br />Wewehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128483520352646210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-10132885532616927122014-02-22T08:22:53.429+01:002014-02-22T08:22:53.429+01:00Thanks for the praise!
(Still have a huge backlog...Thanks for the praise!<br /><br />(Still have a huge backlog of games for the Dreamcast (and other systems), so it might take a while before I'll get to VS. I did start a detective game recently on the Dreamcast, so hoping that'll turn out to be a fun game.)Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-51376887417366828442014-02-21T17:25:02.797+01:002014-02-21T17:25:02.797+01:00Hi,
I'm a PhD italian student who research on ...Hi,<br />I'm a PhD italian student who research on Japanese Detective Novel and play Sega Dreamcast. So I just wanted to tell you that your blog it's like the Holy Bible for me ;)<br />Thank you and keep up with the amazing work<br /><br />Luca Guadagnuolo<br />PhD candidate at University of Naples "L'Orientale"<br /><br />PS: I strongly suggest you to play Virtua Striker a.k.a Best game ever Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com