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Do you guys actually understand Japanese or still rely on translations when it comes to otome CDs?

If there's a will, there's a way i guess... if i really like an otome but there's no translation, i'm going all in regardless! even if i don't understand :')
 
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I'm like halfway there, I can defiantly pick up what's going on scenario wise. Of course I would always prefer to have a translation on hand
 
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Somewhere in between, I've learnt Japanese for almost 6 years, my major is Japanese linguistic actually, but I still struggle with kanji reading, so I use Luna to add furigana and slowly learning along the way, read translation when I don't understand the sentence.
 
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I still need translations.I can understand certain words, but it gets difficult when they're put into sentences.
 
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I can understand some everyday phrases, and there are also some parts I can understand from the context even if I don't know the exact words. Whenever I come across a word I don't know, I look it up in a dictionary and make a note of it, almost like studying. When I first started learning Japanese, I also studied by translating things myself! I think trying to put things into your own language can be helpful when learning.
 
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I only understand short sentences and some familiar kanji. Mostly I use translation to understand teh context.
 
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Understanding a story lies in its complexity. I think spending so many years in the anime/manga/vn world gives you a certain basic level of japanese understanding. However, if the themes are complex, it is indeed necessary to look for a translation or at least a description.
 
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I knew a little basic Japanese, so after listening to the drama CD and learning the otome-related terms, I had no problem following along! Once I got a bit more familiar with it, I understood most of it, but since I'm still a foreigner, I need translations for more complex genres like Japanese humor, mystery, and suspense😌😌
 
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I can usually understand most of it, but if the setting is really complicated, or it's like historical-style dialogue, I get totally lost. Once there's too much specialized vocabulary, old Japanese, or dialects, I just end up waiting for translations lol
 
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I understand enough Japanese to get the overall gist of a CD,, but I need to pause often if there's a word I don't know ^^'. If I'm not in the mood to focus or learn any new words that day I'll just read the translations to be lazy which is realistically most of the time ^^'
 
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It's not just CDs, but after trying various things like animation, games, and dramas, I eventually became able to listen to music
 
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Rely on translations of course, but now there are usually scripts which make it much easier. Some very old and not popular dramas may need AI scripts. But if you hear so many dramas, those words sound so familiar and you just need AI to be kind of a "hint" to link all those words together.
 
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im definitely not fluent but i can recognize some words here when a character talks and it helps when the machine translation is wonky but otherwise when its just dialogue it is tricky since i still struggle reading japanese
 
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i'm in the same boat as you, but not ambitious enough to study it. i can understand the basics, the vibes but like many pointed out, older type stuff would be unreachable for my smol brain. even if i don't 100% understand everything, i still am able to enjoy the voice acting
kansai shenanigans in particular is a delight for me =v=
 
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I can understand like a good 60-70% ish (especially if they are like mostly conversational japanese), then the rest is pretty much up to context clues.
I only really learned how to read and write, while the understanding part was because I watched anime, and japanese livestreams (like streamers and vtubers), which really helped me in understanding it without needing to learn from a textbook!
 
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I used to read the translation while listening, but now I can kinda understand like 70-80% without it. Maybe it's just because I've been listening to otome CDs with only basic Japanese for years lol, so I guess it kinda paid off :geek:
Btw I still gotta translate the summary cause I can't read kanji
And idk if it's because I like it too much or just listened to it way too much, but I can even understand some Kansai-ben now. Kinda proud of myself for that ngl lol :LOL:
 
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I speak and understand quite a decent amount of Japanese so I do all Drama CDs without translations. Whenever there's words I don't understand I manage to figure out the meaning by the context.

In my case having been learning for 15 years + Done Drama CD translations (Tsukiuta) when I was 14-16 years old has been what helped me most with understanding the Drama CD format and how it works.
 
I can understand a large bit but there is still stuff I miss here and there, especially since my listening comprehension isn't always as good. it's easier for me if a japanese script is included though.
 
im pretty much the same with some of the people here. ive watched a lot of anime to the point where i have learned quite a bit, so i understand the general of whats going on and certain expressions. but sometimes i do end up getting lost on whats happening if its something i dont know, especially with the plot setup. so i do appreciate a translation but if not then i just thug it out
 
I also learned from watching animes and took some classes so I can understand most but not all. I wish I can understand everything:cry:
 
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