Anime Goes Audio

Lesson 26 is the Phase 2 review scenario: a full day at an anime convention in Japanese — polite keigo greetings to a senpai, casual speech with friends, potential form, wants, musts, conditionals, reasons, comparisons, slang, counters, character descriptions, and spoiler-safe plot retelling, with zero new items. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Anime Goes Audio presented by TheAnimeBlog.com: the 20 most-read manga right now, ranked highest to lowest, with original commentary. A daily show. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.com

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Lesson 25 teaches spoiler-safe past-tense storytelling in Japanese: retell an anime plot beat by beat — the story, the main character, companions, the enemy, the journey, the fight, the rescue, the win, and the growth — and stop clean before the spoiler. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Bleach ends today with Episode 50 Death and Strawberry, Kaiju No. 8 and Date A Live both close as 2027 films instead of new seasons, Edgerunners 2 splits the fandom, plus Akane-banashi S2, a dub wave, and trivia. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.com.

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Anime Goes Audio presented by TheAnimeBlog.com: the 20 most-read manga right now, ranked highest to lowest, with original commentary. A daily show. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.com

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Learn to describe people and characters in Japanese — tall, long or short hair, big eyes, kind, strong, smart, fast, cool, and famous — using the noun + ga + adjective pattern and linked te-form descriptions, in character design talk. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Anime Goes Audio presented by TheAnimeBlog.com: the 20 most-read manga right now, ranked highest to lowest, with original commentary. A daily show. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.com

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Lesson 23 teaches polite beginnings — your first keigo. Learn to greet a senpai with ohayou gozaimasu, introduce yourself with yoroshiku onegaishimasu, ask permission with yoroshii desu ka, accept a task with kashikomarimashita, and say a proper goodbye with otsukaresama desu and osaki ni shitsurei shimasu. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Anime Goes Audio presented by TheAnimeBlog.com: the 20 most-read manga right now, ranked highest to lowest, with original commentary. A daily show. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.com

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Lesson 22 teaches Japanese counters — nin for people, satsu for manga volumes, hon for long things, mai for flat things, dai for machines, ko for small things, hiki for animals, hai for cups, kai for times, and wa for episodes — so you can count everything like a native. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Anime Goes Audio presented by TheAnimeBlog.com: the 20 most-read manga right now, ranked highest to lowest, with original commentary. A daily show. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.com

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Lesson 21 decodes ten anime slang words — yabai, maji, uzai, meccha, dasai, mukatsuku, mendokusai, yada, uso, and bimyou — pairing each with its textbook twin so you know when slang is safe and when polite Japanese wins. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Anime Goes Audio presented by TheAnimeBlog.com: the 20 most-read manga right now, ranked highest to lowest, with original commentary. A daily show. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.com

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Lesson 20 teaches casual Japanese speech styles — plain verb forms, da instead of desu, dropped particles, and friendly phrases like gomen, ii yo, and daijoubu — so you can hear how friends actually talk in anime. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Anime Goes Audio presented by TheAnimeBlog.com: the 20 most-read manga right now, ranked highest to lowest, with original commentary. A daily show. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.com

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Learn to compare in Japanese — yori (than), hou ga for picking between two, and ichiban for number one — through power-scaling debates about who's stronger, faster, and best. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Anime Goes Audio presented by TheAnimeBlog.com: the 20 most-read manga right now, ranked highest to lowest, with original commentary. A daily show. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.com

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Learn Japanese with anime. In this lesson: If / When — Tara & Ba. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Learn Japanese with anime. In this lesson: Must / Have To. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Learn Japanese with anime. In this lesson: Want To — Tabetai!. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Learn Japanese with anime. In this lesson: Ability — I Can. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Learn Japanese with anime. In this lesson: Review Scenario — A Day in Tokyo. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Lesson 18 teaches you how to give reasons in Japanese using kara and node — the "because" forms behind every great villain monologue — so you can explain why something happened, not just what happened. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Bleach airs its second-to-last episode today, Edgerunners 2 drops all ten episodes tomorrow, JoJolion is finally coming in English, plus the dub wave, Nue's Exorcist, and a packed 2027. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.com.

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Learn Japanese with anime. In this lesson: Shopping & Prices. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Learn Japanese with anime. In this lesson: Invitations & Plans. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Learn Japanese with anime. In this lesson: Places & Directions. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Learn Japanese with anime. In this lesson: Past Tense. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Learn Japanese with anime. In this lesson: Negatives. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Learn Japanese with anime. In this lesson: Requests. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Learn Japanese with anime. In this lesson: Adjectives. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Learn Japanese with anime. In this lesson: Likes & Dislikes. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Learn Japanese with anime. In this lesson: Basic Verbs. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Learn Japanese with anime. In this lesson: Time, Days, and Schedules. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Learn Japanese with anime. In this lesson: Numbers 1–100. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

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Anime Goes Audio presented by TheAnimeBlog.com: the 20 most-read manga right now, ranked highest to lowest, with original commentary. A daily show. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.com

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Anime Goes Audio presented by TheAnimeBlog.com: the 20 most-read manga right now, ranked highest to lowest, with original commentary. A daily show. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.com

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Anime Goes Audio presented by TheAnimeBlog.com: the 20 most-read manga right now, ranked highest to lowest, with original commentary. A daily show. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.com

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Anime Goes Audio presented by TheAnimeBlog.com: the 20 most-read manga right now, ranked highest to lowest, with original commentary. A daily show. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.com

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Anime Goes Audio presented by TheAnimeBlog.com: the 20 most-read manga right now, ranked highest to lowest, with original commentary. A daily show. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.com

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