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Non-Japanese Native Speakers: How long were you watching anime before you are comfortable with watching your first episode without subtitles? (reddthat.com)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by mo_lave@reddthat.com to c/anime@ani.social

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I have the DVDs of The Orphans of Simitra in which the only easily-found soft subtitles are in Arabic. I thought I can get the gist of the show by reading the source material (book) first then watch the show without subs.

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[–] Rolder@reddthat.com 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I wonder if it would help to watch content where you have already watched with subtitles. So you have a rough idea of what’s going on already and your brain has more bandwidth to process the words themselves

[–] missingno@fedia.io 2 points 2 days ago

That is the best place to start. Also just helps you tolerate the frustration a little bit if it's one of your favorite shows.

[–] hypertown@ani.social 1 points 2 days ago

Yes, especially in the beginning when you have to look up multiple words every few seconds. You can't really focus on the story with all the interruptions and you're going to miss a lot of context that can't just be easily translated with a dictionary so if you already know the context and the story you'll have a much easier time.