Talking about Animes in Japanese

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Hello everyone, how are you? Have you talked about anime with your friends? After all, anime is quite popular both in Japan and in Brazil and other places around the world. So, in this article, I will teach you how to talk about anime in Japanese! Below is a list of useful phrases that you can use in your daily life:

Anime Conversation Phrases

このアニメはクールですか。
Kono anime wa kūrudesu ka?

Is this anime cool?

アニメを見ました。
Anime o mimashita;

I watched the anime.

フェイト/ステイナイトは涼しいアニメです。
Feito/suteinaito wa suzushī animedesu;

Fate/stay night is a cool anime.

あなたの好きなアニメは何ですか。
Anata no sukina anime wa nanidesu ka;

What is your favorite anime?

アニメが見ます。
Anime ga mimasu;

I will watch anime.

好きなアニメは七つの大罪です。
Sukina anime wa nanatsu no taizaidesu;

My favorite anime is “Nanatsu no Taizai”.

アニメを見ながら食べます。
Anime o minagara tabemasu;

While I eat, I watch anime.

彼の漫画を貸しますか。
Kare no manga o kashimasu ka;

Do you lend your manga?

漫画を買いたい 。
Manga o kaitai;

I want to buy a manga.

そのアニメは外国でも放送されています。
Sono anime wa gaikoku demo hōsō sa rete imasu;

This anime is airing even in other countries.

このアニメ、子供時代によく見てたんだ
Kono anime, kodomo jidai ni yoku mi teta nda

I used to watch this anime in my childhood.

私はアニメなしですますことができない。
Watashi wa anime nashi de sumasu koto ga dekinai;

I can’t live without anime.

私は仕事の合間によくアニメを見ました。
Watashi wa shigoto no aima ni yoku anime o mimashita;

I watched anime in between work.

Vocabulary

• アニメ– Anime;
• 漫画-マンガ – Manga;
• ライトノベル – Light Novel (are romance books or not, similar to Manga);
• 漫画家 – Mangakka  – Mangaka;

Genres: 

• Child  – 子供 – Kodomo = Genre of children’s anime;
• Boy  – 少年 – Shounen = Genre of anime, usually about fighting, aimed at boys;
• Girl  – 少女 – Shoujo = Genre of romantic anime, aimed at girls;
• Young Man  – 青年 – Seinen = Genre of anime aimed at adult men (over 20 years old);
• Woman  –  女性 – Josei = Genre of anime aimed at adult women (over 20 years old);
• Mecha  -メカ – Mecha(Meka) – Abbreviation of the English ”mechanical”  (mechanical) = Genre of anime about Robots;
• Magical Girl  – 魔法少女 – Mahou Shoujo = Young female character with magical powers;
• Derived from the Arabic ”harām”  –  ハーレム – Harem (Hāremu) = Genre of anime where the protagonist lives surrounded by characters of the opposite sex;

I hope you enjoyed and make good use of it またね!! You might also like the following articles below:

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