Japanese in Mangaland

[p-chan]

anyone heard/ used this book?

i want to hear some reviews or comments so i will know if i will buy it or not..

[HarajukuxBoy]

I've read the first volume, well atleast some of it. It is very helpful. I loved it.

[clay]

It has lots of eye candy which is good if your motivation is low or if manga is your thing.

[richvh]

Don't expect to be reading any stories... it uses single panels for examples of grammar points covered in each lesson.

[skrhgh3b]

I would recommend the two Mangajin's Basic Japanese Through Comics books, and to a lesser extent, Lammer's Japanese the Manga Way. Lammer's used to work for Mangajin magazine, apparently, so he follows the same format, but tackles the basic grammar points in a more systematic way. I wouldn't recommend either for beginners, though. The dialogue in the manga examples will simply be too difficult. But if you're at the intermediate level, it's an enjoyable way to brush up.

[Frug]

I was happily using it in my class until I found the word "Rorikon" on page 17 of the Workbook.

When I contacted the publisher to complain about the inclusion of a word like that in a book targeted at children I was told that all Japanese know the word and therefore it is OK.

I was pretty frustated with the response.

[Colombia]

what does the word rorikon mean?

[p-chan]

if i'm not mistaken it means "lolita"...

How far would this go if i'm gonna take the JLPT?

Is there any site that give at least some "sample"

[Harisenbon]

I was happily using it in my class until I found the word "Rorikon" on page 17 of the Workbook.

When I contacted the publisher to complain about the inclusion of a word like that in a book targeted at children I was told that all Japanese know the word and therefore it is OK.

I was pretty frustated with the response.

Well, they do.
From the age of around 10, I would assume that most Japanese people know the words loli-con maza-con, etc.

ANd for those who don't know, loli-con mean "lolita Complex" where maza-con is "Mother Complex"

[Frug]

Yeah - I agree that 'rorikon' is a real word in use - but so is 'pedophile' and you wouldn't include that in a kids textbook, right?

[Yudan Taiteki]

What makes you think that's a kids' textbook?

[p-chan]

if i'm not mistaken it means "lolita"...

How far would this go if i'm gonna take the JLPT?

Is there any site that give at least some "sample"

bump on my question(s)...

[Sairana]

Is there any site that give at least some "sample"

There's always the Amazon.com Look Inside feature.

[Kyumi]

I was happily using it in my class until I found the word "Rorikon" on page 17 of the Workbook.

When I contacted the publisher to complain about the inclusion of a word like that in a book targeted at children I was told that all Japanese know the word and therefore it is OK.

I was pretty frustated with the response.

釣りでしょ？

「ロリコン」の意味を知らないのは、中学生までよね。

それより　ピーちゃん、この本を買うより普通なふりがな付きのマンガを買って辞書で読んでみたらどうなの？　そうするなら自分の好きにジャンルなどが選べると思うわ。

よければMSNとかであたしが大変なとこを手伝ってあげようとする。

[p-chan]

@sairana: WOW.. i did not know that amazon has that feature.. thanks... at least i have an idea of what it's gonna look like