[On 2nd thought] Joshiraku



Joshiraku is not meant for foreigners?

Joshiraku ep. 03

If you see this, don’t get the wrong idea that you think I can speak Japanese and are able to enjoy anime without subtitles. What troubles me is those who know Japanese and can enjoy Joshiraku without subtitles are trolling people who don’t know Japanese, often with name-calling. Yeah those trolls are stupid for saying assuming that this show is not meant to be subtitles because it is full of Japanese puns that would require native-level of Japanese language to get it. I’m not saying that they’re wrong with the pun part but the main point in this show is how those girls began talking about a certain topic eventually evolved into a completely different topic, thanks to the puns leading to different paths with each conversation. That means the puns, regardless they’re funny or not (and no matter how many of them in an episode), only serve as medium for transition between topics, which is what this series is mainly about. Therefore I don’t give a damn about not getting it, as long as the main points reached me. Sure without understanding those puns what I’d get in the end is half or less of all the jokes inside but who cares? It doesn’t matter and it’s not a big deal. Half of the show is also about visual entertainment that doesn’t rely on those puns and the most important thing is I’m not blind.

Will I write more reviews for Joshiraku?

Joshiraku ep. 04

The answer is no; not because I don’t want to or the show lacks awesome snapshots (which is not the case at all) but there’s no ‘story’ to write an episode review. Just so you know this is not the first time I’m not writing episodic reviews for my favorite series and one of the most recent shows is Acchi Kocchi. However I will keep sharing galleries from time to time and I hope no subbers give up this series yet or I might need to resume learning Japanese again.

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