Anime with Japanese subtitles

[Takatsuki]

I like to immerse myself in Japanese so I can understand it better. And one thing I bet would help is watching anime with Japanese subtitles. The problem is I can't find any! I searched for Doraemon on Google, both in Japanese and English, and found this. But the videos are "blocked on copyright grounds" because they "contain content from SHINEI_ANIMATION".
Can someone help me? I would prefer Doraemon, but if you have other anime... who knows, I may like them too.
Oh! And if it has furigana, even better! =)

 

[Grandpa Frank]

Just so you know , our language experts here have said in the past that learning Japanese from anime is not the best idea. I guess the slang they use is not normal conversation and learning from text books and classes are a better way to go. Hopefully you will get more answers than my boring one.

 

[Mike Cash]

How feasible is it to "immerse" one's self in Japanese outside Japan? I think a lot of learners have a misunderstanding of what it means to be immersed.

 

[nice gaijin]

I wouldn't consider anime learning material, but I understand it is a common goal for JFL students. It's all learning comprehension practice, just realize that it's all fantasy, and may not have anything to do with the Japanese that is used in daily conversation. Different settings and character personalities can lead to very different expressions which may or may not be appropriate when talking to real people. In other words, don't try to speak like your favorite anime characters, or that is exactly what you'll sound like you're doing.

I googled "anime Japanese subtitles" and got this on the first page, contains a link that may be helpful: Anime With Japanese Subs? | Yahoo Answers

 

[killerinsidee]

How feasible is it to "immerse" one's self in Japanese outside Japan? I think a lot of learners have a misunderstanding of what it means to be immersed.

I think "immersion" is considered to be watching/reading/listening in the targeted language as much as possible, basically replacing your native language and/or English in some of your activities with the language you're trying to learn. Also changing browser and Windows languages, etc. At least that's what people think of when they write "immersion".

In addition to what nice gaijinさん wrote, be careful with the subtitles as well if you decide to take that route. I remember seeing this one topic where someone found errors in the Japanese subs. I don't know how common they are since I've never used them, but grammar errors can be really annoying, especially if you're a beginner.

 

[SomeCallMeChris]

You can find plenty of Japanese subtitles at Index of /subtitles/japanese , however it is only the subtitles. You will have to find your own copy of the anime, they aren't in the business of providing video downloads (legal or otherwise). An easy solution is to rent the anime from netflix or the like, and use a player that supports Japanese subtitle files.

FWIW, I wrote a python program to play subtitles in a tiny window so I could run them alongside streaming video from crunchyroll or the like.

Runnable: SubtitleViewer

Source code: run

However, most people prefer to get the original video and play it in a dedicated subtitle supporting player.

I don't want to get too caught up in the 'learning from anime' debate, but I will say that I personally don't think there's a problem with it, -especially- if, like me, your primary interest in Japanese is consuming Japanese media in the original language. Of course violent characters in extreme situations use language that isn't appropriate for daily conversation, but there are also 'slice of life' anime that use perfectly normal language. It's all a matter of keeping a perspective on the context, and context is -always- important in Japanese, far more so than in English. I haven't noticed that characters in action films or police dramas speak remarkably differently from characters in action anime - but likewise they are not good role models for daily conversation. Of course there are more romances and family dramas that are live-action filmed than rendered as animation, but 'usefulness' of the language is more about the genre of the story than the medium the story is told in.

 

[Takatsuki]

SomeCallMeChris, can you explain me how to use the index? I'm a disaster at computer/internet-related things. I don't know what the .srt format is nor how to open it; I don't know what you mean with "runnable" nor "source code" either. Can you explain me exactly what to do?