def in Japan: a comic diary
- Thread starter nahadef
- Start date
- 27 Nov 2012
- 1,689
- 1,086
- Thread starter
- #103
That was the second day of school. She already doesn't care. Time goes by so quickly!
- 27 Nov 2012
- 1,689
- 1,086
- Thread starter
- #105
This will be pretty baffling for those looking for a laugh, but honestly, laughs are not my point. I can't say what my point is at all, but it isn't laughs. It's a diary, I guess. I like the idea that I can sit alone and order sushi, without any human contact whatsoever, outside of sitting down and paying my bill. It makes so much sense in the 21st century. To me, zen has a lot of meanings, but one is when words are irrelevant.
Gee337
Neutral Good
- 19 Oct 2012
- 51
- 9
Wow... "you can get a phone call from a ghost or an ogre, to help mothers stop their child's bad behavior. (this app is only available for Japanese)"
This is actually a thing... and it gets 5 star ratings.
I'll also take this oppprtunity to mention that I have enjoyed reading your comics so far and am looking forward to new ones.
This is actually a thing... and it gets 5 star ratings.
I'll also take this oppprtunity to mention that I have enjoyed reading your comics so far and am looking forward to new ones.
- 27 Nov 2012
- 1,689
- 1,086
- Thread starter
- #110
Thank you very much kind sir. My plan for these is to do a year, so we'll see how things are in December 2013. For now, I need to concentrate on MayI'll also take this oppprtunity to mention that I have enjoyed reading your comics so far and am looking forward to new ones.
(The one after this is a sequel of sorts, it's one of the best I've done.)
- 27 Nov 2012
- 1,689
- 1,086
- Thread starter
- #114
Ah, sometimes when I'm writing, I make a clear mistake, and I circle it and fix it on the computer. It's better than in the old days when they used white-out, or cut and paste on top of the strip.
Sometimes I notice after finishing coloring on the computer, but it's not too hard to make it look natural in an editing program. I use a Wacom drawing tablet, and while it's not as good as a brush, if you use it just a little, most people can't see the difference.
Did you catch a mistake somewhere?
- 27 Nov 2012
- 1,689
- 1,086
- Thread starter
- #116
Spelling mistakes frustrate me to all end. There are a handful of English words that I perpetually misspell. One is 'necessary.' 'Impeccable' is one that I looked up in the dictionary to check on, and still got it wrong.
Does the correction look unnatural?
Tamayo
先輩
- 15 Jan 2013
- 379
- 54
What a sweet scene!
- 27 Nov 2012
- 1,689
- 1,086
- Thread starter
- #119
Thanks. It's got a lot of love in it, though a little bleak too. It's a consequence of loving so much.
- 15 Mar 2002
- 16,758
- 2,298
Yup, I go to the movies alone once a year. And I bring a book since I get bored waiting.
Book Off is overflowing with good books for 100 yen.
- 27 Nov 2012
- 1,689
- 1,086
- Thread starter
- #123
I've tried reading books in Japanese, but it isn't fun. Too much like studying. I also have difficulty getting the art of it, it reads more like content-delivery... Though maybe that would work for non-fiction. Hmm.
Tamayo
先輩
- 15 Jan 2013
- 379
- 54
By the way, how literate would you say you are in Japanese, and how long/hard have you worked at it?
- 15 Mar 2002
- 16,758
- 2,298
It's only like studying if you look stuff up and translate. It takes a little while to get into the swing of reading and to be able to go through smoothly or cover many pages without getting a headache. It's something you build up, like any other acquired skill.
I also lack the ability to discern literary art in Japanese fiction (and that's all on me, not the authors), but as you say nonfiction is an option. Often you can learn things about Japan which simply is not available in English.
