One of the first few Japanese phrases you'll learn is "いくらですか？"

Bespoke: Make your own LLM girlfriend speak in Japanese and learn it from her. Then you won't have to worry about getting scammed, you'll have the almost-perfect companion... and join the ranks of r/waifuism.

Source: "How to get better at Japanese" by Dogen

That bright future is actually just the wildfires.

To their credit, some of them tried their best...

...but others are still keeping their foot on the accelerator.

~~Good luck, Gen Z and Gen Alpha.~~

Sources:

1. Wildfires in Maui
2. Meme template

This anime has these little one-liners that both hit hard and are simple, yet beautiful.

Sources:

1. Top: Sousou no Frieren Ep. 17 20:21
2. Bottom: Prison School manga

Ahh... heart attack and diabetes... my favorite meal.

To be fair, heart attack and diabetes are pretty life-changing.

~~Get yourself a girl that looks at you the way Youmu looks at that milkshake~~

Sources:

1. Left: Redo of Healer (honestly I should watch this sometime)
2. Middle: Nikujo no Susume Ch. 1 Pg. 34
3. Right: 109745 Pg. 11

"In the dark... I heard... horrors... ...horrible sounds..."

"...sounds of horrible chewing, and munching, and gnashing of teeth..."

"I tried hiding... hoping against hope that she wouldn't find me... somehow..."

"I heard them call out to me... with each squish, it became quieter, and quieter, until..."

"...everyone's..."

"...everyone's gone..."

AT LAST, I'VE FOUND YOU

Source: 109745 Pg. 11

Somewhere, an angry green necromancer just slammed a table.

"Wow Anon, that sounds like an exotic word."

"Yes, it's right up there with hinnyuu for how creative the Japanese can be."

"Does it have a similar meaning to "Namaste?"

"Not... quite..."

Source for bottom right: Kotoba from Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukanai.

...and maybe their environment, diet, lifestyle...

Maybe someone will start a #AsiansJustBuiltDifferent someday.

Source for right: 16bit Sensation E12 8:24

It's anyone's guess whether it ends up as "snuff" or "domination loss"... especially if it's an Asanagi doujin.

Similar to what happens if they see a ghost...

Source: Jujutsu Kaisen manga ch. 221

Maybe it's just a coincidence?

Source for meiosis

cross-posted from: https://burggit.moe/post/2902887

"Hey, I've seen posts like that somewhere before..."

Sources:

1. 16bit E10 5:53
2. The links in question

The best posts are the Hanako posts.

Reading about life in Japan (albeit from one perspective) is a pretty good way to actually help you decide if you wanna live there.

Here's a quick run-down on the pros and cons of living in Japan (assuming you can actually get and stay there).

Pros:

1. [Pro] Relative to where you're coming from, may be safer ('cept for natural disasters and following touts to strange bars at Roppongi).
2. [Pro] Nice scenery across Japan's ~~4~~ ~~5~~ ~~24~~ 72 seasons.
3. [Pro] Somewhat low COL (for a developed country and relative to other such countries) balances out against the generally low wages.

Cons:

1. Low wages unless you're a skilled IT worker or you specialize in something that pays well and Japan actually needs (speaking native-level English and Japanese puts you at about the same level of employability as an average JP person, except they probably will fare better in a Japanese business environment, so it's not enough). Since there also isn't much in the way of raises... you'll have to find a way to save for retirement, somehow...
2. Unsurprising, but not the best place for mental health. If your problems are internal, they'll come to Japan with you, and without the support system you might have in your home country, things can get pretty... bad.
3. If you divorce, there's a pretty good chance you'll lose your kids to your J-partner. Unless you kidnap your kid... yea...

But hey, at least there's plenty of animu and mango!

Sources:

1. Post by u/Sush1Samurai
2. THEY'RE ON TO US comment by u/kamikazikarl

~~When I said "Destroy Dick December", I didn't mean this...~~

The untold story of how a certain infamous person actually died... in an alternate universe...

"状況は悲惨だ。敵は広範な陣形で前線を突破してきた。我々は四方を囲まれている。"

"スタイナーが攻撃すればすべてうまくいく。"

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"私の総統... シュタイナー..."

"シュタイナーは集団攻撃に十分な戦力を投入できなかった。"

"シュタイナーの攻撃は発生していない。"

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"それは命令だった！"

"シュタイナーの攻撃は命令だった！"

"このような結果になってしまったのか？"

"What are you doing!? Stop! NOOOOO!"

BANG SNIP ZZSSHHHH!!

Sources:

1. Left: KonoSuba
2. Right: 208279 pg. 24

Dogen's spittin' fax

Finally got a chance to use this reaction image in a meme.

(And for the 700+ that wanted to know where it's from...).

Sources:

1. "19 MUST KNOW tips for life in Japan" by Dogen, 0:44
2. 470223 pg. 12

I knew I saw that panel sequence somewhere...

I see u/freezeex2 is a person of culture.

Sources:

1. Top comic
2. Bottom Doujin: “Unforgivable” by Urasujibeya, pg. 26

"...and that gives you... power... over me...?"

Source: Kanojo mo Kanojo S2E8 19:25, The Dark Knight

It's all fun and games until she says "We're finished when I'm done. And I'm not done."

"In recent reports, doctors note the health hazards - particularly dehydration - posed by harems."

Trying out a new style of overlaying text on image. Looks half-decent.

The full text of that bro's last message, for those interested:

Source: 100 Girlfriends E8 16:46

"Find someone that likes the same hobbies as you, they said..."

Maybe you can find someone to see the Christmas illuminations with!

Disclaimer:

Source: 100 Girlfriends E8 9:21 Template

Shizuka: Calm cuteness.

Kusuri: Chaotic cuteness.

Sources:

1. 100 Girlfriends E7 4:45
2. Pimmy's Katawa Shoujo comics
3. Prison School Manga
4. Yu-Gi-Oh

Yes, I know that isn't what そうなのか actually means. Just tickled pink coming across this homophone in my Anki reviews.

Source: Text edited from a Goblin Slayer manga screencap, not a manga reader so someone else is free to find the source and I'll edit it in.

Yes, I know she can probably sense it without needing her sense of sight.

A "ARE YOU KIDDING?! I'm BLIND" joke might have landed well.

Source: Shield Hero S3E6 15:20

Also rated M for masochist.

I really should get around to playing DDLC someday.

Sources:

1. Kanojo mo Kanojo S2E6 4:20
2. Doki Doki Literature Club

I sure hope everyone seeing it wanted to be there.

At least it's better than the last time this template was used.

Source: Kanojo mo Kanojo S2E6 9:46

Unfortunately year-end holidays don't feel that long, though.

Source: Sousou no Frieren E11 22:35

Horny and angry are two sides of the same coin, right?

~~Guys: Yea, this is smol brain time.~~

Really digging KMK this season. The drama/arguments between the characters makes it realistic and the OP's pretty catchy, too.

Sources:

1. Kanojo mo Kanojo S2E5 8:34
2. Bunny Girl Senpai