My Favorite Japanese Anime

2025.05.19
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Jel
the Philippines(フィリピン)

I'm Jel and I'm from the Philippines. I enjoy watching anime and listening to music in my free time. I like watching basketball and volleyball leagues. I can play volleyball, too.

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My Favorite Japanese Anime

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<Let's learn!>
・love -- ing
・have loved … since ~
・more than…
=====================================

Japanese anime is popular around the world. Many people of different ages love watching anime.
I’m from the Philippines, and I enjoy watching anime. I have loved watching it since I was little. The first anime that I ever watched was Dragon Ball. Since then, I have watched many different anime. My favorite anime is Haikyu. This is a sports anime about volleyball, and it’s my comfort anime. It makes me happy when I watch it. I have watched Haikyu more than five times now. My favorite characters are Nishinoya Yu and Tsukishima Kei. They are so cool!
I will watch Haikyu again because it will never fail to bring me joy. How about you? Do you like anime? What anime can you recommend to me? I would love to hear your thoughts!

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Key Points

Repeat each word(s) and example sentence(s) after your teacher/tutor.

Key Phrases 重要表現

love --ing

--するのが好き

I love reading mystery books.

have loved … since ~

~のときからずっと…がすき

She has loved playing the piano since she was a child.

more than …

…よりも

They bought me more than 12 bouquets of flowers for my birthday.

Key Vocabulary 重要単語・熟語

age

éɪdʒ

年齢

名詞

the number of years that someone has lived

He looks younger than his age.

since

sɪns

以来、…の時からずっと

接続詞

from a time in the past until a later time or until now

He has been playing football since he was ten.

never

névɚ

決して(一度も)…しない

副詞

not ever, not one time

He promised never to give up on his dreams.

bring

bríŋ

もたらす、持ってくる

to make something come to a place

She brings happiness to our family.

thought

θˈɔːt

考え、意見

名詞

an idea or opinion

The thought of travelling to new places always excites him.

Others その他

around

ərάʊnd

周りで、~中で

前置詞

on all sides of something

There are many trees around the park.

different

díf(ə)rənt

異なる、違った、別の

形容詞

not the same as someone or something else

They speak different languages.

comfort

kˈʌmfɚt

癒やし、心地よさ、慰め

名詞

a nice feeling of being relaxed and without pain

An egg sandwich is my comfort food.

fail

féɪl

失敗する

動詞

to not be successful

Satoshi failed to catch a mosquito.

joy

dʒˈɔɪ

喜び

名詞

a feeling of strong happiness

The song in this anime is full of joy

recommend

rèkəménd

勧める、おすすめする

動詞

to say that someone or something is good or suitable for a particular purpose

I always recommend ordering the Wild Burger here.

Practice

Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence.

I love (___) Cola.

ヒント:love --ing, (drink)

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I love (drinking) Cola.

They (___)(___) going camping (___) their first trip.

ヒント:have loved … since

回答を見る

They (have) (loved) going camping (since) their first trip.

There are (___) (___) 100,000 fans in the stadium.

ヒント:more than

回答を見る

There are (more) (than) 100,000 fans in the stadium.

Article

Read the article aloud on your own or repeat each paragraph after your teacher/tutor.

My Favorite Japanese Anime

<Let's learn!>
・love -- ing
・have loved … since ~
・more than…
=====================================

Japanese anime is popular around the world. Many people of different ages love watching anime.
I’m from the Philippines, and I enjoy watching anime. I have loved watching it since I was little. The first anime that I ever watched was Dragon Ball. Since then, I have watched many different anime. My favorite anime is Haikyu. This is a sports anime about volleyball, and it’s my comfort anime. It makes me happy when I watch it. I have watched Haikyu more than five times now. My favorite characters are Nishinoya Yu and Tsukishima Kei. They are so cool!
I will watch Haikyu again because it will never fail to bring me joy. How about you? Do you like anime? What anime can you recommend to me? I would love to hear your thoughts!

Questions

Answer the questions based on the article.

Which anime did Jel watch first in her life?

ヒント:The first anime that I ever watched was ~

回答を見る

She watched Dragon Ball.

What is Jel's favorite anime?

ヒント:My favorite anime is ~

回答を見る

Her favorite anime is Haikyu.

How many times has she watched Haikyu before?

ヒント:I have watched Haikyu more than ~

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She has watched it more than five times.

Discussion

Let’s have a discussion about the theme with your teacher/tutor or classmates.

With your teacher/tutor 先生とのディスカッション

What anime do you like the best?

I like ~ the best.

What was the first anime you ever watched?

The first anime I ever watched was ~.

What anime would you like to recommend to Jel?

I would like to recommend ~.

With your classmates クラスメートとのディスカッション

What anime did you watch recently?

Recently, I watched ~.

Which do you like better, anime or manga?

I like 〇〇 better than △△.
I like both anime and manga.
I don't like anime and manga.

Do you know any foreign anime?
If yes→ What is it?

Yes, I do./ No, I don't.
If yes→ I know ~.