Silver Rain

So, today I'd like to direct your attention to something called "Silver Rain".
This is purely interest, and has nothing whatsoever to do with Japanese.

This is a webgame, illustrated by  Koyama Hirokazu from TYPE-MOON.

Link to page here: http://t-walker.jp/sr/
Click on "ゲームを始める" (Start game) to get to the game.

After that, click on , to get to the character creation screen.
You're on your own after that.

This has too many words for my own liking.

Japanese 101 - Time

Telling time in Japanese.

For hours, it is "Number"じ (時)

So 4:00 would be よんじ - (四時)

Use normal numbers,  but for seven use しち instead of なな

Minutes would be "Number"ぷん/ふん

I don't when to use ぷん over ふん, it's some strange rule. But I don't think it will matter, because the Japanese will be able to understand you anyway.

minutes follow hours

So, 4:25 would be よんじにじゅうごぷん - (四時二十五分)

To say half and hour, use はん, ぷん/ふん is not needed after a はん

so 4:30 would be よんじはん - (四時半)

To say approximate times, use ごろ

To say, it's around 4:30, it would be よんじはんごろ - (四時半ごろ)

To say, __ Minutes before use まえ - (前) after the minute

So 4:55 could be said ごじごぷんまえ - (五時五分前)

Listen carefully when using this, because if you miss the まえ, your time will be off

To express PM/AM

use ごご and ごぜん

ごご being PM

ごぜん being AM

These are used before the hour

So 4:30 AM would be 

ごぜんよんじはん - (午前四時半)

Hyakumonogatari (百物語)

I've decided to add Hyakumonogatari onto my planned list.
Page HERE.

This I actually intend to work on, unlike Bakemonogatari.
So, don't have this yet...

This will start after I get over my jetlag from Japan, I hope.
By then I will have it.

Here we go again....

Puella Magi English Stream

The dub is crap anyway, most dubs are inferior to subs.
I'd watch it for the Japanese subtitles, to help with reading.

I might join in, thoughts on this?

Happy Memorial Day America

I just marched in a parade.
I had to wake up early.

Happy Memorial Day...

Go the the beach, have a picnic, but most importantly, if you see a veteran, don't forget to thank them for making all of this possible.