
I was in New York for work this past November when more than 55,000 people attended the Anime NYC convention at the Javits Center. He said interest has grown quite a bit in the past few years, with the rise of blockbuster Anime movies, video games, cosplay, travel, and even trade shows in the United States. 3 most requested language to learn in America, behind Spanish and French.

Language app Duolingo and Crunchyroll – the Netflix of Anime – hope the answer is simple a new, entertaining, and dare we say, ‘ tanoshii’ (i.e., “fun”) way to learn Japanese. The two companies today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership, infusing immersive language lessons with iconic phrases from fan-favorite anime shows such as "Naruto" and "Dragon Ball Z".Ī spokesperson for Duolingo told us in a phone call that Japanese is the No. What do you get when you combine the world’s most downloaded education app with the number one Anime streaming platform?

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