Duolingo Anime Club

, an international brand serving the anime experience, and Duolingo, a language learning platform, are teaming up to celebrate anime and the sixth anniversary of Duolingo’s Japanese language course. Duolingo’s Japanese course now features nearly 50 phrases inspired by popular anime series.

“We chose to partner with the leader in anime entertainment, Crunchyroll, to advance our Japanese course because we know watching TV shows and films in the language you’re studying is a great way to learn and we wanted to offer our learners a way to further immerse themselves in the Japanese language through anime, ” says George Audi, senior director, business development, Duolingo. “We hope this partnership will be as delightful to anime fans as it was for our learning, design and marketing teams to work on.”

As part of the partnership, premium Crunchyroll subscribers will be eligible for a two-month trial of Super Duolingo, the premium, ad-free tier of the language learning app. Free Crunchyroll

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Users will be eligible for a one-month trial of Super Duolingo. Duolingo learners studying Japanese may be eligible for one free month of Crunchyroll Mega Fan premium access, which provides ad-free viewing of the anime library of more than 44, 000 episodes and 18, 000 hours of series and films.

To encourage language learners looking to dive into the world of anime, Crunchyroll is also making a roundup of series with easy to understand, everyday vocabulary available on AVOD for a limited time, including “Bananya, ” “Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club, ” “Laid-Back Camp” and “Nichijou – My Ordinary Life.”

“Anime is a dynamic medium and we know viewers have a curiosity for learning, ” says Terry Li, senior vice president, emerging business, Crunchyroll. “Now on Duolingo, fans worldwide can celebrate anime through learning iconic phrases from their favorite series. We also hope anime-curious learners will be intrigued by their Japanese lessons on Duolingo and will explore all that anime has to offer on Crunchyroll.”

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This site uses cookies to provide you with the best user experience possible. By using License Global, you accept our use of cookies.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. 

A spokesperson for Duolingo told us in a phone call that Japanese is the No. 3 most requested language to learn in America, behind Spanish and French. 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. 

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. (You try hailing a taxi at rush hour in Manhattan next to Naruto or Charlotte Linlin.) Likewise, more than 115, 000 fans are expected at Anime Expo-LA in July.  

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Analysis from Precedence Research shows the market for this particular genre of animated and stylized character-driven content is on a fairly steep upward trajectory, too, rising from $22.6 billion in 2020 to $48.3 billion by 2030. 

“Nearly a third (26%) of Duolingo Japanese learners cite fun, like watching their favorite anime shows, as their top motivation for learning, ” said George Audi, Senior Director of Business Development at Duolingo via email. “We chose to partner with the leader in anime entertainment to advance our Japanese course because we know watching TV shows and films in the language you’re studying is a great way to learn … and a great way for people to further immerse themselves in the Japanese language.”

“Anime is a dynamic medium, and we know viewers are curious about learning, ” added Terry Li, Senior Vice President of Emerging Business for Crunchyroll. “We hope anime-curious learners will be intrigued by their Japanese lessons on Duolingo and will explore all that anime has to offer on Crunchyroll.” 

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As part of the partnership, premium Crunchyroll subscribers will be eligible for a two-month trial of Super Duolingo – the premium, ad-free tier that typically costs $12.99 per month. 

Duolingo learners studying Japanese may be eligible for one free month of Crunchyroll Mega Fan premium access, which provides ad-free viewing of the world’s most extensive anime library of more than 44, 000 episodes and 18, 000 hours of series and films. It usually costs $9.99 per month. 

Crunchyroll is also making a roundup of series with easy-to-understand, everyday vocabulary available on AVOD for a limited time, including: “Bananya, ” which features an adorable kitty who lives in a banana; “Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club, ” a sports anime following a high school swim club; “Laid-Back Camp, ” the beloved slice of life series, and “Nichijou - My Ordinary Life, ” a surreal comedy following three ordinary girls.

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Jennifer Jolly is an Emmy Award-winning consumer tech columnist. The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.Using TV and movies to enhance your language learning is a great strategy for staying motivated, and Japanese learners are in luck! Anime is packed with linguistic and cultural nuances that will complement your learning journey.

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Anime is a great way to learn casual words and expressions you'll hear in real conversations between Japanese speakers! Here are 4 useful phrases you'll hear a lot in anime:

Another kind of casual Japanese you'll hear a lot in anime is a way Japanese speakers give emphasis and show emotion: dropping the -i from adjectives that end in -i. Adjectives like やばい (yabai—which we discussed above!), 怖い (kowai, scary), and 寒い (samui, cold) are shortened to やばっ (yaba, Whoa, that's yabai), 怖っ (kowa, Whoa, that's scary), and 寒っ (samu, Whoa, it's cold). This -i dropping only happens if the adjective ends in a single -i, so you can't shorten おいしい (oishii, tasty) or 大きい (ookii, big).

Our Japanese course has been around for six years! To celebrate, we've teamed up with Crunchyroll, a global anime brand and streaming platform that houses the world’s largest anime library. Duo made a list of his favorite anime shows on Crunchyroll’s platform!

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Anime is an especially fun learning tool for Japanese learners, and there's so much language and culture to uncover no matter your level—マジで (maji de)!!