Not fluently, so don't get that idea. XD; I had about three and a half years of lessons? It was a while ago, so I forgot a lot, but I can poke my way through most reading (I'm bad at speaking but better at understanding - but not near fluently by a loooong shot).
My Japanese teacher - I actually used to watch DBZ/GT raw on the International Channel to practice my understanding. Like - picking out words and sentence structure. Likewise, I was given manga by my teacher to practice reading (it's actually a very good way to learn, since manga is made intentionally easy to understand/read).
I love the manga. Toriyama - I get why people might not like his art style, but there's no denying his *technical* skill. He's great and detail and linework and - and making girls that look like real girls, not fanservice shots. I love that even when he draws Bulma in a fanservicey manner, she has rounded legs and her stomach has curves and she has - you know, meat on her bones. And that she's considered to have a huge chest, yet is "only" a C-cup. REALISTIC PROPORTIONS. IMAGINE.
Parron on an RP journal
My Japanese teacher - I actually used to watch DBZ/GT raw on the International Channel to practice my understanding. Like - picking out words and sentence structure. Likewise, I was given manga by my teacher to practice reading (it's actually a very good way to learn, since manga is made intentionally easy to understand/read).
I love the manga. Toriyama - I get why people might not like his art style, but there's no denying his *technical* skill. He's great and detail and linework and - and making girls that look like real girls, not fanservice shots. I love that even when he draws Bulma in a fanservicey manner, she has rounded legs and her stomach has curves and she has - you know, meat on her bones. And that she's considered to have a huge chest, yet is "only" a C-cup. REALISTIC PROPORTIONS. IMAGINE.