Hey all,
Continuing on our challenge to ourselves to boost our listening skills, the August challenge is ready for signups! Set whatever number of hours feels like a reasonable goal for you and feel free to share the things you’re listening to, your successes and setbacks. We’re in this together 
All languages welcome!
This post will be a wiki so you can add and update your own hours.
Goal: None. Anime eps = 15 min. Audiobooks with text are fine. July’s Challenge.
In the middle of simoun drama 4 29:19
| Book | ch/track | text | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 明日の世界で星は煌めく 3【電子書籍版限定特典SS付き】 | 第１話 (partial) | 45 | |
| https://youtu.be/Zc3ZNqOZDxQ?si=0cT95X1PsEn0UOXw | 1/3 | 12 |
Note: 45 min for the remainder of ch 1 track is estimate
Total: 47
| Series | ep/ch | Time |
|---|---|---|
| マリア様がみてる ドラマ CD 3 | 4? | |
| Simoun~電波DEリ·マージョン~ | 3? |
Total:
| Series (字幕なし) | eps | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Fate/stay night S1 | L31 | 1-8 | 120 |
| フードコートで、また明日。 S1 | 4 | 15 |
| 少女☆歌劇 レヴュースタァライト S1 | 1 | 15 |
Total: 150
| Series (字幕あり) | eps | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Fate/stay night S1 | L31 | 9-24 | 240 |
| 薫る花は凛と咲く S1 | 5-8 | 60 |
| Turkey! S1 | 4 | 15 |
| ばっどがーる S1 | 5 | 15 |
| うたごえはミルフィーユ S1 | 3 | 15 |
| クレバテス-魔獣の王と赤子と屍の勇者 S1 | 5 | 15 |
| 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ S1 | 1-12 | 180 |
| 劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ[新編]叛逆の物語 | 85 | |
| 少女☆歌劇 レヴュースタァライト S1 | 2-12 | 165 |
Total: 785
| ポッドキャスト | 時間 |
|---|---|
| Get comfy with Japanese Kansai-ben | 26 |
| ゆるい関西弁 | 28 |
Comfy I counted in half, bc half the ep is in English
| どんな事 | 時間 |
|---|---|
| 会話だけのレッスンん | 360 |
Total: 360
| Type | Min | Hrs |
|---|---|---|
| Combined | 1070 | 21.1 |
| Non-anime | 361 | 6 |
| アニメ 字幕なし | 150 | 2.5 |
| アニメ 字幕あり | 785 | 13 |
| ゲーム (already counted) |
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I listened this day, but didn’t hit the hour+ mark. : I listened to an hour or more this day!(Calendar stolen from the Listen Every Day Challenge on WK.)
Listening Log
Total time: 32h 11m 15s
08/02:
本好きの下剋上, vol. 4: 55m 28s
08/03:
本好きの下剋上, vol. 4: 57m 12s
08/04:
本好きの下剋上, vol. 4: 51m 3s
08/05:
本好きの下剋上, vol. 4: 55m 37s
08/08:
本好きの下剋上, vol. 4: 31m 39s
08/10:
本好きの下剋上, vol. 4: 51m 26s
08/11:
本好きの下剋上, vol. 4: 52m 8s
08/13:
妖奇庵夜話 その探偵、人にあらず: 1h 6m
08/14:
妖奇庵夜話 その探偵、人にあらず: 20m 52s
08/15:
本好きの下剋上, vol. 4: 52m 39s
08/16:
本好きの下剋上, vol. 4: 51m 54s
08/21:
本好きの下剋上, vol. 4: 1h 8m 40s
08/22:
本好きの下剋上, vol. 4: 51m 13s
08/06:
氷の魔物の物語: 1h 17m 8s
華Doll*1st season -Flowering- 1巻 Birth, track 1-3: 29m 13s
08/06:
Nihongo con Teppei, ep. 134-135: 41m 8s
08/12:
Nihongo con Teppei, ep. 136-137: 40m 53s
08/13:
Nihongo con Teppei, ep. 138-139: 41m 20s
08/14:
Nihongo con Teppei, ep. 140-141: 40m 58s
08/19:
Nihongo con Teppei, ep. 142-143: 41m
ニュースの学校, セミの鳴き声: 10m 5s
TALK TO NEIGHBORS, 熊谷和徳さんと”そういえば…”のお話: 12m 15s
08/20:
Nihongo con Teppei, ep. 144-145: 40m 50s
YuYuの日本語Podcast, ep. 386: 39m 14s
08/26:
Nihongo con Teppei, ep. 146-147: 40m 50s
08/27:
Nihongo con Teppei, ep. 148-150: 61m 28s
08/01:
Perfect Days: 30m
08/04:
D.Gray-man S2, ep 52: 25m
08/09:
光が死んだ夏 S1, ep. 5-6: 44m
ゾン100～ゾンビになるまでにしたい100のこと～ S1, ep. 1: 22m
08/11:
真・女神転生デビルサマナー S1, ep. 1-2: 44m
08/13:
ゾン100～ゾンビになるまでにしたい100のこと～ S1, ep. 2-3: 44m
08/15:
真・女神転生デビルサマナー S1, ep. 3-4: 44m
08/17:
ハウルの動く城: 119m
08/18:
真・女神転生デビルサマナー S1, ep. 5-7: 66m
08/22:
真・女神転生デビルサマナー S1, ep. 8-9: 44m
08/23:
D.Gray-man S2, ep 53-55: 66m
08/24:
D.Gray-man S2, ep 56-58: 66m
08/25:
光が死んだ夏 S1, ep. 7-8: 44m
真・女神転生デビルサマナー S1, ep. 10: 22m
08/26:
ゾン100～ゾンビになるまでにしたい100のこと～ S1, ep. 4: 22m
08/28:
ゾン100～ゾンビになるまでにしたい100のこと～ S1, ep. 5-6: 46m
真・女神転生デビルサマナー S1, ep. 11-13: 66m
30m + 55m 28s + 57m 12s + 51m 03s + 25m + 55m 37s + 41m 8s + 1h 17m 8s + 29m 13s + 31m 39s + 66m + 51m 26s + 52m 8s + 44m + 40m 53s + 41m 20s + 1h 6m + 44m + 40m 58s + 20m 52s + 52m 39s + 44m + 51m 54s + 119m + 66m + 63m 20s + 40m 50s + 39m 14s + 1h 8m 40s + 51m 13s + 44m + 66m + 66m + 66m + 62m 50s + 61m 28s + 112m
Bonus Spanish listening:
Bonus Mandarin listening: 15m + 20m
I have a goal for the year of 250 hours of listening, and year to date I’m on 200 hours. I’m trending pretty well and I want to make some room for other activities so this target is going to be less aggressive than other months where I’ve participated, but my goal for this month is 20 hours.
At the moment this is likely going to be made up of Persona 3 Reload and some anime (starting with Made In Abyss and Assassination Classroom).
Goal for this month: 15h
| Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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01 25’ | 02 | 03 50’ | 75’ | |||
| 04 25’ | 05 71’ | 06 34’ | 07 32’ | 08 46’ | 09 13’ | 10 76’ | 297’ |
| 11 | 12 | 13 70’ | 14 78’ | 15 | 16 35’ | 17 39’ | 222’ |
| 18 | 19 31’ | 20 | 21 137’ | 22 20’ | 23 74’ | 24 76’ | 338’ |
| 25 70’ | 26 36’ | 27 27’ | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Source | Type | Time |
|---|---|---|
| ? | ? | ? |
Watched Perfect Days | L24 tonight. Pretty good movie, but I feel like I can only reasonably count like 30 minutes of it as listening practice (if even that much); so much of it was quiet, contemplative silence.
Goal : 30 hours. Dreaming Spanish videos, tv shows, podcasts and audiobooks
First week update!
I’ve sort of given up on finding a show to watch, nothing seems to grab my attention, so I am back to podcasts. I say podcasts plural, but really it’s only Didi’s Korean Culture Podcast, as podcasts geared towards natives are still out of my comfort zone.
I am managing one episode on most days, sometimes two or three, so this is cruise speed.
A little under 5 hours so far
Hello all! 
Recently I’ve been keen on improving my listening skills, so I thought I’d rejoin you this month.
Week 1
Audiobook - 鴨川食堂 = 13+20+33 = 66m
YouTube = 10m
Podcasts= 20m
Movie - 蛍火の杜へ = 40m
TV Show - しあわせな結婚 = 22m
Anime - Summer Pockets = 5m
Anime - リヴァイアサン S1 = 23m
Anime - からかい上手の高木さん S1 = 48m
Total so far
66+10+20+40+22+5+23+48 = 234 minutes
234/60 = 3.9 hours
I’m going to step it up next week to get on track for 30 hours this month 
Saturday 9 - Sunday 10 August
Audiobooks
鴨川食堂 = 33m (and finished!)
犬が伝えたかったこと = 27m
YouTube
16m
Anime
Summer Pockets = 88m
しろくまカフェ = 47m
Sand Land = 29m
侵略！イカ娘 S1 = 23m
Games/VNs
Various = 1hr
Running Total: 9.3 hours
I feel like I’ve read somewhere that the YuYuの日本語 podcast guy started a new video game podcast. Is that true? What’s it called?
When I looked on YouTube, I only found this open from 2 years ago
Joining as a ghost member! As a ghost member I only started tracking listening this week and don’t really have a goal (yet). Here’s what I’ve got so far:
August 11
August 12
August 13
August 14
Total Minutes: 135
Glad to have you with us!
Monday 11 - Sunday 17 August
Audiobooks
犬が伝えたかったこと - 45m
Harry Potter - 30m
Anime
Summer Pockets - 4hrs45m
Polar Bear Cafe - 30m
Touken Ranbu - 30m
Games
Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation - 1hr
Shinobi app - 1hr
Misc
Makoto audio - 1hr30m
Shun Podcast - 2hr
Bite sized Japanese Podcast - 1hr
YouTube Grammar - 2hr
YouTube - 1hr15
Week Total: 16hr45m
Running Total: 26 hours
It feels weird to see other people watch this too. I don’t know if it is just a result of the recency effect or what but I can’t recall anyone ever talking about this little-known show before I watched it and left a review.
Seems there isn’t much overlap btwn ppl who watched it, and ppl who are forum users. Been on my list since 2023, and I’ve discuss with a friend or two outside here, but I never got around to watching it it.
I’m surprised to hear someone say it’s little known - but maybe that’s sample bias on my end
I’m pretty sure I read about it on the forum somewhere. Probably the Seeking Recommendations thread where you posted about it!
Update after a listening-heavy day: I am at 12h42, which is well ahead of schedule to reach my 15h goal.
Today I found myself wanting to watch a k-drama, after a couple of weeks (or was it a couple of months?) of not being in the mood. The Korean video ratings being what they are, it’s impossible to know what level anything is, so I just went with a random Son Suk-ku show, and watched ep.1 of 천국보다 아름다운 Limited Series | L30??.
Then I kept going with the same actor and managed 21 minutes of 나의 해방일지 S1 | L31??, which took me close to one hour to watch because it is just so difficult. I might have seen the show 3 or 4 times now with English subtitles, the Korean audio is just too hard to process, so I have to pause and read the Korean subs, then translate the subs, it’s a whole process.
Anywho, good progress! 10 days to go!
