November 2025 Listening Challenge

Update for 08/11-14/11 (did nothing on 15/11)

08/11 - Solo Leveling episodes 1-5 - 2h

09/11 -Solo Leveling episodes 6-12 (including recap 7.5) - 3h 12m

11/11 - Solo Leveling episodes 13-22 - 4h

12/11 - Solo Leveling episodes 23-25 - 1h 12m

13/11 - Cooking in another world with my absurd skill episodes 1-3 - 1h 12m

14/11 - Cooking in another world with my absurd skill episodes 4-6 - 1h 12m

Total across the week - 12h 48m

I’m gutted Solo Leveling doesn’t yet have a season 3 and that I can’t get it with JP subs but I was still understanding approx 60-70%. I liked it so much I bought the JP Manga translation (since it’s originally a Manwa iirc).

Cooking in another world with my absurd skill is more easy going. It’s a little predictable but it’s been easy enough to follow and it’s been a fun watch with little to no effort in having to focus on the plot. I have the LN of this so I’ll have a better understanding when I finally decide to read it.

I kind of want to watch a few other things but I know I’m not quite there yet which is bugging me but if I keep watching stuff, my hope is I’ll eventually get to the stage I can watch them eventually.

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It is. I read the English version on webtoon back in the day. Was surprised when it got an adaptation, and even more surprised it got an S2, but I only watched one or two eps

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Halfway through the month and at 37.3 hours… which means I need to do about 11.5 hrs per week, to meet my minimum. Personally I’m a little frustrated that I’m only on track for my minimum (this is just how my brain works). Various reasons there: work, engaging with non-Kansai content, not finishing (and thus not counting) youtube vids, etc. Otoh I’ve been rewatching カーネーション audio-only, and catching the majority of it (tho I still have to check subs sometimes). There is definitely an additional challenge/benefit that comes from audio-only

Tbh I also feel like I haven’t been getting enough reading done lately… so I’ll probly have to settle for meeting my minimum… which isn’t all that bad. Looking back on the last few months

Month 関西弁 時間
August 1 hr
September 35.3
October 76.3
November (so far) 37.3
Total 149.9

There’s definitely a very marked difference between where I am now vs 3 months ago. So yay, I’ve accomplished something I guess :slight_smile:

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Source Type Time
ふたりはプリキュア Television 25 min
Comprehensible Japanese Youtube (Educational Content) 186 min
Jiro, just Japanese Youtube (Educational Content) 60 min
Lazvell Youtube (Gaming) 70 min
ZETA Division Youtube (Gaming) 20 min

Tuning into Lazvell’s streams just a few times because somehow… Zeta Division beat Fnatic and G2 cleanly? I should try reading Twitch comments anyways

Total: 361 min = 6 hr 1 min

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16/11 - cooking in another world series 1 episodes 7-12 - 2hrs 24m

16/11 - cooking in another world series 2 episodes 1-6 - 2hrs 24m

17/11 - アグレッシブ烈子 season 2 episodes 9-10, and season 3 episodes 1-10 - 3hrs 16m

18/11 - cooking in another world series 2 episode 7 - 24m

18/11 - Scarlet Nexus episodes 1-7 - 2hrs 48m

19/11 - Scarlet Nexus episode 8 - 24m

20/11 - Scarlet Nexus episodes 9-12 - 1hr 36m

21/11 - Scarlet Nexus episodes 13-14 - 48m

22/11 - Scarlet Nexus episodes 15-19 - 2hrs

Total between 16/11-22/11 -16hrs 4m

It’s making me want to read Cooking in another world light novel and play Scarlet Nexus :joy:

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24/11 - Scarlet Nexus episodes 20-26 - 2hrs 48m
25/11 - I may be a guild receptionist but I’ll solo any boss to get out of work on time, episodes 1-12 - 4 hrs 48m
25/11 - Cooking in another world with my absurd skill season 2 episode 8 - 24m
26/11 - Plunderer episodes 1-4 - 1 hr 36m
27/11 - Plunderer episodes 5-8 - 1hr 36m
28/11 - Plunderer episodes 9-11 - 1hr 12m
29/11 - Plunderer episodes 12-15 - 1hr 36m

Sub total: 14 hrs

Total for the month (since I’m unlikely to get any in this weekend):
67hr 23m

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December 2025 Listening Challenge is up now btw… sry to be so last minute with it

congrats on making your goal. Decent chance I’ll come just short of mine… but we’ll see I guess

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To be fair, what I’m listening to I’m only getting about 60ish % or so of and it’s to keep me engaged while I’m still trying to not go back into burnout. I would completely blank out if I was listening to specific dialects. :sweat_smile:

I think you’re doing awesome with your progress from your updates and should be proud of the accomplishments you’ve made. It’s still impressive at the end of the day :blush:

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