White Guy Speaks Perfect Japanese in VRChat

[@mattvsjapan]

*SEE ME SPEAK JAPANESE IN PERSON* WEEB Speaks PERFECT Japanese at Manga Shop: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaG3mpuDqr-cl7c *NO SUBTITLE VERSION OF THIS VIDEO* You can find the highly requested "no subtitles" version of this video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJvXhqprr6ZrZpY *WHY I DON'T TALK THAT MUCH IN THE VIDEO* Originally, I didn't think I would actually end up using this footage. As it was my very first time on VRChat, my main intention was simply to scope things out and get ideas for how I wanted to make a video. I pretty much only turned on the camera to get a feel for what filming myself playing would be like. Because of this, I wasn't really making an effort to speak a lot. But, looking back on the footage afterward, I realized that there was a lot of good content and I didn't want to throw it all out.... So I went ahead and turned it into a video, and tried to compensate for the small amount that I spoke by filming the intro to the video in Japanese. If I make another one of these in the future, I'll definitely make sure to speak more in the video.

[@angelodou]

You don't need to justify yourself. Get yourself comfortable with Vrchat and build yourself a small circle of friends first. It will be a lot easier to talk then. There's this Japanese guy who is constantly on vrc and trys to teach people Japanese. He made a decently sized community of students who are learning Japanese together on vrc. His name is Skechobi and he has a channel on Twitch. If you want to find likeminded people, I'd recommend you to check him out.

[@nickm3694]

It definitely makes sense why you didn't talk! It's just that the title was a *little* misleading and set up the expectation that you would. Though I can't say I'd be mad if it got more people learning about MIA, lol. I liked the video nonetheless, though!

[@Milark]

I honestly didn’t notice any lack of speaking?

[@dogchaser520]

When I heard "マジで” I smiled. Good ol Kansai

[@Ryan-uv6ky]

you can speak japanese. but can you write it Smug

[@konnie-u9l]

Meanwhile with sora the troll, everyone thinks he’s white...

[@hanac5586]

Lmao true

[@iloveducksyay]

the irony XD

[@ayanojanes6527]

Lol true 😂

[@garnettivan5499]

Lmao True hahaha

[@AkiSaity]

he is a weeb.

[@thereisTakashi]

Hi !　😊 I am the author of Panjanman World. It was a very unique world, but thank you for making this much video. Enjoy VRChat in the future!🎉🎉

[@RetroSmoo]

いいね！

[@angelostampanoni7336]

最高の！ すきな。

[@MrSarky1992]

僕はVRChatがあまり知らないけど、日本語を勉強するために遊んでみたい。とても内向的な人だから、難しいよ。:/

[@MrSarky1992]

@@Blissfuleagle12 If you mean the sentence I typed was a translation from Google Translate then no it wasn't. If it sounds weird or it's incorrect, that's fine I'm still learning.

[@muryokuoreki5463]

@@Blissfuleagle12 well ur english isnt even correct.

[@Geo-st4jv]

Matt is about to go from reacting to the Japanese trending list to being on the Japanese trending list w

[@maixl8631]

Geo I got the video recommended in japan 👍🏼

[@johnnycrash4892]

W

[@どっかの里]

TRIGGER animation icon！

[@IllusionQueen4Eva]

I love how _natural Japanese_ sounds. I usually get exposed to Japanese by watching animation, but the voice actors need to sound exaggerated. It's nice to hear how it sounds like when people just speak naturally.

[@shikamarunara4865]

It's a bit old comment i know haha but there's a lot of animes which sounds more natural and soft. 青春ブタ野郎はバニーガール先輩の夢を見ない it's one of them.

[@BlackHen25]

@@shikamarunara4865 can please give me some recommendations?

[@shikamarunara4865]

@@BlackHen25 - erased (僕だけがいない街) - bunny girl senpai (青春ブタ野郎はバニーガール先輩の夢を見ない) - 日常 (nichijou) - からかい上手の高木さん (karakai jouzu no takagi San) - all Ghibli movies. (Chihiro, Ponyo, Totoro... Etc) - not so natural, but pretty okay. Etc.... Of course you'll find a lot of anime who sounds like.. Anime characters. There's no problem with this. Don't worry about it so much. If you're watching something you like and it's good, that's pretty good tho. You can control the line between "easier to understand/slice of life" and "your preferences". This will be pretty good. ❤️頑張ってね。

[@dxrkwolfx5583]

@@BlackHen25 To add on to shikamaru Odd Taxi is also good

[@azell2913]

@@BlackHen25 i'd just watch a lot of JP vtubers for more normal japanese

[@sovietnyc9125]

this was fun, i’d watch more “what? you’re not japanese?” content for sure.

[@CrissCrossCA]

"Eeeeee maji desu?!"

[@Mugen-Zero]

この時はアメリカは夜だってことに気がつかなくて、遅い時間まで付きあわせてしまったのに一緒に遊んでくれてありがとう。 動画になってるって教えてもらうまで知らなかったからとてもびっくりしたよ。 VRChatで再会できないかなってずっと思ってたから嬉しかった。また一緒に遊べる時が来るのを楽しみにしてるよ。

[@VirgilCore]

Its him

[@phoebe9382]

@@VirgilCore mugen zero

[@doublex85]

>I hadn't noticed at the time that it was night in America, so I'm thankful he played with me despite having been dragged along so very late. >I didn't know it'd been made into a video until I was told about it, so it surprised me a lot. >I was glad because I'd been wondering for a while if I would see him again in VRChat. I look forward to playing together again some time.

[@pixelcynic]

お前はさ、結構すごいやつだな!僕もVR Chat をプレイしたい。

[@AniMewAlex]

I really wish that Japanese would like us much more than just being kind of strong but still mainly casual friends and strength of relationship with us British. Yes Japan has still has a stong but mainly casual level of a relationship with the UK. For instance the Japanese really love visiting the Costwolds in South West England (Japans UK equivelent of Hawaii though where the Kiniro Mosaic and Ancient Magus Bride animes are fictionally located), plus the UK is of you the most popular anime locations outside of Japan along side America and the UK did improve their relationship with Japan last year. Even so, I still wish Japan and the UK was closer to each other. After all 日本 が 大好き とてもです!

[@ITNoetic]

Need to get you an Oculus or other headset. Then you can be Matt VR Japan

[@matheusz684]

Lmao XD

[@wabdab3459]

Hahahaha

[@ビンガム]

Lool

[@NWinnVR]

Whatever you do *DON'T get a quest* As a VRC player you will not be able to see _most_ of the avatars, and it's just no were near as fun. For basically the same price you can get a used HTC VIVE kit and just replace the face pad for $8-$10.

[@ITNoetic]

@@NWinnVR a quest and a USB 3 cable can make it work on PC.

[@animenmusic16]

He's like one of those foreigner anime characters that speak fluent Japanese

[@guacamoli7]

That don’t know any English at all lol (asobi asobase)

[@kayEnt3rtainm3nt]

@@guacamoli7 M I S S O L I V I A

[@monkeyassasins]

Like taka - tin??

[@isagi93315]

underrated

[@liliswan207]

@@guacamoli7 1 year late but he probably knows bc he added the eng subtitles. and I don’t see how ur comment is a joke, so I’ll just assume u’re not joking

[@竹内ジョウスケ]

Damn people in the comments are being pretty harsh. I would definitely recommend doing this again except you might wanna make this when you are not as tired and a little more talkative.

[@zzureee]

He should probably go to meer people around VR rather than going on an adventure too, he will get more chances to speak and interesting reactions may happen!

[@AniMewAlex]

I really wish that Japanese would like us much more than just being kind of strong but still mainly casual friends and strength of relationship with us British. Yes Japan has still has a stong but mainly casual level of a relationship with the UK. For instance the Japanese really love visiting the Costwolds in South West England (Japans UK equivelent of Hawaii though where the Kiniro Mosaic and Ancient Magus Bride animes are fictionally located), plus the UK is of you the most popular anime locations outside of Japan along side America and the UK did improve their relationship with Japan last year. Even so, I still wish Japan and the UK was closer to each other. After all 日本 が 大好き とてもです!

[@TheAnikeenko]

@@AniMewAlex weeb

[@AniMewAlex]

@@TheAnikeenko Got nothing to do with that. Just the Uk and Japan relationship in general. Besides, that word has been tosted about by ignorant idiots like yourself so many times not that it has literally lost it's true meaning. Now anime fans embraced the word to mean the same as otaku as a result.

[@TheAnikeenko]

@@AniMewAlex brittish weeb

[@angelodou]

Started playing vrchat because of this, but there's no subtitles :(

[@aoeu256]

its hard to do but if you have a second monitor and put google translate as well as a put "stereo mix" on the sound recording you can have it create weird transcriptions from the japanese you hear.

[@cihanvural7541]

@@aoeu256 or learn japanese step by step while having fun with trying to speak japanese people. "Self- taught"

[@hobimin3091]

Is there any korean speakers? Cuz i'm learning korean.

[@Madziuniaa8D]

@@hobimin3091 Theres actually a lot!

[@kaannagumanov1185]

Weeaboos be like: "wHeRe aRe sUbTiTlEs?"

[@skeletongirl77]

日本語の文法も発音も語彙も完璧すぎてびっくり！！！！すごい！

[@whitewhale6782]

This man is crazily good at Japanese, his intonation is real perfect and doesn't have the slightest accent Edit; man I wasn't expecting this many likes (and some comments about my profile pic

[@Ninjatrouble]

Love your circa survive profile pic ;)

[@JamesJon1187]

No, theres a slight accent here and there, but it's mostly perfect.

[@lolita960]

JamesJon1187 i agree completely. I am not fluent in Japanese by any means but when I close my eyes and listen to him I can tell he’s not Japanese

[@reikoedwards905]

@@JamesJon1187 Perfect accent is overrated. Even native speakers have different accents

[@JamesJon1187]

@@reikoedwards905 I'm not saying what he has achieved isnt amazing, but the original poster said he doesn't have the slightest accent.... Im just pointing out that that's not actually true.

[@jvu2ilj26]

Says he wants to create more opportunities to speak Japanese... Listens to other people talk about PanJan Man for an hour while barely saying a word... lol ^^

[@ilyboc]

I know this feeling. I often go out with my japanese friends and don't say a word when they talk about certain subjects. It might be because I am not familiar with that subject or my personality changes when I speak japanese or I am afraid of making mistakes when speaking (this wouldn't be the case if the conversee was non native). But one thing that is true is that you will always find me talking when the subject is my thing.

[@jahayrac8636]

Lol I totally noticed that too! Like dude you cut out all the talking you actually did when you got your tutorial (doh!). 😅 Buuut to his defense that main chat room is where I imagine the talking happening and was probably too chaotic to easily hear a convesation with Matt. I'm sure it was a pain to edit to actually get conversations as well. Once the adventure started, everyone else was tripping balls because they're probably using an actual headset and being on those rides were a mind trip amongst other things. (someone mentioned feeling nauseous) 😶 Also consider the time difference. If you noticed one guy says that he's thinking about drinking at 3 in the *Afternoon* (there's still daylight) Matt is based in the US, and if he's anywhere along the eastern/central timezone that makes it already 1-2 am. That man's brain works so hard as is lol I'm impressed he's up at that hour. 😄 That said, the gems of the video occured in the beginning with finding someone who's willing help. The fact that there are even people cool enough to do that is awesome and makes VR Chat a fantastic option to practice speaking. Heck it was kind of a tutorial for us too! I totally appreciated listening to the girl/lady who struggled speakin English because I'm pretty sure that would be my equivalent when speaking Japanese. (maybe not totally but dang near close lol) Also, it's nice to see that you'd be able to go along for the ride and just listen to how others interact. Not for nothing, but being attentive and responding 'simply' (相槌 [あいづち]) in Japanese culture is just as important, maybe even more so. I definitely would love to see more in the future ^_^ And if he actually has a meaninful conversation that would surely be a bonus considering the circumstances 😁

[@alexven92]

Maybe he was tired. At least with me that's always the case, I disappear into the background when I'm tired.

[@warzy01]

He just said in the video why...

[@Brandon-uy1uv]

@@alexven92 yea, I also kind of disappear into the background when sleepy while playing league with my friends xD

[@OniiHvH]

I'm an actual Japanese person and this dude has a wider range of vocabulary than me lmao

[@jeromesuarez5293]

Oh i know that feeling, when you can't speak english and your own language well lol

[@iFireender]

"Details: Place: Canada" Yeah, ERPer.

[@nopetheworld977]

lol this is exactly me when i read beautifully written fanfiction and the little note at the end that says “sorry for all the mistakes, english is my second language” and i just have to sit there for a while and contemplate my knowledge of english. its honestly the hardest flex…

[@houstonhelicoptertours1006]

AHAHAHA OH NO NO NO ... A FUCKING LEAF

[@adg_games6655]

Similar scenario with a foreign exchange student that was from India, he had apparently only been learning English for 3 years but he was the one in my English clash with the highest grade. I’d even see him peer reviewing other students work and it was a real trip

[@4lexflp]

It freaks me out so much how respectful they always are, nobody drops some random noise or even a joke like any other game servers 😂

[@1chaplain]

"You're not fluent in japanese unless they ask "how long have you been living in japan?" instead of getting a 上手" - Dogen

[@pixelcynic]

For people wondering, 上手 is read jouzu and means expert.

[@doodoofungus8206]

@@pixelcynic lmao I'm a beginner in Chinese and read that as shang shuo? IDK I know that shuo means hand I was like confused for a second lol

[@tonyzhu1687]

@@doodoofungus8206 It means the same thing in chinese.

[@RaSillet]

@@doodoofungus8206 shang shou. kinda literally translates to "upper hand" so it means the same thing?

[@SuperAvocadoo]

@@pixelcynic 上手 (jōzu) means good. Just like 上手い (umai) which also means good and is used to say "this food is good" or "you're pretty good".

[@beastbum]

This must have been hellish to edit

[@mattvsjapan]

yes

[@ikiyou_]

Matt vs. Japan it really isn’t Matt vs Japan it’s Matt and Japan lol

[@user-_________-]

I was born and raised in Japan but I think your Japanese and English skills are a lot better than me.

[@reijinarudo1816]

What an amazing compliment. Matt's videos have motivated me. I'm 46. lol. I'm in VR Chat now too thanks to Matt. I just do a lot of listening though.

[@stereodan7180]

@@reijinarudo1816 what do i need to play vr chat?

[@igorrsaw]

@@stereodan7180 Pc

[@kafuuconner5368]

Are we not going to appreciate how perfectly that guy drifted past his face at 3:52

[@lilygranger22]

Rat poop

[@Satan666Official]

@@lilygranger22 That was some Michael jackson level shit right there

[@adg_games6655]

it felt like some fnaf2 shit

[@shebaazali7410]

Moonwalk

[@squibmclovin4612]

LMFAO

[@user-lh4dy6hn3y]

Your the only Language youtuber who seems to actually play the game and not just show off your language skills the whole time. That was entertaining +1 Sub

[@aniar.3314]

This is actually an incredible way to get fluent! I learned basic English in school (I grew up in Poland), and when I was around 14 I started playing Second Life where I'd chat to lots of people, which eventually included voice chat, and it helped push me to a level where I spent my last year of high school not really participating in English class because it was no longer challenging (I suppose that's the downside, haha). I wrote my undergrad dissertation on this (in English, at a British university - thanks Second Life) and I'm a huge advocate of learning languages through online games. I can't wait for my Japanese to get to a conversational level so I can do this!

[@ジル-g8p]

すごい自然なイントネーションで驚きました。日本語を話す海外の方でここまでイントネーションに違和感がないのは相当な練習をされたんだろうなと思います。 私も英語や言語に興味を持ち始め１年前から英語を勉強しなおしてます。あなたの動画を見て励みになりました。ありがとう。

[@AniMewAlex]

Well I highly recomend you study ONLY british english as british english is like the original from of english that we know today and as not enough Japanese learn it at only 3% of the population. Plus the UK is no worse. Yes America aided you after the pearl harbor war and you got oddly obsessed with burgers (which by the way are actually german) along with the 7 11 food chain. Thing is though, you guys love the Cotwolds in south west England (Japans UK equivelent of Hawaii in hence its popularity) and where the animes Kiniro Mosaic and The Ancient Magus Bride are fictionally based and the UK is 1 of the most popular anime locations outside of Japan and as us brits did improve our relationship with you the previous year, I still wish our relationship with even closer though, and of course the only reason I feel like this is because 日本が大好き とてもです! (Very strongly so). Also 英語が話せますか?

[@trice1857]

@@AniMewAlex At least me and my japanese friends think UK is fancier than US haha

[@Al-waqwaq]

@@AniMewAlexここまで傲慢だと流石に嫌悪感がすごいわ

[@AniMewAlex]

Too easily triggered by my right of a view and opinion on the matter? you seriously must have a lot of issues if something like my view on British english must hurt you so much. My comment wasn't even alt to do with you, yet like many of these people of social media sites like tiktok and twitter people just can't say alt without people like you getting triggered these days. Well snow flake. Deal with it! =P

[@youssefbencheikh8637]

​@@Al-waqwaqsay, do you speak arabic? Because your username is in arabic.

[@メイソンクレイグ]

It's definitely motivating to get a glimpse of what's attainable by following MIA. I for one, would want to see more videos of Matt speaking Japanese whether that be in VR or real life scenarios, similar to that Xiaomanyc guy, whose channel exploded from him just talking in restaurants etc.

[@かのん-i7f]

めっちゃ日本語上手！ イントネーションも完璧

[@ポップパンク和訳]

Been about two years since this video introduced me to Matt's channel and AJATT and Refold, and I'm confident to say that I was able to understand 95% of this video entirely while covering the subtitles on my screen. The feeling of progress, especially when comparing yourself to your past self is just so satisfying I can't thank you enough. Thanks so much for your content Matt!

[@Loneexit]

Hey Matt, please make more videos like these! It’s so interesting watching you speak full on Japanese and honestly, there are other youtubers doing this but you do it the best! Thanks for motivating me even more! P.S. I’m watching your videos non stop. Very informative

[@chrisr5314]

Dude one thing I would LOVE to see a lot more of from you is you talking to Japanese people in English and then casually dropping in your expert Japanese and seeing their reactions and how happy they are that you speak their language. I subscribe to a lot of other channels that have people doing that with Chinese and stuff but there doesn’t seem to be many in Japanese. Would be great if you could do it in person in your city, but this type of stuff is a good start!

[@JayAreAitch]

smells like laoshu

[@chrisr5314]

XiaomaNYC is a good one

[@chicoti3]

Smells like that "white guy orders in perfect chinese" guy. So no, please don't resort to these cheap tricks

[@chicoti3]

@@LuckyStarFan2005 Why would I be?

[@AcceptablePerson]

Japanese guy: you speak perfect Japanese Matt: no I still need to work on it Title of video: wHiTe gUy sPeAks pErfecT JaPanESe

[@advente_]

Even if he knows he speaks very well, that’s just Japanese culture to take compliments modestly. I guess it’s another indication that he has a really good grasp on the language.

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@advente_ uP

[@nicolas-he2oe]

Gotta get that youtube money

[@elyly]

well it's KZbin I don't think anyone will click on a "white guy speaks okayish japanese" even if he doesn't genuenly think he's perfect more exaggerated titles get more clicks

[@uwahhhama]

Speak japanese in British accent " *WOtOsHIwO* *MaTe* *gUY* *DEsU* xD

[@nazeifazizi1427]

AHAHAHAHA U WATCHED LUMANIA? LMAO I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING

[@uwahhhama]

@@nazeifazizi1427 yeah xD

[@LinariaKofi]

WOTOSHIWO MY GUY XD

[@hanakokun1105]

@@nazeifazizi1427 OOOO I KNOW HIM

[@JGirDesu]

Watch Abroad in Japan for that

[@eduardo-ur4nj]

Dude this is amazing! I've been following your videos to learn Japanese and combining it with Vrchat is just what I needed!

[@rys-t2695]

初っ端からイントネーション完璧で笑いました。いやー凄い…

[@ilyboc]

You speak the most natural japanese I have ever heard from a non native speaker. I would love to have a chit chat with you in japanese :)

[@浜本大輝]

Ilyes Bouchada Robert Campbell would probably be the only other non native speaker that has the most natural Japanese.

[@Eric-le3uu]

@@浜本大輝 There are lots of foreigners with near native Japanese...in Japan. Ike Nwala comes to mind.

[@浜本大輝]

Eric Roberts yeah I guess so. However some of my Japanese friends thought Matt was very good. When I showed them Ike nuwala, it was more like oh he’s good but for Matt my friends thought Matt was Japanese

[@denischadima1175]

@Eric Roberts I live and work in Japan According to my Japanese coworkers, it's really rare Japanese people easily say "Your Japanese is perfect!" to foreigners, but actually, they can usually distinguish foreigner's Japanese with native speaker's one

[@ilyboc]

For me I don't care whether my japanese is うまい or not.. as long as I can communicate what I want to say it's enough.

[@Ryan-vw8gn]

Great video matt, I'd love more videos like this. It's so motivating to see you enjoying the level of Japanese we aspire to

[@vinilzord1]

Damn Matt, you truly sound like a native. You're a massive inspiration source to me. Thanks for everything you do! I'm confident the MIA approach is going to skyrocket my learning process :))

[@chrollo99]

Your Japanese really sounds so naturallll💓💓💓💓 ほんと流暢！！ネイティブ並みやん！！！

[@kanjiNaem]

ｙｅｓ!!! perfect!!! this is the motivation i needed to finish the remaining 100 anki cards at 1 am rn

[@A-Wa]

J. Jehml. is actually anki and quizlet the same?

[@vaprin2019]

@@A-Wa Anki is special because it allows you to practice spaced learning without having to make a spreadsheet to keep of every card you've studied. It automatically prompts you to review certain cards at spaced intervals to improve your memorization. Quizlet is basically just virtual flashcards, so you would have to keep track of everything on your own. Anki also has a multitude of add-ons made by fans as well as the option to download card decks from the internet, similar to quizlet. It also allows you to sync your cards and other data between devices, including ios, android, and PC. The only downside would be that the ios app costs $25. However, using it on PC is completely free.

[@SayuriSaying]

2:04 関西弁が自然すぎる!!

[@pixelcynic]

そうですね。僕もなんか驚いた。

[@leedelta15]

That is SO cool dude! Good for you! I've been living in Japan for almost 1.5 yrs but I'm surrounded by English-speakers so its tough to learn Japanese. You inspired me!

[@jahayrac8636]

This was awesome! I noticed the "not speaking as much"as well there's always next time! Lol but I already responded to "jvu..." as to why I think this happened so I won't repeat myself lol But I think this is great. Other's have added useful ideas for the next one (if you do it again) but what I really appreciated was the editing that you did on this video. Like overlaying the English directions for the billboards and adding video of some of the things that people outside of Japan or people who are not familiar with the culture would gloss over if they heard it in conversation. Like the comedian or the meaning behind "praying" for luck in the game. I imagine I could totally have been thrown off by that especially with how weird the world was already. I think learning about their culture this way, through your video and besides seeing how amazingly receptive and cool people were made this video fantastic for me. I look forward to your next 'adventure' in VR! 😁

[@geoffroyblomme4903]

I like the concept, it could bring new people and give motivation to the people already studying but honestly the fact that you barely spoke after the first few mins made it a bit pointless. It could be more interesting to see the reactions of multiple people instead of one conversation. Looking forward for more content like this (really helps with the motivation)

[@89eyes]

Long term viewer and patron here. Really loved this vid!

[@ntskalski]

Self taught Japanese to this level? Amazing! すごいですね〜。

[@daysandwords]

Damn, 1900 views in 2 hours... I feel like you're going to get a serious spike in love from the algorithm for this. Matt, someone else mentioned that you might want to make the subtitles optional - I would say the same thing (even though I don't speak Japanese at all), but also I actually found them hard to read. The KZbin captions option is pretty quick (compared to creating the subs in your video editor) and it puts black boxes behind all the text so you can read it clearly no matter what's on screen. That is just a suggestion of mine... from one humble language learner to another... wait, you are more like the Grand Master of LL, but still... Cheers for the video.

[@lilygranger22]

Ur rat

[@youngsterjack619]

So damn wholesome. Makes me feel warm and excited to get better at Japanese in a more relaxed way

[@VillainViran]

This was a nice vid! I hope you had fun! The lang learning places on VRC are pretty neat

[@FalbereChan]

normal foreigners speaking broken japanese, japanese people's reaction: wow your japanese is so good matt speaking japanese, japanese people's reaction: ...how many years have you been studying japanese

[@pixelcynic]

Matt-san. Your Japanese are very good. You could completely blow N1 candidates away. You sound and speak really like a native speaker. So proud.

[@TerraTheWise]

Arsenii Kostin in the context of N1 alone it just means you’ve achieved a high level of fluency in reading comprehension, listening, and grammar. You can pass the JLPT without muttering a word of actual Japanese so it’s not a good measure of ones skills as an actual speaker of the language.

[@lilygranger22]

k k can we hug

[@muhammadikmal7956]

@k k u sure bro? what level u are?

[@jordanconner3808]

@k k n1 is till good. Especially if you remember every you study to get to that point

[@Markofka]

3:51 I couldn't stop laughing when the guy just went ➡️😳➡️

[@overtiredcuh]

Listening to you speaking japanese with perfect pronunciation just stole my attention. Just take my money already, you just earned yourself a subscribe!

[@たま-o6j]

独学でこのアクセント習得したの神で草

[@shannu_boi]

I'm new to this channel. Not the first video I've watched from you. I've seen a few of your language videos, but this type of content is also really fun to watch. Keep it up.

[@80sOutrunFan]

This is fantastic, People from Japan are such warm people.

[@ismael-ds9uz]

Great video! Thank you Matt for everything you do

[@overtonwindowshopper]

matt why you gotta hard sub the subtitles! how is this supposed to count as immersion!!

[@nikonikosensei6682]

scuzz look above them so they go out of focus or if you open the comment box on your phone it covers 90% of the subtitles. If you’re on your computer, put a window in front to cover up the subs. The solutions exist, my friend.

[@overtonwindowshopper]

@@nikonikosensei6682 lol thanks, it was more of a joke anyway

[@Asdayasman]

He added a link in the description to the video without subs!

[@overtonwindowshopper]

​@@Asdayasman yeah I saw that on Twitter. ありがたい

[@nikonikosensei6682]

scuzz lol well I feel sheepish. I didn’t see “Lol” or “jk” anywhere, so I thought you were serious. You’d be surprised how many people legitimately ask about that. I’ve been asked many times. It hurts my soul, but I always try to answer.

[@dalyanna24]

I just find this channel and I can't stop watching your videos I could watch them all day! Greetings from Dominican Republic 🇩🇴

[@まゆり屋]

「男の子のアバター？あるよ」で出てきたのがジョイマン高木なの笑う😂

[@ethos304]

What a spetacular content creator you are mister! Hearing you say it took you ten year's to get to the point you are now gave me chills, although, at the same time it gave me motivation to continue studying, keep on being this amazing guy you are!

[@ANDR-gz3fn]

2:24 "Matt. Vius Jepand" The way he pronounced it with the Japanese accent makes it sound like some cool Royalty name in olden days.

[@turmat01]

Man, I am REALLY impressed... I have been trying to learn Japanese on and off for years... I do not speak or even understand, but I am very familiar with it's sound... I don't know if a native speaker would hear an accent... but I definitely would think you were a native speaker if I didn't see your face... You speak so fast, clearly, and your vocabulary looks so good to me... I'm amazed...

[@jeremygordonstudio]

I thought it was super motivating watching this and interesting; hoping to see more videos like this.

[@ジョナサン-s7h]

We need more of these videos. Really fun to watch

[@Arkanian-]

This is the content I subscribed for! Matt flexing

[@tamaruautumn5325]

Man Kirby music is so nostalgic to me, I’ve played all of them, but manly then Nintendo 64 one and older are the nostalgic for me. My goodness thank you sir for the wave of nostalgia you blew over me!

[@あんちゃん-r4j]

Me too

[@thatonedegenerate]

After about 8 months of watching anime and watching people speak japanese I can finally understand a little bit of what he's saying without subtitles.

[@user-yi9lf2st5p]

please make more videos like this!! it was really fun to watch and motivating for my MIA journey. I just wish you spoke a bit more.

[@Jiftoo]

Damn, I remember watching this back in April when I was just starting to learn japanese and I couldn't tell apart words at all. Now I understand parts or, sometimes, whole sentences!

[@banji7612]

Wow you sound so natural speaking Japanese, if I haven't seen you and only listened to your voice then I would have thought you would be japanese for sure

[@Gitaikou]

Reminds me of the WHITE GUY SPEAKS FLUENT CHINESE DIALECT AND BLOWS UP A HOSPITAL *IN THEIR MINDS* but he's actually white

[@Asdayasman]

I'm fairly sure those video titles are made by Laoshu, who is black.

[@Gitaikou]

@@Asdayasman Ok to be fair Im making fun of 3 people in that abortion of a fake video title and 1 and a half of them are brown

[@marsthulite]

Wait I know who you are talking about, ugh I forgot his name but wasnt it like where he goes around Chinatown and usually order things and suprise them by suddenly speaking in Mandarin

[@AryaRamadhani20]

@@marsthulite are you referring to Xiaomanyc?

[@marsthulite]

@@AryaRamadhani20 oh yeah!!!

[@demorealised4340]

Do more of these buddy, you'll go far

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

3:51 this dude Mugen-Zero just goes in front of the screen like a flashback!

[@emin1461]

Definitely a nice approach. Looking forward to seeing more of these!

[@katakana-kun2122]

”いやーブサイクに入るのね”ってわろた

[@Mr.TforReal]

I love every content you produce tbh. It seemed like you were very bored, and I get it, it doesn't seem like something I would enjoy, but I guess it's a good speaking practice. 完璧すぎる！

[@Rokudaimedono]

That Joyman model is INSANE! I laughed my ass off at how funny and realistic it was! 😆

[@punkyagogo]

You should create a separate channel just for VR Chat vids, Matt! I would definitely watch.

[@azkatakebayashi1517]

「その。。｣と「。。ですね｣がくせになっててかわいいww

[@shutupack5389]

oh shit, the channel is taking this approach now! hype!

[@さゆぽん-d6r]

「この動画なかなか面白かったぜ」と三船敏郎があの世で言っている気がする。 （This comment is not interesting if it is not Japanese, so I wrote it in Japanese.）

[@reijinarudo1816]

I have just learned Hiragana and have started on Katakana. Kanji seems like a far, far off dream.

[@lalakuma9]

I think he got mistaken as a Japanese because, not only does he speak perfectly, but he also listens perfectly. It's not easy to understand casual Japanese, with all the slangs and shortened words, when spoken quickly in conversations.

[@nakky0925]

もっとVRchatで遊ぶMattさんの動画が見たい

[@shibainukurumichannel3927]

めちゃくちゃ日本語お上手…！ いろんなキャラがいて楽しそう！

[@parkerhays2841]

Nice! Liked this new kind of video. My one recommendation is that you make the subtitles able to be turned off so that we can use the next videos like this for immersion.

[@user-it8kw3wy2y]

Första gången jag sett dig talar japanska. Äntligen!

[@Ibfinity]

I think you would be providing an invaluable service if you made some MIA videos in Japanese for the Japanese with regards to learning English. Get them red-pilled, and show them the immersion ways lol. Anyway, as for this video specifically, since the title gets people interested in hearing you communicate with them in Japanese, I would include a bit more of that. That's the sort of impression and expectation I get from reading the title. Also, adding short clips illustrating the cultural references made was a great touch.

[@Milark]

Ibfinity THIS! I’ve tried so hard to explain stuff to Japanese people. But my Japanese really isn’t good enough for that

[@メイソンクレイグ]

I agree, I've got my Japanese girlfriend immersing English by watching MIA videos lol

[@shalalaotsutsuki4468]

Found your channel through Xiaoma. Your videos rock!

[@山内ランイ]

matt's gonna be on NHK any week now, just watch bb

[@Brie-fi4ci]

This is great I'm so glad I found this channel bc it helps me when I watch subbed content bc it helps me understand how ppl talk or like the commen words ppl use like anime so I used to be able to understand a little bit of Japanese and it challenged me to learn more but now that I'm not watching it I completely forgot

[@Crashsune]

More stuff like this in the future! With more speaking preferably!

[@Mechanized]

Refreshing video, you should do more videos like this every once in awhile.

[@nomadicmonkey3186]

Me, 15 minutes ago: Okay this title sounds a bit too extra flexing for a JP native like me not to go full nitpicking mode even though I'm fully aware Matt's Japanese is quite impressive I tell you what, I find his speech easier to hear as advanced second language speakers like him typically enunciate words very clearly whilst I ended up reading the subs to better understand what the hell was going on later in the video. That's because for one thing the audio quality was tad shaky and folks were slurring words a bit, and for another I realised actually how much information we infer from (conventional-looking) visual cues when talking to IRL people whereas in this batshit VR world it took a while to get the hang of it. It was really something watching all these weird-ass shenanigans taking place with your spaced-out sleepy face next to it (no complaint at all). It was trippy in its narrower sense but this kind of shit is my jam so I feel like trying this VRChat stuff myself. I wonder if a total layman without any practical CG skills like me can join as well.

[@grimstnzborithbrisingr7296]

Go for it. Join the world of VRChat. As you can see, you don't need a VR headset, nor do you need any skills other than pressing a few buttons. Just don't piss anyone off, okay? That was a bad mistake on my friend's part...

[@negroconbazuca1621]

@@grimstnzborithbrisingr7296 what happened ?

[@notavailable8201]

@@negroconbazuca1621 from what i hear about VR Chat other's can ban you if they don't like you. And there are a lot of... Umm certain ppl you want to avoid. Kinda like how you'd handle others in highschool when you don't wanna make yourself too known it's not hard to accidentally trigger someone and the last thing you want is being harassed every time you might by chance pass them

[@crowcade]

Dude, your inflections and enunciation is immaculate.

[@reria2655]

I stopped my immersion to watch God's new upload video. Thank you so much Matt!

[@bovvsette7996]

Japanese people sound so polite and respectful when talking. It might be that im italian and it's pretty much the opposite here, but woah, it's almost relaxing to hear those guys talk

[@gens0kyo]

..? Yes, but no.

[@氵十]

日本人の私が聞いてもだいぶイントネーションが自然だと思う

[@Stealthful_]

Good video Matt. Nice speaking. Nice recommendation KZbin.

[@希望あかり]

散々言われてると思うけど日本人より日本語うまい

[@DashiSmash]

Love this type of content. I'd like to see more.

[@briandenison2325]

This is the most Japanese looking game I’ve ever seen.

[@thememelords9491]

Dude Japanese people seem so nice especially on vrchat Wish my vr headset worked :(