Easy Japanese Article – Dandadan Review – Beginner Reading & Vocabulary

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Looking for easy Japanese reading practice? This beginner-friendly article is written using simple Japanese. Review useful vocabulary and English explanations. Whether you’re a JLPT N5 or N4 learner, this article will help you improve your Japanese reading skills naturally.

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この漫画まんがは、コメディとホラーとアクションが混まざった面白おもしろい話はなしです。

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Kono manga wa, komedi to horā to akushon ga mazatta omoshiroi hanashi desu.

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This manga is a crazy mix of comedy, horror, and action.

登場人物とうじょうじんぶつたちは、最初さいしょは普通ふつうの高校生こうこうせいに見みえます。

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Tōjō jinbutsu-tachi wa, saisho wa futsū no kōkōsei ni miemasu.

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The characters look like ordinary high school students at first.

しかし、後あとで誰だれも予想よそうしないとてもびっくりする姿すがたに変かわります。

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Shikashi, ato de dare mo yosō shinai totemo bikkuri suru sugata ni kawarimasu.

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However, they later show a very surprising transformation that nobody expects.

彼らかれらは、不思議ふしぎな怪物かいぶつたちと激はげしい超能力ちょうのうりょくの戦たたかいをします。

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Karera wa, fushigina kaibutsu-tachi to hageshii chōnōryoku no tatakai o shimasu.

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They fight against bizarre monsters in wild, supernatural battles.

ほとんどの戦たたかいは、勝かつのが無理むりそうに見みえます。

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Hotondo no tatakai wa, katsu no ga muri sō ni miemasu.

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Almost every battle looks impossible to win.

でも、彼らかれらはなぜか毎回まいかいそれを乗のり越こえます。

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Demo, karera wa naze ka maikai sore o norikoemasu.

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But they somehow overcome it every time.

この漫画まんがのコメディは、とても賑にぎやかでびっくりします。

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Kono manga no komedi wa, totemo nigiyaka de bikkuri shimasu.

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The comedy in this manga is crazy and surprising.

また、綺麗きれいで魅力的なみりょくてきな女の子おんなのこのキャラクターもたくさん出でてきます。

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Mata, kirei de miryokuteki na onna no ko no kyarakutā mo takusan detekimasu.

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It is also filled with many beautiful and charming female characters.

この人気にんきのある漫画まんがは、素晴すばらしいアニメにもなりました。

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Kono ninki no aru manga wa, subarashii anime ni mo narimashita.

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This popular manga was also adapted into an amazing anime series.

アニメでは、動うごきの速はやさや激はげしさをしっかりと強つよく感かんじることができます。

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Anime dewa, ugoki no hayasa ya hageshisa o shikkarito tsuyoku kanjiru koto ga dekimasu.

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In the anime, you can really feel the speed and intensity of the animation.

アニメの戦たたかうシーンは、息いきをのむほど迫力はくりょくがあります。

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Anime no tatakau shīn wa, iki o nomu hodo hakuryoku ga arimasu.

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The anime’s battle scenes are so epic they take your breath away.

次つぎに何なにが起おきるか、誰だれも予想よそうできない物語ものがたりです。

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Tsugi ni nani ga okiru ka, dare mo yosō dekinai monogatari desu.

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It’s a story where nobody can guess what crazy thing will happen next.

Vocabulary

Japanese	Reading	Meaning
この	この	This
漫画	まんが	Manga / Comic
コメディ	こめでぃ	Comedy
ホラー	ほらー	Horror
アクション	あくしょん	Action
混ざる	まざる	To be mixed / To be blended
面白い	おもしろい	Interesting / Funny
話	はなし	Story / Talk
登場人物	とうじょうじんぶつ	Characters (in a story)
たち	たち	[Plural suffix for people]
最初	さいしょ	Beginning / At first
普通の	ふつうの	Ordinary / Normal
高校生	こうこうせい	High school student
見える	みえる	To look / To seem / To be visible
しかし	しかし	However / But
後で	あとで	Later / Afterwards
誰も～ない	だれも～ない	Nobody / No one
予想する	よそうする	To expect / To predict / To anticipate
とても	とても	Very
びっくりする	びっくりする	To be surprised / To be shocked
姿	すがた	Appearance / Form / Figure
変わる	かわる	To change / To transform
彼ら	かれら	They / Them
不思議な	ふしぎな	Mysterious / Strange / Wonderous
怪物	かいぶつ	Monster
激しい	はげしい	Intense / Fierce / Violent
超能力	ちょうのうりょく	Superpower / Psychic power
戦い	たたかい	Battle / Fight
ほとんど	ほとんど	Most / Almost all
勝つ	かつ	To win
無理そう	むりそう	Looking impossible
でも	でも	But / However
なぜか	なぜか	For some reason / Somehow
毎回	まいかい	Every time
それ	それ	It / That
乗り越える	のりこえる	To overcome / To get through
賑やかな	にぎやかな	Lively / Noisy / Bustling
また	また	Also / In addition
綺麗な	きれいな	Beautiful / Clean
魅力的な	みりょくてきな	Charming / Attractive
女の子	おんなのこ	Girl
キャラクター	きゃらくたー	Character
たくさん	たくさん	Many / A lot
出てくる	でてくる	To appear / To come out
人気のある	にんきのある	Popular
素晴らしい	すばらしい	Wonderful / Amazing
アニメ	あにめ	Anime / Animation
なる	なる	To become
動き	うごき	Movement / Motion
速さ	はやさ	Speed
激しさ	はげしさ	Intensity / Fierceness
しっかりと	しっかりと	Firmly / Solidly / Clearly
強く	つよく	Strongly
感じる	かんじる	To feel
こと	こと	Thing / Ability [nominalizer]
できる	できる	To be able to do
戦う	たたかう	To fight / To battle
シーン	しーん	Scene
息をのむほど	いきをのむほど	Breathtakingly (lit. To the extent of swallowing one’s breath)
迫力がある	はくりょくがある	Powerful / Impactful / Compelling
次に	つぎに	Next
何	なに	What
起きる	おきる	To happen / To occur
物語	ものがたり	Story / Tale

Keep Practicing Your Japanese!

We hope this Easy Japanese reading practice article helped you learn new vocabulary and improve your reading flow! The best way to build your confidence and expand your Japanese vocabulary every day is to keep reading content you love.

If you enjoyed today’s lesson, you should definitely check out the manga itself. The art in Witch Hat Atelier is absolutely stunning—it is so incredibly beautiful that it is well worth collecting, and even just having the first volume on your shelf or device is totally worth it!

You can grab the English edition on Amazon here! DanDaDan Manga (English). Or, if you want to challenge yourself and read the entire story in its original language, you can pick up the Original Japanese Version!

Check out our other Easy Japanese reading practice articles to keep leveling up your skills and discover more amazing stories!

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