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Japanese lessons courtesy of Owl’s Moving Castle.

Rejoice weebs — Duolingo and Crunchyroll have teamed up to help improve your Japanese through the power of anime. Duolingo users now have until May 19th to claim one month of free access to Crunchyroll’s Mega Fan subscription service.

The language app has also released some anime-specific Japanese tips to get you started if the cringey, bug-eyed Duo mascot hasn’t put you off.

An illustration of Duo, the duolingo mascot as an anime character.
I don’t care how cute you are Duo, I’m not calling you sensei.
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