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Nexflix’s Secret Japanese Options

Getting your fix of Japanese language through media can be a daunting task when you’re just starting out as most sites serving Japanese media are in Japanese. But everyone has Netflix, let’s use Netflix’s secret language functions to get that audio into Japanese!

SHOW ME YOUR SECRETS NETFLIX!

If you have the desire to learn Japanese and have a Netflix account you’ve probably wondered what things you can watch in Japanese to help you pick up the language. Sure, you can watch anime or a J-Drama in Japanese, but what about your favorite American sitcoms? Finding foreign language content to watch can be difficult when outside of the target country’s border, but I’m here to help!

ONTO THE SECRET! 

Did you know that you can switch the audio language for much of the content on Netflix? This isn’t just for television and movies originally in Japanese, either. Many movies have been given a treatment by talented Japanese voice actors and you can experience their performances!

Now, to make things easier, Netflix has given us the option to search through its large library by audio language through their website. All you have to do is follow this link and follow the instructions below. Super easy!

INSTRUCTION TIME!

  1. After you’re on the website make sure “Audio” is selected and then select “Japanese” as your target language.
  2. Next, choose what you want to watch from the given list and press play.
  3. Click the icon in the bottom right corner of the video and select Japanese!

SOME WORDS OF WARNING

Netflix’s language features are extremely buggy right now. I was unable to choose Japanese as a language option using devices such as a PS4 or smart TV even though the website shows it as an option. ALSO, if you don’t choose that you’re looking for Japanese, using the link provided BEFORE you search the show, it won’t show up as an option on the language list. This also goes for pulling up known Japanese audio shows on the previous platforms I mentioned. Odd? Yes. Actually a bug? No idea.

Anyways! Sit back, relax, and enjoy all those new options!