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I currently learning Japanese in a course, with a private teacher and by myself (need to get it down in 2 years, cause I want to study there).
I already pre-ordered HeartGold and now that I am already getting pretty good in studying Kanji, I am kinda annoyed by the fact that the game has only Kana.
I am currently learning Japanese, and I can tell you that it is not a Language you just try learn. It requires a lot of work and dedication due to being utterly different from English (or most other Languages (though I was told that Turkish grammar is very close to Japanese grammar)).
But that...
Learning it currently. I wanted to start learning some time ago, but the announcement of HG made me finally start.
日本語が好きです。 (Bow before my mighty Japanese skills!):badsmile:
I am ordering it from Amazon.co.jp and then sending it over with tenso.com, as it is cheaper than play-asia.com and...
I was lucky enough to be browsing through Bulbapedia the day it was announced so as I was searching by coincidence for news about G/S remakes, I saw the news post about the announcement.
I started going through my "Hype Routine" of jumping, dancing, making weird sounds and waking up my Japanese...
I never liked legendaries or OU Pokemon. My favourite is Ampharos.
I caught a Mareep after the first Gym and I fell for the little sheep and its evolutions.
I always liked the idea of playing a game in its original language (especially if it's Japanese), also I care a lot about story, so probably I'll just have my browser open to search for anything I don't know. As it doesn't use kanji, I can easily type it.
Thanks for the answer.
From your custom status and post, I take it you know Japanese.
Would you mind telling me how you learned it?
And to stay a bit on topic:
For those worrying about Region-Lock, Pokemon HG and SS will probably not be locked, as only DSi exclusives will get a region-lock.
For all those who want to import the game:
I recommend using tenso.com it is reasonably priced and you can order from anywhere that ships within Japan, meaning you can actually compare prices.