中学生の基礎英語　レベル２ Lesson 135 Wrap-up Friday

Briony: It was so-so. I just stayed at home.

Kota: Well, why don’t you come over after school? The latest anime movie is on streaming. The anime was made in Japan. It’s about a group of heroes in ancient Japan. They must protect their village from demons. The action is superb. And the friendship between the heroes is moving. I’d like to show you this movie.

Briony: It sounds really interesting. But I don’t feel like watching it today.

Kota would like to show Briony the latest anime movie. But she doesn’t feel like watching it today.

Briony: What are you guys doing here?

kota: You seemed down lately, Briony. So, we wanted to cheer you up.

Briony: That’s so sweet!

Kota: Harry said we could come over.

Briony: You’re sneaky. Well, come in!

Sapna: We’re going to have a Japanese anime-watching party!

Briony: I don’t know much about anime.

Kota: Well, Japanese anime has a unique and exciting visual style. These days it’s popular all over the world. We’ll watch a couple of recent ones.

Briony: Is Japanese spoken in the anime movies?

Kota: Yes, it is. But they have English subtitles.

Briony: Oh, good.

Sapna: I want to watch “Mecha Battle.” It’s about pilots in the future. They control giant robots in space.

Nigel: I prefer “My Letter to Me.” It’s a heartwarming story about first love.

Sapna: I like science fiction better!

Nigel: It is science fiction. The main character has a special necklace. The necklace is made of blue crystal. When she touches it, she can time-travel.

Sapna: I still prefer space stories.

Kota: It’s Briony’s party. She can decide!

Briony: What did you write, Kota?

Kota: I wrote your name in kanji.

Briony: What’s kanji?

Nigel: It originally came from China. But now kanji is used by Japanese people, too. Each character has a meaning.

Briony: What do these characters mean?

Kota: I used three characters: “bu-rai-oni.” Bu means dance. Rai means come. And oni means demon.

Briony: A demon?

Kota: A cool surf demon! Because you dance on the waves like a demon.

Briony: Awesome! My cast looks much better now!

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