[rtpg]

The thing I wish I had known originally is that Japanese talk shows are probably the best source of "normal spoken Japanese" out there. Definitely better than youtubers (TV people speak with better enunciation and less weird net slang), and 100x better than any anime.

On top of that the shows tend to have a lot of text on screen to emphasize points etc, and will cover really easy to understand topics.

It might be boring/low brow, but you'll absorb a lot more in shorter amounts of time IMO. And like... who wants to read the news?

[GoblinSlayer]

Can't imagine why one would want to learn real japanese instead of anime japanese.

[samsari]

On the off-chance you aren't just being ironic: what a horrifying lack of imagination!

[wodenokoto]

I enjoy watching terrace house, and I think that is much closer to real life conversation I’ve had than any anime or variety show. I also feel that many dramas are pretty down to earth in how characters speak.

Anime is by far the most over the top, but I do find variety to also be over the top. Or maybe I’ve only been looking at the comedy ones.

Do you have any recommendations?