In the 16th century, the French astrologer Nostradamus predicted that the world would end in July, 1999. According to him, cataclysms would transform the Earthinto a lawless place where evil would prevail. As the deadline approaches, little Kappei and several other children are isolated on a Japanese island to train in the mystical arts of Mukai Sappuken to save the planet. The problem is that Nostradamus has royally screwed up, so in the spring of 2022, their master sends them to live a “normal” life. Poor Kappei finds himself in Tokyo with shorts that are really too short, the attitude of a manga character, and the psychosocial baggage of a fossil. His quest for justice brings him his first friend, who introduces him to his first love. The apocalypse fighter has not been trained for this at all, and every emotion totally destabilizes him. However, he will have to adapt, as some of his less grounded comrades will soon force a confontation.
Japanese study overview
Kappei is a Japanese movie of 17,390 characters, with 1,638 unique words and 707 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.1 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,638 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 俺I×113
- 勝平Kappei×109
- 山瀬Yamase×76
- 終末end×50
- 君Mr×45
- 英雄hero×45
- 戦士soldier×33
- 言うto say×31
- 先輩senior (at school, work, etc.)×27
- 時time×26
- お前you×26
- 人person×24
- 戒admonition×14
- 師範instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts)×10
- 堀田Hotta×10
- 守babysitting×10
- 正兄Masae×9
- 久美子Kumiko×6
- 馬跳(game of) leapfrog×6
- 啓太Keita×5