English isn't the only language the Japanese think is cool. Quite a few anime series include German words and phrases instead of, or in addition to, English words to add an exotic flair. Like English, the quality of German in an anime series can be quite good or very bad. In many cases, the German sounds angry to most English listeners (and plain annoying/stupid to others), regardless of what is being said; this is rather different from how it is spoken in Germany, where it is more nuanced and even quite pleasant to listen to. Ja! That movie of Hitler getting angry and speaking in German might have something to do with it. The fact that he's speaking with an Austrian accent never dawned upon us, and neither did the fact that Hitler's speaking style is quite unique and hard to comprehend fo
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