And here I am again, this time however having spent 8 months in Japan. It's funny how my interest on this site to read Japanese sparked a life changing event. I now know that Japan will be a large part of my future. At this point I think this manga won't be a problem for me anymore. I've purchased the physical version and I think I'll read through it to see how much I can understand without any help. It just goes to show you, life goes on, so how will you decide to spend you time? What changes in your life will be made after 4 years? why not do a little bit of something every day and see how your efforts give birth to something so massive. Trust me, time flies.
(Almost) 4 years after my previous post. Haha, I never intended to comment updates on this post but I guess I can't stop now. And now to answer my rhetorical question about how your life world change after 4 years.
I graduated university and have been living in Japan for just over 2 years now (2 years + about 1 month). I'm not pursuing the career I thought I would be and think I may live in Japan for a very long time now. I have a girlfriend and it's getting pretty serious. I also ride a motorcycle and have been to 44/47 prefectures in Japan. I'm actually thinking of making a Youtube channel about life here.
Anime and manga hasn't been a big part of my life for these past 4 years (except Dragon Ball which I started in 2016). However, with the announcement that Strike Witches will finally be getting it's 3rd season next year I brushed the dust off my old Strike Witches manga and decided to reread it. It's funny how easily I get through it now. I used to struggle in the beginning, constantly looking up every kanji and barely understanding the grammar of most sentences, not to mention how I missed a lot of the nuances because I wasn't looking at it with the Japanese lens (which I have now adopted after living here and submerging myself in the culture).
I forgot how much of an impact Strike Witches had on my life. Back 8 years ago when writing my original comment I never thought I'd be here today. In fact, I never thought I'd even start learning Japanese. I'm where I am today thanks to it. Hopefully someone reading this can gain some kind of inspiration from this. As I mentioned before, time moves forward regardless of how you spend it, and in 4 years from now you can be in exactly the same position you were before or be part of an amazing new world you never would of imagined. Just doing a little bit every day for 4 years takes you there.
Maybe I'll comment again in another 4 years ;) I wonder how different my life will be by then. So for now, good luck, don't give up and see you in 4 years.