Kanapow!!

TikTok asset review · internal · 36 clips / 52 stills

Account A profile kit set in TikTok app · pre-launch (no app mention until 1.0 is live)

Name: Kanapow · hiragana daily — Bio: Japanese is just beats 🍙 one hiragana rule a day · from a tiny demon 👹 — Handle: @kanapow (fallbacks: @kanapow.app, @oni.kanapow)

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kana10 ep.1 — Beats, not letters photo mode · post slides in order · Account A

Japanese is just beats — the thing nobody tells you when you start learning hiragana. Rule 1 of 10, save the set 🍙 (rule 2 tomorrow: the entire alphabet is 46 characters)
#learnjapanese #hiragana #japaneseforbeginners #studytok #langtok

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kana10 ep.2 — 46. That's the whole game. photo mode · post slides in order · Account A

46 characters is the whole game 🍙 Rule 2 of 10 — save the set. What's the worst English spelling you know? (rule 3 tomorrow: you only actually memorize 5)
#hiragana #learnjapanese #japaneseforbeginners #studytok #japanese

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kana10 ep.3 — 5 + a pattern photo mode · post slides in order · Account A

You don't memorize 46 hiragana — you memorize 5 vowels + a pattern. Rule 3 of 10, save the map 🍙 (rule 4: the tiny mark worth 25 free characters)
#hiragana #learnjapanese #studytok #langtok #japaneseforbeginners

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V-series — round 4 render-to-share · text burned in · post as-is

V1.1 menu read · 30s · Account B

“We're reading this whole menu. All of it. 30 seconds.”

Every word on this board is now yours 🍙 Which menu should we read next?

#japantravel #hiragana #learnjapanese #japanfood #matsuri

V1.2 manga SFX · 25s · Account A

“Manga has a sound effect for SILENCE. You're about to read it.”

しーん is canonically what silence sounds like 🍙 What page should we read next?

#manga #anime #hiragana #learnjapanese #mangasfx

V2.1 dakuten · 15s · Account A

“This tiny mark is 20 free Japanese characters.”

One rule. 20 characters. Save it 🍙 (゜is 5 more — tomorrow)

#hiragana #learnjapanese #dakuten #studytok #langtok

V4 ep.1 あ · 14s · Account A

“Learn every hiragana in 46 days. Day 1: あ”

Day 1 of 46 🍙 Finish the series and you can read every hiragana ever written. Save the set.

#hiragana #learnjapanese #studytok #mnemonics #46in46

Assembled reels ready-to-edit cuts

S1 reel · 18s

“You'll read this Japanese word by the end of this video.”

You already read Japanese. You just didn't know it yet. 🍙 What word should I break down next?

#learnjapanese #hiragana #japanesefortravel #langtok #日本語

S2 reel · 12s

“Can you read it? 3… 2… 1…”

Day N of: can you read it? Score yourself in the comments 🍙

#hiragana #canyoureadit #learnjapanese #japanesewords

S2 ep.2 reel みず · 12s

“Can you read it? 3… 2… 1…”

mi·zu — water 💧

S2 ep.3 reel やま · 12s

“Can you read it? 3… 2… 1…”

ya·ma — mountain 🗻

S2 LEVEL-UP reel きょう · 12s

“Can you read it? LEVEL UP edition.”

kyo·u — the small ょ changes everything

“Can you read it?” series countdown → reveal pairs · S2 episodes

ep.1 ねこ · countdown
ep.1 ねこ · reveal

ね·ko — cat 🐈

ep.2 みず · countdown
ep.2 みず · reveal

mi·zu — water 💧

ep.3 やま · countdown
ep.3 やま · reveal

ya·ma — mountain 🗻

LEVEL UP きょう · countdown
LEVEL UP きょう · reveal

kyo·u — the digraph episode: きょ is ONE beat

Comic beats S1 teach format + S3 mechanic

S1 · hook card すし
S1 · mora split す/し
S1 · POW victory
S3 · とうきょう 4-beat · 8s

“Watch this word break apart.”

to·u·KYO·u — Tokyo was 4 sounds the whole time.

Oni character lane mascot beats — series glue

oni-sensei · 6s

“my app's mascot would like a word.”

today's lesson from a rice ball with authority issues 🍙

oni-training · 6s

“day N of kana reps.”

the grind is real (he's been at it for 4 minutes)

oni-sleep · 8s · loopable

“after 46 characters, rest.”

ん is the last one anyway 😴

POV / ambience cinematic + lo-fi genres · S7–S18

S7 · flight · 8s

“POV: 11 hours to Tokyo. Enough time to learn to read.”

The flight is the study session ✈️

#japantravel #pov #learnjapanese #hiragana #sfotonrt

S8 · lo-fi study · 8s

“day 3 of learning hiragana before my Japan trip”

あ い う down. 43 to go 🌧️

#studytok #studywithme #hiragana

S9 · neon city · 8s

“POV: one sign in the noise suddenly makes sense.”

The city stops being wallpaper the day you learn kana 🍜

S10 · izakaya · 6s

“POV: you order by reading it. First try.”

No pointing at pictures tonight 🍢

S11 · shinkansen · 8s

“POV: day 2. Studying between Tokyo and Kyoto.”

S12 · konbini · 6s

“POV: you know which onigiri is which now.”

さけ or うめ — no more mystery onigiri

S13 · vending · 6s

“POV: you'll never accidentally buy a cold coffee in winter again.”

あたたかい = hot · つめたい = cold

S14 · onsen · 8s

“POV: one character on a curtain. You know there's a bath behind it.”

ゆ. That's it. That's the sign.

S15 · matsuri · 6s

“POV: you can read what's sizzling.”

S16 · arrival · 8s

“POV: the airport says ようこそ and you can read it.”

S17 · morning study · 8s

“day 5: morning kana before coffee gets cold”

S18 · とまれ · 8s

“POV: the road is talking to you.”

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