Not sure why this has been downvoted; it isn't self-promotion. I was just sharing material I thought would be interesting to other learners.
Tudou
joined 1 year ago
Very different type of metal from the bands listed, but Fellowship are my favourite UK metal band in a long time:
The problem I encountered when I started switching the in-game language to Chinese was that descriptions of game mechanics and systems can be quite hard to read, whereas it's relatively straightforward to keep up with the narrative.
I did the same as you initially and just set audio to Chinese for games like Cyberpunk, and I think it did help my listening. Now I've played through a few games with text and audio set to Chinese and it has gotten a bit smoother.
I'll start:
Reading - I am just finishing 新参者, a Japanese murder mystery with a good Mandarin translation. Recommended for people who like traditional mysteries and who have a few Chinese novels under their belt already.
Watching: I just finished 漫长的季节 and highly reccomend it. Certainly one of the best Chinese shows I've watched and also just generally one of the best shows I've watched so far this year. Advanced/upper intermediate learners should be able to watch this one with Chinese subs.
Playing: Honkai Star Rail - I don't usually play mobile games, but I really like this. Lots of original Mandarin voiced dialogue, and it's an RPG in a space opera setting. I'd say advanced learners only for this one, but other learners may still get a lot out of it with English subs and Chinese audio.
In general the best way to watch Western shows in Chinese - assuming you do not have Chinese ID - is to subscribe to Disney Plus, Netflix, Amazon Prime and to a lesser extent Apple TV. They all have a lot of content with Mandarin dubs, although for Netflix you have to go into settings and change your preferred languages for the mandarin options to show up.
I don't think any of them have spongebob currently and my experience is that western VOD sites don't have subtitles.
Your best bet is to Google the show name in Chinese followed by 看. This will give you lots of options to stream.
I hope it will be, and think it has the potential.
It has already replaced the "all" experience for me, and I automatically come here rather than Reddit. On the other hand, most of my engagement on reddit was with hobby/interest communities. Very few of the ones I visited on Reddit have made it across in an active way so far.
One unexpected thing is that I actually enjoy my specific instance and find myself browsing "Local" way more often than I expected.
I would really recommend the Imagin8 Journey to the West graded readers. They are one continuous series which is really handy, they increase the amount of vocabulary featured every few books and they have free audio on YouTube of the series.
https://imagin8press.com/books/the-rise-of-the-monkey-king/