Anime Lied to Me

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I learned 日本語 from anime
Thought I was fluent by episode three
ナルト said believe it, so I believed
But real 日本 had tricks up its sleeve

I walked into 東京, chest up high
Said 俺は強い to a random guy
He looked at me like I lost my mind
Sir, 俺 is rude — I did not know that line

Anime said すごい fixes everything
Just scream it loud and you'll be king
But the おばあちゃん at the コンビニ
Did NOT think I was すごい — trust me

アニメに騙された!
Anime lied to me!
アニメに騙された!
This is not what I see on TV
No 友達 power-up, no 必殺技
アニメに騙された!
Real life needs more than 仲間!
(もっと もっと!)

Anime girls say あの and えっと
Real life? Nobody sounds like that... well, WAIT — actually they do, forget it
But nobody runs with toast in their mouth
And 遅刻遅刻 is not cute, it's just rude in the south

I said いただきます before my meal
So far so good, keeping it real
But then I yelled 美味しい like a 少年 star
The whole レストラン stared — I went too far

Where's my 桜吹雪 when I walk to school?
Where's my mysterious 転校生 who's cool?
No 温泉 episode, no 海回
Just rain and 残業 — overtime, goodbye!

アニメに騙された!
Anime lied to me!
アニメに騙された!
This is not what I see on TV
No 友達 power-up, no 必殺技
アニメに騙された!
Real life needs more than 仲間!
(嘘だ! 嘘だ!)

Okay but real talk
Anime did teach me some things

Like... 乾杯 means cheers
And 先輩 is someone older than you
And お前はもう死んでいる means...
Actually, don't say that to anyone
Please don't say that to anyone

But honestly? Anime brought me here
To this language, this culture, these people so dear
漫画 opened doors that textbooks could not
It started with 好きだ — and look what I got

アニメに騙された!
Yeah anime lied to me!
アニメに騙された!
But it also set me FREE!
No 友達 power-up, but I found my own
アニメに騙された!
But this 世界 became my home!
(ただいま! おかえり!)

アニメに騙された... 騙された...
(でもね... ありがとう...)