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Maneki

Talk in Japanese with a lucky cat who came to life.

Maneki is a real-time voice conversation with a living maneki-neko. She speaks only Japanese and does not understand any other language — when you get stuck she drops to simpler Japanese instead of switching. Most people read and write Japanese far better than they speak it, and what stops them is being heard. A cat has no audience.

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A cat who only speaks Japanese

She never switches languages. When you're stuck she says it again, simpler.

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Nothing happens when you're wrong

No score, no streak, no teacher waiting. Nobody is listening but her.

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You do the talking

She asks short questions and listens. Her job is to keep you speaking.