Product Details

• Format: Color, Live, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Consumervision
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 2002
• Run Time: 45 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004W5YF
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #324,952 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sorry, this was unenjoyable, February 24, 2002

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Sachiko Nakahiro (New Orleans, LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bilingual Baby, JAPANESE, Vol 5 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I'm sorry, but this video just didn't hold my daughter's interest. The women who narrarated the video was boring and monotonous. Worst of all, as a native speaker of Japanese, I was offended by the narrator's pronunciation and the obvious lack of input by native Japanese speakers into the video.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captivates my toddler, February 8, 2002

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cgrams "cgrams" (Sunny CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bilingual Baby, JAPANESE, Vol 5 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My 18mo son loves his akachan video. The images are eye catching and appropriate, the background music is upbeat (children's songs), children of various ages and ethnic backgrounds are featured, the pace is just right (you can repeat or translate afterward), and the narrator speaks real Japanese clearly. I like the way the video introduces words then has a practical application. It starts out with familiar words and sentences (dog, play, ball, the dog plays with the ball). Numbers and colors are next (one, one book, how many books?, one book). Manners and phrases follow (please, thank you, yes, no, hello, good-bye, I love you). Then more familiar words and sentences. It ends with a review of everything. The box has a script of all the words and phrases which I found very helpful. Now I'm anxious to introduce my toddler to the other Small Fry videos.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Copout, March 30, 2005

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Mary Mcdermott (Belmar, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bilingual Baby, JAPANESE, Vol 5 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

With American settings, food, housing, people, kids, clothing, kitchens and the "Japanese" in English, this is better suited for people wanting to learn English. International Baby 101 is the real thing.