KIKUGO - Learn Japanese from Anime & TV Subtitles

Click any Japanese subtitle on Netflix or YouTube for an instant explanation, then save it as an Anki flashcard. No copy-paste.

KIKUGO turns the Japanese you already watch on Netflix and YouTube into sentence-mined Anki flashcards, without breaking the flow of the scene. You're watching something in Japanese. A line flies by too fast to catch. Today you'd have to pause, screenshot, switch tabs to a dictionary, and copy everything into Anki by hand, so most lines just slip away. KIKUGO removes every one of those steps. Start a free 7-day trial (cancel anytime) at kikugo.app! CLICK A SUBTITLE, UNDERSTAND IT INSTANTLY • Click any Japanese subtitle and the video pauses automatically so you can read without rushing • Get a short English explanation, reading (furigana), and a per-word breakdown • One grammar note that explains exactly why the sentence is built that way • Difficulty estimate (JLPT-style) so you know if a line is worth drilling SAVE A REAL ANKI CARD IN ONE TAP • Reading, meaning, and grammar note are already filled in, nothing to type • Each card keeps the video's title and a link back to that moment • Export your whole deck to Anki whenever you're ready to review WORKS ON NETFLIX AND YOUTUBE • Netflix: any show or film with Japanese subtitles • YouTube: pick a Japanese caption track, either the uploader's or YouTube's automatic one. If a video has Japanese captions turned off, KIKUGO offers to turn them on • YouTube's auto-translated captions aren't real Japanese, so KIKUGO skips them, and it ignores ads BUILT FOR IMMERSION LEARNERS, NOT BEGINNERS KIKUGO assumes you already know kana and basic grammar and are watching real Japanese content: anime, J-dramas, reality shows, films, YouTube channels. It's a sentence-mining companion for active immersion, not a structured course. If you already use Anki, Yomitan, or Jisho, KIKUGO fits right into that workflow. WHY KIKUGO IS DIFFERENT FROM A SUBTITLE TRANSLATOR Most Japanese subtitle extensions dump a full English translation overlay that competes with the video the whole time. KIKUGO stays out of the way: nothing appears until you click, and it disappears the moment you're done. The video stays the focus, not the tool. PRIVACY KIKUGO only runs on netflix.com and youtube.com and reads the subtitle line you click. When you save a card, it keeps that video's title and a link to the moment. No browsing history, no unrelated site data, no scraping. See our full privacy policy: https://kikugo.app/privacy GETTING STARTED 1. Install KIKUGO and open a Japanese-subtitled show on Netflix or a YouTube video with Japanese captions 2. Create your account and start the 7-day free trial (card required to start, cancel anytime before it ends) 3. Click a subtitle line for an instant explanation, then save it as an Anki card in one tap Questions or feedback? We read every message. Reach us at kikugo87@gmail.com