Using Animes in English Classes

Hello everyone!

I’m an English teacher working on a small teaching project, and I’d love some help from the anime community.

I want to use short anime scenes (up to 2 minutes) to help my students learn English grammar and vocabulary in a more engaging and enjoyable way. Most of my students are teenagers and young adults, and many of them are huge anime fans.
I’m not a hardcore anime fan myself, but I have some basic knowledge, and I’m very open to learning more.

I’m especially looking for scenes from popular and accessible anime that clearly illustrate everyday language, such as:

- Verb to Be (introductions, descriptions, basic conversations)
- Simple Present (daily routines, habits, facts)
- Present Continuous (actions happening now)
- Simple Past (telling stories, flashbacks, recounting events)
- Modal verbs (can / can’t – ability, permission, possibility)

School vocabulary
House and furniture vocabulary
Business vocabulary

If you have specific episode numbers, timestamps, or even teaching ideas using those scenes, feel free to share — anything helps!

Thanks a lot! 😁

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TangerineHaunting1892026-01-09 15:32

I think anime would be the wrong medium. Especially as you’re teaching English. Even in the anime there aren’t often descriptions given as the anime is produced on an assumption that the audience will be Japanese and those viewers won’t need to know how to shop, pay for a spot at a campsite or take a train.

TangerineHaunting1892026-01-09 15:32

Btw my use of grammar above may be incorrect.

TangerineHaunting1892026-01-09 15:38

But if you want to try then I suggest most anime by NHKe, the Japanese educational TV channel. Series such as Uninhabited Planet. Survive! (Sci-fi) or The Beast Player, Erin (isekai but comparable to 16th or 17th century Europe). Also the older “World Masterpiece Theatre” series which are basically Japanese animated tales using popular world children’s books like Anne of Green Gables and The Trapp Family story (The Sound of Music but not a musical)

Vorthod2026-01-09 16:09

I'm not sure I would trust a medium written for another language and had to be translated in a way that was restricted to what was being shown on screen to have the best examples of English writing. Maybe you could start with similarly plot-driven animations from the western hemisphere like Avatar: the Last Airbender. Though trying to think of clip-worthy moments for basic grammar is making my mind draw a blank.

There's certainly lots of introductions by way of both names and titles ("Aang *is* the avatar") with plenty of stories and flashbacks to provide different perspectives and therefore different grammatical structures, but most existing clips aren't going to focus on that, so you'd likely need to make your own.

IntrospectiveMT2026-01-09 18:47

They’re an English teacher. I’m positive they understand how translation works and what constitutes a good example.

Vorthod2026-01-09 20:46

Yes, *if* they directly get sent clips, they would be able to judge the quality of them just fine. But you're not likely to find clips of normal conversations, so I expect the teacher's going to need to do some work of their own to actually find clips. And if they're looking for specific clips, might as well start with something written in English that an anime fan might still enjoy.

IntrospectiveMT2026-01-09 22:13

They’re explicitly looking for anime *because* medium appeals to their students. They want anime; they’re not looking for anything approximating anime. They’re probably looking for Jujutsu Kaisen, Naruto, or One Piece. Something ~popular with broad appeal in their classroom. I suspect anyone working a white collar job can operate their search engine. “Anime conversation” and other queries turn up plenty of results.

I’m only responding because the pedantic comments that skirt the question feel so crazymaking. They asked for anime examples, said they’re familiar with the medium, and explained precisely why they’re looking for it, but instead of getting answer to their careful question they’re being told not to look for anime. Odd stuff.

IntrospectiveMT2026-01-09 18:43

Are you looking for dub (English voiceovers) or sub (English subtitles)? The latter is more popular, but the former may be more presentable for demonstration purposes. That said, I only watch sub which will differ from the dub in translation and grammar.

I almost want to recommend Psycho-Pass, but it’s hard to confidently remember anime based on the quality of its English grammar. [Here](https://youtu.be/M8HFdwwE87s?si=EyjwlyA_8UVpUIaZ) is a compilation of quote-y scenes, but they’re mostly from the first season’s villain.

I’m sorry I couldn’t be of more help. I can keep an eye open going forward if you’d like. Your best bet is probably to search something akin to “[best anime scene](https://youtu.be/OD52Y-YjIO4?si=RPUh8W4RBwudsgvL)” or “best anime x scene” and use your own eye. I would struggle to readily identify all the elements you’re looking for.