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Japanese

Emiko Kiyochi

JPN101 · ANIMEJA23 · JA21 · J1 · JAPN102 · JA1 · JAP102 · JA23 · JA23H · JA2 · JA23JA21 · 67 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
29.55%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you need the honors elective and can tolerate messy Canvas and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProChaotic CanvasBusywork HeavyEasy Content Hard ProcessPicky Project DirectionsOpen-Note Quizzes
  • Anime/Japanese culture content is often easy, but and ultra-long directions create most of the pain.
  • As are common if you follow instructions letter-for-letter; .
  • Older Japanese language sections sometimes praise her; recent JA23H reviews are far more negative about structure.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Most finish with As and following directions exactly, though .

Both formats report easy As if directions are followed; process stress is shared.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

Anime and culture content is repeatedly called not intellectually hard; pain is logistics and busywork, not concepts.

Online and and process hard.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Online often optional; in-person language and .

Online more flexible; in-person language more mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Recent reviews heavily discourage taking her despite older and .

Recent online JA23H is especially negative; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

35/100

Stingy or final As are common.

Format shift

Picky online projects and .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Weekly discussions, readings, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online busywork and summer acceleration especially heavy.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Students credit interesting topics but , and refusal to give individual guidance.

Format shift

Older in-person praise exists; recent online experience is poor.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and a large final project outweigh traditional high-stakes closed exams.

Format shift

Both formats assignment- and quiz-heavy.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person anime culture and language sections mix fun lectures with and the .

Main concern

Unhelpful one-on-one support and be light.

What students said

“as long as you follow her instructions EXACTLY it's not hard to get an A.”
JA23H
“She doesn't want to help her students succeed. so disorganized.”
ANIMEJA23
“It's not hard, but it was just very tedious.”
JA23

Remote format

Online

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online JA23/JA21 is content-easy with , but , and harsh picky grading dominate complaints.

Main concern

Navigating instructions and .

What students said

“navigating blindfolded in a minefield is easier”
JA23H
“Lots of busy work but decent for an online class”
JA23H
“Overall, easy A, just hard to navigate.”
JA23H

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and exams mirror practice MCQs, so exam format itself is student-friendly.

Open-Note QuizzesUnlimited AttemptsMCQ Midterm FinalPractice Exams Match

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and final described as accumulation of ; content easy if instructions followed.

Practice Matches ExamQuiz MCQ Accumulation
“ quiz mcqs.”
JA23H
“The midterm and as the practice midterms.”
JA23H

Online

; midterm and and practice-aligned.

Open-Note QuizzesUnlimited AttemptsMCQ Midterm Final
“ , and a final project.”
JA23H
“Midterm and .”
JA23H

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Content not hard, prof hard.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (26 online, 24 in-person), , and easy-content themes. Credibility rating: High.

🗂️ Canvas Chaos

25/100

“ so hard to navigate I've never taken a class this cluttered.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

78/100

“as long as you follow her instructions EXACTLY it's not hard to get an A.”

👎 Recommendation

32/100

“DO.NOT.TAKE. for the sake of your time and sanity.”

📝 Workload vs Content

40/100

“Lots of busy work, but the actual content wasn't that difficult to learn.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching & Support

  • she repeatedly refused to by using the excuse that it will be unfair to other students.
  • She's a sweetheart and .
  • passive-aggressive when you don't understand her 10000-word directions.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Pretty easy
  • Very easy with unlimited attempts but are annoying
  • Why is she so stingy on things that don't matter.

Theme 3

💻

  • .
  • you'll have to
  • People are not exaggerating about the Canvas.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

67

Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years with a while grade outcomes stay strong.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 524
4 out of 59
3 out of 58
2 out of 58
1 out of 518

Course coverage

JA23H22 reviews
JA2310 reviews
JA215 reviews
ANIMEJA234 reviews
JA12 reviews
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JA23JA211 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

31

A+ 4 · A 27

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 3 · Not sure yet 5