Spindle: Yes, I know Japanese and I taught it to Parcly. After my transformation into a windigo, the first place I travelled to was Japan, where I was immediately revered as a yuki-onna (雪女). Seeing as I wasn’t that violent, they struck up conversations everywhere I went, and I learned the language from them.
Speaking of anime and manga though, I find their explosions and special effects way too fruity or disturbing for my taste…