Absolutely an amazing professor. The best I have ever met. He is never selfish when sharing his knowledge of Japanese culture, and his understanding of Japan is deep and comprehensive. He is also friendly and cute if you get to know him. It is an honor to take a course taught by an Emmy Award winner and a true master.

I like him very much. He gave us a lot of stories about his understanding of some Japanese writers. The course is not hard. You'll need to read 6-7 books. If you read the book, final is easy.

I feel like I learned nothing from his class. No analysis about any of the novel at all, just some general intros about the authors. One question on the final represents how ridiculous the course is : "what did you learn from this course?"

The best Japanese teacher I have ever had! So knowledgable on Japanese and he is nice and funny I love his classes. There r quizzes only. No finals. :) Make sure u do well on quizzes

We read Soseki Natsume's Bocchan in JAPAN146. Grading is based on short quizzes held every two weeks and how well you were able to understand the material during class (no midterm or final). You are expected to be able to read and translate the text during class so make sure to read and look up words beforehand! Very nice and great translator.

Professor Nathan knows what he's talking about and does want his students to do well. I say class is mandatory because he doesn't follow the syllabus. He'll tell you before if there's a quiz (not by e-mail), so don't skip class. His lectures are more talks about his past than lectures, but that's cool. Just read when you should and you'll pass.

His lecture was so boring, feel so sleepy during his lecture, slides doesn`t help at all, didn`t get anything from his lecture.

His lecture slides are useless, he straight up reads from his notes and mumbles sometimes. There is zero class interaction. His final study guide turns to be very different from the actual final. He was not helpful at all. Class was boring and very very bad.

Lectures are interesting, but it's hard to figure out what his key points are since he often rambles on in details. Hardly has anything on his slides and mostly just talks. His lectures aren't too helpful for the exam.

boring, his lecture was so boring. slides doesn`t help at all, didn`t get his point for the lecture.

Don't be intimidated by the people around you or your skill level. Nathan Sensei only hopes that we understand the reading (and are able to translate it in Japanese if possible). It was a challenging class, I feel very proud of myself for being able to read a Japanese novel afterwards. Nathan Sensei is great! Rewarding class. Take it!

Prof. Nathan really cares that his students improve their writing and reading skills. He is great at explaining to the class about the text and really goes into detail. He's a great literature professor! He's also very chill and a cool person to talk to. It's an honor to be a student of his because he has quite a reputation in hollywood and Japan!