関西弁？

[Karen]

Can anyone recommend any movies, J-doramas, or anime where I can get a feel for Kansai-ben? 宜しく　お願いします！

[Airth]

I know nothing about Kansai-ben, but after reading your request I found this podcast:

Kumamoto-ben VS Kansai-ben with English
http://www.dandl.co.jp/kuma-kan/

It's short and sweet, but depending on your Japanese ability it may be difficult to work out which phrase is for which dialect. It also appears that the focus is more on Kumamoto, but I haven't listened to it properly yet to be sure. Anyway, it sounds like it might be interesting.

If you want some simple chat in Kansai-ben then try this one:

グダグダトーク箱
GudaGuda Talk Box
http://www.voiceblog.jp/volente/

Have fun!

[Karen]

Kumamoto-ben VS Kansai-ben with English
http://www.dandl.co.jp/kuma-kan/

This was great! I had some trouble following the conversation, but there was a point toward the end where some strong Kansai-ben made an appearance. Thank you!

[Brody]

If I remember correctly, lots of comedians speak 関西弁. There's a variety show called ガキの使い something (I forget), and the comedians on it speak what I think is 関西弁 (definitely isn't 標準語 and I thought I caught some 分かんない's).

You can find the show on youtube, but I find the speech VERY hard to follow. I only got one or two words.

[evita]

A~ Kansai ben! I love Kansai ben! My boyfriend is from Osaka so he speaks it.

I lied. My favorite Johnnies idol, Nishikido Ryo is from Osaka, so he speaks it. He's in the band Kanjani8 (and also NEWS, but the rest of them are Tokyo people) who are all Kansai people. Their song lyrics are all Kansai ben and they have two variety shows, Jani-ben and Muchaburi. I learned Kansai-ben from watching the shows too much. Other Johnnies who speak it are Kinki Kids (Doumoto Tsuyoshi and Doumoto Kouichi. They're not related!)
Some dramas where people speak it are Bokura no Yuuki, Hanayome no Yakudoshi (only one character though)... I'm spacing out and can't remember... in Utahime and Ganbatte Ikimasshoi they speak a very similar dialect