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Free guides and articles to help you build a strong foundation in Japanese and get started reading manga.

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The Complete Genki Self-Study Plan

A structured day-by-day study plan covering all 24 Genki lessons. Available in standard pace (1 lesson every 2 weeks) and sprint pace (1 lesson per week).

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Philosophy

How to actually learn Japanese through manga. Frameworks, mindset, and the traps that make people quit.

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Foundation

Practical how-to guides for hiragana, katakana, and grammar. The building blocks you actually need.

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Title-specific reading guides for popular series. Vocabulary, grammar, and reading notes for volume 1 of the manga you actually want to read.

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Chapter 1 of every popular manga in the original Japanese and the official English. Pick a series, click in, start reading.

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