Is this true?

[reyvard]

well a travel or gap year in japan is hard to get more and more and not really cheap o_0

so begin to first learn the hiragana and katakana before attacking kanji , one of my best friend who love watch anime use that method since 4 years and now she can watch anime and read BACONBACONBACON texts understanding them fully

[Adrian-kun]

It's one of the few languages I know where I'd honestly say taking classes is the best way to get started.

I can recommend books, tools and games that will be helpful once you've gotten your feet wet, but for starters, I'd really recommend finding a good Japanese class over anything else.

I'll have to think about this a little more and see if I can come up with any more specific info.

-Tom

That's what I thought. Unfortunately, I had the lousy idea of enrolling myself into college for the second time no less. I quickly found that school hasn't changed at all: it's just as crappy and horrible as ever. And I haven't learnt much Japanese either